I'm in Morioh, just joined a chat group for cute girls.

Gu Ye responded.

The plan was finalized in an instant.

Gu Ye took two steps forward and stood in front of a convenience store.

He looked like an ordinary student passing by, his hands in the pockets of his school uniform pants, his expression indifferent.

No one noticed that an invisible wave was quietly spreading from him.

"Weather forecast."

The first thing to change was the air.

A dry, warm, even slightly scorching airflow seemed to appear out of nowhere, gently brushing across the entire area in front of the convenience store.

The air, which had been somewhat stuffy and humid due to the crowd, became as dry as a desert within seconds.

The onlookers began to feel thirsty, and some subconsciously rubbed their dry eyes.

The water droplets that condensed on the convenience store's glass door evaporated and disappeared at a visible speed. Even the sweat on the police officers' foreheads seemed to dry exceptionally quickly.

"W-what's going on? It's suddenly so dry..."

Hirose Koichi complained softly, licking his dry lips.

Josuke Higashikata frowned as well. He sensed something was off about the dry wind, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Inside the store, the possessed thug suddenly shifted his body in agitation.

He felt as if his throat was on fire, and his skin began to tighten.

This sudden discomfort caused a slight instability in the control of the "Silver Chain".

It's now.

Gu Ye and Jotaro's eyes met for a moment in the air.

"Smash Varudo!"

Time stopped.

The whole world lost its color; the flashing police lights, the whispers of the crowd, the silent tears of the shop assistant—all were frozen into a gray, silent film.

In the still world, Jotaro's figure turned into a white afterimage. He ignored the thug and rushed straight into the convenience store's storage room.

A second later, he rushed out with a perfectly sealed glass food container and stood steadily in front of the thug.

He did not choose to attack the hostage because any attack could potentially affect the hostage, and there was no guarantee that he could force out the cunning "Silver Chain" in one go.

He chose a more direct and precise approach.

The Platinum Star appeared before him, its powerful hands not clenched into fists, but open like two giant pincers, pressing down hard between the thug's chest and abdomen, and then—squeezing upwards!

"Eula!"

This is an unreasonable and enormous pressure acting inside the human body.

It's like squeezing a tube of toothpaste filled with water.

Time resumes its flow.

To the astonishment of Josuke Higashikata and Koichi Hirose, Jotaro appeared in front of the convenience store robbers as if by teleportation.

"puff--!"

Before anyone could react, the thug, like a frog whose belly had been stepped on, suddenly opened his mouth, and a strange silver-blue liquid mixed with saliva sprayed out uncontrollably from his mouth!

That is the true form of the "Silver Chain"!

It twisted and changed shape in the air, like a startled venomous snake, instinctively seeking its next target—the hostage's eyes!

But it failed.

A tiny, spiraling stream of air, seemingly from nowhere, precisely captured the liquid substitute.

This airflow was like an invisible cage, or a highly efficient vacuum cleaner pipe, confining all the struggles and escapes of the "Silver Water Chain" within, forcibly pulling it and changing its direction.

At the end of this current of air, Gu Ye was already standing there.

He held up an empty, large glass in one hand—a glass he'd picked up from a trash can outside the coffee shop next door—the rim of which was facing the liquid being carried by the airflow.

The "Silver Chain" emitted a silent shriek as it attempted to vaporize and merge into the surrounding dry, almost burning air, only to find its abilities severely suppressed.

It could only watch helplessly as it was forcefully "poured" into the glass by that irresistible airflow.

"boom."

With a blank expression, Gu Ye took the coaster with his other hand and covered the rim of the cup.

The entire process, from Jotaro activating time stop to Gu Ye completing containment, took only three seconds.

From the outside, it looked like a man wearing a hat suddenly appeared in front of the robber, the robber spat out an invisible strange substance, and then the boy caught the strange substance with a cup.

Everything happened so fast it was unbelievable.

The thug collapsed limply, losing consciousness.

The rescued female shop assistant collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

The police rushed in and brought the scene under control.

Josuke Higashikata and Koichi Hirose stood there dumbfounded, their minds blank.

"What...what was that just now...?"

Kang asked, stammering.

Josuke didn't answer; he just stared intently at the glass in Gu Ye's hand.

Inside the cup, the silvery-blue liquid was still frantically crashing against the cup wall, trying to burst out, but all in vain.

For the first time, he realized so clearly that the battle between Stands was not just a clash of fists.

This seamless teamwork, this tactic that maximized each other's abilities... gave him a strange chill, and a hint of... excitement.

Gu Ye took the glass and walked to Jotaro's side.

"It's done."

"what."

Jotaro took the glass from his hand, then took out a small metal bottle from his pocket, opened it, and poured some white powder into the glass.

That's a large amount of desiccant.

