Chapter 241. This Atmosphere Where I'm the Only O Out

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  What exactly had Dio told Kujo Jotaro back then?

  Even though Dio had taken Jotaro's money, he hadn't lied to him.

  Dio guarahat the money Jotaro spent would be well worth it.

  But no matter how valuable the information was, Dio couldn't possibly tell Jotaro something he didn't even know himself.

  That's right—Jotaro's hope of learning about Dio's weaknesses from Dio himself was utterly unrealistic.

  Even with the power of mo work, Dio didn't lie. He pushed his brain to the limit, rummaging through long-fotten memories to dig up weaknesses he had almost fotten.

  But this effort didn't help Jotaro at all.

  After all, as an actor chosen by destiny, Dio's personality was the same as the inal DIO's. There was no way he'd leave his own weaknesses unaddressed.

  If there were any fws he hadn't noticed before, then once he recalled them—especially with money prompting his memory—Dio would never leave them unresolved.

  Impossible!

  "Wait a minute! Jotaro, could you repeat what you just said?!"

  Polnareff excimed, "You must've been joking just nht?... Right?"

  Initially, Polnareff only wao know what kind of information Jotaro had mao obtain from Dio.

  But now, he would rather not have been so curious.

  Or he hoped Jotaro had simply misspoken in the heat of the moment.

  Otherwise, how could Jotaro say something like this?

  The calm demeanor Jotaro had shown earlier wasn't born out of fiden how the Jotaro from "Stardust Crusaders" defeated DIO—it was just his usual expressionless face?!

  No way!

  That kind of thing must not happen!

  As Polnareff felt his future turn bleak, the hnited by Jotaro's miraastery of [The World] in "Stardust Crusaders" began to waver once more.

  Especially since DIO, even with the intervention of deus ex maa, had demonstrated his god-sying tendencies. Despair returned—more intehan before.

  After all, Polnareff, as one of the actors in "Stardust Crusaders" couldn't just abandotlefield like a coward. He had to stay and look for a ce to defeat DIO!

  In this text, he desperately wao believe that Jotaro had gleaned some critical, game-ging information from Dio.

  Instead, Jotaro now told him that not only did he gain nothing, but he also iently helped Dio eliminate his weaknesses?!

  No wonder DIO had been so cautious in "Stardust Crusaders" even when Polried to ambush him.

  Normally, as actors, they wouldn't develop that level of vigince subsciously.

  So, this was the reason?

  The offhand expnation he had given earlier turned out to be true?!

  Damn it, why did he have to be so accurate about something like this?!

  As Polnareff was on the verge of questioning his life choices, Jotaro's voice drifted over:

  "That's right, Polnareff. It's just as you're thinking. It was around that time I realized Jolyne really had brought a moo us."

  "But perhaps because he's such a monster, dealing with him might actually be pretty simple."

  Jotaro mused aloud.

  Like how "Stardust Crusaders" had foreshadowed Jotaro's discovery of [The World]'s ability as simir to [Star Ptinum], he inferred his Stand's potential to stop time from the script's hint.

  Even after realizing this, Jotaro still went to Dio.

  Beyond seeking advice from a "senior" about the experiend teique of time-stopping, he also aimed to deduce Dio's character through his behavior.

  Especially when Dio mentiohat the duration of time-stopping could be extended with practice.

  This revealed Jotaro's sedary goal.

  Given Dio's subscious tendencies, simply following the script without preparation might lead to disaster due to Dio's extraordinary improvisation.

  However, it seemed Jotaro's impression of Dio in real life had successfully influenced his script persona.

  "...?"

  Polnareff, utterly lost, stared at Jotaro in fusion.

  Wasn't everything Jotaro said about Dio highlighting how monstrous he was?

  So why did it suddenly sound like Dio was weak?

  Did Polnareff miss something crucial?

  "I see, so that's how it is."

  This insight came from Kakyoin Noriaki, who had been eavesdropping out of curiosity, since he had also exited the story early and missed the tter half of "Stardust Crusaders".

  "You really thought this through, Jotaro! Hahaha, as expected of my grandson! You're as sharp as ever—just like me!"

  Joseph Joestar chimed in with pride.

  "..."

  No, no, what was with this atmosphere where Polnareff was the only o of the loop?!

  Poluro Avdol with a look of hope.

  "Sorry, Polnareff. I've also figured out what Jotaro is up to…"

  Avdol gave Polnareff a helpless look.

  "..."

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