在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IZXDOUQRl
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6hxUOukYZ
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBu32jzrBj
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8tKFCOri7
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDun3tSv2zv
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUyTDk5cgl
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1BL2M0fng
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgh59pW6jj
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJ07RziJ9n
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ay6hZ0sq7
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf7i4BaEfr
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8f4dyMkMu8
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BHWi9amq2
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Mx4pYHjQI
「嗯，沒問題……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6CRehny72
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9S8azZerM
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaVDehdv83
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Q3bL6Ory4
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo82y5Qbem1
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd66fsEwcBM
「唷，小修女又來啦。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ20VFoiW2o
感覺魔女有些無精打采。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YLc3kW6Uv
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZsEsQqjht
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6mncCtvvG
「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？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2xRCuqzB3
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhgXvguuBa
魔女沒有回答……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0KiBARCsD
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjYyFew9M2
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu6v87MJhd
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukz5zGMGwQ
「魔女小姐？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBht6FNOrh
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf0OvYbuaq
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqAZM0i2Vr
「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！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aEDN8RhHY
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zCyPqCHLZ
「看來，您很有自信。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBfFdRJEyZ
「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！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZFJg9xIRn
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQEBSVWa7I
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRlypMWh9p
「呵……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRudjpdw4v
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotikB4lPXX
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X7JV9Lz7w
「別擔心，小修女……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDT8LxvU6AF
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVVYA84orH
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq9HwiJuPc
魔女淺淺地笑著：9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9u0AP8vev
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxvRIpXWFt
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthnXh0rFKl
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoqItJPo6n
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……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ503cpJ1G4H
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklGTOzmitc
中午，很快就到了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMwYExIZEi
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxPqtgvf1t
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6zgInRe4u
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnR33hX1AS
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwxzNxGhfI
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ok0ZkFUae
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE6RWUGMwp
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt8wnCA5ly
「呃……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoerV7zr1I
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwGJFAAFel
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7bbAdksRY
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxpg7gzjiq
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRw64BjRlc
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfT4QiQSD3
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp1VSDVF0h
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y69ryPdDM
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9l0igo9IcO
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk98RoSOYJh
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj55XHJHpXA
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCK6pcGOGG6
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……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpddoA6nQZ0
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCktg4zbJXn
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZsOkUdG5r
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzk6rfwCei
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiRMLfahBo
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkeqMOMQiO
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEzb9tmnIR
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5titpWTgjM
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDZkeA5xvx
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2ZkFnSCrV
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jfS7SOzFD
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU6YuCw0UT
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7DBAqKNru
嗵嗵嗵！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk4oNk3jrH
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0XWnIGXi2
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57k753ymqS
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpMLjcL20Z
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RIFl1R32F
「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！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJIbkPHXkt
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ocMsU0OPn
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFqYakYrXr
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaCsbTaelr
但魔女沉默不語。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dtr4KqkfS
未否認，可也未認罪。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllKaqXIx1x
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4qkn8cO44
塞繆爾接過法槌。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksxddCGbBu
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx4TXKxHGC
嗵嗵嗵！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPbrM5ExDr
輪到他了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wGH3cGTnF
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4Mw0LlvMx
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9imJrz32Iz
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGId1b9p37Q
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ21TfIAysX
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUxzPNQ2qx
「把蛋糕送上來！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBfMaLDACj
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoXnPkaFD0
「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！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mDQ7Mez22
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBjTaxrl3Y
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0alH6YOu21
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCDdkoYF7g
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLyISagMfg
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsjxVCN907
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ5u3RipSG
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2SU8Sygcm
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcUhAopXdD
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUO2F6HRMqO
塞繆爾點了點頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVJq1Ts4b6
「沒有反應，好……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOjm8TF10f
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mksBlcMrn
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aKoU3I5em
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIwIoNW5xI
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLjIVlECum
「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……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhJf3vAOni
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pPbXDSrBq
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn05hQm2vr
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgcnoFtOTK
「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……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlacERpRGZC
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWxwc5E3fv
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……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVaRJEFWtS
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh6UhsvHIt
「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……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMszZegCegS
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyd3Wcvmth
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHCQwnNpZr
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPxPSXwVn7
「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。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPF0Bw2616
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ4gjE6mrG
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBbsjbFAC4
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7xiT21FyE
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Wkb4uXMUE
「還不行……要……呃……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycbUmePDWi
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDlztXmppi
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd24oFqHPnr
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl6shj0vsW
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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1tezRLKNj
9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi3DbqsjlA
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5mm5q3wu9
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4eSoQQlxO
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：9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUUgHY0cJs
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『可以了。』9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRmUoO1PkZ
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETNj2wuqQp
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嗵嗵嗵！9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWfLoY7v6s
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「行刑！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgTkiHHN7l
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZbmxZUlTe
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「我呀……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQ42kN2ghp
魔女突然開口：9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvsr7XVUAh
「是天使唷～」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SJUuEM2np
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嘩啦啦——9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXn0DOZs8ka
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BL3poauTh
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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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQrNph6c6q
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滴……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fpssYwxJl
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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……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ9MzVbtcu
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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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8TMnNLQls
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0Ef9p2WEA
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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。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PCuL2ovvt
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVgiPpjtqL
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrTFDX74hc
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