91. Chapter 91
“…… Goddess? ”
The handsome young priest's eyes narrowed slightly, and suddenly, the air pressure around him seemed to become gloomy, and he was a little breathless. Aaron clearly sensed that something was wrong, and he subconsciously wanted to stay away from the other party, but the other party held down his drawing board, as if to prevent him from escaping, and suddenly approached.
"Did Athena come to you?"
The priest's eyes seemed to be able to see through completely, and Aaron looked at the priest very puzzled and shook his head, "I don't understand what you're talking about...... Why did the goddess Athena come to me? Yes...... Can you please not touch the painting? ”
“…… Isn't it Athena. Seeing Aaron's reaction, the priest let go of his hand on the drawing board, and he regained his gentleness and patience, and asked Aaron in a soft whisper, "I believe you...... Aaron, what kind of goddess did you meet? ”
"He is a beautiful and gentle person." Aaron recalled the miracle that had happened last night, and the expression on his face became more gentle and longing, and he couldn't help but smile at the thought of the girl, "Her hand is very warm, and when it is placed on me, it heals my wounds, and when it touches the ground, the barren earth grows abundant fruits and beautiful flowers...... She said she wasn't an angel, but I thought she was a goddess. ”
"Ah, I'm sorry, it's weird for me to say that." Aaron said and lowered his head embarrassedly, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'm afraid I wouldn't believe it either." ”
"......" Father did not speak, he looked at Aaron deeply like a poisonous snake, and after a long time, a slight dangerous grin appeared on his lips.
"yes, it's her......"
"Huh? Who is it? Aaron looked confused, but the priest, as if he had received the answer he wanted, stopped answering Aaron, and continued to himself, "I see...... It may become a little difficult to do, but even she can't change anything......"
"What are you talking about, Father?"
Aaron looked at the priest in confusion, but the priest did not explain anything to him, looked at him and turned away. Aaron was puzzled, but he didn't pursue any further questions, and continued to pick up a paintbrush to paint the angel in front of him.
After finishing the day's painting task, Aaron went back with the dog, he had been thinking about the last night, but while walking down the street, his dog suddenly barked twice, and then suddenly ran in one direction.
"Ahh Wait a minute! Aaron hurriedly chased after the puppy and found that the puppy, who had been obedient all along, ran and rushed into a restaurant.
Aaron was taken aback, could it be that the puppy couldn't control it after smelling the smell of food? But this has never happened before......
Anyway...... Aaron touched the money he earned today in his pocket and was ready to apologize to the guest who was harassed by the puppy, but after he chased into the restaurant, he saw a scene that he didn't expect.
His puppy wagged his tail at a dining table, gobbling up a piece of flesh that had been fed to him in his hand, and the man who had fed it had completely ignored the strange stares around him, and petted the puppy very tenderly.
"Ah...... JOJO。 ”
Aaron hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly greeted the person in front of him, and chased after him and grabbed his puppy, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, I'm sorry for bothering you!" ”
"Ah, it's okay, it doesn't bother." Jona gently stroked the back of the puppy's head, then beckoned Aaron, "You haven't eaten yet, just right, sit down and eat with me." ”
"Huh? No...... Does it bother you? ”
"It's okay, I can't finish it alone." Jona said and pulled out the chair next to her and motioned for Aaron to sit down, an act that should usually be done by men, which made Aaron a little embarrassed, but he still thanked him and sat down.
Ordered so many things...... Aaron looked at the table full of food and was amazed. Fresh beef is very expensive here, even ordinary people can't afford to eat this meal, I remember yesterday she said that she didn't have a penny on her, why......
After hesitating, Aaron couldn't help but speak, "JOJO...... These are expensive, right? ”
"Well, it's really not cheap for the prices of goods in this era." Joanna replied casually. But seeing that Aaron's eyes seemed to be full of doubt, she still explained, "Uh, don't worry, I've already paid for it...... Oh yes. ”
Jona said as she took out a bag of money from her pocket and pushed it in front of Aaron, "Here's this for you." ”
"Huh?!"
The heavy bag of coins in front of him scattered, and Aaron, who had never seen so much money, was stunned.
"JOJO, WHERE DID YOU GET SO MUCH MONEY?!"
