stand-in creed

Angelo didn't expect such a question.

However, considering the current situation and Nero's promise, Angelo still answered honestly.

"It's like this..."

In Angelo's intermittent narration, Nero and Dongfang Jousuke learned what happened.

October 1998.

Angelo, who committed a crime that would vomit even rats in the toilet, met a man who entered his cell one night half a month before his execution.

"What kind of guy?"

Hearing this, Nero couldn't help asking.

Angelo stammered and replied, "That's a man in a 'student uniform'.Although his face was so dark that I couldn't see it clearly, but I judged from my intuition that he should be very young.Before I could realize where he came from, he suddenly took out the "bow and arrow" and pointed it at me! "

"What did that arrow look like?"

"...does it feel like an antique?" Angelo still remembers the scene of that day vividly, "That arrow is very old, it feels like an antique that has been through for hundreds of years! Then before I had time to call for help, That arrow went right out of my mouth and through my head..."

Angelo continued to narrate.

Describe his fear at the time.

Describes how bizarrely he survived after being pulled out of the arrow.

The words describing the man in the school uniform——

——Being pierced by this sacred arrow and still surviving means that you have now mastered a certain "talent".It was a talent that a man named "Dior" once called a "stand-in".

——The more ferocious the criminal, the greater the possibility of triggering this talent, that's why I chose you.

——In this way, you will not die because of the death penalty, and you can also escape from prison.You can do whatever you want after jailbreak, make money, play games, kill people, follow your spirit, and do what you like.

——Your hometown is Morioh Town, right?I'm also in that town, so if you want to see me, come to Morioh, that town is really a wonderful town.

"I didn't expect to hear the nostalgic name "Dior" in Morioh Town. Nero took a deep breath, "Angelo, did that man continue talking about Dior?" "

"...No, no."

Nero nodded.

Immediately, Nero looked at Jousuke Higashika who was beside him with a shocked expression, and said seriously.

"Jousuke, go and call your grandpa and mother and let them travel outside for a while longer.

"If what Angelo said is true, then the man in the school uniform may have brazenly created a lot of substitute messengers. This small town that seems to be indifferent to the world may have become the "Japanese The most dangerous town" maybe. "

"...Are you kidding me?"

Dongfang Jousuke muttered in disbelief.

But looking at Nero's serious expression, Dongfang Jousuke couldn't help swallowing.

"I see, I'm going to call grandpa and mom right now! But..."

Speaking of it.

Dongfang Jousuke pointed to Angelo in the stone again.

"...Are you really going to let him out?"

"What are you talking about, Jousuke? It's not a gentleman's behavior to falsify someone's words. I've heard that—up to your great-grandfather Jonathan Joestar, the Joestar family has been a gentleman for generations. ! As a Joestar full of glory, you also have to be a gentleman."

"Ah, ha..."

"So what were my exact words?"

"On the honor of my grandfather Cesar Zeppelin, I set you free...wait, free?!"

Dongfang Jousuke suddenly realized.

And the next moment, Dongfang Jousuke watched Nero walk towards Angelo.

Angelo yelled begging for mercy and cursing words frantically, but everything was ignored by Nero, and he put his right hand lightly on Angelo's forehead, and the rippled light shone on Angelo's head.

Blood dripped slowly from the corners of Angelo's eyes, nostrils, and mouth.

"This is the freedom you deserve, Angelo."

After the voice fell, Nero let go of his hand.

Angelo's eyes also completely lost the last bit of light, and thus lost his life.

"You, what did you just do?"

Jousuke watched this scene blankly.

Nero killed someone and took Angelo's life in front of him. He could understand this and was mentally prepared for it.But he didn't understand "how" Nero took Angelo's life.

Nero just caught some rainwater casually, and condensed a corrugated cutter.

"The human body is 70.00% water.

"I just turned the blood in his body into these corrugated knives."

That's what he did when he fought against the dark blue moon.

Nero recalled.

Immediately, Nero stretched his waist and walked towards Dongfang's house. While walking, he waved to Dongfang Jousuke behind him without looking back.

"Let me leave the work of destroying the corpses and destroying the traces?"

"Um……"

Looking at Angelo's tragic death on the landscape stone, Dongfang Jousuke took a deep breath.

Crazy Diamond's fist flashed again, completely sealing Angelo's body in the landscape stone, destroying the corpse.

The rock named Angelo got his freedom.

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One of Morioh's famous spots ① "Angelo Rock"

The transportation method is bus No. ③, get off at Jozenji Avenue Station in Duocho, and walk for 1 minute.Often used as a road sign or as a meeting place for lovers, it is beloved by the townspeople despite its terrifying appearance.

Chapter 12

The next day, the Dongfang family.

"That's the way it is, Jotaro.

"Although Angelo was successfully resolved, there is indeed someone with unknown motives in Duwang Town who is using "bow and arrow" to create a substitute messenger, and the work here will probably not be over for a while.

