在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下,米德魯神父妥協了。108Please respect copyright.PENANAzyLdF1zAAj
提前的火刑改回原本的時間,將在今日中午開始行刑。108Please respect copyright.PENANAXT6QKQngTt
108Please respect copyright.PENANAMpnKVWry2H
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAd3fbmo12NV
108Please respect copyright.PENANA5eoP8u0NQa
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANADSb5Vu10Wr
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANA9rfcImFFY5
108Please respect copyright.PENANA7B8nrU3mts
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANA21QnsXgUTW
「杜比斯先生,杜比斯先生?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAq0ydsuWhTU
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵,喚他起床。108Please respect copyright.PENANA831ZP3gHDy
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAnghoNJJ9Sg
「能讓我進去嗎?我要送最後一餐。」108Please respect copyright.PENANADUattN4yWx
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAmpEHaow3SV
「嗯,沒問題……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAFXaIaJL3om
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。108Please respect copyright.PENANAvCSGC5QTex
108Please respect copyright.PENANA8pyP9CNAr5
倉庫內,魔女仍靠在牆邊,閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。108Please respect copyright.PENANAf3Rvg5bhPZ
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAmSSNL6hJP8
「魔女小姐?」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。108Please respect copyright.PENANAOkvv7iAGzQ
「唷,小修女又來啦。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA8Zaxzjg1Lq
感覺魔女有些無精打采。108Please respect copyright.PENANAYC1bkkkq6N
「你怎麼了,魔女小姐?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAhcHMYgO53B
「沒什麼,昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA4JhSwAMSQT
「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?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA5UnywmFQ40
108Please respect copyright.PENANAUScQLHOQgY
魔女沒有回答……108Please respect copyright.PENANAnqDTmH6dyn
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。108Please respect copyright.PENANANgmrzskGiB
108Please respect copyright.PENANAxTjAAwVNkY
只見魔女低著頭,渾身顫抖著。108Please respect copyright.PENANAZIHqHIuZbX
「魔女小姐?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAHAqrylurbK
阿嘉莎有些擔憂,想靠近關心她。108Please respect copyright.PENANAMyVWQFHIbP
但手才剛碰到魔女,她就意識到——這個人在笑……108Please respect copyright.PENANAKGE7TGYPDG
「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!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAXRiJBwGnEK
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAPU2bywLxo2
「看來,您很有自信。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAV4QYS54ciM
「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!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAzSVj4jquKe
阿嘉莎點了點頭,微笑著將食物整理好,放到魔女身前。108Please respect copyright.PENANAkk8I4HWIsD
「瘟疫要來了,我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAod6up4moTe
「呵……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAt1GKnLiOqh
聽到那個稱呼,魔女停止了笑聲,看向阿嘉莎。108Please respect copyright.PENANAtwCvQQ8ikT
108Please respect copyright.PENANAqmRPIPqSQS
「別擔心,小修女……」108Please respect copyright.PENANASySb6fHGJD
108Please respect copyright.PENANAv0JFkZGXNv
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAlBzrkAzP4K
魔女淺淺地笑著:108Please respect copyright.PENANAEpRyduwHLA
108Please respect copyright.PENANA693CM6O13I
「畢竟,我是……嘛~」108Please respect copyright.PENANAam5ndHrm2G
108Please respect copyright.PENANA0FTwhwnO4H
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……108Please respect copyright.PENANAcvcD7Y57dm
108Please respect copyright.PENANAPOxQxHBnBX
中午,很快就到了。108Please respect copyright.PENANAKcyKK1fQ82
108Please respect copyright.PENANAqtcFRORRlY
村民們早早聚集到了廣場,將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。108Please respect copyright.PENANABCWmUab6nY
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANA88zfmNpCCR
108Please respect copyright.PENANA2crV0XDSJY
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAYRG2757JMT
108Please respect copyright.PENANA01AKnC0qSI
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。108Please respect copyright.PENANAVuEPdXcBIb
「呃……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAySaX8uIvjz
