JOJO, The Escape from Real Diavolo

Chapter 29: I'm not fighting anymore, going to sleep.

Without further ado, Chen Miaowen lay down on the ground and closed his eyes.

"Hey boss, what are you doing? Even though Yedan doesn't dare to make a move, you can't be this careless. Besides, his screws seem to be abilities outside of Stand powers. Aren't you afraid of being nailed to death by them?"

"...Look again carefully, see what Yedan's screw is doing?"

Theresa looked up and saw those huge screws darting around in the sky, sometimes soaring high into the air, sometimes embedding themselves in the stone floor or the soil.

"Where are you, you damn old man..."

Theresa was speechless. She simply couldn't believe that someone with such a twisted ability as the power to make one's wishes come true was a child with a malformed mind.

If she were to act as a Stand user herself, she would at least deal with the enemy in front of her within the unbreakable barrier, rather than searching for an imaginary enemy that she could not find.

"Don't think he's stupid. On the contrary, I think it's a smart idea. Imagine you are Yedan. You can't possibly know where Grandpa Yefeng went. You would just take the result of your thought suggestion as fact."

"Even from my perspective, is it really possible that he's still in this world? Is it really possible that he's awakened his Stand and is hiding somewhere? I have no idea."

"But he's not a Stand user, is he?"

"How can you guarantee that? Remember Gecko? Back then, I couldn't foresee that he would become a Stand user in the future. And Stands can awaken later in life. What if, after he disappeared, old man Yefeng did indeed awaken a Stand? What if you also awaken a Stand in the future? It's not impossible."

"There is no weakest Stand. No one can guarantee the lethality of the opponent's Stand. Don't think that the barrier is indestructible. After all, no ability is the strongest."

"So his fear is understandable. A person who can disappear into thin air makes him believe from the bottom of his heart that something must have changed about the old man. Awakening a Stand is certain, and the probability of awakening a powerful Stand is very high. So he has to let this unknown existence show itself before he can feel at ease and deal with us, who are of little use. Moreover, he also knows that screws are useless against us."

"Then pretend to be relaxed, and he'll be even less likely to make a move."

"...Boss, you're so strong, how could you be useless?"

"Who knows? Anyway, that's probably what Yedan thinks... You shouldn't just sit around doing nothing, go to sleep. Leaving this world is the best solution for the current situation."

Theresa gave a bitter smile. "Boss, you're too optimistic. I don't think I'll be able to sleep."

"It's okay if you can't sleep. Just pretend to be asleep and observe the other person's movements."

Theresa couldn't understand it at all, but she decided to keep him company and lay down.

......

Yedan never doubted the reality of his abilities; he believed that the results of thought suggestion must be correct.

"You're not kidding me. So, does that mean the old man is plotting against someone somewhere? Calling for help? Or has he already disappeared from this world?"

He glanced down at the two people pretending to be asleep not far away.

"These two idiots! Do they think they can take me seriously? Or are they so confident of victory that the old man will step in for them?"

The more he guessed, the more frightened he became.

"Come out, you old geezer!"

He roared, using screws to find the enemy, to change his mind, but he dared not do so at all.

......

"See, we don't need to worry about it."

"Uh... I remember our goal was to put Yedan to sleep, right? Is it really necessary to risk disappearing from this world? Besides, boss, you said before that disappearing from this world doesn't necessarily mean returning to reality. What if the rule of this world is that falling asleep means death?"

"He won't die, that's pretty much for sure. The old man once told me that Yedan loses his memory during the day, but returns to normal after waking up in the morning. So, is it possible that he comes to this fake world or dream every day, and after playing around until he's tired, he falls asleep here and disappears, returning to reality? Well, that's how we are too. As for real death, it might be like the priest's..."

"So, boss, you've decided to fall asleep, not fight him, and leave this world first, is that what you mean?"

"Yes, actually I didn't know how to make Yedan fall into a coma. After asking you if you had any sleeping pills, and after your answer to the mental suggestion made Yedan believe you, I decided to do it this way."

"Okay, I'll believe you then. I'm really going to sleep now."

"Didn't you say you couldn't sleep?"

"Just kidding. I've been a bit tired these past few days, as you should know, boss."

Theresa closed her eyes and lay on the ground. Just as she had said, she relaxed and prepared to drift off to sleep.

The stars in the sky are actually very bright, but if you look closely, or if a star suddenly hits you in the face, you might see something strange – they look like giant screws.

"...What are those two doing? Sleeping? Are they crazy?!"

Yedan was furious, but dared not make a move; the two's relaxed demeanor made him even more uneasy.

While Teresa below was almost asleep, Chen Miaowen was not; he was actually terrified.

It's all speculation, just a gamble!

Whether it's the rule that falling asleep could lead to death, whether Yedan would realize what was happening during this time and continue to hunt him down, or even whether Yedan would actually fall asleep in this world, these are all just his wishful speculations.

If the old man and Teresa fell asleep and instead died instead of returning to reality, then he could only say that there was nothing he could do; at least they died without pain.

Here, being killed must mean truly dying, or dying in despair and pain.

He was always putting on an act, whether in front of Yedan or in front of his pilots.

The purpose was to put them to sleep peacefully, which was their only chance of survival.

"I'm such a good person, even when I'm about to die I still want to help others."

As for why he didn't sleep, it was because he needed to personally watch Theresa fall asleep and disappear before he could feel at ease.

Besides, he can't sleep either.

"Oh, you're leaving?"

Theresa was still asleep, sleeping peacefully without making a sound. Chen Miaowen only breathed a slight sigh of relief when he noticed her body slowly dissipating.

"What's going on? That woman is disappearing too!?"

Yedan was still searching for the old man's location when, unexpectedly, the woman who had been completely silent before also slowly disappeared at this moment. He couldn't help but feel scared and confused.

"What did that woman do this time...? Was she asleep over there? Is that why she disappeared?"

Chen Miaowen stood up, dusted off the dust behind him, and the Crimson King appeared menacingly behind him.

"Isn't it strange? Why did they all disappear one after another? Where did they go after they awakened their Stands? Hehe, if you want to know, just ask me."