"Speaking of which, The World, tell me — those words engraved on your body, what exactly do they mean?"
After finishing the project proposal, Dio stared at The World behind him in a daze.
『Spiral Staircase』 『Rhinoceros Beetle』 『Ruins Street』 『Fig Tart』 『Rhinoceros Beetle』 『Via Dolorosa』 『Rhinoceros Beetle』 『Singularity』 『Giotto』 『Angel』 『Hydrangea』 『Rhinoceros Beetle』 『Singularity』 『Secret Emperor』...
"Muda?" The World seemed unable to understand what Dio meant.
Seeing this, Dio silently had the spirit of words translate what The World wanted to say and murmured, "In other words, why do you..."
Ding...
A text message arrived on his phone, interrupting the question Dio was about to ask.
[It's hard to get through on the phone, and more importantly, I don't want to hear your voice. Dio, the request you made to the SPW Foundation — the damaged residence has been repaired. I'm letting you know.]
[A few days ago I went to talk with Josuke. Thank you for protecting my daughter Jolyne in my place.]
[Lastly, if you do any more of those dangerous experiments next time, you'll bear the consequences yourself.]
Signed: Jotaro Kujo..
!!
After reading the message, Dio's originally wicked expression instantly froze. His dinosaur eyes turned into a chibi version, which instead made him look somewhat cute.
After thinking for a moment, Dio raised an eyebrow and casually tossed the phone to his intelligent butler, The World.
I'm Dio. Do you really think I'd listen to what the Joestar family says?
If they really stop caring about me, I'll just take my bedding and move into Jotaro's house. Isn't the relationship between sworn enemies exactly the kind where one stays at the other's place?
There's no way Jotaro could just watch this Dio swagger around in front of him every day, right? In the end, he'll still have to support me.
In front of the thick-skinned Dio, Jotaro could only be considered a… loli~
In a good mood, Dio excitedly raised both dinosaur claws and immediately left behind the crowd of dinosaur people.
This young master's house!
I'm back!
Dio summoned Silver Bullet, wrapped both arms around its neck, and buried his entire face into it, taking a deep breath.
Horse lovers sniffing horses is the right thing to do!
Silver Bullet suddenly shivered. All the fur on its body stood up. It shook its body, took a few steps outward, and turned its head away, refusing to look at Dio.
"Sorry. It's been so long since I took you out to move around. You must have been really pent up, right?" Dio put on a smiling face and kept trying to walk in front of the sulking Silver Bullet.
Silver Bullet kept turning its head, stubbornly refusing to acknowledge Dio.
"Come on, forgive me, okay?" Dio pleaded. "You're the only friend who came to this strange world with me. If even you won't talk to me, this Dio will be very lonely."
Hearing this, Silver Bullet snorted a puff of white air from its nostrils before finally allowing Dio to pull on the reins.
"Hehe, I like you the most!" Seeing that Silver Bullet had relented, Dio held the reins with one hand while removing the heavy saddle from the horse's back with the other. He slightly raised his head, humming a tune as he walked outside with a somewhat light step.
Mm... First I'll pack up my things, then I'll talk to the maid and Shinomiya...
"Nooooooo————"
The sudden, piercing scream completely disrupted Dio's plans.
Dio narrowed his eyes and instantly appeared in front of Shinomiya Kaguya's master bedroom door. He pressed down on the handle and rushed inside.
"Shinomiya, are you——"
Dio's words cut off halfway. His entire body suddenly froze. He maintained an unmoving posture and slid out of the room in an anti-physics manner (summoning The World to drag him out).
The scene that appeared before Dio's eyes: Hayasaka Ai had pinned down Shinomiya Kaguya, who was wearing only pajamas and in a disheveled state, firmly tying up all four of her limbs so she couldn't move. Hayasaka was straddling her while calmly staring at a screen that showed only one man and one woman — a scene that looked suspiciously like a "small movie."
Meanwhile, Shinomiya Kaguya was writhing like a maggot with a desperate expression, staring at that screen while constantly trying to break free from the ropes so she could cover Hayasaka Ai's eyes.
