Chapter 55

"Have you been discovered?"

"It's really interesting."

Katagiri Anjuro, who was resting on the park bench again, took a deep breath, and the smell of fresh newspaper ink filled his nasal cavity.

The scene just now made everyone stay away from him. The green space under the cherry blossom trees has become a vacuum zone for him alone.

"Morio Town, it is really interesting."

Katagiri Anjuro sighed without deliberately lowering his voice, but it was blocked by the newspaper and his natural rough voice made it sound like a poisonous snake squirming. Speak out the message and always be prepared to strike at the chosen prey.

"Speaking of it-"

Katagiri Anjuro's eyes rolled twice under the newspaper, but his stiffness did not ease at all.

"A boy and a girl, both good-looking -"

"Huh."

After sighing meaningfully, Katagiri Anjuro focused his attention on his substitute again.

[Silver Water Chain]

Long-distance controlled avatar.

Ability to mix with any type of liquid.

"Who is the one who caught the silver water chain?" Katagiri Anjuro's stand does not have [field of vision]. He usually distinguishes the direction through the perception of liquid. But the blue eyes in the Italian restaurant turned around several times, but could not detect the characteristics of the attacker.

It was as if...an invisible hand appeared out of thin air and suddenly grabbed the silver water chain into the palm.

Could it be a substitute messenger who can become invisible?

Or...is the substitute's ability related to gas?

"This is not good." Katagiri Anjuro heard that there were many substitute messengers in Morio Town, but he thought that his mastery of the Silver Water Chain had reached its peak.

At present, the air hand that suddenly appeared was the first substitute user he encountered before returning.

The ability of a substitute is not as easy to figure out as human psychology.

Ah.

"Want to escape?" Angelica found that the blue beads that were just rolling randomly in her palm suddenly beat wildly, like a trapped animal trying to escape from the cage. "Don't even think about it!"

She frowned and instead raised her fist Hold tighter.

"Ha!"

Everything was as expected by Anjuro Katagiri: "It seems that it also knows nothing about me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Angelica discovered -

between her fingers , blue crystal liquid is dripping continuously.

When she discovered it, most of the liquid had already fallen to the floor, forming a new blue shape bit by bit.

I see!

Only then did Angelica realize one of the characteristics of blue eyes - they are as fluid as liquid. It is absolutely impossible to hold it with the palm of your hand. The action just now only artificially accelerated its escape.

If this is the case...what should be done to catch it?

The liquid... flowed... shapeless...

Angelica thought: Maybe it would be feasible to find a container to close it up?

Even so, finding a container that can be sealed temporarily is not an easy task.

Do you want me to watch it escape?

"Hey... hello..."

Higashikata Josuke sat next to Xu Lun Kujo and twisted around. He couldn't help but bend down and whisper to the children: "Kid Xu Lun, do you feel that Mr. Jotaro's expression has changed? Very solemn? "

It seems...it started after the couple came in?"

Because he was not sure, Higashikata Josuke tried to get some approval from Jotaro Kujo's daughter.

"Huh?"

Unfortunately, Xu Lun was destined to be disappointed. She put her little head on her hand and shook it, curious and innocent: "Is there any?"

Didn't dad always have the same expression? Wasn't the word dignified attached to his face when he was born?

Well, it’s normal for children not to notice.

Higashikata Josuke pouted, and at the same time quietly focused his attention on the same place: What's so special about that couple?

--Could it be that--?

Could it be said that there is a substitute messenger among them? !

! ! !

Higashikata Josuke was shocked: If you count carefully, there are already so many substitutes in this small Italian restaurant! One for me, one for Mr. Jotaro, and one for Mr. Chef!

According to Mr. Jotaro - Stands are attracted to each other. It is very possible that those two people are also Stands! ! !

After having this heavy guess, Higashikata Jousuke observed more carefully, but before he could see clearly, a man and a woman who were very nervous because of Katagiri Anjuro's accident turned their heads and glared at him fiercely.

"What are you looking at! You kid!"

Without paying attention, Keio Kasai once again said an extremely provocative thing under the control of his impulsive brain:

"You have that weird hairstyle at a young age——"

! ! !

"What——?! What did you say——?!!!" Higashikata Jousuke stood up suddenly as if his whole body was on fire, and the movement was so violent that the chair was knocked down. The face that was originally full of gentle smiles was covered with terrifying shadows, "What did you say happened to my hair -?!"

"Ah -?!"

