在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtk3YgkPgi
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaIwbJAAvw
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00PbphRsZC
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLSTIZEiyM
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFLf1ByuoM
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze9iswYIbs
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6BxChiZVd
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDa2yxOY6w
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WBTL3fT7O
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnylma8K6N6
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIdIwVV0Iz
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqWQn65ntH
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6jWBnk3nE
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmzXuisdEt
「嗯，沒問題……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4k6iu1x402
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcY7PAyv9N
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU11VkQGJD
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof54bc5Pcc
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NzZfspSbX
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSApy9deqp
「唷，小修女又來啦。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHXyco3jI7
感覺魔女有些無精打采。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0mV7kgdfo
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP46DBiLON
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd7Aqt1CQL
「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？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlojxVXI9D
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYJmvwWjjN
魔女沒有回答……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0inEBS61Ng
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMFx9lmghn
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8EhjWoVKf
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OX7ZybZoG
「魔女小姐？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtgbofIiNq
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHBGMeZ5a0
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcoP4d0FkK
「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！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpCi4mFOLN
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8f7IICWTg
「看來，您很有自信。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFaM2RWXG1
「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！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTOom1h0mI
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc87Zy3Cccl
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfaIn4ZXIZ
「呵……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADXTYqrBht
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡew8rPsEs89
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1LbUOSrMO
「別擔心，小修女……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nlnvuBLmO
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wXRM9TbGJ
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRdSNRrSFr
魔女淺淺地笑著：120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePscukvBuX
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGR8zEMRQM
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJX8cEtKZa
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr0uh8XDtX
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……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8liSir7yx
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmbkVBwQDE
中午，很快就到了。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOJd7Qz4aE
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZTb2mvAXX
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlv4d4WCDS
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI122bXR72
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Og7whoYJQ
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhHneSBkmb
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcjmyC04r4
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJEMMyUTMc
「呃……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kpthO4kZZ
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TBENUO2Me
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzQV0l6x74
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oYixanDQv
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRyhPUaZQf
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC8HUpZ48u
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O5VtPDMSN
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bIPu0SH2N
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ltsHkYpRL
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4efqYSBfUv
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOjcixtkke
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtUUtfw872
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……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAiYrUAtQ5
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYTgFxGhoH
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwVq7pQl9G
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvnQbf1H47
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXPcfJstT4
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOAeWKFUZo
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpJJ6bpfwP
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmMrjnl19p
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPiYHZfNDc
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iljCuEAgM
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXW1s8aZ2F
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIrQJW5ela
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVcR2zA8CF
嗵嗵嗵！120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRP8IwYPpU
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo0kg9TYJ6
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO5mmfgqpH
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4fCh2FFYx
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJcKKb2L87
「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！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrk5NqNlC1
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYNXrqtyAu
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIuVPakvEM
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcpmZlWzp0
但魔女沉默不語。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZpwOfumde
未否認，可也未認罪。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFJlgMhOi1
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXLsRQ7vLZ
塞繆爾接過法槌。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJBYvV4FBt
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3bgU5qyZE
嗵嗵嗵！120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EFGoBx8Fg
輪到他了。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUARKogqwz
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuS5TOvWwY
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqp9pavrqO
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AqK6eA8s4
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FprAwfKW5
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIcNiBsG42
「把蛋糕送上來！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALoo2fwMQ8
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZAxgzEMvb
「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！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeNqZHDq1O
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VnIbvxJiH
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosOyhb5i8n
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQpaoNH3Ac
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rVP59drmx
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLofV97Gk0H
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitnYoeNQlT
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29mfC57HdO
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVkgKIzwxg
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQ3ZEWaMC0
塞繆爾點了點頭。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufkrmmco0d
「沒有反應，好……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEAWWTqTWm
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLCelHxiXO
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjcb5frHac
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YkT3tKxWX
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aBKRY1xRM
「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……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkzr4SWMu2
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPJhHnWywq
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3MYUbG3zL
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ576t7yMc3I
「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……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SjzOV8IZ3
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgT0Kvg0rD
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……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm2V9emIso
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI9029Uyyc
「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……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkvziwZVK7
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUn8E0I9dUU
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKK8lKdqy5
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShHlPbhIpD
「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。」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7OP3sN8dm
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu30fB68l4
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYUOkXlHV6
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhpADnK2v5
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsHloxtFos
「還不行……要……呃……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNraetv4qyx
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeFZnaxK0b
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59OgU6daxc
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7gTfbzrtc
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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o2ZxI34iz
120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6QhlcXVY9
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5kbIlicNj
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZCdgbBOZ7
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：120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDQ1osdY8e
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『可以了。』120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx70TR9Np1W
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVRzQdrlcq
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嗵嗵嗵！120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiilBkQrLA
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「行刑！」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CWbV62WQX
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhMLJr1cmK
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「我呀……」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTMI3XEvZQ
魔女突然開口：120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8camfoIKjV
「是天使唷～」120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nErhrrjMV
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嘩啦啦——120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkVuLUHqZb
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkM3aRhY4T
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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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKLYuodJhC
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滴……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y3MTuC6zI
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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……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2nVBUpwYz
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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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlJH2Y8Hs6
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRh4OrizUn
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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。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMb59j23EJv
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJRToMxVPF
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXQvhKWXSB
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