Chapter 42

"Yo——JOJO——!"

"Looks like you are in a bad situation!"

Just as embarrassment and silence filled the air in front of Angelica's villa, a loud joke came from the ground came from far away.

The reason why it is described as "far away" is because the object making the sound is actually too close to the ground and too far away from everyone present.

It was a puppy with a human expression. Although it was only as small as one hand of Kujo Jotaro, its tone of voice was quite mature.

His whole body was pitch black, his hair was shiny, and he looked round everywhere.

It waggled its little tail, which was only as long as a finger, and clattered to Jotaro Kujo's feet, squatting down solemnly.

"Karasuma—!"

"You're finally back!"

This dog named Karasuma is the mysterious animal that mysteriously appeared in the scroll today - its origin is a mystery, but it actually looks like something from a fairy tale Like their animal companions, they can speak human words.

For adults, this may not be easy to accept. But for children, especially children whose common sense is not perfect at all, a talking dog is not only not strange, but also - Thai pants are spicy!

It's just that after Karasuma followed Kujo Xuren to Dr. Agasa's house for a while, he left the villa on his own, indicating that he was going to have a good look elsewhere.

"Karasuma."

Of course Jotaro Kujo knew that his lies were ridiculous, but just like his previous attitude and method towards Angelica, he would never let his daughter be involved in these dangerous abilities. In the midst of strife.

"Thank you."

Although Karasuma looks like his flesh will tremble three times if he takes one step, he is actually a genuine [ninja dog].

This is naturally related to the other world where he was exiled.

"Okay - Xu Lun -"

"Okay Xu Lun - please put the two of us in first!"

Facing an extremely cute dog, he stood upright and moved his two front paws together. In the scene of bowing, Xu Lun, who originally wanted to pretend to be hard-hearted, had no choice but to surrender.

"Hmph."

"No matter what - you have to explain the situation clearly first -!"

Otherwise, as the only person in the family who makes the decision, she will exile Xu Lun's hateful father to the street for nothing!

Make him homeless!

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So, what is Angelica like now?

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"Stop, stop, stop -!!!"

"Stop -!!!"

"I told you to stop -!!!"

Angelica has not yet adapted to the disappearance of gravity and the changes in the world. She closed her eyes tightly. His brows were furrowed, and his whole face was full of pain.

At this moment, she heard loud shouts coming from her ears.

Who is he?

No... I remember...

Angelica's spirit struggled fiercely, using all her strength to break free from the quagmire-like chaos, allowing herself to open her eyes, and tried to look in front of her and around her.

I remember... I seemed to hear Jotaro Kujo's voice at that time... When I couldn't help but look back... a black vortex appeared out of thin air in the alley, and countless pairs of arms that were difficult to escape were instantly stretched out from it. He pulled me into the whirlpool...

and then... what happened after that?

That whirlpool is probably what Suzumi Sugimoto called the "junction of yin and yang", right?

It seemed that the child was indeed not lying, and every word he said was truly credible. It's just that she wasn't cautious enough. She had clearly warned her seriously before entering the alley, but she still couldn't help it...

it was really...it was true.

Angelica shook her head secretly: I don't know if it was for herself or for Jotaro Kujo.

So...what's the situation now?

Suzumi Sugimoto once said that once you look back in the alley, you will be pulled into the [underworld].

Could it be that... am I dead now?

! ! !

When she thought of this possibility, Angelica, who was still a little dazed at first, suddenly woke up.

No! No way? !

Angelica clenched her fists twice: the touch and temperature of her skin had not changed, and the pain of her fingertips digging into her palms was still there... A dead person... even if he had feelings... couldn't be exactly the same as when he was alive, right? ?

"But..."

"But what but! I'm warning you one last time -! Stop!!!"

"Three-two-one-!!!"

[Bang-bang-bang-]

When Angelica walked out, the scene was in a mess, and at the same time, all crises had been resolved.

Right next to her, a bunch of humanoid creatures whose appearance was unclear fell to the ground, all wailing in pain. Opposite her, stood a young police officer in a police uniform, tall and strong, looking extremely... reliable.

"Really! I warned you again and again! You still dare to commit a crime!"

"By the way! Are you okay?"

Angelica tried to move her body twice and found that everything was as usual, not as sluggish or unfamiliar as she imagined.

"It's okay."

"Thank you."

But... what are these guys...? Humanity? Undead?