That fierce rhetorical question seemed to come from hell. Just as gloomy, as if possessed by a demon, Higashikata Josuke walked towards Kasai Keio step by step, his clear eyes filled with beating anger at this moment.

This guy... It seems that my investigation was not wrong.

Haibara Ai secretly rejoiced: Although I also think that having a plane head like that at such a young age is a bit unsightly, but... after borrowing Dr. Agasa's computer unit to investigate Higashi Jousuke's information in advance, I found that this guy is the most... The most unpleasant thing to hear is the advice on his hairstyle.

If it was a compliment, he would probably accept it with a smile.

But when it comes to criticism, according to what some of his elementary school classmates and middle school classmates wrote on their blogs - Higashikata Josuke will go berserk in an instant, transform into a humanoid monster, and must beat the opponent until he cries and begs for mercy!

It seemed that the man was going to be unlucky.

After settling a worry, Haihara Ai was obviously much more relaxed. She actually had the leisure to watch the excitement while waiting for the meal to be served - mainly because her body as a primary school student could not stop a rampaging monster. Bar?

"I'm sorry - I'm sorry -!!! Hui Nan is just talking nonsense!"

However, the worst situation did not happen. Among the couples next to him, the woman apologized quickly and skillfully: "Your hair style is very good! There is no problem at all. No! Please believe me! This guy has no sense of aesthetics at all!"

...

Higashi Josuke stared at Ueki Tomoko expressionlessly, and then turned his deep gaze to Kasai Keio, the hint was very obvious.

"Hurry up and apologize to me——!"

Ueki Tomoko gritted her teeth and glared at her unlucky and stupid boyfriend: He is such a lookless guy... Sure enough... Sure enough, just his beauty is useless? Next time, I'd better find a smarter man as my boyfriend!

[Euler——! ]

Just as Kasai Keio stood up timidly and bowed to Higashikata Josuke, Angelica, who was worrying about how to catch the blue eyes, suddenly heard a familiar voice.

This voice?

"Platinum Star?"

This time, the blue-purple ghost floating in the air looked like lightning and landed on Angelica with great precision.

Such a special state made Angelica couldn't help but wonder: "Can you... see me?"

[Eula! 】

Platinum Star nodded solemnly, and his hair also fluttered.

【Euler! 】

Under Angelica's curious gaze, it raised its hand and threw over a glass bottle: judging from the size and style, it should be carried by Jotaro Kujo as an experimental supply for collecting samples.

Jotaro Kujo actually sees everything.

He is indeed a novice when it comes to taking care of children. In other words, it is precisely because he is a novice in this area that he is on full alert, listening in all directions and looking in all directions, trying to nip all potential dangers in the cradle.

As soon as the couple entered the door, he noticed something special about the woman. But at first, he thought the woman was a careless stand-in.

Until -

there was that weird yet familiar fluctuation in the air, and at the same time, Platinum Star also [saw] Angelica, who for some reason appeared in the store.

When fighting as a substitute, it was Angelica's turn to be a complete novice.

Therefore, Jotaro Kujo, who was watching secretly and vigilantly, noticed that Star Platinum was slightly troubled in his sight, and based on his guess about the blue substitute, he threw out the glass bottle - as a doctor of oceanography, he always carried it with him. Glass bottles are normal, right?

"Thanks, Platinum Star."

The bottle is very light, and the cork has been unscrewed halfway.

With quick eyesight and quick hands, Angelica pushed her reflexes that had been greatly improved not long ago to the limit: unscrewing the cork of the bottle, grabbing the blue eyeball and plugging it hard, and finally firmly pressing the cork on the bottle, shaking it upside down and upside down to confirm that it was closed. intact.

However...

She looked down at the slightly wet floor: There were still a few drops of blue liquid that fell to the ground just now... Will it have any impact?

"It's not that easy to catch my silver chain."

Anjuro Katagiri in the park sneered through the cover, and the black blocks on the newspaper seemed to be printed on his face, making his His expression seemed particularly unpredictable.

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue stand-in that was very similar to the blue eyes Angelica saw in the restaurant, but was larger and more detailed, appeared on the shoulder of Anjuro Katagiri.

Angelica raised the glass bottle and looked at it: there was indeed blue liquid inside, but it seemed to be different from the feeling she captured at the beginning... What was the difference?

【Euler? 】

ah! I see!

When she heard Platinum Star's confused voice, Angelica had an idea: It's the spirit! The original blue eyes shone with a cunning and vicious light, but now the blue liquid is just a puddle of soulless liquid.

How abominable.

He still escaped.

Angelica's first substitute battle ended in complete failure.