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A lazy afternoon with Gelato and Sorbet turns into an impromptu getaway with quiet conversations, old hideouts, and the unspoken understanding that comes from staying too close to dangerous people for too long.
Part of my collection of Poly!La Squadra x Reader stories.
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You perched yourself on the armrest of the loveseat, reading over Meloneās shoulder with a bored indulgence. The fabric scratched faintly through your clothes, and the armrest creaked every time you shifted, protesting your balance. You knew very little about the different star signs and blood types and their effect on Babyface but listened curiously anyway, nodding with slow understanding as he tried to explain. It was difficult to understand the nuances of his stand but though you struggled, he was always patient.
However, this warm afternoon, you wouldnāt have much time to learn before you found yourself swept from your seat. Gelato held you up bridal style, the biggest smile stretching across his face. His blond hair, scruffy as ever, fell into his face. The dark bags under his eyes were, thankfully, the only injuries heād carried back from the job.
āLook what I just found! Itās been so long that I donāt think I remember who you are anymore. Oh, oops. There goes your name. It just fell out of my head.ā
You laughed and shifted, draping your arms over his shoulders. āIf I donāt know who you are, this is a form of kidnapping, isnāt it?ā
āOh yeah, it definitely is,ā Gelato said with a grin you could describe as bordering on manic. āDonāt even bother struggling. Itās completely futile.ā
You smiled back and tilted your head to the side to bid Melone a quick goodbye as you were carried toward the front door. Melone didnāt even look up at first. He only lifted a hand in a lazy, dismissive wave like heād seen stranger things than a cheerful abduction. Sorbet stood outside their shared car, his expression impassive as ever and his sunglasses pressed high on his face. The sunlight was blinding. You squinted against it and wondered if you were actually being taken somewhere. It surely felt that way.
āIām being kidnapped,ā you complained once you were brought close enough to Sorbet.
He chuckled and stepped away from the front door, made his way to the trunk and popped it open without a word.
Gelato wheezed with laughter and almost dropped you. You tightened your hold around his neck and tried not to fall while you stared, unimpressed, at Sorbet.
āWe donāt keep kidnapped people in the backseat,ā he said, his voice cool like he was reciting a rule everyone shouldāve known.
Gelato grinned at you and popped you down in the trunk. You considered hopping out but it wouldnāt be the first time. Besides, their car had plenty of space to carry weapons around normally so you could fit with relative ease.
Sorbet continued to hold the trunk open to allow you out but you stared up at him, ever defiant.
āWell? Where are we heading?ā
Gelato cackled. āNowhere far. You staying in there, then?ā
āItās comfortable.ā You shifted to prove your point, making a show of settling in like you belonged there.
You were on your phone for most of it. Whoever was driving was careful not to take any sharp turns which you appreciated. The trunk was a little claustrophobic but you actually noticed there were airholes drilled into it from the sides and well, you didnāt want to think about why but you appreciated it. Light threaded through the tiny holes in faint dotted lines, wobbling across your hands every time the car vibrated.
Either way, it was nicer than being shrunk down and riding around on the dashboard like Formaggio liked to do to you.
The car rolled to a stop about ten minutes later and when the trunk opened, you winced against the light. It felt like the sun had only gotten harsher since youād last seen it.
āWe didnāt think this through very well,ā Sorbet commented as he stared down at you. āWe passed law enforcement on the way over. Would have been interesting to explain if they noticed.ā
āDonāt worry, Iāll just tell them itās a kink thing and theyāre interrupting,ā you joked. āThatās what I did the other day with Melone. Made them super awkward.ā
āThatās an awful idea,ā he said but he offered his hand to help you out. His palm was cool when your fingers met it, a firm grip that pulled you upright like it was nothing.
Youād missed the two of them. They rarely separated from one another, having been together for far longer than anybody else. Most jobs saw them both missing for the full length and you often missed them greatly, made all the worse by how they didnāt really enjoy large groups for the first few weeks after they returned.
You stretched and draped your arms over Gelatoās shoulders with little hesitation, smiling up at him with doe eyes. āSo, where have I been kidnapped to?ā
He grinned, his hands coming up to rest on your hips. āIf I told you that, I wouldnāt be very good at this whole hostage thing, would I? Part of it is making sure you donāt know how to run away.ā
You looked around, sure you might be able to tell where you were but despite not driving for very long, your environment didnāt seem in the least bit familiar.
This part of town wasnāt nearly as built-up as the industrial area you were used to, more small and sparse buildings with empty yards and rusted machinery. The chain-link fences had seen better days. Weeds pushed through cracks in the concrete with quiet determination, and somewhere a loose sign tapped against its post in the breeze. Faintly, you could hear waves crashing against the beach and a child squealing in excitement. If you did need to escape, you truly had no idea where youād go.
Thankfully, you were very safe.
āAbandoned warehouses?ā you asked.
