stand-in creed

"Speaking of which, did White Valentine's Day also originate in Rome?"

"The more widely circulated story is this version: Roman Emperor Claudius II saved a pair of lovers who were about to be executed for violating the ban on love and marriage on February 2, and set up Valentine's Day to commemorate this day. And in A month later, on March 14, the rescued lovers swore that their relationship would last until death. To commemorate this day, it was designated as White Valentine's Day.

"But the problem is, where the story comes from—

"A Dim Sum Maker in Fukuoka, Japan in 1977."

"...Eh, eh? Japan?"

As a Japanese, Suzumi Suzumi was a little confused.

Did you say it originated from Rome?

Nero explained with a smile: "Advocating Valentine's Day "the one who receives the favor should return the gift" as a means of promoting candy, so White Valentine's Day was called the candy giving day at the earliest, until 1980, because the candy used The granulated sugar is white, so it was renamed White Valentine's Day.

"Think about it carefully, have you ever heard of White Valentine's Day before you were 13 years old?"

"It seems that there is no such thing? I later thought it was because everyone didn't know much about love at that time, so no one talked about it!"

Suzumi Sugimoto tried hard to recall what happened before her death.

Suzumi Sugimoto died in 1983 at the age of 16.Therefore, in 1980, Suzumi Suzumi was only a 13-year-old middle school student.

Suddenly Suzumi Sugimoto was taken aback.

"Wait, so the story of Claudius II is also false?!"

"Just like those stories about diamonds being forever, it's just a marketing routine of modern capitalists, but—"

Nero smiled and looked at his wife beside him.

Immediately, Nero turned sideways, stood in front of Suzumi Sugimoto, and gently held the girl's hand.

"—whatever the origin, Valentine's Day is Valentine's Day.

"I don't know if Ms. Sugimoto, who is the cutest in the world, would like to honor you and spend this wonderful Valentine's Day with me next time?"

"I hate it, hehehe..."

Suzumi Sugimoto hugged Nero's arm shyly.

But immediately Suzumi Suzumi raised her head: "But, didn't Nero say he wanted to investigate?"

Nero scratched Suzumi Suzumi's nose: "It's been so many years, how could today be worse? Not to mention it's Valentine's Day! So don't think about arrows and other miscellaneous things. Today's Nero Zeppelin belongs to your!"

"Ok!"

"So, is there anything you want to visit, Suzumi?"

"Let me think about it... I really need to buy chocolate first!"

"it is good!"

Although Valentine's Day and White Valentine's Day pay attention to one party giving first and the other party returning the gift, it is not important to this couple.

sleep together.

eat together.

Take a shower together.

Even when Nero shits together, let alone when buying gifts.

That's it, the two began to celebrate their Valentine's Day.

Until night fell, the two left the Massimo racecourse and strolled leisurely along the banks of the Tiber River.

The river wind blows slowly.

crashing

Suzumi Sugimoto happily walked ahead with big strides, walking on the "grass" by the riverside road.Nero put his hands in his pockets and followed Sugimoto Suzumi leisurely, watching the girl's back, enjoying this comfortable and leisurely time, and the two walked towards home in this way, preparing to spend their love together festival night.

However, there have been some minor changes.

The couple were walking, but they saw some things on the shore under the night that normal people seemed not to see.

It was a young man.

Dark blue peaked cap.

Orange-yellow medium-length hair.

A pink cardigan sleeveless T-shirt was casually worn over the angular muscles.

It's just that what is not suitable for people to see is not what this young man looks like or what kind of clothes he has, but what he is "doing" seems to be not suitable for ordinary people to see - throwing a bloody corpse into the In the box, and humming a little song, he poured cement into it shovel by shovel.

"Nero!"

"I see, Suzumi."

Nero gently protects Suzumi behind her back.

At the same time, the young man in front of him who was pouring cement and preparing to sink his body also saw the pair of men and women approaching. He thrust the shovel into the ground viciously, spat casually, and looked at the approaching Ni Lu and Suzumi Sugimoto.

"Hey, you two guys over there, when are you going to watch it leisurely like the audience gathered around when the crew is shooting a movie?

"Haven't you seen cement sinking corpses!

"I am in a good mood today. Although I don't know why both rings are worn on the man's left ring finger, but the woman doesn't wear a ring at all, but ah, as long as you come to me obediently, put these two "look" Looks very valuable" ring, it doesn't matter if I show mercy and let you go? ! "

The orange-haired gangster shouted so loudly.

However, it was Nero's raised head that responded to Sha Lei.

"Things like gangsters really can never make people feel growth.

"Back then, I was robbing the kid's game currency in the game arcade. Now I deliberately pretended to be merciful and coaxed me to come to you, and then planned to use the shovel in your hand to kill me while I took off the ring. Smashing the heads of my wife and me, and throwing us and that corpse into the Tiber River?

