After taking the first step, the rest of the things become simple.

Jotaro Kujo himself has no intention of hiding anything. Apart from the matter of treating his daughter, Josuke Higashigata is a Stand user who he watched grow up. He is powerful and gentle in nature, but firm enough.

Although he has not experienced too bad things, and unlike the dream where he would lose his grandfather and friends, he did not encounter dangers that he had never thought of. But heroes never become heroes because they encounter terrible enemies. They become heroes because their nature forces them to make such a choice.

The Josuke Higashigata in the dream would want to protect Morioh Town, and the real Josuke Higashigata is doing the same thing.

Just like Jotaro Kujo does not want his daughter to become such a hero, Joseph does not want his son to be in danger.

It's just that there are some things they can shoulder, and there are some things they must face.

Jotaro Kujo sighed and said, "If you want to do it, go ahead."

He did not reject Josuke Higashigata's pursuit of the truth. Even though he knew that as long as he said no, Josuke, who had always respected him, would give up after hesitation.

Because Josuke Higashigata was too gentle.

With Apache's playback ability, they will trace the past of the blue-haired boy and see with their own eyes everything that happened back then.

In the end, they will return to Morioh Town and see the unknown child who guards Morioh Town.

After hanging up the phone, Jotaro Kujo stared at his mobile phone in a daze, with a helpless smile on his face - even he has become accustomed to calling the blue-haired boy who stayed in that time "child".

Obviously, at the very beginning, they were still the same age.

He still remembers the scene he saw on that day, but there were many things that made them confused about the real situation.

If it was Josuke, he might understand, right? Jotaro Kujo did not reject Josuke's request, perhaps for this reason.

So, the newly appointed boss of the largest Italian gang, one month after taking office, kidnapped his subordinates, handed over all matters to his former captain Bucciarati and the capable Fugo, and left Italy happily.

Abbazi:?

Abbazi: Did you get my consent?

But when Abbazi showed an impatient expression, the blue-haired steak-head guy - his savior, would show a cautious look, looking at him pitifully and innocently.

Even if you don't understand the gibberish in Japanese, you can still taste the apology in his eyes.

What else can Apaki do? He is his savior after all. Replaying is really just a small matter for him.

At most, showing the Stand for a long time will make him a little tired.

So, they came from Morioh Town to Egypt. They witnessed the desolation of the yellow sand and the collapse of the buildings. The sound from the use of the Stand has told them everything.

In addition, a boy who appeared cold and indifferent tried to save everything.

Even Apaki can no longer say "Is that your brother?" From the pursuit along the way, even a fool can see the identity of the other party.

Especially, at the moment when the other party introduced himself.

Higashigata Josuke's originally cheerful expression disappeared, and his expression was complicated and confused.

"So, is this the legendary me saving myself?" After struggling for a while, Josuke Higashigata slapped his palms, his eyes sparkling: "It's me as expected! I feel really amazing!"

Abbazi didn't understand the boy's idea.

Giorno also asked directly: "Josuke, don't you have a feeling of disillusionment? After all, it was you?"

Josuke Higashigata tilted his head: "I just didn't think that it was me who saved me, but how should I put it... I am more grateful!"

"Even if it was me - if he hadn't saved me back then, I might have died by now." Josuke Higashigata touched his ears embarrassedly, "How should I put it, according to my mother, I had a high fever that year... If I didn't recover, I would probably burn my brain and become a fool, right?"

"Without his help, it would have taken me a long time to get to the hospital on that snowy day. I might not have been able to hold on for long enough until Mr. Jotaro defeated Dio."

When talking about Dio, Josuke Higashigata looked at Giorno cautiously. After all, they all knew who Giorno's father was.

Giorno frowned slightly, but not because Josuke Higashigata mentioned his biological father, but because of the information in the other's words.

He knew what kind of personality Josuke had. Growing up in such a family, he had a natural gentleness. No matter what happened, in Giorno's concept, Josuke Higashigata would not grow up to be the person he was when he was brought back by Apache. Indifferent

? This word is too unsuitable for Josuke.

Giorno has always been good at pulling out the threads and is used to doing so. He seemed to have thought of something and asked Josuke Higashigata: "Josuke, have you ever thought about changing your hairstyle?"

But Josuke Higashigata showed a very concerned expression: "Giorno - why do you say that?"

