在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvGg2bFjdt
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjhS8LFmFI
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA2svprYU1
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzA4nZkF80
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71hkVGLgz1
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArx6ZfBqWo
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwWLzVV5lr
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJR8v7P5Yh
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZeh0ETa2Y
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYeGp6QwcK
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE914RUTvBb
「嗯，沒問題……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ505zTPhzYK
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucwXlUwN3n
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倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYgxtfQElP
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmNjU0Lrqs
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSDWA5Br7C
「唷，小修女又來啦。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWf0IqlJSkG
感覺魔女有些無精打采。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM9tsJzFZS
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxeeSZp8yK
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSvlS8RnT9
「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？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yTz7DknW0
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魔女沒有回答……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4crkzxjBUB
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYtQKzz8Uq
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只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUdMajS4KH
「魔女小姐？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSnDDRQzgx
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNMlwpLUT4
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUTnqjkleq
「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！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf5Juq1yqx
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuCvrjhoBS
「看來，您很有自信。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpxq5YsvMV
「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！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGI1a7IMnOI
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZjLjgMlGV
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB6tn7ecvy
「呵……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBB2lTTTuN
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxQWsyiEag
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWCw8p81RH
「別擔心，小修女……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb4JftXt7B
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUMzeq5Wsz
魔女淺淺地笑著：53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3hNUkD6Ot
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「畢竟，我是……嘛～」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgflDYOjX8j
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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……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbRC7yKp1s
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中午，很快就到了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0V9WUYw0UR
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村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzbga5eDuu
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUutTEs286H
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBLnn5zBaC
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeGLM8onEH
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3NS6xkqGA
「呃……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEcODOvgoD
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjd2U211dX
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFpcoqVBl6
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvTJgGi7OE
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHaMcCB7G7
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzubSS65ICN
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyfsBFi0jM
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz1kER9xEn
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQM0gSt32z
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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……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VnhEJrmW7
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魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAg5bCh9cp
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDtBJ2YAJc
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNukWoYTVO
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcy8bBOyUUi
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR6tznn0QL
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERlLvEwVjy
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQTG7OVb7i
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMzmdjFmcJ
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嗵嗵嗵！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypaU0aytuu
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米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKTq7UKKO6
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2bwikRirL
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmOOXZu9Qv
「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！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlMrDwQD6n
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUOvgj5L9s
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但魔女沉默不語。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyW1dSwNAu
未否認，可也未認罪。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiH8SCnAVV
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塞繆爾接過法槌。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJaMg8O6Uq
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嗵嗵嗵！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySkR2mBiEk
輪到他了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotkiS5vG7k
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfvCQmZFyI
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bQeDJcrrI
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjGbCXnk6P
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeinr1lpCC7
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「把蛋糕送上來！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSrOMwhQTH
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KYLDZXtMP
「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！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ghzQ5GHO2
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFPId5E2nL
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很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxMSbNJeNy
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdYawLMuER
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCdaTt4qRv
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOgL8XRatY
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrchXUVOwv
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米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjQwWebIwV
塞繆爾點了點頭。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DzoXyljZ4
「沒有反應，好……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5NP4bFAZo
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSb6adqxUP0
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHGAIzmCIk
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXIHHbj2Ar
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorsaS15ajb
「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……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrvukRPZ10
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXL9TolYQ0
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MZQ6PmxUz
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「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……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZuiQpB40k
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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……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtPGLTkLLD
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「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……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX8IbKUyHQ
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什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqwJfGjf9i
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「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。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwuBLKplX5
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhA4yoonfp
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVCvO9cIUo
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa1CK9ns3t
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSA0dFYxHf
「還不行……要……呃……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eOgEhFoJL
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO4hgvprEL
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「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK470Ur1qq
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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oPjAORnvI
53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHObEuovyRe
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhye5jj2kTW
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5LeAlapjG
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：53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZX2Is251e
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『可以了。』53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVerewnesyx
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexGWhG4eST
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嗵嗵嗵！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD00TgJ9CLn
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「行刑！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAclF75FTRB
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDG9SBDd7Wz
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「我呀……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWD8dREyCwy
魔女突然開口：53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOD0sF0LJxa
「是天使唷～」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoL38zNyg0
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嘩啦啦——53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIi3KUhshyg
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBtwgDSqB9
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aEGl0KLlb
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滴……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF0HTQ8twT
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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……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPyj87b7eG
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUBXanFb9n
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevavr4WrJy
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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。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICcW0zpg4o
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMPilNRgv2
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MFyt0Nyfa
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