Last time if you recall, Otome Saotome harbors a dead human hand, female, with a ring on it, and still beating. Though, after misfortunes pursued her, she was able to get it back… from Minatsu Amakase, who mistook it for her lunch. And what's worst of all… is that…

Her aura produced a huge dark figure and said, "Basically what I am saying, Minatsu… YOU are the irksome troublesome thing that would prevent my chance at a good night's sleep. Therefore, you are my enemy!"

Minatsu saw the figure and cried, "AAGH! No… She has a-?"

Otome grinned, as she stated, "Minatsu… meet my friend… Lethal Queen!"

That's right… Otome Saotome is also a Stand User. Minatsu was in awe, with her jaw dropped, as Otome concluded, in a cold malice glare, "And now that you're in awe of my friend, I'm going to eliminate you, before you have a chance to squeal, Stoolie!
…that way, I can have a peaceful night's sleep tonight…"

Episode 49 – Chapter 2: The Sketch Artist Killer (Part 1)
Saotome's Explosive Friend!
Lethal Queen!

Minatsu was shaken, as she thought, "A Stand… like Chazz and Asahi… What is she? She's a scary human…"

She growled, "No! I'm not scared of you! I warned you NOT to move! HARVEST! ATTACK HER!"

Her mice jumped at Otome and Lethal Queen, but Lethal Queen punches at the mice.
"SHIBO!"

They were covered, as Otome said, "I see… So many Mice Stands that by crushing three of these, multiply, like they did not felt that. Interesting."

The Mice bit onto Otome, as Minatsu roared, "This is your last chance, pal! Move any more, and I'm gonna rip your blood out! No… what was it? OH! Move any more, and I'm cutting that carotid artery! And I'll do it, too! My Harvest is invincible! And judging by your Stand, it cannot fight up-close and personal, but is very powerful! My guess is that you have a range of about one or two meters. Go ahead and make a move, unless you want me to kill you!"

Otome sighed, "Bravo, twerp… Individual users have this sort of unique power, also? And they're called Stands, huh? Interesting…"

She then stated, "By the way, as far as unique powers go, you left out something about Lethal Queen's special power… which puts others to shame…"

Minatsu asked, "Special power?

The Stand held up a shiny item and said, "Here."

Minatsu gasped, "AH! She's got something! Quick, grab it!"

The Mouse grabbed the shiny item and called, "Grabbed it!"

Minatsu gasped, "Oh? It's just a 100 Yen Coin. What were you planning to use it with? I didn't mean to steal it. I was curious."

Otome smirked, "No, it's a gift to you, little one, since you're about to be done for. As I said, Lethal Queen has a special ability, which strikes fear into those that do not know about…"

She glared evilly, "Lethal Queen's special power… is a secret… only for those who wish to die know the truth. Lethal Queen has the ability to turn anything it touches into a bomb, which rips its target asunder… Literally anything…"

Minatsu gasped, as Otome held her right fist up, in a thumbs-up form, and then concluded, "Even… a simple coin…"

Minatsu gasped, as she panicked, "NO, WAIT! HARVEST, PUT THE COIN DOWN!"

She jabbed her thumb down, like she was pressing a button on a joystick, and suddenly…
KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Minatsu was caught in a huge explosion, engulfing her into flames and debris. The explosion subsided, as Otome sighed, with the mice retreating, "Pathetic… Well, at least I can sleep easily now…"

She picked up the hand and sighed, "Mmngh… She's still alive?"

Minatsu was badly hurt, as Otome gasped, "An android?"

Minatsu was crawling off, as Otome said, "Looks like I didn't kill you enough, you machine… Granted that I wanted you dead, but I forget you're made of titanium. I guess one blast wasn't enough."

Her face was badly scarred, as she moaned, "Ow… What happened to me? Ungh…"

Otome kneeled to her and said, "Now… unless you want to be a useless mannequin, I will let you go, after you tell me everything."

Minatsu groaned, "You monster… Why?"

Otome smiled, "Simple… Lethal Queen can turn anything it touches into a bomb. Like King Midas, only he turns it into TNT rather than gold, like the coin I gave you. And, as a bonus, one push of the switch, and KA-BOOM, my enemy is blown away, from inside out. Though, in your case, Minatsu, half of your face blew into your head, and about a third of your brain got mixed with the flesh in your face. I had no idea you were an android… but then again…if you were human, it'd be a gross-out recipe for facial fascia and cerebral tissue cocktail."

She stomped onto her back and added, "Now then… As I said, before I put you at your end, there is something I want to confirm with you. Understand? Princeton and Sakurai… Do they have these special powers, too? These Stands, as you call them."

