Atom Heart Father

The voice, like that of a demon, echoed through the empty Japanese mansion.

Yoshikage Kira had just started cooking rice in the kitchen when he heard his deadbeat father's desperate warning—

Indeed, the one who appeared in another room to stop Diavolo was none other than Yoshikage Kira, Yoshikage Kira Sr.'s father who had been dead for many years.

Yoshikage Kira Sr. died of natural causes from cancer when his son was 21 years old; he was a completely dead man.

However, he doted on his son too much, and his obsession after death was too deep. In addition, due to the effect of his Stand ability, he actually continued to exist in a ghost-like form after his death.

Yoshikage Kira Sr. continued to exist in this way, providing cover and assistance for Yoshikage Kira's "special hobby" both openly and secretly.

And now.

Upon hearing his father's piercing howl, Yoshikage Kira immediately realized that something was wrong:

"Someone has come into the house?!"

Thinking of this, he didn't even care about the "girlfriend" on the dining table, and hurriedly ran towards the sound.

Meanwhile, on the other side, just as the ghostly howl began...

The instant camera's flash went off quickly, and a photograph soon emerged from the bottom of the camera.

The background of the photo is naturally this room, and Diavolo himself, as well as the arrow in the box in front of him, are all frozen in this seemingly ordinary photo.

However, what's truly chilling is...

In this photo, not far behind Diavolo, stands an old man in pajamas who would never be seen in reality.

He exists only in photographs, where everything is frozen in time, and only he can move freely—like a low-dimensional being living in a two-dimensional plane.

Diavolo took a closer look at the pale, terrifying face of the old man in his pajamas:

"Isn't this Yoshikage Kira's deceased father from that photo album?"

"Oh, so it's a ghost. It seems there's some kind of Stand ability that can enter the photo."

Ghosts do exist in the world, and Stand User can see them—this is one of the experiences Diavolo, as a veteran in the industry, has mastered.

Therefore, Yoshikage Kira Sr.'s eerie appearance in the photo not only failed to shock him, but also failed to cause him even the slightest panic.

You will die here!

"This arrow is not something you are qualified to touch!"

Yoshikage Kira Sr. is still roaring fiercely in the photo.

Diavolo, however, simply said in a disdainful tone:

"I'm not qualified to touch it? What a joke!"

"All of these arrows were dug out of Egypt by my own hands. They were born to belong to me, but are only temporarily kept in your hands."

"Now, it's time to return it to its rightful owner."

At this point, Diavolo's lips curled into a smug, defiant smile:

"Sorry, I don't have time to waste with you."

"King Crimson— "

"Eliminate time."

The King Crimson instantly appeared beside him, and Diavolo immediately activated his Time Erasure state.

Just moments ago, Yoshikage Kira Sr. was making a lot of noise in the photos, but now his expression suddenly froze.

At this moment, Diavolo gracefully bent down in his own unique timeline, like a gentleman gently picking up a handkerchief, and carefully grasped the arrow that he had not seen for many years.

With light and powerful steps, a confident and cheerful smile on his face, he walked unhurriedly toward the door.

No one can stop Diavolo like this, not even a ghost.

Thus, without Yoshikage Kira Sr.'s awareness at all...

Diavolo laughed heartily and went out the door.

He crashed headfirst into the wall.

"Wh-what?"

Diavolo retreated Time Erasure surprise, then instinctively took two steps back.

He looked at the "wall" he had just bumped into with disbelief:

There were no walls at all; the area in front was completely transparent.

However, upon closer inspection, there was indeed an invisible yet tangible "wall" at the doorway of the room.

"How so."

"It actually managed to block even me in my Time Erasure state?"

Diavolo under the effect of Time Erasure should be absolutely unharmable, which is why he dares to save an Epitaph skill and directly activate Time Erasure to escape cleanly.

But now, he can even be blocked in the midst of the Time Erasure.

"This is not a simple stand-in attack."

"This is a substantial 'terrain change' caused by the Stand's ability; it's a kind of ability that alters space!"

Diavolo vaguely understood something.

After all, the only thing that could stop him in the face of Time Erasure should be the world itself.

Therefore, that ghostly old man must have done something that caused this 'world' to change.

Diavolo was astonished by this situation, while Yoshikage Kira Sr. was even more shocked by what had just happened:

"H-How could this happen?"

