Chapter 93

shouldn't be like this.

Angelica thought seriously.

No matter who you are, no one should have a fate that is "born this way" or "destined to be this way".

Destiny itself is a dark road.

Twisted, long, and without any light, no one knows where it will lead before embarking on it.

Darkness does not represent degradation, just as light does not represent redemption.

Darkness is just a synonym for unknown.

All possibilities are hidden in the darkness. Only when everyone embarks on the path of their own destiny can they grab the energy to move forward from the darkness and discern their own direction in the darkness.

A bright and smooth road is not destiny, because in front of you, when you look to the end, there is a gorgeous but blank nothingness.

Everyone is groping in the darkness, groping for similar yet different paths to destiny.

Through her stand-in ability, Angelica seems to have seen the vast universe, and also seems to have seen a microscopic world that is even smaller than the tiny... Countless destinies are intertwined, come together and separate, and new possibilities are constantly being born.

Like, countless hourglasses.

When she rethinks her destiny and all the "givens", Angelica slowly realizes what the real destiny is -

everyone's past and future are like an hourglass.

The past is below and the future is above. Time and space pass through the center of the hourglass, causing the hourglass to vibrate in the universe.

It's true for one person, it's true for a group of people, it's true for everyone.

At the same time, everyone's hourglass is intertwined with each other - maybe in the past, maybe in the future.

Where countless hourglasses intersect, they form a specific [destiny] for interactions between people.

It is precisely because of the countless unpredictable possibilities between people that different intersections occur, which is the so-called parallel world.

If the three-dimensional hourglass is converted into something more understandable, it may be said to be light - a fan-shaped light area radiated through a flashlight.

Everyone has their own "flashlight" that shines forward and backward at all times. Some people's light areas are in contact with each other. As a result, the light in the contact parts is enhanced, while the untouched parts become dim in comparison.

The enhanced light areas are connected to each other, and finally form the [destiny] of a specific character.

This is the destiny that Angelica has seen and understood due to her ability.

Destiny should never be fixed.

Destiny can never be fixed.

As long as the angle at which the light is emitted is slightly changed, it may intersect with countless light areas, and it may also be separated from countless light areas, thus forming another fate.

Yes.

Angelica believes that fate can be changed.

Just like gently turning the hands of a clock, she should use her ability to gently remove bad luck, eliminate misfortune, and make those meaningless pain disappear completely.

If she could, she wanted to give Xu Lun Kujo a perfect fate.

...If...it's possible...

Angelica knows that perfection is never reliable. Once man creates this absolute vocabulary, the next step is to constantly challenge and use various twisted ways to break and pollute.

It doesn't have to be perfect.

As long as...as long as those unstable factors...disappear.

"Angelica..."

Jotaro Kujo seemed to be calling her, and Angelica heard his voice.

But why does it sound so far away, and why does the poor man's voice, which looks much tired and older than he remembers, begin to have that disturbing and fragility that makes people unwilling to listen carefully?

Angelica's eyes were blurred as she was immersed in the soft light. She seemed to be able to hear but seemed to be isolated from the world.

Jotaro Kujo didn't know what happened, but he was certain: Angelica's condition was abnormal!

He could see clearly: Angelica's eyes were more eerie indifference than calm and plain. She seemed ready to make a decision - in a manner that didn't care about other people, other things, or even the entire world.

No, she cannot be allowed to continue.

Although Platinum Star is just the embodiment of a substitute, his face is serious now. He tried to keep getting closer to Angelica, but he could only keep being moved in another direction by some invisible force.

Jotaro Kujo couldn't feel any force. In other words, it wasn't Angelica's substitute who was "defending" or attacking.

Merely transferred.

It was like they were about to meet countless times, but when they were about to meet, they had to pass by each other without even realizing it.

This way...it won't work!

"Huh?"

Jotaro Kujo felt a sudden weight on his shoulders. He looked up and saw that Angelica had walked over at some point and put a hand on it.

"Disappeared."

Angelica murmured a few words in an unbelievable tone.

"What, Angelica?" The physical contact finally gave Jotaro Kujo a sense of reality. At the same time, he also discovered that Angelica's otherworldly coldness disappeared without a trace in an instant, "What disappeared?"

