[JOJO] Wolves in the water

Aji is a stand-in messenger.

Although I have long learned from Kakyoin that animals also have substitutes, such as the Boston dog named Izzy.

But there is still a big difference between hearing and experiencing it.

It took a little time, but let's figure out who Aji used his substitute ability for.

...It's not about the empty bar, it's about me!

Listening to the music of the celebration in the distance, I pinched the bridge of my nose with my free right hand.

If I hadn't called Kong Tiao and asked him to accompany me to feed Aji, I probably wouldn't have encountered such a thing, right?

In short, it took a lot of effort to get up from the ground, and it took a while to figure it out.

Kujo and I walked from the river to the mountain forest of the shrine, stepping on the stone steps in the forest to find Aji.

All the stone lanterns in the forest were lit, probably by the joint efforts of the little witches who stayed in the shrine. Several stone lanterns that had been knocked down by the rainstorm were also lifted up, but the moss on them was not cleaned.

On the main stairs leading to the shrine, there were couples sitting on the main stairs, holding hands and finding their seats. They sat on the stone steps and waited for the fireworks to be set off later. Under the red torii.

This year's fireworks are prepared by my father, they should be beautiful.

It's a pity that neither Kujo nor I have the leisure to wait for the fireworks to go off.

Now I am holding hands with Kong Tiao, I am walking in front, and Kong Tiao is walking behind, neither of them said a word, the atmosphere is very heavy and suffocating.

The forest is relatively quiet, and the trees cut off part of the sound of the celebration, making the atmosphere quieter and more suffocating.

For the first time in my short 20 years of life, I was so embarrassed.

You can't let go of the hand holding Kong Tiao, and you can't get too far away from Kong Tiao, otherwise the gravity that suddenly presses on Kong Tiao's body may directly crush him to the ground.

But before I get down on the ground, I will probably be knocked down by the empty bar again, maybe this time I will be knocked out with a concussion.

And Aji's stand-in ability can probably be understood as: "attraction" and "gravity"?

I am that coordinate.

If the empty bar is too far away from me, it will be pulled over, and if it fails to touch me in the first place, it will be enveloped by an invisible gravity, the closer it is to me, the greater the gravity.

If you try to stay away from me, you will also be pulled towards me.

This is the conclusion that the two of us have tried many times. I think this stand-in ability is very confusing, but after thinking about it, I think this stand-in ability is probably used by Aji to steal apples.

——Attract the apple to your side, and then no one can hold the apple except yourself. As for whether the apple will be crushed by gravity, I don’t know, or can this gravity be turned off?

Then I am Aggie, the fox who likes to celebrate and will come out to steal apples on the day of the celebration.

So the empty bar is the apple I stole?

<<

Can't laugh.

<<

Holding Kongtiao's hand, I walked on the moss-covered stone steps, because I couldn't stand the suffocating silence, so I decided to say something.

"Sorry, Jotaro. 』

"……what do you mean? 』

I shook the left hand I was holding with Kujo, and once again apologized sincerely.

"If I hadn't invited you, I wouldn't have caused you so much trouble, would I?Although this incident was completely—— an accident!I didn't know that Aji was actually a stand-in messenger. 』

『But as expected, I’m causing you trouble, Jotaro. 』

Ajike made me miserable.

At first, my brain was really confused for a while, mainly because I was too close, and I was out of control for a while. After I calmed down, I just felt a headache and sorry.

Obviously the fireworks were about to go off, but I took the empty bar to find a fox in the woods behind the shrine. The most uncomfortable thing was that I couldn't let go.

...Ah, it's not annoying, it's nervous.

The palm of the empty bar is very big. It is not so much that I am leading the empty bar while walking, it is better to say that the empty bar wraps my palm, caters to me, and matches my speed.

To be honest, after getting along for about half a year, Kong Tiao is really gentle, an imperceptible gentleness.

It may also be because after I realized that I like Kong Tiao, more and more eyes fell on Kong Tiao.

——The person you like must be the best, probably because of this weird filter.

"Feel sorry. 』

"Why are you apologizing for yourself, did I say you were annoying? 』

"what--"

...Indeed, no.

<<

Ah, damn man.

I really want to trouble my father to let him cut me into a cold, heartless woman.

<<

Finally, there is Kong Tiao's stand-in, which is Aji captured by Platinum Star.

