〖JJBA - EN〗- Last Judgement

Chapter 57: Sorry.

Morioh, Japan. June 20th, 1999.

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Yoshikage Kira. It was his name, and he had escaped them. But he had been far too proud and boasted a little too much, thinking that he was going to be able to get rid of Koichi to whom he had revealed everything. But he had taken a wrong turn. And now they at least knew his address. At least, his address when he was still Yoshikage Kira. Maybe they'd find some clues there.

(Y/N) was searching through the drawers of a dresser when Jotaro leaned over her shoulder to grab a most mundane photo album. He examined the contents and mumbled, more to himself than to the others, but that didn't prevent (Y/N) from paying attention to what he was saying.

"Yoshikage Kira. Born in Morioh on January 30th, 1966. Height: 1.75m. Weight: 65kg. Blood type: A. His parents were old when he was born. His father Yoshihiro died of cancer when he was 21. His mother followed him soon after. In 1988, after a degree in literature at the D faculty, he was hired at Kameyu, in the S city and was transferred to Morioh in 93. No criminal record, never married. He has no close friends or girlfriends. He never had surgery. Impossible to identify him via his fingerprints or his teeth.

- Mmm. No distinctive sign?

- ... look at those trophies. He always finishes third. He was never the school hero. Even his favorite hobby is unknown. In the photos, he is very discreet. He is not a subject of ridicule or jealousy. He does not reveal his qualities or his faults.

- On purpose. He wants to hide his intelligence and abilities.

- Mm-mmh. It's the best way to stay out of trouble.

- Say you two, are you always like that?" Josuke asked them in an amused tone.

"Like what?" (Y/N) said, glancing at him.

"Ehm... complementary?"

Jotaro pretended not to pay attention to the conversation and (Y/N) rolled her eyes before focusing on the photo album again. Josuke was showing a smirk that they didn't notice, since they were determined to continue to be a pair on this investigation.

"So we don't even have one of his passions", (Y/N) sighed.

"Well he collects a bunch of bottles in a drawer!" Josuke exclaimed. "It's like dried bonito in it. And there are years written on top.

- Show me."

Josuke handed her a small bottle which she examined. Jotaro looked inside the drawer, while Josuke emptied the contents of another bottle into the palm of his hand. Barely surprised, (Y/N) shrugged.

"It's fingernails.

- Eh?!"

Josuke cried out in disgust, spilling fingernails all over the carpet. (Y/N) smirked at his reaction. She had seen much more gloomy than a few nails in bottles.

"They... Whose are they?! It wouldn't be-

- No, it's his, not his victims'", Jotaro cut him off, his eyes glued to a notebook. "He listed it all here.

- Listed what?" (Y/N) asked in a calm voice. "The numbers on the bottles?

- He's been collecting them since 1983!" Josuke exclaimed in disgust. "It's been 15 years!

- And for each finger", Jotaro specified, "it's a maniac.

- Look, his right thumbnail grew more than 31 centimeters the year Reimi was killed", (Y/N) remarked.