在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoQrT83DK0
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVGFadk3Cs
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHboScmt4L7
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1707R55tun
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSpkIGJyQC
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEorPZyqfVu
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnyqjKIH19
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HcVGtD9Wv
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUqnLa70Hj
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2PVwgypw9
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesNkmck1a0
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMCV6HRZ2u
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBwi91YD6e
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQXYcPrjb3
「嗯，沒問題……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqxDtATJiu
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKrjms12Xf
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi927ebJLo
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdlZxXXnY3
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHCPq8FmEm
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNxVY3bp91
「唷，小修女又來啦。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqlLY7vE6l
感覺魔女有些無精打采。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyTF3meviQ
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0MSVrn5ic
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBow8WW1AP
「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？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqkxcAvDME
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cCHkMTrf6
魔女沒有回答……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRimOZMyQD
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SiCkxMWbJ
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA87jgRQnlz
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTeEkvzSZT
「魔女小姐？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUJqgknSD0
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP78KzolR6
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlxdXXMJBd
「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！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde27gKeWHR
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgpgkIbZjp
「看來，您很有自信。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8qexuSjlj
「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！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY37wtojG2
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllc4vmW14K
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid8QvR1uPQ
「呵……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjcGT2kEZt
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn1hzQU3pt
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfUaAw92h3
「別擔心，小修女……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2DaQyE8yu
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeh16CKVZp
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStGNDjxQdO
魔女淺淺地笑著：83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKmVeMYbp6
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hWjB1vVSM
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCprxHFVxo
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6N0maKX9G
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……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWtSeRGt8R
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJEYLqbjQ7
中午，很快就到了。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdF8bk4E8V
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiCdJjJhzu
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOyhuKw5Jm
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XKtFGODeM
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AmyiqB56F
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgimYDi5OW
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zW07wQbhv
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTEiicVZik
「呃……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjdORlI7iZ
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXtbtASetV
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzM2SqIl7k
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UwRRJPJ9z
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhh28252eIf
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAslVICLdr
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOuhh6ynIF
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLon7mk2CQ
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwxVXrxMQB
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNTrKxKWGt
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOidE8guOcz
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XrVSCVKZm
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……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZhDiUtyFy
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIyjHWnx6l
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGSd5y9oC1
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJPcw6mBtA
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWvznZAcC5
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCWsA2BLwO
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8wW2boFQt
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkDz9Oox7e
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSL6CcjvzI
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecWlroqrAo
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDfRjZVxzv
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJciafgOY0k
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAZG03Wh5G
嗵嗵嗵！83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡale1ZzLZPL
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEONRysmTfb
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2goeGECUWH
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGt2gzTV91
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusVo9aSWpB
「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！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7STCgUT4w
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbWKlIQKmx
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk8mh9xdOR
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieW7nDtKnF
但魔女沉默不語。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDfCF0Nhh8
未否認，可也未認罪。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd5RhVjNh0
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdiqTJZtTV
塞繆爾接過法槌。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmcJQhl2Eo
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbozHLXHv5
嗵嗵嗵！83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMZWJ6y8VG
輪到他了。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIN9JLK54t
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8w3FB4hCp
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYg0rmqNoW
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvInD5vM48
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWLAyeJo4E
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWoH6m0UCd
「把蛋糕送上來！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ831QJctjcU
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeSplAvKRo
「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！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXvOJ0Isg5
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ZanKA2Ay
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6mBdfesbA
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDTrc0yPZE
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ671EN1Q74r
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHY72pskuEO
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNsV4UvxXL
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS7hBNev32
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhZmbrRBw5
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1HHwrGD5R
塞繆爾點了點頭。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡis8TvHY61W
「沒有反應，好……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbUsjvzo8n
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem2dUpy7hG
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGct7AfiRFY
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ohFSq6lnW
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJicMaZxKGj
「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……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTVNK2Cd1n
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sBHoh3NcK
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo4bYkMN3w
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFFfqu9cXz
「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……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOx1QmfFx11
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekA2CGjFiD
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……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡModaz1iA2l
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3Y3Epc3Z0
「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……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PMVWPWs51
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cw3SGCHZp
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhadDBgXmpY
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG18pXVvm8
「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。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeFB33j9Bd
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1XUvKIeIv
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXlkQ3URk1
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHfkzuulZ2
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYreGcT0gm
「還不行……要……呃……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtcNh7PqY5
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO7smKS0sD
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7gg3vbMEz
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhn7rxPWR4
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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeDZYUAREr
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7sjcfBHey
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaahAL9kH3R
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTADgAttcKC
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：83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvUqBhnIHa
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『可以了。』83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAznXLOU0k
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDo2lTvVSJ
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嗵嗵嗵！83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNqBFh8V44
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「行刑！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEJDsbLzvq
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFKUlHLReC
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「我呀……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvEsb7Y1sd
魔女突然開口：83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuUVvSdHS7
「是天使唷～」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRCsQpRwuU
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嘩啦啦——83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwGbjB3o54
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuDrU9bqok
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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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ0LuOz18V
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滴……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bXGrCj4r4
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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……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdWkjofCfG
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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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnjynH8SCM
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFoaAAaol5
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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。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg4HDDfhNC
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Th0LaJU6f
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpVLY6axvC
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