在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAakE4u2VXy
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobnjz8GHdR
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc7Wb8anQK
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXOZlzaR4C
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdehvIBtTH
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWdaINOr9I
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcEFZskO9n
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5Vca5fNor
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2PmKDnRZP
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvj1qXO2kX
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhn1ZHqX1U
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdauzIuQHPX
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMhvjGHLSo
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4GPb2Ra47
「嗯，沒問題……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wiPVYnsR8
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAoyqYvVuo
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOQDPBh9tR
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4Kakysors
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPwFixR0CE
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPey5AuLG7a
「唷，小修女又來啦。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZaoY94HNR
感覺魔女有些無精打采。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwmfCtju9f
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe0fsfr8iV
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVz7wDgzzC
「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？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudETWfkjg6
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NocvTTseU
魔女沒有回答……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXFAOwY0bc
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpdXINb8ip
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYW9MZbyTX
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLqBvXKHxQ
「魔女小姐？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2I7KWmG6Y
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjICksOr49
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQ1JtL1fud
「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！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0QI6TGdu1
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtuhago4z6
「看來，您很有自信。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjdq5oPax2
「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！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZmE3Pm7c0
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGjfmhDn5Z
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXwd22Ju9c
「呵……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPIo2RGqBu
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWYgXvVFF9
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk81EpPIGcq
「別擔心，小修女……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6GIPgT8Ns
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ1koNGplJ
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsW6jDm4cM
魔女淺淺地笑著：96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9agxOijlX0
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTweILQS5y
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T4Oj1bNHn
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4WoenKWP8
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……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZoByJmnxr
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2PdCjnHo1
中午，很快就到了。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTA70RWEql
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1dtNYanwr
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1RCeQH9Hi
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEnoCCDZeW
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdptxsxEya
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVsEElSzE0
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQxenJa9gP
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSYjBv2oTo
「呃……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNvi89C5vg
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR92dsQw9hS
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSPFgTpCNg
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8G5Yw5O0R
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGDX8nRlgm
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqCDm6c8YJ
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTJKIYonNM
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPp4jxsohW
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSfkkHIhUi
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZj10Qab5Ec
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VJtNDMfae
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwbGx402oE
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……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h2St1lTrl
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZckOBAuxjJ
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolXIye11H7
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWt3MKmwjS
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vLu2Nwimy
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEGHPkyuuP
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIboWQcglX
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y98kDTrf9
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEs3b9ostn
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXOradCBgj
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvxt6Yz0Ij
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWn3j0m41yR
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSKcUMr4Ow
嗵嗵嗵！96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2emeATIug
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMzmwbF0AA
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JiqHwHs3P
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYwtDEAPDW
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnwg2X3LFO
「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！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2S8rgMNllD
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8fCPAy8Yh
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1hLlK9Ccw
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgXNTCFtmi
但魔女沉默不語。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCNaVkDRhD
未否認，可也未認罪。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8ae8fPGRH
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jtB2Ynpmi
塞繆爾接過法槌。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUrVSqZ5fv
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMukjhiwd4
嗵嗵嗵！96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JxbqQ1kMZ
輪到他了。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQhH0u0GJx
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Gpyxpsci3
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezt3YtdeCd
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jxYiVA0wL
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvnP663VhY
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdEEhz9fRE
「把蛋糕送上來！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5MAoooPFn
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTjFtzPlvu
「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！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCONVoPXyd
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CBiZ8gLXn
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s1pntAWsN
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NQF9EA1Wu
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoxhzelHJM
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHisPFRwp51
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif9X4WEZ50
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUflIdtkGom
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3qZMJcG0Z
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH89oo9Q1lj
塞繆爾點了點頭。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMkLoaXBMX
「沒有反應，好……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5Tai6eQp4
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzJ2z6gHqI
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mSMKCXSQ6
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nzHCvEZZl
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyD2j8UcRm
「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……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoTyDbCNR8
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZIPASdWTj
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OtXJyrqFq
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBgPCZvzyK
「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……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsDp9G5vf0
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jTU28sN6y
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……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBMlD1dvet
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMettR8TSsc
「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……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74dyq83fDm
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwd6Cnsje7
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklE1V9iidZ
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1emYdAYhCp
「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。」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9KWRFMyRd
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2fwoG8DIC
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyGl3NwPdu
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGi6EW0RCt
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOp2zcwn3gv
「還不行……要……呃……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAT5o5E8rtv
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLrf22nQ6L
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirVWDlvjeN
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrgmMVokW0
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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJPHrSSzrc
96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TSZCsmCuQ
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJOhDH9VvO
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxHsswfGPs
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：96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FqJXHeOJ0
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『可以了。』96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDC7gMYpOm
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTltrbeIpU
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嗵嗵嗵！96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAwHtUhavN
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「行刑！」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIavjODiz0O
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewHNGh2sSN
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「我呀……」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEF5OK1kJbF
魔女突然開口：96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PPYAoMJnf
「是天使唷～」96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dA4wrAvXO
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嘩啦啦——96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO3w8UVcGg
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbDfEYQN6K
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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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKCR5APEY8
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滴……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDJjl2KgwR
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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……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNAJfYZmN8
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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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTYZiNIXR7
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1QEi5YmeR
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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。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4smNX3tFq
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AqkmyPKoz
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CP9VAp1y3
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