Chapter 77: "Temporal Diamond"
What else could I do? In the end, I can only forgive you with a smile.
Ignoring the voices in his head, Jon scanned the room, saying, "Since none of you are interested, I'll take the honor."
Giorno remained silent.
Jotaro nodded slightly, adjusting his hat.
Josuke and Joseph smiled.
Polnareff, though wanting to say something, remembered that Jon was his benefactor and chose to stay quiet.
Ah, the joy of a good arrow stabbing!
Jon didn't hesitate.
With a snap of his fingers, the door to his Stand opened.
In an instant, countless transparent threads emerged from the hollow 'Inner World,' carefully wrapping around the 'Requiem Arrow' in Jon's palm.
This eerie scene made Jotaro and the others shiver.
The atmosphere here is... quite creepy.
Ignoring their reactions, Jon focused his thoughts.
In the blink of an eye, the 'Requiem Arrow' was forcefully pulled into his body by his Stand.
The door closed.
Jon frowned slightly.
It didn't seem to feel like much.
Just as the thought crossed his mind, a surge of pure energy resonated deep within his soul!
Jon felt a wave of euphoria.
This sensation...
Awesome!
[Here it comes! The big one's coming!] Little D's excited voice echoed in Jon's mind.
Simultaneously, the World Tree depicted on the door seemed to come to life.
Branches swayed, and every cluster of stars burst into brilliant light!
One Piece World, aboard the Moby Dick.
"Those damn Marines, daring to capture Luffy!"
In his cabin, Ace gritted his teeth, his anger nearly tangible.
In his intense fury, he failed to notice a transparent thread extending from the void, connecting to him.
Demon Slayer World, Mount Natagumo.
"Nezuko, hold on a bit longer. Zenitsu and the others will be here soon."
Tanjiro ran through the dark forest, carrying his injured sister.
At that moment, a transparent thread silently appeared, connecting to the top of his head.
Original JoJo World, Japan.
Jotaro, exiting an exam room, yawned.
Suddenly, Star Platinum emerged behind him, pointing to Jotaro's chest.
Jotaro looked down.
Unbeknownst to him, a transparent thread had attached itself to him!
"Stand attack?!"
Jotaro's eyes narrowed.
Star Platinum was silent for a few seconds before shaking its head slightly.
Jotaro pressed his lips together.
After carefully sensing it, he suddenly smiled.
Adjusting his hat, he muttered, "Yare yare daze."
Jotaro, Polnareff, Avdol, Iggy, Joseph, Ace, Jinbe, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Kyojuro Rengoku, Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Kabichan...
Each thread represented someone close to him.
Jon was puzzled, asking, "Little D, what is this?"
[I'm beginning to acquire temporal authority.]
[They... are... marks.]
"Marks?"
Jon still didn't understand.
[Simply put... they're for calling backup. Not explaining further... I need to sleep.]
[When I awaken... we'll evolve further... and transcend temporal rules.]
[We will be omnipresent.]
[While I sleep, you can still use Stand abilities. But without me, don't get lonely.]
[Partner, goodnight.]
With that, Little D's voice fell silent.
In reality, the door with the World Tree motif vanished.
In its place appeared a massive, radiant crystal.
Everyone, including Jotaro, was stunned.
Is this crystal the so-called 'Requiem'?
"Whoosh~"
Jon's consciousness returned.
Seeing everyone's gazes, he scratched his brow, "What's up with you all?"
"Jon-san, did it work?" Josuke asked curiously.
Jon nodded, "Of course it did."
"Then..."
Josuke looked at Jon, then at the giant crystal floating beside him, unsure what to say.
"This," Jon chuckled, "You can think of it as a cocoon."
Patting the crystal's surface, he explained, "When my Stand emerges from this cocoon, it will surely surprise everyone."
"Yare yare daze," Jotaro sighed, adjusting his hat, "Spare me. You're already troublesome enough."
Hearing this, Giorno subtly agreed, pulling a wry face.
Jon blinked.
"Although the Stand evolution takes time, I've already gained an interesting new ability. Want to see?"
Without waiting for a reply, he clapped his hands.
"Gate of Time and Space, open!"
A hum resonated as the space rippled like water.
Everyone instinctively stepped back.
Jon waved dismissively, "It's okay~ Don't you trust me?"
"It's not that we don't trust you..."
Jotaro began, but the figure emerging from the ripples made him swallow his words.
"Yare yare daze."
A younger Jotaro in a black school uniform stepped out, hands in his pockets, moving leisurely.
Seeing everyone, his cool expression froze.
Josuke stared in shock, "Two... two Jotaro-sans..."
"Allow me to introduce, my nephew, Jotaro Kujo, an eighteen-year-old high school student."
Jon grinned, draping an arm around the younger Jotaro's shoulder.
"Yare yare daze," the younger Jotaro adjusted his hat, "Jon, leaving us in Morioh without a word, care to explain?"
"Do you think I wanted to? I was blown here by Yoshikage Kira!" Jon retorted.
"So, what's the situation now..."
"This is a parallel world."
Jon gestured to the white-clad Jotaro, "Over there is the same as you, but with only two seconds of time-stop power, an oceanographer, my nephew in this world."
The two Jotaros stared at each other.
"Hello," they said in unison.
Jon: ( ̄ー ̄)
You two, are so polite.
"Jon-san, is this really okay? Won't meeting people from parallel worlds cause problems?" Josuke, who had read many sci-fi manga, asked worriedly.
"Rest assured, although my nephew seems real, what I summoned is just his projection."
Jon raised a finger, "You can think of him as a virtual character like Mario."
"Yare yare daze."
The younger Jotaro, understanding the situation, asked, "Never mind all that, when are you returning to our world? Kakyoin, old man Joseph, and Grandma Suzi Q..."
He glanced at the visibly aged Joseph, correcting himself, "Your father and mother are very worried about you."
Time-stop + time-stop + time-stop.
With three Jotaros, Stone Ocean can't end in a total wipe!