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Courage is knowing fear and taking it as your own.

The hymn to humanity is the hymn to courage; the greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage.

On the ground are statues of JOJO and Zeppeli, next to two Dark Knights, and further ahead are pillars made up of countless stones, with a life-size statue of DIO at the top of the pillars.

Then there's the stone chamber where Zeppeli died.

Death Chain Arena

Inside are statues of Takasu and the suspended JoJo, alongside Spitwagen and children, and Zeppeli striding forward with a resolute expression.

On the wall to the side were inscribed the following: "This chamber, permeated with the stench of corpses since ancient times, will, when the child opens the door, liberate the chained lion cub and allow it to face the future. You will then burn your wounded body, thus facing a cruel death."

Such wording.

Chapter 160 Officially Begins

"Wow, wow—that's amazing! This..."

Having walked halfway to the Pillar of Hell, they turned back and arrived at the very entrance where the first part of the classic JOJO series was located. The members of the JOJO group exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I didn't expect it to be so exquisite. If such a scene really existed in reality, it would probably be just like this." Mosayuki exclaimed, "Seeing this, I now desperately want to perfectly present that JOJO."

"Ah, me too! This is so cool! I don't know how to make it anymore. If I have any questions, I can just come here and all my problems will just disappear."

And on the other side-

"Hahaha..." Ryougi Shiki couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the statue in front of the building: "Is this the so-called Tequila Girl?"

At the entrance stood none other than Joseph Joestar, dressed as a woman, and two German soldiers.

Think about it.

A 1.95-meter-tall, muscular man dressed in women's clothing, winking at you—it's a truly spectacular sight.

Inside is the German army base depicted in the comics.

The people in the base, and the Santana behind the mirror, were all fully displayed!

Meanwhile...

Emiya and his group arrived at the Pillar of Hell.

"How do we get there?" Kiritsugu Emiya asked the group, especially Illya.

Since it's about having fun, we should definitely listen to their opinions.

"A boat! A boat! Ilya wants to go on a boat!"

"Yes, yes, then let's take a boat."

"Um... Grandma and I will just walk across the bridge," Emiya Mumei said, raising his hand. "Grandma is getting old after all..."

“Alright.” Kiritsugu Emiya thought for a moment and nodded, especially since she didn’t know Ripple yet.

"Thank you, Masao." Grandma Senko said with a smile, still calling Emiya Mumei by his old name. "Grandma can manage on her own."

"No, I'd rather stay with you."

Emiya Kiritsugu and the others smiled and sat down in a small wooden boat, similar to the one used by Joseph and the others to reach the island ahead. Led by the shipwright, they rowed over.

Upon arrival, the staff told the group, "Those who want to challenge the Hell Pillar Climbing Challenge can go this way, while those who want to sightsee can go the other way."

“Um, I want to try the Hell Pillar challenge... before anyone else comes,” Emiya Mumei said.

"Ilya wants to try too!"

“No, forget about Illya.” Kiritsugu Emiya shook his head: “Think about it, Illya, it’s all oil and stuff inside, imagine how it would feel to have oil splashed all over you.”

"Sigh...that's true..."

"Um, wait a minute." A staff member came over and said, "If you want to go to the Hell Pillar room, you need to go through an inspection. You can't have any metal or fire-starting devices on you."

“I see.” Irisviel nodded. “It’s so good that we can come at this time, so we don’t have to wait in line.”

“Madam and Miss, this way,” the female staff member said, looking at Irisviel with envy.

Yes~~

“Then, let’s go and hold on here,” Kiritsugu Emiya said with a smile.

He wasn't worried about anything happening to Irisviel; firstly, she could do magic, and secondly, she could use Ripple... while the staff were just ordinary people.

Putting aside the possibility of something going wrong, even if there really is danger...

Who knows whose danger it is?

The inspection can actually be a good opportunity to change clothes.

At least Emiya Mumei changed his clothes, then looked around and took a deep breath: "Is this... the real Hell Pillar Ascending...?"

thump--

Then he jumped down.

"So deep..." Emiya Mumei moved his body. He hadn't been injured after jumping down, but the oil was already up to his shoulders!

