stand-in creed

"Yes, really smart!"

In the waiting hall of the airport, Ms. Armaniu held Amporio in her arms and smiled softly.If there is no accident, Ms. Armaniu will join the SPW Foundation and live as an ordinary clerk in the future.

Besides Ms. Armaniu, there were other people—or things that weren't human.

For example, FF who is fighting with Mista over there, for example, sitting there without saying a word, watching the weather forecast of the TV magazine.

Glancing at his watch to confirm that the departure time was approaching, Nero got up.

"Where are you going, boss?" Mista asked.

"bathroom."

Nero waved his hand and walked towards the toilet.

Nero is not Mista, he is an adult who can go to the bathroom independently, and does not need others to follow him—except Suzumi.

In theory, everyone has done things like going to the toilet, needless to say too much.It is nothing more than the usual way of turning on the water, zipping up the zipper, fastening the belt, and then washing your hands seriously. Although there is a saying that washing hands "before" going to the toilet is more hygienic, Nero belongs to the genre "after" going to the toilet.This is something everyone does.

Only this time, Nero saw something unique in the toilet.

"……Stone?"

Nero, who was washing his hands, saw a round stone lying quietly by the pool.

Nero blinked.

"Why is there a stone in such a place?

"Landscape stones for decoration? It doesn't look like..."

After wiping his hands clean, Nero glanced at the stone again.

Just when Nero was about to reach out to touch it, he withdrew his hand again.

"No, don't touch it.

"In places like airports, there are people everywhere. Who knows what kind of messy people have touched this stone! What's more, this is a toilet. Passers-by are likely to touch this stone with their hands that have not washed their hands after touching their dick. Not sure, but don’t mess around.”

Nero withdrew his hand, deciding not to bother with the stone.

After only a few seconds, Nero put the matter of the stone behind him.What's so good about stones?

Nero wanted to find something to drink rather than an ordinary broken stone, so he went straight to the coffee shop at the airport.But when Nero and the waiter placed the order, they were taken aback for a moment - on the counter not far away, there was a big stone stomping on it.

"...?"

Nero blinked.

At this time, the waiter said seriously: "Sir, your matcha latte is ready..."

"Please wait a moment." Nero interrupted the waiter, "Excuse me, is this "stone" already on your counter? "

"Stone?"

The waiter froze for a moment.

Only then did the waiter find a stone quietly placed on the counter in the dining area, which made the waiter a little dazed.

"Huh? Stone?

"It's so strange, has this stone been here all the time? When was it placed? I have no impression at all..."

As the waiter said, he tapped the stone lightly with his knuckles.

Nothing happened.

"...you can see it."

"Guest, what are you talking about?"

"No, nothing."

Judging from the sound of the waiter knocking on the stone, Nero knew that it was a "genuine" stone.But even so, Nero always felt that something was wrong.

Nero took his matcha latte and walked into the distance.

However, when Nero stepped out of the coffee shop door, Suzumi Suzumi's voice rang in his ears.

"N, Nero, look there!

"Behind the potted plant by the door!"

"Ok?"

Nero heard the reputation and looked over.

Another stone.

Exactly the same stone.

Not only that, the stone began to tremble without any external force, and the surface began to peel off.

"There is something wrong with this stone!

"This rock has been following me not only since the toilet!

"This stone is a double! Although it is amazing that it can be seen by ordinary people, it is not without precedent. Just like the double of the orangutan in "Power", this is also a stone that can be seen by ordinary people. Witnessed stand-in!

"Who is the body of the enemy?

"What is the power of this stone?

"Is it a long-range type? Can destroying this stone directly cause damage to the enemy's body?"

Nero's brain was spinning rapidly.

At the same time, the stone blocks were turning into carvings faster and faster.

In an instant, Nero saw the finished work——

Come to life.

"that's me……?

"The stone turned into my image, with a pretty handsome pose, and even the blood stains at the corners of my mouth were carved out.

"If it were a sculpture, I would give it an A+, but this is not a simple sculpture, but a double! What is the significance of this double turning into my appearance?"