"Come on, come on, young lady. Take a good look at how you..." Hearing the noise, Hayasaka Ai turned her head and happened to witness Dio sliding out in an anti-physics manner. She said in surprise, "Eh, Dio?"
"President! Don't look!! Please don't look at that screen!!!"
"...So you two have this kind of hobby. I'll delete this part of the memory. Well, take care of your bodies." Dio silently closed the door. With a gloved hand pressed to his forehead, he muttered while complaining, "I never thought the maid would be such a faithful defender of monogamy. Spirit of Memory, please send this toward the shore of oblivion..."
"Stop right there!!!" Hayasaka Ai, who could still move, forcibly yanked Dio's hand away from his forehead and spoke fiercely. "I don't know what you're talking about, but in any case, deleting memories over something trivial like this is absolutely not allowed!"
"Aren't you two..." Dio didn't continue speaking. Instead, he made a rather inappropriate hand gesture.
It is not recommended to make that gesture in front of women if your modeling isn't as good as Dio's. You'll be treated like a pervert.
Hayasaka Ai explained at lightning speed: "It's not what you think. The situation is like this — the young lady wanted to know why she was kissed, but because she's an IT idiot, she had no choice but to ask me to check last night's surveillance footage. She accidentally found out that when she gets sick she becomes shamelessly clingy. In her delusional attempt to silence the only person who knew, she attacked me. Then I pinned her down and tied her up. After that came the scene you saw when you barged in... Huuu— Do you understand now?"
"Mm..." Dio nodded hesitantly, his brows tightly furrowed as he forcefully suppressed a smile. The corners of his mouth curled upward and he ultimately failed to hold it in. With a smile he said, "Don't make this Dio laugh."
Hayasaka Ai's brows furrowed. Her cheeks puffed up in anger like a hamster as she fiercely punched Dio in the chest.
"Rooaar!!"
Thud!
"It hurts! It's like punching a wall!" Hayasaka Ai instantly pulled her hand back. The fingers that had struck Dio were visibly red. She sighed with deep emotion. "So I was struck by this kind of body... Mmmph mmmph...!!!"
Dio's large hand directly intervened, covering Hayasaka Ai's mouth. "Have a little restraint with your words, maid."
"What are you doing? Seriously, Dio isn't the type who just eats and runs without acknowledging anything afterward, right?!" Hayasaka Ai squatted down and said with slight reproach, "I feel like Dio is the type who, once he turns bad, would use women as human shields."
Dio shook his head and wagged his index finger left and right. "You're wrong, maid."
"Hm?"
Dio proudly puffed out his chest and gave himself a thumbs-up, full of pride. "Right now, I would also use women as human shields."
"At least try to hide it a little..." Hayasaka Ai was covered in black lines.
And here I thought Dio would say something to refute it...
"In the end, something like gender doesn't matter at all in the face of life and death, right?" Dio chuckled, then suddenly ran his hands through his hair and scratched hard, looking somewhat troubled. "Oh right, I came to say goodbye. The house that was blown up by the sprites has been repaired today. I'm moving back."
"Is that so... Mm, I understand. Do you need me to help pack your things?" Hayasaka Ai rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. When she looked up, she saw Dio reaching into a spatial rift to take out his hat. She fell silent for a while before saying, "Never mind. Pack by yourself."
Dio responded with a smile and walked toward his own room.
Watching Dio's departing back, Hayasaka Ai became slightly lost in thought and subconsciously called out, "Dio!"
"Hm?"
"Can you—— No, it's nothing..." Hayasaka Ai hesitated for a moment. Her mouth opened and then snapped shut. In the end, she only laughed once and said, "Thank you for finishing all my work today. It's been a while since I could rest for a whole day. It feels really nice."
"This Dio will come visit you often. My address is still the same as before. Feel free to come play anytime."
Without turning around, Dio raised his hand and gave a thumbs-up before slowly disappearing from Hayasaka Ai's sight.
"Hayasaka————!!! Let me go! Hurry up and untie me! I've changed my mind! It's fine if they know, but I really can't live without you!!"
At that moment, Shinomiya Kaguya's pleading voice also rang out from inside the room.
"Alright, alright. I'm coming right now..."
Today's winner: No winner