stand-in creed

"This path is no longer available.

"But the 'core' of the road has other ways to work. "

"Core?" Nero raised his eyebrows.

Kishibe Rohan explained: "The important thing is not whether the gate of heaven can write settings on you, but whether you can change your views on things from the bottom of your heart - for example, you mentioned a The unicorn landed on your shoulder, and that unicorn turned into a bomb because you hated bugs, right?

"But if it were me, there wouldn't be such a problem.

"I will let the unicorn crawl on my shoulder, and then observe what kind of species it is. Terrasse, Poseidon, American pocket, Black King Kong Ji pocket, Baidou, Chinese small flat rhinoceros beetle...every one All have their own unique elytra, terminal warts, longitudinal ribs, rump plates, shins, and claws.

"I'll look at its characteristics, I'll look at where it climbs on the shoulders, where it slides down the clothes, how the creases look on the clothes.

"Afterwards, I will try to cut off its big foot and shin, and see how it will vent the pain after the limb is severed. Will it curl up into a ball or run around in a rage? After that, I will consider using it more. The pen pierced it, and observed what kind of trajectory the body fluid splashed at the moment it was pierced, and——

"——what kind of taste does it have?"

"..."

to be frank.

Nero was a little scared.

Do you guys have a bit of a human-like quirk in creating things?

Kishibe Rohan said seriously: "It is with this kind of mentality that I have come to this day and become a first-class manga artist! Even the beating by you is an excellent creative material in my opinion." In this world, apart from breaking my hand and being unable to create, there is nothing that can be called misfortune! Everything is lucky!

"Even now that the Gate of Heaven has turned into a human form, I don't even need my hands anymore! Even now that my whole body is broken, I can still create freely!

"—that's what you're going to do next, Nero Zeppelin."

"...?"

Nero blinked.

Kishibe Rohan said with a smile: "Instead of fighting head-on, it's better to let your mentality change. And when you observe things that originally made you indifferent or even disgusted with the "desire to discover" that didn't exist, When you gradually transform it into your instinct, you will definitely be able to grow!

"And when there is nothing in this world that you are against, even when you really fall in love with every plant and tree in this world! You will naturally become invincible! Of course, this seems a bit out of reality, but at least you You can try to do the first step -

"—Have a desire to explore everything."

"...I probably understand what you mean. But the problem is that it's easy to say, but it's another matter to do it."

Nero said so.

However, at this time Kishibe Rohan pointed to the amputated fingers on Nero's table and the other intact left hand with his eyes.

"After talking about me, let's talk about you.

"Since our killer is a hand fetishist, have you ever observed your own hands, Nero?"

"……my hand?"

Nero was taken aback.

What is there to observe in my man's hand?

Kishibe Rohan showed a strange smile.

"You probably don't realize it yourself, Nero Zeppelin! Your palms are quite standard—

"—Golden rectangle!"

Chapter 78

Golden rectangle?

Nero froze for a moment.

Hearing Kishibe Rohan's words, Nero turned his attention to his left hand again.It was the first time in his life that he observed his hands so seriously.

"The golden rectangle you're talking about...is it the 16:9 one?"

Kishibe Rohan nodded: "Not only your palm, but even your "nails" are infinitely close to the golden ratio of 16:9.Judging by your expression, you should never notice it, right?This rectangle has been recognized as the "basic proportion" of the most beautiful shapes in the world since ancient times.

"The pyramids of Giza, the statue of Nafti, the Parthenon, Venus, and even Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa...these great buildings and works of art only need to calm down and observe. Discover the existence of countless "golden rectangles".

"Then the question is, where did these great creators know this ratio?

"You figured it out yourself?

"Or did you learn it from the mouth of a scholar?

"So where did scholars determine that such proportions are the basis of beauty?

"There must be a definite 'origin'! "

Kishibe Rohan became more and more excited as he talked.

After a while, Kishibe Rohan gradually returned to normal.

"Since the enemy's ability is to turn what you resist into a bomb, then try to change yourself, just like the ability you entrusted to the gate of heaven wants to be!

"Don't think about Yoshikage Kira.

"Don't worry about the ability of the killer.

"Leave everything behind, if you can't figure it out, if you can't find the direction, try to find an exact proposition to observe, such as the golden rectangle we just mentioned!

"Re-observe the world with a pure attitude of "exploring" and observe the people and things in this world.Find the origin of the golden rectangle, explore where the creators got the inspiration for the golden rectangle, and gradually turn this desire for discovery into your instinct!

"Over time, when you encounter things that you should originally resist, your first reaction is no longer resistance, boredom, or misfortune, but "curiosity" or even "excitement", which uses human misfortune to launch an attack Your ability is like a fallen leaf falling on your head, it will be cracked naturally.

"What you have to do is not surpass the Killer Queen, but—

"—beyond yourself."

Kishibe Rohan's words are actually very easy to understand.

Since Heaven's Gate cannot be used.

Then use your own hands to complete the settings that were originally entrusted to the gate of heaven to be able to modify, change the past self, and become a brand new self.The so-called "Golden Matrix" is just one of the directions pointed out by Kishibe Rohan, a manga artist.

