在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWvtMKxZNF
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9KszyMGmx
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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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimm84J5JlQ
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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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnl9htjRUgv
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA43gSiPsk
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKEM0ft4MF
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ksGCA7G9T
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVc1CtsUVNx
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIO7jBZPX4
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGOGdQAKQe
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2D7GfMlWey
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0hd2JXrLf
「嗯，沒問題……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPqQDQ0nVD
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYjIangIt1
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69beJ6aTJZ
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstYxeu15wh
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHyiJgfOPm
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzuvygQAy0
「唷，小修女又來啦。」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oCHp2WWyj
感覺魔女有些無精打采。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTalItesvV5
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE5mm0nqPB
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ350oIVZtJo
「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？」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawcYwCVIA0
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dMUiXDvgq
魔女沒有回答……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5CChX5VoD
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAf76wUGsD
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdMa0aRdVA
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B8vKoV8a5
「魔女小姐？」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQC4ovL8ym
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJP4MJF6cYQ
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAJjy9u9OM
「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！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeLINEeg6h
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaxAiRuCuJ
「看來，您很有自信。」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiUJqRcp5G
「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！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuSXVXnSUY
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mq1SBj9fG
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrHZngFbpC
「呵……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjC3xuS5e3j
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviyaretMMR
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSjQnzqUQa
「別擔心，小修女……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMklM3GOtk
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4JNa9gMqR
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLkUNqngMV
魔女淺淺地笑著：38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4MQl8w3pl
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCweFHSpFb
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUJ6H4kHUz
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8biLz7Cr3M
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……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0tkMsz2DD
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu1pZ6S9Ha
中午，很快就到了。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWn9CdujZ1
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUqsJed0jP
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡII9kZ88ibR
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mhErnZRoa
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxBxHdSmPL
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ39GV5arc
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY5JFC3Zpa
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQGPBC9BCX
「呃……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nL7XrR4un
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ2pagVhXR
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LN9X2HoPo
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lYlm0NlHp
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QkIMVN0Fg
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61QgkT9DDZ
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhFULRsXjL
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QaXpaPRiY
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNhtTMl1OD
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyLUDsvKrU
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq7vzGlZ8g
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWxE5XNzdQ
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……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJZC72jK3K
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0mAdSBpY4
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1iPdeIoZS
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzhfYh8znT
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYOIi9Ih0a
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKezFxEC3G3
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMA4P1CspR
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAwGI4cgcQ
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9dzHj4DUR
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRTv9uJhPi
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwEhfKyOgY
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpo1MZRBUK
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs7FnoNyHE
嗵嗵嗵！38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0Ts4Dm39G
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx6woxpW2u
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttmq19X8zO
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6dGqMFvWj
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseFSnAYKq6
「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！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52yQs0u8aD
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnFyt61xuu
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5G6Xkc3WdY
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmekG3Mosv
但魔女沉默不語。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUnDoMXrIl
未否認，可也未認罪。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3XQNzaeRX
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf3GDsTDuV
塞繆爾接過法槌。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwa9ruUDWc
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sTLlqCy1F
嗵嗵嗵！38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lYEDqAawx
輪到他了。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyok72RIDS
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHs0K4Z5U1
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp6li4oiTI
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTX8bJnb75
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT2P9Y09Zn
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkfhtuUzww
「把蛋糕送上來！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLcBbmake7
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIUMsShSCK
「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！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14XVWyB2z3
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeStqsTEVnR
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3ihSAULv8
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToGZQ6Tstx
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVUT8eUC0n
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSUbiA8kPs
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OjcvSUrSD
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbLK8QQhcj
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5PXETQQv1
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIcQTfqEbk
塞繆爾點了點頭。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXktZOMNy9
「沒有反應，好……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4mHXbsvIs
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzocOvvdbz
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv4Uycup73
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyNxJu6kqP
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvMJXVuYv2
「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……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28Kqc25OnC
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr7FqxTajE
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0orSzqZFG
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXHkSSnvDQ
「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……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaiSxKjz5z
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoloXnJwo6
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……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBUS1vA0xB
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2PgFfSjRk
「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……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOS0Lmsx8g
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MHM3GNhOw
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmE3DifidiV
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2KZVIvpLt
「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。」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcf4I94xF5
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bCMeqVZ1s
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPgd6t4Mcx
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwjpKy2i7q
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixD0McBiZ4
「還不行……要……呃……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqq48pDvdm
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5UBEt8V2f
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WE72rtChk
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnshYFYxBta
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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfMC2ETawK
38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOlOwZhMvy
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWPAdAzbmc
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF4e0Aa9wu
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：38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuJDIUYz9n
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『可以了。』38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfX0swE2cE8
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1zKLlCVxt
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嗵嗵嗵！38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgTEV2v59i
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「行刑！」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WqQGxx2C3
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8KkEOTo20
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「我呀……」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr20uGF26GX
魔女突然開口：38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfSCOwFtb4
「是天使唷～」38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosNqnjqwIB
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嘩啦啦——38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSJ7ZT99sG
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjHJbQKxXD
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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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0vkXvFLxA
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滴……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutpJwKfQkb
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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……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVIagAga2G
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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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxk7VAxNMI
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8x4PTGSzl
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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。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzE2Jzp2xWJ
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbppCoUFiNV
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjTbwNPqdW
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