在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下,米德魯神父妥協了。109Please respect copyright.PENANACedjW3nQgk
提前的火刑改回原本的時間,將在今日中午開始行刑。109Please respect copyright.PENANAkJl6uJPa4b
109Please respect copyright.PENANAgPqwoKj31Q
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAqM3F2aIGGV
109Please respect copyright.PENANAE7bsUM9RiM
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAkIE5kdbSDu
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAhxtcnHIsZ1
109Please respect copyright.PENANAu8O1SWjhUW
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAECCmRJiFbc
「杜比斯先生,杜比斯先生?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAQKclva9IyT
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵,喚他起床。109Please respect copyright.PENANAx8srtYG1Dt
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAOsxEa4Rsf3
「能讓我進去嗎?我要送最後一餐。」109Please respect copyright.PENANAQckmWpamxh
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANABHvhePLnr3
「嗯,沒問題……」109Please respect copyright.PENANALwCkFI72cl
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。109Please respect copyright.PENANAI2AVflJtUL
109Please respect copyright.PENANABF85BsRkC2
倉庫內,魔女仍靠在牆邊,閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。109Please respect copyright.PENANAfwnn5HnCwX
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAVSHIpEbL6S
「魔女小姐?」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。109Please respect copyright.PENANAR7ppDcX4Rv
「唷,小修女又來啦。」109Please respect copyright.PENANADUdWe1C9eQ
感覺魔女有些無精打采。109Please respect copyright.PENANAamTQYNrP1H
「你怎麼了,魔女小姐?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1MYp7SPiG
「沒什麼,昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」109Please respect copyright.PENANAFvV57DdXOl
「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?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9wR0qaak2
109Please respect copyright.PENANAapD8gvVZAb
魔女沒有回答……109Please respect copyright.PENANAWwxDoGjC2S
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。109Please respect copyright.PENANA7f0NdbshxE
109Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1KhK3xH26
只見魔女低著頭,渾身顫抖著。109Please respect copyright.PENANAFgNcvG7oUK
「魔女小姐?」109Please respect copyright.PENANArNizAEXiHe
阿嘉莎有些擔憂,想靠近關心她。109Please respect copyright.PENANAhmBjgVFjJD
但手才剛碰到魔女,她就意識到——這個人在笑……109Please respect copyright.PENANAdplTlCk9VB
「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!」109Please respect copyright.PENANARAAS7TZugh
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAFHkg3T5VRV
「看來,您很有自信。」109Please respect copyright.PENANAzh9ZBHTQ4K
「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!」109Please respect copyright.PENANACLqXmozpPo
阿嘉莎點了點頭,微笑著將食物整理好,放到魔女身前。109Please respect copyright.PENANAI0Dix3qRX4
「瘟疫要來了,我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」109Please respect copyright.PENANA9EbvQCOZN0
「呵……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAgsksFuQQ9S
聽到那個稱呼,魔女停止了笑聲,看向阿嘉莎。109Please respect copyright.PENANAMuenCZAaT1
109Please respect copyright.PENANAcLlwaGd6nz
「別擔心,小修女……」109Please respect copyright.PENANA8DKZ4ROBZD
109Please respect copyright.PENANADTVyYho1O0
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAH3u15d6yFD
魔女淺淺地笑著:109Please respect copyright.PENANAHYaPOgD16L
109Please respect copyright.PENANAMQHS06wnSz
「畢竟,我是……嘛~」109Please respect copyright.PENANAIsxVH8sfMt
109Please respect copyright.PENANAo0YAd9Frfo
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……109Please respect copyright.PENANAhm25l4jWpG
109Please respect copyright.PENANAI6Dk8sNWgv
中午,很快就到了。109Please respect copyright.PENANAHijNDIjtYz
109Please respect copyright.PENANA8bTL2KIbPs
村民們早早聚集到了廣場,將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。109Please respect copyright.PENANAZYx7EdsXp1
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAp7UVMTewS5
109Please respect copyright.PENANAfjy9nWftKc
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAqUmCQYsNZo
109Please respect copyright.PENANAjaDHqI0iw9
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。109Please respect copyright.PENANA9JM35zyfxr
