Great, we're doomed now!

Darby quickly covered his mouth, but his panicked eyes betrayed his inner unease.

Joseph clicked his tongue twice and casually tossed the chips onto the table: "If I'm even slightly careless, I'll lose the chips made from my soul. Even if I don't lose them all, a broken Stand user is no threat at all... Is that what you're thinking?"

"you you!"

Darby frowned: "Could it be... mind reading?"

"Nothing in this world is that convenient!"

But we have an even more convenient Ye Shou—Er Qiao glanced at her black-haired companion, secretly pleased with herself.

Ye Shou remained silent and discreet from the moment Darby appeared. Even though he knew that the man in front of him was a guy who liked to play with words and cheating techniques, he still let Joseph talk to him.

This wasn't because he didn't care about Joseph's life or death, but because he was confident Joseph wouldn't fall for it:

Unlike before when he rushed to Japan by plane, this time Ye Shou had enough time to introduce the Stand abilities of the "villains" to his companions, and he emphasized the ones who played with "mechanics" so that they wouldn't fall into their traps if they weren't careful.

This also shows that the current situation is two or three years ahead of the fate he "sees," so Dior's lineup has changed, allowing them to adapt flexibly.

If you know the information beforehand and still fall for the trap, then you deserve to learn a lesson!

Fortunately, the two Qiaos weren't that confused.

“I recognized you from the start, Darby,” Joe said in a deep voice. “I’m not uninterested in the information in your head; there are many details I want to clarify, but upon reflection, it doesn’t seem to require your consent.”

"What...do you mean?" Darby shrank back in fear under the gaze of Joe.

Things didn't go as he expected. Ye Shou had changed a crucial precondition without his knowledge, leading him to make the worst judgment and take the most thoughtless action.

The gap in cognition and intelligence is that brutal.

"If I beat you so badly you can't get up again, I can just read and write down the memories in your head!"

"Well!"

"Don't worry, I'll be very gentle."

Er Qiao laughed: "With Ye Shou's stand-in and equipment support, I can see even your childhood memories of bedwetting clearly!"

"Damn it... you bastard!"

Darby stood up, turned around, and walked away.

Bang!

His body collapsed uncontrollably to the ground, eliciting gasps from the surrounding gamblers.

"This, this..."

Darby opened his eyes wide and tried to stand up, but felt weak and even breathing became difficult.

At this moment, Ye Shou appeared beside him. No one noticed when he had arrived; they were just standing there without realizing it.

“I’ve slightly reduced your life force, but don’t worry, you won’t die—at least you’ll live well until you reveal all the information and release the innocent souls you’ve imprisoned.”

Ye Shou smiled happily: "If all of Dior's men were as confident as you, Mr. Darby."

How dare they do that when they clearly have no fighting ability!

-

"Your Stand ability is quite interesting, but it's a bit troublesome to use. The limitation that you can't get too far away from your target is fatal in actual combat."

Inside the restaurant, all the other guests had already been scared away, leaving only Polnareff and a mysterious beauty with silver hair, brown skin, and beautiful legs in black stockings.

Bobo looked disheveled, covered in all sorts of metal objects, from forks to screws, and even large items like wrenches and plates, as if his whole body had turned into a giant magnet.

He could easily move and attract a sharp knife that would fly at him and cut a bloody wound, making him feel like he was being tortured!

The other person, however, remained calm and composed, observing him with amusement.

It seems the outcome is already decided?

"I admit, that electrical outlet trick was quite amusing, and anyone with a bit of curiosity would fall for it."

Bobo spread his hands: "Who told me to be so impulsive?"

Anyone who touches that socket will be "magnetized," and the attraction will gradually strengthen over time, eventually even able to move things as heavy as cars—making it virtually impossible to move an inch on this steel behemoth!

"But you don't seem scared at all," the Stand user Mariah smiled confidently. "Does your Stand, which only knows how to wield a sword, have any other secret techniques it hasn't used yet?"

"Your abilities are simply unmatched on this ship!"

However, you seem unaware of your weakness—to maintain a sufficiently strong magnetic force on the Stand, your original self cannot stray too far from me!

"So what?"

Maria was speechless: "Your Stand is a melee-type Stand. You can't touch me from that position at all. If you move, you'll invite some kind of disaster... What can you do to me?"

"I still have one more trick up my sleeve."

Five meters away from Polnareff, the silver chariot raised its dark longsword. Mariah instantly understood, her lips slightly pursed—

"Hahaha! You little rascal! You're acting like a child... How could you possibly hit the target!"

Do you know how strong your magnetism is right now, you idiot!

“You’re the idiot, Mariah.” Bobo gave her a sympathetic look.

