Risotto Nero, a man with ability, courage, emotion, loyalty, and a vengeful nature.
He once planned for four years to kill a driver who had run over and killed his nephew.
Originally, he didn't care about the meager salary from the Passione organization.
But when the Boss killed members of his squad and confined the entire assassination squad to the shadows, he resolved to kill the Boss and betray him.
Although the Bucciarati Squad originally had no grudge against him, they had killed his teammates along the way, so he naturally wouldn't place all that hatred solely on the Boss just because they were merely being used by the Boss.
If possible, he would kill the Boss and also kill the Bucciarati Squad.
These two goals were not in conflict.
He originally intended to use the Bucciarati Squad to uncover the Boss's true identity before making a move, but since he was discovered, there was no need to hide anymore.
He had just heard clearly that fifteen years ago, the Boss had taken photos of Trish's mother here.
As long as Abbachio's Moody Blues rewound the people here from fifteen years ago, he could investigate that person's appearance, and then the mysterious Boss would be revealed to the public.
So now, the first step is to incapacitate the others, then force Abbachio to rewind history.
Using his Metallica's ability to manipulate iron, he concealed his form and immediately upon arrival, disabled Narancia's throat, the only one who could detect his position, preventing him from telling others his location.
He watched Mista continuously shoot at his original position, but all the bullets hit the mountain wall.
As the leader of the assassination squad, he naturally knew how to move without making a sound, and coupled with the technique to conceal his form, he would not be discovered by anyone.
Narancia was at the very front; to attack the others, he would have to go around in other directions.
Metallica has a long range, but it has a drawback.
That is, it can only attack in a straight line.
Because its ability is essentially like magnetism, it fires invisible, formless magnetic force in one direction, turning the iron in the blood of the hit target into metal.
And this magnetic force cannot affect multiple targets; it is only effective on the first target hit, and it will produce different effects depending on the biological constitution.
Narancia was still continuously spitting out broken iron needles from his throat; although these needles were not fatal, he realized that the opponent's purpose did not seem to be to kill him directly with these iron needles.
Instead, it was to prevent him from transmitting information.
No! Everyone can't find that person's location, only I can...
While spitting out those broken iron needles, Narancia manipulated Aerosmith to circle in the air, rushing towards the direction indicated by the white dot on the radar, and continuously firing bullets at that spot.
"He's there! Narancia showed us the way!"
Risotto looked at the firing Aerosmith expressionlessly, making a judgment in his mind.
I see, just like mosquitoes that distinguish targets by carbon dioxide, Narancia's Aerosmith also determines the enemy's position by breathing, right?
"Nani!!!"
At the same time Risotto made his judgment, Narancia's bullets also landed on the mountain wall, kicking up a burst of shattered rock.
"Narancia!? Do you mean the enemy is inside the wall!?"
Seeing the bullets still not hitting the enemy, everyone also didn't understand Narancia's meaning.
And Narancia also widened his eyes.
It should have been there, there was a radar reaction there.
Looking at the wide-eyed Narancia, Risotto slowly moved his position.
Detecting location by carbon dioxide is indeed strong, but I can counter it.
Risotto expressionlessly changed his position.
[He moved!]
Narancia saw the position change on the radar and immediately attacked in another direction, but only splashing gravel responded to him.
"Narancia, what's going on!? Is the enemy really hiding behind a rock!? Is it a Stand that can go into rocks!"
Mista immediately fired six shots at the spot Narancia had shot.
Mista's bullets were much more powerful than Narancia's Aerosmith's machine gun, blasting a small pit in the wall.
But nothing was found.
That's natural.
Because there was nothing there to begin with.
What Narancia detected was merely the carbon dioxide that Risotto transported and released using his Stand ability.
Risotto, who can manipulate the iron within his body, can not only make himself invisible but also gather the carbon dioxide produced by breathing into a portion of his blood, then expel it and release it elsewhere.
Although difficult and painful, this method is very effective.
Even when separated from his body, the Metallica Stand in the blood can keep these blood cells invisible.
And because Narancia was constantly spitting blood, the bloody smell that should have been left behind was also covered up.
Next...
Risotto looked at Giorno, who was treating Narancia.
Let's start with that newcomer.
He saw Giorno continuously turning the metal in Narancia's throat back into part of his body tissue; although this couldn't restore the lost iron elements in the blood, it could restore Narancia's health.
Hmm!? What is he doing!?
Risotto noticed Aerosmith suddenly rushed in one direction.
He shouldn't have arranged any blood at that location.
With a burst of machine gun fire, a somewhat helpless voice came from that location.
