"I'm pretty sure the original Lock didn't work quite like this…"
When she acquired the Stand, its abilities synced into Yu Yachen's mind.
The Lock: Whenever a target felt a strong negative emotion—guilt, shame, fear—she could choose to pull a "dog leash" straight out of their heart. Anyone bound by that leash would fall into a state of extreme psychological collapse… until they completely submitted to her.
Its range and staying power were both A, everything else E, no limit on how many targets it could affect at once. She could use it on as many people as she wanted.
It did indeed pair nicely with her third bomb, which also had no target limit. Beat them down, combo the two abilities, and she could end up with a whole pack of utterly obedient "subordinates."
[Oh come on, Host is so cool—who wouldn't want to be your dog? ()]
"…"
Yu ignored the system and glanced down at the green-haired man on the rooftop. Blood from his chest wound pooled beneath him.
Killer Queen bent over and tapped his back with a finger. After the switch was pressed—
BOOOOM—!
The green-haired man was blasted to dust.
Finishing off wounded enemies was a good habit.
Yu rolled her shoulder, loosening her arm. Next up was Diavolo.
She hadn't held out much hope of enslaving him at first, but the arrival of The Lock rekindled that possibility.
Diavolo commanded an entire organization of Stand users. If he died, that many Stand users without a leader would throw the city into chaos.
Exusiai wanted to sightsee here, and Yu herself wouldn't mind enjoying a rare vacation. Letting the city descend into madness would ruin that.
On the other hand, if she could tame Diavolo, she wouldn't need to babysit the organization's future. She could sit on the boss's throne just long enough to stabilize things, then dump the mess back in his lap.
"Huff… huff…"
"Leave the rest to me, Tobio."
Tobio staggered to an abandoned factory. He shrugged off his pink sweater. His slender muscles swelled, and within seconds his youthful frame reshaped into that of a well-built adult man.
The switch was complete. Diavolo emerged, clutching his wounded shoulder, sweat pouring down his face.
"Why does that woman know my name… my name—Diavolo?"
From a useless wage slave to the boss of a sprawling cross-city gang, Diavolo had taken only two years.
Assassination squad or not, he'd already proven his exceptional nature. He was destined to stand at the top of the pyramid.
"Sure enough… if I can't kill that woman, there's no way I'll be at peace."
He muttered to himself.
Despite controlling countless black-market industries, Diavolo didn't really indulge in luxury. He wasn't like the movie-style mob bosses, basking in adoration.
Diavolo wanted one thing only—to prove he was a king.
Born into poverty, a natural "low-class" citizen, he'd entered the world in a women's prison in Siracusa. His father unknown, his mother a ten-year convict. Later, a priest had taken him in.
Before he'd become a crime lord, Diavolo had dreamed of being a sailor—probably just to escape Siracusa, to cut himself off from his past in some Iberian port where no one knew his name.
But then the priest discovered he'd been abusing his own mother. Diavolo murdered him and burned down the church, incinerating his past as well.
He sought not wealth, only a crown. He'd had enough of being a low-class nobody—he would prove he was a man born to rule.
"Huff… huff…"
Supporting himself on a rusty factory door, Diavolo searched for another vantage point from which to observe the battle. Just then, a skittering noise reached his ears.
"…?"
He looked down.
A tiny "creature" the size of a human hand stared back at him.
It was a jet-black compsognathus.
Diavolo jolted in surprise and immediately summoned King Crimson, a grotesque pink Stand with white stripes. He stomped down hard on the little dinosaur.
Squish.
"Why is something like this here?"
He crushed it, scowling. None of his men had powers like this. Was it that woman's doing?
So that was her ability—turning things around her into dinosaurs?
"ROOOAR—!!"
A piercing shriek split the air. Diavolo winced, almost clapping his hands over his ears as he turned toward the sound.
A raptor the size of a full-grown African bull elephant landed on the concrete with an earth-shaking thud. Its talons gouged long cracks into the cement.
Diavolo's pupils shrank. The giant dinosaur thundered straight toward him—
"King Crimson!"
Forced into a corner, Diavolo activated his Stand.
The heavy pounding of a drum reverberated around him. The world broke apart into a patchwork of two-dimensional slices. In Diavolo's perception, he stood in a void.
King Crimson—erasing ten seconds of time.
The enormous raptor snapped its jaws over where he had been standing. Within the erased time, Diavolo was untouchable—unable to interact with the world, and immune to all interactions in turn.
During that gap, he moved around to the dinosaur's flank. King Crimson raised its hand for a chopping strike.
Time resumed.
CRASH—!
The ground shattered like brittle butter as the raptor's jaws closed. King Crimson soared through the air, bringing its hand down on the creature's neck.
Slash!
King Crimson's power and speed were terrifying in their own right. Even a giant beast like this was nothing before it.
Blood sprayed in a crimson fountain. Mortally wounded, the beast crashed to the ground. After a moment of stillness, its body shrank and twisted, reverting into a car.
A car? So that woman had turned it into a dinosaur?
Diavolo's mind raced. He swept the surroundings with his gaze. If he was within her range, she could attack at any moment.
But he had more than time erasure. There was Epitaph—the ability to read several seconds of the future.
His pink hair lifted and flared outward. Images flickered across the strands like a projection.
He saw—
A white-haired woman… standing behind him.
"Why don't you take a look behind you?"
A cool voice whispered at his back. Diavolo's pupils contracted. Cold sweat soaked his spine in an instant.
When? I've been on guard the whole time—there should've been no chance for her to get close!
His body moved before his thoughts finished. He spun, King Crimson already lashing out.
The voice he'd heard had come from the Stand at the woman's side.
But by the time he reacted, it was too late. Killer Queen's fist was already raised, swinging down toward his chest with crushing force.
Bang!
Diavolo spat blood and flew backward, crashing through the factory doors.
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