บท 259: [259] The One Who Counters DIO

"You understand now... that guy's ability... can't be touched by his palms... before you master this move."

The moment he was summoned, Kazuya explained DIO's abilities to Jotaro Kujo.

This time, Jotaro Kujo was summoned using two Command Seals, and the time limit was thirty minutes... thirty minutes... which was already sufficient. Regardless of the final outcome, victory belonged to whoever—

Would he lose?

Kazuya didn't know...

Whether Star Platinum could possess the ability to "Reality Overwrite" or not was yet to be seen...

DIO had obtained the Holy Grail.

He acquired something equivalent to a saint's remains, becoming the consumable for activating The World Over Heaven.

As for Jotaro Kujo... he could only burn his own soul.

Only that much!

"Kujo... Jotaro..." DIO's expression was slightly unsightly as he swung a fist in the air, and The World appeared in front of him without any change in the surroundings. Kujo Jotaro remained standing in front of him—

"Not an illusion, and this feeling... haha." DIO chuckled as he spoke, his arm draped in front of him. "I never thought there would be such emotions. You've once again stood before me... What's the matter? Do you want to kill me once again? Jotaro!"

"When you say that..." Kujo Jotaro said, approaching DIO, Star Platinum appearing behind him. "I should handle these. I never thought you'd appear in this world... so there's no reason to let you go! "

"Hoho... sure, give it a try—" DIO sneered. "I can feel it. As long as I send all of you into the Holy Grail, filling it, even if it's not crossing dimensions, it would be impossible to traverse into another world—"

"But, before that, let me take care of you—" DIO said, waving his hand. "Jotaro... it won't be necessary for me to personally intervene."

Kujo Jotaro's eyes narrowed slightly. "The World!"

Crack, crack, crack—

In an instant, time stopped.

"It seems like you want those Servants to attack me? However, let me take care of you first—ORA!"

"MUDA—!"

Boom—!

"MUDA MUDA!" In the frozen time, DIO laughed loudly. "Don't forget, my Stand is of the same type as yours! Even though I can't stop time now, I can still move within your stopped time for a while! MUDA MUDA MUDA—"

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA—!"

Boom—!

One of The World Over Heaven's wrists was directly shattered by Star Platinum's barrage. Afterward—

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA—!"

Two seconds left—

DIO could move within Jotaro Kujo's stopped time for three seconds.

Then, use the remaining two seconds to crush his head!

"ORA—!"

Boom!

"Time begins to flow."

"Haha... hahaha..." DIO, who was sent flying, stood up, without a scratch on him, as if he hadn't been injured at all. "I told you, MUDADA. No matter how hard you try, no matter what you do, you can't possibly be my match, Jotaro! Come on—my Servants, kill him!"

Boom, boom, boom—

"Where do you think you're going?" Gilgamesh said as he spoke, and a series of Noble Phantasms appeared behind him. He aimed them at Berserker and fired.

"Good, let me take care of you—" Mordred said, charging towards Siegfried. "The previous battle isn't over yet!"

"Well... in that case, let those two Assassins take care of it—" Enkidu placed his hands on the ground, and Noble Phantasms appeared on the ground.

"So, that leaves only one Caster for me?" Arash smiled, looking at Alucard. "Hey, Lancer, do you want to take action?"

"No, no need. Just let them handle it. I'll stay here. That's enough." Alucard took a step back, putting away his gun.

"It seems... your plan has gone bankrupt." Kujo Jotaro looked at the others and then turned to DIO. "Now! It's time for your execution!"

"This guy, Jotaro..." DIO squinted. "Does he know the true nature of my Stand?"

Clenching his fist, DIO thought to himself. In the previous exchange of punches, Kujo Jotaro never touched his palms, not even once—

All of The World Over Heaven's punches were directed at his wrists and elbows. There was no room for The World Over Heaven to display its power... The strength, speed, and precision had all grown deeper than in his memories.

This was unexpected—

Kujo Jotaro tightened his fist.

The current body was much stronger than before. The Stand was the manifestation of life energy—powerful life energy. Although it didn't make time stop longer, the strength, speed, and precision had all grown to a certain extent.

Since DIO's ability to "Reality Overwrite" was activated through his palms, attacking his wrists should be enough—

Just like dealing with a man named Yoshikage Kira—

Dangerous to touch his palms? Then, don't touch them—

But...

The usage of The World Over Heaven wasn't limited to just that.

"Haha... it looks like you think you've found a way to crack my The World Over Heaven's ability. But it's impossible! My The World is invincible. Even with your Stand ability, it's impossible to touch me! Die, Jotaro!"

"MUDA MUDA MUDA—"

"You won't die. It's you who will—"

Boom, boom, boom—

Several bullets were fired towards him.

DIO hastily swung his fists to block the attacks. "Alucard, don't interfere!"

Not enough...

Kujo Jotaro stared at DIO intensely. Not enough...

He had to continue using it. He needed to see through the truth of The World. Otherwise, even though his strength had grown considerably, it would still be impossible to directly defeat DIO in this state—