"Takatsuki, is it okay for you and Polnareff to share a room?"
Joseph had a bit of a dilemma when assigning rooms at the hotel, as the initial conflict between Takatsuki and Polnareff was quite evident. Now, he and Avdol were sharing a room, Jotaro Kujo was naturally with his classmate Kakyoin, and Kiana and Raiden Mei, being two girls, went without saying. That left only Takatsuki and Polnareff.
"I have no problem with it, of course."
After all, he wasn't the one suffering.
"Oh, don't worry, Mr. Joestar."
Polnareff wasn't the type to be overly sensitive. As long as it wasn't some deep-seated hatred, he wouldn't care too much. If it were deep hatred, he could pursue it for a lifetime, just as he sought revenge for his sister.
"Let's get to our rooms quickly. I also want to take a shower soon. I haven't encountered anything good since leaving Hong Kong, and I don't know when Dio's subordinates will attack."
Saying that, Polnareff took the key and left first.
"Then, Takatsuki, Kiana and I will also go to our room first. See you later."
Raiden Mei also said to Takatsuki.
"Go, go, see you later."
…
Joseph and Avdol arrived at their room. The hotel they chose was one of Singapore's more luxurious hotels, and the room was also very opulent.
"According to what was said before, we should encounter two enemies in this hotel."
Joseph remembered the two enemies mentioned, but both were enemies who specialized in first-strike kills, so as long as they knew the characteristics of their Stands, there was nothing to worry about.
Joseph looked at the room: "Let's check it first…"
Because of the incidents with Dark Blue Moon and Strength, coupled with Takatsuki's warning, they knew that the enemies might change, and later enemies might appear now, so they would carefully check every new place they arrived at.
Crash!
The moment the two relaxed, the balcony glass instantly shattered.
"Nani! Enemy attack?!"
The two rushed to the balcony but saw nothing. However, what they didn't notice was that behind them, the room's full-length mirror reflected their backs, and a figure covered in bandages appeared there. Under the bed, a strange doll was placed.
Meanwhile, in Jotaro Kujo and Kakyoin's room, as Jotaro took off his jacket to take a shower and rest before regrouping, he noticed some yellow substance appearing in the bathroom drain.
!!!
Jotaro immediately realized what it was.
Yellow Temperance from the information Takatsuki had given him!
But, where's the main body?!
Could it be… Kakyoin!
Jotaro immediately looked at Kakyoin outside.
"Hm? What's wrong, Jotaro? Weren't you going to take a shower?"
Kakyoin looked at Jotaro Kujo staring at him and asked, puzzled.
Although he felt there was something wrong with this Kakyoin, Jotaro Kujo didn't directly say it but changed his words: "Nothing, I was wondering if you wanted to shower first."
"Me first? Alright."
Kakyoin didn't refuse and walked into the bathroom.
Watching Kakyoin's back, Jotaro Kujo frowned. He couldn't tell if this Kakyoin was real or fake, but it didn't matter; he already knew how to deal with this Stand.
Kiana and Raiden Mei, however, encountered a strange situation.
As the two walked down the hall, they saw an unconscious woman.
"Hey, are you alright?"
Seeing the woman in red lying in the corridor, Kiana immediately ran over and helped her up.
"Oh no, Mei, come quickly, she's injured."
As soon as she touched her, Kiana noticed that the woman's body was a bit damp, and when she looked at her hands, they were covered in blood. She hadn't noticed it earlier because of the woman's dark red clothes.
"Coming, Crazy Diamond!"
Crazy Diamond instantly appeared, covering the woman's body with its hand. Unlike Josuke, who liked to punch repeatedly to heal, Raiden Mei's healing method was gentler. After all, this ability only required contact, not a beating.
"Alright, but why is she lying here?"
Crazy Diamond's healing was fast. Raiden Mei looked around the corridor, at the rows of rooms, the meticulously laid carpet on the floor, and potted plants placed every few meters. There was nothing else.
The carpet on the floor wasn't red, but there were no bloodstains anywhere except under the woman.
Which meant this person was attacked here.
"Ugh…"
Perhaps because her injuries were healed, the person in Kiana's arms gradually regained consciousness.
"You are… Ah!"
The woman, just awake, immediately reached behind her: "The wound is gone…"
The two didn't know how to explain the situation to an ordinary person, so they had to change the subject: "We just came over and saw you lying on the ground covered in blood. Did something happen?"
