JOJO, The Escape from Real Diavolo

Chapter 134 The Beggar

Chen didn't know which ocean area he had fallen into, because all around him was the sea, and the farthest point in his field of vision was also the sea. There was no boundary, and he couldn't see any land.

He leaned against the floating debris of wood, lay on the spider silk, and stayed there for five or six hours. He ate his fill and slept. When he woke up, the time on his phone screen had jumped by just that long. He had slept from midnight until sunrise, when the orange sun rose over the distant sea.

"...There's a shark at my feet, it seems to have been circling around for a long time."

Following Diablo's suggestion, Chen looked down with trembling hands and saw a large shark swimming nearby a few meters below the surface.

Thankfully, the spiderweb bed was built in mid-air, otherwise Chen felt he would have been bitten to death in his dream... Just thinking about it was awful.

"So what do we do now? It's barely dawn... and there's no land around... what should I do?"

Chen looked at the shark at his feet and muttered to himself. Then, clumps of spider silk shot out from his shadow, instantly disintegrating the shark beneath the surface. The foul-smelling blood stained the seawater and began to spread.

Why are you still hiding in my shadow?

The spider calamity could not speak, but simply appeared and nodded.

"Because my shadow is also a part of me, right..."

"Chen, it's best not to stay here. Let's start looking for a way... So much blood might attract more predators."

Chen nodded; he didn't want to stay here anymore either.

He suddenly realized that the ship might also represent the emperor, so when the emperor died, the ship would be destroyed.

He remembered the corpses on the ship, the bartender, the captain, and Miss Dong, and wondered where they had gone. Had they disappeared like the Emperor? Or had they fallen into the sea and been eaten by sharks?

Thinking of this, he looked closely but couldn't find any human organs in the shark carcass.

"They might have fallen into the sea... but I still hope they're gone, right? Otherwise, that's..."

He sighed, then began to think.

"But there are no anchor points at sea, so I can't travel using spider silk."

"No, your spider silk can do many things, such as rebuilding a ship."

"No way..."

"Spider silk, when made into webs, can be used as planks to float on water..."

Later, after almost four hours, when the sun was nearly at its zenith, Chen finally managed to create a wooden boat that looked shaky but was actually quite stable, using his clones, spider silk, and planks.

"Uh... that's fine then."

"..."

Joe spent two days unconscious in Naples, then opened his eyes in an alley to find himself ragged and a beggar.

He touched his pockets, which were completely empty.

"Two days have passed in the blink of an eye, and... and I actually lived for two days without even realizing it? I have absolutely no memory of it..."

He stood up from the dirty alley. It seemed that because he hadn't eaten for a long time and had nowhere to sleep, his head felt dizzy and nauseous as soon as he stood up, exposed to the sunlight.

"Uh, Joe, you've been living in a daze these past two days, without any awareness, but I'm not like that. I can see clearly what's been going on these past two days, and I see that it's not just you, but all the other human idiots are like puppets..."

"What's the reason?"

"If you want to know, then use... well, actually I don't know either. Although I am omnipotent, I do not represent the will of the world. I can only trigger natural disasters, stop the universe, and manipulate the rules... Things that have nothing to do with me, things that I haven't experienced by your side, I basically cannot draw accurate conclusions about, after all, the world is so big."

"oh."

Joe was starving, but he had no money. At that moment, he started to miss cursing, and then suddenly slapped himself in the face.

"You don't have the ability to plunder, right? But you don't want to use my power either, since it's a loss for you, isn't it?"

Hongjian chuckled, then noticed Qiao's unsteady gait and sighed.

"Twenty meters ahead, there's a small wad of cash that someone just dropped out of their pocket. It should be enough for you to have a meal."

"No... I don't need to pay a price?"

"Oh, no need, this is a gift to help you... Actually, you can see that stack of money if you just walk forward."

Joe's eyes suddenly lit up, and he ran with all his might towards the alley exit, then pounced on the wad of money like a vicious dog.

"Hahaha...This is absolutely hilarious! It must be the funniest comedy I've seen in the last couple of days!"

Joe got up, rubbed his exhausted face, and hurried toward the breakfast shop that happened to be right next to him.

"Feed...keep an eye on it."

Joe bumped into someone—Ariel, who was walking with a troubled expression. It was because of the two days that had suddenly passed, and also because Theresa had just called to say she wanted to meet that evening.

While she was thinking, she was knocked down by the blind Joe, which made her very angry, and she called out to the bald man.

The bald man was also completely bewildered. He looked at Joe in front of him and noticed that Joe seemed to have glanced at him too, then ignored him and started apologizing.

"Sorry, sorry..."

Joe stood up again and reached out to help Yali, but was slapped away.

"Get out of here, beggar."

Yali patted her bottom, ignored him, and got up, but did not take the old man back.

"Hey...why did you call me out? Are you trying to kill someone again?"

Yali watched as Joe, refusing to leave, hurried towards his original destination, his gaze shifting uncertainly.

"Just some basic protection... But it's strange, I remember your curse takes effect within a minute, right? For humans? But why... why is he completely unaffected? Not even a breath?"

Ya-li expressed her curiosity and walked towards the breakfast shop, still not taking her bald head back.

The bald man didn't shout loudly; he knew he was powerless to do anything about dealing with his misfortune.

"Friend, it was my fault for not seeing the way properly... How about I pay for your breakfast?"

Joe turned his head and saw the woman with little manners again, and the bald head behind her.

"Joe... this bald guy seems to be from another world, but he's also a Stand, possessing some strange abilities... Ah, friendly reminder, this is just me talking to myself, it's not a problem or a deal."

Red Arrow had given Joe this hint long before he knocked Ya Li down, which made Joe more cautious. So when facing the bald man, he tried his best not to let his eyes linger on the other man's shiny scalp for even a second.

Most importantly, he believed he had to appear completely ordinary or even a real beggar in front of the other person in order to avoid being noticed by them.

Even if he didn't know why a woman would be interested in him, his mediocre replies were still flustered and careless.

"No, no need. I have some money; I'm not worthy of your..."

"Oh no, no, no, I have to treat you to a meal to express my apology."

Yali interrupted him with a smile; her curved eyes were beautiful, but they made Joe a little intimidated.