"Also considering this situation, the mother and daughter of the Dongfang family may have to stay in your hometown in Tokyo for a few more days... Hmm, no problem.

"By the way, how is Xu Lun's fever? It's almost gone? That's good."

After a while.

The phone hangs up.

Nero, who was shirtless and wearing shorts and slippers, continued to work.

What are you busy with?

Deal with standing water.

Due to Angelo's rebellion, the Dongfang family in dire straits flooded Jinshan in a heavy rain.

Higashika Josuke, who was reluctant to pay for a professional maintenance team, and felt that even if Nero was not short of money, he should not pay for it. At this moment, he was climbing up and down the ladder like a monkey at home to repair the house, constantly Use "Crazy Diamond" to repair the place damaged by the silver water chain——

——The family is rotten like this, and it is reasonable to ask for another day off.

Although Nero said that he needed to investigate the mysterious person lurking in Morioh Town, he was not in a hurry when he lacked clues, so he simply helped Jousuke.

"— Stairway to Heaven."

The golden fist was lightly pressed to the floor.

The stagnant water floated out along the cracks in the floor little by little, and after gathering together, it consciously floated into the pool like a long snake.

Busy for most of the day.

It wasn't until dusk that Jousuke stretched himself and climbed down the ladder.

Nero spoke immediately.

"Yo, Jousuke! How about taking a short shower, and then we'll have a meal and go to the bath to soak and scrub?"

"can!"

Jousuke's eyes lit up.

Nero counted with his fingers.

"Also, I heard from the driver on the way here that Morioh Town's famous product is "beef tongue pickles", so I'd like to take this opportunity to try it a little bit. "

"Ox tongue pickles are very good in the shopping street. I can take you to try them."

"Oh?"

Nero's eyes lit up.

Nero Zeppelin was a man who liked to enjoy life.

music.

Gourmet.

game.

These are his three hobbies.

This was the case before becoming a stand-in messenger, and it remains the same today.And in the process of traveling around the world after being fired by a law firm, whenever I go to a new city, no matter whether I am used to eating or not, I always try the local specialties.

It’s like going to Jinling to eat all kinds of ducks, going to Kyiv to eat chicken rolls, going to Cardiff to eat Welsh rabbits, and going to Tshwane to eat chakraka. Beef tongue pickles are the characteristics of Moriwang, and you have to try them. .

"It's not just beef tongue pickles, is it?" Higashika Josuke confidently sold it to Nero.

"The cress pot is also our specialty here, but it's a pity that it's not winter. In winter, we huddle in the kotatsu and enjoy a hot cress pot, smelling the aroma of the thick soup made from duck racks and flying fish broth, There is simply nothing more GREAT than this!"

"……hungry."

Nero rubbed his hands, his eyes full of anticipation.

After a while, the two who had cleaned up got in the car and set off towards the shopping street in Morioh Town.

What should I say at this time?

Unfettered by time and society, the moment people fill their stomachs happily, people become self-respected and free.Not to be disturbed by anyone, to feast without worry, this kind of aloof behavior can be said to be the best cure that modern people are equally given——

The premise is not to be disturbed by anyone.

The black limousine just passed Grape Hill High School, and when it drove up a nearby "uphill" road section, it was obvious that Nero had slowed down according to the traffic regulations and observed carefully, but the left front wheel of the car still bumped a bit.

"Hey, hello, Nero! I picked it up just now, so it must have been "crushed" by something, right? Dongfang Jousuke instantly thought of some news he had read, "Isn't there often in the news?"A child who is not tall does not understand the danger, suddenly rushes onto the road, and is hit by something because of the "blind spot". "

"Probably not. I made a special observation when I was going uphill. Even if there is a blind spot in front of the car, nothing suddenly broke in from the "left and right" of the car-I still have a little confidence in my observation ability. "

Although so.

But just in case, Nero stopped the car, opened the door and got out of the car to check.

And what came into view was a cloth pocket with a tight mouth that was run over by the left front tire.After hearing a weak "meow" from the cloth pocket, it was gradually stained red with blood.

Higashikata Jousuke widened his eyes.

"Nero, it's a cat!

"Someone put a live cat in a cloth bag and threw it on the road, and then was run over by a car!"

"...Huh?"

Nero watched this scene thoughtfully, and then looked at a broom-headed young man wearing a purple shirt that seduced the American flag on a bench by the street.

The young man with the broom head sat on the bench as if nothing had happened, and said with emotion: "Ah, what an unfortunate kitten, this is not your fault? It is the fault of the guy who threw the kitten there."

"And then?" Nero asked again.

The young man hooked his fingers and signaled Nero to sit over: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Kobayashi Yumi. This foreigner who speaks Japanese very well, I have a suggestion, do you want to hear it? I will tell you about the cat." Bury it, and you will pay some hard-earned money?"

"what?"