在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgltpPQdhM
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRwnQtNcFE
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtwI56HiY7
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6dDUoDEtN
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kaTqDmHaN
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4HYIcHZlM
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegLLdCwv85
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzcJmq5ebs
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJRoU6fM7E
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGpXINdO9D
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWhAGuBCpT
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLi8IwnL017
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSBYhvlVUG
「嗯，沒問題……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwfKa9hG7l
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm8bCNV6fV
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVJxzxKCkR
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDEZnk5gqY
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsnyP5V1Dm
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPh5xc51MY
「唷，小修女又來啦。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSB2XvkxiH
感覺魔女有些無精打采。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9aJ18UmIH
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡES9bowEJHL
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTNsvt2VWE
「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？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmTlFVWfbN
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkmqmzumHb
魔女沒有回答……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh383j0OlU
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmibXpNF8dv
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6HRpuPu6s
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl0FZeIUk8
「魔女小姐？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1Nxfk3d9f
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjFrmNwpiP
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaZ8BWTmf4
「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！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJh5laJcy1
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiAeTlTeil
「看來，您很有自信。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWamkm6Tzpc
「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！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnOVMQDfhk
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxILmtgAbQs
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNFTV98bhU
「呵……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTD9NkrX7W
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm2LtN8ELK
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YTVz2nfUd
「別擔心，小修女……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WPQk7unGH
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc6oG7kf2r
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVqiNvtpVh
魔女淺淺地笑著：64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuFedFPokd
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3eFOEpysn
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjJ2hmzcyS
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZvDWtKJLR
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……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw71mbK9Cy2
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27t1xszkor
中午，很快就到了。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhY8SFkPgg5
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagfeYYu4ht
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLpCxDPEDc
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnFxEiPKfo
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UGwFt4z04
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNllFybMuQ
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YpCdPDnSP
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEb2wJp3oc7
「呃……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7HoVkBHZD
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlsJSSU4tv
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojnixJMIvx
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLeB7ktVLJ
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOqUZAyf0x
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP04YOvJOs
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOX9JcwgTNm
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrIq3boD7r
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs23jI8bfdN
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdZTCihhfd
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorCiqZKOmz
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRnebeNoaF
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……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOktUX3Krp4
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKRTcKW044
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauqfTMVVH1
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfpw0ZBpaB
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQz3IotICKE
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPDeA7VF1m
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rlMN5QfH5
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TJ7xJ99lA
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoutaFLNFVA
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXB7RZuboU
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZWYVZGZvj
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lXNOapziM
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xZKlSRNhO
嗵嗵嗵！64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbmqwvYQic
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedDxLTwN7e
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW7OQ6ySaJ
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1TTRJzcEm
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9SrVeGyGI
「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！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMPGCvtFmV
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiVGfJ1vVQ
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutBDnpSerw
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTmqxLYHwy
但魔女沉默不語。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5nZ5MWMKw
未否認，可也未認罪。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWibCCYJQF8
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAzdGSFk5k
塞繆爾接過法槌。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbg4ZL7hqN
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8CA2q40tz
嗵嗵嗵！64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOQm4uQq4N
輪到他了。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFnU5rae1w
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemK4l4yVQH
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lPwSN0grh
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7t2dpfOFm
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOi1mpmWZt
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTVscDlTp3
「把蛋糕送上來！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZ20nQsCOv
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8Ar8WgLms
「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！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61bmGgL2br
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXDRKDtG8s
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmMoQsaLck
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8aJ13LGeC
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkqvs5VLuc
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxJKmK1kP3
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuptwvYK2RL
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXEFAKqgO6
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCJlNBcAyR
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zOdP8vANy
塞繆爾點了點頭。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEETN1ghd9b
「沒有反應，好……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL6BhH8mZg
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5ASA440UK
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TtdpL6HgL
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLlJ9W5S0D
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbH6Nxw8zA
「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……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclYOr3oE09
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8khRUemcLG
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR9je4CwjE
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUxuhWX3ez
「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……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QaMaZQCkL
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtt7bXkvQ4
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……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0yUwmLJdf
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo191PS20ZN
「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……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8z55lpQ1Bq
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdcM9xhh0P
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh27pimzOhG
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HZ90ChFSB
「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。」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5SUF3MI7S
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MMGyUAzeB
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSNTpPPs22
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LuUODDYJ8
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqn121gazy
「還不行……要……呃……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VvRBhlXwT
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1aASU6fOE
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbnTDkzopn
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpG6M36hjpu
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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfrchiUf8x
64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5pq59NcRx
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClJJuDoAcG
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQB2TqUzmK
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：64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsAD5CgoNi
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『可以了。』64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb7Rm1dJhP
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCReKxbQyu
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嗵嗵嗵！64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r5PoP8EiO
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「行刑！」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc1BA7X1BZ
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FaOFXGdPf
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「我呀……」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX67Nf0GpBz
魔女突然開口：64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9T9O31ZBg
「是天使唷～」64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJG3bcTJwr
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嘩啦啦——64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa1tbAUt6u
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOBOGvKDf6
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ703qy3ePdq
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滴……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzrXlN08D6
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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……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYlhh9PnvX
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JxrOLIwo2
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JZ2YjQzbu
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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。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf23Ug7qCnx
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny0yCrLka4
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……64Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohztxOBSCn
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