𝕿𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊|| Jotaro Kujo

Chapter 42: Let's Go Hunting!

"The second one was so close!" Josuke says

"Not bad. I'd give it 85 points. But before our pursuit, I'll give you a warning. When dealing with living creatures, you need to put composure ahead of speed. If the rat enters your range and you miss, it won't ever step into your range again. So don't fire until you're positive you'll hit it. I'm not trying to put pressure on you, but remember that" Jotaro says getting in Josuke's face

"I'm feeling plenty pressured now" Josuke says. We began walking once more

"Apparently, Akira Otoishi shot the rat near this irrigation channel. Given the area, it was probably a brown rat. Brown rats can swim, live anywhere, and eat anything. The big ones reach about 20 to 30 centimeters long, and some can weigh one kilogram. They can jump about 2 meters. Found it" Jotaro says putting his hand on the dirt

When did he learn all of that?

"Aren't those a bird's tracks?" Josuke asks

"Their front paws have four digits, and the back ones have five. It's dragging something, forming this S-shape. This line was made by its tail. It's a rat that's around 20 centimeters long. I'm not sure how many, but they're definitely here. There's a tick on this leaf. That means rats come through here often. Without a doubt, there's a nest deep in that drainage channel" Jotaro says pointing at the hole in the wall. He then pulls out a camera

"For now, we'll set a trap here and video tape it" Jotaro says

"That's one of those cameras that let you watch while you're taping, right? You're not using cheese for the trap?" Josuke asks

"It's a crumb of tempura. Cheese is too extravagant for rats" Jotaro says. Josuke moves over to the tall grass

"There sure are a lot of flies. Jotaro! Y/n! Th-This is.." Josuke trailed off as he covered his mouth. Me and Jotaro walked over. My eyes went wide as I covered my own mouth trying not vomit at what I just saw

"Rat corpses?" Jotaro asks

"It's exactly what it looks like!" Josuke says

"Why are they mashed together?" I ask

"I don't know but, it's like the jelly from stewed fish" Josuke says. Jotaro begins poking at it with a stick and blood pours out

"Why the heck are you poking at it?!" Josuke asks

"It's flesh. The flesh of these rats was melted once, then hardened again, and they died from having the flesh under their skin melted" Jotaro says

"What do you even do to leave behind a corpse like this?" Josuke asks

"I'm not sure, but we can probably assume it's the work of the rat that we're after" Jotaro says

"It used its stand?" Josuke asks

"Why would it do that?" I ask

"It killed the others and made their territory its own. Which means, it's definitely making a nest at the end of this drainage channel. But the question is, if something is capable of doing this will just stay quiet" Jotaro says. We walked up the stairs and Jotaro began looking through binoculars

"Looks like the drainage channel leads to that farm. We might already be too late" Jotaro says

"R-Really?" Josuke asks

"They have a chicken coop, but there aren't any chickens. There are no signs of life at the house, either. It doesn't look like they just went out, and the front door isn't locked. The rat is there and just as I feared, it's likely the people living there have already been killed. Let's go check out that house" Jotaro says. We all walk to the house. Josuke leans up against the door and then opens it