Not just the JoJo World;
people everywhere were stunned by what they'd seen.
One-Punch Man World.
'Incredible—this power called Stand.' Genos studied DIO and Jotaro gravely. 'With time-stop alone he'd be a pillar of the Hero Association.'
'Well, time-halting powers make you a top dog in any world.'
Saitama looked enlightened. 'Stopping time, huh… I want that.'
With it he could do all sorts of things:
spot a disaster on the news, freeze time, zip over and crush the Monster,
then still catch the supermarket clearance sale!!!
His eyes sparkled at the thought, the 'wise' look gone.
'As expected of Master—he can voice such selfish wishes so easily.' Genos admired him; he wanted the power too,
but doubted he could control it.
Only someone as strong as Master could master time, he believed.
Akame ga Kill World, Night Raid Headquarters.
The group watched the duel of Stands in silence.
At first the boss had hoped the next video might show something like a Breathing Technique.
Instead they were shown an entirely new power system.
Stand.
A force rivaling that of Teigu Users, and the time-stop ability drew a collective gasp.
With it, assassinating the Minister would be child's play.
Or, skipping the Minister, any Teigu User could be erased just as easily.
If Akame gained that power, she could probably solo Esdeath without strain
—unless Esdeath had some countermeasure.
Otherwise, even someone of her caliber would die in an instant!
"Boss, how do I get a Stand?" Tatsumi asked timidly, raising his hand; truth be told, he was already rather fond of this Stand.
The fight between Dio and Jotaro made him feel that having a 'Stand' at your back would be even cooler.
And their Stands both had the power to stop time.
So Tatsumi wondered if every Stand was like that.
If they all could… then maybe, in the future, he could change the tragedy shown in the video.
"No idea."
Najenda rolled her eyes and looked at him in exasperation. "If we knew, we wouldn't bother learning Breathing Techniques; we'd each grab a time-stopping Stand and march straight into battle."
"Still, not every 'Stand' can necessarily stop time."
Crossing his arms, Bulat watched Dio on the screen finish drinking blood and reattach his leg, and said calmly, "After all, when Dio saw Jotaro use 'time stop' he looked shocked and disbelieving."
"In other words, even in that world, the ability to stop time is extremely rare among Stands."
Bulat's words made the Night Raid members nod; they felt the same.
If every Stand could stop time, Dio wouldn't have been so surprised.
Inside the video,
Jotaro jumped down and said flatly, "Unless we destroy his head completely, nothing we do will work."
By now the leg Dio had lost to the glass had regenerated; he held a woman in his hand—the shop's waitress.
"Damn it, looks like you've refuelled," Jotaro frowned at Dio. "That hungry belly of yours is full now, isn't it?"
"Hmph!"
Dio snorted and casually flung the waitress away.
Then came a sound as though time itself had stopped.
Jotaro glanced behind him; Dio now stood on a road sign, smiling down at him.
"In this frozen world, your eyes have been following me the whole time."
Grinning, as if certain of something, Dio said, "You seem able to see my every move clearly, Jotaro."
"All thanks to you," Jotaro replied calmly.
"Kakyoin scored big."
Looking at Jotaro's composure, Dio went on, "Thanks to Kakyoin unravelling the secret of my [The World], you realised you could move in stopped time, grasped the trick, and stepped into my world."
Outside the video, in the JoJo World,
Dio's expression was already ugly—what was he saying? He was exposing his ability completely.
He assumed the Stardust Crusaders would be laughing their heads off at this line.
He miscalculated; the Stardust Crusaders weren't laughing—they gazed at Kakyoin Noriaki with respect.
In the video, the boy had traded his life for intelligence on Dio's Stand, then passed that intel to Mr Joestar.
Mr Joestar passed it to Jotaro, giving Jotaro the chance to defeat Dio.
Back inside the video,
The next instant Dio vanished again; when he reappeared he was atop a building.
Looking down at Jotaro, Dio continued, "So I started wondering: how long can you actually move in this frozen world?"
"Two seconds? Three? Could it be you can move five seconds just like me, but are pretending you can't?"
"Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh… it's really bothering me."
Dio's cold chuckle made Jotaro's heart sink; staring up, he thought, 'Damn it, if I could practise a bit more I might last longer.'
'But that single move I just made was already my limit.'
Jotaro clenched his fist slightly, clearly tense.
Chin in hand, Dio said, "By my reasoning, you can still move only once."
"But now that you've grasped the trick of moving in stopped time, underestimating you and casually getting close would be far from smart."
"Even though… I still hold an overwhelming advantage."
Jotaro's expression darkened; he could feel things turning bad.
"That's why, Jotaro!! I've thought up an execution that completely ignores how many seconds you can move!!"
The moment those words left Dio's mouth, rows of glinting knives appeared in his hands and along his belt.
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