Minatsu sobbed, "Help me… I need help…"

Otome walked to her face and said, "No, don't say another word. Lemme finish. But you know, if you go for help, you die. Your death is a necessity at this point. Either way, I cannot let you live. I never leave witnesses alive. It's nothing personal, but no one is allowed to know the truth about Otome Saotome. But you see…"

She rubbed the blood from her own neck wound and said, "I must admit, I'd like to know more of these Stand Users… since I find this study fascinating. I'd want to know, using research, but asking you personally works better."

She held some of her own blood, and licked it. She added, "Princeton… Sakurai… Are there others, besides them? How many more are residing in this town? And what are their powers?"

Minatsu shivered, "I… I don't know…"

Otome said, "Well, I'm certain you must know. If you do not tell me, you know what happens if you do not cooperate. I can eliminate your idols, too… if you have any."

Minatsu gasped, "Ropponmatsu? No… YOU WOULDN'T!"

Otome barked, "Then start telling me! If you do, no harm will befall to them; that is, if they knew of me, already… Mind you, I will spare you, but you never tell a thing about me to anyone. And if you stall, someone might show up here, and I'd obliterate them, too; and no one's to blame, but you. I only need the names. Give them to me, and hurry!"

Minatsu then realized, as she thought, "Wait… Everyone said that they were looking for a murderer in this city… and they're all tracking her down, until she kills again!"

She said, "Yeah… I overheard it from my friends' friends. And a murderer… they meant him… or her… or…"

She pointed at her and yelled, "OR YOU! THEY MEANT YOU! YOU'RE THE SKETCH ARTIST KILLER! YOU MESSED-UP SON OF A BITCH!"

Otome gasped, as she was found out. Otome Saotome is the elusive and mysterious serial killer, The Sketch Artist Killer, the same woman that killed Sakura Minamoto, years ago. Minatsu used her Stand to block Otome, as she called out, "YOU HEARTLESS MURDERER! YOU EVEN KILLED THAT GIRL FROM A WHILE BACK! SAKURA MINAMOTO!"

Otome gasped, "WHAT? YOU KNOW HER NAME?"

She cried, "HOW ARE YOU EVEN STILL USING YOUR STAND? That little shit still working, after all that?! This isn't good!"

Lethal Queen emerged, as she roared, "LETHAL QUEEN!" and it punched endlessly, fighting off the mice. After that, they retreated, as Minatsu vanished. Otome growled, "That does it… This robot dies! No one knows my secret and gets away with it!"

She looked around, "Where did she go?"

She walked off, searching for her. However, the injured android was hiding in the bushes, as her Harvest was able to use camouflage, while more mice carried her off to the building. She moaned, "At least I gave her the slip… but… I have to hurry… Chazz… Asahi… They're in danger… Saotome… She murdered her…"

She crawled to the doorway and said, "His Ojama Star… can repair me… I hope… I'm not… too late…"

She made it to the other side, as her body was smoking. She moaned, "I have t… to… protect… my idols… I need… help…"

She growled, "There's no way she'd be in this town, as my idols… They'll do something about it to her! I know it! I won't let everyone die from this hand-hoarding monster! But I'd rather die than be this devil's clutches, even live in this same city as my heroes! She's rotten to the core!"

Otome was waiting by the track, behind a column, as she was looking for Mintasu, who was crawling to find Chazz & Asahi.

She crawled to the hallways, and located the door. Chazz and Asahi were talking, on the other side, as Minatsu laughed, "AH! Yes! There they are…"

She reached for the knob, but she froze in place, in complete fright. Otome was leaning by the window, as she smirked, "Found you. You actually think I'd let you get help? I told you… You snitch on me, and you die. NO ONE will know about I, Otome Saotome, the Sketch Artist Killer… NO ONE! You know, but you have no one to share this information…"

Minatsu saw Otome on the door's reflection. She added, "I recall that you said everyone is looking for me, right? I believe there's someone else that know the truth about Sakura Minamoto's murder, am I right? Even if there is, no one will ever be able to pursue me… The fact remains, no one knows Otome Saotome's true identity… And with you out of the picture… nobody will ever know… except you, as you take it all the way to the grave…"

Minatsu was scared, as she growled, "You… I hate you! NO! I have… to get… help… I have to protect… my heroes… and my friends…"

She turned the knob, but Otome held her hand up, "Too late. Lethal Queen has already left its mark on the doorknob. Goodbye."

Minatsu gasped, as Otome hit the switch.