"Thank goodness you didn't go down, Illya." Looking down at Emiya Mumei from the observation deck above, Irisviel said with a smile, "Illya is too short. If you jumped down like that, the oil would have covered your head."

"Hmm...Ilya will grow taller!"

On the other side, Kiritsugu Emiya also walked in and said to Wuming Emiya, "Alright, I've finished using the hint magic... You can try it out as much as you like."

"Hmm." Emiya Mumei took a deep breath, then jumped up: "Gather the ripples at your fingertips—"

Sizzle sizzle sizzle —

"Haha, Wuming, you idiot, Wuming, you big idiot!" Ilya laughed as she watched Emiya Wuming slide down. "If it were Ilya, she would have climbed back up in no time!"

Emiya Mumei sighed, saying nothing. Indeed... it was a bit difficult...

After a while.

Kurokawa and Ryougi Shiki also came over.

"So this is that Hell Pillar thing... really..."

"What? Want to give it a try?"

“No, thank you.” Ryougi Shiki shook her head. “It will get my clothes dirty.”

On the other side, Kiritsugu Emiya smiled, watching the situation outside. He noticed that the JUMC editor had somehow mingled with the JOJO group and said to the others who had come with him, "Wuming, they've arrived."

"Yes, I know—" Before he could finish speaking, Emiya Mumei slid down due to his disordered breathing.

"I understand..." After a moment of silence, Emiya Wuming sighed. He had only managed to climb two meters in total...

He felt that if he had enough time, he should be able to climb five or six meters. This thing... gets more and more difficult as you go up.

"Wow...so strong!"

At this moment, the JOJO group, who had just finished their inspection, exclaimed in amazement, "We never expected to see such a sight in real life."

"By the way, who's going downstairs?"

"Over there, Anno and the others have already gone."

"real or fake?"

Sure enough, they saw another entrance that was much lower, where Hideaki Anno, Mahiro Maeda, Katsuya Kondo, Masayuki, and a group of others... especially all the key animators were there, and then one by one—they jumped down!

"Oh, really?"

"This really is oil."

Snapped--

Mosayuki jumped up with all her might, spread her arms, and then slid down the pillar.

"No, no. It's too slippery, I can't get a grip at all."

Emiya Mumei, who was standing to the side, sighed: "Well, I'm going up."

As he spoke, he walked to a small elevator on the side.

They reached another exit, which had two branches: one led to the platform where Kiritsugu Emiya, Kazuya Kurokawa, and the others were, and the other led to the bathhouse.

"Hey—Kiritsugu, I'm going to take a shower first!"

"I understand, go ahead."

And then... the day just slowly passed by.

Afterwards, the group visited various locations from the third installment, as well as the wax museum and... the stage where the voice actor selection ceremony will be held tomorrow.

Chapter 161 Takehito Koyasu's Goal

After finishing their trip, Kurokawa and Misaki sent Ryougi Shiki home and immediately went to the Emiya residence.

"Did you get it?"

"Yes, it's finished." Kiritsugu Emiya nodded, took out four boxes, and said, "This is the [Mystic Eye Killer]."

Kurokawa and Miya took it, which meant that going to the "Demon Eye Collection Train" would be much safer.

There were four boxes. When you opened them, two of them contained a pair of glasses, and the other two contained a lighter and a pendant.

"Have you tried it? How was the result?" Kurokawa Kazuya asked the question that concerned him most.

“Of course… after all, the price is what it is.” Kiritsugu Emiya said with some emotion, “This is definitely the highest-level Mystic Eye Killer that can be obtained with money. It can completely nullify Mystic Eyes of Nobelcolor and below. It can even block some [Gold] level Mystic Eyes. The two [Mystic Eye Killers] target different aspects, and when combined, they can block most [Gold] level Mystic Eyes.”

"Hmm... but can't we withstand 'gem' level attacks?"

“That’s right… at most it can weaken the effect a little, after all, that’s a ‘Gem’ level Mystic Eye, which is quite rare in the entire world of magic.”

Kurokawa Kazuya picked it up and looked at it, but didn't feel anything special.

However, these four items alone cost him 690 million US dollars.

It fetched a price much higher than that of a gem-grade Magic Eye.