Rohan Kishibe Doesn't Budge / A Meteorite Fragment That Can Awaken Stands

"You say these are my stories, but why are my origins and his 'Heaven's Door' so different?"

Kishibe Rohan draws manga very quickly, even faster than Shiina Mashiro, who has Diary.

Similarly, he could read manga even faster. He read the 19 volumes of the main Diamond Is Unbreakable series and the 2 volumes of the spin-off Kishibe Rohan the Move at a rate of less than ten minutes per volume, finishing the entire series before nightfall.

Similarly, his understanding of "stand-in" suddenly became much clearer, and he also recalled his entanglement with Sugimoto Reimi.

After the initial disbelief and shock, his anxiety subsided somewhat during the subsequent three hours of reading, and he began to immerse himself more in the story of the comic.

The Heaven's Door in the story, which was created from a bow and arrow, is almost identical to the Heaven's Door he actually possesses. His somewhat wicked personality, which he developed in pursuit of realism, is also depicted in the story without much deviation.

However, in the comics, he later successfully gave Heaven's Door a concrete form and made it much more flexible.

He himself did not have this feeling. Even after reading all the comics, he did not feel any sense of condensing his abilities into human form.

"I think I've vaguely recalled some of Lingmei's story. I'll go and confirm it."

"And Nanao's story, I don't seem to see her mentioned anywhere in these manga?"

As for Sugimoto Reimi, more than ten years have passed, and even if she recalls it, her impression of the other party is very vague. But if all of this was really caused by Kira Yoshikage, then she will naturally take action to seek justice for him.

As for Nanao, less than three years had passed since he had a relationship with her. Although Rohan Kishibe Rohan had matured a lot in those years and moved on from that relationship, how could he possibly forget the woman who suddenly appeared in his life and then mysteriously disappeared?

That was the only time in his late adolescence that he, who had once vowed to dedicate everything to comics, felt wavering because of a woman.

In response to Kishibe Rohan's questions, Miyauchi Hiyage answered them one by one.

"You should be able to feel it too, right? Even in the 19 volumes of Diamond Is Unbreakable, the appearances of the main characters have changed quite a bit in just a few years of serialization."

"This change should be more noticeable in your spin-off manga, after all, it's a manga that's been serialized for over thirty years, up to the ninth volume. With such a long serialization period, there will naturally be many retconning changes in the art style and setting."

For a long time, Kishibe Rohan only had one short story, "Confession Room". Its second short story, "Rokkakuzaka", was only re-released eleven years after the first story ended and the main story had already been serialized to its seventh volume.

Then, over the next ten years or so, he continued to update more than ten short stories, which eventually made up two volumes of comics.

Meanwhile, with the start of the eighth part of the series, the story's setting returns to Morioh, and the world view of Morioh Kishibe Rohan the new world, as can be seen from the mention of the Higashikata Family in "Hidden Fishing Coast".

It wasn't until the beginning of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 9, when Kishibe Rohan briefly reappeared as a guide, that it was confirmed that Rohan had indeed obtained the same Stand in the new world in a different form.

Miyauchi Hiyage briefly explained the plot of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: The Sea of Destruction to the other party.

"After that, the old world storyline ended, and from the seventh book onwards, it's all about the new world. You are a character who crosses over from the old world to the new world. However, since your character was already fully developed in the fourth book, even if you reappear later, there's no need to explain to the readers how you obtained your Stand in the new world."

"At the same time, because your spin-off manga doesn't have any other Stand User in the story itself, and it's almost all about various monsters and demons, the Stand elements in the spin-off have been gradually ignored, and it has gradually evolved into another separate parallel universe."

Miyauchi Hiyage pointed to his feet. "Before coming to Morioh, I had already confirmed that this Morioh is based on the eighth part, but it lacks the protagonist and villain, leaving only you and some supporting characters in a parallel universe."

