area51novel Chapter 111 Because that was a lie.
Chapter 111 Because that was a lie.
"Become my substitute?"
What are you talking about? Didn't you deny that possibility?
"I know you'll have doubts, but that's because I was acting. I know exactly who my double is. I just lied to avoid arousing suspicion from others, like Yali."
The woman smiled, moved closer to Teresa, and took the mirror away.
"No need for a mirror, you can see me because we've been the perfect partners since we were little."
"No... I don't want to be a Stand user. I have bad memories from the past, and I don't want to become a Stand user no matter what."
The woman froze, wanting to say something, but then suddenly had a bad feeling.
This premonition came from the outside world.
"What are you doing here? Why did you come back here?"
The bald man appeared, and then looked puzzled.
"Shut up, I have my own things to do."
Yali's face remained expressionless, but a hint of ferocity flashed in her eyes.
She pulled out torches and matches from somewhere and lit them. Then she quietly threw the torches around the thatched hut, her actions swift and seemingly frantic.
"Why did you do this? Your friends were inside, weren't they? You saw it with your own eyes!"
The bald man simply couldn't understand it.
"How long-winded... So what if it is? My goal is simply to obtain that woman to use as my Stand. If she can't leave this house, just burn it down, right? She'll definitely break free of the restrictions, and then she'll have the opportunity to become my Stand, right? If that really doesn't work... she has to die. After all, she's someone who has a suppressive effect on Stands like you. If someone else gets her, she'll be a threat to me. If I can't have her, I have to kill her... That's the right thing to do for you, isn't it? You don't want to die because of that woman..."
"How...how could you be this kind of person? You clearly..."
"What kind of person do you think I am? Did that story change your opinion of me? Ah... I made that up, I lied to you. My brother died in an accident, it had nothing to do with that guy surnamed Luo. I killed him just because I couldn't stand him... I originally wanted to hide it from you for a while longer, so you would willingly activate your super armor for me... But given your passive ability, there's no need for that anymore, this misfortune is enough... Moreover, now there's a Stand that can counterbalance you, someone who can change the rules of your abilities, this might be my chance to become stronger... My goal is to become stronger... Even if the chance is slim, I will do whatever it takes."
Even if it means killing your friend?
"Yes, I won't have any friends since my brother died. Even if it's Theresa, my former confidante... Killing her wouldn't be a big deal for my own benefit and safety. It's just bad luck for her. If she had come later, it would have been better. Why did she have to come all of a sudden?"
In fact, Yali had guessed something, but she was unwilling to say it. She could glean some information from the way that woman looked at Theresa earlier. The two of them were likely to establish some kind of connection, so Theresa's return here was somewhat expected.
However, it would be very bad if Theresa became a Stand user who could restrain herself.
Therefore, killing Theresa could be considered her purpose in setting the fire.
"Furthermore, since fate has brought me back here, it must be for me to take some action, no matter what method I choose."
Yali looked indifferently at the thatched hut in front of her and continued, "Since your bad luck has no effect, then I will take matters into my own hands."
"Madman, madman!" the bald man roared, but his voice couldn't reach the second floor. This was because the thatched hut had excellent sound insulation, a remarkable property that had existed for a long time.
"Shut up!"
Unaware of the situation, Yali quickly ran away to a safe distance and withdrew her angry, menacing bald head... She was still very afraid of being overheard by that woman.
"That woman might come out... but the chances are slim, because when she recounted her inability to leave the thatched hut, the melancholy she showed didn't seem like she was lying."
"So, she's definitely dead, along with Theresa."
She stopped and turned around, the spark in her eyes beginning to spread, climbing from the edge of the thatched hut to a higher place, until she reached the second-floor window.
"What happened? How did it suddenly catch fire?"
Theresa rushed down from the second floor and found that the only straw door was engulfed in flames, making it impossible to get out.
"This wasn't a natural fire; someone wanted to kill this thatched hut."
Theresa was flustered and confused, but the woman in white seemed more composed, even somewhat pleased; perhaps she should thank the arsonist.
"The second floor is too high, and the fire is too big. As an ordinary person, you definitely can't get out. Only by becoming a Stand user and using my power can you survive."
Thus, her pairing with Teresa became perfectly natural.
"So you can't go out? You're lying to us, aren't you?"
"No, I really can't go out. If you hadn't come here because of fate, my thatched hut would have burned down, and I would have died too. But it's different now. You are the one destined to become my substitute host. Otherwise, in two minutes... we would both die... No matter what, we can't just die like this, right?"
"Okay, let's do it. What should we do?"
Teresa said softly, "To surprise a woman is to make her accept it suddenly."
"Call me by my name, call me Bai Jie, and I will be able to acknowledge you as my master."
What a strange substitute, with strange conditions for recognizing a master.
Theresa accepted it anyway, saying, "Bai Jie."
There have been two examples of humanoid autonomous Stands and Stand users combining in this universe.
First, there was the bald man and Ya Li. Their union didn't cause any strange phenomena. The bald man's vision suddenly went black, and Ya Li was only stunned for a moment. That was how their union was completed.
Secondly, the union of Bai Jie and Teresa has caused extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth.
For example, a sudden, localized downpour began to fall from the haunted house, but it only covered the area around the haunted house. As a result, Yali, who was not far away, was not washed by any rain, and there was still a gray cloud above her head.
Something's not right...
Yali sensed something was wrong, so she retreated again and hid behind a bush.
"So fast... Could it be that Teresa has already transformed into a Stand user so quickly? Are you kidding me?"
She seems to have forgotten something.
...The rain kept falling, and after about half a minute, the fire was finally extinguished.
The rain stopped after the fire was extinguished.
Someone slowly walked out from in front of the grass gate. It was Teresa, completely unharmed, followed by the princess in her dress.
They started walking forward, trying to find the murderer, and then when they were about twenty meters away from Yali, the bald man slipped out.
"No, I can't let this bastard reveal my location."
The bald man's eyes were blinded by the light, so he hadn't reacted yet.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Yali quickly retreated from the bushes, running a distance away before the bald man could shout, and then pulled him back.
The bald man's vision went from black to bright and then back to black again, his untimely roar stuck in his throat.