Chapter 31

Of course Angelica can't tell the truth to her baby.

If she were sixteen instead of six and a half, Angelica might consider telling the truth.

However, facing a first-grade elementary school child whose head is full of whimsical ideas and overly lively personality, Angelica cannot use her [ability] either for safety reasons or for confidentiality reasons. Make this kind of thing clear.

[Staring————]

Kujo Xu Lun stared angrily at his beautiful mommy, stepped forward to grab her right hand and shook it dissatisfied: “Mommy——!!!”

“How to say... ..."

Angelica was a little troubled, after all, weaving lies was not her strong point.

Moreover, once you decide to conceal and lie from the beginning, it will bring about a series of troubles: you may have to rack your brains to weave lies in order to make up the lie, or you may have to destroy their intimacy after the lie is discovered. The mother-daughter relationship...

is really a dilemma.

Just when Angelica was frowning and thinking, the scroll that had been thrown aside by Kujo Xu Lun suddenly rolled over half of the way. The densely packed text on it suddenly changed to Angelica at this moment. Be extra cordial -

"Actually, the world we live in is very complicated, JOJO."

"Everyone has special potential."

Well, a very wise opening.

Hui Yuan Ai crossed his hands in front of him and took some time to rest, waiting to see what kind of lie Angelica was going to make up.

For children, myths, legends, fairy tales and the like are still the same as "truth" to them.

However, Kujo Xu Lun seems to be much smarter than ordinary children.

I wonder, will she believe it?

"So...?" Kujo Xu Lun was dubious, always feeling that the beautiful mother was telling lies with her eyes open, "Just now?"

"It's just that the potential appeared earlier and faster."

"Only awakening Only those who have awakened their potential can see each other's [abilities]. As for those who haven't awakened yet, like you and Xiao Ai, they don't feel it at all."

"But don't worry," Angelica said according to the scroll. Full of information about [Substitute Messenger], he quickly organizes the language, trying to use descriptions that children can understand more easily, "When the time comes, everyone has the possibility of awakening."

"Just like JOJO, your favorite Masked Superman - —"

"JOJO may also become a human being with special powers that can protect others!"

"Really?" Upon hearing "Masked Superman", Kujo Xu Lun immediately changed his expression, "That's great!"

"That's great - I can also be a Masked Superman!!!"

"Then!!! The first person I want to protect - is Mommy -!!!"

"Yeah - don't worry - Xiao Ai——Zhongya——! I won’t forget you either!”

“And——and——”

At this time, Angelica had completely diverted her attention. I just think about what kind of hero I should become after possessing special abilities, how I should deal with the ubiquitous crises and monsters, and how I should balance learning and fighting.

She counted on her fingers while showing a happy and troubled expression: Oh... it's really not easy to be a hero if you analyze it carefully! But - as an excellent girl! I, Xu Lun, will definitely become the best Superman!

The security and peace of the world - leave it to me, Kujo Xu Lun - there is no problem at all! ! !

"But, JOJO." Seeing that the trick was successful, Angelica finally breathed a sigh of relief quietly, "This is a secret among us humans who have awakened their potential. I tell you that this is an exception. You must keep it well. Oh."

"Of course -!"

Come on...

Haiyuan Ai blinked in confusion: This kid... is obviously not as mature as the kids who call themselves the Youth Detective Team. Young Master...why did he change completely after hearing about Masked Superman?

Become more like a child than any other child.

Because in Haihara Ai’s childhood, there were no heroes—whether they were real people or film and television characters.

A strong and reliable positive character has always been absent in her life for more than ten years.

Therefore, she simply cannot understand children's yearning for heroes, nor can she understand the strong attraction and driving effect of excellent role models on children.

Phew -

Angelica picked up the scroll, and Xu Lun, Kujo next to her, had completely changed her target. Instead, she was chatting with Zhongyuan Zhongya about what kind of hero she wanted to be.

It seems that something happened to that guy Jotaro Kujo...

Otherwise, he wouldn't have used a substitute to write this full scroll.

When Xu Lun Kujo complained that the scroll was blank, but Angelica saw dense contents, she realized that things were not simple.

