On the streets of Cairo, Egypt, the Stardust Crusaders stood, all present. Opposite them was a man with golden hair, wearing an orange jacket over a black bodysuit, and of similar height to Jotaro Kujo—Dio Brando!
"I didn't expect you to find me so quickly. It seems you are quite unusual."
DIO looked at the group in front of him, noting that just as in the reports, not a single one was missing. He had to give them credit.
After all, to find his hiding place in such a short time and even easily defeat all his subordinates, they certainly had their unique qualities. Though, it seemed everything was resolved under the direction of the one named Jotaro Kujo.
"However, this is as far as you go!"
DIO revealed a wicked smile. It didn't matter how they defeated his minions. Facing him, DIO! They had no chance of victory! Because his, DIO's, Stand was the strongest in the world!
"Hah! DIO, your death is imminent! And you're still spouting such arrogant words."
Polnareff crossed his arms, looking at DIO haughtily. The smoothness of their journey had doubled his confidence, and he didn't even consider DIO a threat.
"Be careful! Someone who can make so many strong people follow him willingly can't possibly be that simple!"
Avdol's expression was serious as he admonished Polnareff.
"That's right. Jotaro was the one who pointed out the enemies' Stands all along the way. That's the only reason we defeated them so easily. Otherwise, we definitely would have had several vicious battles to fight!"
Kakyoin Noriaki also stared gravely at DIO. This time, he had to defeat his former self.
"Oh my god! Everyone, be careful, something is appearing!"
At that moment, the elderly Joseph Joestar at the side suddenly noticed several pale blue vortexes appearing not far away and immediately shouted a warning.
"Don't panic. They are my friends."
Seeing the vortexes appear, a smile appeared on the corner of Jotaro Kujo's mouth.
DIO's smile vanished. He looked doubtfully and grimly in the direction of the vortexes. 'How did these vortexes appear? Is it another Stand?'
The vortexes gradually expanded until they were large enough to accommodate two people, then stopped. Then, people slowly began to walk out.
"Wow, another new otherworld!"
The moment Paimon flew out, she looked around at the surrounding scenery with a face full of curiosity.
"Wait, Paimon, don't fly too far!"
Lumine's figure followed closely behind, curiously sizing up Jotaro and his group.
"So this is the otherworld? Hm? Huh! There are actually people with more developed builds than me!"
As soon as Fusu and Ying Zheng's figures walked out of the vortex, Fusu looked at Jotaro's group in shock. He hadn't expected people from another world to have such terrifying physiques! They were practically humanoid T-Rexes!
The figures of Fubuki, Lin Tian, Zhongli, Men Yashi, and Xing also gradually emerged from the vortexes.
The instant Xing came out, she ran over to DIO's side, staring at him curiously.
"So this is the real-life DIO. He looks exactly like he does in the videos. Can I shout 'Za Warudo'?"
"Nani!"
Seeing a small gray-haired girl suddenly appear from the vortex, walk right up to him, and even say the name of his Stand, DIO instantly lost his composure. 'How does this person know my Stand's name!'
Click!
"Mm, this is a good photo. Stardust Crusaders"
Men Yashi took a picture of Jotaro and the others. Looking at the blurry image on the photo, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Mr. Jotaro, hello. I won't be participating in the upcoming battle. I'd like to go search for the Stand Arrow."
With Jotaro's nod of approval, Zhongli transformed into a ray of brownish-yellow light and flew into the distance.
Sensing the various strange energy fluctuations in this world, Zhongli felt a rare excitement. If the Arrow could stimulate the people of Liyue to develop Stands, it would be an extremely short shortcut on the path to resisting Tianli.
Fubuki also received permission, and a whirlwind rose from under her feet, lifting her up.
"Hey, Jotaro, who is this group? Do you know them?"
Polnareff nudged Jotaro Kujo's chest with his elbow, asking curiously about the group's origins.
He had seen it all. These people coming out of the vortexes didn't seem afraid of DIO. Although he didn't know DIO's Stand ability, it didn't mean he underestimated DIO.
"Yare yare. This group is just too rowdy."
Just as everyone was in high spirits, DIO suddenly let out a loud shout, "Za Warudo! Time, stop!"
Instantly, the pause button was hit on the entire world. Only DIO could move within this stopped time.
'These guys, just what are...'
Looking at the gray-haired girl and the golden-haired girl sizing him up, DIO's eyes filled with solemnity. He sensed extremely strong energy fluctuations from both of them. The small gray-haired girl's body, in particular, contained a terrifying energy like an explosion, almost reaching a level where she could kill him instantly.
But these people were clearly not enemies he could handle alone right now. Just as DIO was about to retreat first, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Oh! It really is a classic!"
"What!"
DIO, hearing the voice, spun around rapidly. He couldn't believe someone could speak within his world!
The reason he wasn't afraid even after these people appeared was that he was relying on his time-stop ability. And now, someone could actually speak in his world of stopped time!
"Relax, I'm not going to attack you. Otherwise, I won't get to see the famous scene."
Lin Tian held out his hands and pressed them down, motioning for DIO not to worry. He was still planning to watch Star Platinum's Ora! If he one-shotted him, what fun would be left?
Just then, 5 seconds were up, and time began to flow again.
"Oh! We finally heard it!"
The moment time resumed, Xing and Lumine cheered, their faces full of excitement.
Lin Tian ignored them and instead spoke to Jotaro Kujo: "Jotaro, you can stop acting. It's been so many days, you should have unlocked the time-stop ability by now, right?"
"Nani!"
Hearing Lin Tian's words, DIO, who was just about to stop time again to sneak away, immediately fixed his gaze on Jotaro Kujo. He hadn't expected this Joestar descendant to possess the same ability as him!
"Yare yare. You're really a bossy one."
Understanding that he was already seen as a mortal enemy by DIO, Jotaro Kujo had no choice but to step forward.
"Everyone, do you still want to see the famous scene? Stop crowding around."
Under Lin Tian's direction, the crowd immediately cleared a path, leaving the central stage for Jotaro Kujo and DIO.