āTheyāre just the best.ā
It wasnāt truly a warehouse though you had no idea what it truly was because even as Sorbet pushed open a nearby door, you found no hints to your location. Everything had been gutted from within and it looked mostly empty. None of the lights turned on and graffiti littered the interior though from the dust, few had set foot in the main rooms for many years.
Gelato bounded up creaking stairs that made your hair stand on end but eventually you reached an upstairs room with a chain lock and boards across the entrance that Sorbet pushed away with ease.
It was a small space inside. Oil lamps sat on the shelves and rays streamed through a floor to ceiling window with views of the ocean. The style suggested it had been built many years ago and the wood rot suggested it hadnāt been properly treated in a long time. But there were pillows and blankets in the corners and a comfortable couch.
You recognised a hideout well enough by now but few had such a nice view.
Gelato sprawled out on the floor like a cat in the sun and you wasted no time in joining him, dropping down to steal a pillow before you basked in the rays. Dust motes drifted lazily above you, spinning in the light like they had nowhere better to be.
Sorbet took a seat on the couch, his gaze out the window and onto the ocean beyond. He adjusted the cuff of his sleeve and then did nothing else.
āYou guys really do have these places all over the city,ā you commented as you lay on your stomach with Gelatoās arm resting over your back.
āOf course. We all need places to lay low in case,ā Sorbet said, his voice low and quiet. āYouāre now the only one who knows about this specific location. Everybody knows about one or two but thereās no mixing. That way, we always know who to blame if an area becomes compromised.ā
The slight threat hung in the air but you smiled to chase it off. āSo paranoid.ā
Gelato played with a few strands of your hair. āNo paranoid, just cautious. You can never fully trust somebody in this line of work.ā
āBut I donāt work with you.ā
His eyes glinted with excitement. āI know. Thatās the fun part.ā
Sorbetās touch startled you. You hadnāt heard him move but even in the few seconds it took you to look at Gelato, heād sat beside you; his fingers grazing your cheek. āYouāve been around this group for far too long to be so comfortable in this situation.ā
āAnd I plan on being around for a lot longer,ā you said as you leaned into the touch.
The corner of his mouth quirked up. āThatās a very bad decision but hardly one I have room to criticise you on. I made the same one many years ago when I first met Gelato and found myself joining this organisation.ā
āI have plans to work for Passione,ā you said though the words were sour.
Youād never worked for the gang and none outside of the assassins knew you existed and yet⦠should somebody find out. Should somebody be in the wrong place at the wrong time, you may not have a choice if you wanted to keep your heart beating. It was a thought you despised and one that had kept you up many nights.
Still, you pushed it away before it could ruin your relaxation under the sun. Gelato ran his fingers through your hair, twirling the strands between his fingers. The ocean was loud, the warmth was honest, and Gelatoās fingers in your hair were steady.
āItās a good thing weāve gotten much better at keeping things under wraps then,ā he said. āStill, if you do end up joining, maybe I can tell you more about where I was before I got involved with this silly job.ā
āThe part where you were in the military, the part where you were arrested orā¦ā
He laughed and gave a strand of your hair a small tug, pulling you to face him so he could kiss your cheek. āWho told you all that, hm?ā
āYou have,ā you reminded him. āEvery time you have a sip of wine and forget that you want to be secretive.ā
āUnfortunately correct,ā Sorbet hummed. āYou do get a rather loose tongue when youāre around alcohol dear.ā
āThatās why I donāt drink it when working.ā
You tilted your head back to look at Sorbet whose expression remained impassive. āWhat about you?ā you asked. āI donāt think Iāve ever learned how you started in Passione.ā
āIt was so boring itās erased itself from my memory,ā Sorbet mused.
āAccountant to assassin?ā
āSomething like that.ā
You had asked many times in a bid to learn more about Sorbet but he would rarely give any information about his life before Passione. You knew small bits that youād managed to gather from the others but never from the man himself. The most heād shared was a passing phrase about how his first job involved a shootout in a casino.
Curious but knowing youād get nowhere, you asked about the job theyād just returned from and Gelato eagerly launched into an excited retelling about everything that had happened since they made their way out. Sparing details had never been in his nature. He used his hands when he spoke, painting the air with gestures too big and too animated, like he could scare off the memory by making it ridiculous.
You allowed your eyes to close and let his words wash over you, pleased to be with them once more.
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Hello š I'm good, mostly. Thank you for checking in.
Though I'm not sure when I will be ready to write the next chapter. Lately I notice that my emotional threshold is lower. I can't stand even a bit of dark elements. I bought a ton of cozy books but they came with minor dark elements, and I went "Nu uh. I can't stomach it"
And Widest Dream is for those with strong stomachs XD. Jokes on me. I can't jump to fluff moments.
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*In the middle of pouring questionable potions into a cauldron* Oh. OH. *cover the cauldron* Haha. Glad to hear you find the smell good. *hide an angst potion*
Yeah, I planned to show how they behave around each other. They're a group of hardened asassins so I don't think they're that lovey dovey. But they're all they have yknow.
