Collapse, but Stand users

At Eden's invitation, the group went to the Australia Dome to watch her concert.

[You had Qianjie create some commotion beforehand, so Himiko's Moth Chaser unit stationed in Australia went to investigate and didn't come to the concert.]

The towering flames appeared for a fleeting moment, then vanished.

The people inside the dome were somewhat puzzled, but they simply treated it as a way to liven up the atmosphere.

You made an excuse to go to the restroom, but actually went to check on the situation.

Upon arriving at their destination, they found the Moth Chaser squad had suffered heavy casualties, and the survivors were all staring in terror at Himiko and Senju.

'He became a Stand user so quickly this time?' Father Pucci asked with some doubt as he approached the two.

“Father Pucci…” Himiko looked at you walking towards her, somewhat confused about the current situation.

"Himiko, you just turned into a Herrscher, but I saved you."

"Is it even possible to do something like this?"

“Of course,” Father Pucci nodded.

"Father, be careful, she's a Herrscher!" A voice came from behind, and Father Pucci turned around.

"Oh, thanks for reminding me."

Father Pucci smiled and thanked him, then summoned the white snake.

Seeing the white snake rushing towards her teammates, Himiko instinctively wanted to protect them.

"Bang." The white snake's fist was blocked, and Himiko walked in front of her team members, protecting them behind her.

The two stared at each other in silence, and for a moment the battlefield fell silent.

"Do you know that after becoming a Stand user, you won't have the same physical strength as a Herrscher?"

Himiko listened to Father Pucci's words with some doubt.

But she immediately understood what it meant.

"boom."

After the gunshot, Himiko turned around and looked incredulously at the teammate who had shot her.

Before she could even ask "why," the team members fired three more shots at Himiko.

Father Pucci watched indifferently, without saying a word.

"Father, Father! It was me, it was me who killed the Herrscher."

“You didn’t hesitate at all. Even though the target was your captain, whom you’ve been with day and night, you still fired four shots at her without hesitation.”

“She’s a Herrscher, of course I won’t hesitate.”

"But I saw that she just regained consciousness."

"That doesn't change the fact that she's a Herrscher. Once she's a Herrscher, she'll always be a Herrscher."

Father Pucci smiled and stopped wasting words with him.

"You did a great job, you can rest now."

"Thank God..."

Before he could finish speaking, the white snake snapped his neck.

"Qianjie, please clear out the witnesses."

This time, Qianjie didn't waste any words and began clearing out the remaining witnesses.

Father Pucci, meanwhile, carried Himiko toward the Australian Dome.

You put Himiko in the car, then you went into the giant dome and brought Seele out.

"Can Seele heal her?"

"Let Seele give it a try."

Seele placed her hand on the unconscious Himiko. The bullet ejected from Himiko's body, and the wound healed rapidly.

“Well done, Seele,” Father Pucci praised, patting Seele’s head.

Seele comfortably squinted her eyes, then asked, "Father, do you want to continue watching the concert?"

Father Pucci shook his head.

"No, Seele, please tell everyone that I'm going back now."

"Yes, Seele will tell everyone."

......

Himiko opened her eyes to find herself facing an unfamiliar ceiling.

"woke up?"

"...Where is this?"

"Twilight Street".

"How are my teammates doing...?"

"Of course we killed them all. How come they almost killed you, and you're going to blame me for it?"

Himiko lay on the bed with her eyes closed, not wanting to say anything more.

"Do you know why you became a Herrscher?" Father Pucci asked, and when Himiko didn't respond, he continued speaking to himself.

"It's because of 'fate'."

"This world is cursed, a curse from collapse, a curse from fate."

"Everyone is like a puppet on a string, performing their own script step by step on the stage of fate."

"I was originally just an audience member, but I was chosen to become a member of the stage."

"But the audience doesn't have any threads on them."

"This time, I will sever the threads binding everyone."

"Lead everyone to 'Heaven'"

"I have no right to interfere with your choice. Whether you want to join us or not is up to you."

May the Lord bless you, Amen.

After saying this, Father Pucci placed the crucifix on the bedside table and left.

"Is my team's fate to be killed by you?"

As Father Pucci reached the door, Himiko opened her eyes and questioned him.

“They still have a place in ‘Heaven’,” Father Pucci said, pushing open the door without turning his head.

After Father Pucci left, Himiko sat there for a long time, and finally reached out her hand to the crucifix on the table.

......

"How is the green baby?"

"Still asleep inside the fruit, Father."

"I understand, please step back."

"Yes."