在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtFfpqi8D2
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7FFs7A1sb
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA3HFNkC5D
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulFuCEYc8s
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNiJQq3v0G
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqC0l89MJ9
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWLFr6e2Qx
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xEQbniKzt
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRnSTd0WvG
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYJ7WErRBI
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKm9PH2wQh
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DwOxmbqfZ
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUtaXrawor
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHkrvG46hC
「嗯，沒問題……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wTRMlzX9k
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBLeyt8TRc
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOnVIrbEWl
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjhwiTBe3r
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpztOtcraiG
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV44djtBJpS
「唷，小修女又來啦。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2s9EzzRFCW
感覺魔女有些無精打采。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuBh6f4ZQc
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkOfYprJB0
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO7ueSR4DU
「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？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OmbRRBV2Y
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ttwOkyewV
魔女沒有回答……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtD2y0qZWU
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7Pus0kxeh
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstXVXHKM7H
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kq4JlVWbS
「魔女小姐？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuljBidcYiF
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSFy4r9SB8
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cc5scOpfg
「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！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rbG9hi85N
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLmkQMkYbI
「看來，您很有自信。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfdCYHZC5K
「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！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR2P9FCW91
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLpmw56pRi
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyRQN40RgW
「呵……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW2dStE8tb
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGokL2qfYwl
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZtitXtyGp
「別擔心，小修女……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxRBoY5CBc
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC75QEBWpnp
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPHPNFZTsL
魔女淺淺地笑著：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyCixAIRWG
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMcTUOytHx
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbeSVLngWm
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhuO4kaoK1
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……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTtPKC16ss
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjgu5MO1Gk
中午，很快就到了。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51kgzhx2iL
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbsyAfHIPI
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkH1Xuf7BDX
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwRpeMiN3A
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpW2zle18J
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpXwCA1PuQ
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2A2UdljEQ
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRJGhtAbAW
「呃……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvZkcEJ4Jq
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PGxRytaRS
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7W4n7vQSq
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3rMwgtds9
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTumhxEDVGQ
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6c9LYtss9
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8ht3BgfJp
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sCrQyMlTi
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvNATSZQic
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0V5IdgfoK
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P7pDzQn0f
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeBZUZwxQo
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……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1guq4iOUFy
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHC44Qok7J
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBCyCamdbf
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK1mNlGLd1
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mqkRXWLTt
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrO4RxiZJw
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDbpOKNjC2
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7Cy1sWkww
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67eE8n9UId
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMfPCObXyN
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfOcSjFZid
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUB4cMNL2Xl
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0LEbjHBTL
嗵嗵嗵！88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLf7paS9KO
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAH4c5UjeAR
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwD5chjtyMX
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ78zmjThK
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHwcu1mymF
「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！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK93obTukc
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIDKEUrxSx
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡho0DFvzRG4
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIWcC9pJjr
但魔女沉默不語。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnhjpQdP4V
未否認，可也未認罪。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9GeFfI7H3
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVQ9J8ttK3
塞繆爾接過法槌。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaDWDi2JXW
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCArpg2kFs
嗵嗵嗵！88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrDKnLkGj1
輪到他了。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3iV9KAf0x
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBb4gnLuvq
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppf5oGMbML
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2t3MaBwxB
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlssvt3sHlD
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoDCCLtToL
「把蛋糕送上來！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZGU316AA1
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPXQ6XurDa
「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！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVOd4Jq17G
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4k7QAmJk01
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0yOkBTjcu
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCYR9z9FNC
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2BgddxLwF
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvgjRfrmez
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2ccXHdxIe
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKRWqAzoYa
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA41WwmQyu0
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZj7gEoI8e2
塞繆爾點了點頭。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmppt459bR9
「沒有反應，好……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN7A1LMLhQ
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylQTrrxSMq
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCINhJkyOpD
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1ugNtJKZ8
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT60tjsAn3i
「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……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCc7NJ3q7h
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMkOR5fwEh
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0EWJHpuYn
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBJV12XgCH
「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……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8rkXoG5QK
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0XA8kUMUw
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……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VTTBxfkR8
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw8j3ADhFf
「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……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdZVz7HT11
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA90MV8yPwe
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEesT1l5pU
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2RvELfbfV
「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。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAMmohQxpQ
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH4b0wTaRI
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVH8zxQewec
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvN0DHHpy4
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ6WRgR8Dt
「還不行……要……呃……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIw7103TEVF
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeZPUaC8Sx
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsgBy1Ihxq
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUApSgQbil
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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgFviMHlwU
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1drDn58ush
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS9VuJxhQU
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLQTNNck9n
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：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK7fh4kW5X
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『可以了。』88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Fkci0oyCi
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg2FzXXI7P
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嗵嗵嗵！88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb8M2iHURU
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「行刑！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr1163LBaf
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugBJtikMRt
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「我呀……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4pv1VaWUT
魔女突然開口：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmMfmu5sMH
「是天使唷～」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7Rg09pUCR
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嘩啦啦——88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVOQ3AmU8s
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIJAGcygBK
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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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfUct5HHMu
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滴……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3imrbTPsY7
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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……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf45L7KWjCG
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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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tpTG3CgaY
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y7Hf2z3RE
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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。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OvfFoxE5y
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0ZPYs4rSu
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQIN6TqCXF
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