Neither of them admitted to having healed her.
"I remember… On my way back to the room, I suddenly felt like I was cut by something. When I looked back, there was nothing behind me, and then I lost consciousness."
"Do you need to be sent to the hospital then?"
Although she had been healed by Crazy Diamond, Kiana couldn't just say, "You're fine now," as that would expose them. She could only pretend to know nothing.
"No need, I feel fine…"
The woman stood up, looking at the blood on the floor and her clothes: "Thank you both, but I'm alright now, and this is hard to explain."
The two also nodded. Since everything was fine, they parted ways.
"Mei, was that just now a Stand attack?"
An invisible attack. Kiana thought of the special power in this world, Stands, after all, she didn't have a Stand a few days ago and understood well how ordinary people felt watching Stand users fight.
"Yes, it's better to be careful, Kiana. I don't know why that lady was attacked."
"Maybe it was just because they didn't like the look of her. After all, didn't Takatsuki say there were many people in there who kill without batting an eye? But if they dare to come, I will definitely let them experience the power of The Hand!"
While at sea, Takatsuki found an opportunity to give The Hand to Kiana. However, because there wasn't much private space, Kiana couldn't take off her outer garment. Takatsuki could only avoid others and simply touch the skin on her back with his hand.
"Finally, I can rest. I need to take a shower first; my hands are all bloody."
As soon as Mei opened the door, Kiana rushed into the bathroom and washed off the bloodstains on her hands.
Mei smiled, walked into the room, pulled open the balcony curtains, and carefully checked the room's condition.
Touching the clothes she had been wearing for several days from being at sea, Mei sighed helplessly. As a girl, not showering for several consecutive days was truly unbearable.
Although they could use White Album to create fresh water to drink at sea, taking a shower was still impossible, and there weren't enough conditions to do such a thing.
Kiana herself had been wandering for a long time and was used to it, but Mei had been a young lady before this. Even when her father was imprisoned, she didn't become homeless, so this was her first time experiencing such a thing.
However, everyone had gone through this, so her kind-hearted nature prevented her from speaking out.
While experiencing different scenery was interesting, in this era, it would certainly not be an easy matter.
"What is this?!"
As Mei stood on the balcony enjoying the breeze, Kiana let out a scream from the bathroom.
Crazy Diamond instantly appeared. Raiden Mei quickly rushed to the bathroom door, punched the lock, and burst in: "Kiana! What happened?!"
"Mei…"
Kiana slumped on the ground, looking at her hands. Seeing Raiden Mei rush in, she instinctively wanted to hug her, but suddenly remembered something: "No, Mei, don't touch me, I might have been attacked by a Stand!"
"Stand attack!"
Raiden Mei looked at Kiana's hands and found them covered in strange dark red, with the entire skin discolored and swollen as if from an allergic infection.
"This is, Empress!"
"Empress?"
Raiden Mei looked at Kiana helplessly: "Kiana, you didn't listen carefully to the previous information again, did you? A Stand that infects through blood will create a flesh bud where the blood makes contact."
"You really do know about us!"
As soon as Mei's words fell, a mouth appeared on the large red swollen area of Kiana's hand.
"Ahhh! It's talking!"
Kiana looked at her hand, feeling completely unwell. Could Stands be this disgusting?
"Don't panic, Kiana. This flesh bud is the Stand. You just need to destroy it."
Raiden Mei said, but the flesh bud on Kiana's hand showed no fear: "Come on if you can destroy me, unless this little girl doesn't want her hand anymore."
"Ahhh! This young lady will cut you off!"
The Hand instantly appeared behind Kiana, extending its right hand towards Kiana's hands.
"Wait, Kiana."
Crazy Diamond pulled The Hand back in time: "My Crazy Diamond cannot restore the damage caused by your The Hand."
"Let's use another method."
"Haha, if you want to get me off this little girl, you'll have to break her hand!"
The flesh bud mocked at the opportune moment. Unlike Joseph's situation, Kiana's arm was widely infected, making precise removal impossible.
"Defeating the user is also a method. That woman just now should be the user, right?"
The user's identity wasn't hard to guess. After all, the only suspicious person since they arrived was that woman. It seemed she had planned to lie on their path.
"Idiot! Do you think you can still find me?!"