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Chapter 114. This is My Final Russian Ripple Charge!
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Mori's encounter with "Battle Tendency" could be described as purely coincidental. It was similar to how, in his past life, when Director Eiji Tsuburaya first introduced his "Ultraman" to the audience, there was probably only one phrase that could describe the viewers' feelings at the time: "When I first saw Ultraman, I thought I saw God."
That was the purest thought in the hearts of the viewers who were passionate about tokusatsu films.
However, this sentiment was limited to those who were obsessed with tokusatsu films. For another group of viewers who had long outgrown the age of being fascinated by tokusatsu when "Ultraman" debuted, those who did not originally pay attention to tokusatsu films naturally didn't find the techniques used in "Ultraman" impressive, nor did they have any special feelings about the birth of Ultraman.
The emotions of beauty, strength, and immortality ("I brought two lives") were simply out of their reach.
This lack of understanding and indifference could similarly apply to Mori. As a well-known actor in this parallel world, who had risen to fame through tough-guy roles, Mori had gradually faded into semi-retirement, disappearing from the industry as it began to shift towards romance-themed works or projects dominated by popular idols.
However, this was a choice he had made himself. After all, if he hadn't liked tough-guy roles and wasn't a tough guy himself, how could he have played one well in the full-dive filming industry and become a well-known tough-guy actor?
So, when he unintentionally saw NHK's report on the sensation caused by the episode depicting Caesar's death and witnessed the "fair" life-and-death duel between Caesar and Wamuu, and the unyielding will of Wamuu, who rose to kill Caesar, Mori quickly caught up on "Phantom Blood," the first part of the series, and followed "Battle Tendency" up to the latest episode.
He finally realized that the battle between Caesar and Wamuu was not a mere coincidence.
The studio that produced this series, Green Dolphin Studio, was just like him. Even though the values of the current era were gradually shifting towards a more childish direction, there would always be a group of people who would continue to walk in the opposite direction of the times, towards a "Radiant Road" they wanted to traverse, not based on others' expectations but on their desires to enter a "World of Men!"
This realization of having found companions almost made Mori rush to Green Dolphin Studio's headquarters to beg for a role.
But just as famous actors often land more significant roles than others, Mori, as a former well-known actor, wasn't particularly worried about this aspect. However, now that he was semi-retired, whether he played an important role or not didn't matter to him.
He only had one request: whether as a villain or a hero, he wanted to have a showdown filled with resolve!
So, as he pondered whether he should return to the industry and take on a few projects to rebuild his reputation to secure a role he wanted in future collaborations with Green Dolphin Studio, Mori put on his full-dive helmet and said, "Let me witness it once again, Joseph Joestar."
"As just a 'counter-fighter,' can you truly step onto this 'path to true victory'?"
"After all, you are not the only one running and competing on this road!"
That's right! Returning to the industry could wait for later, but the duel between Joseph and Wamuu was about to reach its climax!
After a brief internal debate, Mori decided that watching the episode was more important. After sending a resume to Green Dolphin Studio, he turned his attention back to the episode...
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"It's... it's coming... I have to figure out a way to deal with this..."
The Divine Sandstorm was closing in on Joseph's position. At this distance, Joseph could even feel the tingle of the air being sliced apart. Within the next second, or the one after that, but no more than four or five seconds, he would be cut in half by the Divine Sandstorm.
If he were his old self, he would probably be in despair right now. Unable to use the Ripple, all his methods were useless in a situation where Wamuu didn't give him a chance to set up a plan.
Although he still had his various bombs and grenades, given the physical strength of the Pillar Men... no, Wamuu, who had already been tricked once, wouldn't easily allow him to successfully hit him with anything he threw.
Even though Joseph now wanted to act tough and play dead like the protagonists in folklore who escape from bears by pretending to be corpses, hoping Wamuu's Divine Sandstorm would ignore his presence, delaying him until Wamuu's body succumbed to the heat and friction caused by the technique, Joseph soon realized he had overestimated his resolve.
Because, honestly, it hurt so much!!
Unable to stop himself, Joseph let out a scream the moment the Divine Sandstorm neared and made contact. Naturally, this allowed Wamuu to pinpoint his location.
And so, Joseph finally made up his mind, throwing the lit object in his hand!
"Take this, Wamuu!"
Don't you love making resolutions?
Then let's have a wager, Wamuu!
Will you recklessly allow the Divine Sandstorm to slice through my skull?
Or will you stop your attack to intercept my final Russian Ripple Charge (Molotov cocktail)?!
"How boring. Is this your final move, JOJO?"
Wamuu easily intercepted and sliced the Molotov cocktail, saying in disappointment, "Even though the area near the flames is my blind spot, as long as I move one meter away from the fire, I can sense objects again."
"It seems you've run out of tricks, and from the moans you just let out, I've already pinpointed your exact location!"
"Out of tricks?"
"Wamuu, you've already lost."
Joseph said confidently!