在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下,米德魯神父妥協了。34Please respect copyright.PENANA7nFd3KJX0I
提前的火刑改回原本的時間,將在今日中午開始行刑。34Please respect copyright.PENANAxuLsiqY8Mr
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAlBQw4HgIMi
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA7IK5JfO7Oa
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAeCbuKOHI7A
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA9e3oRQEvME
「杜比斯先生,杜比斯先生?」34Please respect copyright.PENANA46McHfbKPU
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵,喚他起床。34Please respect copyright.PENANA7igvKQknNJ
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女?」34Please respect copyright.PENANAx1O7sL1ZxX
「能讓我進去嗎?我要送最後一餐。」34Please respect copyright.PENANAhHvC7MtBGK
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAO9INKwN4xm
「嗯,沒問題……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAAIiHG7ccD7
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。34Please respect copyright.PENANAMbzNgZlQ6g
34Please respect copyright.PENANAVQjGSQIjGH
倉庫內,魔女仍靠在牆邊,閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。34Please respect copyright.PENANAstdz3ROOGU
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAwfoQH15dqG
「魔女小姐?」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。34Please respect copyright.PENANAeSGJbAnLN8
「唷,小修女又來啦。」34Please respect copyright.PENANARKAnVRaHO8
感覺魔女有些無精打采。34Please respect copyright.PENANAEBBSh3jhHP
「你怎麼了,魔女小姐?」34Please respect copyright.PENANAWZbeBR1jhU
「沒什麼,昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」34Please respect copyright.PENANAHbKulloLf5
「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?」34Please respect copyright.PENANA5POx253KVo
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魔女沒有回答……34Please respect copyright.PENANADKBT176pig
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。34Please respect copyright.PENANASAZ2OAuhdZ
34Please respect copyright.PENANAPXCnrHkfWV
只見魔女低著頭,渾身顫抖著。34Please respect copyright.PENANAux1NOotmbe
「魔女小姐?」34Please respect copyright.PENANAqbvHdzY3B4
阿嘉莎有些擔憂,想靠近關心她。34Please respect copyright.PENANA5e0rT8L0vD
但手才剛碰到魔女,她就意識到——這個人在笑……34Please respect copyright.PENANANcKuW1rDXO
「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!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAVMv1K0CeG7
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAI99UY0q6UF
「看來,您很有自信。」34Please respect copyright.PENANAaOW5VmZobT
「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!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAGyDbGyCnjj
阿嘉莎點了點頭,微笑著將食物整理好,放到魔女身前。34Please respect copyright.PENANAHnWvrfqvnJ
「瘟疫要來了,我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」34Please respect copyright.PENANA68yZocCdyK
「呵……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAln9BN7T5Rl
聽到那個稱呼,魔女停止了笑聲,看向阿嘉莎。34Please respect copyright.PENANAckXioQIuxW
34Please respect copyright.PENANANq6HKRph5K
「別擔心,小修女……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAlpNIuSnULv
34Please respect copyright.PENANADtwSje2l8u
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA1xeX2pSxCo
魔女淺淺地笑著:34Please respect copyright.PENANAMyVvyv2WfT
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「畢竟,我是……嘛~」34Please respect copyright.PENANA8NR35EauC1
34Please respect copyright.PENANAASXrLo5Jhe
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……34Please respect copyright.PENANAizqwB0PnjY
34Please respect copyright.PENANAzxVIj6v4XD
中午,很快就到了。34Please respect copyright.PENANACcuEptXQOQ
34Please respect copyright.PENANATppEYp8STF
村民們早早聚集到了廣場,將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。34Please respect copyright.PENANAwQq6Pprm0X
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA3tkxWUiYwC
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAfN9YKb7epO
34Please respect copyright.PENANAR7e41HyAXQ
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。34Please respect copyright.PENANAxExxCqRev2
「呃……」34Please respect copyright.PENANA2iO88xopbI
一個沒注意,竟然抓破了皮膚,一點血從中流出。34Please respect copyright.PENANA2ScdS93VwI
「你很緊張嗎,塞繆爾兄弟?」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。34Please respect copyright.PENANAXFJhGbg9yx
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口:「是的,我很緊張……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAUxaVCON5QK
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tgu0Bujfj
說實在,塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……34Please respect copyright.PENANARg4jaWPVKc
34Please respect copyright.PENANAS6FTphQnZ6
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAtU2vXXoMkS
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANANzDGoZUcP1
儘管被粗繩捆綁,推著進來,但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。34Please respect copyright.PENANA9YyGwCHNBR
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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……34Please respect copyright.PENANAI0Rl9qwxEk
34Please respect copyright.PENANAZzZX9sDG24
魔女登上刑台,所有人都沉默不語。34Please respect copyright.PENANAdXqSlVEyGq
她站立在台上,正面朝著陪審團們。34Please respect copyright.PENANAnUeRzGghWL
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANADPD3OjE32u
34Please respect copyright.PENANANEeI1RVY8X
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAZjTwC51KGN
沒有證據、沒有依據,犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判?34Please respect copyright.PENANAsMnzMJMQAb
如果以神之名可以審判萬物,要法律有何作用?34Please respect copyright.PENANAxHhRtg3rkx
他無法下定決心,敲響法槌。34Please respect copyright.PENANAqhe2J05w2R
34Please respect copyright.PENANAnFaZOT46XU
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANADyyXSvVkNr
34Please respect copyright.PENANAiIpDTUgJDO
嗵嗵嗵!34Please respect copyright.PENANAKPQW7oWbFY
34Please respect copyright.PENANAqq8sXAqJcF
米德魯神父敲響法槌,示意最終審判的開始。34Please respect copyright.PENANAyUgAPNrZyS
「無名的魔女啊,這是你最後的機會,你是否認罪?」34Please respect copyright.PENANAJgQXEaz96X
「我何罪之有?」魔女沉靜地回應。34Please respect copyright.PENANA8sC9cawOW8
「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!」34Please respect copyright.PENANARuFRrh6vK7
34Please respect copyright.PENANAh15JhahLsr
