"I'm done here, how about you?"
On the sea, surging waves were firmly suppressed by a black-haired figure standing on the surface, and in his hand, he was clutching a burly man with a pink, moldy octopus head.
On the other side, a blonde youth also walked over, treading on the water, holding two Discs in his hand.
"Let me see, one is called Funeral of the Dead, that name's quite interesting. One is called No Escape, that should be the maze's Stand, right? Both seem to be domain-type Stands, quite rare."
Just like the iron tower Stand named Super Fly in Morioh Town.
The maze's Stand was those moving walls, and they needed a carrier to form the maze.
So, after the island was shattered by Takatsuki No. 2's punch, they passively lost their effect.
As for Gold Experience Requiem, it was somewhat unpretentious: it continuously resurrected surrounding corpses with itself as the center...
Any corpse would do, regardless of time or species; even just a single bone could be resurrected.
This was why there were so many zombies near the church.
It should be known that the -1st floor was an ossuary.
No wonder Diavolo ran to that place; was this also part of his plan?
But it didn't matter; Diavolo had already been captured anyway.
"Solved. This guy indeed has two souls inside him."
Although Takatsuki couldn't see it, he knew from the system's display of another completed mission that Takatsuki No. 2 had already helped him deal with Doppio's soul, and next was the matter of Diavolo's eternal life.
"Oh, right, incidentally, have Diavolo call over the Choccolata and Secco duo; otherwise, finding them would be quite troublesome."
In the original story, the two were called by Diavolo to intercept the Bucciarati Squad, so Takatsuki didn't know where they were at this time.
"Indeed, simple. Take this."
Heaven's Stairway created a small Disc and inserted it into Diavolo's brain, while also throwing a Disc to Takatsuki.
On it was the ugly-cute appearance of King Crimson; Diavolo's Stand had also been conveniently drawn out by Takatsuki No. 2.
Diavolo was instantly controlled, took out his phone, and gave Choccolata the order to come to Venice.
"Alright, next, drink this."
Taking Diavolo, they found an island to serve as the meeting place with Choccolata. Takatsuki No. 2 took out a small gourd from the Gate of Babylon and put it into Diavolo's mouth.
This medicine had many names.
Elixir of Life, rejuvenating water, non-seasonal fragrant fruit...
But these were merely names imagined by others; in reality, it had a true name.
Elixir...
Something created by the Tensen Immortals of the Tensen Realm, which could extend the lifespan of Tensen Immortals, replenish Tao, and also grant living beings immortality.
Of course, this so-called immortality was not necessarily a good thing...
Watching Diavolo's body begin to wither after drinking a gourd of Elixir of Life, and then continuously grow new branches.
Roots dug into the soil, branches reached for the sky, and green leaves continuously budded and grew on the branches.
Soon, he transformed from a living person into a towering tree dozens of meters tall.
"So this is arboreal transformation, truly exaggerated."
Takatsuki No. 2 sighed, looking at the towering tree transformed from Diavolo.
"No, no, this doesn't look like arboreal transformation at all. You've seen those treants on that island. But in this state, is his soul really still inside him?"
Takatsuki asked with some concern; if Diavolo died, he would be in trouble.
"Don't worry, I was already prepared. The good news is his soul is still in this tree."
Takatsuki No. 2 had the power of the Sheep Talisman within him; he could see the soul inside the tree, so he was very relieved.
"Then why hasn't the mission been completed?"
Takatsuki No. 2 rubbed his chin: "Perhaps because..."
"Trees aren't 100% immortal either?"
Takatsuki No. 2 extended a finger: "Think about it, although trees have terrifyingly long lifespans, in reality, they can die for various reasons, whether it's pests or human destruction, isn't that right?"
"Ah, this..."
Although Takatsuki wanted to say that this counted as being killed and didn't conflict with eternal life, he quickly realized that the original Diavolo was also being continuously killed and revived.
Perhaps, what destiny wanted was not their subjective human understanding of eternal life, but objective, continuous existence.
"In that case..."
Takatsuki thought of something, walked to the seaside, and had Heaven's Stairway place his hand on the sea surface.
"Wait, someone's coming."
Takatsuki No. 2 walked over to Takatsuki's side and looked into the distance, where a small boat was cutting through the waves.
Although Takatsuki's current body couldn't see clearly, Takatsuki No. 2's physical fitness allowed him to discern the people on the speedboat coming through the waves.
"Judging by their characteristics, it should be Choccolata and Secco. I'll go deal with them; you figure something out."
Talking to himself, Takatsuki No. 2 pushed off the ground and instantly rushed towards the two.
"..."
Takatsuki watched his other self disappear before him.
"Am I really such a self-absorbed person?"
Takatsuki was a little speechless watching his other self disappear; this was something he hadn't even realized about himself.
"Perhaps it would be better to communicate more with others?"
Takatsuki shook his head, had Heaven's Stairway freeze a large block of ice on the sea, and then lifted it with force, placing it like a huge mirror in front of the towering tree.
"Come on, Diavolo Tree, it's time to move."
In the real world, many possibilities can lead to the death of trees, with humans being the biggest reason.
However, in the mirrored world, there is no such concern.
Because there are no living creatures in the mirrored world, not even other trees. It can be said that as long as this island does not experience crustal movement, nothing will happen.
"..."
"Damn it, could this island really experience crustal movement?!"
After planting the Diavolo Tree, Takatsuki found that the mission was still not complete. Considering it was an island and the tree might struggle to survive in seawater, Takatsuki was a bit speechless.
It seemed that granting Diavolo eternal life was indeed a long and arduous task.
And by himself, it would be difficult to move the Diavolo Tree to an absolutely safe location.
Seeing the additional 2000 crystals in the system, he left the mirrored world. Looking at Takatsuki No. 2, who had already dealt with the two and thrown two Discs over, Takatsuki said, "I'll have to trouble you again."