噹——噹噹——39Please respect copyright.PENANAj9gaQxRsK2
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教堂響起悠揚的鐘聲,飄蕩在村鎮牆面之間。39Please respect copyright.PENANACnkDVQUoQM
「天下諸國,普世權威;一切榮光,皆歸於禰。」39Please respect copyright.PENANATNVbkNwTqC
病癒的米德魯神父像往常一樣帶領著村民們做彌撒。39Please respect copyright.PENANAOSIeJvrl5R
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「「阿們。」」39Please respect copyright.PENANAvl2NAISXEs
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彌撒結束後,人們熙熙攘攘地從教堂裡走出來,準備開始一天的行程。39Please respect copyright.PENANAzPKYMaIQBR
婦人們提著水桶,有說有笑地朝河邊走去;農夫扛著鋤頭,哼著小曲往田裡前進;孩子們蹦蹦跳跳,在巷弄和田埂間穿梭。39Please respect copyright.PENANAMIe6BZtlkW
村莊似乎恢復了往日的活力。39Please respect copyright.PENANALbAR8DroW1
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人群裡,一個低著頭的修女提著籃子,路過的人們都向其問好。39Please respect copyright.PENANApzq425PdKU
「早安呀,阿嘉莎修女。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAbyYFKj3rwd
「小阿嘉莎今天也很有精神呢。」39Please respect copyright.PENANA6C9KGkOe7y
「阿嘉莎姐姐!陪我們一起玩!」39Please respect copyright.PENANAHYAbGc3Wye
阿嘉莎蹲下身,撫摸孩子的頭。39Please respect copyright.PENANAvxLMlikFSY
「抱歉,姐姐晚點再陪你玩。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAIomx5E7yF0
接著,一一給問好的村民們回覆:39Please respect copyright.PENANAV2NKK38RoK
「願主保佑你們。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAgUcVh1U4Kh
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阿嘉莎修女的住所位在教堂的另一側,是一間沒什麼特別的小屋。39Please respect copyright.PENANAKtL8Aj3XvE
遠遠就看到門口靠著一個人影,走近阿嘉莎才認出那人——塞繆爾。39Please respect copyright.PENANAL88r66q2wt
「你可讓我等的,阿嘉莎。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAwm8TjxOT62
「抱歉抱歉,塞繆爾大人,不小心跟大家聊天忘了時間。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAAyixyUayxG
「唉……算了,開門吧,我站的快受不了了。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAAdk6ArvBmr
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阿嘉莎取出鑰匙,打開門鎖。39Please respect copyright.PENANAQM0IRR2ohw
屋內,一個白髮的女人正悠閒地坐在長木椅上讀著一本沒有封面的書。39Please respect copyright.PENANAu3Ay7gK6wq
「喔呀呀~你們來了。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAUQLsZmvJZ6
魔女——現在被村民們視為天使的女人——發出了那熟悉又具誘惑性的聲音,不過阿嘉莎和塞繆爾都已經習慣了。39Please respect copyright.PENANAgvLFbhDuup
「你等等我,我去幫你準備餐點!」阿嘉莎提著裝有食材的籃子跑去廚房。39Please respect copyright.PENANAwvtNN4JgPq
塞繆爾坐在魔女旁的座位上,微微拉開領口的束縛。39Please respect copyright.PENANAJZ7ZXqW0Ko
「我剛從附近的村鎮回來……你給的的藥真的很有用,大多數病人都恢復正常了。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAV7h9MvYI45
「是嗎?那真是太好了呢~呵呵。」魔女側躺著慵懶地回應。39Please respect copyright.PENANAC8bv5Zmk7H
「也令我思考,世界上或許真的有天使呢。」塞繆爾站起身來:「我只是來和你通知這件事的。多虧了你的案例,有人懷疑魔女審判中或許有許多冤案,我被指派去重審這些案件。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAS5K7qOExPT
「恭喜你呢,小塞繆爾。」魔女將書放在胸上,仰頭看向塞繆爾:「不過,你怎麼感覺很懷疑我的身分呢?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAcRWEC9g5LN
「懷疑?我從未相信過你是天使,何談懷疑?」塞繆爾誠實地說道。39Please respect copyright.PENANAkNg08HNQB1