"A kind aristocratic lord gave it." "His carriage fell off a cliff, and I happened to pass by there, so I saved his wife, children, and horses, and he insisted on thanking me, so he gave me a bag of money as a thank-you gift." ”
"That's right...... It's great that they're saved. AARON NODDED THOUGHTFULLY, SURE ENOUGH, JOJO IS A VERY GENTLE GODDESS, BUT SOON HE REACTED AGAIN, AND HURRIEDLY PUSHED THE MONEY IN FRONT OF JONA BACK, "BUT I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS." ”
"It's not for you, it's for the orphanage." Jona looked at Aaron strangely, "Didn't Mama say that she hadn't received funding for a long time?" The children are running out of food. ”
"Even so...... I can't take your money from JOJO for nothing. Aaron shook his head vigorously, "This is JOJO, you got it yourself, and I also have a good job painting in the church, so it's enough to maintain basic food and clothing." ”
He's so stubborn. Qiao Na sighed a little helplessly, the more simple and kind a good child is, the less he will accept other people's things lightly. She noticed that the other diners around her were also staring at them, looking at the money bag with a hint of greed in their eyes, Jona was worried that something might happen if this continued, considering that this would probably hurt Aaron's self-esteem, so she no longer reluctantly said, "Then forget it, I didn't think it through." ”
"Ah...... JOJO, you don't need to apologize, you obviously mean well! It's me who can't take so many ...... for the orphanage" Aaron panicked, for fear that Jona would misunderstand, and hurriedly wanted to explain something, but Joanna interrupted him and said, "When I'm done eating, I'll go to the orphanage with you." ”
"Huh? Good...... But why ......"
"I have some personal reasons and may be here for a while." Jona smiled kindly at Aaron, "So no matter what, you have to pay a little room and board to Mama, ah, you can't refuse this for Mama." ”
"......" Aaron looked at Jona's face in a daze, the smile was so gentle that he couldn't help but froze for a moment. Except for his sister Sasha, he had never seen such a warm and kind person.
That's right...... She's a goddess.
After coming back to his senses, Aaron hurriedly lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Actually, JOJO, you really don't need it...... Thank you. ”
"I'll be leaving soon, it's useless to ask for money, it's better to give it to the people you need."
Jona waved her hand indifferently, not to mention, if it was her, she wouldn't bother with money even if she went anywhere.
Will it be gone soon?
After hearing this, Aaron couldn't help but feel a little lost, but he knew that it was impossible for him to keep Jona, so he was quickly relieved and smiled softly at Jona, "Well, then let's go back." ”
Actually, he was a little concerned about the reason why JOJO came here, Mama said that she had something to do and left first, but now she is back, is it because the thing is not done? What could bother her? But Aaron knew that it would be rude to ask, so he silently put the question in his heart. After all, he is not qualified to know about the goddess......
After returning to the orphanage.
Mama graciously accepted the money bag that Jona had given her, and gratefully stated that the children would remember her kindness. The children in the orphanage have come to think of her as an angel, but for Jona, there is only one thing she cares about.
She could almost feel that Father Pucci was not far from her, and that the stand-ins would be attracted to each other. She could feel the other person's presence, but she couldn't find his exact location. Is it hiding? Is it deliberately hiding the traces, or is it secretly looking for opportunities? Joanna felt that the priest should not have found her coordinates yet, and he probably did not dare to rush into the road, after all, in this kind of seventeenth-century Italian town, a dark-skinned adult male was far more conspicuous than her.
Where the hell are you hiding...... Father.
Next.
While trying to spread the vegetation around the town and expand the search area, a child suddenly approached Jona from behind and hugged her thigh.
"JOJO Angel!"
JONA THEN TURNED AROUND, AND ALTHOUGH SHE ASKED EVERYONE TO CALL HER JOJO, THE CHILDREN STILL ADDED AN ANGEL OR GODDESS TO HER NAME. Jona looked at the grinning little girl and didn't bother to correct them, "Is there something wrong?" ”
"Brother Aaron also went to the church to paint today, but he forgot to bring lunch, JOJO Angel, can you help us deliver the lunch box? I'm a small child, and it's dangerous to walk that far. ”
“…… Take it. Jona was silent for a moment, then reached out and took the lunch box in her hand.
"Great! Thank you JOJO Angel Sister! ”
After handing the lunch to Jona, the little girl ran happily and ran away and high-fived the other boy.
"It worked!"
“……”
Jona saw the scene, but didn't care. In the end, it wouldn't have been Father Pucci who instructed them to do this, but since there is a church here...... Then she would stop by and take a look, although she didn't think that the priest would expose himself hiding there, but maybe he also decided that Jona wouldn't think so, and would go to church instead?
After all, that guy is also full of respect for "God", and his ultimate goal is to reach the paradise that DIO wants. The priest, who has not yet evolved a stand-in, can't speed up time, so he wants to find a chance to take out her memories and stand-in abilities.
It's a pity that neither DIO nor the priest knew that the golden arrow was the shortcut to the evolution of the stand-in power, and now the arrow was in her hands.
…… Go to hell.