在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9mqjE76By
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEXlrbE0H9
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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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSloUy2T4NE
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgk2jW0L3HA
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBrUlJzL7b
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyoVCFt8Dt
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElOYDuG9K9
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKVQp7BGtO
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLU1DwRE4y
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmIQEAbrPZ
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmvUqoi5QQ
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE4uK9FpHy
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLvpc5CG3i
「嗯，沒問題……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2NDmfticy
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT5xupiTtT
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4WGg8tUvS
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMCmIKBDxl
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFNbRE9aS1
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmjeoJNrrB
「唷，小修女又來啦。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fgFhNStq9
感覺魔女有些無精打采。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS5CrQ1izI
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxaTMMxReP
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO3WYyBgBW
「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？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVYNELvesd
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nYQGJksrM
魔女沒有回答……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oj0BsRBx5
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO30TbnTxOI
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY2BWQpXUc
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAhNdxhliA
「魔女小姐？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89iX2Y4XCS
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRskJ24NVz
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpNE0jWnDj
「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！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRG8PPAnxUi
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTd10ZJ9py
「看來，您很有自信。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCH6Joj5nS
「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！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU8S7BLVRE
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWGkC501ek
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcBM44VTqR
「呵……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7QQXoEO7O
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6ixQAReVs
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN6Std7lZE
「別擔心，小修女……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2qSBIS7s4
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOLY8iqAkr
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwMfwdMOnN
魔女淺淺地笑著：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP1cvWJZah
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P8s4m6InF
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTS2OjQ6TD
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcDzk8t2mH
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……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLHUFxAHW7
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNmLcNMPiO
中午，很快就到了。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosExNLnVLW
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP2ds3uFtm
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLtgQTITkU
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3lEGRbzSe
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc6ijXEJFf
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF8kWfWbzP
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwAe7FVWxQ
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQbOap5dta
「呃……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUiuyxIS3x
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52M4NjkOXU
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTaXPTdvoE
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4oP3NpAc1
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl8EUfdzUk
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6AQiQa9KZ
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAx3XNBYSXA
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKPvaGufUb
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28puURz1PC
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFAeERtAgC
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvEDAUsOY7
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0g7VsOVJJn
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……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNy4cW8H5Y
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnko7ekKS9
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndvnvzXLS6
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnZm1TMiJk
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlSlZhuUqi
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQQKaHMbJ7
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJEWrIjLDm
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmJnC5nRVu
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPf1qU4ZdmM
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkF1aAnouVX
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDpBwmVtOG
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcAL3l3qLa
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOBTxSl2Gn
嗵嗵嗵！61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj0KetmEYN
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ240xKnm8J8
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQmhUCai0f
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YJs5dh9be
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPVJwoYolb
「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！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEJWwuJiGA
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo1HBbGc4c
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fgNL2g9nW
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbFiZ8bA2O
但魔女沉默不語。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMicy1saTj
未否認，可也未認罪。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pTL2VDGZJ
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MbsovAoP6
塞繆爾接過法槌。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU1NvTrIGw
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnb064qOdRb
嗵嗵嗵！61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFBAq4WQEe
輪到他了。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvym4oMrvWV
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy53oSyq4cH
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVMoWW02xP
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubyjivusOR
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsHtZCqOl5
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVndUNhYzs3
「把蛋糕送上來！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU72jG5oipM
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuI7abBcIw
「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！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlN37Of85b2
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiTU85plXc
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyzUwNIDrY
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsucvXF8Mh
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Jqt4kz0si
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG9dOCg1pt
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpclOEaC4b
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATtAtmNWEk
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYM3c1rYUa
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4JW8vgCO7
塞繆爾點了點頭。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ875oyf78ks
「沒有反應，好……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeXTcrwjFT
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiow0ICx9r
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6es98iKPE
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26QNShn4Ia
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡia9q7ESQpt
「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……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡug1Csr5U1A
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtXCj0eFmx
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNVkqOnIUc
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRiaIbrY02
「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……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rkUsFJyWS
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WzX9B5r9z
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……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnkAOchENF
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrD9AL1SymR
「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……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9Ryqb152t
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlqIjthR2i
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5zLGKxAaP
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IYZadw0yD
「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。」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejn0vGQVZq
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdv33eHEd7
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuHyjXhw1T
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1j046YqKF
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJWyPPigdd
「還不行……要……呃……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajy2s9rRWe
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PbMemtCsU
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6zip3Lehb
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkcWHlmVNf
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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sEIhlNtCp
61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5nWKBg91e
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMvWVZv9R5
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrZfigBE6G
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：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxjPfFF981
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『可以了。』61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cO2Syxzr3
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmqivYwsTB
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嗵嗵嗵！61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnv7bBbNkqj
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「行刑！」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKcAyJ1La2
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r7MQnHPLS
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「我呀……」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4WgfN8ldP
魔女突然開口：61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij2EYV7MsG
「是天使唷～」61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvH0XaQWhy
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嘩啦啦——61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCImAffL3H
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE1ejU2Xp1
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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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmARJv7tRaC
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滴……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqTlDWb8aE
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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……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuBgDDTgH8
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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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX25DQ4jlLN
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qt3YCsrkF
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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。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0bkBTWLVP
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy8K5XZBnT
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqIH6aVyS5
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