All Roads Lead to Rome

"The number you dialed is busy. Please leave a message after the prompt sound."

When Li Qing tried to make a call, all she heard was a busy signal.

Diavolo, however, received a call from that man:

"Polnareff, it's been a long time since we last talked."

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Diavolo fell silent for a moment, his feelings were very complicated.

Faced with this unexpected change in circumstances, he, who was always meticulous in his work, seemed somewhat bewildered.

"Polnareff?"

The man on the other end of the phone raised his voice slightly, as if he had vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Diavolo immediately realized what was happening.

He quickly opened the voice-changing software on his computer, then adjusted his emotions and got into character, finally speaking into the phone in an extremely enthusiastic tone:

"Yo!"

"Jotaro, it's been a long time."

Diavolo clearly put a lot of effort into creating the character of Polnareff, who remained undiscovered by his best friend even after so many years of "death."

Through his investigation, he learned about Polnareff's past experiences and interpersonal relationships, and even learned to imitate his personality and tone of voice.

At this moment, in order not to detect anything amiss, he even genuinely chatted with Jotaro on the other end of the phone, acting like an old friend:

"I heard before that you went to pursue a PhD in oceanography."

"What's up? Is there something you need from me now?"

Diavolo's acting skills are indeed very good.

As expected, Jotaro Kujo still didn't notice this time:

"There is indeed something going on."

"Polnareff, you've been in charge of things in Europe."

"I remember you investigated the Passion Organization in Italy a few years ago. It was supposedly connected to 'Arrow,' right?"

"Oh, yes."

Diavolo continued, repeating the lies he had told before:

"I was investigating before."

"But as you know, I later discovered that this Passion Organization was just an ordinary mafia, and I never paid attention to it again."

"No, it seems you've misjudged me."

"The boss of the Passion Organization is called Diavolo, and he doesn't seem to be an ordinary mafia member."

Jotaro calmly uttered the name, which startled Diavolo.

"Di... Diavolo?"

Diavolo held his breath nervously:

"Where did you hear this name? I've never heard of it before."

"Oh, is that so?"

Jotaro briefly recounted how the name reached his ears:

The biological attack that occurred in Naples yesterday has drawn serious attention from the U. S. Navy.

A bald, secret whistleblower points out that the mastermind behind this incident is Diavolo, the boss of the Passion Organization.

However, in order not to expose the fact that they were taking the opportunity to frame XX country, the US Navy secretly outsourced the investigation to the CIA. The CIA, on the advice of Lieutenant General Colt, outsourced it to the SPW Foundation. The SPW Foundation, under the arrangement of Joseph, then outsourced the work to Joseph Jotaro Kujo.

"Shit!"

Diavolo couldn't help but curse in his mind when he heard the name "bald whistleblower".

"Hahaha"

He hurriedly composed himself and said insincerely:

"Then just leave it to me!"

"Jotaro, you must be very busy with your investigation in Japan, so why don't you leave it to me?"

Diavolo was trying to trick the other party into subcontracting the work to him again.

But Jotaro continued speaking to himself:

"Indeed, on the other hand, my investigation here has just reached a critical juncture."

"Recently, I just dealt with a Stand User named Angelo in a small town called Morioh in S City."

"Before he died... uh..."

Jotaro's tone suddenly became somewhat strange:

No, he's not dead yet.

"In short, I obtained an important piece of information from Angelo:"

"His Stand was activated by a mysterious person using an 'arrow,' and that mysterious person even mentioned the name 'Dio' in front of him—and this mysterious person is currently in Morioh."

"Speaking of which, I even felt it yesterday."

"That's perfect!"

Diavolo had no interest in listening to the legendary stories happening on the other side of the world.

All he wanted now was to get rid of Jotaro as soon as possible and make him stay quietly in that remote town called Morioh, so he wouldn't come looking for trouble.

Oh, and we also need to figure out a way to prevent Li Qing from contacting Jotaro.

