Searching for Diavolo

Li Qing has always treated this world as a game, and while this has improved somewhat, it hasn't completely changed.

In the virtual world of games, players are always synonymous with chaos:

One day they might be righteous heroes saving the world, and the next day they might be cruel and tyrannical villains who kill and desecrate corpses.

Everything depends on my mood.

Unfortunately, this time, the death of his companion had already put Li Qing in an extremely bad mood.

So Yoshikage Kira died, and his death was gruesome.

Just like that road that was shattered into dust.

Eyewitnesses were horrified and called the police, and an ambulance quickly arrived at the scene.

The paramedics in the ambulance examined Yoshikage Kira's body up close and were so frightened that they lay down in the ambulance themselves.

Li Qing, the culprit, quietly made his exit amidst the uproar.

He had confirmed Yoshikage Kira's death repeatedly; now, there was one more crucial thing he needed to confirm:

"Giorno, did you guys survive?"

This question weighed heavily on Li Qing's mind.

He didn't call to confirm directly; he wanted to witness it firsthand.

Filled with an indescribable tension and hope, Li Qing ran as fast as he could towards the Higashikata Family.

The anger and gloom on his face gradually disappeared, leaving only an unyielding anxiety.

Finally, Li Qing returned to the Higashikata Family.

The time has long passed 9:00, the time that would reveal fate.

His greatest fear was that he would return to complete silence, and that even if he solved Bites the Dust, he would not be able to change the fate of his companions' deaths.

But soon, the door opened.

Giorno pushed open the door and stepped out, looking at the weary-looking Li Qing with a mixture of confusion and worry:

"Li Qing, where did you go this morning?"

"Giorno, thank goodness you're still here."

Li Qing gave an irrelevant answer.

He just breathed a long sigh of relief.

Seeing that familiar face, he knew that all his efforts had not been in vain.

He rescued his lost companions from hell and successfully protected the only thing he valued in this "game".

"Is everyone alright?"

"Everything is fine."

"That's good"

You look very tired?

Giorno sensed something was amiss:

Li Qing's monstrous body already possessed unimaginable energy, and the Digitization Mode further transformed him into a perpetual motion machine with limitless energy.

The two days of intense, continuous work during the startup phase did not cause Li Qing to show the slightest sign of fatigue.

But now, Giorno noticed that Li Qing's eyes were full of weariness.

That kind of exhaustion did not originate from the physical body, but from a tormented soul.

"What exactly did you go to do?"

Giorno frowned slightly, his eyes filled with worry.

"I killed Yoshikage Kira," Li Qing replied with a sense of relief.

Upon hearing this, his tightly furrowed brows deepened. "Who is Yoshikage Kira?"

Li Qing fell silent for a moment.

It seems that the strange ability's changes to the world and its alteration of people's memories are permanent.

Even though Yoshikage Kira died, Giorno and the others did not regain their memories.

They will not remember Yoshikage Kira, nor will they know the efforts Li Qing made in those endless cycles.

"Never mind, it's not important anymore."

"It's good that everyone is alright."

A reassuring smile appeared on Li Qing's face.

Anyway, Yoshikage Kira is dead, and everyone has survived the ordeal safely, so there's no need to tell those unnecessary stories.

He yawned widely, looking as tired as a teenager who had been playing online games for seven days and seven nights straight in an internet cafe.

The game finally ended in exhaustion and numbness.

The tension that had been taut in Li Qing's mind could finally be released.

For the first time ever, his body swayed so violently that he almost collapsed:

"I'm so sleepy. Let me take a nap."

April 6, 5:30 PM.

Li Qing slowly awoke from that long sleep.

When I woke up, the sun had already begun to set in the west, and the sky was getting a little dark.

He regained his senses, looked at the sky—at least it wasn't morning—and immediately felt much more relaxed.

When Giorno, Jotaro, Polnareff, and other companions learned that Li Qing had woken up, they quickly gathered around him.

But Li Qing couldn't help but ask:

What time is it now?

"Number 6, 5:30 PM."

Everyone looked at Li Qing with some concern in their eyes:

What exactly happened this morning?

"You were so tired when you got back that you slept all day."

"It's alright, don't worry."

"I've already solved all the problems."

Li Qing let out a long sigh of relief, his calm expression reassuring everyone.

However, Josuke Higashikata but ask:

"Is it related to that Diavolo?"

"We haven't found any clues about this guy for two days. We don't know where he's hiding now."

Josuke's tone was tinged with anxiety.

