Chapter 214. DIO, Polnareff, and the Stairs
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Victory.
But Polnareff didn't feel any happiness.
Looking at Iggy, who would never wake up again, Polnareff had only ohought in his heart—
"Damn it, how could this happen? I'm only realizing now how much I actually liked this guy. I'm always like this, only uanding once I've lost something…"
"I thought you were just a stubborn, foul-tempered dog, but I couldn't help but admire how you ried to please anyone, always doing things your way, and your unyielding spirit that never begged for anything... I only now uand how noble your soul truly was..."
"I clearly told you not to save me... Damn it! All because of your stubborn bravery…"
Polnareff cried out in sorrow.
The same feelings were shared by all the audience members watg this se.
Even Mista trembled all over, tightly g both fists in his hands!
Because Polnareff's monologue—
It was also the audience's monologue!
If, before, some audience members had posted overly emotional interpretations in the ents, waking up others to simir feelings—
And if, because those ents were quickly buried by others, not everyone saw them—
Now, with subtitles, voice ag, and the visual se brought by "Stardust Crusaders", everyone who still held onto their initial impressions of Iggy—
When they followed Polnareff's memories from the time Iggy first appeared, all the way to now, seeing his lifeless body…
Vanil Ice!
You weren't killed i attack; it's truly great!
—[Silver Chariot]!!
A flurry of rapid stabs almost pletely engulfed the figure of the now-standing Vanil Ice!
With A-level speed, driven by sorrow, Polnareff's attacks became even faster, and stronger, making it impossible for Vanil Ice, who could barely dodge before, to escape now!
The force imbued into the rapier extended by his Stand could even pull Vanil Ice out of the [Cream], smashing him fiercely!
"I knew something was strange."
"Your so-called immortality must be something DIO did to you."
Like the calm before the storm, Polnareff coldly gazed at the hole-riddled body of Vanil Ice.
As a vampire hunter withieam, Polnareff had naturally heard from Joseph about the existence of vampires and undead beings.
He now uood why no matter how many times he struck Vanil Ice's vital points, the man refused to die.
Before, he had been helpless against this so-called immortality.
But now, Polruly found this "immortality" of Vanil Ice to be a blessing.
After all, as Vanil Ice had told Iggy earlier—
Death is just an instant.
sidering all that Vanil Ice had done, how could a moment of pain be enough to extinguish Polnareff's burning rage!?
He wao make Vanil Ice experiehis pain over and over!
To settle the debts owed to Avdol and Iggy, only then would he allow this scumbag to finally head to hell!
"Wha- what's happening? This...?!"
After venting his anger, Polnareff used [Silver Chariot] to cut open a door in the wall, allowing sunlight to stream in.
As he watched Vanil Ice's grotesque form and his arm disappearing in the sunlight, he couldn't help but ugh.
He said, "You haven't even noticed the ges in your own body?"
"You accepted his blood, didn't you? But I didn't expect you to really turn into that legendary creature—an inhuman, filthy vampire with the same stitution as DIO!"
"You- you—aaahhhh!!"
Vanil Ice, enraged by these accusations, tried to charge at Polnareff.
...No, not tried—he was already charging!
If it weren't for the relentless sunlight burning away his right leg as soon as he stepped forward, f him to stand on one leg, he would've already given Polnareff, who dared insult DIO, a lesson he'd never fet.
But even with the power of a Stand, trying to overe physical limitations with sheer willpower was extremely difficult.
Now, all Vanil Ice could do was clutch his severed arm and leg, howling in agony where he stood.
"You must have started turning into a vampire the moment I stuck my sword in your mouth, right?" Polnareff specuted.
Then, fanning the fmes of his unresolved anger, he taunted, "e on, show me more of your determination!"
"Ha, aren't you determio protect DIO? e on, I'm right here! What's wrong, Vanil Ice? e at me!"
To kill and to break the spirit.
Although part of Polnareff's motivation was to keep Vanil Ice focused on him, allowing him to maintain trol of the fight despite his leg injury—
Still!
Polnareff aimed not only to kill but to break his spirit!
Chivalry is reserved for humans.
For Vanil Ice, this inhuman undead creature, Polnareff only sought the most inhumane reve soce to the souls of Avdol and Iggy!
"How, how could I be defeated by you...!!"
Vanil Ice roared.
Merely Polnareff! How could he... how could…
Bang——!!
"Go boast in hell."
Before Vanil Ice could finish his sentence, Polnareff coldly spoke.
At the same time, without Vanil Iotig, [Silver Chariot] had quietly appeared behind him, giving a gentle push to his struggling, one-legged figure.
Vanil Ice's entire body was instantly ed by the sunlight.
As mentioned before, Polnareff was determined not only to kill but to break his spirit.
Vanil Ice wao die loyally for DIO? Serve DIO to the end?
Hah, not a ce!
Vanil Ice, you didn't die in loyalty to DIO.
You simply died at the hands of me, Polnareff, DIO's enemy!
…
The se before them—
As spectators, the audience should have felt excited.
The troublesome enemy, Vanil Ice, had beeed.
And in such a satisfying way, ohat avenged Avdol and Iggy, killing Vanil Ice with humiliation and pain.
The souls of Avdol and Iggy seemed to asd to heaven at the end.
It was as if the se was telling them that Polnareff had succeeded in his revenge, allowing Avdol and Iggy to pass on withrets.
But...
Why did the audieill feel so unsatisfied?
They still couldn't accept the deaths of Avdol and Iggy!
This seemingly final se of assiohe audieoo stuo even tig the rest of "Stardust Crusaders".
Even after the ending theme finished pying, they didn't notice.
They hadn't even regained awareness, staring bnkly until a golden-haired figure appeared on s after the credits...
Wait, what?
A golden-haired sexy figure!?
"Polnareff, long time no see."
A familiar figure, apanied by a familiar voice.
It was...
"DIO, you've finally shown yourself."
DIOOOOOO!!!
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