"...My name?" The woman frowned, a sudden sense of foreboding creeping over her. "How did you know?"

Polnareff didn't answer, but instead said, "You know what? After I got electrocuted, I also touched that socket with a knife."

"So what?" Maria asked, puzzled.

“That knife is not an ordinary inanimate object, but a ‘living’ substitute. After it has acquired a spirit, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a special kind of life. It can also be ‘magnetized’ by your ability.”

With a thought, Bobo's silver chariot took a stance and hurled its ornate Egyptian-style longsword at Maria!

The sheer force of that devastating attack startled the silver-haired woman—

call out!

—As expected, it went astray and flew out of the restaurant two meters away from Maria.

Even if it didn't go astray, it wouldn't have hit the target. Because the magnetic force was too strong, the long sword, thrown with the power of the silver chariot, had a grand appearance but was not fast. Even Maria could see it clearly and it posed no threat at all.

"...Never mind, he really is just an idiot." Mariah breathed a sigh of relief. "You almost scared me."

"Still don't you realize? Your Stand ability has a unique feature: the magnetized objects will attract each other, and the closer they are to your original body, the stronger the attraction between the magnetized objects."

And in that very instant, the instant it missed you—there was undoubtedly a tremendous gravitational pull between it and my being!

Could it be that—

call out!

A magnificent hidden blade pierced through the wall, its elegant arc cutting through Maria's body from behind!

"Roar!"

Anubis roared in victory from the void.

"cough!"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the silver-haired woman collapsed to the ground. When she opened her eyes again, her consciousness was already under the control of the god Anubis.

Splash...

The magnetism disappeared, and various metal parts fell off Bobo's body.

"...It will fly back, you silly woman."

Bobo's tense mind finally relaxed, and he immediately collapsed to his knees, panting heavily.

He seemed calm, but in reality, Mariah's Stand was really strong in certain situations. He was tracking Mariah on the ship, and no matter where he went, he would encounter "flying knives". If he hadn't been quick-witted and hadn't reacted quickly, even with Silver Chariot, he wouldn't have been able to withstand all the attacks.

Even though we won, we're covered in injuries... There's nothing we can do but go to Ye Shou for treatment.

But I'll definitely be laughed at, right? I clearly heard it beforehand, but I still fell for it. After all, it's normal to forget something after saying so much in one breath... But you could also say that I deliberately kept the other person hanging by their teeth by letting myself fall for it?

"Lord Polnareff, are you alright?" Anubis manipulated the woman's body to stand up.

The splattered blood stained Bobo's face: "You're the one who's guilty! Don't move! We finally managed to capture you alive, otherwise you won't be able to deny it!"

Chapter 140 Fate is truly too cruel.

"Dog Repairman, am I really that capable? If possible, I'd like a little reward~"

On the deck of the Aurora Valkyrie, a silver-haired, brown-skinned woman with a beautiful figure, wearing a crop top and a bodycon skirt, with a red hoodie over her, wrapped her curvaceous body around Ye Shou's arm, her full breasts, like chocolate cakes, pressed against him without any concealment.

"Hey, Lord Ye Shou~ are you even listening to me?"

"..."

However, Ye Shou did not show any sign of enjoyment. Instead, his face darkened, and he looked as solemn as a martyr who had bravely sacrificed his life.

The veins bulged under the skin, and the muscles trembled slightly as if in anger.

"I want a new gemstone jewelry piece!"

"enough!"

Ye Shou waved his hand and knocked the woman to the ground: "Hey! Don't lean on me!"

"Shame! You must know shame, Anubis!"

"ah!"

The woman lay slumped on the ground, her long, black-stockinged legs crossed and her waist forming a beautiful curve. She covered her mouth with a wronged expression and looked at Ye Shou with teary eyes.

"I... no, I'm just a knife, how would I know what your human definition of 'shame' is, waaaaah..."

A phantom with a dog's head and a human body ran out from Maria and slammed its fist on the ground in frustration.

"But I really want it—a gem!"

"Look, my scabbard hasn't been replaced in ages, and the hilt, which used to be gilded, is now worn smooth and looks completely black... It was quite beautiful hundreds of years ago!"

"..."

Give it to me!

The brown-skinned beauty crawled over and grabbed Ye Shou's trouser leg: "People see that the famous swords and blades in the museum are all inlaid with gemstones. What makes me inferior to them?"

Just looking at this scene, it looks exactly like a breakup scene by a scumbag boyfriend—in fact, many tourists have already come to take a look out of curiosity.

Ye Shou's face darkened, and he forcibly suppressed the urge to attack: "Actually, you have also made a lot of contributions. Although you are not human, you should still be rewarded. Making you a jeweled scabbard is not an excessive request."