Before Nero figured it out.

The stone like Nero jumped up with a bang, and flew towards Nero.

"Nero!" Suzumi Sugimoto shouted immediately, "Although I don't understand it very well, but since it's a substitute and has become your appearance, it's better not to touch it randomly!"

"I think so too, Golden Cut..."

The golden cutter just took shape.

Just when Nero was about to throw out the golden knife, an unexpected scene happened.

The stone is broken.

It was not Nero who broke it, but the stone itself.

"Nero?"

Suzumi Sugimoto blinked.

Nero shook his head: "I didn't do anything. Although I was indeed going to smash it directly, it broke itself first."

Nero just finished speaking.

A calm voice appeared behind Nero.

"That's probably because you will disappear from this world."

"?!"

Nero suddenly followed the voice and looked at the real body of the voice.

It was a young man with fashionable clothes, calm eyes and purple hair.

next second.

The youth's pupils shrank suddenly.

Because Nero's swift figure had already appeared in front of him, he lifted him from the ground with just two fingers pointing at his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Ugh..."

"You are the body of that stone? What do you want to do by sneaking after me? Who is your master?"

"Please, please wait a moment, I am not your enemy, I am just an ordinary sculptor named Scribe. Although not very famous, if it is Mr. Zeppelin, just ask your subordinates to look it up You will be able to find me!"

"you know me?"

"There is no one in Italy who does not know you."

"..."

"It's not my intention that the stone follow you, but the will of the stone itself!"

"Are you trying to say that you can't control your double?"

Nero raised his eyebrows, but he didn't have the slightest intention of letting Scrippy down.

But at the same time, although Scrippy, who was lifted up in the air by Nero, looked somewhat panicked, there was no fear in it, which made Nero a little curious.

Scribe just went on.

"Michelangelo once said: When I carve marble, I don't have any ideas in my mind, because the stone itself has defined the shape it should be carved, and my hands just take out what has been formed from the stone. !

"That's the shape of fate!

"My... double, that's what you call it, right? My double is like what Michelangelo said, it can carve out the shape of fate. This is its ability——

"—Rolling Stone."

Chapter 51 The Rolling Stones II

Michelangelo.

Nero is very familiar with both his name and his works.

A well-known cartoonist who once was in Morioh Town suggested him to work hard to discover the beauty in life, and borrowed many of his art-related books, such as "I, Michelangelo, Sculptor".Although it sounds like a Japanese light novel, it is a very serious collection of letters.

As such, Nero knew a thing or two about Michelangelo.

"——"Actually, this body already existed in the marble, I just removed the unnecessary parts."

"—"I saw the angel in the marble, and I continued to carve until I set him free".

"—"In every block of marble lies a statue, waiting to be discovered by the sculptor".

"You said those few words, didn't you? Michelangelo did say those words. I've never heard of a modern sculptor named Scribe, but I can trust some of you sculptor My identity. I’ll give you a chance to follow the shape of Michelangelo and fate.”

puff.

Nero let go of the young sculptor.

Scrippy fell out of nowhere and hit the ground with a thud, coughing several times before he recovered his throat.

But even so, when Scribe spoke to Nero, he was still extremely calm.

"The you carved out by the Rolling Stones have disappeared, right?

"This also means that in the near future, it may be a few days, it may be months, you will die in that form, this is my ability! You may not believe it, so... please let me say a Stories, stories from not so long ago."

Scribe seems worried that Nero won't believe in such outrageous things as "fate" - he has seen similar disbelief too many times, so he chooses to tell Nero a story.

true story.

The story between him and his girlfriend, the beautiful daughter of the flower shop owner.

Scribe was talking.

Nero is listening.

The story is very short, it only takes a few minutes to finish it.

Nero fell into a brief silence.

"The owner of the flower shop knew his fate, and chose to hug Rolling Stone and use his own organs to save his father... So what?

"You want me to hug a Rolling Stone like your girlfriend, the florist's daughter, and die painlessly?