Chapter 242

Fate severed by Star Platinum.

Stand up! Stand up! Stand up!

Rise up with courage!

..."

In the MV, five stars, set against the night sky, take flight from the Dragon Country, cross half the globe, and head straight for Egypt.

DIO, turning sideways in the darkness, his dominance leaking out.

The protagonist group of five, traveling through towns, deserts, forests, and islands in different scenes.

From the first generation to the third, the fate of the Joestar family finally converges behind Jotaro.

"All right now, All right now, All right now,

This is the moment,

Defeat the enemy,

Defeat them in one fell swoop,

The image of the soul that paves the way,

Stand Proud!"

At the end of the opening theme, Star Platinum rises from behind Jotaro, swinging its fists at the speed of light, shattering the lens under the impassioned music.

As if to shatter the prison of fate!

And finally, the words "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders" are branded onto the center of the screen!

The screen goes black again, and after a few seconds, the title of this episode slowly appears—

【The Emperor and The Hanged Man】

Sure enough, another Stand named after a Tarot card.

And the JOJO fans, who had watched the opening MV for the umpteenth time, couldn't help but curse themselves for being weak-willed.

Ever since Polnareff joined the team and the opening theme was released, they hadn't been able to resist watching the whole thing every time.

You have to know, this is something even *Bleach* didn't achieve.

At the very beginning of this episode, another meme was thrown out—

Polnareff's bizarre toilet.

When they saw the pig's head poking out of the toilet, even the audience was startled.

Then, hearing the Indian waiter explain that there is a pigsty under the toilet, and that after you're done, you let the pig help you lick it clean so you don't need your fingers,

Netizens flooded the screen with comments saying this is very "Indian."

Comments like 【I really doubt Xu Feng's mental state when he wrote this plot】 scrolled across the playback page.

Suspecting what Xu Feng had experienced in India to be able to write such a plot.

Soon, Polnareff encounters his first enemy in the restroom—

The Stand user who attacks from within the mirror, The Hanged Man!

According to the information Jotaro gave him in the previous episode.

Polnareff knows that this is the Stand of the enemy who killed his sister, whom he has been desperately tracking.

Polnareff, blinded by rage, says that since he has found the enemy here, he has no reason to continue traveling with Jotaro and the others.

He decides to find the main body of The Hanged Man, J. Geil, alone.

"Can't you see this is a trap to lure you into acting alone? I won't allow you to act on your own! Polnareff!"

Just as Polnareff was about to leave, Avdol scolded him sternly.

"Stop preaching to me! I said from the beginning that I only joined you to get revenge! DIO's business has nothing to do with me!"

"What did you say? Have you forgotten that DIO is the culprit behind everything?!"

"Shut up! You coward who once ran away at the sight of DIO, how could you possibly know how I felt after my sister was killed!?"

Polnareff's words deeply stung Avdol's soft spot.

Helpless, he could only let him leave.

However, the development of the situation was exactly as Avdol had predicted.

Polnareff, acting alone, was soon confronted by two enemy Stand users, 【The Emperor】 Hol Horse and J. Geil.

Without understanding the opponent's abilities, Polnareff was on the verge of being killed by the two.

"Danger! Polnareff!"

Just at the critical moment, Avdol rushed out from the other side, tackling Polnareff, finally avoiding Hol Horse's bullet at the last second.

However, unexpectedly, the other enemy struck suddenly, and The Hanged Man, appearing like an ancient Egyptian assassin, manifested in a puddle beneath Avdol, stabbing his blade into the back of Avdol's reflection's neck!

Boom—

"In the puddle!?"

Avdol widened his eyes in disbelief, before he could make his next move.

A bullet piercing through the air penetrated his skull!

"Mr. Avdol!"

Kakyoin, hearing the commotion, was ultimately a step too late.

When he arrived, he could only watch helplessly as Avdol's body fell heavily to the ground.

Thud!

The heavy sound of Avdol hitting the ground felt like it struck the audience's hearts, making them shudder violently.

"Mr. Avdol! Mr. Avdol! Wake up, wake up!"

Kakyoin rushed over, picking up the blood-soaked, unconscious Avdol, calling out repeatedly.

However, upon seeing his hands covered in blood, Kakyoin froze.

The audience subconsciously held their breath and gripped their armrests tightly.

No, it can't be?

Taking out one of the main protagonist group members this early?

"Tch! That's the fate of a busybody, serves him right!"

Just then, Polnareff, standing to the side, spoke up out of the blue.

"You, what did you say? Mr. Avdol was only worried about you..."

Kakyoin, hearing this, saw the grief on his face instantly turn to anger.

Polnareff waved his hand and shouted:

"Who asked him to worry? A busybody and stupid as hell! It's because I'd be dragged down by guys like this that I chose to act alone!"

"You, you bastard, he clearly saved you and yet you..."

Kakyoin was trembling with rage, wanting to rush up and punch him.

Everyone in front of the screen also clenched their fists, their thoughts identical to Kakyoin's.

However, the next second, when they saw the tears on Polnareff's face, they were all stunned.

"Ugh... I can't stand it anymore..."

Polnareff turned his head, tears streaming from his eyes, covering his face, sobbing uncontrollably:

"Having someone die right in front of me... I've really had enough!!!"

A strong sense of swelling rose in the audience's throats, wanting to say something but finding it hard to express, while their own eyes couldn't help but sting.

"Hoo..."

And in his own office, Xu Feng felt a sting in his heart as well, using his finger to wipe the inner corners of his eyes.

Nazha, noticing this scene, saw her eyes light up.

She unexpectedly felt that her boss, who usually had the "domineering CEO" attribute, was quite cute.

He would even shed tears watching this kind of scene.

Oh my, I really want to hug him~

Returning to the topic, this segment is indeed one of the famous scenes that made Xu Feng shed tears in his past life.

To be honest, the man who made Xu Feng shed the most tears watching JOJO in his past life.

It wasn't Jotaro, nor was it Kakyoin.

It was Polnareff.

This man who first lost his sister, then lost his best friend, and finally even lost his Stand. ===== CHAPTER 244 =====