在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenKxAcUcRZ
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIlmDYaMn5
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz98WsKq59
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx7NDX5VvW
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUChQeNdBsu
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsP74pWdDSa
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS8eipw2TY
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdkKkDrCRF
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj4VgT7Tqy
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKt7y3fHHE
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr59LSulh2d
「嗯，沒問題……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ68flA5dTX
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqNAmh0HyF
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倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHB4y0CI2d
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZFUA4Bypi
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyhNw7Gg9R
「唷，小修女又來啦。」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtTjeZnKAa
感覺魔女有些無精打采。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8oWhFwAov
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG6N88amQy
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQqXdXjLN7
「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？」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkV0tSatD7
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魔女沒有回答……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlfwQ03lHk
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0qHRpajr0
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只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbKI3SDbhF
「魔女小姐？」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3Ydz56gjK
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaVnEJ9E7f
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQkdZsjtcf
「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！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMT7pOxHSm
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7ZMvUDBki
「看來，您很有自信。」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Nl2m6Aoqf
「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！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEyTawxLab
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBie9BciOq5
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgd2UOMkBC
「呵……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSvWpFsgSE
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHGg5cJSdL
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「別擔心，小修女……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6Y3i7gIJ5
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBQMy6SIKM
魔女淺淺地笑著：30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQnXq9SGd0
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「畢竟，我是……嘛～」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV15GpnqTTu
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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……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eZSzdZ660
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中午，很快就到了。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiiWM5ZJTG
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmKZxVT6LR
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YeHDDUYy7
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH2vhsNWT0
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塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNu2qC4O5zy
「呃……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0CUNdAvMs
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSfs70hxPk
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMaymlWX5K
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ16IdW122H
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjDezLBZrb
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yM2neLSLi
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUocWlcPBKD
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV05yjP2JH
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG7ggRbC0H
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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……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMmxizegyd
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魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB816COmKye
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QzcjHKU3o
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzL33jV4jv
30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1f5dmHFEb
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFP7hEgbkeh
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU0TNvMldu
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zfhByxJjj
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucXEH5QCE2
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnXvUkaIL9
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嗵嗵嗵！30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq2JW5REp2
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米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikdx8jhehL
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYpKfDglbg
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62tWVyaJlP
「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！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8yTGLKg1z
30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrgKkKJdaW
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan2iB2HEMs
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但魔女沉默不語。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaTr3tgKe2
未否認，可也未認罪。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlyfFY7MRL
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塞繆爾接過法槌。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2SjXdO3yy
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嗵嗵嗵！30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGLtpmodtD
輪到他了。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTF10fKpgir
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRpbShKPtZ
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy3JOm76b6
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwgueOlSnK
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHyzGJJPpY
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「把蛋糕送上來！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0wAc5vsVq
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKb7uxbd8qO
「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！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHp6n4ZOzu
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFcmJI1XhE
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很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQpEA0N4Sk
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcp383rb4d
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2ItKK8X1l
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM72Toz0xpG
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米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1srjcQtKr7
塞繆爾點了點頭。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIBbZdmsL9
「沒有反應，好……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBrJLSis0s
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfugLxaWG7w
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCo4WwU2Zk
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuU4iT0TYP
「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……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndE1WyaOyZ
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塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZY289Pj96
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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……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86ZIYOKIn6
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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……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZIXnu7hNw
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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……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQsBje3oo3
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什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhvqgCG7rL
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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。」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1erqcANiVr
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塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplx3r8WV8V
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxwUpjrtuz
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB84YN9KOI6
「還不行……要……呃……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9J2zr6eQL
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WyjuYYe5U
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「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ydP05UCs
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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkA8P6u08g
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「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtK684N9nxZ
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21FWz6qj9Q
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：30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMxjOzJoCl
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『可以了。』30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa2JjVRHtB
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfywh4kIDGp
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嗵嗵嗵！30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qU349PgdX
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「行刑！」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X93OzFTxi
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGY7ywPEuY
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「我呀……」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdU3bNfZ0M
魔女突然開口：30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFThvQiZvr
「是天使唷～」30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS51JMJzkng
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嘩啦啦——30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgGgt94LwN
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGUKXWbOCS
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nZE4c0Era
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滴……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU73qHlLrMe
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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……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYMMvF5LY9
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm8XyhvuBM
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0h5Df0OQBb
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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。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tZpOnTZms
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3Yga7OeHT
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……30Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8t44FbWzX
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