"Are you welcoming me so much? I'm a bit overwhelmed."
In everyone's eyes, Takatsuki walked out from behind another mountain wall, his voice tinged with jest.
And Heaven's Stairway's fists beside him were still emitting wisps of smoke.
Although he took all the bullets without injury, these gunpowder reactions couldn't be eliminated.
"What, it's Takatsuki after all."
Mista breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could say anything, Giorno warned him.
"Be careful! Mista! The enemy is still here, Narancia was attacked by the enemy's Stand ability!"
Just as Giorno warned, he saw Takatsuki's Heaven's Stairway raise a hand: "Don't worry, I'm here to resolve this."
Immediately after saying that, a fishing hook instantly flew towards the corner, disappearing into the air as if swallowed by something.
"Dis... disappeared!?"
"This isn't disappearing; it's just that the opponent's invisibility was covered up."
Instead of using it like Pesci, Heaven's Stairway directly used its other right hand, marked with a white snake pattern, to strike the fishing line. In an instant, two Discs were extracted from the void, and a tall figure appeared, collapsing in front of everyone.
"This is!? Is this the enemy!?"
Everyone was convinced that there really was an enemy near them only when they saw the fallen enemy.
"Yes, this is Risotto, the leader of the assassination squad, a very vengeful man. We killed his teammates, so the conflict between us is almost irreconcilable."
Takatsuki said, having Heaven's Stairway consume Metallica's Disc, and walked towards the group.
"How's your investigation going?"
The group also breathed a sigh of relief.
"We've found the location where the Boss appeared before. Now Abbachio will start rewinding."
Bucciarati said, giving the command to Abbachio, who then released Moody Blues and began rewinding.
"It seems Trish hasn't awakened her Stand yet."
Takatsuki looked at Trish, who had been hiding to the side, and said.
"Does Trish also have a Stand?" Bucciarati asked, somewhat confused, but it was normal for them not to know.
"A Stand is inherited through bloodline. Originally, Trish would have awakened the power within her bloodline in a life-or-death situation while fighting the Notorious B.I.G., but she hasn't awakened it yet. It's hard to say if that's good or bad."
Stand users attract each other, and awakening a Stand isn't entirely a good thing.
"By the way, as for Notorious B.I.G., he's still inside the turtle. Giorno, you take Takatsuki to deal with that person."
Takatsuki hadn't expected them to keep that person alive. No wonder four people on his mission were still unresolved; he had thought he'd missed someone.
However, Takatsuki wasn't interested in that person's Stand. A Stand that explodes upon death had no meaning.
It wasn't his style to let this Stand run rampant, so he followed Giorno to the main body, which Bucciarati had cut up and placed in a cabinet.
After extracting the opponent's Disc, Giorno was about to leave when he suddenly realized that the surroundings seemed to have changed.
"Fugo!? Where is he!"
Outside, Mista also looked at Takatsuki in confusion: "Hmm? Fugo, where's Giorno?"
"Oh, he said he needed to rest a bit more."
"Rest? At a time like this, that kid really is..."
"Do you want to go in and check? He seems a bit unwell."
Takatsuki held up the turtle and asked.
"I'll pass. If he's unwell, let him rest. Our vigilance is sufficient."
Mista waved his hand and said nothing.
"Is that so..."
Watching his invitation being rejected, Takatsuki's expression slightly darkened.
Mista didn't notice this. Just as he turned his head, he suddenly felt a heavy blow to his abdomen and was instantly sent flying. At the same time, the pistol in his hand was knocked to Takatsuki's feet and crushed by a stomp.
"Mista!!" *6
The six tiny Stands screamed. They didn't fly out with Mista, but they couldn't do anything. They wanted to attack Takatsuki, but it was useless.
When the others noticed this, Bucciarati had already been pierced through the body by Heaven's Stairway, which had somehow gotten behind him.
"When... did..."
Looking at Takatsuki, who was far away, Bucciarati couldn't understand why Takatsuki's range was so vast.
He wanted to use his zippers to escape, but he was powerless to do so... or rather, the Stand's power was continuously being drained, which, for a Stand user, was more terrifying than death.
"Next, it's your turn."
Takatsuki turned to look at Narancia, who had just recovered, and Abbachio, who was rewinding the recording.
Several threatening Stands had been dealt with. Neither Abbachio's Moody Blues nor Aerosmith posed a threat to Takatsuki on the scene.
After blocking Aerosmith's bullets with a mix of hair and Hamon, Heaven's Stairway ended the battle like a wolf entering a flock of sheep.
As the strongest Stand at this moment, Heaven's Stairway's combat power could easily overwhelm the two of them.