一個沒注意,竟然抓破了皮膚,一點血從中流出。108Please respect copyright.PENANAGKAlPr0N5F
「你很緊張嗎,塞繆爾兄弟?」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。108Please respect copyright.PENANAidQx85XR2O
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口:「是的,我很緊張……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAG3lD3RzjHl
108Please respect copyright.PENANAGyyiynBCEh
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAaOYyDSQO8I
說實在,塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……108Please respect copyright.PENANARPThZrM3Sp
108Please respect copyright.PENANAYjrunXzfSC
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAM4VyTeS6SX
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAKAyQH6akmq
儘管被粗繩捆綁,推著進來,但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。108Please respect copyright.PENANA0noKdL4TgF
108Please respect copyright.PENANA4mzBZAz6J6
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……108Please respect copyright.PENANAEsortdkJjE
108Please respect copyright.PENANA4IIp5CNEDJ
魔女登上刑台,所有人都沉默不語。108Please respect copyright.PENANAUdb4b4pb4Q
她站立在台上,正面朝著陪審團們。108Please respect copyright.PENANAKblzOTM5Fw
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANA0t70JujMkC
108Please respect copyright.PENANAH5sU2ZtW4o
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAktRhfTr6ih
沒有證據、沒有依據,犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判?108Please respect copyright.PENANAXlFZSdcwkX
如果以神之名可以審判萬物,要法律有何作用?108Please respect copyright.PENANAKsDkpigAy8
他無法下定決心,敲響法槌。108Please respect copyright.PENANAcCvyweMby5
108Please respect copyright.PENANAlQSq8moe2B
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANA5TwU4xyAeX
108Please respect copyright.PENANA137ASZqhYD
嗵嗵嗵!108Please respect copyright.PENANAQq1enE9VoX
108Please respect copyright.PENANA7cGh39sUOD
米德魯神父敲響法槌,示意最終審判的開始。108Please respect copyright.PENANAf31GseYmcW
「無名的魔女啊,這是你最後的機會,你是否認罪?」108Please respect copyright.PENANArhwhZZLukp
「我何罪之有?」魔女沉靜地回應。108Please respect copyright.PENANAvl8vDTxZBZ
「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!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAgFwDDsPzU3
108Please respect copyright.PENANA3Np99eVuLV
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANATwUs5nNpPl
108Please respect copyright.PENANAG0MZjMjT4e
但魔女沉默不語。108Please respect copyright.PENANAPqN4J0rLg1
未否認,可也未認罪。108Please respect copyright.PENANArp8cTYDciB
108Please respect copyright.PENANA7H8nXxS5nH
塞繆爾接過法槌。108Please respect copyright.PENANALcRpHCGSpi
108Please respect copyright.PENANAeapcYVwDZk
嗵嗵嗵!108Please respect copyright.PENANAPca1PuO97M
輪到他了。108Please respect copyright.PENANAhJhuidfRHu
「被告,依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAMHZlHVoiBu
他看著手上的羊皮紙,上面是他提早準備好的流程。108Please respect copyright.PENANAnlnRPLLMHK
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAeGCWTurgKW
既然如此,塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。108Please respect copyright.PENANAEAmOH1zx3K
108Please respect copyright.PENANAGzyDcfxpeb
「把蛋糕送上來!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAs4nwNWfqOI
隨著塞繆爾的命令,村人推了個小蛋糕出來。108Please respect copyright.PENANAz8dNfkER9N
「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!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAbmSaTvnzFB
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAQbzpuJWgPP
108Please respect copyright.PENANAAyJiIgCNgh
很快,一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。108Please respect copyright.PENANAuBo2gEca5Q
牠看起來餓了很久,一看到蛋糕便撲了上去,撕咬起來。108Please respect copyright.PENANAv9sECRQlDM
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了,所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……108Please respect copyright.PENANATMFztAwZNR
108Please respect copyright.PENANAGlNsuv3if6
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAZOSPwsBdD4
108Please respect copyright.PENANA31QVyQ84Yd
米德魯神父皺著眉頭,表情不悅。108Please respect copyright.PENANAg0gt4oXjdH
塞繆爾點了點頭。108Please respect copyright.PENANAuvHCyyq6PK
「沒有反應,好……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAoacVSXyoxy
108Please respect copyright.PENANALW37xA1lhQ
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAtHnmsCQrge
