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Chapter 116: Mandom! Turn back the clock!
🕑 Added 2025-05-19 03:00:01 +0000 UTC~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
In a dimly lit room, DIO scoffed disdainfully at the Stand that appeared beside Johnny Joestar.
"I thought someone with the Joestar name would have some impressive abilities... Turns out, even your Stand ability is so weak."
He had imagined that this Johnny Joestar, who made it into the video, would possess some terrifying power! But this was it...?
It was laughable; after all, his "Za Warudo" was the strongest.
【 With great effort, the paralyzed Johnny finally climbed the embankment and saw Gyro Zeppeli, who was hanging. Fortunately, he was still breathing and had a heartbeat.
Seeing him hanging, Johnny immediately went to release him, unaware that the enemy's iron hook was still hooked to Gyro's arm.
Johnny thought the enemy was dead and was completely unprepared! The hook pierced through Gyro's body and snagged his wrist! The bamboo-tube kid, whose head was half-shaven, was still alive.
Gyro was his bait! That was the real reason he kept Gyro alive. Then the iron hook tightened, and the enemy wanted to pull him into Gyro's body!
While retracting the hook, the enemy yelled at Johnny,
"Hand over the corpse! Unless you want to see Gyro torn to pieces."
"My mission is just to retrieve the corpse! If you hand it over now, I'll let you go."
Johnny's arm was about to be pulled into Gyro's body, and the pain awakened Gyro!
"Hand over the corpse!"
"Corpse?!" Gyro, just waking up, was confused and weakly said, "Johnny... what is he talking about?"
Johnny's eyes were filled with tears, and he kept saying, "I... I don't want to give it to him!"
"This corpse's left hand made his legs move again! It gave him a goal to live for." 】
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~Type-Moon World in the ******* Worldline~
~Chaldea~
"Senpai! Is Johnny really going to hand it over? If he doesn't, Gyro will die."
Mash frowned slightly. She had a feeling that Johnny wouldn't hand it over. As he said, the left hand of the corpse made his paralyzed legs move again, giving him a goal to live for.
And Gyro, to him, was just a temporary partner! And his goal was clear: to understand the secret of the Steel Ball's rotation.
Now that he had learned the Spin, would he give up Gyro's life to protect the corpse?
Fou, fou!
Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't answer this question. Johnny gave the impression that he joined the race because of his paralyzed legs, and his tearful appearance made it hard to make a decision!
~Jujutsu Kaisen World Future Timeline~
"Once you've seen hope, you won't give it up so easily!"
Mechamaru understood this feeling. To restore his healthy body, he even cooperated with curses. Johnny, having finally seen the hope of his legs recovering, probably wouldn't give it up easily.
【 At the last moment, Johnny made up his mind! With tears in his eyes, he gave up the left hand of the corpse! The Stand, Tusk, which he had just acquired, disappeared the moment he handed it over.
But the bamboo-tube kid, after retrieving the corpse, didn't plan to let them go. The iron hook continued to tighten on Gyro.
"What do I do? My ability is gone. My nails won't spin anymore!" Johnny cried, panicking!
Hearing this, Gyro suddenly said, "The nails... are still spinning!"
It turned out that Gyro had already spun the corpse's nail!
The bamboo-tube kid on the other side also noticed the anomaly, but he couldn't dodge at such close range. His body was pierced, and he fell from the embankment. 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Whose corpse is this? Just a left hand can awaken abilities!"
"What I didn't expect was that Johnny chose his friend over hope and gave up hope."
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 7: Steel Ball Run Worldline~
President Funny Valentine's expression darkened, and he said in a deep voice.
"Now that the secret of the saint corpse has been revealed, more people will join the fight!
To achieve his goals, he wouldn't give up so easily. If necessary, he would have to step in himself.
Johnny Joestar was relieved. Fortunately, he didn't give up Gyro for the saint corpse!
"As expected, the Joestars are gentlemen through and through!"
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Worldline~
"It seems the corpse's effect is similar to the arrow, possessing the power to awaken Stands?"
"If that's the case, do the other parts of the corpse have other functions?"
Kujo Jotaro's mind raced. If that were the case, Gyro and Johnny would face more dangerous battles...
【 After defeating the enemy, Johnny and Gyro finally realized the unusual nature of the race. Johnny said he would find the rest of the corpse in the next stage.
After all, just the left hand of the corpse made his legs move a little. If he collected all the parts, he might really be able to stand up again!
While they were fighting the enemy, the other racers caught up, and the second stage of the race entered the final sprint.
Gyro could have taken first place, but he was distracted by the information about Johnny's corpse during the sprint, and he only got fourth place.
Then, the third stage began. In this stage, they defeated Dr. Ferdinand without any major incidents and obtained the Saint's right eye, but Diego took the left eye!
Diego retained some of Dr. Ferdinand's Stand, Scary Monsters, with the power of the corpse!
During the sprint in the third stage, Diego and Gyro competed, but Johnny crossed the finish line first! He thought he was first, but he found that a man named Hot Pants had arrived an hour earlier! 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"That's dinosaur transformation! Diego's speed, strength, and perception have been greatly enhanced."
"This race has really become a battle between superpowered beings."
"Can ordinary people really win against them? It's just a bunch of cheaters..."
"And what about Sandman? You can see him at the end of every stage! Did he really cross America on his own two legs?"
【 Then the fourth stage began, a total of 1250 kilometers. Because of a cow, they became acquainted with Hot Pants, the first-place finisher of the previous stage. Then they got lost in a forest.
No matter where they went, they always returned to a wooden house. Since they had determined it was the enemy's ability, they didn't have time to think. The three decided to join forces and make a plan to eliminate the enemy.
