在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc2s5vEEK9
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvlDBxpzIn
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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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyJFNO9ur4
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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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIJzMgjOWi
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLm3Cb9AUix
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVH0aludDNu
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvsJwZwBbb
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuSnvG9B2T
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGrEaAStV7
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcUueeLX5u
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXO9n2PlkQ
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXqx8xxfOi
「嗯，沒問題……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60SmrXfjDA
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34knNnzU9y
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81opMFgKr5
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSh3wLmPfO
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyuU7bFyfR
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5QVC8kp0W
「唷，小修女又來啦。」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rMKH1nwUM
感覺魔女有些無精打采。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbt2FD5WON
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWKztN1XMr
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1nq2ALzFL
「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？」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReHrzwvVfl
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz16StxyrZw
魔女沒有回答……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG14H5tLDpt
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xdYPYgCef
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwzbE7Hmvd
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEjBbagxvc
「魔女小姐？」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV5Al7q1uG
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3458m15y5d
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KmoXNreHN
「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！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NNq8QNoit
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86QinqJ9s6
「看來，您很有自信。」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7yVXsGCXI
「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！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7p6W5G3zY
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLVCld0kMc
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHamrd2lE2l
「呵……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYkhY6yFPY
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1bsAQiZLA
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4zuS28OVu
「別擔心，小修女……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWPYB0h4i7
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7R8Zuhxxi
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVRlC9o0fS
魔女淺淺地笑著：32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFRSIEPsVH
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9j6iNxZFW
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IdTKFXYwN
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJE8yWVAwXJ
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……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm3VwdT6JJ
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0vKzjyKlq
中午，很快就到了。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfBnIQxaC5
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWock9d0Te
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjHmTBGwBB
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpyiTChBgS
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKB2oozEAM
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7y1C0zGdt
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcDSxIAVjH
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZg0cPeWgg
「呃……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgoH14qUMx
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqZ6yiQgau
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7Fumwe6Up
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BRNbcW3S3
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzK0xpGmNP
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmzwHWjGfH
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNKGNvyAtt
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKF5ey7wQi9
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzb0KIGpUQ
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IVFHdG3sg
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8Yza104jw
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpYqPBYk7r
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……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCajn4l2cR
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGcVPpsBgc
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqCNDDgtoH
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQQ4ko6Fl9
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOccVz1Gyf
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlueQpOCFH2
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNd8rDeZek
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAcP5cfDq2
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MONehp8j5
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhLUbtZoPt
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFnTEAOEf6
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ZtYIF2Em
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmuoKrqRHR
嗵嗵嗵！32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg3zlmc9XQ
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xV4q5ZpAP
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLFjw1hHOb
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf9vo1OBRY
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KJyRU7Biw
「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！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnjQmLc5O6
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xOfmTEww6
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp4f48kEJm
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeQ1Fu24Hb
但魔女沉默不語。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtrCNCsXEa
未否認，可也未認罪。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzBf3n1z1O
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMiwBhwBJG
塞繆爾接過法槌。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRXsZazgnG
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSjwLZWgk4
嗵嗵嗵！32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNq1kyQEFY
輪到他了。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7eCEAa7TS
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMPvJC9rjC
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPb67oixPR
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90z73Da4TO
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQGzBEkoQD
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18hpXB0Pfo
「把蛋糕送上來！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgVBQdB3Yy
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rYx1v5kt2
「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！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9wWVQPw5p
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZjtSuxtX2
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHNS5ODhKt
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL91MxmbkC
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfE1UAajF6
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQ4LC9KcNu
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDySBhdOWk
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5t8bZVgdQ
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBOU2TizdF
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ail5acvbT
塞繆爾點了點頭。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NhRPfdxCS
「沒有反應，好……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYinr6SBJpb
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDprDgiTm7O
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ026r26jfUe
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0kobkSTE7
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20b5XbeWBE
「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……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BQrLgsD2Q
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAsnzrAxbM
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH7eyCXksR
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0B74rQ5sJ
「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……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcA92Ol0dbZ
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VPvXJYlSr
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……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUMRL7u1rV
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d3QsXFx5H
「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……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM2k5P2h6o
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUELohrlgp7
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosk2kvLVAU
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6eKATzzYY
「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。」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcVKbupIjI
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwn3IXjaWN
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyfyH31XRv
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyNozIdgmd
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM3lftyMx6
「還不行……要……呃……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacWeGvqM8L
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC2mXpwjUG
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiakCVri9vZ
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3h17t2hb2
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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIznHMpgrI
32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4B4YPoRK2r
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6k0UMKrpNR
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3XbVDlttQ
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：32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv89uGm8D3H
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『可以了。』32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp2cZNpJmD
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jjYw4m9TK
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嗵嗵嗵！32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeitqdra2lR
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「行刑！」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZpswzqcMJ
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozPUaQkR0j
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「我呀……」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswGJ1zQiOu
魔女突然開口：32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBSTa5vMi9
「是天使唷～」32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhjFX7NRv5
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嘩啦啦——32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb4TpkQV3e
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYqRgaBVGl
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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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fAOALnCd9
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滴……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHU58k03mc
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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……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jO8E8fPFD
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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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlv0Gwrqkyz
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfZqh0wDtZ
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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。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscYAMrTvAm
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8jH6AyrRA
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb5IjmhBRI
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