JOJO: Madness of Multiverse

He raised his head as if remembering.

"The One-Eyed King was established for this very purpose. The natural advantage of one-eyed ghouls gave them the potential to shoulder this great responsibility."

"But after seeing you..." His previously lost eyes regained their spirit at this moment. "I realized that the one to lead them doesn't necessarily have to be one-eyed. You can do it too!"

Arima slowly stood up from the ground and asked in a deep voice, "Kujo, just how strong are you?"

"You're far from as simple as you look." He kept a straight face, staring directly at Jotaro.

"The one who destroyed my Quinque wasn't you. My combat instincts are extremely sharp. At that time, you didn't make a move."

"You, standing two meters away, had no chance to save her."

He then looked at Hairu Ihei, who lay on the ground, unable to get up. A glint flashed in his eyes.

"She was the same. Even though you didn't act, she was already blown away."

After hearing Arima's words, Irimi Kaya also became interested. When Jotaro had disabled several of her companions in an instant, it had been the same.

She had always wanted to know how he did it.

Arima slowly walked up to Jotaro and said, "I hope you'll let me see this kind of power."

The stronger Jotaro was, the greater the chance of realizing his ideal.

Too many ghouls had been fighting for years and had become extremely violent. Without overwhelming strength, there was no way to suppress them.

While conquering others with great personality was certainly admirable, most of the time, fists worked better.

For those brutal ghouls, only force could conquer them.

To stand above them, one must be even stronger than they are.

Even the CCG's Grim Reaper, Arima, couldn't say he stood completely above all ghouls.

If that were the case, he wouldn't be in a cooperative relationship with Eto.

He wasn't yet strong enough to do as he pleased.

Handing the throne over to a human, this was his unilateral decision. Whether Eto agreed or not, he wasn't sure.

But as long as Jotaro was strong enough, it didn't matter whether Eto agreed or not.

Arima wasn't surprised to sense the presence of a Stand. Anyone who fought him would feel that strangeness.

If it had been the past, Jotaro might have explained, after all, his Star Platinum was a Stand that only Stand users could observe, invisible to ordinary people.

But now, he didn't need to.

As long as he willed it, with the effect of Haki, even ordinary people could see the Stand.

As the burly figure behind Jotaro slowly raised its head, everyone present had their eyes wide open.

In the dim sewer, only the sound of everyone's breathing could be heard.

Gold and purple shimmered together. The blade-cut muscles of Star Platinum were displayed clearly to all.

Shock. Nothing but shock.

Aside from their shocked feelings, they also felt a surging power. What entered their eyes was only 'Invincible'.

Even after Jotaro left, their feelings couldn't calm down for a long time.

It was their first time witnessing power capable of changing the world.

This had always been an abstract and vague concept, but now, they truly saw it.

"Captain Arima," a team member spoke, "He indeed possesses power far beyond imagination. But to lead both races to peace, power alone isn't enough."

"Do you truly trust him?"

Arima stared in the direction where Jotaro had left, his gaze profound.

"The one who can lead both races must be a great leader. You're asking me if he is fit for the role of a leader?"

"Exactly." The team member responded.

Arima answered calmly, "His ways are indeed like a lone wolf, but he can make ghouls risk their lives to cover for him..."

"Such a person is a natural-born leader!"

The charisma of a leader runs in the Joestar bloodline!

———

"ORA!"

The manhole cover flew into the sky, and Jotaro once again stepped onto the surface from the sewer.

At the moment, they had left the battlefield. This was a sparsely populated street. Due to the CCG's extermination operation, most people were hiding in their homes.

Irimi Kaya followed closely, climbing up with her subordinates.

"That person wants you to go to the 24th Ward. That's also where most ghouls from the peace district are evacuating to."

"Although it's a place like a toilet, it's perfect for avoiding the Doves." She suddenly smiled.

"I didn't expect all the CCG's operations in the 20th Ward to be for show."

The 24th Ward was a region rampant with ghouls, devoid of humans, and deemed extremely dangerous by the CCG.

Arima had always been personally in charge of that area.

Now that she knew the ghoul cooperative organization Arima belonged to was based in the 24th Ward, it was clear their previous activities there were just for show.

"You're already listed as a wanted criminal by the CCG for killing the director. You can also hide there to evade pursuit. Why not go with us?"

She said seriously, "Personally, if you're willing to lead us ghouls, I'd be very happy."

Now that she had learned the true face of the Washuu family, her already poor impression of them had become even worse.

If Jotaro could truly improve ghouls' living conditions, she would definitely help him.

Having witnessed Jotaro's Stand, in her heart, he was already qualified to be a leader.

Jotaro remained silent, seemingly in deep thought.

Though he had no great interest in the throne, Arima was right about one thing, if they wanted to change the deeply rooted thinking between humans and ghouls, destroying the Washuu family with brute force wouldn't be enough.

They would definitely need the power of both ghouls and humans.

"Where are you going?" Seeing Jotaro not heading toward the 24th Ward, Irimi Kaya quickly asked.

Jotaro stopped and calmly replied, "There are no CCG investigators in the outskirts. You all should leave as soon as possible."

"I still have two friends to find."

———

"Squad One, report status."

After the explosion ended, Shinohara led everyone to regroup with Marude.

Under such a close-range explosion, Jotaro had likely turned to ashes.

That was Squad One's conclusion.

Amon wore a gloomy expression. He didn't want to believe Jotaro was dead, but after searching every corner of the scene, they didn't find a trace of him.

"Owl was captured. Did that traitor Kujo die after killing the director?"

Marude stroked his chin. Though the results were significant, he hadn't let it go to his head. There were too many questionable points.

"How could a missile be fired without orders from HQ?!" he roared in anger.

"Find me the pilot, I want to question him myself!"

"Arima?" Marude glanced sideways at the approaching Zero Squad.

"Why do you look so battered?"

Arima replied coldly, "I ran into that traitor Kujo and lost. He has already escaped the scene!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the investigators present were stunned.

'The invincible Arima… lost?! Was that traitor Kujo really that strong?!'

Only one person's eyes slowly regained their light, though even she didn't realize it.

Amon Akira clenched her fists, unsure whether it was from joy or anger.

"That bastard... I'll definitely return those punches to you one day!"

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