在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdkiroc9de
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCiSP1ylQf
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILpINmOvMe
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfEJ3SS4h2
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskQ1msMVPb
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NHdU3WiR1
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KdIQoDL0H
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzwpfCk2Au
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0ONvbRMx5
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQujfd6EMQp
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6mHCSXHjw
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGyW40EkjT
「嗯，沒問題……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89ZU4TIDRE
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw12o8TZlqW
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLvSg0uqgz
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvFAULem1z
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E7FFCjNWI
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAd2b3QKCss
「唷，小修女又來啦。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvUkof2cTS
感覺魔女有些無精打采。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYL48LcUej
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoWZY5VsWe
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fm3uzgXZl
「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？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DNIvyG4RW
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHJ2k0m8tc
魔女沒有回答……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tkoQGViIJ
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLIqh51ITp
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAuJ3Y16Wa
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEdpZG85U7
「魔女小姐？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MSAXlDioR
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i8v65kman
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡla0sEAncnY
「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！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfCAzO6bM8
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauPXbYUocy
「看來，您很有自信。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9pRakXYXK
「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！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a1Al4RZ9p
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjgZwSol3S
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDH7Gz72ch
「呵……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt094S16yw7
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnw4LSkf0T
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6WLKkEXZd
「別擔心，小修女……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wiLDIR5Lo
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyEENbeLM4
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObw2dtNEKh
魔女淺淺地笑著：39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmwcAAiZkI
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEzeJDviQd
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ130zRrgs3o
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJUiRuO1jc
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……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFAoAKQDbc
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK2vEAaI2v
中午，很快就到了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6SXvQTkZU
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMPNPgFt8C
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIH0GbvXAX
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8paR7itzh
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8edDdHdI0
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7YdTZ7Ggc
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyxEoAYvYO
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbd8GLyf8iU
「呃……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEcdsRfZQ6
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgn7nkADFY
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfBvlXxh44
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7c7vKd4dw
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lNqBjIt0h
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hWaNITW4l
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCkyu9HMfz
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGcodLWBaC
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmqKx2nw1L
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbwBqA7xSV
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3Hd6dfG9i
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvmbjgU7lm
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……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF5LEi8yAQ
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDlIDfyoec
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DwrT7bsLN
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvQU0Vs868
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlbkSkPf2D
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKmH6sIliJ
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCacNXOSvZL
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJRwgVaygs
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiEfSvdAOt
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUGwHXlZuH
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nV8ovnVOa
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfGHTz4yeb
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yRWNFtD8f
嗵嗵嗵！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc6cv7hns8
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZXACYh83L
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJqHn2IQ2D
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3z1P3ycwP
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWuCfCThYe
「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！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFLRM7uLWs
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPWl2KcP9A
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAtwEChbTQ
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2u5cGXJMx
但魔女沉默不語。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EFF43GfVL
未否認，可也未認罪。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvDS9TiTZB
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamepgdGi0U
塞繆爾接過法槌。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNctqJ4wHg
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ4tT0R7qU
嗵嗵嗵！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcdTqNYtxu
輪到他了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AN0gNwJVU
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPgx7WoExq
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwoSavEsr4
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5z4nqhA4n
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgUqkVB82K
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCNROvLjxG
「把蛋糕送上來！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcBD9jnf3w
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9lV6AGYDc
「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！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbekXGXOGEC
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLMtLd8kcV
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbg2VbM9ay
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIULvb8j80
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcJYGqx5Al
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbO0DUBg5e
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpquInfmqjK
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqVfxkxCct
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4EIiIVB4d
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqjIXipI5B
塞繆爾點了點頭。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LBcxqum21
「沒有反應，好……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVoQ6PCJTu
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgzHDBroTJ
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JxK9EcDpk
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lVkp3O5Zk
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGktvKsL3QR
「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……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrnn9trEGk
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrncj8WFJXz
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0riqoJgvmQ
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfINPAioCrT
「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……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJFZGxtJQO
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNjbMwM2DM
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……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeITPYZcTD
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56NV7RgVkt
「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……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBYqYaHIl7
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntmwlnDpSc
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrFiJDuEJy
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9reI9gspz
「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。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMhcsLc2Mx
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4MqCH9fnI
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g0Us5ttid
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7Qkl4NEj8
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZiuhOAzc4
「還不行……要……呃……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSZl8pOUsQ
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdPzNqgqch
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogWBezzEmc
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpejFv88hs
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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqeytAmJpc
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWbil4t3qR
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AIK0VxXxT
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVjMcC4uNb
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：39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMlqHYIPB3
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『可以了。』39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9BZvPitFE
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGgL71DeY2
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嗵嗵嗵！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIRkpYcrmQ
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「行刑！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjRrJJAQg1
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAGPPYW0rl
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「我呀……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vtjl6NwQz
魔女突然開口：39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrcDnhb4X4
「是天使唷～」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4JDPCjhaz
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嘩啦啦——39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA8f857UqG
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmXL3Vw96m
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78hTJD6RAS
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滴……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBxxa4YdhV
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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……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAzCJNb34B
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7gAwy2wCp
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc3bwPMNLs
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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。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO4q8IAEmx
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4QsJxhGL0
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNeOJVbCDv
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