Sorbet and Gelato UGH. These two are making me pull my hair. But they're their own content warning. We know what we signed up for ššš.
In my opinion, my fanfiction being treated like a book is actually flattering. I'm an author at heart and I love when people comment how much they love my fic. Those who take extra time to review and give feedback? Respect.
Thank you for always wishing me well! May the blessing return tenfold!
Hello, Anon. Thank you for your kind words. If you mean the constructive criticism comment, I don't find them rude and condescending at all. They didn't try to tear me down and I can feel their words are filled with care. If they didn't care, they could have just closed the tab and disappeared. But they took their time to write basically an essay for me. For a fanfiction? That's huge. I understand their point too because I have dabbled with heavy topics which are sensitive. I didnāt mean to make the scene romantic. But since it's x reader fic, it might cause confusion. I didnāt approve of what they did.
Hello anon! Thank you for dropping by. I'm glad to hear that you enjoy their POV. Like I said, I tried to limit our POV for suspension but from now on, we gotta see more about them!
Hello dear anon, waking up to your message is such a delight š„°. My lifespan is extended.
Where do I even begin? Wildest Dream is my pride and joy. The fact that you like it so much you want to send me a message? The fact you read it in less than two days? My goodness. I can't stop smiling āŗļøāŗļø. Oh, please send your friend my regards ā¤ļø. Thank you both of you for enjoying my fic so so much.
I'm so glad that you like Illuso's design the most! He's the one who gave me a headache the most š . This man is just so dramatic I need to give him a whole makeover. But drawing them was so fun! There were old drafts of them in full body clothes but I can't post them yet due to spoilers š¤«
Warning: mention of mental issues and suicidal thoughts
I do do do want to continue the story. As I said, it's my pride and joy and unironically one of the threads holding me to this world. This year feels like my dark eraš¢. In dark time, my thoughts went "I haven't finished my fics yet" "I gotta finish my tbr." I almost wanted to laugh at the absurdity, but they really saved me. The irony is I have had hard times reading and writing and drawing. Growing up, I love reading writing drawing. They're not just hobbies but part of me. But now reading feels like a chore or at worst feels like I'm wrestling myself. I just can't focus. It's not just a slump, it's like my creativity and my brain are dead. They just don't function like they used to. I was so stressed over it for months now. Combined with my other life problems, I decided to take therapy, something I should have done much sooner. I hope things will get better soon, but I remind myself to be patient š. My trauma isn't built in a day, so I shouldn't rush healing. (I need to come back to this message on my bad days).
Again, thank you for your kind message. It resurrected something inside me. Indeed.
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I haven't been active on this blog for a while. So glad to see that some people still enjoy the content here! Thank you for your kind words. I need it. š
Thanks to a kind person, I finally have a link to an English Translation of the recently released short novel about Risotto Nero, called āRisotto Nero Observesā, written by Ayato Toya and translated by Hudgyn Sasdarl. It was published in the official JOJO SUMMER Magazine 2025 along with other short novels, also some festuring La Squadra members. But this one here is focusing on Risotto Nero and it is honestly a fantastic read. I would appreciate if you also share it around, so more people learn about more about Risotto Nero, since he is a beloved character of the JJBA fandom.
ā ļøTW for: Canon typical violence (also involving children), murder and the whole mafia stuff you should be familiar with.
Risotto Nero Observes Ayato Toya Translated by Hudgyn Sasdarl The jet-black executioner swears only by the code of blood and iron⦠Chapter
Below the cut, I will talk about my own thoughts about the short novel of my favorite character in fiction. It is just yapping in the end I needed to write down, but I also tried to analyze some stuff. I am not a native English speaker, so I am sorry for my mistakes in language. I did also not proof read it, so I am sorry for missing words or typos.
I am also adding some art I made of him because why not āļø
First of all. Hi, my name is Kuja. I am a dedicated Risotto Nero centric artist and also a yumejoshi of him. Maybe you saw my art before if you like this character. If you do, maybe you also know how much this character means to me since he basically changed my life and brought me back into art and is the reason I found a wonderful community. Which is the reason I want to take my time and talk about this novel in my own interpretations and observations.
In short, this novel is exactly what I wanted to read about regarding to Risotto Nero.
It features no romance, introduces all of the members of La Squadra Esecuzioni and their steuggles, new characters and mostly is focusing on Risotto and his thought process, aka. his āobservationsā which will be a reoccuring theme in this novel, which makes it a joy to read.
The short novel is timeline wise in the time around Christmas playing shortly after the murder of Gelato and Sorbet, which will also be a central theme.
Chapter 0:
A short scene where we witness Risotto Nero committing another successful assassination. As imagined, he is mostly using the camouflage abilities of Metallica to hunt down his targets. The kind of k1llingd he does keep being brutal and bloody, as we know later on also often to send an example and message from the highest of Passione.
