在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBnZdri2F8
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdsJex4B19
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神父和村長一大早就開始組織村民們準備火刑事宜，村人們在村內四處移動。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqM24oEQeM
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不知為何，老鼠的數量似乎多了起來，甚至能在街道上看到老鼠四處亂竄，清晨開始，已經有人目擊數次鼠群的移動了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2g1EWpjD8
值得注意的是，昨日回報的信使開始咳嗽，不過他自認為沒事，熱心地加入準備的行列。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKj41yJ1to
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPjcIjOi3Y
魔女仍被關押在倉庫裡，由於今日就要行刑，看守鬆了很多，門口的衛兵甚至打起瞌睡。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCqYNgnruu
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKZoVdfBBy
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgDHJrlq65
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI1RefaOzo
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbM7yh3wvY
睡眼惺忪的衛兵揉了揉眼，隨著視野清晰，他注意到阿嘉莎手上的用布蓋著的籃子。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1v1iw4TpG
「嗯，沒問題……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MZrUzBmeA
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtlXwuTVLe
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjsS6Sk4TR
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQDFCjb7N0
但與平時不同的是，她今日右手緊緊抓著自己長過臉頰的髮鬢不放，嘴唇也微微抿著。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5R6HcqaVT
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6pCFBdGQ2
「唷，小修女又來啦。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocCI76vSJn
感覺魔女有些無精打采。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVEIdqsUsl
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXFDlyBMt8
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9PagZe2bT
「嗯，火刑，會在今天中午開始……」阿嘉莎放下餐籃，背對著魔女：「魔女小姐，你真的有方法不被火刑嗎？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQGNX1tsor
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGEHQdxUjc
魔女沒有回答……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJXjNUwFZ1
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHNJyMTsHk
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejD01nfRIk
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mT6Zuaj2u
「魔女小姐？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUKtEcUS7E
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdanh2r1vEl
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe96MHaqLXr
「呵呵呵呵、哈哈呵呵……」魔女拼命捂著嘴，但還是忍不住笑聲：「噗……噗哈哈哈哈！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8Cq9jmaCB
阿嘉莎愣了一下，但一星期的相處下來，她也大概了解魔女的意思了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxq78KtV4V
「看來，您很有自信。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvNJaGJCIr
「對不起……呵呵呵……一想到待會我要做什麼，我就想笑……呵呵呵呵哈啊！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO3Vs4aF5p
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN36rBtzXC8
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRoDBqnY7V
「呵……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIIU69ukia
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cz17TmzMO
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ353Brtf0uA
「別擔心，小修女……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VsCpzRjA8
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmjJKuCJSD
又是那別具誘惑力的音調，魔女微微歪頭，長長的睫毛蓋住不知張還閉的眼睛。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcEuRyaYot
魔女淺淺地笑著：82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AyuLAydo7
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwemcb31jG
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j291KGPXA
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL32GXo5foL
或許是那股音調，或許是這些天發生的事，阿嘉莎的腦內突然思考了許多東西，她沒能聽清魔女說的話……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRZVr5RCRd
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2zlKDW72N
中午，很快就到了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9dQoA8Q7Y
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5sF2n2OF8
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCljcT4gJrM
刑台上，火刑架底下堆滿了柴火，劊子手站在一旁，手上拿著尚未點燃的火炬。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVDw9OUrvq
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqT10YC7i1
在刑台前，還放了另一個高臺，上面擺了椅子，米德魯神父、塞繆爾以及幾位從村民中挑出的陪審團坐在上面。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3h0ZGYLP0k
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Nc3aksHmq
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5T0nOyD8m
「呃……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSvqR3E4mi
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogaCn2Rr9N
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8CRRUHUJU
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyyRfupLAb
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTKnTcNjsi
因為，他們將對魔女進行最後的審判，進行一場，沒有意義，沒有法治，早已決定好結果的審判。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYtj9xxWNJ
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCKEUxMB5N
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTcLwaZAlL
沒一會，衛兵杜比斯和另外幾名衛兵壓著一個白髮的女人進入廣場。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARVObhIxhd
那就是魔女了，長長的睫毛蓋住眼睛，微笑的表情令人看不出情緒。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHra9F0zyV
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqDhpPH52k
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXddkBUFhmx
本來，村人們吵吵鬧鬧，但一見到魔女，人們紛紛安靜了下來——不知是因為火刑前的緊張，還是因為魔女的外貌……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjvolh6JTB
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9JW0tNzIc
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklEnb9JME2
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNbPGlKP3V
長長的睫毛下，鮮紅的瞳孔掃視著底下的人群，村民們紛紛閃避視線，深怕與魔女對上眼而被詛咒。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgfAA8vt7I
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUDycBrT3U
塞繆爾舉著法槌，不知該如何是好，他深深的懷疑這場審判的合法性。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM8QIl7HX5
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OsbfpsYAg
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlczr36Rgk5
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaf98jf6Vz
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2htwmGE1M3
米德魯神父看出塞繆爾的不安，她伸手接過法槌，並用眼神示意塞繆爾放鬆。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eQnAMVQ8k
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡht10qsjVS0
嗵嗵嗵！82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X0gzdwyp2
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsCl6v24Lk
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcpPbOIr3e
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Adix98Qan
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22hdLnnjch
