He wasn't merely awakening; he had completely absorbed this arrow, just as he had absorbed the two previous arrows, and this arrow now coursed through his body.
As the arrow coursed, countless dark red, circuit board-like, eerie patterns appeared on the Surface of his body, like an unfinished Stand design!
He was awakening, he succeeded, he truly had the aptitude!
A blurry, distorted, constantly changing phantom struggled behind him, trying to coalesce. It had no fixed form, emanating from the dark red, eerie patterns on Kira Yoshikage's body, continuously growing and weaving from them.
At times it resembled an amorphous shadow, at others countless greedy tentacles, and sometimes sharp claws... but ultimately, it stopped there, merely a constantly writhing dark shadow, somewhat similar to Koichi Hirose's Echoes' initial form.
This was an unformed Stand embryo, belonging only to his "essence," yearning to take shape.
It needed a "core," a "blueprint," a powerful "sacrificial offering" to fill its inner emptiness, to give it true form and law!
And at this moment, the vague instinct Kira Yoshikage gained from devouring the heart-shaped arrow told him that it needed to devour a "complete Stand" as the final catalyst, and use Killer Queen as the shaping material!
After the shaping was complete, Killer Queen would also merge into it, making Killer Queen completely his Stand, and achieving a huge leap!
"Hoo... hoo..."
Kira Yoshikage gasped, feeling the two intertwined forces within him: one, an almost invincible but alien Requiem, and the other, a blank Stand originating from himself, yet hungry and unformed.
A strong, predatory desire filled his soul. The Requiem gradually degenerated, and the arrow fell, landing in Kira Yoshikage's hand, where he gripped it directly.
"Did the arrow reject this Stand that isn't mine? Strange, I thought it would temporarily reside in it, like Silver Chariot Requiem... It seems I still know too little about this thing."
His gaze turned to the window, as if it could penetrate space, seeing the Stand Users, the gang members hidden in the shadows of Italy.
"Speaking of which, I originally didn't plan to act, but now, Passione... Diavolo... so many ready-made 'materials'..."
He licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with a more dangerous light than ever, "And... the other arrow in your hands."
Was this giving up a peaceful life?
No, this was for a peaceful life!
A most heinous hunt, targeting Stand Users themselves, had begun.
He raised his hand and gently pushed open Mrs. Shinobu's room, softly waking her, his tone chillingly gentle.
"Darling? Are you awake? Our travel plans... might need a slight change. I need to go prepare a unique gift for you, and I'll be gone for two days. Wait patiently for me, be good."
"Oh, how can you do that?"
"The gift will definitely surprise you."
With that, Kira Yoshikage forcefully kissed her without explanation. Feeling this assertive action, Mrs. Shinobu instantly blushed and said no more about Kira Yoshikage's actions.
'This romantic feeling...'
The two of them, faces flushed, embraced on the bed and drew the curtains, while Kira Yoshihiro discreetly flew away.
"Let's have another child."
"Mmm..."
...Naples, Italy.
The back alleys, untouched by sunlight, reeked of the sour smell of rotting garbage and an invisible fear. This was the domain shrouded by the shadows of the Passione organization, the dirty capillaries of Diavolo's kingdom.
This city had a bright, beautiful side, a tourist destination with ancient charm, prosperous and vibrant, filled with visitors from all over, but its underside was also extremely dirty and dark.
Kira Yoshikage walked through it like a misplaced stranger, like a lost traveler, curiously looking around.
He still wore Kosaku Kawajiri's ordinary, harmless face, dressed in a well-pressed suit, his steps composed, completely out of place with the surrounding dilapidated, chaotic environment.
But his eyes coldly swept over the alley corner graffiti, the tightly closed shutters, and those shifty-eyed, hurried passersby, as well as the oddly dressed gang members.
He was searching for "bait," bait that could lure out the materials he needed.
To find Stand Users in Italy, of course, one had to look for Passione. And among Passione, which Stand was most suitable for him? Naturally, it was Diavolo's King Crimson or Ghiaccio's Green Day.
But no matter which one, he would have to pull off a major feat to draw them out, otherwise, the combustible duo wouldn't act easily and would be severely restricted by Diavolo.
Diavolo was even more cautious; he wouldn't personally enter the fray unless the entire Passione was brought down.
He only walked through the alleys and some secluded spots, and he saw countless crimes: theft, brawls, and prostitution were common.
He even saw gang members killing people in the street, dealing with merchants who couldn't pay protection fees, and thugs forcibly snatching women was not uncommon, though he didn't see anyone selling drugs.
It seemed Polpo hadn't yet opened up his sales channels at this stage.
He could "hear" the foulness, greed, violence, and despair surging beneath the city's pulse, which actually made him feel uncomfortable.
But he did nothing; his goal was clear: to find a Passione organization member of a certain standing. He remembered that at this point, Polpo should be in prison, and as an executive, his weight was sufficient.
Moreover, it was highly likely that Diavolo had already given him the arrow. He didn't know when this arrow came into Polpo's possession.
But judging by the appearance of Black Sabbath, it was very likely that the arrow had always been inside him, otherwise, he wouldn't have so many arrow-like patterns on his body.
After a tour of the city's dark side, Kira Yoshikage exhaled deeply. This city was truly completely controlled by the gangs. It seemed it would take some effort for him to break out later... Naples Prison, high walls and electric fences isolated the outside noise, inside only the dull sound of footsteps and the clanging of iron gates echoed.
