Fighting you is like being in jail.

"Don't let him get away!"

In an instant, everyone looked behind the rock, where Diablo was sprawled on the ground in a stylish pose, and even in his disheveled state, he didn't lose any of his fashionable flair.

A strikingly stylish man suddenly appeared crawling among the rocks; it would be strange not to notice him, especially since he was dressed in pink—it was almost too eye-catching…

Kaname Madoka pouted speechlessly, unsure of what to say. She felt despair that no one around her had noticed such an obvious situation.

Diablo, who was hiding behind the rock, was startled, and his attempt to escape stopped at that moment.

An overwhelming sense of humiliation made him grit his teeth, his clenched fists trembling with anger.

"If I flee from them... I will lose all my pride..."

"I am the emperor! My goal is always to be at the top... If I escape from here..."

"I, Diavolo, am the Emperor! As the Emperor, I will never run away from here!"

He turned back angrily to look at Jotaro and the others who had discovered him, his green eyes filled with hatred.

砰嗡

Suddenly, time jumped, and everyone felt a sense of disorientation.

"What?! Time has jumped again?!"

Just when everyone was on edge, it was discovered that it wasn't Diavolo who had deleted the time, but Goto Ichiri!

She erased time and is now airborne above Diablo, her hard, powerful hand blade aimed at the ground, launching the most lethal attack!

"I, Diablo, am the emperor! And you, a despicable imposter, deserve to die here!"

A dull thud echoed around them, and her attack was about to strike Diablo on the ground.

"Oh—! Pochi—! Well done!"

Polnareff, realizing what was happening, shouted excitedly and looked expectantly at the attack ahead.

Faced with Goto Ichiri's sudden time-deletion attack, Diavolo felt a stinging pain in his palm, the hand that Jotaro had broken with a punch, and which was now bleeding profusely.

"Tch! I must say... you guys are really something!"

"But—that's it!"

"KING CRIMSON! Time, delete me!"

砰嗡

In an instant, Goto Ichiri bent over, staring at the shattered ground beneath his feet, his mind a complete blank. He also realized Diavolo had escaped, and just as he looked up ahead...

Boom boom boom!!

Three gunshots rang out, and three bullets pierced Goto Ichiri's body from a distance, striking his face, chest, and thigh respectively.

"What...?" Goto Ichiri was caught off guard and hit, his body falling to the ground beside him, blood gushing from his wound.

"Po-Pochi—!"

The people chasing behind were stunned by this scene; it was too sudden, so sudden that they were caught completely off guard!

"The Green Emperor!!"

Kakyoin's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he manipulated the Green Emperor to pull Goto Ichiri back from the front the instant before she landed.

Bang-!

In an instant, another gunshot rang out!

puff!

Kakyoin felt a sudden movement in his chest, and before he could even feel the pain, he saw blood splatter on his chest.

Just as he was about to say something, his pupils contracted!

碰翁

At the same time, everyone was momentarily stunned; it was time deletion!

"What?! What happened?!" Josuke collapsed to the ground in a daze, with Goto Ichiri, who was pinned to his body and hand, still bleeding profusely.

Kakyoin, lying motionless on the ground ahead, was already dead, his life seemingly withered away.

"Kakyoin! Ahhhhhh!!"

Polnareff broke down and screamed, tears streaming down his face.

"What...what happened...why was he shot...and why is Kakyoin lying on the ground..." Avdol trembled in horror, looking around in disbelief at the situation.

At this moment, Leng Chang stared intently ahead, his eyes serious, and said warily:

"It was Diablo. He erased time the moment he fired... which means that as long as he fires, we won't be able to tell where the bullet came from, let alone detect the process!"

"What!? Damn, you can use the time-delete function like that!?" Abudel exclaimed in disbelief.

"Isn't this invincible?!" Giorno was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat, swallowed hard, and didn't know how to face it.

"Quick treatment for Kakyoin"

Joseph immediately called out to Josuke, but seeing Josuke treating Goto Ichiri, he had no choice but to look at Giorno and shout, "Giorno!"

"Coming right away!"

"We must heal him before the next time the Time Deletion comes! Otherwise... once the Time Deletion happens, Kakyoin will never come back!" Jotaro realized the seriousness of the situation, his eyes widened and his fists clenched angrily.

I never imagined that so many people would have such a hard time defeating Diablo!

What's most incomprehensible is... the gun.

Why is Diablo still carrying a gun?

Tread

Suddenly, footsteps came from behind the rocks ahead, and Bucciarati's expression hardened as he looked up sharply.

Diablo was crouching low, dragging his injured hand and staring intently at him, his only intact hand holding a black pistol.

"I remember you...you were one of my men, right? Your name was Bucciarati, I think?"

“Diavolo…” Bucciarati stared ahead with hatred, feeling a pressure.

“A temporary retreat is not defeat. I, Diavolo, have always been the emperor of this world. Are you ready to betray me, Bucciarati?”

