在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRZtSNKZC0
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxX0zuL9zJ
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwbtzipPtZ
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCURDm212f
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys1SqzmizY
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoV0PYG4BL
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5bv0FLxjR
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGl6MzRdds
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKVpQL9lLI
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafSo20h9e7
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZeTe0x4EZ
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95xZmVw48G
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dmkPUboSG
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MEQr3BPxG
「嗯，沒問題……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsUlnaXPVq
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2y25UucWw
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZt68AIPmk
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt70GLZP7w
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IGYyQx0Rn
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ8fJdLgUW
「唷，小修女又來啦。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQucNFAxEB
感覺魔女有些無精打采。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxmquK8wD2
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL8HzAol4O
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuTXmqBmXF
「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？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuJcW1KEof
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9R7a2K7imO
魔女沒有回答……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPlLJOSTZc
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoAUKfoA1i
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0z84aMSPQX
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9RAnXqpff
「魔女小姐？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9112IiRIhU
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgnnDfwqFd
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOMtOum4fp
「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！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL9pHX5m3I
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wOTXzyZrL
「看來，您很有自信。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2WX2r3j05
「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！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMKJkuh74c
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgm09n2UYs
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6VfDXqs7q
「呵……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3DUqHMJT5
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7J9x6i7hh
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9pXOVOIKo
「別擔心，小修女……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMqJ2aGc2p
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRWa6tOr93
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ2mAtsAUr
魔女淺淺地笑著：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMIkLaA5Xy
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlYP9IdwRy
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaadNW2BfA
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgdAGQt944
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……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx0tXbJSwU
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfyFkUaOAc
中午，很快就到了。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lUANncXva
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFfuxrn5cx
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtOoub6fJl
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ4MRnTyOd
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcOnfTCNO1
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRySzJQnfwS
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLU4zdsF6p
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJqSmRYJFS
「呃……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2cHs0pJ9E
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KDly5wlYD
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ipLKG3cIQ
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5sGJ0EyvM
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47tDITvsdJ
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPJe5NWvni
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWZ9QB3ge1
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ0TbN5vyp
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag1yMuzrCP
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXSd87nB0J
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMyPoAFlCO
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f0lobba2T
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……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡog8sQMZnn9
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPZyVMQPgm
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XowEkoFK7
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1po02NQ6b
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RynkYlgDt
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdCDaXVno1
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ionq04JGW
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1j4nD6jYcj
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hFx2pTHYs
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0eOpW2fiq
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BtTg6X6t5
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYlASdbb1v
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbyWZ4E0yO
嗵嗵嗵！103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uEc9hRf5B
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbLRcw2GW0
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg9Ohkg66l
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7LToscOwk
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPSL7FTi9T
「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！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLgtqcFFYE
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXoU5r5JDW
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBVeb5PDPG
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGIsXAUMRW
但魔女沉默不語。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEsHzTOjB9
未否認，可也未認罪。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqaoX0Rz1p
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVVtjiBvHL
塞繆爾接過法槌。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKHf2ZoqL6
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHazDv50KcF
嗵嗵嗵！103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WQeuclPeu
輪到他了。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1lqPPhQgj
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBoE64WKTI
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWwxFkVrJE
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGd6N3oqKu6
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIhXCcXF0D
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHZuaHxu7H
「把蛋糕送上來！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa87cfvFPRO
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGq3zarCmY
「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！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpMoJ2fihq
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTMaYlWC0n
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPoLKe5KAm
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwyHvJFC3S
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6GQe6JMnM
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMQzVQZiBJ
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNBUoRQUyE
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AP6BaPCti
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaMOfRRylw
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPkZpqFe2q
塞繆爾點了點頭。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59mPuV9Ktx
「沒有反應，好……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlMel59VOm
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCrLFy2XC4
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrqntldCGr
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5bNbTVunm
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ru7VEl8PQ
「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……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJaBCIh3ly
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCogUqhg9Nz
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqVK5c2C1q
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxRcI6zJbD
「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……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmY1Q9GVUt
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvYjRGgpX5
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……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTleYJDLgzX
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQjZvwnKkt
「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……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyf0qC31c3n
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0thIsPHqBa
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T5ZHiKGAo
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21TS1dpXcB
「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。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAX5lKEMr5j
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5C2B8Iua2N
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOLlO6Q6AO
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCT2hXhk4q
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbt3H95Ccp
「還不行……要……呃……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7ES8VrPqV
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqdi4ASRoO
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eFJ1Xj9MY
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlPg44wDt7
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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBwjqziDGR
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFO31l5ltoE
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycDR4MDQ5D
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXc2Vp8ivlu
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：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7R4JJ5exb
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『可以了。』103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcvbQfJ7rL
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUUqPDi7ym
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嗵嗵嗵！103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Op8bwpHhb
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「行刑！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6URorQgxI
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3xk4Nrtrp
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「我呀……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbAnvsAe2e
魔女突然開口：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdswru5Mfio
「是天使唷～」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXweoPpS3P
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嘩啦啦——103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85XlxWbNIG
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj8O9uuDwl
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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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9AjFCjeTQ
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滴……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaXz1tkNWF
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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……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQ25DBmipl
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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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfsw7AdOaD
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6adSOQYj3
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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。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2Ttg0eJkA
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo76aKAbCrw
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61C8DjThw6
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