JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

After listening to Kino's story, Nakajima Katsuki snapped out of his reverie.

"Well then, Brother Kino, could you let me see the evil spirit that's been haunting you?"

It wasn't that he was overly kind; he simply saw it as an opportunity.

The female ghost that this guy mentioned, who had been haunting him for several days, was very likely a stand-in.

He had also seen Stands with high intelligence that were not controlled by the original user; one of the executives in their organization possessed such a Stand.

"Didn't I tell you, no one else can see that female ghost..."

"Hehehehehe, you're wrong, my child, at least this guy can see me!"

Before Kino could finish speaking, a sharp laugh interrupted him.

"Kid, you're a Stand user too, aren't you!"

The "female ghost" could tell this from Nakajima Katsuki's eyes.

"So you really are a 'stand-in'."

Stand Name: Bloody Mary

Ontology: Chino Kuzneev Sokolov

Destructive power E

Speed ​​E

Range C

Endurance A

Precision D

Growth potential D

Ability: By conceiving information about a person in one's mind and calling out that person's name three times in front of a mirrored object, one can teleport that person to one's face.

The mirror surface area must be at least larger than the frontal cross-section of the object being transported.

Appearance: A woman dressed in a medieval-style red dress, with a pale face, exaggerated makeup, and bleeding from her seven orifices.

Katsuki Nakajima's eyes lit up after learning about "Bloody Mary's" abilities.

This guy's abilities are practically tailor-made for their current situation.

Because of the intelligence capabilities of "Heaven's Gate," they already knew the name of the enemy Stand user.

If this guy is willing to help them, they can easily find the enemy hiding in the shadows.

"Judging from your appearance, you must need my help."

Bloody Mary's attitude wasn't bad; at least she didn't reject communicating with Katsuki Nakajima.

"Judging from your appearance, you must also need my help."

Surprisingly, Nakajima Katsuki responded with the same words.

"Then let's each get what we need. You do me a favor first, and then I'll do you a favor, how about that?"

Katsuki Nakajima didn't think there was anything to be afraid of about this Stand; it was just that it looked a bit scary. Kino's fear of it was probably mostly based on his subjective impression.

However, it's rare to see a Stand with such high intelligence.

"what do you want to do."

"It's simple, help this child find out the truth about Igor's murder."

"what?!"

Kino didn't react for a moment and subconsciously asked a question.

However, when these words reached Katsuki Nakajima's ears, the information he received was quite different.

Firstly, there are other hidden details to this story, not just what Kino described.

It's quite obvious that the tavern fire and the arrest of the homeless man don't seem like coincidences; there's definitely something going on behind the scenes.

Secondly, this double clearly knows more information, and I can ask him for some clues.

"I have other things to do and can't stay too long."

"It won't be long, probably not."

Although he hesitated for a moment, Nakajima Katsuki agreed after thinking about it briefly.

"Okay, I can go. So, do you know anything about this?"

Since he has no other choice, he might as well take a gamble.

“Indeed, what I know is slightly different from what this child knows. I can tell you two things: Igor’s cause of death is not simple, and the old man was not wrongly arrested, but surrendered himself.”

"what?!"

Kino's behavior makes one wonder if he'll say anything else.

"Since you know so much, why don't you look it up yourself?"

Of course, Katsuki Nakajima's words didn't really mean he wanted the other person to investigate on their own; otherwise, where would he find someone to solve the problem? "Tap tap tap."

He wanted to extract more information through this question.

Upon hearing this, "Bloody Mary" laughed, and that laugh was still terrifying.

"Hehehehe, I might as well tell you, this child doesn't trust me, and as a substitute, I can't leave the child's vicinity by more than ten meters."

"Then how did you know so much information?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Just help me finish this matter, and I will keep my promise."

Seeing that there was little progress, Nakajima Katsuki made one last request.

“I have a companion whose abilities are very helpful for the investigation, but he is currently restricted in his actions by the enemy’s abilities. If we can rescue him, this task will likely be much easier.”

However, Bloody Mary immediately rejected him.

"No way! I'm not stupid. You've made a deal with me because of the situation. What if I take care of that guy for you now and you just run away!"

Looking at that face with its exaggeratedly distorted expression, Nakajima Katsuki's facial muscles twitched slightly.

Of course, it could also be from being frozen.

“I will naturally fulfill the deal. If all else fails, you can use your abilities to summon us back.”

Hearing his words, "Bloody Mary" laughed again.

"Hahahaha! No means no. Besides, with so many Stand users like you, and you're carrying firearms, how could I possibly win!"

An hour and a half later, at the police station's archives.

They already knew from "Bloody Mary" why the old man was arrested.

He couldn't survive another winter.

He was just an old beggar who had lost everything, spending winter after winter on the streets of Dixon, where being in prison was better than being outside.

So when he accidentally witnessed Kino committing murder, he fabricated evidence and took the blame for the murder.

That's how the world is. He was just an old man who couldn't earn money. He neither stole nor robbed, yet he lived worse than a wicked criminal.

As for the Blue Snake Tavern, the two of them had already been there. Since the "murderer" had been arrested, the police tape had been removed, and the two of them easily entered through the back door and found some clues.

Now, Nakajima Katsuki has sneaked into the police station's archives alone.

For him, a professional agent of the revolutionary army, infiltrating the police station of a small town was as easy as taking candy from a baby.

Let alone a small police station, he could break into the Empire's office building or even Kaz's palace.

As for Kino, he found a corner not far away to stay. He didn't have the ability of Nakajima Katsuki, and he would only be a hindrance if he went. It was better for him to stay here and watch the luggage.

After a period of searching, Nakajima Katsuki successfully obtained the case file related to the Blue Snake Tavern.

He originally intended to take it with him, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

Taking the case file away could attract the attention of the local police, which could be detrimental to Kino.

He must not do anything that could make things worse until he knows the truth.

Even though it doesn't affect him at all, one should have a sense of contractual obligation.

Half an hour later, Katsuki Nakajima appeared in front of Kino with a handbag.

"Actually, I could just use my ability to summon you here."

This was the first thing Kino said.

You should have told me that a second before I left Dixon.

"I just thought of that myself, after all, I'm not very familiar with my abilities yet..."

"What has this agent learned before he continues to waste his time making stupid mistakes?"

"Bloody Mary" interrupted Kino.

Then she saw Nakajima Katsuki take out vests one by one from his bag.

"The pattern printed on this is the case file."

That's right, he used "Rainbow People" to create several vests with patterns for the case files.