在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b83mrZKox
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD29Iok3gC
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd2LQYzIOl
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpCKig8BoX
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXPR6ulITJ
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfuU9t4dyM
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1yHUqppXr
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKsYhUEqwl
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwGIkRfuSP
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sWq8dnaZi
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk04PLTuT7U
「嗯，沒問題……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HU5LEL5ly
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEivDP02FL
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevjy6yjFS5
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbx0hRaGk0
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnKm3GzvAh
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNw4WffSAf
「唷，小修女又來啦。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tsjTOQrOH
感覺魔女有些無精打采。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eG6QfCdyd
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJheswXpEW
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCADzQWySpw
「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？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf90B28QGV6
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魔女沒有回答……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH8EtPHvMs
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cLa13GlOg
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa45RfOpSJn
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6TK89baPu
「魔女小姐？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys3YdSJOi7
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYsW2xud8f
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFKAO2j7ov
「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！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSORbzxk0C
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qkkIbZma9
「看來，您很有自信。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWoZ8DEMXV
「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！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYusHvzWyQ
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcKJ61AAXL
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQW1ehDbUy
「呵……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPPN60sbIq
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVlAfEs2NQ
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5MATZxHIn
「別擔心，小修女……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5ar2BltOx
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8pTS8vqTD
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQT8k4Curz
魔女淺淺地笑著：40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4jElqID7g
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgj84iyfdH
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoE4wFBJuK
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPPBmbjqYn
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……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepwnloBERY
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6F35PGPzm
中午，很快就到了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF85keRpF3
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5m0qfQKbC
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cB1EmB7uz
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaIC4uByvc
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSEIydzYuP
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw4f1JwpFZ
「呃……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIAk6fUDPs
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxk9avu7nz
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR24vU76mo1
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcGCMupRXN
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjJ6ZrT0oU
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBqnUljJ1d
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxLjLYS1Ub
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuoW4m4cAo
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzc3py3jjJs
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdYaW0NaQg
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf96wGAeME
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHoa6wfcCw
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……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcmF3JyJC0
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jPTzhwvWE
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjneArgo1Yv
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasA9L4jI3P
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOyGOpg9E5
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiUO0n4GGM
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa84H8Ijoh8
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0MORjGikK
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoF89xHalJ
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU7Sn1dVb0
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS2RRdfjXk
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy1nVfsXui
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嗵嗵嗵！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKMaYkoo8C
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEOfOfe1gs
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1yU40qAQW
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFt9OyL8n1
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrKFptfgti
「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！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7593fUMObR
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBCYK3BSq1
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3Spi58IAo
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但魔女沉默不語。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMw1hRdcE5J
未否認，可也未認罪。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3eBVvgpEm
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBdrC8LCrw
塞繆爾接過法槌。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85eJDJKX7Z
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嗵嗵嗵！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruZVDAcW4N
輪到他了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9Z3jB4z94
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2OHhNaXwI
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb99AavaARj
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QYg341ejK
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEYQxxsrGs
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChztXyu4hR
「把蛋糕送上來！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgZjG7isk9
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bSXEzLrPU
「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！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW47vadXz39
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfAF31nLF0
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dtETfLZaY
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW2tFGfbSj
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRMnNOPYxd
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgz3pUDRVF
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFjht8BjZ3
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXt05OzkJY
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzT3WdWBdN
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxy8pzszPq0
塞繆爾點了點頭。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawM9c6sWmW
「沒有反應，好……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdFmhgbPVw
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftgFbCMFwn
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OXqccqMdG
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBr5j3QYZk
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG3zdLBEHg
「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……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOtFLAJFUi
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiUbal5q7k
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbQZunlGfC
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6f7KgOng2x
「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……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZXXA1z5CD
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8kQwBVjUw
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……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMM9OO9Nf9
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsSj5H0OF8
「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……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCaZRwuk7M
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKt0U02DtL
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKMEfoUMbL
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9Rxt3cPtc
「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。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2BnlSAOPj
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1n5uQ5SJu
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHHKM594jO
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJegJoGFHsO
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G7VqYc57t
「還不行……要……呃……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE2TEONTTS
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBQAFohPSn
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIsjJWMW6M
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6FGmaR8HZ
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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF95ZBEj9T
40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnXRG4HW0u
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvnpAKI9uM
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdQTyx5TJh
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：40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2SIWr7KxA
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『可以了。』40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gb2GN2bFB
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7fEEpiLUK
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嗵嗵嗵！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfD6Nwf3n1
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「行刑！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l33F6rCUw
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsG1A1qZhL
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「我呀……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcavNnL3Yw
魔女突然開口：40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopPLVc6ERY
「是天使唷～」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIotigFEEM7
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嘩啦啦——40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVn2fCKHHB
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7GQgKBmfy
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U9xwJzlU0
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滴……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcIcrANdPA
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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……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YJaoaFlYD
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuwsR8Lx1I
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vjVL7dwMM
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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。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsceLEKZfe
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX73vByvDAM
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7EvyBbdqo
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