CHAPTER XVI
Grandpa Joseph is gone.
When she was a child, she would rub her beard affectionately, hold her high, and the grandfather who loved her deeply was gone.
However, at this moment, in addition to despair or sadness, Jona's heart is more angry.
There is no point in only anger, and Grandpa Joseph tells her not to get carried away by anger, yet Jona feels that she is just not angry enough.
If it was Jotaro's brother, what would he do now?
"Let you know that this is the price to be paid for challenging the authority of the pope." Saga smiled wickedly, his gaze resting on Jona's, "Then next, it's you." β
β¦β¦ What does it mean to pierce a stand-in with a golden arrow?
Jona crawled to Joseph's side with great difficulty, and pulled a short golden arrow out of his pocket. She didn't fully understand Joseph's words, but she decided to follow Joseph's last words.
It's the same golden arrow, but it's not the same as the one in Athena's chest.
Her stand-in, the Daughter of the Green Forest, is equivalent to her main body, and if the stand-in is attacked, the damage will also be returned to herself, what will happen if she does so? She didn't know, but she was willing to believe Joseph, and her mind was filled with an obsession, wishing she had one more chance.
Jona grabbed the arrow and stabbed it at her double.
If only she had a chance......!!
"Ahh!!h
The moment the arrow pierced the stand-in, it suddenly emitted a burst of golden light, and then the whole arrow seemed to be sucked in, and the handle was submerged into the body of the Mori Green Girl.
"What is this ......?"
Prosius stared at this scene in surprise, and Sachar couldn't help but stop.
What's going on? Suddenly, a strange power appeared from the little girl's body......
To be on the safe side, it's better to just kill them.
Saga raised his knife at them, but at the same time, Jona and her double emitted a yellow light, and the next moment, time began to flow backwards like a backward video footage.
Joseph who died, Bessie, who was swept into another dimension, and Proschute, who was punched by the Phantom Demon King after entering the Papal Palace......
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"When I say it's okay, you can come in again."
"Got it! Eldest brother! β
The scene reverted to the moment before they entered the Papal Palace, when Jona stood in the crowd in disbelief, and the moment she saw Joseph Joestar, who was still frowning and probing her head into the Papal Palace, tears almost fell.
"Huh? What's wrong with you, Jona? β
Joseph noticed that Joanna was abnormal, so he looked at her with some confusion, Joanna wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, shook her head, and said, "No...... It's nothing, grandpa, it's good that you're still alive. β
"What are you talking about? When does the old man seem to be dying?! Joseph was immediately dissatisfied, and Jona didn't say anything, but stepped forward and grabbed Proschute, who was about to enter the Pope's Palace.
"Don't go any further."
"Huh?" Proschute looked back at Jona, "What's the problem?" β
"The enemies inside are very tricky." Jona explained to everyone very sternly, "If we go in like this, we will all be destroyed." β
"Huh? How do you know? Bessie exclaimed in surprise, "Why are we all wiped out?!" β
"Because we've already had that happen once." Jona's voice was very calm, "But after my stand-in was implanted with the Golden Arrow, it went out in stages and became the Daughter of the Green Forest, Soul Song form, and in this form, the stand-in's ability also evolved, so the time that had elapsed before was reversed, and the result of death was canceled. β
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"What?!"
