JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 248 The Otomo Couple

Hizawa Town, in a mountainous area on the outskirts of town, inside a wooden house.

Polnareff and Ozaki Koyo, who had just finished eating, sat around the fireplace chatting with the two homeowners.

They chatted while knitting sweaters.

From the conversation, I learned that the middle-aged man's name was Otomo Takeshi, and the other woman was his wife, Otomo Tsukika.

The two have lived here for many years, basically self-sufficient, and occasionally make handicrafts to exchange for money in town.

Because they were both orphans since childhood, they had no family to support them, so they simply moved to live in the mountains.

Otomo Tsukika grew up in an orphanage and later became a gardener. After meeting Kitake, they soon got married and she took her husband's surname.

Otomo Takeshi was different. According to him, he was adopted by an old lady, but the old lady had already passed away before he met Tsukika, so he had no ties to her.

There was also a photo of the old woman in the room; she looked like a kind old lady.

Otomo Takeshi's craftsmanship is indeed excellent; he does needlework and thread work quickly and well, making it hard to believe that these are the hands of a middle-aged man.

Polnareff and Ozaki Koyo also lent a hand with some work.

However, compared to Polnareff, Ozaki Koyo did a decent job.

"What did Mr. Otomo do before? He's so skillful."

Looking at the tattered, misshapen cloth in his hand, Polnareff laughed.

"Me? I used to be a salesman."

"Salesmanship...it's a very demanding job."

Polnareff's purpose was not just to chat, because he had always had a strange feeling about Otomo Takeshi.

It's as if he's not an ordinary person, but some kind of special being, though that aura isn't very obvious.

"You two have lived here for so long, don't you want to go back to town?"

"This is it."

Yuexiang smiled.

"I don't ask for anything now. I'll be happy as long as I can be with Qiwu."

"I really envy you guys."

Polnareff couldn't help but sigh.

Ozaki Koyo just smiled but didn't say anything.

Because she looked down on these sentimental dramas.

It's all tears when I talk about it.

In Ozaki Koyo's view, besides honing herself, only Izumi Kyoka could move her to pity.

As for these companions, we can say we have a pretty good relationship. At least this noisy Frenchman, although quite annoying, is a decent person.

They were, after all, sworn brothers.

But even if you talked to her about love and hope, bonds and justice, Ozaki Koyo would still scoff.

But Polnareff doesn't think so.

That's just his personality—a romantic and passionate Frenchman.

He's the complete opposite of Ozaki Koyo; he's most susceptible to this kind of thing.

"And what about you, Mr. Otomo? Don't you have any ideals?"

Polnareff didn't believe that the other party really had no ideals at all.

A man is a boy until he dies; no matter the circumstances, a man will always have an obsession he can't let go of.

"Me?...I think I do..."

Otomo Kijiro suddenly fell into thought.

"Oh? What is it?"

This piqued Polnareff's curiosity.

"I wanted... what was it again... Oh, I remember now."

He said with a calm expression:

"My ideal is to destroy the world."

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Polnareff's expression froze.

"Destroy the world... Ha, is that some kind of Japanese joke?"

"Just dark humor."

Otomo Takeshi waved his hand.

"Haha, Mr. Otomo really has a great sense of humor."

The group chatted idly, and time passed little by little.

"Go to sleep early, you two, it's getting late."

After finishing the task at hand, Otomo Takeshi stood up and addressed the two of them.

"Oh, okay, I'm sorry to trouble you two."

Since the cabin wasn't very big, Polnareff and Ozaki Koyo had to sleep on the floor in the living room that night.

But this is still better than sleeping in a tent in the wild.

"Respawn Point Settings"

"get up"

The next day, it was dawn.

Polnareff and Ozaki Koyo got up early, as did the Otomo couple.

After breakfast was prepared, the group sat around the table on both sides, enjoying the simple yet delicious food.

"Mrs. Otomo's cooking is really delicious!"

Polnareff praised him sincerely.

"It's just simple food; if you like it, eat more."

After saying that, Yuexiang seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Qiwu, we don't have much firewood left at home. Go and chop some later."

"understood."

"Do you need our help, Mr. Otomo?"

Polnareff asked a question.

"No need, you can go about your business. Qi Wu can handle it all by himself."

after an hour.

Polnareff and Ozaki Koyo packed their bags and set off again on their journey to find clues.

After roughly deciding on their direction, the two bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Otomo.

However, they hadn't gone far when they discovered a strange phenomenon.

The trees in the area looked very strange, with many old trees growing in a deformed way. After observation, the two initially determined that it was due to previous damage.

"What's going on?"

Polnareff was puzzled, but Ozaki Koyo saw through it.

"These marks should be from a sharp weapon, and the person's technique is very skilled, as if they were practicing swordsmanship."

"how do you know?"

“I’ve done this before.”

"But does that mean there's a highly skilled swordsman living here?"

"Theoretically speaking, that's true."

"Then... wait a minute!"

At this point, both of them realized what was happening.

"Otomo Kitake!"

in unison.

Indeed, if there really is a master swordsman living here, it would be Otomo Takeshi.