Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: A New Universe
Chapter 99: Killers Don't Deserve a Quiet Life
Previous Chapter Next Chapter"Oh boy, I'm so excited!," Pinkie said, "This type of sandwich only comes out rarely." "Hey, you get it too?," Shigechi said. They were both at a local grocery store, getting the fresh made sandwiches there. As they walked out, they nearly bumped into the man that nearly ran Koichi. "Sorry," he said, and walked out. "Who was that?," Shigechi said. "Yoshikage Kira," Pinkie said, "A good worker at a local business, but those that know him call him the most boring person on the planet."
Pinkie and Shigechi caught up with Josuke and Okuyasu later. At one point Shigechi placed his bag down to make his report, so far nothing on the mysterious serial killer. Little did he realize, a nearby dog had snatched his sandwich bag. He went off looking for it, and found it near a tree. Or at least, he thought it was his. Under that same tree, Kira was enjoying a sandwich of his own. He so into his little picnic, he didn't realize Shigechi had taken the bag. He then saw the dog snacking on Shigechi's sandwich and put the pieces together. 'Damn... He must have mistaken my bag for his. That bag still has my girlfriend in it. If he opens it...'
The hand itself had no fingerprints due to his touch-ups, but it did have a ring he bought to adorn it. If that hand got to the police, it could be traced back to him. 'I've never left any evidence behind in fifteen years... Now this kid just accidentally walked away with it.' Killing a young boy would only draw attention, but luckily for Kira he didn't need to go that far. He only needed to get the bag. The real problem was the other three people he was with, whom he recognized from the other day. They decided to split up for lunch, and Shigechi ran for his school. Kira managed to overhear his name.
Sneaking into a middle school was tricky for a business man, Kira knew even his carefully crafted persona would stick out, but he managed it somehow. But then he got a shock. Pinkie was there as well with a similar bag that had been opened. From the cheerful look on her face even as she looked into it, it was a sandwich she had bought and not the bag with his girlfriend, letting him breath a sigh of relief. But it was short-lived, as Josuke and Okuyasu also slipped through the same window to the gym he had taken. It turned out "split up for lunch" meant "everyone gets their own lunches and meets up afterward".
Kira quickly ducked into the gymnastic horse to avoid being seen. 'This is bad... One I could easily erase, but there are four. Okay, calm down Yoshikage. You've weathered storms before, you can weather this one. She's only a few inches away.' Josuke was sitting on top of the horse, meaning Kira couldn't slip his arm out to grab the bag, but he had another idea. By chance, there was a wire coat hanger under the horse with him. He carefully unwound it, leaving the hook intact.
He eyed the situation. 'Looks like Shigechi went out for their drinks. Josuke is on top of me looking in the other direction, and Pinkie and Okuyasu are more concerned with their lunches. Now if only...' He reached the hanger through the bag, and smiled when it easily reached through enough to hook and retrieve it. But to his shock, the adhesive was started to peel away. 'No... I had already opened it, and earlier Shigechi nearly opened it too... If it drops...' Which it did, getting the trio's attention.
"That's odd," Pinkie said, "Shigechi's sandwich bag fell over." Kira blanched. Although the opening was away from them, his girlfriend was visible through the opening. If they caught a glimpse of it, it could ruin him. Luckily for him, Shigechi came in at that moment, distracting them and giving him a chance to retrieve the bag while Josuke got up from the horse. Kira breathed a sigh of relief. 'I was worried for a while there. But I've got her back now.' "Hey!," Shigechi suddenly called out, "Where's my sandwich!?"
"None of us took it," Pinkie assured her, "We were all over here with the tea." Shigechi nodded. "No matter, I can just use Harvest to search." Kira looked confused as to what Shigechi was doing, not seeing Harvest sneak in and find the bag. "It got under the gymnastic horse somehow," Shigechi said. Kira freaked, but caught a lucky break when a teacher caused them to run out without investigating the horse. Kira breathed a sigh of relief, and found a chance to escape after the teacher left from locking the door.
'I've always been a lucky guy,' he said as he walked off, 'With my friendly demeanor and bold drive, there's no way I won't be happy in life...' "Found it!," came a tiny voice from his hand. Kira stopped. "Caught us a sandwich thief," Pinkie said as she and Shigechi were right behind him, "Never thought you'd sink so low for a meal, Kira." Kira knew Pinkie by reputation, so he wasn't upset that she knew his name. She seemed to know everyone's name.
Given his options, he decided to play it off. "I think you must be mistaken. I bought this sandwich from Saint Gentleman and walked here." "To a Middle School?," Shigechi said, "I don't buy that. Especially when I still have the receipt for my purchase and Pinkie also bought a sandwich from that store. Besides, we already have a better reason to suspect you! Take it back, Harvest!" The tiny bee man grabbed at the bag, while Kira tried to grab it away.
Suddenly, the bag ripped, and the severed hand inside fell to the ground. Pinkie and Shigechi gasped. "Ever get the feeling we just learned too much...," Pinkie quipped. Kira closed his eyes. "So, you too have the same abilities." Shigechi gasped. "You can see Harvest?" "Double plot twist...," Pinkie said. Kira looked around. "Hmm, well it's just two people, and only the boy seems to have the same ability. I can work with this." Kira took a calm breath, and summoned a humanoid figured with cat ears. "I can't have nuisances interrupting my tranquility. Killer Queen!"
"So this guy's a Stand user too," Pinkie realized, "Smile!" Smile appeared, surprising Kira. "So you as well... That complicates things." "I see we found another of Keicho's targets," Pinkie noted. "I have no idea who you're talking about," Kira said, "My father gave me this ability using a special arrow." Pinkie's eyes bugged out. "A SECOND ARROW!?" Kira suddenly found himself covered in Harvest's bodies, but remained calm. "Careful Shigechi," Pinkie said, "With a name like 'Killer Queen' it's ability must be deadly."
Sure enough, Killer Queen had taken hold of a small coin, which one of Harvest's bodies swiped. Kira smirked. "You grabbed it. Now Killer Queen can erase you. It turns whatever it touches into a bomb." Killer Queen made a motion like it was setting off a detonator, which set off an explosion. He smirked when Shigechi and Pinkie seemed to vanish and picked up the hand. "Now I can sleep like a baby tonight." He didn't realize Shigechi and Pinkie were just fine, having merely been blown back a distance before scrambling behind a nearby wall, merely covered in ashes from the explosion.
"That... That was too close," Shigechi said. "Good grief," Pinkie said, "If you hadn't taken that coin... If creating bombs is all it can do, it may not be physically capable, so Smile could probably take it in a fight." She opened her eyes. "But that explosion... Mom said a similar explosion killed my dad. Could... Could Kira be my dad's killer?" "Either way, he's definitely Reimi Sugimoto's killer," Shigechi said, "We gotta get to Josuke and Okuyasu." Since Pinkie's toon world was still active, sneaking to the school was easy.
However, they saw something as they reached the classroom the duo was in. Kira was watching from the window. "I guess you're more durable than I thought. But still... To think there are still people investigating the people's I've killed." Pinkie smirked. "You don't know... The power of my toon world..." Kira got a shock as the entire door came flying at him, knocking him away from the window. "Don't touch the doorknob!," Pinkie called out to a shocked Josuke and Okuyasu.