Soft & Wet: Requiem

The Stand Arrow suddenly pierced Soft & Wet in the heart. No one had expected cracks to start spreading outward from the point where the arrowhead touched its chest.

"It's like Giorno's, but a little different. These injuries are all real."

"Mr. Mufeng, don't move. Let me heal you!"

Just as Josuke Higashikata was about to have Crazy Diamond approach Kira Mufeng, Jotaro Kujo stopped him.

"Don't get any closer. There's a bomb from Yoshikage Kira up ahead!"

How could Yoshikage Kira pass up this godsend? He picked up a pebble from the ground and flicked it. The moment it struck Kira Mufeng's right arm, it exploded with a roar, sending dust and smoke billowing everywhere.

"Fate is always on my side!"

"Mr. Mufeng!"

Yoshikage Kira threw his head back and laughed. Another photograph floated down from the sky into the smoke. The old man emerging from it was none other than Yoshihiro Kira, come to retrieve his Stand Arrow.

"Damn it, we can't let that old man get the Arrow that can awaken Stands. Koichi, Josuke, Okuyasu—leave Yoshikage Kira to you."

Jotaro Kujo had only taken a few steps forward when the smoke cleared, revealing Kira Mufeng clutching Yoshihiro Kira by the throat.

"Haah... I feel like I can do anything now!"

Behind Kira Mufeng, Soft & Wet had changed drastically. It wore an enormous pirate hat, one eye hidden beneath an eyepatch, and its chest bore an emblem combining a giant anchor and a skull.

Its gentle air was gone. Now it gave off an aura of wanting to plunder everything in the world.

Kira Mufeng let out a long breath. He had nearly died from that last attack. Fortunately, thanks to the Reverse Cursed Technique of Jujutsu Mufeng from the parallel world, he had repeatedly broken down and healed himself until Soft & Wet finally broke through its limits and reached the Requiem stage.

"You've developed a will of your own, haven't you, Soft & Wet? Let me see the ability you gained after evolving into Requiem."

"As you wish, Captain! Let's take everything in the world for ourselves!"

Soft & Wet had become a rowdy pirate. It spread its hands toward Yoshikage Kira, who had attacked earlier, and sent dozens of bubbles floating lazily toward him, palms facing forward.

"Second Bomb: Sheer Heart Attack!"

The skull-shaped car appeared and sped toward Kira Mufeng. At the same time, Yoshikage Kira flung all the pebbles in his hand at the bubbles, intending to blow them all up at once and put an end to Soft & Wet's attack.

"That's a nice explosive ability. If I want something, it all belongs to me!"

The bubbles abruptly sped up and swallowed the pebbles flying toward them. The stones that should have exploded vanished without a trace.

Dozens of bubbles rushed right up to Yoshikage Kira and rapidly expanded the moment they drew near.

Bang—

Killer Queen crossed its arms over its chest to block the blasts. The explosions came one after another at close range, and the force sent him tumbling across the ground like a rag, dragging him three or four meters. His clothes were torn across the back, and the skin beneath had been scraped raw by the rubble.

"That's impossible! What did your Stand do? How could your bubbles absorb Killer Queen's explosions? Just how many abilities does your Stand have?"

Again and again, ever since meeting Kira Mufeng, the peaceful life he had dreamed of had vanished. He had tried every means to deal with those who knew his secret and change his identity, but he had been thwarted at every turn.

It had only been two days, yet he had been driven to the brink. I, Yoshikage Kira, am favored by fate. How could I die here?!

As if fate had arranged it, a woman suddenly appeared on the deserted street and walked over to Yoshikage Kira, asking with concern,

"Sir, sir, you're bleeding so much. I'm a doctor. Let me treat you."

The woman crouched down to bandage Yoshikage Kira, but the pervert paid her no heed. He seized her hand as she reached out, then stuck out his tongue like a dog and licked from the back of her hand all the way to her palm.

"Sir, please stop! Let go!"

The woman was clearly frightened and tried to pull her hand away, but how could a frail woman match the strength of a grown man? Yoshikage Kira kept her firmly in his grasp.

"Stop him! Don't let him do whatever he's trying to do!"

Jotaro Kujo's years of battle experience had honed his instincts. He sensed that Yoshikage Kira's actions might be a prerequisite for activating his Stand's special ability.

Now, the despair in his heart had built up enough. Trapped in this desperate situation, he had met the conditions for Bites the Dust.

"Star Platinum: The World!"

Time stopped in an instant. Two seconds were enough to do a lot. Jotaro sent Star Platinum rushing forward, but he was too far from Yoshikage Kira to stop him from pressing his thumb and activating Bites the Dust.

Crack—

A bubble quietly burst beside Jotaro Kujo in the frozen world. It was a bubble from Kira Mufeng's Stand, Soft & Wet. What kind of ability was this, to ignore my time stop?

"Mr. Jotaro, let me borrow your time stop."

"The World! Hey, Captain, this ability's really useful!"

Two seconds passed, and the time stop unleashed by Soft & Wet covered the entire area again.

"Star Platinum's ability is still there. It copied it. Good grief, what a terrifying ability."

Kira Mufeng didn't hurry over to Yoshikage Kira. Soft & Wet: Requiem flicked a finger, and a bubble burst between Kira Mufeng and Yoshikage Kira.

The instant it popped, the space between them was stolen. Kira Mufeng appeared in front of Yoshikage Kira as if he had Teleported.

"Soft & Wet: Requiem, take Killer Queen's ability away. He loves explosions, doesn't he? Let this scumbag experience one for himself. Let him get a taste of his own medicine."

"Not a bad idea. I'll leave him the trigger."

Soft & Wet: Requiem grabbed Yoshikage Kira's head in both hands. At that moment, Yoshikage Kira had become a bomb. Two seconds passed, and time began to flow again.

"The winner is me, Yoshikage Kira!"

Yoshikage Kira pressed down his thumb. With a click, he exploded into several pieces, just like the countless women he had killed.

"What just happened? Why did that perverted murderer explode? Wait, Mr. Jotaro, Mr. Mufeng, why are you two fighting?"

The instant Yoshikage Kira died, Jotaro Kujo had Star Platinum unleash a flurry of Ora punches at Kira Mufeng. Soft & Wet: Requiem blocked them all with a bubble shield.

"My son! Kira! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! I'll make you pay for my son's death!"

Yoshihiro Kira, whom Kira Mufeng had spared, went completely mad. Just moments earlier, he had set up and activated cameras all around them. Photographs began emerging from the trees, the lawn, the rooftops, and elsewhere.

"I'll make every last one of you pay for my son's death!"