Rohan Kishibe's Adventure!




Ruby was once again hanging out with Koichi, but then-

???: Hey, Koichi, Ruby, over here.

They both turned to see-

Ruby: R-ROHAN?!

Yes, it was Rohan Kishibe, the famous mangaka!

Koichi: What are you doing here?

Ruby: What do you want from us?!

Rohan: Now now, there's no need to get all scared. I'm not going to hurt you two. Even if I did, then Josuke Higashikata, (Y/N) (L/N), and Yang Xiao-Long would beat me to a pulp.

Ruby: Just don't go with the hair insults please.

Rohan: Yes, I recently got out of the hospital. Besides, I want to be friends with the two of you. After I read both of you with Heaven's Door, I see that you both don't seem to have any bad qualities.

Ruby: Oh, thanks ... I guess. But, what are you here for?

Rohan: I was wondering something. I have lived near here until I was around 4 years old. And I was looking for my old home. You see, I was feeling pretty nostalgic.

Ruby: That's really sweet, Rohan! But, I guess it's hard for you to remember.

Rohan: Yes, you know how unreliable memories are when you're only three or four years old. Now, look at this map here.

Rohan pointed to a map.

Koichi: What's so strange about it?

Rohan: Here's the Ramen Shop "Arisugawa," here's "Kisaragi Drug," the Drug Store, and this is "Owson" the convenience store. And now-

He pointed over to the stores.

Rohan: Look at the buildings.

Koichi: I see, the Ramen Shop.

Ruby: There's the Drug Store.

And then as they looked at Owson, they saw a gap between it and Kisaragi Drug.

Ruby: HEY! There's a gap here.

Koichi: But that's not on the map at all!

Rohan: Yes, see how I'm confused.

Koichi: I always stop in at "Owson" to look at the newest manga, and I don't remember there being a road there.

Ruby: Either that, or you didn't notice it.

Rohan: Now take a look at this map here. It's at 1/3000 scale, and it doesn't have the road either.

Ruby and Koichi: SAY WHAT?!

Rohan: This edition was published last April, but there's no road listed here. Just the shops.

Koichi: On the bright side, you could complain, and get a gift certificate!

Rohan: If it's not too much trouble to ask, do you think you could join me?

Koichi: Well ... I-

Ruby: Sure!

Koichi: WHAT?! Ruby, remember what he did to us?

Ruby: Look, I know Rohan's not exactly the nicest guy out there. But he likes us. He's not a bad guy. I say we help him.

Koichi: I guess I can come along.

Ruby: Thanks Koichi!

She hugged her friend.

Koichi: She's just too pure.

A few minutes later...

The two looked around the street to see several houses.

Rohan: Ugh, this map is missing me off. Look at this. It doesn't show the "Yonemori," "Homna," or "Onodera" Family houses here. It's riddled with mistakes! I doubt 2 or 3 gift certificates will make up for it.

Ruby eyed the houses.

Ruby: Actually Rohan, these houses look very old. No one's in sight. And they're broken down.

Koichi: Even the vending machine doesn't work. It's almost like a ghost town.

Rohan: Yes, and the next street isn't listed ei- WHAT?!

Ruby: What is it Ro- WHAAAAAAT?!

They walked right back to where they started.

Ruby: This is the same mailbox we passed by!

Koichi: And there are the Yowamori, Honma, and Onodera houses!

Rohan: And the vending machine is over there. How did we end up back where we started?

Then all of a sudden Ruby though she heard something, and as she turned, she ended up behind Koichi and Rohan.

Ruby: AGH!

Koichi: WHAT THE?!

Rohan: Ruby, when did you get behind us?

Ruby: I don't know, I heard something, and I turned, and then I was here. Something weird is going on here!

Rohan: Alright, calm down. It looks like we're trapped in a Stand Attack.

Koichi: So, is it a Stand that can create a labyrinth? Or is it-

Ruby: I know! Koichi, can you use Echoes to see around here?

