stand-in creed

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A street away, Nero put Kobayashi Yumi down.

"Find a decent job, Kobayashi Yumi, I'm leaving first."

"You... where are you going?"

"Business."

"Hey?"

"The detective has completed the commission, so it's natural to have a job."

It is necessary to tell Suzumi the good news, Nero thought so.

For some reason, Nero's footsteps became much lighter when he thought of this matter.

But even though he thought so, Nero went to the phone booth to tell the "good news" to the Dongfang family, Yitai, Koichi and others, and even the chef Tonio and Yamagishi Yukako who had only met once. .

After all, it is good news.

While walking out of the telephone booth, it began to rain lightly in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, the light rain turned into a torrential rain.

The pattering rain washed the streets and alleys of Duwang Town.The sudden change of weather caught many pedestrians off guard. People who believed in the weather forecast and did not bring umbrellas rushed towards their destinations, or took shelter from the rain under nearby eaves.

Only Nero walks on the sidewalk, out of tune with this world.

"? She keeps Moët & Chandon champagne in her beautiful cupboard.

"? She said let them eat cake, she looked like Marie Antoinette..."

No umbrella.

Nero walked leisurely under the heavy rain.

When people are happy, even in the rain, they will feel that this is a very interesting thing, just like Nero, who is going to congratulate Sugimoto Suzumi at this moment, not only did not become bored because of the sudden rainstorm, but suddenly On a whim, I want to take a walk in the rain.

He even hummed a song.

"Killer Queen".

Yoshikage Kira is dead, so it's only natural to sing this song to add to the fun, right?

Before he knew it, Nero wandered to the alley where there was no turning back.

"Nero——!!!"

Suzumi Sugimoto was standing under the eaves in front of the Olsen Convenience Store.

The moment she saw Nero appear, the girl's bored eyes glowed with excitement, and she cheerfully waved to Nero who was approaching.

But when Nero approached, Suzumi Sugimoto grabbed Nero's arm.

"Why don't you hold an umbrella!"

"Hey hey, I want to take a walk in the rain once in a while."

"I'm going to catch a cold!"

"No, I haven't been sick since I choked on water when I was a child and became self-teaching ripples!"

"Are you an idiot?"

"Are you an idiot too? What are you doing under the eaves of the convenience store? Are you waiting for me?"

"No, I just want to eat Pocky!"

I'm just afraid that when you come, what if you can't see the entrance of the alley?Suzumi Sugimoto thought so.

Immediately Suzumi Suzumi smiled and pushed Nero into the alley.

"Hurry up, I'll find a towel to wipe you clean! It's very uncomfortable to be soaked!"

"Okay! It just so happens that I have some good news to tell you!"

"Oh?"

The young man and the girl walked into the alley, talking and laughing, and walked into Sugimoto's house.

As soon as he entered the door, Suzumi Sugimoto pushed Nero into the house.

"Hurry up, take off all your wet clothes!"

"Oh!"

Nero is very good.

He obediently took off his shirt.

Suzumi Suzumi pouted: "There are still pants! They must be soaked in such heavy rain!"

Nero froze for a moment: "...isn't it appropriate?"

Suzumi Suzumi was also taken aback for a moment, as if she had thought of something, her face turned red.Immediately, he hurriedly ran to another room to find a large bath towel, and looked at Nero with some embarrassment.

"You, after you take it off, put it on yourself!"

"Oh……"

"Then you put the wet clothes in the bathroom, and I'll wring them out for you before drying them—you do your own underwear!"

"Um……"

A busy meal.

The naked Nero was conscientiously wrapped in a bath towel around his waist, and he sat there with his legs together and tightly clamped like in elementary school, for fear of revealing or lifting something that shouldn't appear.

Suzumi Sugimoto held a towel behind Nero and helped him dry his back: "Are you in a good mood today?"

Nero nodded: "Yes. By the way, Suzumi, I have to tell you some good news!"

Suzumi Sugimoto was taken aback: "Huh?"

Nero said seriously, "That guy is dead."

