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Chapter 117 - What I want is recognition!
[ "A fair duel to the death can help a person's character grow..."
"Murderous actions stemming from a dark will can elevate my immature self to a more sacred realm."
"This is a man's world."
"This is my training. So, are you willing to duel with me?"
Ringo's purpose was pure, seemingly not for the corpse parts, but simply seeking a so-called growth through duels with the two. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Although I hate to say it, facing an opponent who uses iron balls and another who shoots fingernails... your ability is to rewind time, can you really gain growth even if you win?"
"But since he told them about his Stand ability, it's probably for the sake of fairness, after all, time-based abilities are too broken."
"Whenever something unfavorable happens to him, he can directly rewind time... and the opponent won't even notice! They'll just continue acting according to their previous thoughts."
"That's the horror of time rewind."
[ Just then, Hot Pants instantly chopped down with his right hand, which he had sprayed with mist and positioned on the rafters, severing Ringo's right hand, causing the pistol to fall to the ground!
Ringo fell sideways, reaching for the pistol with his left hand.
Johnny wouldn't miss this opportunity, launching several nail bullets, but at this moment, Ringo had reached his target!
He lunged not to pick up the gun but to touch his watch! Just like that, time was rewound six seconds, back to when Hot Pants hadn't ambushed him!
This time, Ringo dodged the ambush, and looking at Johnny and the others' surprised expressions, he said once again: "Accept or not?" ]
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~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Worldline~
"This is going to be tough... if it were Star Platinum, which also possesses time abilities, it might be able to sense the changes in time."
Jotaro knew that if the opponent hadn't revealed his Stand ability, this duel would have been even more difficult.
Their minds rewind along with time, which means the enemy always knows what they're going to do next!
Unless they can defeat him before he has a chance to use his ability!
[ Seeing that this duel was unavoidable, Johnny focused his mind and instantly entered a battle stance, while the opponent also gripped his gun, ready to fire.
In the blink of an eye, both of them acted simultaneously, bullets and spinning fingernails flying out together. Ringo dodged to the side, aiming, and the fingernails all hit his shoulder and arm, while the bullet he fired accurately struck Johnny's forehead, resulting in a headshot.
Seeing the situation was bad, Hot Pants decisively acted, shooting the spray gun at Ringo, but the spray couldn't be as fast as a bullet. Ringo turned around and shot, instantly taking Hot Pants down, who collapsed, bleeding and unconscious.
It was only a bit late that Gyro remembered to throw his iron ball, aiming straight for the opponent's face, but Ringo fired again, directly hitting Gyro in the chest.
The iron ball approached, and Ringo slightly tilted his head, dodging the fatal blow. The ball passed through his ear, instantly breaking the pillar outside the house, causing the house to collapse on the spot. Ringo actually managed to take out three people with only minor injuries! ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
This series of actions instantly made everyone outside the video gasp.
"Could Johnny, the protagonist of this countdown, have died just like that?"
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
"Sss— He took out three people in a short moment! Is it over just like that?"
Polnareff watched all this with cold sweat; it all happened too fast for him to react.
"It's not over yet! Johnny was headshot and might not be saved... but Gyro and Hot Pants are still alive, just injured."
Young Jotaro reached out and pressed down on his black hat.
The situation was not optimistic. If they didn't force him to rewind time, then Johnny might really die like that...Then he looked at the fallen people, but was there really a way to force him to rewind time?
[ Seeing that Gyro was conscious, Ringo walked over with his gun, saying as he walked: "You're just a responder, you can't win against me. You only thought of attacking me with the iron ball after your friend was taken down. This level is not enough to kill me!"
"My gun only had one bullet left to kill Johnny! As for you, go wherever you want..." ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Perhaps as Ringo said, Gyro is just a responder, only launching a counterattack in self-defense after his friends were injured."
"Perhaps that's why the opponent didn't want to duel with him, with that kind of mindset, you can't defeat your opponent in a fair one-on-one duel..."
"If you want to win against the opponent, then Gyro has to change!"
[ After saying that, Ringo dragged Johnny's feet and walked towards the house. His purpose in doing all this was just training, and the person who brought him here was actually President Valentine. So he would take the corpse parts in Johnny's left hand again and send them to the President.
"Ooooh—"
As the door was heavily closed, Gyro also squatted on the spot, roaring in anger with blood flowing from his mouth. The iron ball he had thrown earlier spun back.
Through estimation, Gyro roughly understood the distance just now. The Colt 184 used by Ringo had a very short effective range, and he and Johnny were so far away that Johnny might not be dead yet. The bullet beyond the range should be stuck in his skull, there's still hope!! ]
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~Detective Conan World~
Conan looked at Gyro with some surprise, he didn't expect Gyro, who was looked down upon by Ringo, to be so quick-witted.
In this situation, he could still calmly analyze the current situation and make a judgment, which was not something ordinary people could do.
Uh, then Conan showed dead fish eyes and suddenly remembered Gyro's miraculous iron ball, which didn't seem like something ordinary people could do at all...
[ Gyro barely stood up and only took one step when his father's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Son! You don't want to go into that house, do you?"
"He has already promised to let you leave the forest. Do you really need to risk your life again to save that Johnny Joestar? And you can't win against him at all."
"What is your motive? Is it that sentimental feeling of wanting to save your friend?"
"Being emotional will create gaps in your heart, and it will also destroy our family, destroy the techniques passed down by our ancestors."
His father's words sounded softly in his ear, then became more and more stern!
"Now you immediately leave. Whether that young man is guilty or not should not be judged with emotion; immediately withdraw from the competition. This is an order."
After hearing this, Gyro said sternly, "Father, you say I'm just being emotional. No, what I want is recognition from the heart."
The true identity of the corpse parts collected by Johnny, none of that matters... I put my self-recognition before everything else, otherwise, I will not be able to move forward anywhere, nor will I be able to find my future."
"I have already seen victory!"
Gyro's right eye changed color again, and after saying that! Gyro threw his iron ball towards the house with all his might. In high-speed rotation, the iron ball actually turned into a human shape; it was the shape of a Stand, it was Gyro Zeppeli's Stand, but unfortunately, the shape only lasted for a moment before turning back into an iron ball! ]