"As for whether Kira Yoshikage of this world is the cause of Sugimoto Reimi's death, I can't say for sure yet. After all, although he was the final boss of Part 4, he appeared as a positive character in Part 8."

"And Morioh in this world seems to be a completely new world unfolding with you as the protagonist."

"My purpose in coming to Morioh is not only to meet you, the character known as the author's alternate account, but also to confirm whether you have obtained the ability of 'Heaven's Door,' and how you obtained it."

After a moment of silence, Kishibe Rohan finally accepted the situation. "So, I'm the protagonist of this world?"

Miyauchi Hiyage waved his hand. "To be precise, our world is quite chaotic. You are the protagonist of your story, but there are many other stories in other places, each with its own protagonist. There are even intruders from outside the world, such as me, a former reader."

Kishibe Rohan was not very satisfied with this answer.

What he hates most is this kind of chaotic, unpredictable situation, which greatly hinders his pursuit of realism.

"No wonder I sometimes feel that things happen in this world that don't feel real. Is it because the stories of those third-rate creators are also projected into this world?"

Kishibe Rohan made no attempt to hide his disdain for those stories, which was indeed in line with his own persona.

He has pointed out more than once to his own creators the storylines that they forcibly added to advance the plot.

However, this seems to be quite common.

Kasumigaoka Utaha once complained that if she were asked to write a story about Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, she would definitely write it better than Maruto.

Shinomiya Kaguya stated that Akira Akasaka is just a manga artist, and the Akira in the manga is merely a puppet who falls in love for the sake of falling in love, not the real her at all.

"That's quite normal. After all, you are the most perfect creator in the author's imagination. It's normal that he himself can't reach your level," Miyauchi Hiyage waved his hand, not commenting on the other so-called third-rate stories.

He took out the individual chapter of "Kishibe Rohan's Trip to the Louvre" and handed it to Kishibe Rohan.

"In short, you should prepare yourself first. The story of that Ms. Nanao will probably exceed your imagination, and it's not something you can solve right now."

This short film is a collaborative work with the Louvre, which is quite a prestigious collaboration.

However, the Louvre is not mentioned much in the work. Instead, the Kishibe Rohan reminiscing about the strange events that happened 10 years ago when he met the mysterious female tenant, Nanase Nanao, at his grandmother's hotel.

17-year-old Kishibe Rohan is attracted to the other person and hears the story about "the darkest painting in the world" from him. In the end, he is scolded by the other person for drawing the other person's image in his own manga, and the two part on bad terms.

Ten years later, recalling this past event, Kishibe Rohan embarked on a trip to the Louvre because of the Louvre mentioned by the other party, in order to find the truth of what happened back then.

Kishibe Rohan watched the movie much slower this time than before.

His slightly trembling hands revealed his nervousness.

Miyauchi Hiyage watched the other person until the very end, and saw Kishibe Rohan in the Louvre, in that warehouse that should have been abandoned, see the darkest painting in the world, feel the curse from the painting, and learn the reason for the painting's creation, as well as the true identity of Nanao.

Nanao was the daughter of the Kishibe family more than two hundred years ago, and she married a painter at the time.

The artist loved his wife's long black hair and had been searching for black paint that could perfectly depict it.

Finally, he found a sacred tree that had been growing for two thousand years, and found the ultimate black color in the sap that overflowed from the tree.

However, after he finished the painting, it was quickly discovered, and he was sentenced to death for damaging the sacred tree.

Ultimately, the artist's resentment seeped into that painting of extreme darkness, and an unknown creature emerged from it.

Anyone with regrets in their heart will be drawn into their memories when they see that painting, and will be directly attacked by their past regrets.

As the artist's wife, Nanao was also unable to find peace after death because of the existence of that painting. She only wanted to find someone who could end the painting and free her from suffering.

After a mysterious period of decline spanning over a century, she briefly returned to the world three years ago due to the activity of that dark painting, and met Kishibe Rohan at that time.

An encounter that wasn't exactly pleasant, and even a little awkward when the truth was revealed.