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAc9rJPMdhbn
34Please respect copyright.PENANAfBSgIuLnDg
但魔女沉默不語。34Please respect copyright.PENANAxvxGiiHPOP
未否認,可也未認罪。34Please respect copyright.PENANA7cQXzLWGBL
34Please respect copyright.PENANA9caLvdCFNW
塞繆爾接過法槌。34Please respect copyright.PENANAe6VEGh7dtz
34Please respect copyright.PENANAoSIDsrRq7A
嗵嗵嗵!34Please respect copyright.PENANA6F2v8HrET4
輪到他了。34Please respect copyright.PENANAUYXjEffAUi
「被告,依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAs7klTr8sO8
他看著手上的羊皮紙,上面是他提早準備好的流程。34Please respect copyright.PENANAHvtz099PsV
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAQoknPgzGio
既然如此,塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。34Please respect copyright.PENANAxwQKWDNG8a
34Please respect copyright.PENANAUtjLKE0VSM
「把蛋糕送上來!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAer4z4CDKgB
隨著塞繆爾的命令,村人推了個小蛋糕出來。34Please respect copyright.PENANANynWkBEJFN
「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!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAN8KSUrzQZC
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAY5mYZnuP98
34Please respect copyright.PENANAPri24czZV4
很快,一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。34Please respect copyright.PENANAhZfxzxXn7d
牠看起來餓了很久,一看到蛋糕便撲了上去,撕咬起來。34Please respect copyright.PENANA8bzVfKayzj
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了,所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……34Please respect copyright.PENANADFk8V6uMK2
34Please respect copyright.PENANAojsfB9jf3y
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAUgxR2Dmt3u
34Please respect copyright.PENANA4SZSqShvf3
米德魯神父皺著眉頭,表情不悅。34Please respect copyright.PENANAWSlkYri888
塞繆爾點了點頭。34Please respect copyright.PENANApLI7SRQJUo
「沒有反應,好……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAI9FFLRekBj
34Please respect copyright.PENANAD58YOQyaUx
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAGtgGdiWf8q
「我將,朗誦法庭已得的證據……」34Please respect copyright.PENANA7cKGaOpaz4
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA3eEEhf42lE
「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……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAbH8Cq8Sf9N
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塞繆爾推開他的手,搖了搖頭。34Please respect copyright.PENANAtabqhgl3Vj
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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……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAdR6gUi7x5P
34Please respect copyright.PENANAzINhBVdoeA
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……34Please respect copyright.PENANAoZzBoKC69U
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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……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAVYpCBBj0sV
34Please respect copyright.PENANA1OaWBgnBzA
什麼東西,塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。34Please respect copyright.PENANAtWzJ4mxl0o
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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。」34Please respect copyright.PENANA6YQYDyykJf
34Please respect copyright.PENANArvjnfUVHsj
塞繆爾嘆了口氣,又繼續念下去。34Please respect copyright.PENANArXp1vOKtKL
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANABMROlXES1o
「塞繆爾兄弟,足夠了,宣判吧!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAeHNKyUtoNi
「還不行……要……呃……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAoswfl9qCNr
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判,米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。34Please respect copyright.PENANACHasOvuT8g
34Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0ZpF9nwkJ
「證據確鑿,準備行刑!點燃火炬!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAVens613CeE
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAUxHUCKm66W
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「住手!米德魯兄弟,你不能這樣!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAm36W6z522M
「你才是,不要再拖延了!」34Please respect copyright.PENANAmlcfh4Q9nI
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:34Please respect copyright.PENANA7PvnGXoTZm
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『可以了。』34Please respect copyright.PENANA0jI662Ysnl
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塞繆爾鬆開手,米德魯搶過法槌。34Please respect copyright.PENANAkDAD1MZlKq
34Please respect copyright.PENANAA1xXKSFx7C
嗵嗵嗵!34Please respect copyright.PENANAWNoVBTQyAv
34Please respect copyright.PENANAJVODXcwV6u
「行刑!」34Please respect copyright.PENANABBRd78B5Oq
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。34Please respect copyright.PENANAiiodhkNb29
34Please respect copyright.PENANAtPjrD4eK6d
「我呀……」34Please respect copyright.PENANAgd14mnYBh3
魔女突然開口:34Please respect copyright.PENANAIrsQa7HUfh
「是天使唷~」34Please respect copyright.PENANAXfwCZ6OjIx
34Please respect copyright.PENANAFPiYN58UNV
嘩啦啦——34Please respect copyright.PENANALjFyx02i5u
34Please respect copyright.PENANAfxxTU6CDxP
說話的同時,天空突然下起大雨。34Please respect copyright.PENANAGIPCEdHtNo
34Please respect copyright.PENANA2StYsUSX0q
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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAedMiYYRpQ3
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滴……34Please respect copyright.PENANA2mmbAhTLp1
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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……34Please respect copyright.PENANA5hFI4useeb
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANAr1wOitBlQt
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。34Please respect copyright.PENANAabtMJt3c2w
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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。34Please respect copyright.PENANA5VCGZdxBuN
34Please respect copyright.PENANA1tQTphKQCW
這場雨下了足足三天,魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。34Please respect copyright.PENANABB3In7q4rT
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……34Please respect copyright.PENANAQjKs1qaGzF
34Please respect copyright.PENANAhINfMnhkpE