[ "My name is Bruno Bucciarati. I came here because you said you possessed the potential to defeat the boss, and I believed you!"
Sensing the hostility in Polnareff's words, Bucciarati quickly explained his reason for coming. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
These few words allowed everyone to understand the basic situation:
Polnareff seemed to have summoned Bucciarati to the Colosseum to entrust him with some power that could defeat a boss.
[ Even so, Polnareff remained wary. "I know! But who is that person with you? My information doesn't include anyone like that."
Out of caution towards the boss, he didn't trust the pink-haired boy who had come with Bucciarati, demanding that he summon his Stand to prove his identity and maintain a distance.
"What's wrong? Just show me your Stand from there, like pulling up a skirt, slowly summon your Stand!"]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"He seems like a seasoned Stand user, his familiarity is almost heartbreaking. I have to say, he's really cautious."
"What a strange analogy? Summoning a Stand like pulling up a skirt…"
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
"You've become much more mature and steady… Polnareff!"
Avdol patted him on the shoulder, unable to resist praising him.
Making the other party summon their Stand not only maintained a safe distance but also verified their identity!
Even if that pink-haired kid was an enemy, they couldn't possibly breach the range of several meters in an instant! This method was indeed very sound.
It seems the future Polnareff has become much more mature… unlike now, when he would rush headfirst into the enemy!
"Really… no, not really!"
Hearing the praise, Polnareff immediately forgot his miserable future self and scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
[ At this moment, the scene suddenly focused on a Stand Arrow in front of Polnareff, and the pink-haired boy showed a surprised expression!
"That arrow! There's no mistake! It's the thing from that time!!"
Polnareff suddenly sensed a chilling murderous intent, like a sharp knife piercing his heart. He realized that the person in front of him was the one he had been pursuing.
Then, he entered a flashback! The scene changed to a cliff, with raging seawater below. Polnareff's voice narrated slowly.
"I made two mistakes… One mistake was underestimating how much this criminal organization had developed!"
"The second mistake! And the biggest mistake was that his Stand ability was evil! Far beyond my imagination."
Polnareff summoned his Stand, Silver Chariot, to attack, but Diavolo's figure vanished and reappeared behind him.
A tall, pink Stand with a face on its head raised its arm and swung down violently.
"The moment you see King Crimson's ability… that person! Has already disappeared from this world!"
King Crimson shattered Silver Chariot's eyes with a palm strike, then punched again, breaking Polnareff's right hand and both legs!
Polnareff spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily off the cliff. "Is there no hope…!"
Then the flashback ended! ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"It seems like a power-type Stand! And its speed is also very fast, I didn't even see how it moved behind him?"
"Is it really that simple? If that's all there was to it, Polnareff wouldn't have said Diavolo's Stand was beyond his imagination."
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
"So that's how you got your injuries! I will never forgive him!"
Even in just a few dozen days of travel, they had formed deep friendships! They would not let anyone who harmed Polnareff get away with it.
"But does this mean… we've already defeated Dio in the future?!"
Polnareff looked at the concerned eyes of the others, feeling moved and also realizing a crucial point. Since he had lived in the future, did that mean Dio had already been defeated by them?
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Worldline~
At this moment, Jotaro's face was grim as he clenched his fist. Seeing Polnareff beaten like that filled him with anger! But at least he knew who was responsible!
"You're next! Diavolo…"
(Translator-kun: Ohhh... who's gonna win? star platinum or king crimson?)
[ The scene shifted back to reality, and the binoculars Polnareff had been using to observe the situation had fallen to the ground at some point.
"Could it be…!!" Polnareff, horrified, seemed to have realized something.
On the other side, Giorno, with his golden donut hairstyle, looked back at the stairs. Just a moment ago, he had been climbing the stairs, but when he came to his senses, he found himself already standing on the stairs.
Giorno, facing a great enemy, broke out in cold sweat, his expression grave, and said anxiously.
