在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOw6AQMOzy
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGipo0TGQI
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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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIW7OvX8xNg
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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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBh1fKsJsJI
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6Eu2xsBIq
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kc9VaEalM
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs1WjGnxOM
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLkpTM2tU4
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKyMVqUogF
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylEEBycOiM
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAeeQYP2rQ
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbfnm3cm1V
「嗯，沒問題……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeGFMu4d10
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GwMlP582u
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZY0KhMT68
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7QvYJP52J
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgde2fdpKLq
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawlYCuk7Ut
「唷，小修女又來啦。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C6o1q4Izc
感覺魔女有些無精打采。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WZoyRQkp5
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4JAmH5HhX
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlhriN8X4q
「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？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHQgewEkiL
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRgE6jLMXg
魔女沒有回答……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLC1yJgGFr
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2Cp94VaVd
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2GM2Ehk87
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl1MFTTi5s
「魔女小姐？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNsO2GeNAB
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiPBQyzP05
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyB4iLBcdV
「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！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdsq1lFBiX
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLYaFX26bU
「看來，您很有自信。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPLly8sYYB
「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！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZdV0zql0Q
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s6kgNO5uP
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCM9E2JGW5
「呵……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFV2XXuSHk
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZNq25f3m6
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA4azl37vt
「別擔心，小修女……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lojtZk4LR
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SQNz3l8YV
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWe6EpIEX9f
魔女淺淺地笑著：37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvlcvUodEM
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWtYh4bHVy
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap0FfSb65D
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEmWjHdMyy
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……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqISHzmfJ4r
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iZiRpj3Ec
中午，很快就到了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT4dFzGlLV
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f3iz3TrnC
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGwyTLbchQ
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg2ztBhcbm
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCGDTwYIZ9
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEkbeeuoqK
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CX0ewCYJ8
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnx7alIIgf
「呃……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7fGldKn4O
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIj792NnK9m
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDUEIDftUS
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjuwl0G621
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SArfr2xiv
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH05Rcgk81A
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFu6kn1DD8
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUDpdbCmLs
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyyRrW1S03
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj7Xb884EE
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoc1geWCTN
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DatmVJylY
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……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WvdEhZ7K0
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6GvoiReN1
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQPJ68nwGA
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsU8M60yK2
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRka5ZjAGJV
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3dDOmFkOZ
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqe0n5E0Bbr
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4JhanMo0G
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ9ER6CUU0
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11kcHKk8Hu
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBbRp4fdWz
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWI6k5MAwl1
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwRsikQnuc
嗵嗵嗵！37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE9UZcIK17
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9PQuoWRhv
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7BPtOn9B4
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVaL1OhegS
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEMMEgA80s
「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！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywkrZ5Hkse
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5q4cKXXvS
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc8MVxIr2X
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnUIGdq4Yh
但魔女沉默不語。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASX69IfYzk
未否認，可也未認罪。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GhuqQDNHO
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4BQhU67lS
塞繆爾接過法槌。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0fySaCPhb
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXi1MBXgoC
嗵嗵嗵！37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa9a85fwgB
輪到他了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUGWUOattR
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzilXdZSDZE
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkBlDWz2PG
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtQIW9tJXP
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc7U8XeNSM
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIGWimCmtn
「把蛋糕送上來！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkbBl8mj0f
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a6vIses8C
「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！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW5us133yD
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqRNp07ova
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIkSKH72Cn
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTJACwO3zT
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFDyHGJ693
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwDuE7jAWA
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIiwGoL6UA
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWZhEsi7ML
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLfk3C9AkO
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4z6pHkfdQ
塞繆爾點了點頭。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZjHs39ga4
「沒有反應，好……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00kt4Viy4x
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBf7LszfqK
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8GWiYHmHr
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9KPF6XJO7
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOynQrvfK4g
「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……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOI9PskSI66
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7G7FVjlNz
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcot5PLZmZ
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBXEE3PwTw
「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……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eV98BvxOM
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLh0tpQt8W
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……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd3fPpxND3
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHDQEyqv2g
「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……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD6R6a6R3S
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZEpi4LXxo
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37AUg5D2iz
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQzRKm95q4
「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。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg4o0P12Tv
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDRW2sQzlX
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvGV4n82Em
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04rvUK9UIs
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbVcz5Ths9
「還不行……要……呃……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6XWPaEP2s
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6wIgPgN4b
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT5B7QOZk6
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjMge5Bekz
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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCY7RhEKSL
37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAubjB4Jk5
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNeAiXRSUA
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZHJmn6cPW
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：37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpFOkRGprm
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『可以了。』37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZC0Pd1Pke
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpi7Ntyl64
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嗵嗵嗵！37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOrZRyUP3r
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「行刑！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuka0ZLajK
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Xb1731AhX
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「我呀……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNQZRk1sN2
魔女突然開口：37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhyc4RyQ3T
「是天使唷～」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qnEkG48F6
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嘩啦啦——37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5JWmwSGqS
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc0vnncY2T
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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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrwscFLS5w
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滴……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93DCMbKghF
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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……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0sPIqmeet
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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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyC7FZ22oI
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SOrDvKXcv
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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。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8We590SwzY
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFzQr2dQyO
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqbX7r2x86
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