When he mentioned that his father had sold his soul to a man named DIO, Giorno couldn't help but take a deep breath, subconsciously looking at Johnson, but quickly calmed down.
"I've settled everything; I'll kill myself now."
Nijimura Keicho's eyes were bloodshot; he grabbed the arrow and plunged it into his throat, and blood splattered—
"..."
"B-Brother!!!"
Giorno heard that DIO was responsible for the Nijimura Brothers' predicament, and he began to feel some sympathy for the Nijimura Brothers, but he couldn't let his slight moment of soft-heartedness ruin Johnson's plan.
The story was finished, and Josuke was somewhat teary-eyed.
Nijimura Okuyasu crawled up from the ground and lunged onto his older brother, calling out to him loudly—
Josuke's emotions were complex, but he was the culprit behind all of this; if he hadn't recklessly shot the arrow, his grandfather wouldn't have died.
"I will break this arrow and bury it with your older brother, never to see the light of day again."
Johnson bent down, picked up the arrow, immediately broke it, and then summoned his Stand, smashing the arrowhead flat with one punch.
It's over, I won.
I got the third arrow.
Johnson Joffrey said nothing more, but silently left with his subordinates. Finally, he glanced at the little monster. Previously, Johnson had always stood with Josuke, causing the monster's gaze to remain fixed on that area, so the Nijimura Brothers and Josuke hadn't noticed that it was looking at him.
But why would that guy come to look at me?
Johnson Joffrey sat in the car, frowning and deep in thought. Then he faintly sensed the Joestar Family's? symbol behind him... His memory of this body only extended to leaving Japan with his mother and coming to America; memories before that were quite blurry, which was strange and made him want to quickly find out who his past self truly was... Did DIO really create him and Giorno just to go to Heaven?
DIO needed the Joestar Family's bloodline to help him ascend to Heaven, but he didn't necessarily need his own children, although most of the Joestar bloodline in this world was created by him messing around with Jonathan Joestar's body.
Seeing Johnson Joffrey drive away, the two people hiding in the shadows let out a deep sigh of relief.
Josuke's sudden appearance truly couldn't be blamed on Ghiaccio and Mista, as fate in this world is truly unpredictable.
Johnson thought, no wonder Father Pucci wanted to go to Heaven. In the New World after acceleration, everyone could foresee the future, would inevitably know what was going to happen, and at the same time could prepare for it, knowing what was destined to happen... It could truly be called everyone having an Epitaph.
However, while Epitaph can see a future that can be changed, one's destiny must be accepted.
Destiny determines your future; no matter how you try to avoid it, it will happen, plunging you into deep despair.
Destiny is predetermined, but actively striving to change it is the theme of JOJO.
If everyone knew their destiny, then people who constantly strive and calmly accept their fate would truly be lost... DIO and Father Pucci, who desire a New World, are slaves to destiny, wishing for eternal peace in the New World because they fear destiny... Yet, in this world, those who strive are always happy.
"The Arrow was destroyed just like that... Damn it..." Ghiaccio angrily slammed his fist on the steering wheel.
"No."
Johnson Joffrey contradicted him, then, as if by magic, pulled out an Arrow that glowed with a golden light.
"I anticipated that Jotaro might destroy the Arrow, so I prepared an identical-looking Arrow beforehand."
Ghiaccio and Mista were stunned... "It's truly you, Johnson, I genuinely admire you this time," Mista said in surprise.
Johnson Joffrey smiled and said, "Was your admiration fake before?"
"No, no, no," Mista said with a smile, "This time, I admire you enough to die for you. Can you predict the future?"
"No, I just considered different possibilities beforehand." Because he was tired of things going wrong.
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"Zzzzzzt — —"
The sound of electricity crackled, and a completely yellow Stand with a sharp bird-like beak, glowing yellow all over, leaped continuously through the power lines — —
"Johnson Joffrey? He's truly a powerful person, tsk tsk. Although it's a shame the Arrow was lost, Ghiaccio and Mista alone are quite difficult to deal with, and Johnson Joffrey must be too. It's better not to take risks..."
"There are still many interesting things to do. I'll wait until Nijimura Keicho's funeral, then I'll dig up his grave. That Arrow should still be usable."
He darted through the power lines, emitting a white electric hiss.
"I still need to grow; then I'll kill everyone who Stands in the way of Red Hot Chili Pepper."
An old man hidden in a photograph saw the team led by Johnson Joffrey leave the house and, startled, quickly hid himself among the leaves, watching the black exhaust fumes billow out as the black car sped past.
"I've completely seen through Ghiaccio and Mista's abilities. I need to hurry and tell Yoshikage."
He flew quickly through the air, then ran to his doorstep, finding Kira Yoshikage already at the door, preparing to leave — —
"Yoshikage!" he shouted.
Kira Yoshikage saw his old father and, thinking that he only had an hour until work, couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
For Kira Yoshikage, he had no particular affection for his father. At this moment, the most important thing for him was not to be late for work.
Being late would lead to being noticed, which was what he dreaded most. Over the years, he had never been late for work, nor had he arrived at the company very early, because both would draw attention to himself.
"Yoshikage, I know Ghiaccio's ability!!"
Hearing this, Kira Yoshikage slightly curbed his temper and immediately returned to his room.
"Ghiaccio's ability is a perfect counter to your Sheer Heart Attack; his ability is freezing, it lowers the temperature!!!"
"..."
Kira Yoshikage's heart jolted, his teeth began to chatter, and at the same time, he started biting his nails.
This is something people who lack a sense of security often do. He was naturally precocious and was abused by his mother from a young age. Although his mother died when he was very young, the only time he felt motherly love was in the morgue, pressing his hand against his mother's, and she said to him:
"Yoshikage, you must be happier than anyone else."
Kira Yoshikage sat on the steps, his eyes wide open—
"Besides that, he also has several companions. One named Johnson Joffrey is his superior."
"There are four of them in total."
Kira Yoshikage looked at his hands and then silently said, "What should I do now?"