"Listen to me first!"
Like a stupid cat caught in a stress loop, the first thing Polnareff did upon regaining consciousness was try to explain, "Silver Chariot really doesn't have any other abilities..."
"Alright, we already know."
Before he could finish, Joseph rubbed his temples with a headache. "This was probably a misunderstanding. All of us were played by some bastard..."
"Played?"
Polnareff slowly pushed himself up from the ground with difficulty. "...What do you mean?"
"Though I don't want to admit it."
Jotaro Kujo turned to glance at Fang Mo, his expression clearly displeased. "Certain people kept going on about family honor, swearing on something nonexistent, babbling nonsense about trump cards and abilities, and spinning us around like idiots..."
"Mr. Fang Mo."
Kakyoin Noriaki could not help asking, "Why did you do this?"
"..."
Although Avdol had left early to meet the enemy and had not heard Fang Mo's later explanation about Stands, he had roughly guessed the ins and outs. His expression was somewhat strange.
"I never lied."
Even so, Fang Mo remained as calm as ever. "Everything I told you was real. There really are death-triggered Stands, and there are Stands that must pay an enormous price to activate their abilities. You haven't experienced enough battles yet, so it's normal that you don't know about these things."
"As for the Silver Chariot Requiem I saw through the Mirror of the Wise..."
Fang Mo said righteously, "That was real too. If I had to put it another way, perhaps Polnareff's Stand simply hasn't evolved yet... But that doesn't mean Silver Chariot lacks that potential."
"Even if you say that."
Joseph could not help asking, "What evidence do you have to prove any of this?"
"There's no way to prove it."
Fang Mo spread his hands bluntly. "All I