KABOOM!
Minatsu was caught in another explosion. She shrieked, "CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZ-!" Only this time, she was reduced to nothing.

"This is the genius of Lethal Queen's deadly power…" Otome said, as she left the campus, "Eliminates any pests, without any evidence of my true self…"

Meanwhile, in the other room, Chazz was concerned, "Huh? Did someone call me, just now?"

Asahi replied, "I did, too, but… Why was it addressed to you?" She gasped, as she pointed out, "CHAZZ, LOOK!"

An injured blue and white Harvest mouse appeared, as it held a black button. Chazz and Asahi gasped, as the mouse spoke, "I… I got it… for… you-."

The mouse exploded into a gusher of blood, as Chazz gasped, "NO! MINATSU!"

They rushed out of the door, as Asahi cried, "MINATSU!"

They looked around, as Asahi said, "Something's not right. Chazz, I thought I sensed Minatsu! And her Harvest gushed out blood, after it disappeared! Did her battery die out?"

Chazz pondered, as he was feeling uneasy. Asahi stated, "Unless… … …THAT is not how a Stand vanishes, does it? Why did one of her Harvest show up, in front of us?"

Chazz went back inside, and picked up a button. He then said, as he felt unsure, "This… This was all that was left of what Minatsu got…"

He barked, "We have to go find her! This isn't over… What the hell happened?"

Meanwhile, Otome looked at her blazer and thought, "Eh? I lost a button, during the skirmish. Ah, well. It can't be helped. I hope my tailor has that same kind of button…"

She disappeared from the distance, leaving to have a very peaceful day. She was satisfied that she killed Minatsu Amakase, since she knew everything about Saotome.

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Meanwhile, in Ghost Alley, Romero howled, as he saw a spirit flying away. Sakura stopped and viewed the spirit of Minatsu Amakase fly off. She gasped in horror, "No… Another one?"

She was crying, "It can't be… Not again… That foul demon… Another one of her victims flew by here, and is disappearing…"

She bawled, "WHY DOES ALL THIS KEEP HAPPENING?" as she was crying that The Sketch Artist Killer struck again, killing the android.

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At the school, Chazz located Minatsu's desk, and then gasped, "No… Then, that means…"

Meanwhile, in the middle of F City, The Aces and Michelle, Chazz, Tsukasa, the Daitenzin, Enju & Akari, Kazuki, and Makoto were gathered in the middle of the street, as Chazz explained everything, including the button that Harvest recovered.

He explained it to the ghost girl, Sakura Minamoto, as she replied, "I'm sure of it. She even sent me the message… Minatsu Amakase… despite that she is an android, she is destroyed. Killed by the woman; the same woman that killed me. But I don't know how these two met… … …but the thing is, this woman killed her, as she did kill me. I recognized her handiwork, before. I'm sure of it."

Chazz stated, "We just looked for Minatsu, but she was nowhere to be found. I don't get how this happened… She just vanished, after only five minutes, when Asa & I left. All we found was her supplies on her desk."

Farra said, "No leads on who it was?"

Chazz said, "No. She just vanished without a trace. Which means…"

Tsukasa cried, "Which means… the woman must be a Stand User!"

Iwata barked, "No way! Wait, what's a Stand again?"

Sumiyoshi replied, No clue.

The Aces and Michelle were concerned, as Chazz stated, "I know most of you don't know about Minatsu… but it's hard for me to imagine anyone who could beat Harvest in direct confrontation. Minatsu's Stand is damn near invincible… so, we know that she's a woman, and she killed Minatsu in less than five minutes! How could it happen? And somehow, this woman killed Minatsu in five minutes, and her body was hidden in the school!"

Misaki replied, "I agree. So, it's possible that her android body is somewhere, hiding in pieces… What a waste of life."

Michelle whispered to The Gang, "There you have it, Lads. Since we're certain that it's a murderous Stand User, I want you to let them lead the investigation. It's their territory."

Steven stated, "Right. Agent Matsuya, perhaps we'll be of assistance, since this is your beat. Steven Cooke will offer AAW-New York to aide you."

Misaki nodded, "We agree. You guys are paranormalists and detectives. And you know more about Stands, than we do…"

Watanabe huffed, "Which is never."

Iwata replied, "You sure? You can help us?"

Farra smirked, "Well, we are rivals, after all. But that's life. We'll find Minatsu."

Or die trying.

Peter said, "Princeton, hand me the button."

Chazz gave him the button and said, "Here. Harvest picked it up, before she was destroyed."

