"Yoshikage Kira has a Stand called Killer Queen. Its abilities are to create bombs and release a small bomb-equipped vehicle that can track people. Kira Mufeng, are you sure that's all the information you have?"
Jotaro Kujo stared fixedly at Kira Mufeng with hawk-like eyes, trying to spot a flaw in his expression. But Kira Mufeng kept up his carefree demeanor.
"Yoshikage Kira may be my cousin, but we've never met. I only learned he existed recently because of my wife.
"Since I've already given you so much information, it's not unreasonable for me to ask a small favor, is it? I hope you can protect my family, Mr. Jotaro."
"You suspect Yoshikage Kira will come after your wife again. Are you really that certain?"
"I'm one hundred percent certain, Mr. Jotaro. You can agree to that, right?"
Jotaro Kujo agreed to the bodyguard request. After all, Kira Mufeng seemed so sure of himself that this might lead to an unexpected bonus.
After a brief discussion, Kira Mufeng gave Jotaro Kujo his home address. He didn't go home himself, choosing instead to go shopping.
Jotaro Kujo held the information the SPW Foundation had gathered on Kira Mufeng. It covered everything about him, from kindergarten up to the present.
"In recent years, Kira Mufeng suddenly found inspiration and created smash-hit manga like Dragon Ball and Jujutsu Kaisen, building up a sizable fortune.
"Before that, he was just an ordinary office worker, living an ordinary life. According to our investigation, his cousin Yoshikage Kira had set his sights on his wife, Miki Kobe, a long time ago."
Such a drastic change must have been caused by him Awakening a Stand. As for why Yoshikage Kira had targeted his wife, Jotaro Kujo could only attribute it to the mutual attraction between Stand Users.
Jotaro Kujo arrived at Kira Mufeng's small house in southwestern Morioh and knocked on the door.
"Welcome home, honey. You're back early today. Oh, I'm sorry. I thought my husband had come home. Are you here to see him? He hasn't returned yet. Sorry to disappoint you."
Miki Kobe apologized. Jotaro Kujo got straight to the point.
"No. Kira Mufeng asked me to protect you. He has something to take care of, so he may not be able to come back today."
"That's right. Mr. Mufeng did say there would be a guest today. Please look after us."
Miki Kobe opened the door and let Jotaro Kujo inside. The house was simply furnished, all in warm colors. There was no extravagance; it was just an ordinary home.
"Mister, are you a fan of my daddy?"
A little girl in a tiger outfit gazed curiously at the tall Jotaro Kujo. As far as she knew, any stranger who came to their house was one of her father's fans.
"I'm not. Your father asked me to keep you safe."
Jotaro Kujo sat on the sofa, his eyes constantly scanning the room beneath the brim of his cap. Before he left, Kira Mufeng had repeatedly warned him to watch every little detail, especially anything related to photographs.
"Mr. Kujo, would you like black tea, green tea, or coffee?"
"Coffee is fine."
"Of course. Enjoy."
After serving the coffee, Miki Kobe took her little daughter, Kira Etsu, toward the bedroom, but Jotaro Kujo stopped them.
Miki Kobe didn't object and obediently stayed in the living room. Kira Mufeng had already told her to follow Jotaro Kujo's instructions.
Aside from Miki Kobe playing with Kira Etsu, the living room was completely quiet. Even Jotaro Kujo wondered if Kira Mufeng had been too nervous.
Unlike the warmth inside the house, no one noticed a photograph slipping through a gap in the window, its flat shape letting it squeeze inside.
An old man climbed out of the photo, holding a bow. A cold glint flashed on the arrowhead, and murderous intent filled the room.
"ORA—!"
Star Platinum punched the photograph at incredible speed, sending it flying into the windowpane.
"Damn Jotaro Kujo! As expected, an ambush like that would never work. For my son's future, I have to capture these two!"
He ducked back into the photograph. Suddenly, a camera in the room switched on with a click, and a photograph emerged from beneath it.
"Die!"
Just as Yoshihiro Kira was about to attack them from within the photo, Jotaro Kujo snatched it up and held it in front of the camera. The scene played out just like in the original story: Yoshihiro Kira was trapped inside his own photograph.
"Good grief. Kira Mufeng even predicted something like this in advance. Without his warning, we'd be in trouble."
Yoshihiro Kira panicked, bewildered. What did the Kira surname have to do with them? How could Kira Mufeng know so much about his Stand? Damn it, Yoshikage was in danger!
While Yoshihiro Kira was ambushing Kira Mufeng's family, Kira Mufeng had already arrived at a beauty salon called Cinderella.
"Well, look who it is. We meet again, Yoshikage Kira. Surprised?"
Kira Mufeng casually raised a hand in greeting. Yoshikage Kira, who had come to change his appearance, reacted as if he'd seen a ghost. He abruptly grabbed Aya Tsuji, who was beside him, and held her hostage, glaring at Kira Mufeng in alarm.
"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill her."
"Calm down, Yoshikage Kira. I'm not here to take your life. I just want you to come with me—as a bargaining chip."
As Yoshikage Kira frantically tried to piece things together, he came up with an explanation: Kira Mufeng was a relative of the girls he'd killed, and had accidentally awakened a Stand. Now that he had power, he wanted revenge.
"If you think holding this woman hostage will make me hesitate, you're being naive. Her life means nothing to me. If you want to kill her, would you like me to help?"
At those words, both of them were speechless. What was with him? He even looked eager to help.
Yoshikage Kira had thought taking a hostage would make Kira Mufeng think twice, but he clearly wasn't some champion of justice.
"Ms. Tsuji, you can see he doesn't care about your life at all. If you help me change my appearance and fingerprints, I'll let you go right away. How about it?"
Aya Tsuji scoffed at Yoshikage Kira's words. He would probably kill her and destroy the evidence as soon as she used Cinderella to give him a new identity. The man who had just entered the salon was dangerous too, but he was her only chance of surviving.
"Mr. Yoshikage Kira, I can help you change your identity, but the supplies are beside that gentleman. I can't activate my Stand ability."
That wretched woman! She still wasn't cooperating, even now. Once I've changed my appearance, you're dead.
Yoshikage Kira inched forward, holding Aya Tsuji hostage. Kira Mufeng met her gaze and understood what she meant.
Suddenly, Yoshikage Kira shoved Aya Tsuji toward Kira Mufeng.
"Killer Queen, First Bomb! Blow them up!"
There were plenty of ways to change his identity. The most important thing now was to eliminate Kira Mufeng, the threat, once and for all!
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