I, Minami Kotori, Son of the Sun

Heavy breathing could be heard in the dim alley.

The suit jacket, which had always remained spotless no matter what crisis it faced, was now covered in dust and had small holes from the friction of the gravel.

The white trouser legs were stained red with blood, and the bright red liquid flowed down the legs, soaking the trouser legs.

He fell to the cold ground, and his cheek felt stinging as it pressed against the rough masonry.

He could no longer stand up. His right leg was hit directly by a bullet, and it seemed as if the bullet was still embedded in it, causing burning and pain.

The worst thing was that there was a sea of ​​scarlet before my eyes.

My vision was blurred by the pain and it was completely dark.

——He was blind. The bullet hit his right eye accurately.

This is also the reason why he crashed.

"Fortunately, the monocular lens on my right eye is bulletproof."

But even so, the horrible destructive power of the bullet still blinded his eyes.

Judging from the sound of the gunshot, it should be a pistol bullet. The largest caliber is only Magnum, but the momentum of a pistol is far less than that of a sniper rifle.

At that distance, the bulletproof lens my father gave me should not be completely shattered.

Before he could continue thinking, a loud explosion was heard outside the alley.

Kidd's eyes widened. He could see the bright fire clearly even though he was deep in the alley.

Obviously, the explosion at this time is not good news.

"They're chasing us." Kidd gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the door of the alley.

Looking in the moonlight, the iron door was locked, but with his skills as a thief, it was not difficult to break it.

Normally, it would only take a few seconds.

But with my current body...

"Are you kidding?" Kidd suddenly laughed at himself, "If you're going to give up, you might as well bet everything in the end."

. . .

The footsteps were alternately light and heavy, seemingly just like the man's personality.

Frivolous and casual.

He took out the [Emperor] and saw the white figure curled up in the corner.

No, it can't be said to be white.

Red and black are intertwined on the white suit, messy and full of strangeness.

A sense of brokenness.

The young thief lowered his head, his hat brim moving slightly: "Who are you?"

Seeing that the other party was powerless to resist, Holhos decided to be a considerate and kind person in addition to taking back the hire money.

After all, he is just like his stand-in, the Emperor, a good emperor who cares about the people.

"Now that things have come to this, I will tell you. My name is Holhos, I am 28 years old, and I am a mercenary..."

Holhos is a character in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders" and its derivative works.

In the original series, Hol Hoss is a killer hired by Dio, and is sent by Dio to assassinate Joestar and his crew. He has a Stand user hinted by the "Emperor" card, whose Stand [Emperor] is a pistol, and the bullets fired are also Stands that can be controlled by Hol Hoss.

He is dressed in typical cowboy clothes, but he does not act as honestly as a real cowboy (?). His best skill is to shoot before the other party draws his gun.

Soon after becoming a mercenary, he awakened his Stand [Emperor], and relied on the ability of this Stand to become bigger and stronger, becoming the world's number one mercenary.

He is also a guy who will betray his employer at any time and turn to the side with more abundant commissions.

Holhos introduced himself and boasted about his glorious past: "I'm sorry, I don't kill people easily. If the other party has a treasure more valuable than my employer in exchange, I can protect you instead."

"You heard it, too. The explosion was caused by the car of the group of black-clad meanies," Holhos said. "To show my sincerity, I have killed them all."

In fact, he just wanted to keep the treasure for himself, but it doesn’t matter.

Holhos stepped closer, gun raised.

"You shot through the gas tank with that gun, didn't you?"

"You, you can see this gun?" Holhos was surprised. "Are you also a Stand user?"

If that was the case—he backed out.

He knew very well that his ability was good at killing people, but it would not be an advantage against other Stand users.

Besides, the other party's capabilities are completely unknown.

"Stand user? So this is the name of this ability." As soon as he finished speaking, the iron door behind him suddenly moved.

Like a conditioned reflex, Holhos immediately fired without turning around to aim. The bullet turned and flew towards that direction.

He, Holhos, is not cheating!

This is the ability of the [Emperor], the gun shaking technique, ahem, the technique of controlling the bullet to turn at will. Even ordinary people cannot see the gun, let alone the bullet.

Therefore, it is definitely a magic weapon for killing and robbing!

In response, he was bombarded with playing card bullets from all directions.

"What! What kind of ability is this?" The situation was urgent, he could only cover his body and half-kneel on the ground.

There's no way, his stand is just a gun and can't protect its master like other stands do.

Playing cards raining down on you may seem scary at first glance, but in reality, they are only moderately powerful.

After all, they are just playing cards, and they don’t hurt much more than raindrops.

"Damn it!" Holhos was angry. He pulled the trigger and fired six bullets at the thief on the ground.

Each bullet has a destructive power of "B" and can penetrate the best bulletproof glass in the world. Of course, if it encounters the black technology of the Kurt team, it will have to kneel down.

"There was no sound at all. Was it the power of the stand?" The bullet had definitely hit him, but where was the stand?

As a Stand user, Holhos should be able to see the Stand!

He became more alert and slowly retreated towards the exit of the alley. There was something wrong with that thief!

"Damn it!" He decided to run away. He, Holhos, never did anything risky.

"Damn it! If I had known that the Phantom Thief was also a Stand User, I would never have come here alone."

Now, I can’t even get the hiring fee.

Filled with anger and the intention of self-preservation, he shot again with [Emperor] before leaving.

