在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vA8jACBgp
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7AEh4NZtj
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblLgGVwJAu
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamQznHi7La
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmC7ywCnHad
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuvqkDsf4F
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPgdtzwiRo
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NXHuSrZ7s
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyf6Iq7gLj
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaARWbjBi6Q
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeoeur7JRk
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eVH7fqi6F
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGT2wlk7KX
「嗯，沒問題……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8JrvUoFDL
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPltoeZy9e3
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07uUCYGLxR
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyEiPPfWit
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWvJ9ot3em
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfO4E5dpVib
「唷，小修女又來啦。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHzxkeAd8u
感覺魔女有些無精打采。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cTbp17037
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErcHbN9KWh
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0H5t81q6T
「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？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvES1mvTGu
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQe06r83FF
魔女沒有回答……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHZzneEzE8
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoddfe8Whbs
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61gx2lIlgd
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlrgzWIAse
「魔女小姐？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlxYyARjeb
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46sbTwM5eu
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbiPfOGOur
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpDU9Zv7ZU
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oivfs5art
「看來，您很有自信。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1R7fqj4Zn
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9Nb92ZzgV
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gnq7utYPO
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qUATwff2X
「呵……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFM86e3ZWS
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEOFFphtVc
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzwSFw362f
「別擔心，小修女……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNCJOFr1Vz
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uNG5b1FSP
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfToRiVnakb
魔女淺淺地笑著：97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG52Bahf6u
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXdlhlSbHk
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsU4ilYSPl
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu7n2vFvon
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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkVEe25agn
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx3UH7xmnv
中午，很快就到了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHomvcD5hg
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0G4JDqGBpM
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafV9I1hPSx
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pVUxqkTWZ
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4VfnAsHOE
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgTntoiNlY
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mkzpBYZlk
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9lCiq1DTA
「呃……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJlk4I3u3r
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirbnfQ8rBV
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcg51lmvYG
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOYK5Dk3v8
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31inMv0YI3
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniP1Fv9pzc
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYxiAcBhqs
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2y06IizQQ
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2tMk656tY
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3lkdSfqrV
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnMK86slg4
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUEVORvjoC
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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDYyr41gn2
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tyS9cKB3A
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJLfy7oEZg
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwsu1x7ekT
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFs80uSl1l
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncL3VeqgpA
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TCT0TBbA2
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxkNSLkC2a
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YwPKQSBpu
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bzscuw4PT
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf32sMrLTKn
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJCW7rFTHb
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Rqw8WDU4O
嗵嗵嗵！97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZEtnfZx7o
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzKE6AsfQ5
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iGbDj7kC6
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxrn3oscmS
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjM0e3K3Fdk
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO7btMmhNZ
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y8BQv9myH
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfKqDtebsI
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmWeYye6Uy
但魔女沉默不語。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzflZJHJS5K
未否認，可也未認罪。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOO7qNKDpm
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk7JZQOmLg
塞繆爾接過法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNVNPxYC9i
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA7iX2m3mv
嗵嗵嗵！97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH9VGq9ce0
輪到他了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs8yM03gWB
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCGfZKKI71
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuBC7LqerL
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfi27rlxFV
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynErl6afVl
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEm9kr87NH
「把蛋糕送上來！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP88YmgNHe
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZamk0Eb8a
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1Rp6n14bQ
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNQs4BPzP0
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpFJqVQL50
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA3gbhq5Hi
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHOUqVB8y3
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeHqJRAxJh
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0HD6qU8KD
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jlhtJN0f8
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiugdUWaPV
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXSYNy10us
塞繆爾點了點頭。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jIOaffIeC
「沒有反應，好……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOvIRm7TFr
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwT0ENLoTNZ
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENfwLuzKca
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqXVBDcUiS
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdejrymCR4B
「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……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaxNHNxQ6m
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovPz9JwDu8
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69hlIqLZLt
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0lxiFsVPF
「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……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwGIvI8uAb
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSzAoawBt9
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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9BW4rWFTI
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXDyb3v96T
「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……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG5apDgXPa
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqcspYTTfE
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTA7U6Mun9s
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aCGKayAPB
「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。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcifqoFyBs
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnS4F1Zn6Y
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HuuPPkN9v
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhCQzi2s8F
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORPBIzxNRx
「還不行……要……呃……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNdimS6bZN
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8M8Hvto2p
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdxoKvKAWq
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvs2AytLdN
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2lEdVlqVN
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITc7kb4eAZ
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0bKWcmbEt
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66GOMS1LvA
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：97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhqUMFlH0s
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『可以了。』97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDjRPUqEeD
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdq9muH7G9N
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嗵嗵嗵！97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2xJiHAt7C
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「行刑！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CNRWzAGi1
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJHkVQUzQi
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「我呀……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLljtwlBlD
魔女突然開口：97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjB6JXDsV8
「是天使唷～」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfNfKmuS9K
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嘩啦啦——97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiMfaphjzi
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYuFMBXPqF
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCD0BQPyAr
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滴……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgVpZtUaaE
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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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOE1h1L5Tw
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpGhuGLh8B
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamDNNgXlzs
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0yHAm19as
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzsrbJ0IIf
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcIuAe0ovK
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