However, seeing Kishibe Rohan with tears in his eyes, Miyauchi Hiyage refrained from making a sound to disturb his emotions.

After all, the only time one's heart fluttered during their youth turned out to be with an ancestor who had been dead for hundreds of years—this is something most people wouldn't encounter.

It can only be said that Kishibe Rohan, as the perfect manga artist in Araki's mind, will most likely spend his life alone with his manga, and it will be difficult for him to find a suitable woman to marry and have children.

"So... Nanao is currently underground at the Louvre?" Kishibe Rohan turned to the last page of the manga and closed it after a long while.

"If this world were to unfold strictly according to the story, then that would be correct. But as I told you before, you are only the protagonist in your own story. This world is far more chaotic than you imagine."

"We are currently in an era of Mystery Revival, with new extraordinary beings constantly emerging all over the world. Although the curse on that painting is powerful, it should not be at the level of the Special Grade. Places like the Louvre should be guarded by Special Grade extraordinary beings. Perhaps that painting has already been discovered and destroyed by other Special Grade extraordinary beings."

Miyauchi Hiyage said this, then looked at Kishibe Rohan: "And although your ability is very powerful among ordinary people, even unbeatable, you have read your derivative short stories. You should already know that your ability is not very effective when facing those unspeakable beings."

Why is Kishibe Rohan depicted as motionless in the spin-off manga?

Is it true that Kishibe Rohan doesn't want to move?

It's because he himself doesn't dare to move.

In Rokkaku-zaka, he was almost entangled by a monster who wanted to die so he could live a happy life. In the wealthy village, he was subservient to the Mountain God. In the gym, he encountered the incarnation of Hermes and could not defeat him despite his best efforts.

Rohan Kishibe Rohan story. He can only constantly remind himself not to do anything reckless and not to cross that red line.

Faced with the warning from the mysterious Kuro before him, Kishibe Rohan had to admit the limits of his abilities.

In this story, he was brutally beaten, killed by a bomb from the boss, and after being entangled by a Stand, he could only use that alleyway with no turning back to drive away the opponent. He even almost had his power stolen while playing rock-paper-scissors.

In his own side story, he felt even more frustrated when facing those unknown beings, and even lost a whole six months of his life because of some unknown "god".

It's fair to say that even if he now knows the whole story, if he were to face these things again, he would probably only be able to follow the original narrative and wouldn't be able to think of a better solution.

Kishibe Rohan thought to himself, feeling somewhat down.

But soon, he raised his head again and looked at the mysterious person in front of him with burning eyes.

The other party is a traveler from outside the world who knows their story. The power of the Heaven's Door has no effect on them at all. In fact, when he tries to attack them, he is inexplicably punished.

Such a performance is probably no less impressive than those mysterious beings in comics.

Most importantly, Kishibe Rohan can sense the other person's attitude of pursuing fun.

The other party probably only wanted to get some fun from him by showing him the real world!

Chapter 277: Meteorite Fragments That Can Awaken a Stand

Miyauchi Hiyage quickly reached an agreement with Kishibe Rohan.

Help Kishibe Rohan fulfill Nanao's last wish, and if there's a chance, let that ancestor and Kishibe Rohan meet one last time.

Together with Kishibe Rohan, they search for the truth behind Sugimoto Reimi's death. If Kira Yoshikage or other superhumans are involved, Miyauchi Hiyage will assist them.

Kishibe Rohan, on the other hand, needs to figure out how he himself awakened the Gate of Heaven and tell Miyauchi Hiyage the reason.

Faced with this condition, Kishibe Rohan agreed almost without hesitation.

In the twenty years he Kishibe Rohan, the person he feels most sorry for is Sugimoto Reimi, while Kishibe Nanao was his greatest obsession. If he can resolve the issues between these two girls, he wouldn't care even if this You Know Who in front of him takes away his abilities.

Now that they've only found the origin of his power, Kishibe Rohan has no reason to hesitate.

