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Taking this into account, Jotaro suppressed his anger and began to think calmly.
He is no longer as reckless and impulsive as he was 11 years ago. So much time has passed, and maturity and composure are now Jotaro's characteristics.
(!)
DIO couldn't see Jotaro's expression hidden under the brim of his hat, but the fact that he stopped made him secretly pleased.
"Heh heh, Jotaro, aren't you going to come any closer?"
“If we were a little further away, the Platinum Star’s range would be enough to cover me.”
"How about getting a little closer?"
With his hands on his hips, DIO spoke with an air of composure, his voice filled with "seduction."
"Damn it, DIO!"
Jotaro could sense the other person's confident tone and couldn't stand the guy's smug face.
However, due to the "unknown nature" of the situation, no outrageous actions were taken for the time being.
The two remained locked in this eye contact for some time.
"Clap."
Then, with DIO's face darkening, Jotaro finally took a step closer.
"Clap."
"So you've finally decided to come closer, Jotaro!"
With an expression of great joy, arms outstretched, DIO's voice was filled with madness.
"Platinum Star!"
"The World!"
Time stopped, and Star Platinum and Jotaro, who were about to throw a punch, both froze in place.
(They noticed that really quickly)
DIO immediately took a few steps back.
Looks like you found out.
With a relieved expression, DIO admitted that his bluff hadn't completely fooled the guy.
(As expected, he was still afraid of the power of Star Platinum.)
(The reason they let me get close was simply because they wanted to use an empty city ruse.)
(Is this to buy time?)
While he could still move around for two seconds within the time stop, at that distance, DIO couldn't possibly waste those two seconds to act.
Having seen through DIO's true intentions, Jotaro also turned his attention to his surroundings.
The guy who could make DIO go to such lengths to stall for time
It's probably his so-called Master, or at the very least, some other Master-Servant he knows.
Either way, it's not a good situation for Jotaro right now.
As long as DIO creates distance, it will be difficult for him to catch his opponent off guard. As long as time does not stop, DIO may receive "reinforcements" if he continues to stall.
Chapter 165, Section 164: This is our escape route!
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Time remained frozen, but Jotaro noticed that DIO seemed to have no intention of making a move.
This made him wonder.
When they fought, DIO tried every means to kill him, so why is he being so "sluggish" now?
(Nine seconds are almost up.)
(There's no need to waste energy on Jotaro, an outsider, here.)
As he counted the time since the stop, DIO made his own decision.
He doesn't plan to fight Jotaro right now.
From any perspective, there is absolutely no benefit in fighting to the death with the other side now.
There's even the risk of being killed off by the plot.
Therefore, the best course of action is to evacuate from here and avoid Jotaro.
"!"
Then, to Jotaro's astonishment, DIO vanished into the night sky.
"what?!"
Unable to see through the true nature of DIO's ability, Jotaro frowned.
At that very moment, time, which had been frozen, began to flow again.
"Hmph, Jotaro, let's save our fight for another time."
"It's too early now."
The lingering sound echoed around, making it impossible to pinpoint the other party's whereabouts.
"Damn it, what the hell...?"
They couldn't find any trace of DIO, and didn't even know if he was lying in ambush.
That ability that suddenly disappeared was something I had never seen before.
"Could it be...?"
Recalling the scene of Josuke and Sakuya's encounter, he suddenly realized something.
I vaguely remember that Josuke's servants disappeared into thin air, just like DIO.
"Ability shared among Servants?"
Jotaro's emotions were in turmoil as he sensed the existence of a secret he was unaware of.
That bastard I finally managed to beat to death with my own wild punches has now descended in the form of a Servant.
It's impossible for him to pretend he didn't see it!
"DIO, no matter where you run to, I will still send you back to hell this time!"
.........
"Hmph, Jotaro, you didn't expect this, did you? This is my escape route!"
Having completely vanished from his nemesis in a spirit form, DIO felt much more at ease.
This is the biggest difference between Servants and ordinary Stand users.
As long as it exists in a "spiritual form", it will generally not be captured by the other party.
Therefore, he could easily "run away" when facing Jotaro.
"Ok?"
Is that guy fighting?
"Judging from the aura, it seems to be another Servant."
"interesting."
Sensing Diavolo's unusual behavior, DIO's mood suddenly improved.
Let's show him what kind of Servant is fighting Diavolo.
"It doesn't matter to me who wins or who loses."
With an indifferent attitude, DIO was so calm.
Then he moved closer to that direction.
.........
(What exactly happened?)
(That guy, I can't even get close to him?)
Diablo looked at the white-haired servant walking with a cane in front of him, and his expression immediately turned sour.
I initially thought I had encountered a lone individual, and that with the Crimson King's abilities, even a Servant could easily take him down.
But the future foreseen by the "epitaph" is so unsettling.
Using the "Epitaph," Diablo can see the future more than ten seconds in advance.
In his observation, his future self would experience "awkward" results whether he controlled a Stand to attack or got close to it.
Before you can even get close enough to your opponent, you'll be thrown back. Even if you try to force your way in using your Stand, it's all in vain.