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Chapter 148. I Won't Hurt the Teacher.jpg
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The situation had completely reversed!
A Stand is the embodiment of a Stand user's life energy and spiritual power. The Stand weakens as the user's life energy and spiritual power diminish. Likewise, a Stand user suffers the same damage as their Stand when it is attacked.
Currently, the head of [Hierophant Green], squeezed tightly by Jotaro's Stand, caused corresponding pressure marks to appear on Kakyoin's forehead.
If Jotaro hadn't been focused on gathering information or wasn't as indifferent to what he had heard yesterday from Joseph about DIO and Jonathan's circumstances, Kakyoin might not have just been feeling discomfort and pain—his entire head might have been crushed by Jotaro's Stand!
Don't doubt it; Jotaro's Stand has that kind of power!
However, why did Sora and Shiro mention a 95% success rate rather than 100% when discussing Jotaro's Stand's overwhelming strength?
The reason is simple.
"——!?"
Drip, drip. Although the sound of the water flow was faint at first, with the powerful hearing granted by his Stand, Jotaro quickly noticed the green liquid dripping from [Hierophant Green]'s palm.
"I warned you, JOJO. You will regret this!"
The pain in his head didn't affect Kakyoin. Instead, he became more serious, shouting with his Stand, [Hierophant Green]: "Take this! This is the attack of my Stand, [Hierophant Green]——"
"No tricks!"
Jotaro moved quickly, but Kakyoin was faster!
In fact, this had been Kakyoin's trap for Jotaro all along!
Indeed, Jotaro's Stand is swift, and its destructive power is immense. If Jotaro managed to get close, Kakyoin would have no means of resistance.
So, why did Kakyoin appear before Jotaro?
Excluding the typical villain's taunting phase, his purpose was likely this!
After all, the school nurse, controlled by [Hierophant Green], could never kill Jotaro. But without using a hostage, [Hierophant Green] would face a Jotaro free of any restraint!
Hence, Kakyoin showed up right beside Jotaro. Using the data he gathered that morning, he positioned himself just outside the range of Jotaro's Stand.
This forced Jotaro to take at least half a second to turn around and another half-second to close the distance before attacking him. Only in this scenario would Jotaro turn his back to Kakyoin's Stand, allowing [Hierophant Green] to attack Jotaro's back without restraint!
Although these plans were thrown into disarray by Jotaro's unexpected moves, he finally exposed a weakness by attempting to subdue Kakyoin.
"——Emerald Splash!!"
[Hierophant Green]'s hands flashed with an astonishing light.
Before Jotaro could adjust his posture to counterattack, [Hierophant Green] had already pierced through Jotaro's Stand's chest, blasting him and sending him crashing into the wall and metal door behind him!
Even this could be blocked?
Seeing that Emerald Splash only caved in Jotaro's chest rather than completely penetrating him, Kakyoin was surprised but then casually remarked:
"How does it feel, my Emerald Splash? My Stand, [Hierophant Green], produces these green liquid-like objects, which are actually manifestations of destructive energy!"
"They pierced through your Stand's chest, so your internal organs should also rupture! As for this nurse..."
Splurt——!!
As Kakyoin showcased the blood-spurting nurse to Jotaro, he continued, "I warned you; attacking [Hierophant Green] would harm the nurse."
"My Stand's range may exceed that of yours, but it dislikes open spaces and will always find something to hide in. Once forcibly extracted, it becomes enraged."
"Therefore, it left an injury as it passed through her throat... And it's all your fault, JOJO! You must take responsibility for her injuries!!"
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"Damn it! This is infuriating!"
Seeing Kakyoin's hideous face, even Jolyne, who initially wanted to see her father suffer, couldn't help but laugh in anger. Kakyoin was standing on a moral high ground, criticizing Jotaro for not obediently allowing himself to be killed.
Did Kakyoin really not realize why the nurse was injured?
It wasn't because of Jotaro's resistance; it was entirely because of [Hierophant Green]'s attack and its malicious infiltration into the nurse's body from the beginning!
And he still dared to blame Jotaro?!
"Eh? The viewership seems to be stabilizing and increasing?"
Meanwhile, Akiyuki Shinbo, who had been closely monitoring "Stardust Crusaders", noticed something unusual in the data.
The fluctuating viewership graph had started to stabilize and rise? It was as if the audience suddenly didn't want to leave. Or perhaps, the viewers joining in the middle outnumbered those leaving?!
"What's happening?"
Akiyuki Shinbo turned to the screen playing "Stardust Crusaders", unable to hide his curiosity.
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"You still want to stand up?"
"How pathetic; your actions look like a punching bag standing before a boxer—standing up just to get hit again!" Kakyoin said confidently.
As previously mentioned, a Stand's power and its user's life force and mental strength are deeply intertwined.
Given Jotaro's current grievous injuries, what could he possibly do?
Kakyoin was now like Kira Yoshikage facing a weakened Jotaro, nearly ready to pop the champagne in celebration.
And then...
"I, Kujo Jotaro, may be viewed as a delinquent, and I hit hard when I fight; there are still people lying in the hospital because of me."
"I've also beaten up those swaggering, useless teachers so badly that they never dared to show up at school again." (I won't hurt the teacher.JPG)
"Dining and ditching after eating terrible food at a restaurant is a common occurrence for me!"
"But even a person like me can recognize repulsive evil!"
When life energy isn't enough, why not use mental energy?!
Jotaro's body seemed to burst into flames. His Stand behind him appeared even more solid as he and his Stand roared together, "True evil is exploiting the weak for personal gain and trampling on others!"
"Especially attacking women!!"