Upon contact with the desiccant, the "silver water chain" visibly slowed down, eventually shrinking into a small ball and ceasing to move.

Jotaro carefully preserved the cup.

He turned around and looked at Josuke Higashikata, who was still standing there in a daze.

"See that? This is a battle between Stand users."

His voice remained calm. "And that guy named Angelo is hiding somewhere in this town... but he can no longer cause any trouble."

The "silver water chain" sealed in the glass was surging wildly, each impact distorting the shape of the silvery-blue liquid, yet it could not budge the thick glass in the slightest.

After Jotaro was given the desiccant, its struggles quickly slowed down, and it eventually curled up into a ball, as if it had lost all its vitality.

In a dark corner of Morioh, an ugly man was clutching his neck, kneeling on the ground, and panting heavily.

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His lungs felt like they were being gripped by an invisible hand; no matter how wide he opened his mouth, he couldn't inhale a single breath.

The Stand and the original feel the same way. When the "Silver Chain" was trapped in a sealed glass and consumed the already scarce oxygen along with the desiccant, the feeling of suffocation was also reflected back to Angelo.

Jotaro didn't care whether the Stand inside the glass was alive or dead. He locked the specially made metal box with a "click" and picked it up.

As long as no one disturbs him, this most heinous murderer in Japanese criminal history will die in the next few minutes in the most quiet and helpless way in the desperate situation his double is in.

He turned around, the shadow under his hat obscuring his eyes, leaving only the outline of his resolute chin.

He looked at Josuke Higashikata, who was still in shock.

Stand users are attracted to each other.

Jotaro's words were plain, yet they were like a pebble thrown into Josuke's heart.

"There are all sorts of Stand users hiding in this town, some good and some bad. From today onwards, you must learn to protect yourself and this town."

After saying that, he stopped looking at Zhang Zhu and nodded slightly to Gu Ye as a farewell.

He carried the suitcase, walked straight across the cordon, and headed away from the crowd.

He wanted to witness the complete annihilation of the "Silver Chain" and confirm Angelo's death.

"Sir! Please wait!"

A young police officer tried to stop him.

Jotaro didn't stop, but simply took out a document holder from the inside pocket of his trench coat and casually flashed it.

After the officer saw the insignia on the badge, he immediately stood at attention and saluted, no longer obstructing him, but instead clearing a path for him.

That's a special advisor's certificate from the SPW Foundation, which grants them extremely high authority worldwide.

As the perpetrators left nonchalantly, only a group of bewildered police officers and onlookers who were still trying to figure out what was going on remained at the scene.

Gu Ye waved to Hai Meng and Ilya, who were not far away, signaling them to come over. Then the three of them joined the crowd and slowly left the chaotic place.

"Josuke... what... what exactly happened just now?"

Only when the surrounding crowd gradually dispersed did Hirose Koichi dare to approach Higashikata Josuke and ask the question that had been on his mind in a voice that could be heard by only the two of them.

He only saw the man in the hat suddenly appear, then the robber vomited, and then Gu Ye caught something in a cup, and the matter was resolved.

The process was as fast as magic and as bizarre as a horror movie.

"I……"

Josuke Higashikata opened his mouth, only to find that he was completely unable to explain.

What could he say? That the man could teleport? That the classmate could control the wind? That the robber had a liquid monster inside his body?

"...In short, it's a lot of troublesome stuff."

In the end, he could only manage to stammer out this vague sentence.

Seeing his friend's complicated expression, Hirose Koichi wisely refrained from pressing the matter further.

He just felt that from today onwards, Morio Town, where he had lived for sixteen years, seemed to have become somewhat different.

Meanwhile, Gu Ye and the other two did not go straight home.

The setting sun painted the sky a warm orange-red as they turned into a quiet, deserted alley.

After confirming that no one was around, Gu Ye had a sudden thought.

The black and gold train engine tore through the air, hovering silently in mid-air, its doors slowly opening as if it were an entrance to another dimension.

"Let's go."

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Kitagawa Kaimu and Ilya jumped up with practiced ease, followed closely by Gu Ye.

The train stood quietly in the imaginary space, with the colorful imaginary scenery outside the window.

Inside the carriage, the enchanting spring scenery gradually melted into the deepening twilight, until the last rays of the setting sun were swallowed by darkness, and the train reappeared under the night sky of Morioh.

When the three returned home, the villa was already lit with warm lights, and the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.

"We're back."

"Welcome back."

Irisviel, wearing an apron, poked her head out of the kitchen with a gentle smile on her face. "Dinner will be ready soon."

Kitagawa Kaimu and Illya responded, but their walking postures were somewhat subtle.

They stood with their legs together, taking small steps, and their backs were ramrod straight, as if they had just completed rigorous etiquette training.

At dinner time, a sumptuous meal was laid out on the table.

“Ilya,”