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Chapter 192. The Youthful Girl, Stone Free, Won't Dream of the White Snake Priest
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"Not you again!"
"White Snake!!"
Seeing this all-too-familiar ID, one that Cujoh Jolyne wished she could cook up like fried snake, she almost shouted out in frustration!
However, in the end, she held back.
It wasn't just because she had finally created a new account.
She didn't want this new account to get banned as quickly as her old ones.
But also, because "I've got the upper hand!"
Just like in the episode "The Fool Iggy vs. Geb, Part 2", after it aired, almost every viewer who saw it was stunned by the line, "Even villains need a savior."
Not only were they deeply moved, but they also thought that N'Doul's description of DIO wasn't without reason.
In fact, they felt that only a title like that could match DIO's evil!
So, if the villain's savior is someone who has to be defeated by Jotaro and his crew, what should they be called?
The savior of JOJO?
If that's how you want to put it.
Then fans of "Phantom Blood" and "Battle Tendency" would be the first to protest!
They admitted that Jotaro was indeed strong.
With the progression of the "Stardust Crusaders" story, they even started to feel an invincible sense of security, thinking that as long as Jotaro was around, they had nothing to fear.
But that didn't mean they'd agree Jotaro was stronger than Jonathan or Joseph... Of course, young Joseph, the stronger version!
When the episode "Oingo Boingo Brothers Adventure" aired, it sparked a heated debate among viewers about the ending.
This was part of the reason why.
They all wanted to see what Jotaro and his crew had done to challenge the villain's savior!
And what did they get?
Just two words—
Protagonist's Halo!
While those two words might seem unbeatable.
Compared to N'Doul's fanatical, cult-like description that made viewers tremble in fear of the villain's savior...
Jotaro's "Protagonist's Halo" simply didn't convince anyone.
This is why Cujoh Jolyne felt so confident.
She boldly attacked [White Snake]!
Stone Free: "You said I was too extreme, but tell me, where did Jotaro and the others defeat [Thoth] without relying on Protagonist's Halo?!"
Jolyne was clever here.
She didn't continue to dwell on whether Joseph defeating Kars was due to Protagonist's Halo.
Not only because she didn't want to give [White Snake] a chance to bring the fans of "Battle Tendency" into the argument to attack her.
But also because in the "Battle Tendency" plot, that battle had already been acknowledged through narration as Joseph's Protagonist's Halo!
But this Protagonist's Halo was only achieved because Joseph had to show courage, even against an ultimate life form, even when all his efforts and resistance seemed futile against it, while everyone else was losing hope, Joseph alone couldn't give up.
He also needed to show a spirit of sacrifice.
And even knowing he was facing death, he couldn't just say, "It's over for me." He had to fight to the last breath.
...If it was only Protagonist's Halo without these qualities.
Then even if a volcanic eruption had sent Kars flying into space.
Without Joseph's interference, without distracting Kars' attention, Kars could have easily escaped and wouldn't have missed his chance, getting stuck with Joseph's severed hand and a rock, shooting him into space!
So this Protagonist's Halo was something Joseph truly earned!
And it felt justified to the viewers of "Battle Tendency"!
But Jotaro and [Thoth]...
Well, Cujoh Jolyne wasn't seeing any of that.
So, if [White Snake] tried to use Joseph as an example, Jolyne could use it to sway the "Battle Tendency" fans to her side!
Hahaha, wasn't this a guaranteed win for her?!
She was going to take back all the humiliation she had suffered from [White Snake] today!
With this thought, Cujoh Jolyne confidently continued to provoke [White Snake].
Stone Free: "What's wrong, speechless?"
White Snake: "No, I'm just confused by your question. You're asking where Jotaro didn't rely on Protagonist's Halo? Funny enough, I think they didn't rely on it at all!"
Stone Free: "?!"
Clearly, [White Snake] didn't fall into Jolyne's trap.
In fact, it was Jolyne who had been led astray by [White Snake]...
White Snake: "Do you think the reason Jotaro didn't drink the poisoned tea the first time was because...?"
White Snake: "Because [Thoth] didn't predict Jotaro drinking the tea, but only him picking it up to drink? Or was it because of Iggy's interference? Protagonist's Halo?"
White Snake: "No, none of that! The reason Jotaro didn't drink the tea was simply because, before they could drink it, they were cautious and questioned whether it was poisoned!"
White Snake: "So after trying to switch to Coke, trying to change to a different café... After all their efforts failed under the force of fate, when they finally picked up the poisoned tea again, that's why [Thoth] couldn't show a prediction of them drinking it!"
Stone Free: "..."
What now?
It seemed like things were taking a turn for the worse...
Cujoh Jolyne looked at [White Snake]'s response with an ugly expression, unable to refute it.
After all, [White Snake] seemed... to be right...
Jotaro and the others didn't rely on Protagonist's Halo...
No!
Slap, slap, slap!!
Cujoh Jolyne slapped her cheeks hard to force herself awake.
Cujoh Jolyne, how could you fall for [White Snake]'s lies so easily!?
[White Snake] wasn't Pucci. How could he know Pucci was a genius?
No, he didn't know!
That first example was just a lucky guess from [White Snake]!
Cheering herself up mentally, Cujoh Jolyne regained a bit of her spirit, ready to strike again.
Stone Free: "Fine! I'll admit the first instance makes some sense! But what about the second time?"
Stone Free: "In [Thoth]'s second prophecy about Jotaro, Jotaro avoided it without doing anything! Isn't that clearly Protagonist's Halo at work?!"
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TL Note:
Sorry for the sudden pause. I was a bit caught up in the religious festivities, so I couldn't post regular updates. But now, I'm back.