Kiana actually really wanted to awaken her own Stand, but Takatsuki didn't know if they, who already had Stand Stigmata, could still awaken. Takatsuki also didn't dare to take that risk.
And…
Stands awakened by the arrow would awaken due to bloodline. Mei was fine, but the Kaslana Family, Kiana Kaslana's family, was thriving. He didn't want to turn the Honkai world into a Stand world, even though doing so would increase the power against Honkai.
However, the people of the Honkai world were not united at all, and he didn't want to add too many variables he didn't understand.
After a day of rest, the three said goodbye to the others and boarded the plane arranged by the SPW Foundation from Cairo to Italy.
If it were the technology of the Honkai era, it would only take three or four hours by plane. In this relatively backward era, it took a full six hours to arrive.
But fortunately, they arrived exactly at two in the afternoon.
People from the SPW Foundation picked them up in Italy. What Joseph said earlier was not exaggerated at all; in fact, he was too modest.
"I didn't expect these foundation people to be so capable. But if that's the case, why wasn't it like this when we went to Egypt?"
Takatsuki answered Kiana's question while observing: "That's because Dio also had many subordinates. Ordinary people are useless in battles between Stand Users; they would only be needlessly sacrificed. It's like how ordinary people don't know about the Honkai events in our world."
Kiana nodded. She still couldn't quite understand, but if it was done this way, there must be a reason for it.
"Takatsuki, is this person really the one who will destroy the world in the future?"
Mei was also looking at Enrico Pucci's material next to him. He looked like an ordinary person, and even a respected seminarian. He was an excellent student at the seminary. She really didn't expect him to be the one who would destroy the world later.
"Yes, that's right. In fact, not just the future, you must have seen his past too."
Takatsuki pulled out a piece of paper, revealing Pucci's past.
"Although it merely glosses over the tragedy caused by hiring someone to break up his sister's relationship, his sister's death was due to his own unauthorized actions after learning the truth."
The SPW records only contained official information. Although they even investigated information like hiring someone, they didn't find out that Wes, or Weather Report, was his brother.
"Wes, his sister's lover, was his twin brother. After he found out about this, he didn't choose to tell the two of them. Instead, he took it upon himself to hire people to break them up, which then led to this tragedy."
"And afterwards, he chose to erase his brother's memories and send him to prison."
Father Pucci's past was a tragedy, and he himself was a twisted being. Takatsuki found it difficult to evaluate this person, and didn't want to. He only needed to know that he was an enemy, and that was enough. Moreover, Pucci had something Takatsuki wanted.
...
After finishing a day of prayer, the church's seminarian, Pucci, walked home as usual.
There were few pedestrians on this small road, and he enjoyed such tranquility.
However, at this moment, contrary to the peaceful path, his heart was extremely anxious and uneasy.
Because today, he received the news that his dear friend, Dio Brando, had been killed.
He still remembered what happened a month ago when he returned the arrow to Dio.
The two talked intimately in the room, discussing fate and opening up to each other. After their conversation, Dio gave him a piece of his bone, and they became close friends.
During this conversation, Dio also mentioned the concept of "Heaven." He once felt that he might have found the answer to the question that had always troubled him.
However, he also sensed that Dio had a premonition of his own death, which was why he entrusted everything to him, as if leaving a child in someone's care.
He had once volunteered to stay and help Dio fight the Joestar group, but was refused, because Dio said that was not what his dear friend should do.
Although he had been prepared, he was still in great pain when he actually received the news of Dio's death. However, as long as he could reach "Heaven"...
Pucci took out the entrusted bone from his pocket: "Dio, what exactly did you leave behind?"
This looked like just an ordinary bone. Even though it was taken from Dio, Dio could not revive from this bone.
As he walked, Pucci noticed a very young-looking person walking towards him from the opposite direction.
A tourist?
This town wasn't a big city; he had basically seen all the young people in town.
Coupled with Dio's recent death, Pucci had become vigilant, as he wasn't sure if the SPW people would investigate his connection with Dio.
Let's test him, look at his memories…
Pucci was different from those who gained special abilities but lived ordinary lives. He was the same type as Kishibe Rohan; he freely used his Stand ability to peek into others' memories.
However...
This person seems to be fine.
This outfit, is it a manga?
I think they're called otaku, drawing manga characters on their clothes.
Never mind, it's all the same. I'll know once I see his memories. White Snake!
...
He called out in his mind, but the expected Stand did not appear.
What's going on!?
White Snake! White Snake!
Pucci's eyes widened instantly, staring at the young man approaching step by step.
"St-Stand attack!?"
"That's right, it's a Stand attack, Heaven's Door."
Takatsuki walked step by step towards Pucci. Pucci tried to escape from the young man, but found that his body couldn't move an inch.
And pages began to turn on his face.
"White Snake, what a terrifying Stand. I had to use this method to preemptively strike."
Takatsuki raised the pen in his hand, and Pucci then realized that the clothes he was wearing were just plain white, and the characters on them were actually drawn with a pen.
Takatsuki had no intention of saying more and directly turned to Pucci's pages.
"The Disc is hidden in the ossuary, the place where I first met Dio. How interesting."
Takatsuki looked through Pucci's memories to find the Disc he had hidden. After confirming the location of his target, Takatsuki began to write the already planned content on Pucci's pages.
"Who exactly are you… What is your purpose?!"
Although a Stand User can resist the power of Heaven's Door to some extent, it is only enough to retain consciousness and the ability to speak.
"My purpose, isn't it obvious?"
[Not allowed to use Stand abilities on others]
[Not allowed to harm others in any form]
[Unable to move for ten minutes]
[Use White Snake to take out your own Disc]
Four simple instructions, but in reality, the last one was the key. The preceding ones were to prevent the fourth instruction from being impossible to achieve.
"What did you do?!"
Ignoring Pucci's question, the pages on Pucci's face closed.
The moment he recovered, Pucci instantly summoned White Snake, only to find that his body couldn't move.
"Hey, hey, what's going on! Why can't I control myself?!"
White Snake also looked shocked after appearing, realizing its hand was unconsciously reaching towards Pucci's face.
"No, no! Stop it!"
White Snake's hand pressed against Pucci's body, and its ability instinctively activated. Pucci soon felt something exiting his face.
Pucci, who frequently used this ability to seize others' Discs, naturally knew what this was: it was his Disc! His Disc was being taken out by his own Stand ability!
A human's Disc is essentially their memories; if they are a Stand User, it will also contain a Stand Disc.
And at this moment, two Discs exited Pucci's face, which meant…
White Snake watched its body slowly disappear: "Are you kidding me? Something like this can happen?"