Everyone looked at Jona in shock, and Proschute shook a little, "Does that mean, we all died before." β
"Grandpa and Bessie are dead, the enemy is too strong." Jona's body trembled slightly, but she seemed to recount the incident very calmly, and Bessie almost cried when she heard it, "What, what! Don't! β
Joseph seemed to understand something at this time, and his face was cloudy, "Hey Jona...... I'm not going to give you the arrows, am I? β
"That's right." Jona nodded, "Even if time goes back, the arrow is still in the body of the Daughter of Mori Green, and the effect of the Soul Suppression Song has not disappeared, if nothing goes wrong, Grandpa, there should be no arrow in your pocket now." β
"What?! I'll take a look......" Joseph hurriedly touched his pocket, and his face changed instantly, "It's really not in the old man's pocket!" It's time for me to give you the golden arrows...... It seems that it is indeed very urgent! β
"Wait, what are you talking about?! Why can't I understand it? Bessie asked confusedly, "What's the matter with the Golden Arrow?" Is it the one that was stuck in the chest of the little girl at the entrance? β
"It's not! Although they are all golden arrows, they are different things. Joseph still patiently explained, "This arrow is a dangerous item left by the old man's former enemy Dio, and those who are stabbed by the golden arrow may awaken the ability of the stand-in, and Dio has used it to create a stand-in, but once this arrow pierces the stand-in, it will cause terrible consequences, and the rampaging stand-in may lead the world to ruin, but the legend says that if you are selected by the arrow, you will get a power that can rival the gods!" β
Joseph looked at Jona excitedly, "So time goes backwards, and even the result of death has been canceled!" β
"That's right!" Jona replied dryly, "Now I'm going to kill the Pope, and you guys must not come in." β
"Jona, you-"
Before Joseph could say anything, Jona, who saw that the Daughter of the Green Forest, was in the state of the Soul Song, had disappeared in front of their eyes.
"Time stops again!" Joseph cursed in annoyance, and Proschute, who had stopped, couldn't help but look at him, "What, old man Joestar, do we need to help?" β
"No...... Since Jona said so, the old man believed her. Joestar straightened up and looked solemnly at the dark and silent Papal Palace, "After all, she is also the granddaughter of the old man's prideβ"
"......" Proschute glanced at Joseph again, "Well, you have the final say. β
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Inside the Papal Palace.
Jona walked forward in the center of the main hall, and at this moment, it was the Pope's attack in Proschute that was controlled, and Jona was not worried about this at all, because in the form of the Daughter of the Green Forest, the soul song, the stand-in not only has the power to rewind time, but can also cancel the opponent's actions, making the enemy's attacks nullify.
However, at this time, Jona was surprised to find that the person sitting in the pope's chair did not look like the arrogant man before.
Despite the same face and the same pope's dress, there was no trace of murder in this man. He was leaning back in the papal chair in a decadent manner, not reacting in any way to Jona's arrival, but weeping sadly.
What's going on...... It seems that something is not quite right there.
Jona was pretty sure that this man was the Pope himself, but his temperament and feeling were completely different from before. She suddenly stopped, staring at the man head-on.
"What are you crying about?"
"......" Sagar's expression seemed to be very painful, and he did not look up, but suddenly replied in a sad tone, "This qiΔ is my sin...... Please forgive me...... Goddess-sama. β
"I don't understand what's going on with you." Jona looked at him strangely, and she wasn't worried even if it was a trap, but she still spoke, "If you want to ask the goddess for forgiveness, go and pull out that arrow from her chest." β
Sachar didn't speak immediately, he shook his head bitterly, "I can't pull that arrow either." β
"......" Joanna was stunned, she didn't know why, although this man looked very wrong, she always felt that he was not lying, and he was almost like the Pope she had met before......
"Then how can I save her?" Joanna stared at Sachar warily, the man seemed to be suppressing something, and pointed to the path behind him with great difficulty, "Go through here, and after seeing that statue of the goddess Athena, bring the golden shield to the goddess...... Please. β
Jona glanced at him thoughtfully, this kind of love did not seem to be disguised, and if you looked closely, his hair color was slightly different from Fang Cai, could it be that the Pope actually had two people?
The Pope's appearance looked more and more painful, and he suddenly hugged his head and let out a low roar like a beast, "Hurry up...... That man is coming out...... Uh-ah-a β
The strange feeling in Jona's heart grew stronger and stronger, and she couldn't help but take two steps forward, looked directly at the Pope and asked, "Is there anyone else besides you?" β
"Nope." The Pope's hair color changed from dark purple in an instant, and he slowly raised his head, with the same sneer that Jona was familiar with before, and his eyes were like poisonous snakes, staring at her with malice, "I'm the only one now." β
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Jona stopped, staring at the Pope expressionlessly and calmly.
β¦β¦ It turned out to be a dual personality.