"What's wrong?" Josuke asked.
Lin Qing looked up at the sky, his head tilted slightly.
"Someone's watching us."
The subtle sensation of being watched was like secretly playing on your phone during evening self-study in high school, then feeling a gaze coming through the window by the classroom's back door.
You might not notice it right away, but your instincts would sense that something was off.
Lin Qing stared at the sky for several seconds. The feeling of being watched faded, as if it had all been an illusion.
He was certain.
It was not an illusion.
Lin Qing took a can of iced black tea from the Ghost Room and gulped down a mouthful before pulling his scattered thoughts back together and reconsidering the information A Dan had revealed:
Planting trees.
The only thing Lin Qing could think of was the New Locacaca tree that had vanished from JoJolion.
The question was, did Dio still need to "exchange something of equal value" with others?
He already possessed the power to control the world and resurrect the dead. What else did he need to exchange for?
Earlier, Lin Qing and the others had discussed this question and put forward several guesses.
For example, perhaps the price Dio had paid for gaining such immense power was continuous damage to his body and severe side effects, requiring the New Locacaca to heal him.
Or perhaps Dio had acquired such terrifying power through a form of unequal equivalent exchange, and now intended to continue the process.
Of course, guesses were only guesses.
Their only use was to provide a few more ideas when planning tactics.
"That's about enough. We should get going."
The Saint's Corpse flashed again. Lin Qing looked at A Dan. "It's time to send you on your way too."
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