To Kira Yoshikage, this was not a place of confinement, but the entrance to a hunting ground about to open, and everyone inside was prey.
He didn't choose a complex infiltration. Disguise? Bribery? That was too much of a waste of time, and what he needed was deterrence!
He wanted to tell Passione in the most direct way—the hunt had begun!
He walked straight to the main gate of the prison, completely undisguised.
The guard in the guardroom saw this neatly dressed, eerily calm man, and just picked up the walkie-talkie to inquire, but he didn't have time to speak.
Boom!!!
The bulletproof glass of the guardroom, along with the guard inside, turned into fragments and blood mist in a violent explosion! Finally, it was completely annihilated.
Killer Queen's fingertip touch was the most direct destruction, and now this destruction could spread through the air. Within ten meters, wherever he pointed, it would explode.
And even though it wasn't Requiem, after being empowered by the arrow and the two arrows inside him, he had become much stronger. He felt he could now directly blow up a small building.
The alarm screamed! The entire prison instantly boiled!
Kira Yoshikage calmly stepped over the ruins, a slight smile on his face, and entered the internal prison corridor. More guards rushed over at the sound, raising their guns and firing.
Bullets whizzed in.
Kira Yoshikage didn't even dodge. Killer Queen appeared in front of him, its arms swinging rapidly, its speed now on par with the past Star Platinum and Crazy Diamond.
"Useless, useless, useless, useless!!"
Dense punches precisely hit every incoming bullet! Bullets touched by Killer Queen were instantly batted back, accompanied by a series of small explosions.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Continuous small explosions formed a deadly barrage in the corridor!
The rushing guards were blown off their feet by their own bullets, limbs flying everywhere! Fire and smoke instantly filled the entire corridor!
And even more terrifying was that these ordinary people couldn't even see the fire, only feeling the bullets inexplicably blowing them to pieces.
Kira Yoshikage strolled through the explosions and shattered bodies, his suit immaculate, as if walking on another layer.
His goal was clear: the deep passage leading to the special detention area, to kill that abnormally corpulent fat man.
Resistance was futile. Alarms, explosions, screams, and gunshots echoed throughout the prison, intertwining into a chaotic symphony of death.
Kira Yoshikage, like a ruthless dismantler, left a trail of blown-open locks, shattered fences, and any obstacle, human or object, on the path to Polpo's cell instantly vanished. He carved a straight path, directly reaching the passage.
When he finally arrived before the specially reinforced heavy cell door, the person inside seemed unaware of the disaster unfolding outside, still soundly asleep.
Looking at the extremely obese man before him, whose height seemed to have surpassed human limits, Kira Yoshikage couldn't help but shake his head.
"I don't know why, but I feel like you're more alien than that alien in Morioh. Never mind, you can't hear me anyway, so just die peacefully."
Kira Yoshikage didn't pause. Killer Queen pressed a hand against the wall, and the entire cell was transformed into a bomb.
Just then, Black Sabbath immediately leaped out, letting out a terrifying roar, revealing the arrow in its mouth, and grabbing at Killer Queen with both hands, trying to restrain him and pierce him with the arrow.
But as it pounced, Killer Queen acted as if it didn't see it, and several small cars jumped from Killer Queen's hands, directly penetrating Black Sabbath head-on, completely tearing Black Sabbath to shreds.
Black Sabbath didn't even have time to utter a single word.
It also smashed a large section of the ground, the violent sound directly waking Polpo, but it was already too late.
Then came the unstoppable explosion.
Boom—!!
A more violent explosion than any before! The entire specially reinforced cell door was twisted, shattered, and blown open inwards! Smoke and dust filled the air!
Inside the cell, the massive Polpo looked up in astonishment from his custom chair. He had been awakened. He instinctively drew a pistol from the banana plate beside him, but it was useless.
Polpo had no time to react, a trace of bewilderment flashing across his fat face as he watched the inexplicable collapse and explosion around him.
The next moment—
BOOM!!!!
A massive explosion erupted directly in his chest! Flesh, fat, and shattered bones burst open like fireworks!
Polpo's enormous body began an infinite process of disintegration and destruction, ultimately being completely annihilated, taking the cell with it in a burst of smoke and dust, and also obliterating a large surrounding area.
Almost at the moment of Polpo's death, the arrow from the recently destroyed Black Sabbath's mouth appeared. The arrow fell to the cold ground with a "clink."
Then it shattered, leaving only a few fragments.
And the prison alarm continued to shriek, confused footsteps and shouts came from afar, but all of this was irrelevant to this cell.
He bent down and picked up the fallen arrow fragment, not even glancing at the huge empty space. He himself was immune to the damage of the first bomb; all of this was irrelevant to him.
In the corridor behind him, the belated guards and reinforcement troops finally arrived, but were too terrified to advance by the hellish scene at the cell door and Kira Yoshikage's cold back.
Kira Yoshikage turned around, his gaze sweeping over the terrified faces as if looking at a group of ants. He held the newly acquired fragment and calmly walked back the way he came.
Wherever he passed, the crowd fearfully retreated as if Moses had parted the Red Sea.
After all, seeing that huge empty space, they understood that this was not something they could handle, and with such meager monthly wages, why risk their lives?
Thus, Kira Yoshikage walked out of the prison. The prison hunt was complete.
However, next, he might still need to deal with Polpo's subordinates, those Stand Users... Is there any expert who can help me write a secret message?