Unnoticed Fear

What are you most afraid of?

Some people might not be able to answer this question, such as Bucciarati.

This man, who had forged himself into steel through darkness and pain, had no idea what he was afraid of.

Even in the darkest moment of his life, when faced with a group of thugs who broke into his hospital room with knives and tried to murder his father, the then 12-year-old Bucciarati did not feel fear, but instead decisively killed back.

Just because you are not afraid subjectively does not mean that you are not afraid subconsciously.

Fear is an instinct rooted in the human brain; it can be overcome, but it cannot be eradicated.

So, the moment Willy's hand touched his body, a memory that Bucciarati had never even noticed before involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

That was not long ago, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, when I saw the Meat Chunk "The Meatball" being replayed on Moody Blues:

"There's such a huge monster in Naples?"

"It is constantly devouring everything around it, growing endlessly."

"Damn it."

"If it cannot be stopped, it will surely destroy the whole of Naples."

As the guardian of Naples, Bucciarati felt an overwhelming sense of fear as he witnessed that behemoth wreaking havoc in his beloved city.

Perhaps for just a moment, an indescribable fear arises in the heart, only to be buried there forever.

However, it is now being recalled by Bucciarati in a very unpleasant way:

"Meat, Meat Chunk?!"

A Meat Chunk the size of a room appeared out of thin air, waving its bizarre tentacles and writhing its bloated, obese body. The fleshy carpet that extended out covered half of the alley, turning the place into a living hell of flesh and blood.

Whether it was Li Qing and Giorno, who had fought this Meat Chunk before, or Bucciarati and the others, who had only witnessed its terrifying power in the replay, they all felt a chill run down their spines at this moment.

Looking at the grotesque fleshy appendages so close at hand, they instinctively took several steps back.

But the moment he took that first step, Li Qing's heart tightened:

"Damn it. I can't move around in front of this thing!"

He forced himself to stop, then stared warily at the Meat Chunk:

The Meat Chunk remained untouched.

Even though it sensed that something was moving nearby, it did not move.

"This isn't real Meat Chunk; it must be Willy's double."

"Now it seems that it is different from the real thing; it does not automatically chase the fastest target within its perception range."

"Etc."

Suddenly, Li Qing thought of something, and a chill ran down his spine:

"It won't act on its own anymore. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

He looked up at the Meat Chunk and quickly realized that its behavior was completely different from the previous mindless Meat Chunk.

Bucciarati and the others instinctively backed away, but it didn't chase after them.

It stood quietly behind Willy, deliberately deforming its massive body to create a gap, carefully preventing Willy from being touched by its bloated tumor.

It seems

It has a little bit of intelligence?

Li Qing felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but take a few steps back like the others.

Meanwhile, after a brief moment of shock, Willy finally came to his senses from this enormous change.

As Stand User, he has a natural spiritual connection with his Stand.

No matter what his Stand looks like, Willy can always sense that it is his friend, a friend who can protect him.

Haha. Hahahaha

Hahahaha!

Like a lucky person who climbed onto the roof to jump off a building after losing money in the stock market, only to suddenly hear that his old homestead was being demolished, Willy laughed in shock, hysterically, and incredulously.

"Substitute."

"See that? That's my double!"

"I've become stronger!!"

Willy threw himself headfirst into the soft body of that disgusting Meat Chunk without any disgust, his expression one of blissful ecstasy as if he were sleeping in his mother's arms.

No, not even a mother's embrace can feel this warm.

He didn't know when it started, but his mother's gaze towards him was also filled with disdain.

The only thing that could bring him warmth was this stand-in.

Now, his stand-in is no longer the useless piece of trash who was ridiculed before.

"Useless Stand, cowardly Willy. Psychopath."

"Hehe."

Amidst a twisted and perverse laugh, Willy slowly raised his head from the "embrace" of the Meat Chunk.

"Do you still remember the things you said to humiliate me before?"

He looked at Li Qing, Bucciarati, and especially Fugo, who had once sent him to the intensive care unit, with a brutal gaze:

"."

Fugo took a few steps back, his face grim.

Looking at the wall of flesh before him, which resembled a jumbled mass of corpses, his voice had lost its former strength:

"I'm sorry, actually I have a little mental problem."

"You know, when a mentally ill person hits someone, can that really be called hitting someone?"

"Hehe."

His reply was a chilling, bone-chilling laugh:

"Go to hell!"

"I will grind you, all of you, and everyone in this world who mocks, despises, and bullies me into mincemeat!"

"It's not just that."

"I will use this power to climb to the top of the world and make everyone grovel at my feet like dogs!"

"My friend."

Willy referred to his Stand as a 'friend' and spoke to it in a hopeful voice:

"Kill Fugo, Bucciarati, and all of them!"

Amidst the frantic roar, the Meat Chunk moved in response—

It moved an inch, two inches, three inches, but the speed was as slow as a tortoise crawling.

"How so?"

Willy was taken aback, while Li Qing and Giorno, who had dealt with the original Meat Chunk before, reacted instantly:

"It's a speed limit."

"This Meat Chunk should be the same as the original Meat Chunk, always maintaining a speed that is slightly faster than the target with the highest speed within the perception range."

"And since none of us are running, the Meat Chunk naturally can't move any faster."

"Always faster than the target?"

Upon hearing this explanation, Bucciarati and the others' expressions became even more serious:

Although the opponent's speed is currently restricted, in reality, with this characteristic, the speed of the Meat Chunk is limitless.

"Damn it. They can even conjure up this thing?"

Li Qing gritted his teeth, his face ashen as if he had just seen ten Diavolo.

"Last time I risked my life to finally seal it by taking advantage of the mindless nature of that Meat Chunk."

"And now this Meat Chunk not only replicates the original's abilities, but it can also be manipulated and possesses a certain degree of intelligence."

Damn it!

"How are we supposed to fight this?!"

His head ached so badly that he instinctively reached for his hair, only to scratch his scalp instead.

"Once Willy understands the properties of the Meat Chunk —and you know, it's not difficult at all."

"He can increase the speed of the Meat Chunk by simply moving it slightly."

"If we stand still, the only outcome will be death."

The situation is extremely serious.

Before that slowly pressing Meat Mountain, the air almost solidified into a physical form.

Everyone wanted to escape, but no one dared to make any unnecessary movements.

"Oh"

Willy was taken aback at first, then burst into wild laughter:

"I understand now!"

"Has it already been discovered?"

Li Qing felt an even bigger headache.

Then, Willy roared with shining eyes:

"Boss Bucciarati"

"You, and your companions, are all afraid of me, too afraid to move, right?"

"Hahaha. Just as I expected."

He clenched his Riot Games tightly, his facial muscles contorted with extreme agitation.

"I am now invincible!"

"Hmm"

For some reason, Li Qing's mood suddenly calmed down:

I retract my previous statement.

"I don't know why, but I feel like we can win this game."

PS: Substitute Panel

Stand name: "The Bad Reputation BIG (Fake)"

The original body— Willy Coward

Destructive power: A

Speed: ∞

Range: A

Endurance: ∞

Motion precision: E

Growth potential: A

Abilities: Immortal, can absorb energy and grow infinitely.

It possesses a certain level of intelligence, but due to the limited ability to manipulate its own body, it can only accept extremely simple commands.

It can sense all moving objects within range, but will prioritize executing Willy's commands and will not blindly chase the fastest target.

Once the user experiences fear, the Stand will teleport to their vicinity to provide protection.