"Just now, time skipped! Just like in Venice! We climbed the stairs without even realizing it!"
"It's too late, that man in the Colosseum is already within his range!" ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
The people outside the video were shocked! Time… skipped?! The Stand's abilities in that world were truly beyond their imagination.
"Another Stand ability that manipulates time!! Does time skipping fast-forward time?"
"So in the flashback just now, that moment of disappearance was actually skipped time, like a few frames of footage were missing."
"Now we even have time skipping, will there also be abilities like time stop or time acceleration?! Stands are truly full of amazing abilities."
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
At this moment, Dio, who was in Cairo, Egypt, also had a gloomy face.
He never expected that someone else could control time! The previous one could reverse time…
Now there was another ability to delete time and skip it. It seemed this world was truly extraordinary! It seemed he needed to speed up his plans!
Then Dio took out the notebook with the 14 secret words written on it! As expected, only making himself feel secure… was eternal.
[ Thud, thud, thud!! Heavy footsteps echoed on the cold stone steps. Polnareff, sweating, looked back.
Then he maneuvered his wheelchair to the edge of the steps and saw that the previously unremarkable pink-haired boy was now ascending the steps, exuding a suffocatingly powerful pressure.
"This is a trial, I believe, this is a trial to overcome the past…"
The pink-haired boy took off his sweater as he walked up the steps! The cold words from his mouth were chilling.
"Only by overcoming that childish past can a person grow. Wouldn't you agree? Jean Pierre Polnareff"
The moment he stepped past the pillar, his entire body and spirit underwent a tremendous change! The original boy was gone, and emerging from behind the pillar was clearly a middle-aged man in his forties!
"You bastard… you're Diavolo!!"
Almost the instant he saw the other party's true face, Polnareff recognized his true identity and realized that he could not possibly be the boss's opponent!
Polnareff bit his finger, watching the blood fall to determine whether he had used his ability! The next moment, the amount of blood falling suddenly increased.
Polnareff realized that the other side had erased time. "Right there! Silver Chariot!"
Silver Chariot circled Polnareff and attacked, cutting a wound on the boss's arm! ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Smart!! He actually used the amount of blood dripping to determine the moment time was erased."
Indeed, this was a good method. Using the change in the amount of blood in an instant could determine whether the other party had used their ability! But perhaps this was only for prevention.
Polnareff was still no match for Diavolo!
[ Also realizing this, Polnareff decisively used Silver Chariot to lift the wheelchair and throw it, trying to create distance.
But Diavolo would not let him have his way.
"You are already within my range. I will never let you escape this time!"
"King Crimson!"
As Diavolo shouted his Stand's true name, the screen suddenly flashed, and the entire screen entered a bizarre state!
In this scene, Polnareff seemed to be moving forward according to a set program; only Diavolo and King Crimson could move normally in this space without being disturbed!
He came to the front of Polnareff's trajectory and then waved his hand, splashing the blood in Polnareff's eyes!
"In this way, when time flows again, you will not be able to see the amount of blood drops."
"At this moment, I will transcend my childish past, die! Time flows again…"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the Stand Arrow had pierced through the Silver Chariot!
Then Silver Chariot climbed upwards as if out of control! Seeing this scene, Diavolo began to change his expression.
"Impossible… what did you do? Could it be that the arrow's purpose is not only to awaken a person's Stand ability?"
"Don't even think about escaping…!!" King Crimson pierced Polnareff's chest with a hand blade!
Polnareff spat out a large amount of blood, then fell from the wheelchair to the ground, lying in a pool of blood, but at the last moment, he still placed his last hope in the arrow.
"That arrow is hope… only those who fully master that arrow can defeat Diavolo…!"
Silver Chariot, pierced by the arrow, gradually turned into a puddle of liquid.
Polnareff lay on the cold ground, his gradually dissipating eyes faintly flashing with the journey he had taken with his companions to Egypt!
Then his eyes gradually lost their light. For a long time. ]
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