"It's really—it doesn't have any technical content at all."

pat.

Nero took a step forward.

However, the gangster's lazy eyes gradually became sharper.

"Stop."

"Stop?"

pat.

Not only did Nero not stop, but he took another step forward.

"Oh?" The gangster raised his eyebrows, but he tightly clenched the shovel in his hand.

"I didn't pay attention just now, but if you look carefully now, you really have something wrong? When you saw the abnormal situation of cement sinking corpses, you didn't panic or scream, and you didn't run to call the police, but He brought his female companion here to chat with me leisurely, and even walked towards me "Sha Lei" instead?

"It seems that you are very confident.

"Maybe it's the confidence brought to you by your tall height and muscular muscles? You are so confident that with such a delicate female companion, you can easily subdue me, a current prisoner with a cement corpse. But I'm sorry, you probably My judgment on the situation was a little bit wrong, because I, "Sha Lei", am not some third-rate gangster, but——

"—Gang."

Chapter 4 Handicraft Part II

When it comes to gangsters in Italy, people will naturally think of that word——

Mafia.

Unlike the gangsters (Yakuza) that are not accepted by society in Japan, thugs, ronin doing business or opening casinos, brothels and other shady businesses that continue to commit violent crimes, colluding with each other and gradually forming violent criminal gangs (Yakuza), Italian gangs (Mafia) ) roughly dates back to the Sicilian uprising at the end of the thirteenth century.

After a girl was insulted by French soldiers on her wedding day, the Sicilians began their crazy revenge, attacking every Frenchman they met, and put forward such slogans——

Morto Alla Francia, Italia Anela.

Namely, the elimination of France is the desire of Italy.

The abbreviation of this slogan is known as Mafia.

Because the gangsters in the past used to leave some imprints representing their forces on the scene after committing crimes, such as a black hand or a skeleton, so even if the two words have nothing to do with each other, the Chinese still vividly translate Mafia as mafia.

But because of this, Nero felt confused.

"Gang?

"Not the Mafia, but the Gang? Depraved!

"Obviously a local secret society in Italy, but it looks like a third-rate group formed by those black hippies in Los Angeles who are laughing and singing Rap all day long. Already."

pat.

Saying this, Nero took another step forward.

Just taking another step, Sha Lei, who was holding a shovel in front of him, felt a strange feeling.

Not right.

The blond man with a pussy in front of him is quite wrong.

It's not just the man's "confident" demeanor, what makes Sha Lei even more confused is Nero's eyes——

The eyes of a real mafia!

"Didn't you hear me?

"Stop!

"This is not a suggestion or a reminder, but an "order" to you!I command you not to take another step forward!Otherwise, I will kill you immediately! "

Sha Lei shouted loudly.

However, at the moment when the voice fell, Sha Lei's eyes widened.

Sha Lei watched helplessly as the smaller pink-haired woman next to the man hugged him lightly, and then——

"...Disappeared?

"Like a ghost, it disappeared like a double returning to the body! Is that woman not a woman at all, but your double?!"

"...?" Nero asked.

"...?" Suzumi asked.

Only Sha Lei continued to shout.

"You guy is a stand-in messenger!

"Although I have never seen a stand-in with a completely human appearance like that, and I have never seen a guy who would date my stand-in, and I don't know why you "put away" the stand-in instead of "releasing" the stand-in fight with me!But there is one thing I am absolutely sure of, and that is——

"You are the enemy.

"Whether it's the police, or the remnants of a hostile organization that has not yet disappeared, since it is an enemy, I will eliminate you here, and then exchange your head for "credit" to speed up my progress as a cadre—"

A dark green stand-in slowly appeared in front of Sha Lei.

The scarlet eyes fixed on Nero in front of him.

Nero's eyes gradually brightened.

"Although it's annoying to be bumped into by a bastard like you on the way home on Valentine's Day, but now it seems that I've won the lottery.You seem to have mentioned in your self-introduction just now that your name is Sha Lei, so just to be safe, ask, are you a "passionate" person? "

Nero thought himself very polite.

In response to Nero's polite question, Sha Lei and the dark green double approached Nero together.

"—Handicraft!!!"

Sha Lei and the handicraft gradually approached, clenched his fists as if intending to hit Nero hard at "close range".

But no problem.

Nero has never been the type of Jotaro who likes to fight enemies at close quarters, and this kind of enemies can be easily dealt with...

"……what?!"

Just at the moment when Nero was about to dodge sideways, something happened under his feet.

Can't move.

It is obviously soft and wet land, but at this moment, it seems to be fixed by space, as if it is motionless!

In an instant, Nero understood: "Is this your ability?"

A look of pride appeared on Sha Lei's face.