在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wfubqZ1i0
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5blXKJXqn
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXrpqL3mKU
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNwbGyCByf
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElsDMmvdGl
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQAvcgTr71
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuOVwYPGgZ
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNaEHKS08M
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64lrDJLdLt
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkUauhY6hd
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3MJ0CGbFb
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBD0pfeAZT
「嗯，沒問題……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoQ0seWIpv
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaAUoNswUK
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkPYzGllVC
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniE6MCSrO2
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHB8NmnzJBX
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegpnlcUWZ6
「唷，小修女又來啦。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk9TRG2cpx
感覺魔女有些無精打采。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdAW82itEc
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oLwM6yoP5
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGOk1cFEOn
「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？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGmE3cqrcH
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKvfNNwQ9x
魔女沒有回答……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYQkS0m8ix
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lXIwSAu5k
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT1mTqBbla
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGfYsSGDIs
「魔女小姐？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vi9BrvmV7
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQZJXPgjTU
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5f2noN0rsb
「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！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvguHU7xy4y
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7E2RNfprCL
「看來，您很有自信。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoY69iwrwk8
「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！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEehrr0eIe
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw1PDJg3uE
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzxiVPpK3t
「呵……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh7uN2bfEV
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61tFvb8B0N
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxbMuhjJ5g
「別擔心，小修女……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzeSfUtebt
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAdDtJQsvf
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJvJ9qNnPy
魔女淺淺地笑著：49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1GPM8IT5H
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LbD4YbVPf
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVUNVRpjUG
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3cvZYFdIn
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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDPPSScNJo
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mZSBD9saq
中午，很快就到了。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11o6snk0Xb
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v4hOpHaiY
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ938AD4h2mR
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqj0XEOy7T
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7Ag0ij04p
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBa5F41SRC
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95XAmdoQsc
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ4iaDr3lx
「呃……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7TBHqapxJ
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOX9KkfeNP
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl4WHGMUHl
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zzai9cKko
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKFzlSVe10
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6DMrSUmGu
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVxLY7g1YR
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIQ2Zt3uQE
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwR7WRulwL
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnGGxZFxJT
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKewJtZANYc
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkA0bTwdmK
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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWSrmrTapR
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d6qqyoqZm
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXkyjk9YGA
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkAM69gML3
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z86FhOXT5
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdZguHXNsM
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeLvDYmT1Y
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMxkEo8Ax9
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHP10qFUy0E
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefKRzSKP8x
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiOnUtMVWD
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UQhY11AbG
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICpMsfQwyI
嗵嗵嗵！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms3cMkZtDy
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwv5j9XTPh
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MvTTjkTeA
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK7gU0y3el
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3aIVbmJyU
「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！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKjaOJ8pOo
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfjJU5jnAF
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3QRCK3vfn
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nb06kGdW8
但魔女沉默不語。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJzvqBPhAz
未否認，可也未認罪。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpsHcaCZ0H
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFtrdJq2JC
塞繆爾接過法槌。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxTFcH9Boy
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHAh7EmbQg
嗵嗵嗵！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwYERbL5OL
輪到他了。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRztSrKuSeQ
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj4ZebCyty
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4x6t1SpoG
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNgdmbwEwT
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDT6I6Vdoq
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0doiZO1oxr
「把蛋糕送上來！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNFpFlENVf
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7leE84lPa
「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！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGc0WPASXz
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQN26bDu20
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZUjoc65ON
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuyTE1KYUd
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51gSly3Mz3
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdghAliYe3Z
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXRuEm3pPF
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwS0snoo27
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9sQkazZ9G
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvB9AO9KNH
塞繆爾點了點頭。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zJpk2FeL4
「沒有反應，好……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHWXoADfFI
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZptTVUpdp
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZstavPdh5
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBlPEBbXFD
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCC6mTmQTz
「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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjfbyHisfR
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfxOyeNpuh
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuje3imeeI
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobTQtz9IW7
「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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXpDLfDb65
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1erQMq9n1Z
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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWao6TbsuE
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEOsi5YqVN
「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……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlrGCxqs4d
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhEqNwCEue
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeKRzFgzNi
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFj0GvissQ
「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。」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRtDs55MUC
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHXiUAQn3e
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenYeNgvqU2
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7k6p0qc4AX
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG6cBeg7td
「還不行……要……呃……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunRy5l5E1Y
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKn3MTalRS
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEqU3Ipcjr
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qq6kMmgBv
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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOqerVT9Cu
49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16XxFFtMby
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13gP89Fpq1
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy8PL4A5Uv
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：49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRJMV4m76i
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『可以了。』49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPXmL2nUyw
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg26MCszrYr
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嗵嗵嗵！49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lTbS2DdkG
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「行刑！」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQQhi9fXZT
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk1FNkUtRT
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「我呀……」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10mMgnBSh8
魔女突然開口：49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvBwJkA5NK
「是天使唷～」49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH6j7azVKS
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嘩啦啦——49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebzBDHFhyg
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAs4LVSDklR
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOYmiHO0Sn
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滴……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJmYDdtbrM
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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……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1nbX8iqy1
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFe1ZlNikV
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr51IIy6e9z
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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。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YWNJAAi0Y
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu9RZuUd5T
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrxsMwj9Zb
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