Koichi: Yeah! That could work! ECHOES ACT 1!

Echoes went to search above, but hit-

Koichi: What the? A wall? It touched something.

Rohan: Up in the sky? How is that possible? I don't see anything.

Ruby: Me neither.

Rohan: Hmm ... Koihi, I'm not sure, but I think that if we're going to see the enemy, then you should try it again.

Koichi: Again?

Rohan: Yes. It's the-

???: Excuse me. Are you three lost?

Ruby: WHO SAID THAT?!

A girl appeared.

???: Do you need a guide?

Ruby: Who's she? Wow, she's really cute.

Koichi: Is she the Stand User?

Rohan: Only one way to find out! HEAVEN'S DOOR!

Rohan turned her into a book.

Koichi: Rohan! Did you have to-

Rohan: Don't worry, she won't be a threat to us.

Ruby: I thought I saw a figure in the air.

Rohan: I think my abilities have improved thanks to the last encounter. Although they don't work on people who don't understand art like Josuke.

Rohan read her memories.

Rohan: Hmm, she's just a normal girl.

Ruby: Really?

Rohan: Her name is Reimi Sugimoto, and she's 16 years old.

Ruby: Wow! I'm older than her!

Rohan: She happens to live nearby in Morioh, Kotodai Neighborhood Block 3, Section 12. She has no boyfriend, measurements are 82-57-84, has a beauty mark on the side of her left nipple, she got her first menstruation in September at age 11. And the first time she kissed a boy she let him use his tongue.

Ruby and Koichi: ROHAN KISHIBE! AS LONG AS SHE ISN'T A STAND USER, DON'T LOOK INTO HER PRIVATE LIFE LIKE THAT!

Rohan: Okay, okay! I'm sorry!

He wrote down, "Forget everything that just happened."

Then Reimi got up.

Reimi: Want some help getting out of here? People get lost and there are lot of similar ways.

Ruby: Yeah, we always seem to end back here no matter where we go.

Rohan: If you explain the way, we should be able to get out.

Reimi: No way, you should just follow me, then you'll be able to get out.

Ruby: She seems really nice.

Rohan: And it looks like we can trust her.

She then took out a box of Pocky.

Reimi: Want some?

Ruby: OOH! I LOVE POCKY!

Ruby then took some.

Reimi: You know, you can actually tell your fortune by how Pocky breaks. You're a very sweet person. And you have a personality that draws a lot of people to you.

Ruby: HAHAHAHA! I get that a lot.

Reimi: Hmm ... and your friend there. He's self-centered, right?

Ruby: Yep!

Rohan: WHAT?!

Reimi: And has a personality that pisses people off.

Ruby: Yep, that's Rohan in a nutshell.

Rohan: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hey, Koichi, they think I'm self-centered! Can you believe it?

Koichi: Yeah ... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sheesh, that's because you are.

Rohan: I can do that stuff too you know. Girls who have pink nail polish like you are afraid of love. At the critical phase of the relationship, they always withdraw.

She then turned around.

Reimi: You know, this house over here, they say a murder happened here about 15 years ago.

Ruby and Koichi: A MURDER?!

Reimi: You want to hear the story?

Rohan: I'm intrigued.

Ruby: You went to the trouble to say it, we might as well here it.

Reimi: Alright. Well, I heard this from the old lady who lives next door. On the night of the murder, a girl who lived here was asleep in her bedroom. She woke up from a sound that sounded liked, "Drip! Drip!" and it was coming from her parent's room. What could that sound be? She cried out, "Dad! Mom!" but there was no response. She wasn't afraid though. She had her beloved pet dog Arnold by her side. He always hid under her bed, and when she put her hand down in front of his face, he sniffed it and gave it a big friendly lick. However, the dripping sounds continued dozens of times. She wondered why her parents didn't notice yet. So the girl decided to investigate it.

Ruby: Then what happened?

