[175] Fatal Flaw

Later, it unfolded just like a JoJo manga.

Mohammed Abdul and the reluctant Jotaro Kujo caused a ruckus in the prison before finally settling the matter.

They tricked him out of the cell.

However—

"Grandpa, what have you two been scheming since a while ago?" Walking down the road after leaving the prison, Jotaro Kujo, watching Abdul and the silent Kazuya in the back, asked in confusion.

"Well... you may not believe it, but actually... I might have the ability to predict the future."

"Hah..." Jotaro Kujo sighed and looked away.

"What are you doing, Jotaro?! Don't put on that expression! I'm telling the truth!"

"So, why don't you explain, old man? Show me some evidence of your ability to see the future."

"Old... old man?"

"Jotaro Kujo... you see, this conversation unintentionally resembles that one you mentioned about the future, but the difference is one is in a hotel, and the other is on the street." Abdul interrupted and looked at Jotaro Kujo seriously. "Perhaps you might not believe it, but in fact, it happened before we fought. Those events... were exactly as Mr. Joestar described!"

"What do you mean?"

"Well... in short, this is related to a significant matter for us. We'll talk about it slowly as we go."

...

Jotaro Kujo, his Stand named "Star Platinum," had the ability to manipulate time and could stop time for up to five seconds at its peak.

In a game, his Stand evolved again, gaining the ability to rewrite reality.

Noriaki Kakyoin, with his Stand named "Hierophant Green," had the power of remote manipulation and control over grafted gemstone branches. He could weave Stand-creating knots and invade the human body.

Polnareff, with his Stand named "Silver Chariot," had the ability for high-speed sword fighting.

...

Soon enough, time passed.

Kazuya as Joseph Joestar once again recounted the events of the manga as if it were their glimpse into the future.

"Wait a minute! Old man... are you saying that my mother will die?" Jotaro Kujo said with an unpleasant expression.

"Yeah, that's right..." Kazuya also tried to darken his expression as he spoke, "If nothing changes, in just a few days, Holy's body won't be able to withstand the power of her Stand, and she will faint... and more than ten days later, she'll die. The only way to change this outcome is to defeat DIO! Jotaro... we can't afford to lose..."

"..." Jotaro Kujo fell silent for a moment. "Old man, even if what you say is true... your plan has a fatal flaw."

"Hmm? You also see it?" Kazuya and Abdul were puzzled. "What is it?"

"Also? Is there someone else?"

"Yeah, that's right. I've also noticed the flaw in this plan, but..." Abdul shook his head. "Mr. Joestar is getting old, after all."

"Ha." Jotaro Kujo sighed. "Yeah, that's true. This time, just stay behind. We'll take care of it. Anyway, if this is true, won't the enemy's Stand abilities have been revealed? And... since you say I can sense it, maybe I can try to use the time-stop ability..."

"No! Hold on!" Kazuya quickly said, "How could that be possible! You're telling me to watch my daughter collapse and do nothing, just waiting! What kind of joke is this?"

"Eventually... let's talk about it when the time comes."

"Hold on! You haven't told me what the flaw is!"

Jotaro Kujo turned and said, "It's Polnareff"

"Polnareff? Huh? I see... So that's how it is." Kazuya and Abdul suddenly realized what he meant.

Even if he disguised himself as Joseph, imitating his tone, there was one thing he couldn't change: his immortality.

In his eyes, this world could cycle infinitely.

But—what Jotaro Kujo and the others saw was not like that. In their eyes, there was only one world. Once they made the wrong choice, there would be no turning back.

That was the point of divergence.

So they said Polnareff.

If they took a plane directly to Egypt, what would happen to Polnareff?

What about him, with a bud growing on him?

Perhaps in Jotaro Kujo's eyes, his fate would probably be very bad, but... Kazuya knew how it would end. Polnareff would become like Nijimura Okuyasu in Part 4.

A monstrous creature that couldn't die.

He would live in perpetual agony.

Because this was just a dream to him, and he didn't care about it, but Jotaro Kujo and Abdul suddenly realized this.

If they defeated DIO, they probably wouldn't find Polnareff, and who knows where he would go...

So—Hong Kong had to be visited!

And then... what after saving Polnareff in Hong Kong?

Head straight to Egypt?

No!

At least, they had to go to India once.

At least... they had to let Polnareff kill the man who killed his sister, J. Geil. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to rest...

So... just like the original manga's storyline.

A miscalculation!

Didn't expect to encounter such a situation...

But...

"Ah, forget it. We're already here. Let's not back out now. Let's go forward as much as possible and see how it ends."

Then...

Just like the original manga.

When Jotaro Kujo went to school, he encountered an attack by Noriaki Kakyoin, brought him back, pulled out the bud from his head, and saved him...

The next morning, Holy suddenly collapsed due to her inability to endure her Stand ability.

"So—let it be like this!"

Jotaro Kujo said, "Execute the full-scale operation. This way, we can save a lot of time..."

"Ah, that's right. The most crucial part is you, Jotaro." Kazuya said, "You need to quickly train the ability to stop time... Only then will we have a chance to defeat DIO!"

"Yeah, even if you say so, I don't feel any real sense of being able to stop time at all..." Jotaro Kujo sighed. "This isn't something you can learn right away."

"Well... right... that's true..."

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