「呃……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAGZj47OV9ZF
一個沒注意,竟然抓破了皮膚,一點血從中流出。109Please respect copyright.PENANA6DRUZeM2yz
「你很緊張嗎,塞繆爾兄弟?」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。109Please respect copyright.PENANAYlOfzYcZBE
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口:「是的,我很緊張……」109Please respect copyright.PENANA9j1FKkVToU
109Please respect copyright.PENANA0gRIx92xPJ
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANA66HZ8OSOTU
說實在,塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……109Please respect copyright.PENANAmbT3P4LZrX
109Please respect copyright.PENANALdFVenVB24
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANA4QmTeSm2Js
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAjG8v1GuUmD
儘管被粗繩捆綁,推著進來,但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。109Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZsaRtuDrb
109Please respect copyright.PENANAQBuAith4UZ
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……109Please respect copyright.PENANA0xISRsj7lk
109Please respect copyright.PENANA2oFndyUvF5
魔女登上刑台,所有人都沉默不語。109Please respect copyright.PENANAHug3W0MZjA
她站立在台上,正面朝著陪審團們。109Please respect copyright.PENANArvDrbOhm2e
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANA3xm9IhMnsH
109Please respect copyright.PENANAqLj1VQfMAv
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAUbbGdQyUYy
沒有證據、沒有依據,犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判?109Please respect copyright.PENANA92YOzBHuWj
如果以神之名可以審判萬物,要法律有何作用?109Please respect copyright.PENANAJGfJq0sMZ8
他無法下定決心,敲響法槌。109Please respect copyright.PENANAjGvVVLIgxe
109Please respect copyright.PENANAf6siyRlGWF
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAFf15MmMiui
109Please respect copyright.PENANAHxETEFT3G0
嗵嗵嗵!109Please respect copyright.PENANAwrHPMPO2mn
109Please respect copyright.PENANAvGFi4UprOK
米德魯神父敲響法槌,示意最終審判的開始。109Please respect copyright.PENANAOotyqugzTL
「無名的魔女啊,這是你最後的機會,你是否認罪?」109Please respect copyright.PENANAXqDgEGEB00
「我何罪之有?」魔女沉靜地回應。109Please respect copyright.PENANAlALG5yHW7U
「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!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAbAIEs1lxKa
109Please respect copyright.PENANACFJfzeENZb
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAvFT14V6QLv
109Please respect copyright.PENANAfJEA13SBqp
但魔女沉默不語。109Please respect copyright.PENANApKRPZgtJFx
未否認,可也未認罪。109Please respect copyright.PENANAg3aQE2KDqt
109Please respect copyright.PENANAVc8uUe0Qd3
塞繆爾接過法槌。109Please respect copyright.PENANA2ifm0efpr3
109Please respect copyright.PENANAQcWY0CqZUK
嗵嗵嗵!109Please respect copyright.PENANAFCJZLeavyU
輪到他了。109Please respect copyright.PENANAhNoA7Pa9cv
「被告,依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAvr3sgHXcAa
他看著手上的羊皮紙,上面是他提早準備好的流程。109Please respect copyright.PENANAqza2qogRxk
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAdMpiSKIh8M
既然如此,塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。109Please respect copyright.PENANAB8hNphE83I
109Please respect copyright.PENANAMiuKNT39kV
「把蛋糕送上來!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAV80tdtytHH
隨著塞繆爾的命令,村人推了個小蛋糕出來。109Please respect copyright.PENANAyCuDf02kvh
「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!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAOhgzQM9W92
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANA7lqspk1F3m
109Please respect copyright.PENANAm2rpbpzyPl
很快,一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。109Please respect copyright.PENANAcfCcFG7GQi
牠看起來餓了很久,一看到蛋糕便撲了上去,撕咬起來。109Please respect copyright.PENANAPMky0jCvln
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了,所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……109Please respect copyright.PENANAhGW2BKUruP
109Please respect copyright.PENANAeg82XySBrD
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANA9lHK4KoANw
109Please respect copyright.PENANA39JIjpInLi
米德魯神父皺著眉頭,表情不悅。109Please respect copyright.PENANA0txopRcpcw
塞繆爾點了點頭。109Please respect copyright.PENANA60ofjez4eM
「沒有反應,好……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAOjIwOGUocc
109Please respect copyright.PENANARRTF4KzTXH