At this moment, the mysterious white-haired man was burying the corpse of Oakhill. Gyro and Johnny rode over and eagerly questioned him!
"Who are you?... State your purpose."
The mysterious white-haired man slowly put down the shovel and calmly said, "If you want to talk to me... it has to be one at a time."
But Gyro was already impatient. They had spent too much time here, so he said irritably, "Whatever you want to do is none of our business. Just answer my question."
The mysterious man's expression didn't change. He continued calmly, "Then duel me... and I'll answer you, but you can't win!"
"The one on your left has a chance... so I'll only duel him!" 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"What is the white-haired man's ability? Is he confident or what?"
"Since he can make everyone return to the same spot like they're in a maze, is his ability an illusion?"
"Since he's sure Gyro can't win, why does he want to duel Johnny instead?... Does he have a death wish..."
~A Certain Magical Index World~
~Academy City~
"Hah?! What kind of superpower ability he had and acts this high-and-mighty?!"
Misaka Mikoto crossed her arms, her brow furrowed as she stared at the screen displaying Stand abilities.
Kuroko, standing nearby, adjusted her headband thoughtfully.
"Onee-sama, objectively speaking, these superpower do resemble esper powers… but this level of arrogance? It’s almost offensive."
And she wasn’t wrong. To the espers of Academy City, Stands were just another type of superpower—nothing special.
~Detective Conan World~
"No! His ability is definitely not an illusion! If it were an illusion, he wouldn't keep proposing one-on-one duels..."
Conan racked his brains, but he couldn't figure it out. But the fact that he could make everyone return to the same spot as if they were in a maze.... Which meant the other party was using an ability! But what kind of ability could do that?
【 The three were stunned. What did he mean by that? The mysterious white-haired man ignored the surprised faces and continued calmly, "This is also for your own good."
"The one on your left has a ruthless streak of not hesitating to use any means at critical moments! I would call it a dark determination!"
Then he turned his gaze to Gyro: "And you don't... You only take action when I attack. That idea of self-defense is ingrained in your heart. You're just a responder." 】
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~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
Old Joseph was surprised! Why did the white-haired man's words make Gyro seem more like a gentleman?
The one with the Joestar name seemed more like a thug... A ruthless streak of not hesitating to use any means at critical moments?!
Impossible! Our Joestar family is gentlemen through and through!
In a dimly lit room in Egypt, DIO smiled,
"Darkdetermination? In that case, I admire you more than Gyro Zeppeli... Johnny Joestar!"
In his opinion, holding onto the idea of self-defense in the final battle was just courting death!
At critical moments, he didn't mind using any means to achieve victory.
【 Gyro was instantly filled with anger at these words. Who was he looking down on? He grabbed a Steel Ball from his waist and threw it.
The mysterious white-haired man drew his gun, but the Steel Ball had already hit his heart! Then, a strange scene occurred.
The Steel Ball that Gyro threw returned to his waist... and the white-haired mysterious man was unharmed.
Gyro was sweating profusely, his eyes wide with disbelief!
"What was that just now?... How is that possible! My Steel Ball went astray?"
"Does that mean I can't hit him even if I throw a Spin-infused Steel Ball? I'm not confident I can hit his vitals!"
Looking at the surprised expressions of the others, the mysterious white-haired man casually gave them a wave of thoughtful explanation!
"My name is Ringo Roadagain, and my Stand is called Mandom!" 】
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~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Worldline~
"What's going on? Isn't stand battles a battle of information? Why is this man revealing his Stand?"
Hirose Koichi couldn't suppress the shock in his eyes. In his opinion, once a Stand user's ability was known, it would be easily targeted.
Like Mr. Jotaro's invincible Star Platinum, knowing his terrifying ability, no one would choose to fight him head-on.
"Maybe that's what you call confidence! Yare yare daze—"
Jotaro pressed down on his hat. Although he felt like everyone in the world knew his Stand, he wouldn't reveal his Stand's ability to the enemy...
【 While speaking, Ringo's Stand emerged from his body and perched on his shoulder! Then, he revealed his Stand's ability.
"I can rewind time... not too long, not too short, just six seconds!"
That's why they kept returning to the wooden house. Before they made a mark and reached the next mark, he would rewind time whenever they were about to turn! Their direction and position returned to six seconds ago!... But they didn't notice! 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
After hearing his ability, the people outside the video were stunned, followed by an uproar.
"It's a time-based ability! This guy is invincible."
"At first, I thought his ability was just a simple illusion to trap everyone... I never expected this ability..."
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
"How is it possible?! Besides me, DIO, there's someone else who can manipulate time."
DIO is no longer as calm as before. He didn't expect that someone else's Stand ability could manipulate time.
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 5: Golden Wind Worldline~
In Italy, a certain pink-haired gangster was equally incredulous!
"Impossible! The Emperor is me, Diavolo!"
~A Certain Magical Index World~
~Academy City~
"It's a time-based ability!!! That's too unfair..."
Shokuhou Misaki's eyes were filled with stars. Even among the 230 million people in Academy City, she had never heard of a time-based ability!
And rewinding time by six seconds? It wasn't very long, but it wasn't very short, either... But it was enough to change a lot of things.
~Type-Moon World, Grand Carnival Worldline~
~Chaldea~
"Such a terrifying ability exists?!"
Even the genius Da Vinci had never heard of a Servant's Noble Phantasm that could do such a thing.
"Senpai..."
Mash tugged at Fujimaru Ritsuka's clothes, then asked puzzledly,
"Although this ability is strong, isn't it too arrogant to say it directly?!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was also confused. It was the first time she had seen someone actively tell their opponent their ability!
But she was also very curious about what a time-based ability would be like in battle.