「喔呀喔呀~你不信神?」魔女笑了起來。39Please respect copyright.PENANA46dTJDFno5
塞繆爾壓低音量:「當然信,我只是不相信你是天使而已,你太過可疑了。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAvb2DOwuwUt
「所以你覺得,我真的是魔女?」魔女在椅子上翻過身,抬起頭看向塞繆爾,雙腳搖來搖去。39Please respect copyright.PENANAHdKpy22nmx
「不,你大概也不是魔女……我說不清,也沒有證據,或許你真的是天使……」塞繆爾搖了搖頭:「我不知道你想做什麼,也不知道你的目的是什麼,但你確實救了很多人。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAXeec44oHWu
「哪怕災難可能是我引起的?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAdu88wpcE9b
「哪怕災難就是你引起的。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAaJoSyHfFfa
說完,塞繆爾轉身離去,順便輕輕闔上木門,沒發出大聲響。39Please respect copyright.PENANAo5WPl3GITs
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「塞繆爾大人?」阿嘉莎端著兩個木製盤子從廚房出來。39Please respect copyright.PENANAicsgor9akH
「他走了唷,說是還有很多工作要忙呢~」魔女坐起身來,整理自己雜亂的裙擺。39Please respect copyright.PENANAVT7CtM4Wb2
「是嗎?我有聽說周邊村落的魔女案件要重審,大概是要他去負責吧。」阿嘉莎將盛有食物的木盤放上餐桌:「還真忙呢……吃飯吧魔女小姐,我煮了濃湯呢!」39Please respect copyright.PENANALTFXlExGf8
魔女低頭湊近,聞了聞還散發熱氣的濃湯。39Please respect copyright.PENANAIKbH0xNg4M
「嗯~很香呢,看起來下了功夫。」她接過阿嘉莎遞來的湯匙,在濃湯裡攪來攪去:「對了,為什麼還叫我魔女?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAMdJ3g2CT1i
「欸?我還叫你……真的欸,不好意思,叫習慣了,下意識地就這樣稱呼了,哈哈哈。」阿嘉莎抓著湯匙傻笑道:「那我要怎麼稱呼你,天使大人嗎?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAsCYTXIJjd1
魔女微微抬頭,用鮮紅的瞳孔盯著阿嘉莎。39Please respect copyright.PENANArUMTmt9Ffr
「欸……怎麼了嗎?」阿嘉莎愣住,手舉著湯匙一臉疑問。39Please respect copyright.PENANAmvYNOcarHl
「不,沒什麼……繼續叫我魔女就好了。快吃吧,不然涼掉了。」魔女搖了搖頭笑道。39Please respect copyright.PENANAeij0SAqnIo
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令人意外的,村民們仍舊不敢靠近魔女,原因從畏懼變成了敬重。39Please respect copyright.PENANAuBA24PVSzq
過於敬重的那種,即使擦身而過,他們也不敢抬頭問好,只能雙眼緊閉,一邊禱告一邊快速走過。39Please respect copyright.PENANAm1SuNimHtQ
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長久下來,魔女逐漸感覺到無聊。她已經將阿嘉莎家裡的書本都讀了遍,很快不知道要做什麼打發時間。39Please respect copyright.PENANAS7WZZdIram
偶爾,塞繆爾會來和魔女訴說案件的進程。39Please respect copyright.PENANAqhwQm2JE6X
在魔女的翻案之後,教會以及大眾更加重視這次事件,派遣越來越多人來調查。39Please respect copyright.PENANAnn6afAetMi
再這之後又過幾個月,瘟疫徹底消散,塞繆爾最後一次來向兩人說明進展。39Please respect copyright.PENANAkS3jDLwo6G
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「已經翻案了,這次的事件已經被認定為大瘟疫流行,而非惡魔作祟。那些被判為魔女的人都可以洗刷冤屈了!」39Please respect copyright.PENANAiArhTNJK4l
脫下法官制服的塞繆爾滿臉欣喜地說道。39Please respect copyright.PENANA5dbsgm6qod
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是啊,洗刷冤屈,彌補損失。39Please respect copyright.PENANA8bnGKg9eOJ
除了死去的人以外……39Please respect copyright.PENANAQtbdR6khJ0
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在這之後的某日,魔女提出要離開。39Please respect copyright.PENANA5smeePpI7a
深夜裡,阿嘉莎送魔女來到村落外,兩人特意避開了巡邏的衛兵。39Please respect copyright.PENANA1wc5uPXUOO
天空上,月亮已經沉下,只剩下點點星光提供照明。39Please respect copyright.PENANA5eeP0uUxQQ
