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"Hmm...too weak, you guys aren't even worth killing. Fine...this way, there's no way to test my abilities in battle—I'm not playing with you anymore! Goodbye—"

"D...DIO—stop him!"

Standing up, Jojo shouted as he watched Kurokawa Kazuya leave, "We absolutely cannot let that monster get out! We can't let him hurt anyone else—!"

"Ah, I understand." DIO nodded, raising his pistol at Kurokawa Kazuya, but his true thoughts were quite different: 'What do you mean, "Don't let him escape"? Are you kidding me! I don't want to stay in front of this monster any longer. Get lost—monster!'

However, even though I think this way, I still have to put on a show.

Now that he's actually alive, he has the leisure time to do these things.

As he spoke, he pulled the trigger—

Kaka-

"Damn it—we're out of bullets! What about the other handguns?" DIO began to pretend to touch the other police officers' bodies, but in reality, he had already taken the opportunity to unload the bullets.

By the time he pulled out the second pistol, Kurokawa and Miya had already disappeared.

......

That's good...

Kurokawa Kazuya walks through the storm...

Next, I need to constantly experiment with the body's abilities and limits until, in the event of an accident, I can immediately unleash my full power simply by wearing the Stone Mask in reality.

Then--

I'll use the upcoming battles with JoJo and his friends to assess how effective my current abilities will be when fighting truly powerful opponents.

That's the real reason he spared JoJo and DIO's lives...

Well, anyway, these two people had already died dozens of times in his previous dreams for various reasons...

I've long since gotten used to it.

Even if they die, if I want to see them, I can just close my eyes and fall asleep the next day. It's not really a real experience... It's like a bunch of data that can be restored at any time. Because of this, I can try all sorts of things and see all sorts of different endings.

For example, if you were to become the BOSS now, what would JOJO and DIO do?

Will DIO become a Ripple user or something...?

Perhaps we can try it sometime and see what happens when Jojo puts on the Stone Mask...

He would never have done this if it were only once or twice, but now—it happens every night… He wanted to see how things would develop.

Of course, all of this will have to wait until I'm familiar with the power of the Stone Mask.

I'll just work on the boss's stuff for a few more days.

Chapter 56 Ripple Messenger DIO

"DIO! Take this! Ripple Dash—!!" Jojo shouted, his hands burning with golden light.

"Useless JOJO, if you can't hit me, you're completely useless—" DIO said, bending his body backward and easily dodging the attack—at the same time, a belt appeared in his hand and wrapped around JOJO's arm without anyone noticing.

"Look, JOJO, this is my Ripple—!"

Sizzle—

boom--

The ripples on the belt, carrying the force, caused Jojo to lean forward, and DIO delivered an elbow strike to Jojo's stomach—

Baron Zeppeli ate his sandwich while watching JoJo and DIO fighting not far away.

Although they had only been training for less than a month, JoJo and DIO had already demonstrated extraordinary Ripple talent.

Among them, JOJO is outstanding in the amount and adaptability of Ripple, especially when combined with his bursts of power, which plays a key role in battle.

DIO is a genius in combat... not in actual battles, but in his self-developed use of Ripple before the fight. He has significantly less Ripple energy than JoJo, yet their battles are always evenly matched.

DIO always comes up with strange and wonderful applications of ripples, developing this ripple system! Some of these applications are ones that even he had never thought of before.

However, what struck him as odd was that the vampire hadn't made any moves so far, and he didn't know where it was hiding or what it was doing... which surprised him greatly.

"Ripple—!" DIO, fighting JoJo, was also excited: "I never imagined that such a wondrous ability as Ripple existed in this world—it's amazing, truly amazing! And according to that guy named Zeppeli, vampires transformed from the Stone Mask have a weakness to the sun and Ripple, but I don't have that ability now. With my mastery of Ripple, as long as I defeat that vampire named Jerry, I'll be invincible! Plus, the Joestar legacy...it's amazing—my future is truly amazing!"

The sky gradually darkened.

"Alright, that's enough for today," Zeppelin said to the group. "We don't know when that vampire will make his move. But once we get news of him, we must act immediately, otherwise, who knows how many people will be killed because of him."

"Yes! I understand, Mr. Zeppeli!" JOJO nodded and said. His father, Sir Joestar, also agreed to this matter. According to him, the trouble caused by the Stone Mask was brought about by the Joestar family, and the Joestar family had to deal with it personally!