He sensed the button, as Peter replied, "Minatsu Amakase's final message. She used Harvest to fight back at the murderer, and ripped the button off. I'm going to hold onto it, for now. The rest of you will locate Minatsu or our murderer. This button will be a clue."

Asahi asked, "You can find that girl using a button? I mean, it could've been from somewhere."

Peter stated, "More than you would think. We may need to know about this black button, by guessing or locating what her brand of clothes she was wearing, and where it came from. That way, we'll know our murderer."

Tsukasa sniffled, "Good idea."

Asahi whispered, "I see… Well, if we're done, I'm going with Chazz… but…"

She turned away and groaned, "I can't…"

Watanabe asked, "What's wrong? You're acting upset."

R-1 said, "She's under a lot of stress. This android girl… She died, after Miss Sakurai only met her, a while back."

Asahi walked off, as she was still feeling upset. Makoto followed her. Tsukasa decided to run to her, but Misaki stopped her. She said, "No. She needs time to think."

Farra replied, "Not the first time she's ever lost a friend… to death… But this isn't like Asahi, at all…"

Chazz stated, "I know how she feels. Minatsu was a greedy annoying little bitch… but she was the type of girl you just couldn't help but like. It's hard to believe that she's gone. If I had to guess, Asahi's pissed off because she doesn't know if she should feel angry or sad, right now. I'm feeling that way, too… but Asa's even worse off…"

Asahi sniffled, and turned to a corner, leaving. Enju whispered, "Wow… Even if she was just an android, Sakurai-san was heartbroken to lose a friend…"

Akari sniffled, "Déjà vu… like back in Daikoku Village… But why would something so horrific happen in this town, under our noses?"

Enju stated, "We better be on warning, if this madwoman does show up… being that few of us are Stand Users, too."

Farra stated, "Even if she is a Stand User, it can draw to any of you, likewise the Spirit Callers."

R-1 stated, "Only Hanao, Saion-Ji, Senior Tsukasa, Mr. Sendo, and even Senior Sakurai are all Stand Users in this group; Seniors Giese, Stevens, Nevins, Princeton, and Cooke are Spirit Users."

R-2 huffed, "Even if that mean woman is drawn to you Stand Users, I want no part of this against that jerk!"

She and R-1 marched off, with R-2 puffing her cheeks in anger. Farra stated, "Percival said it best, a while back. Keep in mind, Stands and Spirits are drawn to another, closer than you think. Those two said it best. Let's hope we never meet this guy."

Kazuki concluded, "Then it's agreed. We're all taking action on this…"

Everyone agreed to split up, as they all agreed to find the murderer, Otome Saotome. Everyone split into groups: Asahi was walking alone, but with Makoto walking beside her; Kazuki, Enju, & Akari were in another group, while Steven & Farra went in another group, and Peter & Michelle (with the invisible baby) were in another; Chazz chose to walk alone. He found Asahi and Makoto, as they were passing by. Otome passed by, behind them, and then stopped, seeing them.

"So… This must be the guy from before… Chazz Princeton…" She thought, "And he's with the other girl, Asahi Sakurai. But that disfigured creep, no clue."

"Can you believe this?" A voice called. Otome turned to the voice.

She then viewed two women, and then smirked, "Hm?"

A woman in red huffed, "I got this gaudy ring for my birthday…"

A woman in teal huffed, "You kidding me?"

"Yeah. Last Friday was my birthday, and this jerk gave me this cheap ass trinket. He started dating me, after his father was a rich wealthy man, but he's a complete loser!"

"Whoa, how much was it?"

"If I had to guess, around 150,000 Yen. Quality, but not good enough. I'm thinking of pawning it. You can have it, if you like."

Otome thought, as she glared at the women, "Ugly hearts, beautiful hands… Still… Her soul is dark and ugly. By joining me, she can ditch this loser of an ex-boyfriend, and date me, instead… not that I am gay or anything, but I'm meagerly just saving her…"

The woman left the table, as Otome smirked. She viewed the hand in her blazer, as it was deteriorating, "Well, milady… This is where we part ways. This is like before, but know that we had a wonderful time together."

She walked off, as she was walking towards another woman, in a black dress and satin skirt. Otome Saotome would strike again, this time, on another woman…
…so begat the continuous wrath of Otome Saotome, The Sketch Artist Killer…

[Minatsu Amakase – Harvest: DECEASED]
[Otome Saotome, a.k.a. The Sketch Artist Killer: remains at-large (Identity confirmed)]

The End… … …of Minatsu… Otome Saotome's wrath of evil continues onwards, and the others are looking for her. What next, you say? Will they ever find Otome Saotome?
Find out in the next exciting chapter…

To be continued…