Dispute

Yoshihiro Kira had shot a poison arrow from a photograph of Josuke Higashikata, piercing his flesh. He knew what Crazy Diamond could do, so he wanted to eliminate this greatest threat.

"Mr. Jotaro, why won't this arrow stop?"

Crazy Diamond's fists moved so fast they left afterimages, but no matter how many times he struck the arrow, he couldn't slow it down.

"You're all going to die!"

Yoshihiro Kira climbed out of the photograph, clutching a huge stack of pictures. He clenched them in both hands and tore them to shreds.

It wasn't just Kira Mufeng, Jotaro Kujo, and the others. The bodies of innocent bystanders in the surrounding photographs also began to crack.

"Josuke, use your repair ability. Mr. Jotaro, help him too. Soft & Wet: Go Beyond, The World!"

The two men who'd been called by name didn't understand what Kira Mufeng meant. Just then, the bubbles floating around them burst one after another.

Star Platinum, standing behind Jotaro Kujo, suddenly reached out and caught the scraps of the photographs. It clenched them in both hands and squeezed hard.

When it opened its hands again, the photograph in its palm had been completely restored.

"Star Platinum can use Crazy Diamond's ability now, too. It can not only copy abilities, but also give Stand abilities to others. Would it work on ordinary people as well?"

If Soft & Wet: Go Beyond could really do that, then everything would change.

Kira Mufeng alone could raise an army of people with psychic powers, and they might even have multiple abilities.

No one could be allowed to wield that kind of power. A man was guilty of no crime, yet his jade would bring him trouble.

Unaware that Jotaro Kujo had already deemed him an extremely high-level threat, Kira Mufeng clutched his head, his face contorted with pain.

"Looks like using any power really does come at a cost. I thought my head was about to explode just now.

"If I hadn't shared power with someone as strong-willed as the Uchiha inside Trans-Dimensional Space,

"I might have had all my mental strength drained and ended up a walking corpse."

While time was stopped, the three of them worked together to gather and restore the photographs with ease.

"Time, resume!"

Time began to flow again. Kira Mufeng tore the photograph Yoshihiro Kira was in into two, bringing his life of evil to an end.

With his mental strength nearly exhausted, Kira Mufeng's Soft & Wet reverted from its Requiem form. At the same time, the Stand Arrow shot out of his body.

Just as everyone thought it was all over, Jotaro Kujo stepped forward and spoke to the weakened Kira Mufeng.

"Kira Mufeng, the power of that arrow is far too dangerous. Give it to me. That's the safest thing to do."

Jotaro Kujo recalled Star Platinum to show his goodwill. As far as he was concerned, Kira Mufeng had been willing to lend them his power to save others.

And the way he cared about his family showed that Kira Mufeng was a good person.

"Sorry, Mr. Jotaro, but I need this power. I've worked toward obtaining it for a long time. There's no way I'm handing it over."

He'd gone through hell to get the Stand Arrow. Even though his opponent was the invincible Jotaro, he didn't want to hand it over.

"Then I have no choice. Star Platinum, The World!"

As if fate had smiled upon him, Jotaro Kujo felt his body return to its peak. He believed he could stop time for the full five seconds he'd managed in his prime.

No good! I can't move my body. No, it seems I can still move for about 0.5 seconds.

Soft & Wet hadn't been able to move during stopped time. But perhaps because it had copied Star Platinum's time-stop ability earlier, it had gained part of that power.

I have 0.5 seconds. Just one chance. I have to think of something now.

Five seconds was plenty of time for Jotaro Kujo. He walked slowly toward Kira Mufeng, intending to take the Stand Arrow fair and square at the very last second.

"Three seconds, two seconds, one second. I'll take that arrow now."

The instant Star Platinum reached out to grab the Stand Arrow, Soft & Wet appeared and punched the arrow from its hand. It immediately released bubbles that enveloped the falling arrow.

"Mr. Jotaro, I can't just hand the Stand Arrow over to you. It belongs to me."

A pool of blood lying on the ground suddenly stirred. The blood transformed into a spear and thrust toward the Stand Arrow, wrapping around it as if to pull it back into Kira Mufeng's hand.

"Goodbye, Mr. Jotaro. Don't worry. I won't use the Stand Arrow to do anything bad."

Soft & Wet released a huge bubble toward the ground. Kira Mufeng stood on it, ready to fly away.

"Sorry, Mr. Mufeng, but that arrow is too dangerous. I can't let you take it. Echoes ACT3, bring him down!"

A powerful gravitational force slammed into Kira Mufeng, and in the end, he came crashing down.

"We just need to get that arrow back, right? Leave it to me—The Hand!"

The Hand, behind Okuyasu Nijimura, reached forward and swiped. Space vanished, and the Stand Arrow that should have landed in Kira Mufeng's hand appeared in front of Okuyasu Nijimura.

"I didn't expect the whole crew to be here. Sigh, you're the ones who forced my hand."

Kira Mufeng stopped holding back. He activated Body Flicker Technique, and the blood transformed into a huge hand that grabbed the Stand Arrow.

As Koichi Hirose was about to use his Stand ability, Kira Mufeng suddenly activated his Sharingan and turned to meet his gaze, using an illusion to control his movements.

"Stop!"

Echoes ACT3, possessing a will of its own, activated its ability. Gravity bore down on Kira Mufeng again.

At that moment, Josuke Higashikata stepped forward. He'd been watching the situation and had finally found his chance.

"The Stand Arrow belongs to me!"

Kira Mufeng endured the gravity and unleashed Lucario's move, Extreme Speed!

He broke through the gravitational pressure and appeared in front of Josuke Higashikata in the blink of an eye, gripping the arrow by its shaft.

Crack—

The shaft broke, and the arrowhead was about to fall into Josuke Higashikata's hand.

Pop—

The bubble beneath Josuke Higashikata's hand burst, and the gust of air blew the arrowhead into Kira Mufeng's hand.

"Phew—that was close. I almost lost everything at the last second."

Something was wrong. It was all too strange. A pair of people had appeared out of nowhere, and every time he was about to get the Stand Arrow, something unexpected happened and it fell into someone else's hands.

"Fate, huh? Looks like I'll be targeted if I mess with the plot too carelessly. If I want the Stand Arrow, I'll have to take the long way around."

Just as Jotaro Kujo was about to make another move, Kira Mufeng suddenly threw both hands high in the air.

"Wait, I give up. Can't we talk? Otherwise, you'll push me into a corner and I'll have to evolve the Stand Arrow again. That wouldn't be good for anyone. How about we negotiate?"

Jotaro Kujo agreed to Kira Mufeng's proposal without hesitation. After all, anyone would be wary of the absurd power of Requiem.

"I won't agree to anything too outrageous, so think it over carefully."

Kira Mufeng gave a bitter smile. "By the time I decided to negotiate with you, I'd already decided to pay a hefty price."

Jotaro Kujo even moved in close to Kira Mufeng. Star Platinum behind him seemed to say, "You're already in my range."

After a friendly discussion, Jotaro Kujo left with a smile, while Kira Mufeng wore a long face.

"Brothers, I sold myself out for everyone's future."

He'd repaid the Mu Fengs for their help, but this sacrifice had cost him a lot.