As luck would have it, it hit the thief right in the face, and the impact also happened to lift up the thief's white hat.

"Wait! That's..."

There was a big black mass, which was definitely not a face, so I shone the flashlight at my waist over there.

"Damn it! I got fooled by this bastard!"

It's just a garbage bag!

He hurriedly chased after him and looked around carefully.

"This is a microphone." He picked up the thing on the thief's chest and confirmed that it was not the thief himself who was speaking just now.

At least, he's not here!

He kicked the thief's clothes away and found a pile of garbage bags buried underneath. Mosquitoes flew out of them, emitting a foul smell.

"hateful!"

On the white letter paper was a black thief icon with a big grin.

As if mocking him: "Please look at the back."

"back?"

I turned the page obediently, but it seemed as if I had pulled some mechanism.

"I have a bad feeling..."

The next second, a loud and piercing voice accompanied by a hot and dazzling white light enveloped his entire face.

"Fuck you!"

It's a flash bomb!

. . .

He adapted to the situation, used garbage bags to disguise his body, used a microphone to attract attention, picked the lock, and escaped into the building.

"As expected of me." Kidd breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the gunshots downstairs, "But, that guy still found me."

Unlucky? If he just gave up when faced with difficulties...

There were sounds of impatient footsteps coming from downstairs.

"It seems that he is angry out of shame."

Did you find it based on the bloodstains on your right leg?

"The magic props are almost used up." Kidd dragged his heavy body to climb while thinking about countermeasures.

"Disguise?" But any stranger who appears in the building at this moment, whether male or female, will probably be killed by that guy.

That being said, no matter how you disguise yourself, you can't cover up the wounds on your body.

His consciousness was becoming increasingly dizzy. He had already sent his location to Miss Knight, but had not received a reply yet.

"Am I going to die?" It was the first time he was so pessimistic.

“Dad…”

My father was the world's number one magician, but he died tragically at the hands of these people.

Am I still overestimating my own abilities?

. . .

"The elevator stopped at the 15th floor." Although Holhos was angry that he was teased by a young boy, he had not completely lost his mind.

Entering the elevator, the blood-stained floor and metal walls confirmed that Kidd had indeed been there and had indeed reached the 15th floor.

"This building has thirty floors?"

No wonder the number was 15. The middle number was chosen to make it difficult for him to judge whether Kidd was going down or escaping up.

"The bastard was hit by two bullets from the Emperor, one in the leg and one in the face."

Even if he could still walk, with such serious injuries, he should go downstairs.

. . .

On Tiantai, the sky is clear and the air is fresh, with a gentle breeze.

In the past, he would probably enjoy breathing in the cool night air.

But now, he no longer has the leisure time.

“I didn’t catch up.”

This was natural. He deliberately walked down two floors from the 15th floor, pushed open the security door on the 13th floor, and scattered the blood bags in his bag into the corridor.

"That guy should be searching every room now," Kidd thought.

Afterwards, Kidd used a grappling hook gun to fly directly from the 13th floor to the 17th floor. Although it was difficult, he did it.

There is no bloodstain on the 16th floor, so that guy shouldn't catch up with us.

. . .

"Ding Dong." After an unknown amount of time, Kidd, who had almost fainted from the pain, heard the noise.

That's the sound of the elevator.

Could it be Miss Knight?

"No, that's not right! It's him!" Kidd's heart twitched for a moment, and he came to his senses, "Ms. Knight, there's no way he could take the stairs!"

There is no way I could take the elevator!

A gunshot rang out, the lock on the rooftop door broke, and some of the dilapidated doors creaked open.

The distorted sound was like a demon about to jump out.

Kidd's heart was pounding, 99% nervousness and 1% luck.

"If Miss Knight really takes the stairs..."

"Oh, hello, Phantom Thief...boy." The tall man revealed his figure and broke Kidd's fantasy.

“Cowboy…” Kidd murmured. Under the threat of death, his first thought was to be shocked by the other party’s attire.

I didn’t expect that there are still people dressing like this these days. It feels like time is tearing apart.

"It looks like this is the first time you've seen my appearance." Holhoss was completely relieved and raised his two guns.

"Ask a question? How do I know you're here?" Holhos asked himself and answered, "I was indeed tricked by your magic and came to the 13th floor, but I already know that you are a cunning person who values ​​your life very much, and you have many different tricks."

"I fired a round into each room, and you showed absolutely no reaction."

"So, you're not here. I went back to the 15th floor and walked up one floor. I didn't find any blood. I have to admit that you are very smart."

"You almost fooled me again."

"Unfortunately, the goddess of luck doesn't seem to be on your side tonight." Holhos couldn't help but laugh, "A drop of blood dripped from the wall onto the window sill."

That was left over from when he used the grappling hook.

"Damn it! I'm so unlucky today!"

Kidd remained silent, gritted his teeth, and looked at the cowboy who was slowly walking over there.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Holhos was amused and raised his hands: "Hey, one last question. Which gun do you think I would use to end your life?"

Kidd's eyes widened and his mouth slightly opened, but he didn't give a reply for a long time.

"What is he talking about? Isn't he just holding a gun in his left hand?"

However, Holhos had already gotten his answer: "Humph, as expected, you can't see the stand-in."

Throwing the revolver in his left hand away, he raised the golden gun that only he could see.

"Goodbye, trickster thief."

He pulled the trigger.