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His ripples aren't as numerous as those of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which has already reached its limit.

Unless... that guy named Zeppeli had other preparations, but that's impossible...

After all, the person who seemed to be his master was already dead.

"call----"

After placing JoJo next to his master, Topechi, Zeppeli used the Ripple Breathing technique to charge towards Kurokawa Kazuya—

"Take this, Jerry! Ripple Vortex Dash!"

Sizzle—

The next moment, the leg he was using to attack Kurokawa and Miya was already frozen solid—

"Hmm..." Kurokawa and Miya were silent for a mere fraction of a second, unnoticed by anyone, before he tossed Zeppeli aside—

Being a boss... is really tough. I originally wanted to do it a second or third time...

Now it seems like forget it, this is the last time, unless... I don't come into contact with that kind of person again...

To be honest, even in his dream, even though Zeppeli was completely unaware of the man who had led him down the path of Ripple and helped him so much, he still didn't really want to take action against him.

He had already thought about it before, and just now he took a fraction of a second to confirm that he wouldn't go back on his word.

Then he threw Zeppeli aside—

"Huh? What's this—?"

Kurokawa Kazuya suddenly looked at JOJO standing to the side... JOJO, who had been frozen, had completely thawed! Not only that, but his ripples were more than twice as strong as before!

"I see... that old guy is only dying now? He really has a tenacious will to live." Kurokawa Kazuya said, looking at Tobichi who had finally fallen.

During his battle with Zeppeli, this old man, who should have been dead, inexplicably came back to life and gave all his life force to Jojo, helping him break free from the ice, heal his injuries, and—greatly increase his strength!

“D...DIO..."

"Professor Zeppelin—"

Zeppeli gritted his teeth, looking at his completely immobile legs... "From the moment we started until now... only DIO managed to inflict even the slightest damage on Kurokawa and Miya. But this is also an opportunity—"

Although it seems that the time for his supposed death as prophesied hasn't arrived yet... but—this is no longer the time to dwell on so many things—he believes that DIO has the potential to achieve victory!

"DIO—give me your hand!"

"Huh? What?" DIO felt a surge of secret joy as he watched JOJO seem to understand something, but he pretended to know nothing and said.

"Alright, extend your hand!" Zeppelin half-forcefully pulled DIO's hand over.

Even as JoJo was about to stop him, Kurokawa Kazuya still kept his gaze on that side—on Zeppeli's side.

That was... how Zeppeli was supposed to die.

In the original story, he and JoJo arrived at the secret room where he had predicted they would die.

[A sealed chamber permeated with the stench of corpses since ancient times. When the child opens the door, to liberate the chained lion cub and allow it to face the future, you will self-immolate your wounded body, thus influencing a cruel death.]

And yet! Even after recalling everything, Zeppeli still rushed forward despite the fact that everything before him had fulfilled the prophecy of "a secret chamber permeated with the stench of corpses since ancient times, where a child opened the door to liberate a lion cub bound by chains!" In the end, with his body severed at the waist, he burned everything he had, giving all his life energy to JOJO so that he could face the future.

No wonder he's the man who shouted "Hymn to Humanity"!

But now—this hymn to humanity must entrust its golden spirit to the dark will! To DIO!

"I dedicate my ultimate technique to you! DIO, you must inherit my will."

"Well--"

"Ultimate Profound Immortal Vein Rapid Flow"

In that instant, DIO felt a surge of life energy flowing into his body!

Even the clothes were torn!

"Aaaaaahh ...

"Damn it... one by one—"

All of this stirred a surge of impulse within him, even in this "born villain."

But it only lasted a moment—he quickly suppressed it. His ambition hadn't disappeared, but—that didn't diminish one thing: his respect for Zeppeli.

"Tsk...it's too ugly." Kurokawa Kazuya clicked his tongue slightly.

As expected, when facing someone you respect, you shouldn't play the villain. This time... am I here to be tortured?

Inner masochism...

Ugh, I've had enough!

"Oh oh oh—take this, Jerry! Yamabuki Ripple Dash!"

"I already said it! Muda muda muda—"

"And what about adding mine?" DIO said, tearing off a lock of his hair: "Wave-shaped steel needles—"

brush brush --

The hair, with its numerous ripples, shot towards him like steel needles.

JOJO, on the other hand, concentrated all his power into his fist and swung it at Kurokawa Kazuya—

"Tsk—"

Seeing the situation before him, Kurokawa Kazuya first covered his hands with ice, then held one hand in front of him and grabbed at JOJO's arm that was swinging out with the other!

clack clack-

In an instant, the ice spread up JOJO's arm!

Meanwhile, Kurokawa Kazuya's outstretched left hand was pierced by DIO's hair, leaving small holes that burned with Ripple energy—

"It's not over yet—"

JOJO had no intention of retracting his arm; instead, he swung his other hand, also covered in ripples, towards Kurokawa Kazuya—

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. But—even if I don't have hands, I still have feet!"

With that, Kurokawa Kazuya kicked Jojo away.

"JOJO—!" DIO shouted. In this situation... he wasn't confident he could win if he was the only one left! In this situation... run. Running was even better. After all, he was only one person; how far could he possibly chase him? The world was so big; he could easily escape!

"DIO—" Jojo, who had been caught by DIO, grabbed DIO's arm and said, "I'm sorry... I failed too... I can only ask you for help now, DIO."

"What...what are you saying?"

"Please, apologize to my father—" JOJO said with a smile, "Take this, DIO! This is my last Ripple!"

Buzz————

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Test of the World

"Cough cough————"

In an instant, DIO received a large number of ripples once again.

but--

He did feel his ripples growing stronger at first, but... before long, he felt he had reached his limit!

When Jojo collapsed with his head full of white hair, DIO felt as if a large amount of Ripple was about to explode inside his body!

"Damn it—this...this is what—Jerry! Behold my Yamabuki Ripple Dash!"

In an instant—

DIO found a solution: before he exploded, he released all the massive ripples within his body.

"I see, so there is an upper limit..." Kurokawa Kazuya nodded, looking at DIO's expression and gaining a better understanding of the Ripple system.

It's not that it can be transmitted indefinitely, but rather that each person has an upper limit to the life energy they can withstand.

Otherwise...

If hundreds or thousands of people learn Ripple together and then pass it on to one person, wouldn't that person become incredibly powerful? But it seems that's not the case now... DIO's Ripple has already reached its limit.

Originally—

In the real world...

If Kurokawa Kazuya were to face a DIO like that, he would definitely turn and run away.

His vaporization freezing method probably can't freeze the current DIO.

But this is a dream now—

The world of dreams!

So it doesn't matter... What I need isn't fear or anything. I've died countless times in my dreams anyway, I'm used to it. What I need to do now is test the limits of my abilities—

and so!

Kurokawa Kazuya went to greet them—

Faced with the current threat from DIO, he also pushed himself beyond his limits—

The gaping hole was startlingly large.

The fluid in the eyes was compressed and ejected.

At the same time, ice covered both hands—

Vaporization freezing method!

*Pfft*

The liquid shot from his eyes pierced through DIO's chest, but at the same time, DIO's fist, covered in explosive ripples, collided with Kurokawa Kazuya's fist, which was covered in ice!

boom----

"Aaaaaahh ...

"Oh oh oh oh————!"

"This...this is—?" Kurokawa Kazuya stared in astonishment at everything before him—the ice on his arm was melting little by little—and ripples were shooting towards him along his arm!