在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJd9gLqrAR
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZI8gfKXaNs
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4fRFohVWj
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrueVXEGMB
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM8Zu4WqMl
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQwiKSSDnN
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxS8TVST2S
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB51XeHGSpv
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUF3x32EhA
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9CCgjLNnt
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX6j0Yn4su
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMA0PhefVz
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmNfxmbIhl
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprWZu23u3A
「嗯，沒問題……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWGKGy0Mqd
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pZMBwj5Nt
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTM5HAZqcU
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBNBuNrV0n
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEM22gggQ1
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDH2a3RXdZ
「唷，小修女又來啦。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmP4EbpM26
感覺魔女有些無精打采。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yBpAFsdsy
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntBBPfWQkV
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQx3U4Afrn6
「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？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkVJOiUpZp
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPyKxo8snO
魔女沒有回答……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt5P86v4ZF
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGMFbVYgTi
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbElkz5W82
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnlXzMRpNO
「魔女小姐？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNKbx1XOVt
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2c9MJnpO3
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN72Cfj3eo
「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！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBtkLeBgFx
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDNPZJI0ZR
「看來，您很有自信。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzGdOWDPo7
「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！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvsem5Rvtb
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStU7jcgJo7
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOhryI94F0
「呵……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZ0qeAvDE3
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUbe64AWLT
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpI28Yenklm
「別擔心，小修女……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAyzTWzfhr
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6VIedfXA6
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U9uxxtnfQ
魔女淺淺地笑著：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAWYDEp2jz
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU1agWfXD2
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A8NU8fPgn
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pJz2I30cX
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……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2A2QsaNTBT
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCsNertcjR
中午，很快就到了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68QbmUt5pC
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzTZ3egzwc
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikirbtw1fr
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4FEDn4izm
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPorfq6Lro
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunQ4Kc6FJk
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQypPQlk40
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1Z1CCybaU
「呃……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0iFxEnAU2
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ao3WwWTw1
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJLTODhPy6
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8e1QIzAcg
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxL6YZ0e1Z
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKAXPGFyBl
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VJXACprjs
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqqQU6IN6p
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gdj8J9zYk
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6HAOsfTgm
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEfwZuH6d8
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRICxE42MlA
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……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDPbLMX8gD
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oFUREjBgx
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vOG0MxIPi
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvH6ONU5E8
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzVrC0C1ug
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9jM41DlQu
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4Ur0KTHHY
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVc988pP5r
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD5sIqV72X
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1mJvdLEFI
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3VAsFs7yy
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9oPK6qK2G
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkU9C0IgoC
嗵嗵嗵！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRFnYjE59O
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy71NKB1pr
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmoc4jiXMW
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7qJkso00F
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0H4eSSym0Y
「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！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH10uoZ3bxu
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dUnMhvgNu
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPZBU410Ts
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLjsvHJxsE
但魔女沉默不語。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7lCrPeA8s
未否認，可也未認罪。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK4ymivrSu
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLbdyjOdIH
塞繆爾接過法槌。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ETZ86ehHc
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPC7cbG7R0
嗵嗵嗵！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARiwNHYYPG
輪到他了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tiSw1EBeN
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6g5r5gWRBt
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8szYGVoga5
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeGFo4p0ET
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxhGhIMDzp
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KqtLPApGm
「把蛋糕送上來！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32bauO90ok
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqzCtDyXMc
「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！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu8bQz2Zl3
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfwQsttZIJ
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5MK20QgEC
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvRkAhrlVy
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5NG3rWgY3
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vKoI6XwqA
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqgkIXmsuE
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOReTXlSVD9
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXKaHN5CUh
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNnzMVAzpt
塞繆爾點了點頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkqU3wRprv
「沒有反應，好……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWkGcMfPYo
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwksIegR2F
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2OkgKCawt
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVKTrZUzEj
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywi4RZAVo3
「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……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbMLFC3dX7
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01NPjxVZNI
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOnXxITTvB
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUmBrdGaGU
「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……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuO7HKCQMlJ
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxLt8fYQRT
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……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKXhEiubVk
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEPg6ErT5e
「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……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhIJBk8cJu
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVSwT8IS8F
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzxa3jmvqT
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGej01cEMSp
「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。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb70nWMskA
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvSZCcrlqL
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKKPESdjmo
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pM7NIg77l
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdRSkWDTiD
「還不行……要……呃……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwYWSl1QEK
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEYHcGDmW0
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAVDosBJAu
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAl6flmRukJ
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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOPueNGnqW
79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZ2DJTqnGf
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu43T5vWfPM
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3QvdWWYdJ
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：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZEtMJZcHM
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『可以了。』79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCl2D2Git1
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8tRefuJvq
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嗵嗵嗵！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HWv8S1q9V
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「行刑！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBAfpKdNtT
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfounwNaQI
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「我呀……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpv6H3g8Ko
魔女突然開口：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17Cqq1XvHh
「是天使唷～」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtqvcAS8Mh
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嘩啦啦——79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcl2uZAnTC
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQosS0g6P0X
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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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW9clEROQQ
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滴……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbwirSECe8
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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……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3CBdPw3DN
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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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYoYMxfLRj
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeilbPkBrE
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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。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDg2KDvp3L3
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYf2VfbTdZo
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbM01JXdLh
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