There was a faint black mist covering the surrounding creatures, and Angelica couldn't see clearly. But when her eyes fell on their arms, her sleeping memories gradually awakened: Those hands, could it be said that they were those handles? Did I bring you here?

If this is the case, doesn’t it mean that this is indeed the [underworld] Sugimoto Suzumi mentioned?

"These guys are really stubborn!" The police officer who arrived in time didn't realize it from a distance. When he walked closer and closer to Angelica with a smile, she realized that the other person's height was so amazing that she couldn't help it. Without thinking about a serious question -

why do I always meet such tall people?

Judging from the current average height data, meeting such a person taller than 1.9 meters should be an extremely low probability event, right?

"If they still dare to pester you, call the police immediately." After Idahang approached, the expression on his face changed slightly, because he finally understood why those shadows were so crazy, "By the way, why are you here?"

"This place is not a good place."

At the junction of Yin and Yang, most people would not linger here. After all, the whirlpool of fate cannot distinguish between good and bad. Once it is swallowed up, it will end in ashes.

"This is really an accident." Angelica took half a step back without leaving any trace, "Mr. Police Officer, may I ask, is this Duoh Town?"

"Oh..."

Just looking at Angelica's naive and unfamiliar questions, Datehang couldn't help but sigh: With her level, it's probably impossible to live peacefully here.

Because this is

the underworld where there are no living people!

There is no doubt that the woman in front of me is a completely [living person].

"It seems that you don't know the current situation, right? Forget it!"

The police officer in front of him shook his head and gently picked up the toothpick in his mouth. He took a bite and said, "I'll take you to the police station and explain the situation to you.

"

What kind of place is the underworld?

Angelica had never imagined this before.

Her only impression of this kind of land where the undead gather comes from the creations in various literary and artistic works. As for herself, she has never thought about death, let alone imagined the world after death.

For the young Angelica, death is really a word that is too far away and too unfamiliar.

If she were really asked to imagine it, she would probably be able to barely describe a gloomy, heavy place full of darkness in the imagination of her predecessors.

However, the place that is now in front of Angelica is exactly the same as the normal world - the world of living people - and is generously called the underworld by the police officer named Datehang.

Bright sunshine, beautiful weather, old and new buildings intertwined, and streets bustling with people.

There seems to be no difference between the two worlds.

"No, of course there is a difference."

"The difference mainly lies in two places." There are four police officers in the Duwang Town police station. Everyone is in high spirits and full of curiosity about Angelica.

The one who spoke at this time was one of the handsome police officers with long tail, calling himself Hagiwara Kenji.

His tone of voice is quite gentle, and when he talks eloquently, people can't help but trust him completely.

Angelica was sitting in the interview room of the police station, holding a steaming cup of tea and feeling the temperature. She really didn't understand what was different.

"What you see outside is actually the world of normal people. The only place that the dead like us can really use is the realm of the 'dead'."

"The realm of the dead?"

What a puzzling choice of words. .

Angelica didn't quite understand, so she held the teacup and blew on it, trying to take a sip - even the aroma of the tea was familiar and rich in this sip.

"I wonder if you have heard of 'ghost objects'?"

Hagiwara Kenji did not sit completely upright. Instead, he leaned forward, propped his elbows on the table, and put his head on the back of his hands.

He didn't look like a police officer at work. Instead, he looked like he was telling his friends some secrets that only they knew.

"Listen to this, is it the same naming method as the human undead?"

The warm tea soup finally allowed Angelica to regain some of her state of mind, and the police station provided her with a strong sense of security.

"That's right."

Hagihara Kenji blinked and smiled: "To put it simply, it is actually those items that originally existed but were later completely destroyed."

"The realm of the dead is closely related to ghost items."

"We can safely All the items that come into contact are ghost items. "

" Just like the cup you are using now, it was one of the items lost in an explosion. "

"Not only can we not touch real items, there are some special ones. "

Similarly, we can't touch the living.

In the world of the living, nothing is restricted. "

Not only can the dead not touch the living, but they may also be accidentally injured by the living. "

Angelica can't imagine: It sounds like the living and the dead are completely different dimensions of life, so why are they accidentally injured? "How could it be?"

"Although the living cannot notice the existence of the dead, the [touch] of the living will hurt the dead, whether actively or accidentally."

"There used to be some dead who were inadvertently penetrated by the living . After passing through the body, it turns into ashes. "

Is there such a thing? !

Angelica subconsciously held the tea cup tighter: it seems that although they temporarily exist in another dimension, the life of the dead seems to be quite difficult.