「我將,朗誦法庭已得的證據……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAgqZI92sv0E
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAQZVlohAq87
「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……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAlBw98oKUu9
108Please respect copyright.PENANAJLF6GHVnHx
塞繆爾推開他的手,搖了搖頭。108Please respect copyright.PENANAc43w3iD3CE
108Please respect copyright.PENANAubZJZ35xi9
「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……」108Please respect copyright.PENANA4r0ms1PZrE
108Please respect copyright.PENANAfe3E1GeN2X
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……108Please respect copyright.PENANA47c0pwwAfG
108Please respect copyright.PENANAwPugdfk3wf
「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……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAxFPWV2kfGi
108Please respect copyright.PENANAUwxTX7hFiy
什麼東西,塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。108Please respect copyright.PENANAZYT2EjnI2n
108Please respect copyright.PENANADjy5E3l703
「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。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAWknVrThS2f
108Please respect copyright.PENANAJ38ulvURzc
塞繆爾嘆了口氣,又繼續念下去。108Please respect copyright.PENANA3zgP4xU3qY
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAH6zgfYnNUa
「塞繆爾兄弟,足夠了,宣判吧!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAVOJq10eN8X
「還不行……要……呃……」108Please respect copyright.PENANA40LrlyxAkv
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判,米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。108Please respect copyright.PENANAK1Ic0jApix
108Please respect copyright.PENANAbrozomDZ5T
「證據確鑿,準備行刑!點燃火炬!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAy7vI1SYRt6
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAUi64w7FsP2
108Please respect copyright.PENANAZEyJS5srGQ
「住手!米德魯兄弟,你不能這樣!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAGDpDXWYfwd
「你才是,不要再拖延了!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAvxCAvwIzG4
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:108Please respect copyright.PENANAj72EytnFT0
108Please respect copyright.PENANAaS16o2e52C
『可以了。』108Please respect copyright.PENANAh5NQ8coka8
108Please respect copyright.PENANAnLCsq8csP6
塞繆爾鬆開手,米德魯搶過法槌。108Please respect copyright.PENANADdHL1QLYFO
108Please respect copyright.PENANAvftONiOl8Q
嗵嗵嗵!108Please respect copyright.PENANAErTszEwCSQ
108Please respect copyright.PENANArkHMdXBO0x
「行刑!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAWOhz987lAX
108Please respect copyright.PENANA4PdKi3RNA5
但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。108Please respect copyright.PENANAXNdG8iZDYq
108Please respect copyright.PENANAY9ECqtDhqR
「我呀……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAVlWAea0s3Z
魔女突然開口:108Please respect copyright.PENANA2Bg4dOrn4X
「是天使唷~」108Please respect copyright.PENANAL0gurMoMxl
108Please respect copyright.PENANAfUqVDvHYXO
嘩啦啦——108Please respect copyright.PENANAsVfA6iTRZX
108Please respect copyright.PENANAB5aCNbKCV4
說話的同時,天空突然下起大雨。108Please respect copyright.PENANAwVQCgWY7Fh
108Please respect copyright.PENANAlhjXIYadWm
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANAxwzC2SHxUc
108Please respect copyright.PENANAeTZVqLYKHp
滴……108Please respect copyright.PENANAfbaEctdYj4
108Please respect copyright.PENANA9E13MdIBkO
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……108Please respect copyright.PENANAveLKv3rFBc
108Please respect copyright.PENANA3BZC5sDetv
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。108Please respect copyright.PENANA2FOYUGuWfj
108Please respect copyright.PENANAvLwg1rmKkh
也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。108Please respect copyright.PENANAbaBno9pJcf
108Please respect copyright.PENANAuFgSIXwxDk
而魔女,仍在微笑,在火刑架上,露出溫和的微笑——宛如天使。108Please respect copyright.PENANABt6zopgCh6
108Please respect copyright.PENANAJxSNjSwWSg
這場雨下了足足三天,魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。108Please respect copyright.PENANA2y3IHSi4Y2
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……108Please respect copyright.PENANALtzsptxqMU
108Please respect copyright.PENANAt0ikCfs7ov