"When did you get to the door? When did you grab the arrow? And when did that pink octopus head appear?!"

"Could it be that I'm too old and my brain is deteriorating, causing me to lose focus?"

"No, that's impossible! I'm clearly out of my mind!"

The King Crimson's bizarre abilities were extremely impactful, leaving Yoshikage Kira Sr., who had limited experience with Stands, speechless with shock:

Can ghosts also space out or daydream?

My body has this function?

He was speechless with shock, while Diavolo, with a serious expression, focused his attention on the transparent wall in front of him:

"There is indeed an invisible wall."

"King Crimson!"

Diavolo's mind raced, and he gave the order to attack.

The King Crimson immediately unleashed his immense and terrifying power, like Urban's cannon aimed at Constantinople, blasting it relentlessly towards the solid high wall before him.

However, faced with such a terrible blow

The transparent wall remained completely still.

It seemed that no attack could destroy it, thus separating the inside and outside of the room into two spaces.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Seeing Diavolo's ridiculous and useless performance, Yoshikage Kira Sr. couldn't help but calm down:

"Don't waste your energy!"

"That's not a 'wall' that can be destroyed at all, but a spatial fault – the 'frame' of that photograph."

"From the moment you were photographed in that picture where I exist, you, and this room, have been isolated from the outside world."

"This is another world, my world!"

"Without my permission as the owner, no one can freely enter or leave this room!"

Yoshikage Kira Sr. confidence:

"You can't escape this room."

"Just give me back the arrow, you bastard!"

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Upon hearing this, Diavolo's expression darkened.

He didn't think Yoshikage Kira Sr. was lying, and it didn't matter whether the other party said it or not, since his own series of attempts had clearly proven this rule.

"Can't we go out?"

"Then it seems we have no choice but to figure out how to deal with this damned old man first."

Diavolo's killing intent surged suddenly.

At the same time, he gripped the arrow tightly, not relaxing his grip for a moment.

At this moment, Yoshikage Kira Sr. spoke up aggressively again:

"I told you, give the arrow back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man, who only existed in the photo, began to move unhurriedly in the photo.

In reality, Diavolo had already reached the doorway of the room with his arrow.

In the photo, Diavolo's figure and the arrow's figure are both frozen in the center of the room, next to the open wooden box.

Immediately afterwards, Kira Yoshikage Kira Sr. walked closer to the photograph and gently picked up the arrow shown in the picture—

The arrow in this photo should just be an ordinary image.

However, in the photo, Yoshikage Kira Sr. walks to the table with this "arrow" and casually sticks it on the table.

Then something strange happened.

Almost at the same time, in the real world outside the photograph, Diavolo suddenly felt that the arrow he was holding tightly in his hand had become "light as a feather".

Just as Riot Games cannot stop Li Qing in his Echoes Act state, he cannot now grasp this arrow that has become "empty".

Not only could Diavolo not be caught, but neither could the King Crimson.

Unstoppable, the arrow soared into the air towards the table.

Then, just like the arrow that Yoshikage Kira Sr. had manipulated in the photograph, it landed steadily on the table.

"It was completely unstoppable."

"That means..."

Diavolo's expression grew increasingly serious.

He had extremely keen observation skills; after only one glance, he was able to roughly analyze the enemy's capabilities.

"What happens in the photo will definitely happen in the outside world."

"This is a law that cannot be stopped."

"So unless I get rid of this annoying old man hiding in the photo, I'll be so passive that I won't even have a way to hold the arrow."

Diavolo had a vague sense of the trouble the enemy was causing.

At that moment, the hurried footsteps outside the door became incredibly clear.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"My son has arrived."

Yoshikage Kira Sr. spoke with increasing confidence:

"How dare you come and provoke us, father and son!"

"Fool, you should just wait to die!"

PS: Substitute Panel

Stand name: "Atom Heart Father"

Ontology—— Yoshikage Kira Sr.

Destructive power: E

Speed: E

Range: None

Endurance: A

Motion precision: E

Growth potential: E

It can control the world within the photograph it is in, and any action it takes on the people or things in the photograph will inevitably be reflected in reality.

You can't just destroy the photos, because you'll also damage the subject.

In reality, attacks cannot be stopped even with a stand-in.

The people and objects photographed alongside this stand-in will be separated from their original world.