"Hmm—which one is it? Stop! JOJO! DIO!"

A bead of cold sweat dripped down Zeppelin's forehead as he looked at the person standing by the roadside: "I never expected you, a vampire, to dare stand right in front of us like this—"

"No...that's right!" JOJO became wary and looked at Kurokawa Kazuya standing in front of him, saying, "This guy is that vampire—Jerry! But...Zeppelli-sensei, you haven't seen him before, have you? How did you recognize him?"

"His aura... This guy exudes the aura of a vampire! Be careful, JoJo and DIO, this isn't the training we used to have, one wrong move and you could die."

"Looks like you've finished talking."

Under the cover of night, Kurokawa Kazuya smiled, revealing his vampire fangs: "It was definitely the right thing to do to let you go before. But it's only been a little over a month, and you've already become much stronger. Looks like you've already learned Ripple, haven't you?"

"Huh? This guy—you know about Ripple?" Baron Zeppelin looked at Kurokawa Kazuya in disbelief.

"Hmph, of course, I was a Ripple user before."

"Varied--"

"Alright, enough talk, let me see your current power!"

Immortal Path: Ripple Cutting Blade —

As Zeppeli spoke, several droplets of red wine spilled from his hand. These droplets, rippled with moisture, spun rapidly and attacked Kurokawa and Miyako.

brush brush --

"Huh? You dodged it?"

"Of course—at this incredibly slow speed, dodging it is too easy!"

"JOJO! Master Zeppeli—what's that over there?" DIO suddenly pointed to what looked like a black roadside...the color of dried blood on the ground.

"Hmm... Ah? Could it be—!"

Zeppelin ran over and saw what was there, his face changing: "Hmm—that's! Danya! Strei! And Teacher Dopei!"

"Teacher?" DIO's expression changed upon hearing this word.

“That’s right… I sent a distress message to my former masters, telling them what was happening here, but—I never expected…”

"That's right, I encountered them before and killed them on the spot. Now it's your turn!"

Suddenly—Zeberin's pupils contracted slightly—

Indeed, everyone else is dead, but his master, Duofeidi, is still alive!

No, it can't be said that he's just alive... He used the secret technique of Ripple to gather all his life energy into his body, that was... the ultimate move of the Immortal Path?

"Ok?"

Kurokawa Kazuya's expression suddenly changed—

He jumped up.

"JOJO—" I understand!

DIO launched his attack while Zeppeli, Kurokawa, and Ya were distracted.

Ripples formed several lines on the ground, silently spreading from DIO's feet towards Kurokawa Kazuya's feet—

Plain soil has very poor ripple transmission.

However, there are also various earthworm-like creatures in the soil. Based on these, DIO judged that the distance was barely enough for his ripples to be transmitted.

really--

When Kurokawa Kazuya jumped up, his feet were already smoking; the ripples had definitely hit him!

"Muda Muda————" Kurokawa Kazuya shouted as he watched JOJO leaping towards him, his arms burning with ripples.

"JOJO—stop right now!" Zeppeli, who was examining the bodies, noticed something was wrong and shouted immediately.

But—it was too late!

Kurokawa Kazuya's hand collided with JoJo's arm—

The next moment, the ice began to spread from JoJo's body throughout his entire being—

"It's...frozen!"

"JOJO————!!!"

Chapter 57 Take it! DIO! My last Ripple!

boom--

Zeppeli caught the frozen JoJo, preventing him from falling to the ground and shattering.

Then he looked at Kurokawa and Mi with a grim expression.

Vaporization refrigeration method —

This move was also invented by DIO, who vaporized the water in his body to freeze any opponent who touched him...

How should I put it? It sounds like a completely unscientific ability, but—I actually used it. Although I had practiced beforehand, being able to use it like this still exceeded my expectations.

"J...JoJo that guy..." DIO felt a toothache when he saw JoJo's appearance, thankfully it wasn't him who rushed over.

But... is it really that strong?

I never expected it to be this strong.

Fortunately, his initial attack had traveled from underground, but... but that was already his limit.

The full-force attack not only consumed half of his Ripple but also failed to cause any clear damage to Kurokawa and Miya. Moreover, the same move would be ineffective if used a second time.