「那……我就送您到這裡了……」阿嘉莎將行李遞給魔女。39Please respect copyright.PENANAvRX1WCCFVz
「哎呀呀~這段時間多謝你的照顧了,小修女。」魔女回以微笑,接過行李。39Please respect copyright.PENANAyGKMYXAmMN
當她轉身正要離去時,阿嘉莎卻抓住她的手。39Please respect copyright.PENANAUkFWAAJhej
「等等……小姐……」阿嘉莎吱吱嗚嗚地問道:「我……我想問……你……真的是天使嗎?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAkb0D0wcqwS
魔女轉回來,面無表情地盯著阿嘉莎。39Please respect copyright.PENANAvLgfkRb7Hv
「為什麼這麼問?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAfGhhNfHuJf
「因為……天使不是都有翅膀嗎?而且服裝……我也沒見過天使……所以……」39Please respect copyright.PENANAjbOl249eew
聽到這裡,魔女忍不住笑了起來。39Please respect copyright.PENANAg8qKQyGoWF
「噗哧……」魔女捂著嘴:「呵呵呵,小阿嘉莎,你真的很有趣呢。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAYdhSc6uikc
她笑了一會後說道:「你想想,如果我是魔女,你是不是太過親近;如果我說天使,你是不是又不夠敬畏?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAC1BJjDe9GX
阿嘉莎忍不住點了點頭。39Please respect copyright.PENANA0nJbNbS4Pp
「是這樣……」39Please respect copyright.PENANAW3NJapvSOE
「所以說,我是不是真的天使,重要嗎?」魔女笑了起來:「你懷疑了呢。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAEqNBQC2JlV
「懷疑?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAIlQnnNOA6k
「懷疑神。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ6mcZnwjK
隨著魔女的提醒,阿嘉莎這才意識到自己做了什麼……39Please respect copyright.PENANAyGqk3mYdIj
「這樣吧,小修女,我給你三個想法。39Please respect copyright.PENANAk8wjvs8AVl
第一個,我是魔女,透過魔法預知未來,來到此處是為了散播災厄,我控制老鼠、傳播瘟疫、蠱惑女孩、危害自然……39Please respect copyright.PENANA318qyGoIEV
第二個,我是天使,透過神力得知未來,來到此處是為了拯救蒼生,我不顧危險,降臨此處,只為傳遞解藥……」39Please respect copyright.PENANAveJCXBysmX
魔女看著阿嘉莎,接著說道:39Please respect copyright.PENANAtbD48ed1ac
「有可能,我只是一個四處旅行的占星術師……能從星象預知天氣、喜愛動物,恰好捲入魔女案件,又剛好明白瘟疫的解藥……所以,你相信哪一個?」39Please respect copyright.PENANAQOMcXUhn6t
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無論是魔女、天使還是占星術師,三者都有可能,卻又無法斷定。39Please respect copyright.PENANAMfPTJPu4Qs
如果是魔女,為什麼要救人?39Please respect copyright.PENANA7hgnJjb4MN
如果是天使,為什麼差點被燒死?39Please respect copyright.PENANAsWPWTdxX9S
如果是占星術師,為什麼這麼剛好?39Please respect copyright.PENANAbZvHY8VTqU
阿嘉莎得不出答案,苦苦思考也做出不決定——哪一個是真的。39Please respect copyright.PENANAXczRJw7Fni
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「又或許……上面三個都是假的,或是真的……部分真、部分假……你不必急著做出決定,決定自己要相信哪個。」魔女轉過身去。39Please respect copyright.PENANAz5dhPlYGeX
阿嘉莎點了點頭,問道:「那……你為什麼開始旅行?」39Please respect copyright.PENANA13PR2S6xH1
魔女又露出笑容:「假如,假如我是魔女,我是為了作惡來到這裡的……假如我是天使,我是為了拯救來到這裡……但如果我是個占星術師的話……」39Please respect copyright.PENANAtmn5yxOhLj
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她轉過身去,背影在星光下越來越小。39Please respect copyright.PENANAbbpM0bgB8D
「我想看看星空下的這個醜陋世界有多美麗。」39Please respect copyright.PENANAMnAGKs3dis
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據說,阿嘉莎修女那天夜裡站了一宿,村人們流傳,是因為天使離去帶給她極大的震撼……39Please respect copyright.PENANAB2h4TdPu6g
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