"Willy!"

"Hand over that monster, and we won't hurt you!"

the mayor shouted in the church.

"Yes, Old Willy, we know that you must have been deceived by that monster. As a clergyman, you must not be confused about such things!"

Old Willy and Martha were hiding in the attic of the church, hugging each other, and trembling with fear because of the crazy smashing and looting of the townspeople downstairs.

"Willy...why do they call me 'freak'?"

Martha still doesn't understand why the usually kind and simple townspeople seem to have become a different group of people today...

"......Ah......Even if it was really you......Martha, I won't blame you. It's all my fault......I shouldn't have let you stay......"

"What...what do you mean?"

"It's all my fault..."

Finally, as the attic door was smashed open by the indignant townspeople, Mr. and Mrs. Willy were taken away roughly and tied up in the square in the center of the town.

......

"I've seen it a long time ago. Such a beautiful woman is the best at deceiving people. It's obvious that she's not a good person."

"That's right, he deserves it."

"I was there when they got married, and now thinking about it, I feel sick!"

"Townfolks! Quiet! Quiet!"

The mayor walked up to the podium and spoke loudly to silence the townspeople's complaints.

"I understand your feelings very well. After all, my child was also... brutally murdered!"

"But as the mayor, I must provide evidence for everything...Father Willy, when did this woman...come to town, and how did she get to know you?"

"Thirteen years ago... I rescued her in the mountains and brought her back to the church for treatment..."

Old Willy told everything as it was.

"Father, what evidence do you have? Prove that you have not been bewitched by this woman? Prove that all this is true?"

"The townspeople who are familiar with us can all attest to this, Lord Mayor."

"Okay, everyone here, is there anyone willing to testify for Father Willy and this woman?"

The mayor asked.

There was only silence in response.

Old Willy couldn't believe it. He first looked at the fruit selling woman who often came to the church to pray, but the woman avoided his gaze.

He then looked at the families in town with whom he had the best relations...but all he got were evasive glances.

"you......"

"Very good, it seems that no one can exonerate the priest..." The mayor smiled slightly.

"However, we have a lot of evidence to prove the crimes committed by this woman. Someone, come here!"

Two people immediately walked up to Martha, who looked terrified, and pried her mouth open.

"Everyone, see this! These two pairs of sharp canine teeth! Is this what a normal person should have? It's exactly the same as the wound on my son's neck!"

"Tell me again, is her temperature normal? Hmm?"

"Same as ice, my Lord!"

"Now, Willy, respected priest, do you have anything else to say in your defense?"

Old Willy had nothing to say. After being silently betrayed by the people with whom he had the best relationship, he had already given up struggling.

"Wait... I still don't understand... Why do people call me a 'freak'? Why? I'm not doing anything..."

The only one who didn't understand the situation at the moment was Martha.

"You still dare to quibble! What a vicious woman!"

"Cut out her tongue!"

As the townspeople cheered, a man really walked up to the scaffold, drew his knife, and prepared to attack Martha.

"No! Please, don't do this... don't do this... I admit, I admit that I found out from the beginning that Martha was a vampire... But she has never hurt anyone, she doesn't even dare to kill fish... Please don't torture her like this..."

Old Willy was eager to save his wife, so he told her that Martha was a vampire to save her from some pain.

But the people present didn't care about the second half of what Old Willy said. They only heard him admit that the woman was a "vampire", a blood-sucking monster.

"So, Father Willy has finally come to his senses from this woman's bewitching hand? Then let me ask you again, Willy, do you admit the true identity of this woman and the fact that you covered up her crime?"

"I......"

Old Willy looked at Martha, who was crying across from him. She still looked like she knew nothing and was unclear about anything.

"I admit she is...but she..."

"That's enough! Since you admit it, as the mayor, I hereby pronounce judgment on the blood-sucking monster named Martha!"

"and many more......"

Old Willy finally realized that everything was a long-prepared excuse, and the mayor just wanted him to "admit"...

But Old Willy had lost his value, and the mayor had no need to pay any attention to him at this moment. He continued to announce the verdict on his own.

"Criminal Marsha, guilty of theft, burglary, murder..."

No matter what the charges were, they were all put on this ignorant woman.

"According to this, he shall be punished for several crimes..."

"Burn her! Burn her!"

"Yes, burn her to death! A blood-sucking monster cannot be killed without fire!"

"Burn her! Burn her!!!"

"Don't do this... I beg you... Why do you treat her like this? Why do you know she is not that kind of person, but you are unwilling to say even a word for her... For my sake... Give her a quick death... Why do you have to do it this way..."

Old Willy's eyes were bloodshot, and he desperately screamed at the fanatical crowd around him, but how could an old man's voice be louder than thousands of townspeople? All his resentment and anger were instantly drowned out by the noisy crowd.

At this moment, even the naive Martha understood the words "burn her to death"...

The first time I faced human evil, it was of this magnitude...

"Since this is what the townspeople want... then I declare that the criminal shall be burned at the stake!"

Then he sneered and looked at the old man who was almost going crazy.

"Execute now!"

......

"...that night...flames shot up into the sky..."

"The mayor has avenged his great vengeance... cough cough... the townspeople have long been malicious... Martha... she seemed to want to say something to me... but... cough cough! It's too confusing... I couldn't hear anything clearly..."

"They don't want to uphold justice... they just want to find a scapegoat to vent their long-suppressed emotions..."

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