"Oh no! He's about to delete it!" Bucciarati shouted as soon as he realized what was happening, and Giorno ran quickly toward Kakyoin behind him.

"No way—!" Joseph roared, wishing he could punch him right now.

However, Diablo wouldn't stop there. His pink, moldy octopus head was blown away by the wind from behind, obscuring his face, and his green eyes gleamed with a fierce light—a harbinger of his impending doom.

"It's reached its limit! I'm going to activate it! Now, immediately, right now!"

His roar was filled with an air of certain victory, and his eyes were constantly scanning his surroundings.

Jotaro was three seconds away from him, Giorno was two seconds away from Kakyoin, Bucciarati was two seconds away from him, and everyone else was more than five seconds away.

Won!

Although it was only a brief victory, it's already quite good to have taken down one of them!

After that, as long as I handle things step by step, victory will be mine, Diablo!

Hahahaha! I, Diablo, am the Emperor! Time, please delete it—!

As he spoke, he raised the pistol in his hand and pointed it at Bucciarati in front of him!

I wish one more of me would die!

“KING——…”

Suddenly, Homura Akemi's voice was a second faster than Diavolo's.

"Time belongs only to me, time, stop!"

Buzz!

The world stopped, everyone froze in place. She turned to look at Diablo, who was shaking his head with a sigh and said, "It's a good thing someone protected you, otherwise you would be dead by now."

As she spoke, she turned and walked toward Giorno, who was squatting in front of Kakyoin and had not yet received treatment. She reached out and pressed his shoulder, instantly releasing Giorno from the time stop.

"Too late... What is this!?" Giorno, having deactivated the time stop, stared wide-eyed at his surroundings, even more shocked to find himself trapped in a time-stopped state.

Homura Akemi glanced at him coldly and said calmly, "Hurry up and heal, it will start again once I cancel the stop-delete timer."

"I understand!" Giorno immediately realized that this was Homura Akemi's ability, and began to treat Kakyoin with a tense expression.

Kakyoin recovered quickly, and Giorno breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, Homura Akemi, looking exhausted, released the time stop.

“CRIMSON!”

Bang--!

砰嗡

In an instant, Diablo activated time erasure and pulled the trigger.

By the time everyone came to their senses, the time deletion had already ended.

Joseph turned back, trembling, towards Kakyoin's location, and fearfully stammered, "K-Kakyoin..."

Giorno nodded to indicate that there was no problem, which made Joseph breathe a sigh of relief. However, the next second, Giorno looked at Bucciarati and his pupils shrank.

Bucciarati knelt on the ground, clutching his chest, blood dripping from his wound. Due to the passage of time, the blood pooled on the ground, and no one knew how much time had passed.

"Bucciarati—!!"

Giorno's eyes widened in horror, and he screamed.

Bucciarati, who had always looked after him like an older brother, had been bleeding for who knows how long. In an instant, he took off running and rushed towards Bucciarati's location.

"Don't go over there, Giorno!"

Polnareff panicked and quickly tried to stop him. Giorno, as the healer, would be no match for Diavolo once he reached the front!

Kakyoin, who had just recovered, immediately narrowed his eyes!

"Green Emperor! Drag Bucciarati back to me—!"

"Hermit Purple! Giorno, leave him to me!"

Joseph reached out and activated his ability, grabbing Giorno and pulling him back.

But Diavolo wouldn't give anyone else a chance. He had already taken the most crucial position, raised his gun, and shouted at Giorno:

"As emperor, I will not allow victory to escape from my grasp! Sinai! Boy!"

However, Jono was faster than Diavolo. His eyes flashed, and he kept his body, which was being pulled into the air by the Hermit's Purple, still. He pulled out the pistol that he had just received yesterday from his pocket.

"I, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream! That is to create a golden road through the darkest night sky!"

Bang bang bang!

Three bullets fired instantly!

Thud! Thud! Pfft!

Two shots missed and bounced off the ground, causing Giorno to jump. One shot hit Diavolo's calf, tilting his body and deflecting the gun's muzzle.

boom!

The bullet flew into the air but missed.

Diablo, who had been shot, roared through gritted teeth:

"Damn it—! Giorno Giovanna—!! You, you bastard, are absolutely unforgivable!!"

He knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked ahead.

But! There will be no next time!

In an instant, he looked sharply at the very back of the group. There stood a pink-clad girl, incredibly beautiful. Even a single glance was enough to draw attention to her pink twin tails. But more than anything, she possessed an adorable charm that belied the typical upbringing of an ordinary family.

What a lovely girl... It's just a pity there was no next second!

You are all busy right now, but who cares about the girl who has been ignored by you all?

Attack at this moment! It will hit even if time deletion is not used!

As his thoughts raced, Diablo raised his gun once more, aiming it at Madoka Kaname at the very back, much to everyone's astonishment.