Because memories of Yoshikage Kira have been altered, everyone's memories of the past two days are roughly as follows:

Josuke No. 4 unexpectedly encounters Diavolo on the street and a conflict ensues.

Li Qing and his group, number 5, arrived Italy reinforcements from Italy and easily defeated the Nijimura brothers.

But until the 6th, and up to now, they have found absolutely no trace of Diavolo.

Finding Diavolo seems a long way off, but this lurking killer has already had a devastating impact on Josuke Higashikata's life.

He now dares not let his mother go out alone, for fear that Diavolo might kidnap her if he is not careful.

He would not be able to put off his worries until Diavolo was eliminated.

Therefore, Josuke Higashikata was very concerned about capturing Diavolo.

"What happened this morning has nothing to do with Diavolo."

"It's a long story, but I can't find that guy right now."

Li Qing replied somewhat helplessly.

This matter is actually somewhat related to Diavolo, since Yoshikage Kira is Diavolo's accomplice.

He has absolutely no idea where Diavolo went after Yoshikage Kira activated his ability yesterday, or even whether he is alive or dead.

Everything was back to square one; Li Qing had no clues to find Diavolo.

"It seems we won't be able to find him for the time being."

The usually taciturn Jotaro suddenly spoke.

He pointed out another way for everyone who was stuck in the predicament:

"Then we'll have to stay here cautiously for now."

"Once the old man arrives in Morioh, I'll have him help with the 'reading and writing'."

"Old man?" Li Qing didn't quite understand.

Josuke Higashikata's expression became somewhat subtle.

Polnareff, however, looked nostalgic, and then said with great emotion:

"Is Mr. Joseph coming in person?"

"That's right, my grandfather is coming to Morioh."

"He actually set off by ship from the United States a long time ago to come and see this."

Jotaro glanced at Josuke Higashikata without revealing his expression before continuing with the main topic:

"The old man's cruise ship will arrive at Morioh Port in three days."

"Once he arrives, we can have him try to use 'The Hermit Purple' to find Diavolo."

"Can't we start reading and writing now?"

Polnareff was well aware of Jotaro's grandfather's Stand ability; it was an incredibly powerful intelligence-generating Stand that could read and write down a target's photo from halfway around the world.

"No. The old man is really old now."

Jotaro let out a rare, soft sigh:

"He's already 79, and he's still being lazy and not practicing his Ripple technique."

"He now needs a cane to walk, and he can't read or write if he's too far away."

"In fact, I don't even know if he can still use the Stand while he's conscious."

That sounds incredibly unreliable.

This was Li Qing's first reaction upon hearing it.

Moreover, the other party had traveled slowly from the United States by ship in advance, so they would have to wait at least three more days to meet Mr. Joseph.

Why doesn't this old man just take a plane? It's obviously faster and safer to fly.

Li Qing mentally criticized this somewhat unreliable plan.

At the same time, he was also trying hard to figure out how to find Diavolo's whereabouts:

"Is there any other way to find Diavolo as soon as possible?"

"Are we really going to wait here for three days for a 79-year-old man to come and help us?"

He felt a vague unease.

Because the power that Yoshikage Kira had previously displayed was extraordinary.

Although he hadn't noticed the arrow hidden in Yoshikage Kira's pocket, he could sense it:

That power didn't seem to be Yoshikage Kira's original power, but rather a power that suddenly awakened in a desperate situation through some means.

Diavolo's whereabouts and fate are currently unknown.

Li Qing was worried that if time dragged on, this guy might suddenly make a spectacular comeback like Yoshikage Kira.

"We were able to find him last time entirely thanks to Yoshikage Kira."

"Because Diavolo was completely unaware of Gold Experience's abilities and was completely unprepared."

"That's why Giorno was able to use the hair that Yoshikage Kira dropped to keep tracking him down."

"And now that Yoshikage Kira is gone, Diavolo hasn't left any clues to follow, etc."

Li Qing suddenly realized something:

Diavolo did not leave no trace.

Since he didn't know Giorno's Gold Experience ability, he couldn't think of erasing that trace.

"Blood! There's still blood on the road in front of the tram station, left by Diavolo when he was seriously injured yesterday!"

"Only the memory has changed; the past has not been truly altered, and the bloodstains still remain in the same place."

"As long as these bloodstains are present, Giorno can use Gold Experience to directly locate Diavolo's true form."

Li Qing's eyes lit up, and he suddenly stood up from the bedside:

"We don't need to wait for Mr. Joseph anymore."

"Today is Diavolo's death day!"