Nero was thoughtful: "Then I...try? What should I do, take a sketchbook and draw around?"

Kishibe Rohan smiled: "No matter what you do, you just need to devote yourself to the observation of everything like me. Therefore, I have become an excellent cartoonist, and you may also be able to walk on the road of detective Getting farther and farther?"

Nero nodded.

Immediately, Nero picked up his severed fingers on the table.

"Thank you, Kishibe Rohan.

"Let me take a step first. Although you think you can regard everything that happened to you as lucky, I still suggest you to stay at home honestly and don't mess around—not to mention that you can't mess around with your appearance. Come on? If something happens to you, Suzumi will probably be sad too, right?"

"Then can I expect the story from your mouth?"

"can."

"Then I will naturally stay in my studio quietly and not go anywhere, let alone investigate Kira Yoshikage--please say hello to Sister Suzumi."

"it is good."

Done.

Nero got out of the window of Kishi Rohan's studio, flew into the sky and disappeared.

Talking for too long, my hands hurt a little.

It's time to call in the invincible Crazy Diamond to heal your wounds.

So under the eyes of Jousuke's bewildered "Didn't you just get cured? Why did you break your hand again!", Nero once again recovered alive and well.

But this time, after leaving Grape Hill High School, Nero did not follow up on Yoshikage Kira's clues, but looked at his own hand and pondered what Kishibe Rohan had just said.

"...beyond myself?

"What an unrealistic words. If I fight with a few stand-in messengers to grow and surpass the past, I have a unique experience, but...to grow by observing the world, this kind of thing always sounds a bit mysterious what.

"Is there a similar saying in Buddhism? I haven't read it much...

"So, since we are talking about observing the world, where do we start?"

Nero looked down the street.

He looked at the groups of girls coming out of the school gate.

I looked at the looming calves under the skirts of school uniforms, at the white thighs exposed by girls who deliberately cut their skirts short, and at the immature but vigorous faces of girls in school days... Uh cough cough cough cough!

Definitely not watching this.

What is it to observe?

That's right, you have to observe things that you usually don't have much interest in, or even hate and resist.

"Um……"

Nero's eyes scanned the street.

If he wasn't hiding in the wind, he would definitely be regarded as an idiot just by looking at him now, right?Nero reckoned.

Immediately Nero looked towards the path in front of the school.

"...the ginkgo trees that flank the street.

"...an old man sitting on a bench and a dozing dog.

"...Ordinary residential buildings and residential buildings converted into convenience stores and restaurants on the first floor.

"Is a creature like a cartoonist always staring at such things? It's a little boring."

Although Nero has traveled around the world in the past few years, Nero is definitely not a man who is interested in scenery.Most of the time, he focuses on all kinds of exotic cuisines and colorful historical stories. At the same time, even in the face of the beautiful scenery praised by others, he doesn't even have the idea of ​​pressing the shutter .

Whether it is mountains or water, in Nero's eyes, it has always been "just so much".

look at.

"what--."

I didn't see the golden matrix—it can't be said that I didn't see it at all. For example, when the dog lying on the bench raised its head, the length of the body and the height of the head just happened to be a golden matrix.It's just that he couldn't arouse the interest of watching it at all, and Nero made himself sleepy instead.

Does it really make sense to look at something like this?

Rather than doubting Kishibe Rohan's suggestion, it's better to say that Nero has recognized one thing clearly.

"Maybe this is why I can't become a manga artist?

"But Kishibe Rohan is right. You must be full of curiosity about this world, and you must love every plant and tree in this world. Only then can you defeat the Killer Queen. So...

"Should I go buy a drawing board?"

-

Recently, I have been going to bed around [-]:[-] in the morning and sleeping until night, so I plan to adjust my work and rest in the past two days, a little less, and strive to return to Kira Yoshikage's work and rest routine.

Chapter 79

June [-]rd.

Nearly ten days have passed since Kishibe Rohan's meal.

The calendar has turned to a new chapter, and the people of this country call this newcomer June with wonderful titles such as Shui Muyue, Fengdaiyue, Songfengyue, Changxiayue, Mingshenyue and so on.And at the beginning of June when the weather was getting hotter, the primary school student named Kawajiri Hayato yawned as usual while listening to the boring Chinese class.

"--who is he.

"This is the etymology of 'time of twilight'.

"Evening, neither day nor night, the time when the outline of the world becomes blurred is the so-called twilight. Because it is said that it is easier to see non-human objects at this time, there is another name-" —

"——The time of the devil."

who is he?

The yawning Kawajiri Hayato also wanted to ask this question.

According to my observation of the surveillance cameras installed in my parents’ bedroom and my daily observations, almost ten days ago, my boring and old-fashioned father, Kosaku Kawajiri, had a wonderful change, and he seemed to be a completely different person. same as people.

The seemingly emotionless parents gradually become as affectionate as lovers or even newlyweds.

Not only that, the father who had no interest in music at first listened to Queen's songs at home; the father who never cooks rarely cooks himself, and even cooks good dishes; he would never go to The father who touches the mushroom can also put the mushroom into his belly without changing his face; even——

I quietly practiced calligraphy in the middle of the night, writing my name over and over again.

Surprising.