Suzumi Sugimoto was stunned.

Nero smiled and said: "I met him after returning to the hotel from your place in the morning. Although the process was a bit troublesome, I am sure he is dead, and even the corpse has been "really seen".I won't describe it to you if the head is...uh, a bit bloody. In short, if the head becomes like that, probably even vampires won't be able to survive. "

On the face of Sugimoto Suzumi, there was no joy, but some confusion.

After hesitating for a while, Suzumi Sugimoto asked seriously.

"About what time is it?"

"Just now, within 5 minutes! I rushed over immediately!"

"but……"

Suzumi Sugimoto took a deep breath.

"Because I have been outside just now, so I know. Although I always want him to die, but I don't want him to be caught so soon, no, no, no, you don't hear this sentence! Anyway, if you said If it's within 5 minutes——

"—there are no souls of the dead flying over the alley!"

"……Hey?"

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Nero, who was sitting on the sofa, took a deep breath.

"There is no soul flying over the alley, are you sure Suzumi!"

"I am very sure!"

Suzumi Sugimoto nodded seriously.

Nero was lost in thought.

"Suzumi, I'm sure you can't be kidding me about this kind of thing, but...

"...This is too weird."

Suzumi sat next to Nero.

"I'm also very strange. Although there were indeed people who died in the past two days, they were definitely not the "David Bowie" you told me, but a pair of men and women who died at the same time.I was still thinking that he is obviously not dead, why would you tell me that he is dead..."

"Suzumi, do you believe me?" Nero asked suddenly.

Suzumi Sugimoto froze for a moment.

Seeing Nero's eyes, Suzumi Sugimoto took Nero's hand seriously.

"Nero, although I have only known you for a few days, but——I believe in you!"

"In that case, I will believe in you just like you believe in me, Suzumi."

Nero put another hand on Suzumi's little hand holding his own, and looked at the girl in front of him with serious eyes.

At the same time, Nero remembered the arrow that had been pierced into Yoshikage Kira's body and was blown up by the Killer Queen.

Arrows contain incredible power.

Is it difficult? !

"Suzumi, maybe what we both know is "real". "

"……Hey?"

"Although I didn't tell you because I thought it was bloody just now, I may have to tell you now——Kira Yoshikage's head was smashed to pieces by me like a watermelon that exploded, and he died irreparably. The truth of knowing.

"But Yoshikage Kira's soul did not fly through this alley that cannot be turned back, and flew to an unknown distance. This is the truth you know."

Suzumi Sugimoto froze for a moment, and then her whole body shivered suddenly.

Thinking of her own situation, Suzumi Sugimoto had a bad feeling.

"Could it be...he has become a "ghost" too? "

"..."

Nero couldn't tell.

After all, there are multiple precedents for this kind of thing.

Suzumi Sugimoto.

Kira Yoshihiro... Kira Yoshihiro?

"By the way, Suzumi, I have a tape-wrapped photo in my pocket!"

"In the bathroom!"

"The ghost of Kira Yoshihiro, Kira Yoshikage's father is sealed inside!"

"……Hey?"

"I wanted to get it as a small gift for you before disposing of Yoshikage Kira. But because I thought Yoshikage Kira was already dead, I didn't take this kid seriously. There are some things we have to ask him."

"Ok!"

Suzumi Sugimoto took a deep breath, went back to the bathroom and took the photo on the tape.

Nero looked around.

"Suzumi, you don't have a "camera" or "photo album" at home, do you? "

"The camera is broken, but the photo album does exist. It's in the study."

"Seal the photo album in a box first—this guy is a ghost who can use photos to do bad things. Don't let him get into the photos where you are."

"……Um!"

Under Nero's guidance, Suzumi Suzumi carefully put all the photo albums at home into a box, and pressed a heavy object on the lid.

Only then did Nero undo the tape.

What caught my eye was the old man crying alone in the photo.

As soon as the photo was opened, Kira Yoshihiro saw Nero at first sight.

"Nero Zeppelin! You bastard killed my innocent son Ji Ying!