Angelica showed a meaningful smile, her expression was not as heavy and hateful as when she learned of her unfortunate fate before, but instead had a sense of humor.

"You'll find out soon, Jotaro."

A lot of Jotaro Kujo's fate has disappeared.

The fates that disappeared all have the same characteristics, that is, the tragic fate of the Joestar family entangled with the DIO generation.

I see.

I see.

Angelica couldn't help but grab Jotaro Kujo's shoulders: So that's it!

No wonder, no wonder, no wonder!

Although this guy looks pitiful and slovenly, there is no doubt that he is Jotaro Kujo from the same world as himself - he comes from ten years later.

All the doubts have been explained - ten years later, high school student Xu Lun Kujo's missing substitute ability, the reason why the two parallel world Xu Lun Kujo can come into contact with each other...all are understood!

She, Angelica, has never stepped into any other world from beginning to end!

I just became a time traveler, going back and forth between ten years ago and ten years later.

Because of this, Kujo Xu Lun ten years later can be in contact with himself ten years ago without being annihilated.

But...why do those fates disappear?

Angelica could only think of the two special uninvited guests recently.

Fuhei Shi'er has nothing to do with their lives. The only one who is most likely to have an impact after returning is the young DIO!

Everything was connected so easily, and things went into a better direction as possible.

Even though Angelica is a non-believer, and her ability as a substitute can be regarded as a blasphemy against "fate" and "gods" to some extent, she still can't help but want to sigh at this moment - thank you for your blessing.

The returning young DIO still had trouble with Jonathan Joestar, and he also had the urge to "be inappropriate" at certain moments, but Angelica had the impression that he and Jonathan Joestar had become equal opponents. Research the ripples, the other the odd mask.

Although the existence of vampires - or the existence of a strange ancient creature, has still created many people with special abilities, the meteorites that landed on the earth long before the birth of mankind have also been intermittently restored through deliberately crafted arrows. Creating substitute messengers...

the world is still controllable.

...Under Angelica's substitute ability...

the disappearance of the bloody entanglement finally allowed these people with the same blood flowing in their bodies to no longer experience life threats from generation to generation.

Phew -

Angelica exhaled, looked down at Jotaro Kujo, and felt an indescribable impulse in her heart.

She raised her other hand, lowered her body, and gave the other person a big hug.

Well.

Kujo Jotaro was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to react for a moment: Do you want to give her a hug as well? Or should she be pushed away morally? Angelica seemed to be happy about something.

Ruining other people's moods. Although Jotaro Kujo occasionally behaved badly due to his ego when he was young, after meeting Angelica, he tried his best to avoid such things from happening.

He didn't want the expression of disappointment and sadness to appear on the face that made his heart beat... Although sometimes, due to special reasons, he still had to be a bastard...

Waves of warmth gradually spread across his wet body. Because of the appearance of warmth, Jotaro Kujo realized that the soaked clothes on his body were so cold, like layers of hardened ice armor, trying to completely isolate him from the warm world.

"It's really..."

After the impulse, Angelica, who was filled with moisture and coldness, smiled helplessly. Her hands moved up to hold Kujo Jotaro's face, which seemed to be in a daze, but also seemed to be empty.

"It's cold."

Her hands were obviously not big and she didn't use any force. She could break free with just a slight twist of her head.

Kujo Jotaro didn't make any move.

He looked ahead with empty eyes, his eyes seemed to be in infinite distance, and seemed to fall directly on Angelica.

What to do, she thought?

On the wet hair, droplets of water rolled down again. Transparent drops of water kept sliding from her forehead, passing through Angelica's fingertips, and slowly seeping into her warm palm, trying to make her a part of the moisture.

Angelica looked at Jotaro Kujo quietly.

Jotaro Kujo also looked at her quietly.

"I finally got it done!"

"Great!!!"

The young man's voice, so clear and immature that his gender was unclear, came from upstairs, getting closer and closer, just like his mood.

Edogawa Conan waved his notepad as if he had jumped down from a building. To Angelica, he appeared in front of her completely suddenly.

"...Um..."

The excited Edogawa Conan looked in front of him and saw the atmosphere between the two of them, and couldn't help but take a half step back: "Shouldn't I be here?"