I'm just an ordinary person passing by.

"Time begins to flow..."

In the instant time reversed, countless attacks rained down on the Stand. The words he hadn't finished speaking were forced to be swallowed, and then he was sent flying backward.

As the Stand was blasted away by Star Platinum, a sound, like the sound of someone falling, came from not far behind Yukino Yukinoshita.

Immediately afterwards, a howl rang out.

Yukino watched as the flying Stand disappeared before turning to look in the direction from which the commotion had come.

All damage suffered by a Stand will be returned to the Stand user. However, if the Stand user suffers too much damage and their will is unable to maintain the Stand, the Stand will also disappear.

Clearly, Star Platinum's attack forced even the Stand user hiding behind her to deactivate their Stand.

She followed the sound to a corner of the warehouse, where a man in green clothes with pale hair was groaning in pain.

White hair... doesn't look Japanese, is he from abroad...? No, how could a Stand user appear in this world? Is he a character from a manga?

"Oh, hello, my name is Yukinoshita Haruno, what's your name?"

Yukino turned on her phone's flashlight, illuminating the man... illuminating Angelo's appearance, revealing a formulaic smile.

Her voice was devoid of any hostility, as if they were two people meeting for the first time; though unfamiliar, there was no awkwardness.

Unfortunately, Angelo was only focused on making sounds of pain and ignored her cries, as if Platinum Star had gone a bit too far.

"Hmm... Did I use too much power? I'll have to be more careful next time."

As the strongest Stand in the first six parts, Star Platinum's attack power can be said to be unmatched by any other Stand.

The other people's Stand power is A because that's all they have. Star Platinum's power is A because her attribute panel only has A as the highest. Just like Killer Queen, she has a third bomb, but her growth potential is still A. It's endless.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita did not notice the fleeting madness and anger in Angelo's eyes as he howled in pain.

You monster! Since you refuse to cooperate, I'll kill you!!

"Aqua Necklace!"

The Stand that should have disappeared reappeared before Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes, but this time, the Stand appeared on her body!

"Hahahaha, my Silver Water Chain can merge with water. Wherever there is water, my Stand can go. You just came out of that puddle, didn't you? The soles of your shoes got wet, providing my Silver Water Chain with an attacking position. Die, you filthy woman! This battle is my victory!"

"Oh no, Star Platinum, stop... Oh no, it's too late!!!"

"Zawarudo, Tochiyotomalei!"

Before Yukinoshita could stop time, a voice suddenly came, and then the world turned gray again, and the silver water chain that was about to touch Yukinoshita's throat stopped in mid-air.

The sudden pause brought everything to a close. Yukinoshita blinked, a wave of fear washing over her.

Thank goodness... thank goodness... if time had stopped any later, it wouldn't have been Angelo lying here, but her and Angelo.

However, stopping time... besides Star Platinum, the only other being capable of stopping time is...

"DIO!?"

Realizing this, Yukino Yukinoshita immediately turned around, and then she saw [DIO], whom she had seen just last night, slowly walking out of the darkness.

However, unlike the fierce expression on his face in the manga and anime, the face of [DIO] here is softer, and he doesn't give the impression of being a bad guy at first glance.

"Mr. Dior, how could you...?"

Perhaps due to preconceived notions, when Yukino Yukinoshita heard DIO's righteous words yesterday, she wasn't afraid of the suddenly appearing DIO, but rather surprised that he was there.

"I had a feeling that there were Stand users here, so I rushed over, only to find you fighting."

【DIO】smiled gently and exclaimed, "To be able to push the enemy to this extent in your first Stand battle, you truly deserve to be called the Stand user of Star Platinum. What a brave girl..."

Chapter Nineteen: Ah, I only did it for fun.

【DIO】's sudden appearance and actions surprised Yukino Yukinoshita, but she was indeed pleased to hear the praise.

After all, who doesn't like being praised?

Moreover, he is hailed as the savior of villains, a Stand user who can fight that invincible man to a standstill.

However, Yukinoshita was clever enough to dodge the attack range of the Silver Water Chain first, and then let Star Platinum make its move again.

This time, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't hold back anymore. If her opponent was able to counterattack even with that kind of force, it was clear that she wouldn't be done until she knocked him out.

So, Star Platinum swung his fist hard at Angelo, with a force that wouldn't kill.

A hint of admiration flashed in Bai Mu's eyes as he watched all this.

As expected of Yukinoshita Haruno.

An ordinary person would probably be thankful they weren't dead by now, but she remained calm and composed, and continued her attack the moment time stopped.

After roughly estimating that Angelo was on his last breath, Yukinoshita Haruno stopped attacking, and the white curtain also lifted the time stop at this moment.

As time continued to flow, the Silver Chains' attack missed, and Platinum Star's fist slammed into Angelo.

Angelo screamed and then fainted.

The silver water chain has also been confirmed to be lifted.

"Thank you so much this time, Mr. DIO."

With the crisis averted, Yukinoshita Haruno approached Shiromura and thanked him with a smile as if nothing had happened.