It is interesting how peaceful the scene was written with the festive christmas music in the background which slowly fades into horror as the corpse is getting discovered by the passengers on that festive day.
Highlight of this chapter is for sure the absolutely high contrast of Risotto's deeds. On the one hand taking a life in a cold way, as expected from the leader of a hitman team. On the other we are experiencing a softer side on him, which many fans often speculated about. The target of Risotto's mission was just kicking a young pickpocketing girl away, making her almost fall to the ground and hurting her while Risotto, still invisible, catching her hand. Her only seeing iron powder on her small hands, probably wondering what just happened.
Seriously guys, this scene alone made me as a die hard Risotto Yume tremble in joy since it confirmed a lot of my own interpretations and headcanons about him, like having a soft spot for the younger generation. He did NOT have to help the girl, but he did, without ever getting anything in return since the girl could not even see him.
Risotto then sends a message of the confirmation of the hit to the boss who interestingly immediatly answers. Diavolo, are you camping your phone and computer all day?
Chapter 1:
One of the most interesting chapters for me personally because of the amount we learn about the hitman team again by observing how they interact with each other.
It is early in the morning and the hitman team is interacting not in person, but in a computer group chat, their personalities shining through.
We learn that Risotto Nero is currently residing inside a room which is part of a cheap apartment inside the outskirts of Naples. So is this only a temporary spot? It is written that Risotto brought his computer so it seems like he is only for a brief time living there. Do they have actual homes? Or do the members rather travel between short lived hideout spots from Passione? In the end, it is no luxury how they live. And this story often reminds us about this fact.
The hitman team is discussing about the most recent news recieved from the boss himself, about a new hit of a man called Rossi who plans to flee real soon and that Passione is entering the business of waste disposal. And two of their members should forcefully (a no wonāt get accepted) transferred into this new branch: Formaggio and Illuso. Which causes a big uproar in the chat. Not gonna lie, it is very charming how they all are interacting and even throwing jokes in between. You see once again they all seem to have close bonds to each other. The typical duos are interacting, Pesci with his anniki, Illuso and Formaggio and once again Melone and Ghiaccio who really seem to get each other well, how they interact with each other really tells a lot about their dynamic.
Only one is not fully participating and rather āobservingā, Risotto Nero, who tries to read in between the messages and how his subordinates are really feeling in this moment.
Also because of the most recent trauma they endured, the brutal loss of Sorbet and Gelato, two members who were tired of being treated like dirt and dismissively by the whole organization. Not respected, awful pay and the high risk of losing their lives on the daily. It is always interesting how sympatheticly La Squadra Esecuzioni is written, sure, they are assassins for the most dangerous Italian mafia but you can still emphazise with them. Many of us probably can relate to these feelings, not being treated and paid properly for the hard work we do and wanting to get their deserved amount. Their coworkers and close friends being sent to another occupation without their consent. Their capabilities not respected. Who wants to be treated like this? Sure, the motives are mostly motivated in an egoistical sense compared to an altruistic like some members of Brunoās gang do, which is one of the main differences of these gangs. But this is also why the hitman team feels more close, since they operate and think as a group, they want the best for themselves, the others coming afterwards, contrary to wanting to stop entire branches of their business for a better cause as a whole.
Even the boss is sending them more and more not so subtile threats how they have to submit and be obedient to his will. Like Pesci realizes, the messages are hidden in numbers. āSmorfia napoletanaā as it is called and we learn about which is a very clever stylistic choice of this novel which are basically numbers with meaning. And the boss knows very well what he wants to communicate to his hitman team, that he has the sole power over them.
And then we have Risotto Nero again. Who is, like I mentioned before, rarely participating in the talk and more inside his head and thoughts, trying to form plans, trying to see patterns and things. Now even more than before.
Because he feels guilty. Because he feels responsible for the death of two of his subordinates. He is angry at himself to not catching on clues of their planned rebellion against the organization. For not preventing them. For not hinder their deaths. In the end, he has to grief again. Something Risotto Nero always has trouble to deal and process. Once again there were people close to him taken away from him. By death. Something he now himself is known for. He, as the jet-black executioner of Passione. It is quite ironic.
Risotto really canāt let these thoughts of guilt go, he constantly is tormening himself about his and now decided to be even more keen on his men. To analyze, to think about their next steps, to prevent such a mistake. To observe.
It is not only that Risotto Nero is āsurfaceā level invested in his men. No, he ācouldn'tā lose anyone else. He is responsible, as their leader. But why he canāt lose them?
Is it just because of the team itself? Do endure even more consequences by the boss and being dissolved by being useless? Is it because of the team spirit? Is it because he needs them for being able to work in the first place? Or is it actually because he canāt stomach any more losses? We donāt know anything about the lives of the hitman team outside their job. Do they have friends? Family? Or only each other? It seems they go around quite a lot, and being gangsters is not easy forming honest relationships between them and civilians. And even other teams inside Passione seem to be cautious, even hateful towards them. They donāt seem trustworthy for anyone else outside the team.