Reimi: She went into the hallway and she saw that hanging in the coat rack was Arnold! He was dead, with his throat slit and blood dripping out. THEN SHE HEARD A VOICE FROM UNDER HER BED! "YOUR HAND IS SO BEAUTIFUL! HAHAHAHAHAH! I ALREADY TOOK CARE OF MOMMY AND DADDY!" AND THEN HE KILLED HER!

Ruby and Koichi: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

They both held onto Rohan.

Koichi: Is that true?!

Reimi: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Did you think it was true? I was just getting back at him for making fun of my nail polish.

Rohan: ....

Koichi: Whew. My heart skipped a beat there.

Ruby: Uh ... guys.

Ruby pointed to a dog nearby.

Ruby: A-ARNOLD?! Is that Arnold?

Reimi: Yes.

Ruby: REIMI, ARE YOU-

Reimi: Yes, I am the girl from the story. Arnold and I are both dead.

Koichi: Then that means that-

Koichi: YOU BOTH ARE-

Reimi: Yes. You have entered the place where Arnold and I were murdered 15 years ago. This place happens to be the border between the living world and the afterlife. We're on the same wavelength, so you guys were able to come in here.

Ruby and Koichi: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

Rohan: RUBY! KOICHI! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

They all began to run for it, with Ruby grabbing Koichi!

But no matter where they ran to, they couldn't escape.

Ruby: Still nowhere! We can't get out!

Reimi then appeared.

Reimi: There's only one way out of there. And I know where it is.

Ruby: Reimi, you're not going to ... hurt us right?

Reimi: WHAT?! Why would I do that? Arnold and I would never hurt anyone.

Rohan: You swear?

Reimi: Yes! I'm not a vengeful spirit! Besides, all I did was tell you how I died. But, the thing is, my killer, I don't know who he is. I never saw his face. He stabbed me in the back. It was so dark that I only wanted to run.

Ruby: And what happened to your murderer?

Reimi: He's still lurking around Morioh.

Ruby: WHAT?! HE'S STILL AROUND?!

Remii: Yes. Arnold and I are bound here to keep wandering this purgatory without being able to find peace and depart for the afterlife. For 15 years, I've been obsessed with the idea that I need to tell somebody. And you're the first ones I've been able to talk to.

Rohan: And you want us to stop this man?

Reimi: I would like it if you could track him down.

Rohan: Why should we? Last I remember, I don't ow-

Ruby: ROHAN!

Rohan: Not now Ruby. We have to keep a cool head. I'm sorry you were murdered, but I don't see why my friends and I should go on a hunt for the man who stole your life? Besides, it happened 15 years ago! Your case is probably closed! Now you should be a good girl, and go to Heaven.

Reimi: .... Do you know how many young girls go missing in Morioh each year?

Rohan: What?

Reimi: I've read crime reports in the newspapers at Owson's. I know for a fact that some girls fall victim to this man.

Koichi: HE'S STILL AT IT?!

Rohan: You ned to show us proof. How do you know it's the same man who killed you?

She then showed them her back.

Reimi: They all have the same scar as me.

Ruby: OH MY GOSH!

Rohan looked away in horror and Koichi held in his vomit.

Reimi: I'm never able to talk to these poor souls, but I have this scar. I've seen it all the time. I was born and raised here and Morioh. And all these memories I have are left. For these past years, the murders keep happening. It tarnishes every memory I have. If he's brought to justice, Morioh will finally stop being his twisted playground. He must be stopped! Please! I ask of you! Find him and stop him! Only you people can put an end to his madness!

Ruby: Reimi.

Ruby grabbed her hands.

Ruby: As your new friend, I promise you. We will stop him!

Koichi: Yeah! We'll do what we can!

Koichi: Hmph. Being a hero can only get you into trouble.

Ruby: Rohan.

Rohan: Though, I guess this could help me with my manga. Yes, it is good material. Count me in as well.

Ruby: HAHAHAHAHA! Just ignore him. Rohan's a good guy, even if he acts like a jerk most of the time.