"If Mr. DIO hadn't appeared in time, I'm afraid I would have died here."

“Even without me, you wouldn’t have been killed so easily.”

White Curtain smiled, using DIO's body to play the role of a proper gentleman.

If Da Qiao saw this, she'd probably laugh herself awake in her sleep.

His simple words carried confidence, as if he believed even more than Yukino herself that she wouldn't be killed.

Given Yukino's personality, seeing Shiro's confident expression, she might have retorted by asking why he believed in her more than she believed in herself. However, considering that this was her first meeting with Shiro, and that he was her savior, she decided it was best not to show such a bad habit.

So he held back his words and changed them to...

"Mr. DIO is really confident in me..."

She smiled and then changed the subject.

"By the way, Mr. DIO, do you know him?"

Him? Of course I know him. Angelo, the first Stand user defeated by Josuke. Because he provoked Josuke, he was eventually embedded in a stone by Josuke, becoming a beautiful sight in the town.

However, he couldn't say he knew him at this point, since someone who didn't even make it to the fourth movie couldn't possibly know Angelo.

He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Hmm... this is getting a bit bad.

Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't know Angelo's identity, and neither does the persona of [DIO] played by Shiro. So what should they do next?

After thinking for a moment, Yukino took out her phone and sent a message to her subordinates, asking them to find all the Stand users who had appeared, compile a list, and then send it to her.

After sending the message, Yukino Yukinoshita smiled and said, "Mr. DIO, let's wait here for a while. I've already sent someone to collect the list of Stand users, and we should have the results soon."

"Collecting a list of Stand users?"

The white screen, with its explosive acting, revealed a puzzled expression, which conveniently reminded Yukino Yukinoshita that DIO was not a modern person.

Although DIO is a centenarian, he was born in 1868, an era before automobiles existed. He woke up a hundred years later, but that was before the year 2000, an era before smartphones were even invented.

DIO had at most seen cars and electric lights, and had no connection with many modern things.

Therefore, Yukino explained the existence of the phone and also told DIO the current year.

"...Two thousand years? I see. I never expected to come to such a world."

Bai Mu nodded as if he had just realized something, and said, "I have witnessed the development of the world from 1868 to 1988, but I never expected that it would develop so rapidly in the next fifty years."

"I'm not sure how to answer that question either... well, maybe it's because of the widespread use of computers."

Yukino Yukinoshita smiled with narrowed eyes, but after hearing what Shiromu said, she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"By the way, Mr. DIO, could you tell me your story? You're quite different from the DIO I know, and... why did you suddenly appear in this world, Mr. DIO?"

Yukino Yukinoshita had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but she had forgotten about it because of what had happened before. Now that she remembered it again, she naturally had to ask.

The story of DIO, and why DIO is here.

The first question stemmed from her personal curiosity. According to Araki's character design, DIO is a purely evil person with a completely black heart. Initially, he only wanted to seize the Joestar family's property, but later he wanted to become the emperor of the world.

Because he was born in a slum, his childhood was extremely miserable. His father was an alcoholic and neglected family affairs, and although his mother struggled to support the family, she died from overwork.

In this environment, DIO initially thought that people like his father were powerful and strong, while his mother's overly saintly personality was weak. However, later, DIO suddenly realized that his father was a scoundrel and began to shed tears for his mother who had worked herself to death.

Even so, DIO still understood a principle: in this world, one can only survive by any means necessary. So he began to become a villain, and then gradually became the savior of villains.

So, if the [DIO] in front of us is the same as the DIO in the manga, then why didn't he become the DIO in the manga, but instead, like Jonathan Joestar, appeared to be extremely gentlemanly?

Yukinoshita was very curious about the story of the person in front of her, [DIO].

When asked this question, Bai Mu blinked.

Ah... I just thought it would be fun, so I used DIO's body to do what Jonathan Joestar did. Now that you're asking me why, I can't answer you.

Moreover, I am still in a vampire's body!

After thinking for a long time, Bai Mu finally began to slowly tell his 'story'...

Chapter 20 Mr. DIO, you're so gentle.

"My mother... is a woman to whom I cannot find any other word besides gentleness."

"She believed in God and that people could reach heaven as long as they did good deeds, so she always persisted on her path."

"From the time I can remember until she died, I never saw her complain once, nor did I ever see her blame anyone. She just did her thing with a smile, working hard to earn money to support the family and protect them from the wind and rain. She was like an angel, protecting my childhood."

“When I was little, I thought her behavior was cowardly and useless. I thought true strength should be like my scumbag father.”

"Drinking, fighting, as if they're not afraid of anyone."

"But as I grew up, I began to understand that true strength is not about taking pleasure in bullying others like he did. True strength is about protecting the people and things you cherish."

"It's just that I realized it a little too late. By the time I realized it, she was already exhausted, too exhausted to open her eyes anymore."

"I cried for the first time in front of her body... I was saddened by the loss of such a good mother, and saddened by the fact that I hadn't had a chance to do anything for her."