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
49Please respect copyright.PENANAVxmJtvdxiZ
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANACGY6AOgjTI
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANA0HZzE8cNxl
『可以了。』49Please respect copyright.PENANAVPXmL2nUyw
49Please respect copyright.PENANAlUB4xjsqa8
塞繆爾鬆開手,米德魯搶過法槌。49Please respect copyright.PENANAg26MCszrYr
49Please respect copyright.PENANAyqBNu6mSrz
嗵嗵嗵!49Please respect copyright.PENANA5lTbS2DdkG
49Please respect copyright.PENANAejsRKPmswL
「行刑!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIQQhi9fXZT
49Please respect copyright.PENANAqChlIl4Dwq
但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQk1FNkUtRT
49Please respect copyright.PENANARXRwqd1U0O
「我呀……」49Please respect copyright.PENANA10mMgnBSh8
魔女突然開口:49Please respect copyright.PENANAWvBwJkA5NK
「是天使唷~」49Please respect copyright.PENANAYH6j7azVKS
49Please respect copyright.PENANAKbUPyiPQ6H
嘩啦啦——49Please respect copyright.PENANAebzBDHFhyg
49Please respect copyright.PENANA01ahwUba4D
說話的同時,天空突然下起大雨。49Please respect copyright.PENANAAs4LVSDklR
49Please respect copyright.PENANAXBdGJcwW1Y
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1wbczvBip
滴……49Please respect copyright.PENANAdJmYDdtbrM
49Please respect copyright.PENANAIQHhMIfJST
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANAlXQM9sqdK2
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANAI3BuQyfneY
也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。49Please respect copyright.PENANAr51IIy6e9z
49Please respect copyright.PENANARCrhAQiH6M
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANA5lZR0Oqo9j
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
49Please respect copyright.PENANAHpHmT3jsmm