Half an hour later, at the Kujo residence.
"Jotaro?"
Holy Kujo was watering the flowers in the yard. She was clearly surprised to see her son. "...You finished requesting leave so quickly?"
"No."
Jotaro Kujo's face had been dark the entire time. "There's no need to request leave anymore."
"Huh?"
Holy Kujo seemed confused. "Wh... why?"
"Because the school blew up."
Jotaro Kujo replied irritably, then began looking around. "I need to discuss something with that old man, my grandpa. Where did he run off to?"
"Ah?"
Holy Kujo was obviously dumbfounded. "H-how could the school suddenly explode? Did you do it? And this person on your back is covered in blood, Jotaro... D-don't tell me you blew him to death?!"
"You're too damn loud, Old Woman!"
Jotaro Kujo's expression darkened even further. "This has nothing to do with you!"
"Please don't panic, ma'am."
Fortunately, Fang Mo stepped out from behind Jotaro Kujo. Unlike the other man, he was not such a hopeless tsundere. Smiling, he explained, "There was just a gas explosion at the school, so classes have been suspended for now. I've already contacted the Emerald Chamber of Commerce to help rebuild it. It should be finished in about two months."
"Oh, so it was a gas explosion."
Holy Kujo breathed a sigh of relief. "That's what I thought. A gentle child like Jotaro would never blow up a school."
"..."
Jotaro Kujo said nothing, merely glaring viciously at the culprit behind all of this.
"Oh, right."
Very soon, Holy Kujo told her beloved eldest son, "Your grandpa should be over at the tea room with Mr. Avdol right now."
"Got it."
Jotaro Kujo answered, then turned toward the tea room. But halfway there, he seemed to remember something. He stopped and looked back at Holy Kujo. "Your