在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjFC60b7c8
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLHjmrh0sS
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMQ6ehj2Ki
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK1g9D9zgX
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxDUurNIek
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEw1Tzeq3pY
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcauqJLavQk
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cc7hyWUbK
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqf8SBFJJPP
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekIYgsbEJ9
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1Lbv8yvea
「嗯，沒問題……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QbNZtpdbg
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaFx3pjj0Z
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg9NtrAAsk
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X7I7VJlHL
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTDug3NOHr
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcxRYDMUiu
「唷，小修女又來啦。」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccKI2bU8zW
感覺魔女有些無精打采。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifUYp5tlR2
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdaM3MD0GT
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSoi7y0H2y
「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？」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRQ4YSCVA1
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魔女沒有回答……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ3B66WRbT
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNHavRuxS9
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIA6DZr2QS
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBZtr4HFtF
「魔女小姐？」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uPwHal4zR
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUMQaIocKt
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUGCU4o8BN
「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！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BHSDZe985
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZhWrCRhFx
「看來，您很有自信。」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvsmUCzkMy
「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！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsuXfBSsKj
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYTo1imqct
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbjUz2UeMW
「呵……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0GPOz5JRQ
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxryNvAT0pI
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdrUaQ7Ud3
「別擔心，小修女……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwuY9bQgdx
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTr6GgAPc0N
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZjLICCL63
魔女淺淺地笑著：45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqRon6MpkQ
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwUF6Ihftv
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HCiExuqm7
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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……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYvDZS0cyl
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中午，很快就到了。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU075RQ4v7
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDm6nxhWTI
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBDhjPCzp1
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedVbShGPMD
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOtUvO0Jnl
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLODNGbaJF4
「呃……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3KYPPqp1C
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrrA2D8Fda
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpqB0iKZfz
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBFRIvXWk8
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK7akX5sqL
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2XT7YL9ny
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtZVV6q5MK
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsLHIeOA2A
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxdiMn0oYH
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZ2gJ3H4S4
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFhNsVAndy
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……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVudL2tLJ1T
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyb7gs2DyW
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjjecats3Y
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYUF8PhabB
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLODuuIgGA
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18PuotkKc7
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrZ5IgOg4Z
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo5mYugdzY
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUTshKyQXH
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaccG38awLK
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vw2HmR5q5
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5PAS8CCE7
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嗵嗵嗵！45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVvpQA6bh1
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiSLKmDuyq
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pWL3Gp9FN
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9YY4edcev
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8okYEmZR5
「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！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxYxi0skVB
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfroJrIzPj
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFnsaMxstH
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但魔女沉默不語。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOrBGoDm5Y
未否認，可也未認罪。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFY73fJN27E
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塞繆爾接過法槌。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DhWwuiEqD
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嗵嗵嗵！45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJxy9qyVZQ
輪到他了。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJyD0XY73W
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFMyjVfQXt
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dnu0gCQFE
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SqmF8S66x
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiURJttbYk1
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「把蛋糕送上來！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhA44waQ8m
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡps29kHCt2y
「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！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gqgbCEbzw
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ltTdz0Zyf
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgvd6y407w
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXDfUhcQED
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYD370Pfrd
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAgH9DAgGJ
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARvtoW35Up
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2w2EWFJ8n
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFf8RubFah
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HEVrnrmhh
塞繆爾點了點頭。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvJ04HnFHq
「沒有反應，好……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED0nDSSYVb
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9b1Zv4B61
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuOgy5p68k
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQk5xT632Z
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBMDZQ7Rg2
「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……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv0UHdmJBG
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEZsm1xU9K
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmNXarrEWF
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ha34O8TGm
「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……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhat0EhT07
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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……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SAj7GPM1h
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvbkdpolIf
「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……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvc1xOd0D0
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb1N543A0G
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDCPZZkXYW
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPcafmrrn9
「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。」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cPiRjGO1d
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2bKYRnHLT
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91MSNQSxIY
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0tX7yd74F
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuv5yWK2Zw
「還不行……要……呃……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt0KRb6Jm1
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02lNihSEj3
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「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmOuHxokh2
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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAaoaISv4k
45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjDuHVnQbw
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2hML69ZfW
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjMg50gAoj
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：45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctDE6p1agu
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『可以了。』45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SF7P8qJ4e
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqDwhRZPzl
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嗵嗵嗵！45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRMQDdAeBO
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「行刑！」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI7lRVgmJe
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQREPvFnKCL
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「我呀……」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFquLuJlqNK
魔女突然開口：45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Epx5c7UMS
「是天使唷～」45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFG7GHnC890
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嘩啦啦——45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0LanzEXea
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMU0Ub1wVX
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0eSW4D2Dn
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滴……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXTSUmIJH3
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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……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5KN57C2aB
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTZ39CKBJJ
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWIcsxwSAZ
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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。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H4syshK22
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD91xloIT5P
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY39KE4hyK
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