I took the empty strip to the vicinity of Aji's house, which was a stone nest piled up with huge boulders, and it was covered with hay.

When I found Aji, Aji was sitting on a pile of rocks, holding an apple under his paw, and staring at the sky with his head up. I think Aji was waiting for the fireworks.

After Aji saw us, he was stunned for a long time before he realized it. He wanted to run, but Platinum Star grabbed the back of his neck and lifted him up.

Kongtiao raised his clasped hands and shook them in front of Aji's eyes, then silently raised his empty hand and made a fist.

The hair on Aji's tail exploded, and he looked at me with tears in his eyes.

I also clenched my fist expressionlessly.

Both pairs of Aji's ears drooped, and he flapped his limbs and struggled in the hands of Platinum Star. I asked Kong Tiao to put Aji down to see what Aji wanted to do.

Kong Tiao frowned, and said, "I don't care if I run away." After that, Platinum Star let go.

Then Aji threw himself into my arms, and I supported Aji with my free right hand, but because Aji had gained weight recently, I couldn't hold him firmly and almost fell Aji.

It is estimated that Aji also realized this, and stopped rubbing his head against me, and stopped moving after stabilizing his body.

It was the hair on the big tail that was still blowing up. While looking at Kong Tiao, he moved his head towards me. When Kong Tiao was speechless, I saw that all the hair on Aji's body exploded.

A fluffy orange ball.

Aji raised his head and touched my lips with his mouth, so fast that I didn't even realize it.

After recovering, Aji had already jumped out of my arms and burrowed into the stone nest with all his fur covered.

I touched my lips and tentatively let go of my left hand.

Nothing.

While I breathed a sigh of relief, I wanted to scold Aji. I didn't know why this little guy was crazy, and I didn't know when Aji had a substitute.

I pulled up the collar that had been pulled off by Aji, tidied it up, and said, "Jotaro, do you still want to see—hmm." 』

Lips are pinched.

???

If the question can be materialized, I am probably full of question marks now, or looking at the empty bar with a face full of question marks.

Kong Tiao used a lot of force, frowning and rubbing my lips with his fingers, he didn't stop until I reached out and slapped his palm away.

"..."

"..."

what?

After a long silence, it was Kujo who spoke first, asking what I wanted to say just now.

I actually wanted to ask him if he wanted to wait for the fireworks. I know a good place to watch the fireworks, but you can also see the fireworks here.

Just when I was about to ask Kujo if he wanted to go to that good place with me, bright fireworks bloomed in the night sky.

Aji didn't know when he got out of the nest and stood on the stone, the hair on his tail was still blowing.

Kujo and I looked at the night sky at the same time, looking at the fireworks blooming in the night sky.

This year's fireworks are in charge of my father, and they are countless times more beautiful than those of previous years. I can still imagine the scene where my father leaned in front of my mother with a face begging for praise.

In the sound of fireworks, under the light of fireworks, I quietly turned my head to look at the empty bar on the right.

——As a result, he collided with Sora's eyes, and slammed into Sora's phosphorite-like pupils.

Kong Tiao's expression was very soft, his blue-green eyes were dyed the color of fireworks, warm orange and blue-green mixed together, it was indescribably beautiful.

I subconsciously flashed a smile.

Then I saw Kong Tiao obviously stunned for a moment, I tilted my head, and when I wanted to ask him what was wrong, Kong Tiao turned his head away.

...?

Forget it.

The fireworks are still beautiful, and my father is still very good.

By the way, I let Kakyoin down, I'm so sorry, I'm very timid about relationship issues.

And I haven't finished graduate school yet.

I reached out to straighten my hair, and when I touched the little wing earrings hanging on the earlobe, I squinted my eyes.

Well, I'm still happy.

<<

After the celebration, I stayed at the shrine and helped my mother and the shrine maidens take care of the shrine.

I dug out the miko costume I was wearing at home, and when my dad asked me if I wanted to cut my hair short, I said no.

I tied up my hair, took a few strands of hair and braided them in front of my chest, and put the amulet on.

Kakyoin and Polnareff even went to the shrine to ask me how I was doing.

At that time, I was cleaning the compound of the shrine, and I was lazy, squatting by the pond to feed the ornamental fish in the pond.