And when she had just organized the language to deceive Kujo Xu Lun, Angelica had already understood everything: the reason why the lovely baby could not see these contents was probably because the person who wrote the scroll found a way to make it only Something that only a substitute can see.

Obviously before disappearing, he never mentioned anything about [substitute ability] at all.

Angelica thought of the badge on Jotaro Kujo's hat in that photo: Even if the appearance of the badge made him realize that he had been attacked by some kind of substitute... But how would he know that the owner of the badge is me? , and I don’t know how this scroll was sent.

It can't be that...that guy's disappearance...has anything to do with me, an unrelated person, right?

This conjecture was so bizarre that Angelica shook her head and quickly threw it away.

The scroll not only explains the special soul power of [Stand], but also adds all the Stand battles Kujo Jotaro has experienced so far and the abilities of all Stand users he has learned about. Because of this, the little The scroll is densely written.

He seemed to have written these contents carefully with an indescribable worry. In order to be as detailed as possible, the fonts became smaller towards the back of the scroll and the content became more densely distributed. Angelica did not get close , almost hard to see.

That guy... is really...

After reading it, Angelica felt an indescribable complex emotion in her heart: she wanted to sneer, but she was also inexplicably irritated, and she was moved by something that made her despise herself.

She wanted to sneer because this gift, which could hardly be called a "gift", was probably the most thoughtful gift she had ever received from Jotaro Kujo.

Some of the irritation was because Jotaro Kujo always had a way of appearing and disappearing from her life on his own.

Whether accompanying or parting, from beginning to end, Angelica has almost no time to make the decision.

As for...the kind of emotion that made her ashamed...

In any case, the days when Angelica dated Jotaro Kujo in college were sweet to recall.

At that time, Jotaro Kujo was just a student who was immersed in research with his professor, and had not yet established his own research team... Compared with the later gatherings and separations, it was easy to "catch" him in school. .

Angelica never denied the beauty of the past, nor did she hide her love for that man - even now, if she was asked to express her inner feelings clearly, it would be difficult for her to guarantee that for Jotaro Kujo , she no longer has any love at all.

It is inevitable that I will be touched when I receive this kind of "gift" after a long time.

However, Angelica didn't like this feeling of being touched: it was as if her emotions were still controlled by the other party, and he could mobilize her emotions as long as he wanted.

Obviously, he's just an irresponsible bastard.

...Love... something like this...

cannot be maintained at all if one party is absent for a long time.

"By the way, JOJO." Angelica read the entire scroll and found that the hidden man actually had an inexplicable question for her daughter, "Dad wants me to ask you, do you like cats or dogs?" Dog? "

This guy... wouldn't want that giant crow to give Xu Lun a pet, right?"

"Ah——?"

Kujo Xu Lun doesn't care about this kind of thing right now. What's more, she is not very satisfied with these two options:

"But!"

"But JOJO likes butterflies?"

Cats and dogs are both furry. It's soft, cute, and there's nothing wrong with it, but! But her father didn't know that Xu Lun liked butterflies? !

snort!

No wonder Mommy has a speechless expression every time Dad gives a gift! This guy doesn't understand mommy at all! I don’t understand JOJO at all!

This result was really not what Angelica expected.

That's why she felt that this question was really baffling.

Angelica sighed and rerolled the scroll in her hand. But she was only halfway through receiving it when the words on the scroll gradually disappeared and slowly turned into a truly blank scroll - no, it was not completely blank.

After the dense black fonts disappeared, strange and weird lines were left in the center of the scroll.

"Huh?"

The special texture was probably painted with some kind of bright red paint. The brushstrokes were smooth and unrestrained, and the edges looked like burning flames. The lines span the entire scroll, but only the central circular part is particularly finely drawn.

What's even more amazing is that the lines that are now appearing can be seen by everyone.

The emblem that Angelica had previously printed on the scroll was "swallowed" at some point. At this moment, it is faintly emerging in the center of the lines.

"What is this place?!"

? ? ?

! ! !

In front of everyone, a dog's head suddenly emerged from the lines in a large scroll. Moreover, this dog's head spoke human words and had an extremely human expression.

"Wow -!"

Xu Lun decided to temporarily withdraw his accusations against his father: If it is such a cat and dog - Xu Xu still likes it very much!