在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPllHdhFkrr
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWtxLSsRJw
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkDPa9eGU1
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWui3Q45uLY
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJzTK9iY3u
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3S12uZNEI
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEuRrEOa0r
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP06E5h42qP
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGV0wRE8dd
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiOD3kK58I
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYYhM61GHX
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf2muKnAGf
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7NN9IpLQt
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBMIRnk63k
「嗯，沒問題……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWcqQguT3l
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpaohSRrEa
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpS4NK9DF9
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbzPG6dKVB
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi25Eh2lUE
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfEEJnBSei
「唷，小修女又來啦。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvTHTx4G6b
感覺魔女有些無精打采。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIEwk4rpCN
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU9oCTlKij
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwr3adp6Cr
「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？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3U5eEjTts
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv842vLdAF8
魔女沒有回答……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGrSczXi8m
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoetbWqcKKP
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy0jZWw5Yo
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe2W4scPzq
「魔女小姐？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpSDYwzP8I
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4RAFzaiKr
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hXu51l0a2
「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！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28qxqUlmhI
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5zyzvrwVL
「看來，您很有自信。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7ANQ6w6To
「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！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hz4toOvrl
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFk8sfzwlE2
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkxfWm8L1p
「呵……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWei79RWq4x
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrmf3koYde
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1OowpX4AL
「別擔心，小修女……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJSB33xnV2
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV1TqRiBHT
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbAkXyurXh
魔女淺淺地笑著：60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2XYm212ab
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEbH38a8G7
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxUywYnN9A
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAo9o01stqP
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……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNMuLfkKZv
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY7ZW3c86t
中午，很快就到了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCljytzxQBk
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMHAfsTNkQ
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ863RgMvc7
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCpNTy6Xk5
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacVy4y1p4J
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9X0f52QHA
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKVS3HB64L
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHSjZedHh7
「呃……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhWbD2OLP0
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6uqoHoTo4
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ByU9GPwbh
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZsDcwhigS
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvOv2W5F2v
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcIo15ACIi
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnMX7TDmCP
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yCf3r7tkE
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnXC9vcpgM
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHNfnyPMtf
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HCEvLI4Jo
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MlQfxNZrl
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……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUlIyLuV4x
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwXCF89LwK
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgivcvCV6s
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3qveNqvRx
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT673DESA2u
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvm34qzBSiu
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkXAV9Fq81
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxuevc9NT1
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzgjcyRJWY
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfNl50vdP1
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluoKTcSkbw
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPgbw3iDs8
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjBAYkl7FC
嗵嗵嗵！60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptgVrIkDVu
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkxsn6tp1L
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bvX3eYKTr
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGLR4aJfnU
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljFGx2OxBm
「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！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsKe6iNE59
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vd3mSzaXK
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABY1WHqBcf
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3wLgUBvoM
但魔女沉默不語。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE9pPX19qF
未否認，可也未認罪。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlmedBx155
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPP7sLpZLt
塞繆爾接過法槌。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDwq8Q7MoE
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62SUGt3cBF
嗵嗵嗵！60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkgMTamZMs
輪到他了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxfkU91mhY
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NNRgXSxu1
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCnhjEvqwq
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDc2fIWgux
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctgDezC7wf
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUY8gqXjfUs
「把蛋糕送上來！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiFNELL6re
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP2SC2cnGj
「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！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKihg8HIzB4
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWoCJnGR0L
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwaWAvRXz1
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxII4cWINmd
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrtYtkAmxb
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnL7W1rA8t
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lH5nl8ulC
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn9KfP4xxF
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKUaWwLCDS
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxTeHNmSuH
塞繆爾點了點頭。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8TuuGqCc9
「沒有反應，好……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2UAGXZ6dC
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6fIXPKu9f
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCWyHzcaXQ
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNqoINQRLN
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEorjXoP1d
「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……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mEQfoUENB
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSjGZBxMO9
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YZUYqZYry
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhv4UlJiKb
「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……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCACHgICNl
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxDRtvKgOb
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……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8GCedGfEi
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSLb3k2sXK
「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……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM748smeutA
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPoxiBj7nw
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7fjwuCnzc
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsuvlhS4aV
「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。」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuGKDO1UXM
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Azj1YbRgh
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNadNvcq8at
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIHzbaSPyR
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ieB42KiSA
「還不行……要……呃……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtFXSNxCDW
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6nNZWQl5c
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuR92tVGP7
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wGlPahZIN
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXf8pY0AQ8
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXNeHzRY6A
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDVTPWyJYo
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFs0EBzIWM
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：60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygT3Z4eeUZ
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsd77iYTR8
『可以了。』60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXc1RaLGNa
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSbF17SyBS
塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemjATSOLk9
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88B6IUvMbs
嗵嗵嗵！60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDXu8RyLt4
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxkGTG8HCt
「行刑！」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xf87lUC0n
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYLSqqO3mz
但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrncU31nwp
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQD8UNnbNGE
「我呀……」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCSBgu36Ym
魔女突然開口：60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8dMlZU4I8
「是天使唷～」60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAk0sOyVel
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVrewggSqg
嘩啦啦——60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxYdDID8tw
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFEtDBX3xV
說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9ljuwH2Zz
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBvzQOkOAu
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpg53CYYLWv
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VyY4RsqvJ
滴……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2W0In0B6uc
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwam3LqXZxx
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……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDRZHWuXlC
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGhnzDGt7e
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。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWps7Qs3orA
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW7GQ9Ufsp
也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFbhBQWgzN
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcg0u6XuGgp
而魔女，仍在微笑，在火刑架上，露出溫和的微笑——宛如天使。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPk1FrYRXE
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsomh8fIOj3
這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3UDjnxp53
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfSB4wUV6V
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RBMNtk3Ep
