在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1obmwzz9Xz
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCQ5wY1aJl
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRekQBibOru
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS22ebRzCAX
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUJuR55oMX
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGyEHCDkdP
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGwYTNSmuZ
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN2CX2XJ9h
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡun5qfb5TH1
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ9BTI2BA3
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFe4MJoZ5P
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OzmDnwQII
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY36DmjYHpe
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnelEcu2G6j
「嗯，沒問題……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvkcqRiKuP
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nmLmsGwSm
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7SbqABB1L
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aXtLKWzKG
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQHwT6af1x
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlufybMAV6M
「唷，小修女又來啦。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB9LKYN22d
感覺魔女有些無精打采。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuKynwQyie
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIjTbnGEOg
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtHYqa61xB
「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？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjw5kQFLo7
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQBpMCeZT4
魔女沒有回答……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1vzXjdg8u
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLyyPF82Nh
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKANBZntnRy
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGiMDsDEXN
「魔女小姐？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJr1nK3Au8L
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcVyXUq7uV
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT45vGIgqSb
「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！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUqCL2CPke
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNL8YZlHh7
「看來，您很有自信。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGacHBzZSZ
「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！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0UqHTrwSh
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE3VKOivdv
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoz9o4kD80
「呵……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44ORjIFSUu
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35FZbGI2h5
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIitfLcL9gh
「別擔心，小修女……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprOZEOiRxE
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLG1GoJ4kq2
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIATyNTsmrg
魔女淺淺地笑著：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbt1BpXg8m
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhreuwu4OZu
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c6PgxZlNH
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Too8rhjCp
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……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGKCDV1K2p
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jJ7e1s5Ix
中午，很快就到了。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoeRmzD7i6
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqOAimvUxi
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIymdoZ8NJ
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaimR5Hcl4
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9VmlXuXV4
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RLRWO5p8C
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsmVKq2lGz
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI99M0oq2Ev
「呃……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlp4gZbmJQJ
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEi9DYGFfUv
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntEzHfnDxJ
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQUKsqvwwL
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLSDxBGvbx
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBH6Oq61Ij
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNAOwpaeVA
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3HAeVUdpz
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TbYn853oI
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9FkpwpRXx
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHDEVawpmm
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrY58leA8g
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……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCJoaiUkwN
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZC6sE8VcWw
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW00uPFtXN
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWFhVbxmIa
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtLt2GZLEp
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBde6SxijiL
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfz7tViJTb
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBinlCicGG
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbbZAPXAET
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cQWwVFGBy
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb73gJMeA6U
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvO7BR0ux7
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoAdqKpOpb
嗵嗵嗵！93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLY43w1F3A
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU9hlso66T
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJbMfMEct0
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKYMSLVHmH
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBUpIwQDsW
「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！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZh9ludccPI
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uNdPTjaQH
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm868JKkrC2
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC38J5Jg7vr
但魔女沉默不語。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKg2Pqc42K
未否認，可也未認罪。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrddmjZynvt
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gQOvgEGep
塞繆爾接過法槌。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZrpb2Ba3d
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3fwsyvwHY
嗵嗵嗵！93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHEI3wB1r6
輪到他了。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIPcPPNWFV
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA3lkGfpbW
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKSjmwW3kU
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHxtNxKyyq
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoskTUfE8uS
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsQr2ksLDb
「把蛋糕送上來！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDGGTIHaZc
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD4bcDhRv9
「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！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8PxXolUxF
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Xrqdmu5Tk
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV5fmDnNMH
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoa97NzcDb
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgz0Idx4EcB
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXh3G8hZi2
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFi2ofQz6U
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL9veluxrE
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJopniPjYr
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfquYgXsvge
塞繆爾點了點頭。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCESG4Nl1Jg
「沒有反應，好……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMASCWOyXS
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJuPnNUsin
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfOxbbPrbG
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhudvNXEZ6
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5OzkE5Nxi
「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……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER7v8zbJNj
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfejMO2VfI
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uwTTQWQmy
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFyQ8P4eyU
「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……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR6w6Eu9EI
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5gOkNDARa
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……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhjjfz17VH
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjCl39d2o4
「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……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84gZj9e9FB
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01moDovbv5
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLV8v1CE1f
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGwrPzxq0f
「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。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafVLUENYzt
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRx6gmanIDQ
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPfbiZRMHg
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm441KOjeXp
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmT8QhnGjZ
「還不行……要……呃……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiRmSe6c4Z
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL8NpEzTMK
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXySjkVhrl
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3blpT5oXzQ
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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7Mm4HOfrn
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSfKZ3gXKw
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOUQtZAIGz
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTvuRKF6y1
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：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgV99NNQgG
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『可以了。』93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQ777Ztb6t
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXgODhInJt
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嗵嗵嗵！93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuh4e0SSEpt
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「行刑！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57wJBy7rjY
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRen9eDdhZ
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「我呀……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MnCzbVmhh
魔女突然開口：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2UlJ9LqbO
「是天使唷～」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2BU6fiaba
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嘩啦啦——93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4Tv4K106U
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZfg5W1q04
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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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UfJERa99k
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滴……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sTv7YYIIm
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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……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7tNXmzWRj
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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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R8NADzZ7R
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTshnQpq1L
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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。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtHxt7kg9J
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HrapAQ0Ev
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu6A6XQSbD
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