Also, this novel also confirms that Risotto truly cares about his subordinates since he is absolutely trying to analyze and insight for their mental states. He knows his team is processing trauma. They are still human. Luckily he knows as well how many of his members can deal with the stress or who of them is capable protecting themselves most efficiently. He thinks a lot, analyzes a lot and tries how to make a change and impact for their benefit and therefore a raise of the group morale. The mention that Risotto is thinking about giving Formaggio missons with a high chance of succeeding, just to improve his mental wellbeing because he alone found the corpse of Gelatoā¦it tells so much about him. Risotto is absolutely observant and does not tolerate his own mistakes and puts on actual effort of being a good leader for his men. He does not want to any bad causality ever happen again between them. And losing them. As their leader, he needs to look out for the hitman team, they only have themselves.
After the team points out how quiet Risotto is the whole time, he tells them to take on this assassination by himself alone. He really is losing himself a lot inside his analytical thoughts.
Chapter 2:
This chapter is more revolving about the setting itself. We get to know the urgent this assassination is, putting pressure onto Risotto who usually keeps a cool head. Risotto will take out this murder of the soon trying to flee Rossi in a very crowded place, directly inside the mansion of this man who is tainted by very crude and unethical businesses himself. To put an example. Donāt mess with Passione. A job suited for Risottoās brutal Stand capabilities.
The party being thrown in the luxurious mansion was right before Christmas, Rossi is intending to show his new adoptive son, Gennaro, another central character in this story.
This decadent luxury is a nice way to show again the difference of the worlds they live in.
By the way, it is very cute to imagine Risotto Nero inside a proper elegant suit he is wearing for this event. Sorry, needed to let this out.
In the next scene, an elderly couple speaks to Risotto about the over the top interior of the mansion. It made me actually laugh that Risotto was seriously being called āa wallflowerā. I seriously can see this, he does not seem like the center of attention of a party. He also doesn't need to, he is supposed to be blending into the scene after all.
Afterwards Rossi appears into the spotlight and talking about the mystery of the āunopenable doorā and also just spewing out some meaningless anecdotes.
Also a rising and uncomfortable heat is described by the pair which is unsually also affecting Risotto Nero himself, which is surprising him. But it the reason is a sense of unease he tries to pinpoint to, until he realizes it is actually Metallica wriggling and moving inside his body and not actual nervousness about the mission itself. They are reaction to something inside this mansion which also is affecting Risottoās body. All this while he is planning how to cover the walls in red real soon.
Later on the party, Gennaro, a 14 year old boy is finally introduced to the story and guests, seemingly innocent and youthful, full of enthiusiasm.
Then the party guests were starting a tombola game, an Italian tradition, where we also get to know about the smorfia napoletana again and get introduced to new numbers and their meanings.
While Rossi and Gennaro are playing a farce in front of the crowd, Risotto thinks about the numbers and their meanings, as well as getting further affected by the temperature and discomfort inside his body.
The numbers are really dire and somewhat ironic when we take Risottoās backstory into account. 14 and 18, which are ages which his life turned around. 14 meaning ādrunkā and ā18ā blood-stained. It is incredibly ironic just how these numbers describe his past, while the 90, before in his apartment room poster, is also appearing on his tombola card as well. His reaction and realizing these numbers was followed by a snort of him.
It really is amazing how much the author of this novel is taking Risottoās backstory into account and building onto that or referencing it. He constantly gets reminded of the cruel acts he decided to do many years ago which led him chose a path without any redemption.
Right after this, when the party and speech of Rossi is reaching its climax, Risotto plans to kill him, approaching him to close the Stand distance. It is interesting how he also is pointing on the target. It seems a bit suspicious, but the whole story is constantly describing that the others are not paying any attention towards Risotto Nero anways, he mostly blends in.
Also, Risotto seems to view himself as a āprofessionalā regarding his job as a hitman, not doing these murders for the fun of it. As long as they are paid and not caused by his own Vendetta. It seems like it is thrilling for him to catch up the ideal chance to carry out the murder for the most dramatic moment for reaching the biggest impact.
But right before Risotto could activate his Stand, the light faded, panic invokes between the guests and he lost track of his target who completely vanished after the lights come back to, the family of Rossi, his wife and Gennaro, worried about his absence and calling the police. But Risotto does not give up yet, further being suspicious of the unopenable door which not even the police who arrived could open.
After many unsuccessful attempts of opening the door and getting a new signal of Rossi outside the mansion, the police leaves again, making the party end.
It is very fascinating to witness Risotto Nero using his brain power to connect the dots and uncovering the secret of this unopenable door, using Metallica again to form objects like forks to the keyhole, which is also fake and therefore detecting a lie of Rossi losing its key. Risotto Nero has such an analytical and smart way to approach matters, trying to stay calm and composed. He knows this mission can't fail, the stakes are high.
