In remote countryside areas, there aren't many entertainment activities, so at night, the villagers usually sleep early.
At this time, even if there are still some houses in the post town with lights on, the number should not be many.
Jotaro looked at the brightly lit post town, his eyebrows as sharp as swords furrowed, and his serious face became somewhat gloomy.
"Star Platinum!"
The platinum-colored Stand drooped its arms and glared toward the direction of the post town, watching as people came and went on the street.
On the faces of the passersby, anxious and fearful expressions were visible. A squad of soldiers with stern faces moved in formation toward a certain place.
Jotaro memorized that location in his mind. Just as he was deep in thought, Yae had already caught up with Taro.
"Um…"
Yae glanced at Jotaro's stern face, lowered her head a little shyly, and with a blushing face said, "I still don't know your name. If it's convenient, can you tell me?"
"I want to properly thank you."
Jotaro, with both hands in his pockets, strode with powerful steps toward the post town.
Seeing that the other party ignored her, Yae felt a bit disappointed.
"Kujo, Kujo Jotaro." Jotaro's voice faintly came, cold but firm.
A sudden smile appeared in her eyes. She blankly stared at Jotaro's back and murmured, "Kujo Jotaro?"
'This person is really indifferent, giving off a feeling like he keeps people at a thousand miles away. But…'
The blush on Yae's face deepened. 'So handsome~'
She quickly caught up with Jotaro and called out, "Kujo-san, I'm Yae, Tozaki Yae."
Jotaro said blandly, "Something seems to have happened in the post town. You should hurry home."
Yae said with her head down, "My home was already destroyed. I'm currently wandering without a fixed place."
Jotaro glanced at her, then closed his eyes and said, "Yare yare…"
He brought Yae to the pharmacist's house from the day before, planning to settle her here.
"Thank you," Yae softly said. "I'll repay you the money later."
After her father became a demon, she had been tracking him all this time. During this period, she basically didn't work. Plus, she occasionally had to purchase some daily necessities and supplies. Her savings had already been stretched to the limit.
Jotaro pushed the door open and went straight to the room from the day before where Yae had been taken care of.
Shinobu was acquainted with the old lady of the pharmacist's house. She came to the post town this time to purchase medicinal herbs.
She herself lived here. The room from the day before where Yae was settled was actually her own room.
The room door was tightly shut, and the interior was pitch dark, with no sound at all.
Jotaro stood in front of the door, left hand in his trouser pocket, and raised his right hand to knock on the door.
No one responded. Jotaro frowned and directly opened the door, stepping inside. He wasn't some gentleman. Even if it was a girl's bedroom, he could still enter calmly and at ease.
Inside the room, it was dark and quiet, with no sign of anyone.
Shinobu wasn't there, and she hadn't gone to find Yae either.
Based on what he knew about the girl, since she knew Yae was chasing a demon enemy, she couldn't possibly leave the matter alone.
Jotaro continued deeper inside and opened the inner room's door. On the ground were the clothes Shinobu had changed out of, the kimono she had worn the day before.
He bent down, reached out, and picked up the kimono. The clothing was cold to the touch, indicating she had already left for a long time.
He casually tossed the kimono onto the floor and exited Shinobu's room.
"No, that girl also went out after you left and hasn't come back until now."
Seeing Jotaro asking, the old lady said worriedly, "Sigh, I don't know how she is now. It's really worrying. I already told her the post town isn't very peaceful recently."
"Just a few days ago, another family in the village was murdered. Now everyone's on edge."
Jotaro said, "Is it the place fifty meters to the left after entering the village entrance?"
The old lady nodded. Seeing Jotaro heading toward the main entrance, she hurriedly said, "Sir, are you going out? You'd better not. Even if you care about that girl, going out this late at night is too dangerous. Better ask the guards for help."
The old lady's words made Jotaro's face instantly darken, but he still said one sentence, "Thank you."
To kind elders like this, he was generally polite. But politeness was one thing, he didn't follow their advice.
He didn't pause at all and walked straight out of the pharmacist's house.
"Sir! Sir!"
No matter how the old lady called after him, he didn't stop.
"Sigh, young people these days really don't listen to advice. Not listening to elders…"
"Such free ears!"
Before she finished speaking, Yae had already cheerfully added that sentence.
The old lady glared at her without anger, but still said with concern, "You've been staying in the mountains these days, must be tired. Go get some rest. Eh?"
While she was speaking, Yae had already run out to the street with Taro.
The old lady slowly walked to the door, watching the figures of the girl and the dog disappear, and sighed.
"Really unreasonable. But…" The corners of her mouth held a smile. "It's really good that this child can recover her spirit."
Jotaro silently walked toward the crime scene, listening to the townspeople talk about the strange cases happening recently in the post town.
Based on his understanding of Shinobu, she was one of the top-ranked swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps. Her strength was definitely not to be underestimated.
He wasn't worried about Shinobu. What kind of situation could entangle such a swordsman, that was what he was truly investigating.
There were many hunters in the post town, so it wasn't rare to find people in the herbal medicine trade. The crime scene this time was at a pharmacist's house not far from the village entrance.
By this time, the few police officers stationed locally had already cordoned off the crime scene.
Outside the tape, passersby stood to the side, discussing the murder.
"I heard the whole Tanaka family was killed. Their daughter had it the worst, not only did she die, her lower body was also mutilated."
"The killer deserves to die! The Tanaka family was always so kind. How could he be so ruthless?"
Hearing this, Jotaro couldn't wait any longer and rushed straight into the crime scene, not caring at all about the police tape blocking the way.
His jumping ability was very strong. He leapt over it easily and landed gracefully on the ground.
The commotion here alarmed a police officer not far away who was smoking and maintaining order. He grabbed his baton and shouted loudly, "Hey, you brat! What are you doing?! This place is off-limits! Get out right now!"
Jotaro ignored him completely and headed straight toward the pharmacist's courtyard.
Seeing he was being ignored, the officer spat out his cigarette and cursed, "You bastard! You brat dare ignore me?!"
He raised his baton and rushed over, swinging it toward Jotaro.
"Yare yare."
Jotaro hated trouble and said blandly, "Star Platinum!"
The distorted sound of a clock ended, and time completely stopped.
Four-point-five seconds of time stop duration, after mastering the time stop skill, Jotaro had progressed rapidly.
The time he could stop was already approaching the physical limit of his body.
If he didn't break through the limits of the human body, then in the end, he could stop time for five seconds.
As long as he didn't slack off as a Stand user, he could continue maintaining this state.
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