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Chapter 104. A Bloodshed Triggered By a Single Sentence
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"Fire?"
"Did you see fire?"
"And why is Jotaro sticking to the wall, looking like he's in pain and not moving?!"
A ghost!
It was definitely a ghost!
The fat policeman, whose nerves were already frayed by Jotaro's arrival, just wanted to go home!
Compared to the panicked fat policeman, the skinny policeman, who had come in with him and was waiting for Joseph and the others to quickly take Jotaro away, wasn't in much better shape either.
Because no one had ever told him that being a policeman also meant dealing with ghosts!?
Wasn't that the work of the Special Forces!?
So, recalling the numerous horror films where someone who leaves alone at a crucial moment is very likely to be attacked by a ghost and not survive the next second, the skinny policeman could only cower in the corner with the fat policeman, trembling with fear and trying to distract himself by thinking, "I don't know what's happening!?"
"But the temperature in this detention center has somehow risen? This is definitely not normal!!"
This was no good!
The more he thought, the more terrified he felt!
Mommy!!
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"Good, it seems the stand template operates correctly in the script world too!"
Observing the performances of the fat and skinny policemen in the script world, Pucci, who was focused on them and even gave them a close-up, was very satisfied.
Just like how the more one manipulates, the more likely they are to fall into unexpected situations.
The birth of a program means that the more complex the system code is, the higher the chance of encountering bugs!
Similar to how game companies regularly update their games with data packages ranging from a few megabytes to several gigabytes, the stand template was ultimately a new system.
Even if all the functions seemed fine under their initial run and the desired effects were achieved by the system's powerful capabilities,
The possibility of bugs or crashes occurring during operation was still something no one could predict.
Fortunately, since they were merely crew members and not game developers, they didn't have to worry too much about potential future bugs in the stand template.
As long as they could focus on filming "Stardust Crusaders" before any bugs appeared,
Even if someday in the future the stand template did have bugs, it wouldn't affect the completed work they had already filmed.
So, having confirmed that there were currently no significant issues,
And with staff assigned to monitor from the perspective of "ordinary people,"
Pucci quickly shifted his focus back to Jotaro, from the perspective of a stand user.
And on the blue-purple, robust figure with the same loincloth aesthetic as the Pillar Men...
"It's appearing! It finally shows its [Form]!"
Watching how, even in a situation where force couldn't be exerted, the stand could break free from [Magician's Red]'s flames that were binding him, Old Joseph remarked half in admiration, half as a reminder, "And the form is so clear, indicating its power must be considerable."
Additionally...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh----!!
What happened?
Such a mistake shouldn't have occurred.
Seeing Jotaro's stand appear and hearing Old Joseph's reminder, Avdol, a seasoned stand user, never relaxed his vigilance.
But!
It was just a blink of an eye!
Then, just like various malicious software starting up with a computer after boot-up, Avdol found himself caught by Jotaro's stand, which grabbed [Magician's Red] by the neck!?
And he was unable to stop it.
He couldn't even react!?
"Mr. Joestar, I intended to show mercy if you wanted to get your grandson out of the cell…"
Pointing to the mark on his neck where [Magician's Red] had gripped tightly, Avdol seriously said, "But its power far exceeds expectations. A slight misstep could put me in danger…"
"Should I stop?"
So, Avdol asked again, "If you insist on getting him out, I'll have to use a more forceful method. He might end up in the hospital!"
"It's fine, do as you must."
With Old Joseph's unwavering words, the flames of [Magician's Red] grew even more intense.
The flames didn't remain in their original form; or rather, as an amorphous energy, they began to take shape, turning into ropes that bound Jotaro tightly and dragged him over!
"——Red Bind!!"
The high temperature of the flames, which could instantly melt rocks, was well-controlled by Avdol so that it didn't actually burn Jotaro, who wasn't an enemy.
However, the flames that sealed Jotaro's mouth and nose weren't illusions that lost their effect after cooling down.
Even if the temperature decreased, the flames still burned.
They continued to burn the air to maintain their existence.
Meaning...
"High temperatures make it hard for you to breathe, and your stand will weaken accordingly."
Old Joseph said, "Let me tell you the truth—"
"This thing is both an evil spirit and not an evil spirit! Jotaro, what you think is an evil spirit is actually an image created by your life energy, possessing the power of an image!"
"Since it always stands beside its creator, I've named this image—[Stand]!"
Old Joseph spoke with confidence.
With the vast resources of the SPW Foundation and his own stand, as well as having learned Ripple, which is also related to life energy, he was indeed confident that he fully understood the existence of stands.
Therefore, Jotaro was infected by old Joseph's confidence.
Originally, all the A values in his stand panel were beyond the limit.
At this moment, due to the sentence "It will always stand by its creator", the ranged value slowly dropped from A to C...
Just like someone said, "It looks like a stand of the same type as me."