Every time someone mentioned his hair, Josuke Higashigata would look very angry.

Giorno said calmly: "But, wasn't it you who saved you?"

Josuke Higashigata: "That also saved me! Giorno, if you say that again, even if it's you, I will be angry!"

- Here comes the problem. Giorno blinked and thought in his heart: Given Josuke's personality, even if he knew that he was the one who saved him, he would never lose his gratitude towards that "gangster". Because after years of transformation, the existence of that gangster has long become a "concept".

Regardless of the other party's identity, Josuke is still grateful to the other party. And he will never change his hairstyle.

Then-why did the person who was played back by Abbasi immediately...change his hairstyle back after saving Josuke? He also showed a certain disgust for the steak haircut. Shiwu,

who is not present at the moment, has no idea about the steak haircut and is even somewhat interested in it, but the other person in his body is quite disgusted with this hairstyle and refuses Shiwu to use this hairstyle-and, before and after taking a shower, it was the system that was controlling it.

This is an absolutely wrong reaction.

Maybe... Giorno glanced at Josuke Higashigata hesitantly, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

After the end of Egypt, when he saw the blue-haired boy and Jotaro Kujo in his youth returning to Japan, Josuke Higashigata realized, "Oh, that's not right! Did I know Jotaro-san and the others so long ago?"

Giorno: ...I thought you had already figured it out, and was wondering why you were so calm. So you haven't figured it out yet?

But after thinking it through, Josuke Higashigata realized: "No, this isn't me, is it? I mean, he isn't me now, is he?"

Josuke Higashigata thought for a while and said, "Look, I'm almost 20 years old, but the person that Mr. Abbage played back was still a freshman in high school! I didn't experience these when I was a freshman in high school?"

Giorno nodded: "Yeah."

He thought for a moment and said, "Josuke, do you know about parallel worlds?"

Because there is such a concept in philosophy, Giorno can quickly think of many detailed problems.

There is also the so-called time-space argument. Maybe it's because another Josuke-kun changed the past, so his future has changed, or something like that...

But the most important point is that if it's a time-space argument, then if there's no 16-year-old Josuke without a steak head, how could the person who saved little Josuke exist?

...If he doesn't exist.

Giorno thought of what Josuke Higashigata had just said, that if no one helped him, he might not be able to hold on. And a high fever will often only irreparably damage the nerves of the brain. In addition to turning into a fool, there is also the possibility of turning into a vegetable.

Giorno recalled the delayed and stiff reaction of the blue-haired boy in the playback - maybe he didn't notice it at the time, but when everyone's eyes were on the blue-haired boy, everything became particularly conspicuous.

The truth was getting closer and closer to them.

But after returning to Morioh, Josuke Higashigata's expression became more and more depressed and complicated. He asked Giorno in disbelief: "...So my grandfather is going to die?"

Josuke Higashigata had never come into contact with the shadow from Morioh. He never knew such an existence.

All the peace he has now is because there was such a person in the past who helped him eliminate it all.

Although he didn't see his father often, Josuke knew that Mr. Joseph loved him very much. He lives with his grandfather and mother, and every day is easy. He also has Mr. Jotaro who is like a lighthouse, Mr. Kakyoin who plays games with him, and reliable Giorno...

But all this tells him at this moment that this is another self that he has never completely possessed.

"Fortunately... Giorno, you are still here." Through the playback of the blue-haired boy's words, they soon realized who the friend the blue-haired boy was talking about.

Except for Giorno, no one can have such an image.

Giorno looked at Josuke Higashigata's sad expression and did not say the next words. He wanted to say that he was not the kind of person who would look back on the past. No matter how Josuke begged, no matter what the reason was, he would never help and agree to Josuke returning to the dangerous past.

Unless he had to, he had no other choice.

The future that the blue-haired boy spoke of was very different from the present. There was almost nothing in common.

People who should have died were alive, and everyone had a happy enough future.

After the blue-haired boy covered his face with tears and told the price, the stone in his heart fell. Giorno was not surprised at all, only "As expected".

It's my choice. Giorno lowered his eyelids and answered his original question. The future might be so bad that he couldn't handle it. As a price, taking Josuke to the past might not be because he hoped he could change everything, but just...

hoped that Josuke could survive.

This was indeed his choice, Giorno thought.