Koichi: I swear, it's hard to argue with you, Ruby.

Reimi: Okay, just make a left turn after the mailbox.

Koichi: YES!

Ruby: We'll get out of this crazy place!

Reimi: KOICHI! RUBY! WAIT!

They both stopped.

Reimi: Once you reach the corner, you should know. There will be 20 meters separating us. But you have to promise me to never look back. No matter what.

Rohan: Why?

Reimi: Because this is the place where everything id decided. Who goes back to the world of the living and who joins the world of the dead. This law is absolute, just like how the sun rises in teh east and sets in teh west everyday. You must never ever look ack. Okay? Even Arnold understands that.

Arnold came up to his owner and she pet him.

Ruby: And if we look back?

Reimi: Then you will be taken straight to Hell. But don't let it get to you. I mean, it's simple. Just don't look back.

They started walking over and over, until-

Voices: TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND!

Ruby: Wh-What?

They kept walking.

Koichi: Rohan, something's following us.

Rohan: Yes, I noticed.

They kept walking with so much fear.

Reimi: Fight it. They can mimic all sorts of things. Just don't look.

Koichi: But what are they?

Reimi: I don't know. I cannot see it.

Rohan: They're really sticking a bit too close.

Then a light was there.

Reimi: GO FOR IT!

They rushed for the exit!

But then-

Reimi: You can turn now!

Ruby: YES!

Ruy turned to thank Reimi, but-

Reimi: RUBY! THAT WASN'T ME!

Ruby: WHAT?!

And then-

Ruby: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

The hands grabbed Ruby!

Ruby: SOMEONE DO SOMETHING! HELP!

Rohan quickly used Heaven's Door!

Rohan: HEAVEN'S DOOR!

He wrote, "You can't see the hands, and you're launched forward!"

Ruby: WAAAAAAAAAAGH!

Soon they all returned.

Ruby: Thanks Rohan! That was a close one!

They had returned back between Oswon and Kisaragi Drug.

But the passage was gone!

Koichi: We're back.

Ruby: But ... where's Reimi? I mean-

Reimi and Arnold then appeared.

Reimi: Hi.

Ruby: Oh good, you're still here.

Reimi: I'll be here if you need anything. Arnold too. You all have my eternal gratitude. Goodbye, Ruby, Koichi, and Little Rohan.

As she and Arnold left Rohan froze.

Rohan: She ... called me Little Rohan.

Ruby: Rohan, do you know her?

Rohan: She's been fighting all by herself for 15 years, because she cred for the living, warning people about this man.

Ruby: Whoever he is, he won't get away with this.

But then she turned to see Rohan leave.

Ruby: Rohan?! Rohan, where are you-

He didn't say anything.

Soon...

Rohan found Reimi's grave.

Priest: Oh, if it isn't Little Rohan! My, you've gotten big, haven't you?

Rohan: You know me?

Priest: Yes, my grandson reads your manga! Of course I also remember how shocked you were by the Sugimoto incident. Your family too.

Rohan: MY FAMILY?!

Priest: You don't remember? I thought you came here to reflect on Reimi's grave.

Rohan: Well .. I'm here for professional reasons.

Priest: Rohan, you were 3 or 4 when it happened. Of course you don't remember. I don't think your parents even told you.

Rohan: WHAT?! How was I involved?

Priest: Back when you lived here. Your parents went out on urgent matters. Since they were close to the Sugimoto's, Reimi babysat you for the night. Rohan, you slept at their house, and you were the only survivor.

Rohan was horrified. He was part of Reimi's murder?

Priest: When you were taken into police custody, you cried out that Reimi threw you out the window.

Rohan: ....

The mangaka took a deep breath.

Rohan: I see. No wonder she knew me.

He began to leave.

Rohan: Heaven's Door can't read the memories blocked from my mind, or ... my fate.

Rohan knew he was a part of this too. 

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