Slime Decoy

"Josuke, first of all, this slime-like Stand has nothing to do with me. If you really want to deal with it, you should go find this person."

Josuke looked in the direction Kira Mufeng was pointing and saw a corpse lying on the ground with a hole punched through its palm. When did this person die? Since they were already dead, why was their Stand still active?

"D-dead! Someone's dead!"

"Bastard, you actually killed someone! I will never forgive you."

Koichi Hirose screamed in terror, while Josuke clenched his fists and roared at Kira Mufeng, clearly misunderstanding that Kira Mufeng had killed this ordinary person.

"What a drag! I knew I should have chosen to move out of Morioh back then."

However, it was too late now. Having already made a move against Yoshikage Kira and his associates, he had exposed himself. A pervert like Yoshikage Kira would never let a factor that could disrupt his peaceful life continue to exist. Even if he ran, could he run forever?

Since he had already made his move, he couldn't let Yoshikage Kira and the others get away!

"Help! Is anyone there? Mufeng, are you still there?"

That was Miki Kobe's voice. Kira Mufeng turned his head toward the source of the sound; his wife, Miki Kobe, was unable to move, her legs pierced by shards of shattered glass.

Before Kira Mufeng could even move, Josuke had already reached Miki Kobe's side, summoning his Stand, Crazy Diamond, to first shatter the glass shards embedded deep in her flesh, then immediately activating Crazy Diamond's ability to restore everything to its original state.

The speed was so fast that Miki Kobe hadn't even felt a thing before she was healed.

"Miki, where are you hurt? Does it hurt? I'll take you to the hospital right now."

Kira Mufeng was so nervous he was rambling. Miki Kobe let out a giggle, tapped the tip of Kira Mufeng's nose with her finger, and said softly.

"Silly, I'm fine. Look at how scared you are."

"Ahem, looking at you, it seems you wouldn't hurt your own wife, so this slime-like Stand really isn't yours. Sorry, I misunderstood."

After sharing a tender moment with his wife, Kira Mufeng whispered for her to leave, choosing to stay behind himself.

"I don't like owing favors. Since you saved my wife, I'm willing to stay and help you deal with this Stand, Soft & Wet."

This was his principle: he did not like to owe favors. It was precisely because of this that, having awakened the Stand Soft & Wet with the help of everyone in the Trans-Dimensional Space, he wanted to obtain the Stand Arrow to strengthen Soft & Wet as a way to repay them.

"Hey, hey, can you handle all this liquid by yourself? Why don't we help out together?"

Summoning his Stand, Soft & Wet, he began to analyze the puddle of blue slime on the ground. It had already spread onto the walls, wriggling like a reptile; walls, trees, sewers, and other city structures were being clogged by this strange liquid.

His eyes couldn't discern any clues, so he immediately released his Aura to probe it.

"Some kind of plant... this is my brand-new car! It's all being ruined by this weird thing."

"The car door fell off! Wait, this blue snot is melting the car."

From the complaints of those still trapped in their vehicles, it was clear that this Stand grew by consuming matter; it had no intelligence and spread purely on instinct. Could lightning cause it damage?

"Lightning Release: Earth Flash."

Kira Mufeng stomped on the ground, and electricity spread out from his soles. Suddenly, a large amount of the slime liquid fled from the center of his feet, and in the next second, it began to wither, shrink, and contract.

"Whoa! The liquid is decreasing! Hey, how did you do that?"

"My name isn't 'Hey,' it's Kira Mufeng. You just need to know that I can handle this Stand alone."

No sooner had he spoken than, to the shock of everyone present, the liquid slime Stand began to converge, gradually transforming into a giant made of water.

"A slime giant? It looks like it's over nine meters tall now. We can't beat that."

"It's a big one. Watch me smash it to pieces with Crazy Diamond."

Koichi Hirose was already losing his nerve in the face of such a massive water monster, while Josuke looked excited, summoning Crazy Diamond and cracking his knuckles, eager to have a go at the water giant.

"Fists won't work on this monster. You have to use electricity."

Kira Mufeng kindly reminded him, while simultaneously spreading his thumb and index finger into a gun shape. Bubbles condensed at the tip of his index finger, and he activated Lightning Release: Earth Flash, continuously channeling electricity into the bubbles to build up power.

"Lightning can cause damage? That's simple enough, watch this!"

Josuke first slammed a fist into the ground, sending gravel flying. Crazy Diamond grabbed a slab of stone and smashed it against the water giant, pinning it down; the stone slowly dissolved into the giant's body.

"Come here! Watch me blow you up!"

Crazy Diamond reached out and tore the wires off a utility pole, wrapping the still-live cables around its fists.

ORA, ORA, ORA—

Crazy Diamond's fists rained down on the water giant like a storm, sparks and electricity flying everywhere. As it turned out, the giant only shrank by a millimeter per minute; to the water giant, these attacks were nothing more than a tickle.

"No, wait, how is it having no effect? Oh no, glug, glug—"

Provoked, the water giant showed Josuke no mercy, pulling him into its body with a "loving" embrace. At that moment, he was like a drowning child, struggling endlessly inside the water giant.

"Josuke! Don't be afraid, I'm coming to save you! Echoes ACT2, come out!"

Three large characters landed on the water giant, causing it to tremble slightly, its waist bending as if it were about to spit Josuke out.

"Great, it's going to work."

Koichi Hirose clenched his fists, his glowing eyes fixed on the water giant.

But in the next second, the water giant suddenly straightened its waist, swallowing Josuke back in even though his head had already emerged, and then patted its stomach to show it was very satisfied with the meal.

Josuke couldn't help but curse, but the moment he opened his mouth, a large amount of water surged in, causing him to choke and clutch his throat, unable to breathe, his life in immediate danger.

"Josuke! What should we do? No, Echoes ACT2, one more time, come out!"

"Stop it, Koichi Hirose, leave the rest to me."

The bubbles at Kira Mufeng's fingertips shot out like bullets, merging into the Water Giant, and the lightning that had been building up for so long was released the moment they made contact.

BOOM--

"Kira Mufeng, I'll—"

"Josuke! Are you alright? You even smell like burnt hair."

The violent lightning completely obliterated the Water Giant. Josuke was caught in the blast; his pompadour was scorched into an afro, and his skin was charred black.

"He's not dead yet. Get him to the hospital quickly; it wouldn't be good if there were lasting complications. The matter is resolved, so I should be leaving."

"Yare yare. Kira Mufeng, I have something to discuss with you. Stop right there."

Looking up, that invincible man—Jotaro Kujo—had appeared.

Kira Mufeng hesitated. He hadn't expected to be targeted by Jotaro Kujo, and he wondered if he should stay.

"Rest assured, we have no ill will toward you. Perhaps our goals are the same. I'm keeping you here to talk about your cousin, Yoshikage Kira. The enemy of an enemy is a friend, right?"

After a moment of thought, Kira Mufeng chose to follow Jotaro Kujo. After all, sticking with the protagonist group would give him a better chance of obtaining the Stand Arrow and eliminating Yoshikage Kira.

Just as he said, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.