倉庫裡的天使 - Ⅵ.第三日

在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVOFc2RTRq
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeC7uHqL8If
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqqoOAAihR
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDDsI10q1e
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC64SwHT4Oy
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0qHAMMddw
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4taZIPMylH
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjetOFzdeBY
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOtkreXIiI
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDojWLqz6y
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRTvD7TMFx
「嗯，沒問題……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHnXxKw5Y4
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0NYsTbJkD
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倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7KFRUls0a
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H4S5HRsiy
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6gnQ3sWdN
「唷，小修女又來啦。」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocmb649V9Q
感覺魔女有些無精打采。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLnNoUugVy
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5d3MyfrjU
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eeFy3miMK
「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？」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM3LmJ8bfT
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魔女沒有回答……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk177tqaulQ
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykejRJhgCT
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只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEkOXDi9Of
「魔女小姐？」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRU6XRGX6r
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡponCjMYkI2
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKDM30i86o
「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！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Xax9j9GrE
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgz3INAZ5pe
「看來，您很有自信。」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22oymyUDwV
「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！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr94TVUubZ
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKEep6EDEZ
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNsHCAE2BT
「呵……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH98iqAU8n7
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOE0BH340Ey
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「別擔心，小修女……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k8KdersYl
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvPGO0iYkq
魔女淺淺地笑著：91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QgLujCSrI
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「畢竟，我是……嘛～」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4Kzm0f6Ba
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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……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aOyiOkL9E
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中午，很快就到了。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyttSh49af
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村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5UwmR2T7o
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9e3RLx7zkB
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIvE6b0qGj
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塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjcuUxYVsA
「呃……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AHjrAYIBp
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkkUiOSdgb
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMykQoahdu
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf4ZTSLQdR
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgt7Zixl6w
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob1L0sVpU1
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pCasPgWP8
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6G5dQtTvU
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVdcO3Uflc
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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……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQiY7EDCtD
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魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMwgoVo7hG
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjhTHABxcP
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaPBgJhY1z
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vaqr7yxrX
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZMLxYhF6n
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFB7E8VdlKh
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh3Gft0aLj
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpzmwYXMqk
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嗵嗵嗵！91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzTHjCaeI7
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米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAe5yC8K3W3
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRzFMVdk6v
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddRBC11ST8
「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！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXn2OlLzsW
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHWDKXqw5Z
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但魔女沉默不語。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkBpNq0p8V
未否認，可也未認罪。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdiyJTcoFF
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塞繆爾接過法槌。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4L9mQukyT
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嗵嗵嗵！91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRYyJoBgzt
輪到他了。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLwKRhv4RX
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7Rpulev3H
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5XMLvPYJi
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oOuvTi8V6
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHMmLRWVqy
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「把蛋糕送上來！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDpK6342ah
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAv8iTwPE4
「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！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rkjeVvlP5
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYH9m6tyUm
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很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcxNsrT4Y8
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyQxqV85Q6
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5NyNEnB1U
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMVB4Z15nZ
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米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOOuI5AsM7
塞繆爾點了點頭。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nEn2zRN8S
「沒有反應，好……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2XFhOgU7i
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLObR87yEM
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD0LYnl6vP
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDC4alvMtW
「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……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyo9RmeBrO
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塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhFaJ4IrUP
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「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……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bJ9wbDFX3
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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……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTRNdi6kNN
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「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……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmbIm5cY0e
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什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYysqYXptWH
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「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。」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3BmCT8La1
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塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYTYTF49st
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPPwc00h6g
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYZRic5JHG
「還不行……要……呃……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eiyr119GV
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioDxMDp4qx
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「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdQ8WH6Dpm
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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7CcrIeLT5
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「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRryXLAFYj2
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95x69cZnOC
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：91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRE4PmCPc4
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『可以了。』91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYPDAh9TC3
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipFp6Vsh7j
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嗵嗵嗵！91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz7jVAxNtK
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「行刑！」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3djFpxVA63
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsBFxnuIkB
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「我呀……」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrK1xLPeNB8
魔女突然開口：91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtomMuMYu9
「是天使唷～」91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTkEUavdZg
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嘩啦啦——91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VYCKvS1kU
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiWYxoKX5d
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4aClcXLPb
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滴……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vB59Ume6F
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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……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7Odac0wjH
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68wnCYx5Gu
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVrfkzyOuW
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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。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT67s3xcTp
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsPNQFrCm8
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……91Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYz3uZrvRc