I almost fell into the pond when Kakyoin made a noise, but it was Polnareff who pulled me back.

"What's the matter, it's a pity that you should change the observation object. 』

While saying this, I gave Kakyoin some of the omamori that my mother had made, and took out a silver one from among them and gave it to Polnareff.

"The body protector has miraculous effects. 』

I asked Kakyoin to divide the guards later,... well, because my father has tampered with the guards, it has a miraculous effect.

I didn't expect my father's stand-in ability to be so buggy, or rather, my father is the biggest boss.

I didn't expect my father's stand-in ability to affect not only living people, but also dead things.

But thinking about it this way, the mother who subdued my father is even more powerful.

Finally, when Abdel came to find Kakyoin and Polnareff, I was sweeping the floor, and the two of them were helping me feed the fish.

Mr. Joseph seemed to be discussing something with my father. Occasionally, Mr. Joseph's roar could be heard coming from the house. The witches passing by covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

I don't know what my dad did.

In the end, Kongjo opened the barrier door first, and sat on the porch with an unlit cigarette in his mouth. After seeing the people in the yard, Kongjo was stunned for a moment, and asked what we were doing.

I raised the broom, pointed to the two people who were feeding the fish, and said, "You are helping me." 』

The little witch who passed by reminded him that smoking is not allowed in the shrine, and Kujo said impatiently, "Of course I know." 』

Polnareff was fanning the flames and getting stabbed by Kakyoin, and I stood beside Abdel with a broom and asked him what the arrow looked like.

So I was lucky enough to meet Abdel's double.

It is a stand-in in the shape of a birdman. He controls the flames and uses the flames to condense the shape of an arrow.

I looked at the flame in midair in amazement, and wanted to touch it a little bit cheaply. Abdel saw what I was thinking, and smiled and took back the substitute.

Abdel said that it is a pity that they have not yet recovered any arrows, and the current understanding of the arrows is only from Dior's diary.

...This vampire actually keeps a diary.

Abdel and I exchanged mobile phone numbers and mailbox numbers, and Abdel also gave me Mr. Joseph's number by the way.

He asked me to be optimistic about my father, and I expressed my understanding and reassured him that even if I die, he will not let my father go out to harm the world.

After my father and Mr. Joseph finished talking, when they were about to leave, Mr. Joseph suddenly patted my shoulder and asked me mysteriously at what age I planned to get married.

My dad spouted the tea and almost dropped the cup, telling Mr. Joseph to go away.

He roared, "Even if I die, I won't marry Izumo!"Get out! 』

Mr. Joseph: "Ha!It's not up to you to decide! 』

I was caught in the middle of these two people, and I began to wonder if these two people had a combined age of more than 100 years.

How to act like a five-year-old child.

But I answered Mr. Joseph's question anyway.

"23, 24 years old or so. 』

"Izumo? ! 』

My father let out a miserable cry, knelt down and beat the ground.

Mr. Joseph laughed so hard that tears came out, he took the camera and began to take pictures of my father's decadent appearance, saying: "You have a day too!" 』

...Elementary school you?

<<

A few days later, Aji was caught by my father.

Aji struggled wildly, but my father was unmoved. He pulled the back of Aji's neck expressionlessly, put his palm into Aji's mouth while wearing disposable gloves.

I showed a disgusted expression, watching my dad dig around in Aji's mouth, and finally took out a small glass ball and threw it into the trash can.

My father grabbed Aji by the back of his neck, sneered, and said, "Next time you eat something reckless and come here again, I won't help you." 』

Aggie struggled frantically.

I suddenly thought of Aji's stand-in ability, and the experience of forcibly tied to Kongtiao for half an hour a few days ago.

So I asked my dad if Aji was a stand-in messenger, and asked him if he knew Aji's stand-in ability.

"Of course I know. 』

"Attract the things you like to your side. The more you like them, the stronger the gravity will be. To prevent others from taking them away, the gravity will disappear when you touch them. 』

"This stand-in ability is entirely to facilitate Aji to steal things. It's too tasteless, so I don't bother to care about Aji. 』

"...Wait, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?Did Aji use his stand-in ability on you? ...who are you tied to? 』

My father finally let go of Aji, who was struggling constantly, and Aji, who had escaped from my father's clutches, quickly threw himself into my arms.

Aji trembled and buried his head in my arms, not daring to look at my father at all.

