JOJO, The Escape from Real Diavolo

Chapter 104 Stealing the Corpse

"Let's eat something first. On this ship, ghosts and humans eat pretty much the same things, right? Even drinking alcohol won't hurt, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's right. The alcohol was provided by the bartender, a human, and the female ghost ate normal human food."

"That's settled then. Whether it's drinking, eating, or sleeping, just wait until tonight. I'll protect you then."

Chen Miaowen told himself he was shy. "I'll protect you"—what a cool and compelling reply! It was something that someone like him shouldn't have said.

"Young man, I might have told you this secret because you don't look like much, but now it seems I misjudged you? You're actually... not quite normal?"

"Just do as I say, if you don't want to die."

"Actually... I could have lived hanging from that rope..."

"Stop nagging!"

Chen Miaowen was furious and turned to leave.

Where are you going?

"Go to the restaurant and check on the bartender. He might be fine now because of the rules, but as you said, who knows? Or do you want to come and see for yourself?"

"never mind."

"After all, you're a stubborn old parasite on the ship, aren't you? You're probably afraid of attracting the female ghost's special attention."

After bidding farewell to the old man, Chen headed towards the restaurant without any apparent fear, displaying a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor.

"What? You actually came up with a solution? Where does your confidence come from? And... I remember you're afraid of ghosts, aren't you? Coward?"

Diablo knew Chen inside and out, and he didn't believe that Chen could come up with a detailed plan to deal with the ship in such a short time, based on a simple story.

"Of course not, how could that be... I'm afraid of ghosts, but not the ones in the manga world. There are no ghosts in the JOJO world. What I'm afraid of is that I don't have any abilities in reality, and then I encounter those legendary ghosts... like Sadako or something."

Chen stopped, his face expressionless.

"But this female ghost is definitely related to Stand users. Maybe this whole ship is full of Stand users. But if she is a Stand user, boss, you know how anyone could fight against a Stand user with two Stands? Except Giorno..."

"...Does having ability...presence lead to confidence?"

Diablo's voice was faint in his mind; he didn't recall anything, only expressing agreement.

"That's right, with such formidable strength, what's there to fear? If the ghost can run away, I'll admit defeat!"

......

Joe appeared wearing a mask and walked past Hol Hols without anyone noticing.

Because what was taking place on board was a so-called masked celebration banquet, which the guests had called for, a near-death experience.

And the mask must be worn from now until night.

"Hey, Red Arrow, tell me...aren't these people insane? I remember the people I killed are still in a cabin on this ship...how can they be so at ease?"

"If you can't stand it, just kill them, how about that? All it takes is a thought, a fragment of your soul!"

"..."

Joe was just an ordinary person with no abilities. He originally wanted to continue hiding in the shadows, regardless of how the banquet went.

But someone spotted him, handed him a mask, and said with a smile,

"The whole family attended the banquet... to celebrate our survival."

Joe was very lucky; the other party had never seen Joe, didn't know who he was, and didn't know that he was the instigator.

"Wearing these disgusting masks to celebrate survival in a grand way? How ridiculous, these humans."

Joe's mask is a fox, and when you put it on, it only leaves two holes.

In addition, Joe had changed his clothes from head to toe beforehand, so now, even if Joe is wearing a mask and hugging Holmes face to face, Holmes won't recognize him.

"Let's go eat. This is your chance to fill your stomach. If you're still hungry but don't dare to eat, how about exchanging a piece of your soul for a 'body that never goes hungry'?"

Red Arrow is very talkative. Although it possesses the power to destroy the world, it is currently like a lively eleven or twelve-year-old child. Joe is the older brother who has to listen to all of Red Arrow's teasing or tempting words.

Because Red Arrow remained inside his body, even if Joe covered his ears and refused to communicate with it, it would still buzz around like a mosquito, never stopping in his mind for a moment.

"How about you take a break? Even an arrow gets tired, right?"

"Who told you I'm an arrow now? I'm not an arrow anymore, I'm your second personality. Personalities naturally need rest, just like I can't disturb you when you're sleeping, can I?"

"...I'm just an ordinary person now, can't you just leave me?"

"You can't break free. Even if you wished for me to break free, I couldn't do it. What if I could one day? You might die, right? You might lose your non-cursed form... And although you're an ordinary person now, who knows what you might not be in the future?"

...Joe paced on the deck, seizing the opportunity to follow some of the guests, pretending to know them well, and secretly observing the prince and his party.

The prince and his companions were discussing something at the front of a cabin.

In reality, it was just Hol Hoss and Oingo and a few others. The awkward situation between the prince and Hol Hoss had naturally broken down, and then Hol Hoss introduced Oingo's existence, which made the latter feel flattered.

"Hol Holmes, was there a plane parked over there? Whose was it?"

"How would I know? I can only see tire marks on the wood, and it probably came to a sudden stop..."

"The plane is a minor matter! I wanted to gather you all to search for several missing bodies. Those bodies of royal collateral relatives, which were clearly placed at the very bottom, why are they gone? Why were they stolen!?"

The prince appeared extremely flustered, even more so than during the period of the great death.

The corpses all belonged to nobles from collateral branches of the royal family. The deaths of these collateral nobles were a major incident, which had already earned him a severe scolding from his father.

Although the royal authority had appeased the collateral relatives, the prince himself was essentially ruined, with almost all of his assets frozen by his father to cover the losses.

That's fine, even a prince can survive without money.

The key point is that the bodies of the dead disappear, which means it's not that simple.

Even if these collateral relatives only held positions equivalent to local county magistrates, their deaths were irrelevant; there were countless other branches within the collateral relatives, so these people were never truly extinct.

Just give them some money as compensation.

But most importantly, since the body is nowhere to be found, no matter how much the collateral branches condescend, they will inevitably cause a ruckus.

The reason is dignity.

When it comes to dignity, compensation is useless.

In the worst-case scenario, it could lead to the royal inner court being besieged by collateral branches in various ways.

"The body cannot be missing, even if it's dismembered...dismembered is unacceptable! The body must be found intact!"