To prove his sincerity, or rather, to show the other party that he was just a character in a manga, Kishibe Rohan used the power of Heaven's Door on himself, turning himself into a book.

"Because of Suzumi, I lost part of my memories back then. By the time I could remember, I had already obtained the power of the Gate of Heaven. Even if I were to recall, I wouldn't remember what happened back then."

"But my body and soul have definitely recorded what happened back then, and it is absolutely true and has not been rewritten by anyone."

Because this was his own ability, Kishibe Rohan retained a certain degree of mobility even after turning himself into a book.

However, he had never used this move before, so he was a little unaccustomed to it now.

It was only after seeing how Rohan Kishibe, in order to escape the curse of the darkest painting, used this method to make himself forget everything that Kishibe Rohan confirmed that his ability could also be used on himself.

"I've always been the one turning others into books, but I never imagined that turning myself into a book would feel like this... But it's a rare sense of reality I've experienced."

Kishibe Rohan shook his head, then took the initiative to help Miyauchi Hiyage search for his lost memories.

"The first time I remember gaining this power was here..."

He turned the pages of the book on his body, and then, with a complicated expression, turned to the memory he had previously forgotten.

That was when he was 4 years old.

Because her parents were out, she stayed overnight at her neighbor Sugimoto's house. That very night, she encountered an unknown killer who first silently murdered Sugimoto Reimi's beloved dog, Arno, and then tried to harm Sugimoto Reimi herself.

In the face of crisis, Sugimoto Reimi ultimately chose to let young Kishibe Rohan escape through the window, while she herself died at the hands of the murderer.

The manga doesn't explain what happened afterward, only mentioning that the young Kishibe Rohan, who was discovered, kept saying things like, "Rinmi-neechan made me jump out of the window, and it was Rinmi-neechan who saved me."

However, the book also mentions something that even Kishibe Rohan himself had completely forgotten.

After escaping the Sugimoto family home as a child, he was afraid of being caught by the murderer and dared not go home. He could only keep running forward. That night, he walked a long way along the road, even reaching the coast. He was so exhausted that he fell asleep on a bench on the coastal road and was not found by the police until the next day.

What's most intriguing about this part is the location where Kishibe Rohan asleep, as the book details Kishibe Rohan's experiences as a child.

Before he fell into a deep sleep, he seemed to see a high, raised rock wall.

Looking back, from the time Kishibe Rohan regained consciousness until he discovered he possessed special abilities, he did not encounter anything else.

When Miyauchi Hiyage nodded to indicate that it was enough, Kishibe Rohan withdrew his power from her. "You already know why I gained this power?"

Miyauchi Hiyage nodded slightly. "Probably, or rather, I had already guessed it before."

In the first six parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, there are actually only two ways to obtain a Stand.

One is tested through archery, the other through bloodline inheritance.

However, after the story was set in a new world, there were many more ways to obtain a Stand.

The Devil's Palm, the Saint's Remains, and the Wall Eyes that suddenly appeared in Morioh during the Great Earthquake in Part 8.

The so-called "Wall Eyes" is actually a section of earthen wall, two to three meters high and seven to eight meters wide, that inexplicably rose from the ground due to a major earthquake, stretching intermittently for more than ten kilometers.

Those with talent have the opportunity to awaken their Stand after venturing to the Wall Eyes.

Although the Wall Eyes only appeared abruptly at the beginning of Part 8 due to an earthquake, according to the Wall Eyes, they should have already existed underground in Morioh before that, and also had the ability to grant others Stands.

Otherwise, the source of the Stands of Kira Yoshikage and Josuke Kujo, who live in Morioh, would be another mess.

This can be considered a classic retcon plot by Araki— the Wall Eyes and the Devil's Palm, as key settings in the early stages, were later relegated to the sidelines of the more important Locacaca Fruit and the Saint's Remains.

As I drew further, I even forgot that the plot hole for the Wall Eyes hadn't been filled in yet.