在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS1iULdAUH
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbLKcFxFlm
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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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nF5LUN9sI
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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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4izzkwoyC
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTzdMxDd7R
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs3lqxg5uq
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuKby4ywNH
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc6ZtDjOa4
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGL3Jk8jp7
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJqnz4cqwG
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvrlTYN9wB
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivajKLQLI7
「嗯，沒問題……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEsa676MDq
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GT0ZjYpYT
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl9v2v27NR
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXasvgwBFaK
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeP9eNEYFB
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg6pkLEk6V
「唷，小修女又來啦。」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcRtb1m4WJ
感覺魔女有些無精打采。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRPnwvMwt5
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwISX5SA9S
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkZgK9ucZd
「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？」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVEdtxrm8l
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdp49YOXgs
魔女沒有回答……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EUcvQ8GdH
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XC84pHKia
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiOFk2j5z6
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DGXozkjTF
「魔女小姐？」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAggSMheHLd
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRtqQtNNHP
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoGjUlRQ8q
「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！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaePZoOB7G6
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH1ojx3Zsb
「看來，您很有自信。」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacmkBBXsze
「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！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjwMf56ly5
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47nFKoLw7T
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimnA1kAZj1
「呵……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yzjcJgtJk
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1REHxb6bo
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWl5fVfzLW
「別擔心，小修女……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zcCXAztPD
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgRzR81xLX
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6hlRN50xg
魔女淺淺地笑著：5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNddX7JE7Ji
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpFCOTX6VR
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwEdmxYhny
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVJUqTOg8h
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……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLTNIm4vXi
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQQlrTDtsl
中午，很快就到了。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpqy3u0vH5
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H0cqPnLKD
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclYTnhmzwa
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGtXrrZY3j
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM53BtxiITQ
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLay32oXk6G
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBhxUPr08b
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25G56g25fB
「呃……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2E8s6Z7G2
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5oVBu37tj
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzLyWiMfwp
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN1USORJ10
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUtebc60Wz
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjEKctZKKi
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFisZCv2zGP
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYCL6PkDgv
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bdpCX9Aw6
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6oU1GF9su
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYnyDHBM65
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaBplNGLG6
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……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDQneXBeFx
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXsUpGEBU4
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtY0dYuKcd
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuvAl1YmgI
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWNIM715DI
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ17BeK7Zsj
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRg8THoWcI
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtyQNWP2YB
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyyD3rZ7Hl
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBjPyZPqtG
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjdgaFfIOB
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMMFd13qZ1
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBGnhKTd0Z
嗵嗵嗵！5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZC9RzMkaW
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxAgueMlZA
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpryYeLMjAV
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ27t4V0yaz
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKFEzz4Zox
「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！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFer47M50b
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXHavRyTYf
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHATD5PEuv
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAKaPmhw67
但魔女沉默不語。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MMYKOFxcI
未否認，可也未認罪。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLyp9jSH68
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LZa7rSSmV
塞繆爾接過法槌。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRh33otN54
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCdFplnUIN
嗵嗵嗵！5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2HQtiUOiI
輪到他了。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U6LVLSaT7
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcFmHTzmni
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf41SCJHQAi
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSKVwRSHEt
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyi8ANw7uFL
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jhD1u5cTk
「把蛋糕送上來！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8wJKrWEgv
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrD9eNYriO
「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！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI87ZdZJB1
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKZON2LC0F
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPtJcq68Ht
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs0SY3YMdT
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgdNkPWC8J
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVGuVZm6su
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAH15B7NSp
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxVNYXYxAy
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpX8TawqxO
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZAslbCL5v
塞繆爾點了點頭。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA847Xookx
「沒有反應，好……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOBmDzurQh
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBfDGZPR4H
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT8SBDQWiX
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1fDnh9KYr
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6LPWiM5NN
「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……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18fpAze8ti
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoUPjU9u88
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcBcGhQsXL
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pK18KzaZM
「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……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Lk4qQoHUo
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpnkRkmuf4
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……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrMuWwrGfO
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyXatnm626
「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……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2A0M3OyTS
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzT15ycFxv
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXH1Nl0oRN
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBG2HCJWbX
「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。」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLIqM0EZe1
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkX9JcOC1n
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinZN1ifDkO
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZri8eGQpf9
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvh14EcmYc
「還不行……要……呃……」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmPMdfrBUY
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkLNvzv6lv
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5bYHrJwEU
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdshkik7pk6
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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhZt8eBznU
5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfGDrCN5Je
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXFuhbl1ee
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeynWsF4Fc
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：5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx1XsgNlka
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE6FESV0f8
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlEUQer09c
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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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGjiRpVGEX
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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……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLdSFoXOBJ
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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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyjUhYw6Lz
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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。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIVayRqjNm
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShmRkHTTGp
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVefnOz9GrZ
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