Diavolo was in a real bind.

He's like someone sitting in a leaky, dilapidated boat, only able to try and plug the hole in front of him:

"Jotaro, the 'arrow' that appeared in Morioh is equally important."

"Italy the investigation in Italy to me. You can stay there—don't worry, I will definitely find Diavolo."

"This."

The voice on the other end of the phone paused slightly, as if it was thinking about something and about to say it.

And just then...

Diavolo, however, heard Jotaro's voice coming from the other end of the phone:

"Sir, the plane is about to take off."

"Please turn off your phone as soon as possible."

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"Jotaro, are you already on the plane?"

"That's right."

Where to?

"Rome."

After agreeing to meet "Polnareff" again in Rome, Jotaro Kujo quickly hung up the phone and turned off his cell phone.

Diavolo fell into a long silence.

"We're doomed."

He saw absolutely no hope.

Jotaro not only came with Italy, but he also arrived earlier than Jotaro had expected.

This guy has already boarded the plane.

He should arrive at Rome's Kino International Airport tonight.

When the time comes, as soon as his phone is turned on, Li Qing and Polnareff will be able to contact this invincible man.

These powerful and terrifying enemies will gather in the ancient city of Rome, and like the barbarians who stormed Rome a thousand years ago, they will easily knock the old emperors off their thrones.

"What to do."

At that moment, Diavolo even considered running away.

He wanted to abandon everything he had built up over the years and flee with his tail between his legs when the enemy was at the gates.

"No!!"

The thought of escaping had just arisen in my mind.

Diavolo then felt that shame, that humiliation:

"I really can't do it, I can't just run away like this."

"If I were to turn and run away at the mere mention of the enemy's name, my dignity would vanish."

"I'm the 'King'!"

A surge of anger welled up within him, an anger he had never felt before.

This is the final act of a king upholding his dignity in the face of adversity:

"Yes, that's right. I still have a chance!"

"That Polnareff said that he possesses a power that can change the world."

"And that power is related to the 'arrow'!"

Diavolo couldn't help but think of the important information he had just overheard.

Since that power could give Polnareff absolute confidence to defeat himself, it should also give him the confidence to defeat Li Qing and Jotaro.

"Arrows, the key to gaining power is arrows."

"Of the arrows we know of now, the one I gave to Polpo has been destroyed, and the other one is in Morioh, on the other side of the world."

"The last arrow, and the one closest to me right now, is in Polnareff's hands—"

Diavolo quickly got up and packed his things.

He pushed the door open and looked towards the north:

"Rome!"

Pisa, the science and technology team's base.

Jotaro's phone is completely unreachable.

At first, it showed "busy," but later it was simply turned off.

"Looks like I can't get in touch with him for now. I'll leave him a message in his voicemail:"

"Tell him that his friend Italy is in trouble, and tell him to contact us as soon as he turns on his phone."

Li Qing instructed Thomas to leave a random message for Jotaro, and then simply stopped trying.

He turned to Giorno and Bucciarati and asked:

"The mysterious person never revealed his name, and the number he provided could not be reached."

"What do you think? Is he trustworthy?"

"Something's suspicious," Bucciarati said bluntly. "The sudden emergence of a 'power that can absolutely defeat Diavolo's sounds as suspicious as a drink offered by a stranger at the school gate."

"However," he changed the subject, "Even if it's suspicious, we'll still go."

"That's right."

Giorno nodded, his face showing no fear.

"If it really is a trap, then that suits our purposes perfectly."

"The biggest headache for everyone right now is that we can't find Diavolo. It would be great if he could just show up on his own."

"Ha ha."

Li Qing smiled easily.

He quickly made the same decision as his companion:

"In that case, Thomas!"

"You stay here to maintain the operation of the technology team and help us gather intelligence."

"Everyone else, let's go now—"

Li Qing turned around and met the gazes of his companions one by one with a confident and determined look:

"Let's go to Rome!"