"Don't worry, Mei, there's no Honkai in this world, and I will solve this problem you're worried about for you in this world."
Takatsuki had already thought of a good solution, but he couldn't implement it yet.
"What method?"
Kiana also looked over curiously. Although Mei didn't fully understand Takatsuki's words just now, Kiana was very clear about them, and had many questions as a result.
For example, the events of the Second Eruption, and how Takatsuki's words differed from what her father, Siegfried, had said.
Although the idiot was a bit clumsy and naive, she wasn't stupid. At least Mei had now accepted Takatsuki's explanation, and she was also curious about the method Takatsuki mentioned.
"Since we're on the topic, let's temporarily set aside the matters of that world and talk about this mission."
"This world has a special power called Stands. It is the manifestation of a person's spiritual power. People who possess a Stand are called Stand Users. Each Stand has various bizarre abilities, such as stopping time, shooting flames, creating ice, and repairing anything; not just destroyed objects, but even people. As long as they don't die instantly, even if their head is blown to pieces, they can be healed."
"And Stands can only be seen by Stand Users, so to complete the mission, I will give each of you a gift later, which is a Stand. And Mei, I will give you the Stand that can repair anything. Although it cannot heal yourself, it can heal anyone who gets injured because you couldn't control your power."
Kiana blinked: "That amazing? What about me, what about me?"
"It can repair everything… if I had such power…"
Takatsuki nodded, seeing their awakened interest. It seemed his guidance was correct.
"This power is also granted by my special ability, but I can't give it to you yet. We need to defeat a few enemies first."
Cannot give yet ×
Not enough Crystals √
Twelve days had passed since the last gacha pull, and he had just accumulated sixty Crystals.
As long as he completed the first mission of joining the Stardust Crusaders, he would get fifty Crystals, which would convert one character card into a Stigmata.
And for the second Stigmata, he only needed to defeat two enemies.
"Let's not rush this. Now, pay attention to the mission I'm about to explain."
Takatsuki roughly narrated the cause and effect of this mission, from the century-long feud to the villainous savior, the ambition of Dio, the Emperor of Darkness.
"We will encounter many Stand Users on our way, so you must be careful. I'll explain the enemies' abilities once we join the Stardust Crusaders."
"I understand!"
Kiana nodded. Clearly, this special world excited her, and there were also special abilities. Although she hadn't gained them yet, she was eagerly anticipating what Takatsuki had promised, like a child looking forward to a field trip tomorrow.
"I understand too. If the power of a Stand can allow me to protect others, I also want to protect everyone."
Mei also set an example. Although she still felt some guilt, seeing Kiana and Takatsuki constantly comforting her about her situation made the kind girl feel a bit bad.
Even forcing herself, she managed to break free from these negative emotions. Moreover, according to Takatsuki, she shouldn't be so passive, as she still had the task of guiding that nascent Herrscher consciousness.
"Hmph, coward, just take care of yourself."
It seemed she heard such a sentence, and before Mei could react, it had disappeared.
It also confirmed to her that this Herrscher consciousness had always been there, but it seemed… she really wasn't that dangerous?
"Alright, now let's see how to find Jotaro and the others."
Takatsuki first sought help from his system. He had originally prepared to return empty-handed, but the system actually responded to him, except…
"Do you want to use 10 Crystals to enable Main Quest 1 task guidance?"
"…"
Takatsuki thought for a moment: "Enable!"
After all, the Stardust Crusaders' operation was cross-country; he didn't know where they were now, and missing them would be disastrous.
As his Crystals became fifty, a small map appeared on the system screen, and in Takatsuki's eyes, a light band appeared that only he could see, seemingly guiding him to the marked location on the map.
"Let's go, I've found the location."
The two nodded and followed Takatsuki towards the location on the map.
Upon arrival, Takatsuki saw five tall figures standing by the sea, seemingly conversing.
"This scene…"
Takatsuki observed their body language and an old man taking off his gloves.
Wasn't this the scene where Polnareff joined the Stardust Crusaders?
In other words, if he had come earlier, he could have given Polnareff a beating?
Oh, what a loss of fifty crystal stones. Jotaro and the others are about to set off again, so it seems there's no time to look around.
Takatsuki led the two towards the five figures.
At this moment, Polnareff had just declared his intention to join Jotaro and the others to find his enemy.
"Even if we refuse, you'd still follow us anyway, right?"
Joseph Joestar shrugged and said.
"In that case, take the three of us along."
As Takatsuki's voice came from behind them, the five figures instantly looked over with vigilance.
"This won't do, Jotaro, Mr. Joseph. Being so careless on the way to confront Dio is unacceptable."
Takatsuki shrugged and said.
"Dio! You just said Dio!"
"Another assassin sent by Dio!"
"There are three of them!"
The five instantly released their Stands, watching Takatsuki with full alert.
However, Takatsuki wasn't nervous, and the two behind him couldn't see Stands, so they naturally didn't know what was happening. Takatsuki had told them when he arrived that he would handle the negotiations.
"Mr. Joseph, you shouldn't release your Purple Hermit. It's not a combat-type Stand."
Takatsuki said jokingly, "You don't have to be so nervous, everyone. I am not your enemy, but your friend, even an old friend. It's just that you don't recognize me yet."
"What do you mean?" Jotaro asked Takatsuki with a poker face.
"Time travel. Do you understand? I come from the future to change certain past events."
Takatsuki spoke without hesitation, beginning his journey of deception.