Still, he fails to control his feelings once again, as stone faced as he is, a remark even his team mates are using towards him, which is truly sweet in a weird way, how they joke about this with their leader. He got a new message from the boss, who revealed how poorly Illuso and Formaggio will get paid and basically disrespected on the waste disposal branch. Succumbing to his anger, Risotto Nero breaks his phone, not realizing it until he hears the cracking sounds of the broken phone and through his Stand again inside his bloody hand, who seem to express his true thoughts and burning anger, screaming in their usual noises ordinary people canāt hear.
Metallica here in this novel acts very metaphorical as they really seem to be a vessle for his true feelings at times he has trouble expressing at the exterior. Be it the need of a leader of a hitman team, his past trauma or other reasons, but Risotto Nero often seems not in tune about his own feelings until later on. It is heartbreaking in my eyes that the unfair treatment of his men causes such reactions inside him. He does not want such a reality for them, he as a leader canāt allow to fail them again. And he is so sick of getting treated like this by the boss, his resentment growing stronger as well as his own rebellious spirit he tried to bury to protect his team, despite being treated worse every day. It is an endless circle of torment these hitmen need to endure. The boss basically told them to put their lives on the line, it is understable how enraged Risotto gets by that remark.
Risottoās appearance also gets briefly mentioned. He seems to have scarred lips, afding to his very rough a gruff apperance. Are these scars because of a neglect of himself of are these results of his past encounters?
But there was an even stronger reason making Metallica roar, the door seems to be connected and controlled with magnetism, also being most likely the reason for his own permanent discomfort on this place, which only faded within the power outage, which he now realized, the dots are connected now inside his head.
Chapter 3
In the end, the police did throw everyone outside before leaving but knowing Risotto and his Stand, He camouflages himself yet again and enters the mansion once more, iron will determonstion to uncover the secret and to carry out his bloody mission.
Inside he not only realizes all the stolen and proudly displayed good from Rossi, but also meets the adoptive son, Gennaro, once again, who detects the presence of Risotto despite not being able to see him. All while Rossi knocks and screams behind the unopenable door.
The mystery as Risotto figured out was an electromagnet inside the door, which is also the cause of his Stand reacting before.
Interestingly this novel confirms another headcanon I had about Risotto since a long time, as he tells Gennaro about the mechanism of the electomagnet which he read inside a book about waste disposal. He really seems like an intellectual and sophisticated person, reason he seems to be naturally curious about a lot of the world and its functions around him.
Gennaro lies about his reason being here, but the knife in his hand reveals his true intention, as Risotto observes, seeing the boy as a hindrance and thinking about peacefully assassinating him as well if he keeps being an obstacle of his urgent mission. Seeing that Risotto thinks about this dark act but not carrying out this murder of a young man, shows his hestitation despite him being a ruthless and experienced hitman. But, he is also seemingly intruiged by him, curious about his motives and the plan of the boy and realizing the benefit of unrevealing the crime of the young man. Also we can see that Risotto very well decides how ābrutallyā he will take out a murder of a person.
Risotto lays out his own observations and detective work how the disappearance of Rossi was made possible during the power outage, which was caused by the extreme indoor heating and the lights of the christmas tree.
Quite funny how Risotto also uses his Stand powers to make a metal Tombola piece float in the air, it must have confused the boy to no end, not knowing about the supernatural Stands. He reveals another meaning of the numbers, 77, the devil, which was Gennaroās own remark against his new father. The man the young boy planned to kill himself, just like Risotto Nero.
Risotto is seemingly impressed how well crafted Gennaro is in planning his own assassination, but even the boy begins to flinch by the ghostly presence of Risotto, being called a grim reaper, which was also always part of his overall design.
He is curious about the motives of the boy, who wants to reveal the secret in front of Rossi himself, so they release him, with ordering the boy to drop the knife.
Rossi, completely out of breath, storms out of the room behind the door, questioning his son about the reasons of his hostile acts.
Then Gennaro revealed it all, how much Rossi has tormented him all these years after making him witness the torturing and murder of his own mother, just to get adopted by him again, probably making him suffer even more behind the disguise of a noble man, a habit of Rossiās twisted games. He even underestimated the boy to remember him after all these years, showing his arrogance and belittlement of others. All while the boy suffered in silcence and played an act, until now the time for his own assassination and revenge has come.
A motive and reason we all know defines Risotto all to well, his whole life. We get a glimpse of a backflash inside Risottoās head of the funeral of his cousin, many years ago. His mind turning dark just like his clothes. Full of rage and seeking justice of losing someone caused by another person. A person who will soon endure the same cruel fate, to make up for it again. But at what cost?