「使用魔法、毀壞自然、苟同惡魔……你的罪名數不勝數。近日的魔女騷動，你肯定就是源頭！」米德魯神父一改平時溫和的態度，兇猛地說道：「無數女孩們身上長滿皮疹，扭曲痛苦地在地上爬行，是不是因為你和惡魔施展魔法，蠱惑人心，向她們展示了什麼淫穢不堪的邪惡畫面！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDVtKwGxA0
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFex5BKFTY
神父一口氣說了好多話，停下來後整個人都在喘，他接過一旁侍童遞來的水杯，稍微休息一下。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H9BZLatv6
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaCmzLMX72
但魔女沉默不語。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNLWTo81yF
未否認，可也未認罪。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBTzqiuDgX
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAaK0ME5lZ
塞繆爾接過法槌。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7daTPZggUK
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVd5PryQxQd
嗵嗵嗵！82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8ShiDvoe9
輪到他了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5c1dzL2WR
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwIfgEa1yc
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj15tGY0lHc
昨日晚上，和魔女溝通時，他大概猜出了魔女的目的——拖延時間，不知到原因，但魔女似乎希望拖延到正午。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMquv19fFy
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefdrQ16h2F
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy3wss6xmm
「把蛋糕送上來！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvd0N1QSus5
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNWOViKNGG
「這是利用那些受苦女孩們的尿液製成的蛋糕……把狗也牽上來吧！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHsYuCs2gi
魔女蛋糕，透過黑麥粉和受害者的尿液製成，據說裡面含有來自魔女的「邪惡粒子」，如果被狗食用，那魔女將感到痛苦，呻吟聲會暴露她。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9YpOSmRuY
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ6vKh9sJS
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7ruGxwtn5
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Emjj8yUY4
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o9HrAu683
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLQE9W8A8y
魔女沉默不語，毫無反應地站在原地，臉上只帶著一開始的笑容。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSeZCijVRs
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIyLRvD9HE
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlefjdXIdv
塞繆爾點了點頭。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalFFaDWMHb
「沒有反應，好……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK7Ysj3Oth
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUUgoaJht7
距離正午還有時間，魔女仍就不語，塞繆爾還需要爭取點時間。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnEI26T5J1
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWB5vlhMW2
塞繆爾換了張紙，上面記載了幾個星期以來對魔女進行過的測驗。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIfiVIpDkk
「沒有必要吧，塞繆爾兄弟……」米德魯神父將手放在紙上，小聲說道：「我還是不相信她能拯救瘟疫，她才是瘟疫的源頭……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdt2i169pi
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1G0AomBiP
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvYV7SyBuM
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pZt6qzgBn
「兩個星期前，進行了第一項觸摸測試，被告與狀況穩定下來的受害者進行觸碰，如若狀況立刻失衡，代表就是魔女……」塞繆爾朗誦了第一項測驗：「結果……受害者毫無變化，推測是因愧疚感……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmh4lFlHdU
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyFdzJjvfq
這什麼荒謬的測驗，成功了就是魔女，失敗了是有愧疚感的魔女……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15D0IuAXNW
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNHyqBBByf
「上個星期，阿嘉莎修女協助進行了乳頭測驗……被告乳頭是粉色的……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQiDNcqvnT
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEfz1NQMqo
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa30DDm73CK
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKioiDR6f2P
「顏色、型態皆正常，但用針戳刺後毫無反應……足以做為魔女的證據。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68qyhjBTWY
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAthzhAXzeu
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrks4HlDt8m
好不容易，距離正午只差幾分鐘了，他趕著懷錶，可手上已經沒有證據可以朗誦了。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86rG21XgwP
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGYpBAbq5A
「還不行……要……呃……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4J9zRx1DJ
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DFTVtuXTu
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4caLx0Tl6B
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUXsjcMTnP
隨著米德魯的大喊，魔女被綁上火刑架，劊子手立刻點燃點燃了火炬。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pKNIkKDGk
82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2gdO4Tl7Q
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JtsMyoQLa
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7TcD6m3m1
爭奪法槌的過程中，塞繆爾注意到魔女的表情，她對著塞繆爾點了點頭，彷彿在說：82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTtNW7fDdM
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『可以了。』82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVyQzjoWsb
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VXtt3fGI7
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嗵嗵嗵！82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDycEef5DFu
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「行刑！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJMot3S0yQ
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvmTUWWZBP
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「我呀……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFVy9DMWl9
魔女突然開口：82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xf7BTLtJx
「是天使唷～」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4alM82nTb4
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嘩啦啦——82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNwo4TaMQI
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSapuOPHTI
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民眾們急忙用手遮擋雨勢，米德魯抬起頭，看著艷陽高照的天空。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqF2bRwXyY
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滴……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJG95I3XL4
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雨水不斷滴在他臉上，他即使瞪大眼睛，也不得不相信眼前發生的事情——下雨了，行刑的前一刻下雨了。下雨了，在太陽高掛的時候下雨了……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdxpWg0cs8
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雨水淋溼了塞繆爾手上的羊皮紙，淋溼了米德魯神父的臉，淋溼了阿嘉莎的修女袍。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPKz43hwkH
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJSh1u4ok0
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而魔女，仍在微笑，在火刑架上，露出溫和的微笑——宛如天使。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1LpWOrLpt
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsscPerfGBT
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDm8DAkT05
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