I held Aji in my arms, shook my head, and denied my father's words.

"I'm not tied to anyone, but when I went to feed Aji a few days ago, I saw Aji's double. 』

"……Yeah. 』

My dad gave me a suspicious look.

I wiped the drool off Aggie's mouth with a towel.

<<

I love empty bars, I know it.

As for whether Kong Tiao likes me or not, I don't think so.

I'm not the type of girl that Kong Tiao would like, and I don't intend to wear a mask for someone again, and then my dad will hold my head and say, "Why are you so tired from living?"

But let's not cut the hair.

I cut my hair short because of the breakup, so let me keep my hair long as a reminder to myself.

When I get a girlfriend, I will cut it off, um.

<<

I patted Aji on the back and told my dad to get out, Aji was afraid of him.

My dad scolded me and asked me if I wanted to go whale watching in Seattle with him. He was invited by a friend.

If I don't go, I will be thrown at the shrine, and I will be alone in the shrine to watch the house or something.

… Believe it or not, I will go to my mother and roll around in front of my mother, and in the end, no one will even think about going to Seattle.

I don't want to live in the shrine. My uncle will soon go back to his hometown in the country with his daughter. By the way, Haruno's mother completely forgot about her, and the uncle didn't call that woman either.

I think it's more reassuring for Haruno to be by Uncle's side, but the little guy doesn't want to move out of the apartment building, so Uncle is a little embarrassed.

Uncle and Hatsune lived temporarily in the shrine for the past few days, and went back to the apartment building to feed the cat.

The novelist seems to have returned from his hometown, and shut himself in his room to grow mushrooms again.

I failed to destroy the photos taken by Kenichi, the photos have already been developed. In the shrine, Haruno and my father looked at those photos together.

...Hatsuruno's wet eyes were full of longing, so Kenichi developed another photo, bragging about his photography skills while doing it.

I feel itchy fists.

"Can I take someone with me? 』

"Who? 』

"Xihua Chuliu is. 』

My dad had a look on his face that made me want to kill him.

Before he sneezed, I said, "I'll take care of Kurino, and I won't disturb your honeymoon. 』

My father: "Deal." 』

Shit man, you can change your face faster than you can turn a book.

But if Chu Liunao is not willing, I will not force Chu Liunao. At that time, I will still bother my father and mother Shang Enaiai, mainly to disturb my father.

He messed up all his well-dressed bureaus, and then sneered at him condescendingly, mocking him.

This is the routine that my father and I have not changed for many years.

<<

Hatsune happily agreed.

Wow this kid, so rest assured me?Are you not afraid that I will sell him?

I knelt down and asked why Chuliu Nai believed me so much. Are you not afraid that I will sell him somewhere?

The child shook his head like a grown-up, and said with a smile, "I trust Sister Izumo." 』

It's so cute, damn it, I really want to just kidnap it and raise it as my own child...!

I stroked Hatsune's head with complicated emotions, and exchanged glances with the uncle with the same complicated expression.

I think Uncle and I are thinking the same thing: "It would be great if Haruno just left it to us to raise".

It's hard, if she doesn't have a baby, why does she have a baby?

But since Haruno agreed, I drove the car sponsored by my father and took Haruno to buy a change of clothes, swimsuits and so on.

The little guy is very obedient, but when buying snacks, Hatsune asked me a question that I didn't know how to answer.

"Izumo-san, is your mood bad recently? 』

"No, it's not so much that I'm in a bad mood, it's—forget it, just pretend that I'm in a bad mood. 』

I took the pudding off the shelf and handed it to Harino.

It's not that I'm in a bad mood, although I've been hiding from the empty bar for the past few days, it's also because of this reason that I didn't go back to the apartment building.

I heard that Kujo returned to his hometown, and Kakyoin and Iruma stayed in the apartment building, playing games all night for several days——this was what Kenichi told me.

Kakyoin also sent an email asking me when I would return to the apartment building, and I said it depends on my mood.

Then Kakyoin questioned my soul, and he asked me, "Why doesn't Izumo-senpai have much confidence in this kind of thing?"

Why doesn't this brat understand the principle of seeing through but not revealing... Really.

Let's relax when we go to Seattle this time, walk around the white sand beach, and enjoy the sea breeze or something.

By the way, Kujo seems to like marine life?