Risotto sees himself inside the boy. He was in he same situation many years ago, being 14 as well, his mind and spirit not able to process the loss of a family member. But choosing revenge led Risotto to a path of no redemption, a path of endless crime, just to get disrespected at the daily and putting his own life at risk, just to witness his loved ones getting erased from life again, not being able to counter the perpetrator this time and to submit.
No, this is a scenario Risotto experienced himself, he knows what this path will involve. I am very sure Risotto wants another fate for this boy, despite knowing the cathartic feeling of getting the revenge one seeked out for many years. Would Risotto chose this path himself again when he was reliving time? A scenario we will never know an answer of but here we see him protecting the boy for basically ruining his future life, a life without a real future, filled with crime, surrounded by mostly mean spirited people despite the closest ones.
So he tells the boy leave, threathening him to kill him if he refuses. He will carry out the mission, not only for the job, but also to spare the boy a life full of darkness.
But Gennaro does not accept, he suffered way too much from what Rossi has done, sleepless nights, trauma, feeling helpless, he only wants the release of revenge. The boy shows a strong will of resolve. And Risoto can relate so much, he truly understand what the boy is feeling. He knows these moments, this burning hatred and just bringing justice to end this once and for all. This is affecting Risotto even in such a way, that he lets his guard down, revealing his appearance, making the boy gasp in surprise by his dark and ghostly presence.
The moment of tension and two spitits connecting only got suddenly interrupted by the police forces, not hestitating to shoot on Risotto Nero as a quick act to save Rossi. The leader shortly needed a moment to process what just happened but decided to remove enough iron from the bodies of the officers to make them unconscious - a fairly peaceful decision for a hitman. But is it because he does not want to harm people who are not involved in his job or is it rather to spare the uproar of the corpses of police workers? Maybe a mix, still, it shows quite a new light of Risotto, being surrounded by members of his team who do not spare the lives of people close to their target mission. At least sometimes. Even tho, these hitmen seem all to have their own moral codex they act on.
After all, Risotto Nero is still cruel and cold enough to traumatize the people around his targets with his brutal and merciless killings, like he just wanted to do some hours ago with all the guests and family Rossi. I really enjoy how morally grey Risotto is written which really makes him an appealing and interesting character, and I try to say this as unbiased as possible.
While this short moment of being focused on the police, Rossi takes action and stabs Gennaro with his own knife he dropped earlier, directly into the stomach of the young man.
Now it was finally the time Risotto needed to act, bringing a gruesome end and torturing Rossi with nails made from Metallicaās powers, making him suffer a long time before he finishes finally his assassination.
It is very symbolic that Risotto basically crucifies Rossi with the way he pierced iron nails through hus hands, it is very symbolic for a multitude of reasons and made me think.
If we think about Christian Religion, the punishment of being cruzified was reserved for the sinners. A way to show dominance and control by the upper hand instances, which is Passione.
It was often used for ālow-lifeā criminals and slaves back then, basically mocking the luxurious life of Rossi.
The dramatic display of the corpse for everyone to see to give off a warning: do not act like this sinner. It is an open display of Rossiās long life of wrongdoings and crime and how he now must suffer the consequences, caused by his sins. Since it is also a tool of enforcing and showing social control, it also fits the method of Passione scaring other gangsters and enemies. They are in control and on the top. They are showing psychological warfare and invoking public fear.
But also, does this act also is an act of mercy to bring salvation to Gennaro? Making Rossi die for his cruel sins to release the darkened spirit of the young man? It is quite interesting to think about this potential interpretation.
Risotto then rushed to Gennaro, picking him up, telling him that Rossi will now suffer for his sins. As Gennaro is seemingly dying in Risottoās arms, smiling, he found finally peace of his mind. His last act is showing the tombola card with the number 90 again, and we finally get know its meaning.
Fear.
This is what Gennaro wanted to overcome, feared and suffering by his past, not being able to act, not knowing if the feel of being haunted by Rossi will ever fleet away, now that the boy was adopted by him, probably even abused by new methods of Rossiās twisted mind.
Fear is what is haunting Risotto Nero and his team since weeks, enforced by the boss, treating them like dogs, making with the hitman team whatever he feels to, not respecting them, humiliating them. No regard for their talents, always reminding Risotto of his failure as a leader he cannot stop feeling guilty for. He needs to act. He canāt let this continue. But it is fear he also feels, not wanting to lose more of his men. But what is the other path? An endless cycle of ridicule? Risotto has enough. In this moment the brave acts of Gennaro must have inspired him to also put a stop onto all this. He canāt let fear to keep controlling him and his men.
And then, while Risotto is scolding Gennaro in an endearing way, talking to him like as if he was scolding one of his subordinates, like a mentor, he transforms the iron tile inside the boys hand and forms a staple.
Chapter 4
A short time skip. The news were talking about the gruesome murder of Rossi by a gangster and how this gangster also tortured a young boy was saved by a āskilled police officer with a staplerā
ā¦a story wirhout any sense. Only Risotto Nero, Gennaro and the reader know the truth about what happened. Risotto did an heroic act, no one will ever know about, probably not even Gennaro himself, since he was barely left conscious when Risotto stapled his wounds with Metallica.
