Tease Master in Morioh || Teasing is Unbreakable || Nishikata x Takagi ||

Chapter 22

[ Third POV ]

*BOOOOOM*

The explosion shakes the glass on the wall. Nishikata and Jotaro see that the deceased owner of Centipede Shoes was exploded without a trace.

"A bomb... it's a bomb Stand! Is this how he got Shigechi? No wonder the Speedwagon Foundatiom couldn't find him, Shigechi was killed without any trace or evidence!" Nishikata starts to come up with a way how Shigechi actually died, sending his final message.

Kira takes his purple suit and runs for it, alerting their attention. "H-H-He's getting away!"

"Don't pursue him, Nishikata." Jotaro says, surprising the Stand user.

"Huh? Don't pursue him? Are you serious? If we catch him, we'll know for sure who killed Shigechi!" Nishikata had a mind of an amateur.

"We need to act carefully and deliberately, Nishikata."

Nishikata still doesn't get it. "Wh- What are you saying?"

"Not seeing the name tag inside the jacket was unfortunate. However, just from looking at the jacket, we can infer that the killer is about 175 centimeters tall. He's unmarried and works at an office job. If he had a wife, he wouldn't have brought his suit for a simple button repair. He's somewhere between 25 to 35 years old, and wealthy to boot. Judging by the material and design, his suit is a designer brand. Even if we let him go, we've significantly lowered the number of potential culprits." Jotaro's intellect shocks Nishikata.

"I-I see. W-Wait! That doesn't mean we shouldn't go after him!" Nishikata still had his mind on chasing Kira.

"It's not that I don't want to, but we can't. That bomb Stand is still hiding somewhere around here.."

Nishikata starts to cower in fear, "Y-You saw it?"

A long silence played, no noise, only breathing.

"I didn't, but it has to be here. We need to carefully exit through the door." Jotaro walks to the front door.

"It has to be? Wait a minute. How can you say that for sure when you can't even see it?" Nishikata turned his face to Jotaro.

"If he were the kind of guy that would leave right after killing the store owner, there's no way he would have gotten away with his crimes for the last 15 years. He'll get rid of any evidence, like Shigechi, he will get rid of us now." Jotaro continued walking towards the front door.

Wait a minute... Don't you think you're a bit too paranoid? If his Stand isn't here, then the serial killer and his jacket must be long gone by now... Nishikata begin doubting Jotaro's advices.

"Listen here, Nishikata. Observation doesn't mean looking around, it means looking around carefully. To not just listen, but listen well. If we don't, we're as good as dead."

H-He's acting like he knows everything but my Echoes isn't useless! Is Mr. Jotaro underestimating me even though I've grown so much stronger?

Nishikata chuckles, "Do you really think that bomb Stand is still somewhere around here? We're gonna look pretty dumb if it isn't. Hahaha..."

Behind Nishikata were a pair of white shoes.

CRASH

"Look over here!"

The automobile Stand grinds Nishikata's right side of his head, scaring him.

"AHHHHHHHH! I-It really was here! If I don't get it off me, it's gonna explode! I'm going to die-"