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAD59epWOo1f
「我將,朗誦法庭已得的證據……」109Please respect copyright.PENANARcQkCIBvi9
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANARza2vIfRyg
「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……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAowYt00W12I
109Please respect copyright.PENANAgjAb0e1KUU
塞繆爾推開他的手,搖了搖頭。109Please respect copyright.PENANAvizlmIfEA8
109Please respect copyright.PENANAefzd3sF8Ji
「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……」109Please respect copyright.PENANApn8Zm0KroE
109Please respect copyright.PENANABO973IuLeW
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……109Please respect copyright.PENANA0adZwBjR0o
109Please respect copyright.PENANAd8xkdRnJgV
「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……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAXd0YFxBYjA
109Please respect copyright.PENANAy0vX0uALcx
什麼東西,塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。109Please respect copyright.PENANA1V7DoGgNY4
109Please respect copyright.PENANAnIk1qz2wzI
「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。」109Please respect copyright.PENANA9FUY5Y8nfK
109Please respect copyright.PENANAfB6esTksvo
塞繆爾嘆了口氣,又繼續念下去。109Please respect copyright.PENANA48LVnzDkjT
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAsCcjanmhdy
「塞繆爾兄弟,足夠了,宣判吧!」109Please respect copyright.PENANA4zo6Dqr6N5
「還不行……要……呃……」109Please respect copyright.PENANAxMOqgTIm5D
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判,米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。109Please respect copyright.PENANAk6aREbbfGH
109Please respect copyright.PENANAKRvC7Um4IM
「證據確鑿,準備行刑!點燃火炬!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAfBBWfnchtz
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAh9UYIdjr8c
109Please respect copyright.PENANAZb65j7qays
「住手!米德魯兄弟,你不能這樣!」109Please respect copyright.PENANA3tMoEUFRps
「你才是,不要再拖延了!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAMayYpV2rr7
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:109Please respect copyright.PENANA6k2fVbb1Y5
109Please respect copyright.PENANAdotOVGdta2
『可以了。』109Please respect copyright.PENANAL655PfgtXU
109Please respect copyright.PENANAfTjQiVZdMT
塞繆爾鬆開手,米德魯搶過法槌。109Please respect copyright.PENANAtRbn3kAroJ
109Please respect copyright.PENANAltou0qheUX
嗵嗵嗵!109Please respect copyright.PENANAUAjpRVSCKv
109Please respect copyright.PENANAM8RUrC5U3i
「行刑!」109Please respect copyright.PENANAQTFUtNTvc1
109Please respect copyright.PENANAaOlWCyPaek
但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。109Please respect copyright.PENANAk0Qu4zwmKs
109Please respect copyright.PENANAvzyDmMniTW
「我呀……」109Please respect copyright.PENANArF3Y324QP0
魔女突然開口:109Please respect copyright.PENANAtUQSjIFpf5
「是天使唷~」109Please respect copyright.PENANACs7EVQgahi
109Please respect copyright.PENANAcfincfm84W
嘩啦啦——109Please respect copyright.PENANAW7pi7Q6iLg
109Please respect copyright.PENANAkvtJP8DFNM
說話的同時,天空突然下起大雨。109Please respect copyright.PENANA9V23IFL3w9
109Please respect copyright.PENANA0fRnBmbasS
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAqmWclnyD4d
109Please respect copyright.PENANAUYp6odVGRP
滴……109Please respect copyright.PENANAbB2wrJFGxQ
109Please respect copyright.PENANAucQeUnjqrI
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……109Please respect copyright.PENANAmUMNlu4wDk
109Please respect copyright.PENANA2CVDbwTNsG
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。109Please respect copyright.PENANAp1jztXhNvE
109Please respect copyright.PENANAS39X0q9l4S
也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。109Please respect copyright.PENANANtY1wOngNm
109Please respect copyright.PENANAqUGq26SUTI
而魔女,仍在微笑,在火刑架上,露出溫和的微笑——宛如天使。109Please respect copyright.PENANAY3Lu18ONyJ
109Please respect copyright.PENANA5q3zXDNw2C
這場雨下了足足三天,魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。109Please respect copyright.PENANAj0t9pTETgZ
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……109Please respect copyright.PENANAcrrbDSbv0N
109Please respect copyright.PENANAmkhqUWzziV