It is unbelievably tragic but also needed, as Risotto Nero has a reputation to hold. On this day, he took a life but he also saved another. And not only in a physical way, Risotto prevented Gennaro, who returned into a orphanage, to chose the same path as him many years ago. He brought salvation to his tormented and young spirit, finally removing his tantalizer from life. The boy has now again a chance of a normal life, a life, Risotto does not have himself.
Once again, Risotto brought success to Passione, without ever getting properly rewarded, payment as low as ever. Nothing changed. Only Risottoās resolve has.
He gathered his men again, this time in person, inside their usual hiding spot we know of. Which seems to be a rare occurance as the hitman team remarks, last time being the day they got these dreadful horrible packages of thin pieces of one of their members.
The waste disposal transfer seems to be on hold, Illuso and Formaggio being spared from changing teams this time, and they begin bantering again. Knowing they are essential to the team and valueing being among them.
This scene also confirms the basically fanon of the fandom that Prosciutto is a smoker - he indeed does.
Suddenly Risotto began to talk, he is resolved. The boss wonāt continue to play with them like cheap and disposable puppets. The incident with the determined Gennaro and collecting his strength depsite still being scared, made him realize to act as well. Or else he and his men will keep this vicious cycle of being a team of assassins who despite carrying out the missions with success, still are only good enough to get potentially transferred to deal with garbage. It is a clear message, like the boss always does.
It is finally enough, time to free themselves from the chains.
He swears to overthrow the boss and organization. His will and decision strong as iron. Wanting to claim what has been taken from āHIMā.
This remark seems to be a direct hint on his pride, how much he personally has lost in his life and how sick he is of all this, fighting for a better future, for himself. But also for his team. To avenge the deaths of Sorbet and Gelato, to make their loss not being unresolved.
His subordinates being in silence, making Risotto questioning how they will decide, will they stay loyal to the team or to the organization of Passione? By now, they can only hold themselves only the little clues and whereabouts of the boss, events which unfold in the storyline of Vento Aureo.
Until then, Risotto Nero will continue to observe, to catch every clue to fulfill his revenge and bring dark glory and a better future for his team, them alone, against the remaining world. The stakes are high, him being the leader is responsible for the outcome of this resolve. Unfortunately, we know how this decision will turn out in the end. They were so close but it still was all for nothing, the mostly self motivated team of assassins' fate has already decided and it will lose against the altruistic motives of the gang of Bruno Bucciarati.
Okay, this was long. I donāt know how many of you really did read this. If you did,
Thank you.
As a summary, this short novel is a fantasticly written story about Risotto Nero and his team of hitmen, also shining with hints of fanservice, as confirming many ideas the fans had about them, and letting them all stay in character without ever breaking depsite all the bantery conversations, how close these men are. In the end, they are all they have.
This story really did Risotto Nero justice as a character, not once ever conflicting with the hints we knew about his personality but also expanding on them.
He is ruthless, cold and stone-faced, as we witnessed already in the original source material. But what we learned in this novel about him throws a new light on him, showing also his softer side.
He IS concerned about his teammates, he feels guilty about his failures as a leader, he can absolutely not cope with grief and has trouble managing his outbursts of anger - even targeting against himself and hurting himself. He looks after the wellbeing if his men, concerned about their mental health and respecting their trauma, not ever ridiculing them and their feelings. Risotto Nero is absolutely not emotionless, his inner world and thoughts are rich, which he just isnāt able to express for probably a multitude of reasons. He even shows compassion for strangers. There was no reason to save the girl from falling harshly to the ground, there was no reason to spare Gennaro, he even knows Risottoās face and could be therefore a danger in the future.
But he did help them. And the most cruel fact about this is, no one of them or the others, probably not even his men, will know about these acts and truths (only if they will maybe figure it out by themselves by the staples).
He is not a person who wants to be a hero, he knows he isnāt and he will never be, too many lives did he take by now. But, these little deeds to mercy and kindness are probably a secret of him, no one ever needs to know about. He has his own reasons to act, his own way. His own moral code and his own way to act.
This all makes Risotto Nero such a very well written character in my eyes, combining some of the worst human sins but also showing signs of compassion and protectiveness, like preventing others from a path full of pain or wanting to fight for his men, to finally get what they deserve.
I thank the author of this story, Ayato Toya, by a lot. This novel was a joy to read, which I already did by a couple of times. Also thanks to Hudgyn for the wonderful translation, which is very well and clearly written.
This novel probably strenghtened my own feelings for this character by a lot. I canāt express how happy I am this was written at all, if now this story gets and animated adaptation, my life will be complete. Come on, who does not want to see Risotto inside a suit?
Thank you for reading.
Oh yeah, here is my artwork of him again I made for this novel, I did imagine how he might look with a suit.