The so-called "Loser Eats Dust" is Killer Queen's third bomb ability.
The preconditions for activating the ability are:
First, Yoshikage Kira is in a state of extreme despair.
Second, the target of the attack is an ordinary person.
Third, the target of the attack has some knowledge of Yoshikage Kira.
And there are two ways to detonate Loser Eats Dust.
First, it's detonating the Loser Eats Dust bomb that was planted.
Yoshikage Kira, in despair, sets the bomb, detonates it, and returns to one hour ago.
In this detonation, Yoshikage Kira himself retains his memories, while others do not. If the detonation is successful, it means Loser Eats Dust has officially activated.
Second, once the Loser Eats Dust ability is activated, Killer Queen will enter Linto's body.
From this moment on, no matter how information about Yoshikage Kira is obtained from Linto by any means, Killer Queen will explode in the eyes of the person obtaining the information and rewind one hour again.
During this hour, Yoshikage Kira and everyone in the world will have no memories, only Linto will have them.
Starting over, meaning in a multiplayer timeline, according to the theory of destiny, the outcomes of all things in the world will not change –
The teacup that is meant to be broken will break, and the person who is meant to die will die at the same time.
The only way to break Loser Eats Dust is for Yoshikage Kira to actively disarm it.
Since the time rewound is one hour, once a person has been dead for more than an hour, even if time is rewound, that person is certain to die.
…
Linto recalls the specific effects of Loser Eats Dust, looks up and meets Yoshikage Kira's eyes, a small marble slowly spinning in his hand.
Yoshikage Kira's smug expression quietly fades.
His eyes show wariness.
"What a sharp one."
Linto thinks, Golden Spin stops, and he puts the marble back into his Kabuto.
He can't make a move yet.
This body is too frail. Without the assistance of Hamon, even if Linto uses the lesson-2 Golden Spin technique to throw the marble and accurately hit Yoshikage Kira's most vulnerable eyeball, he won't die immediately.
Using the cat grass upstairs is the same principle.
Once Yoshikage Kira senses a threat to his life, he will definitely cancel Loser Eats Dust and summon Killer Queen to attack Linto.
In this case, the original protagonist group will be relieved and can directly come to beat him up.
But Linto's trial in this round will be declared a failure.
In his current state, he cannot defeat Killer Queen.
Linto walks to the dining table. The breakfast is not lavish; bread and fried eggs, a Western-style meal for white people. It doesn't taste very good, but he eats it bite by bite very seriously.
Whatever Linto intends to do, he needs enough physical strength to support him.
"What if I think about it from a different angle?"
"The trial has no time limit. With my experience in Hamon techniques, can I re-cultivate Hamon to the level where I can kill Yoshikage Kira?"
Linto ponders for a while and slowly shakes his head.
"No. Firstly, this body is too small. To cultivate to a level where I can kill Yoshikage Kira would require at least several months of training."
"The protagonist group from the original story will come looking for me today. Once all members of the protagonist group are dead, given Yoshikage Kira's disposition, he won't spare me. He'll immediately cancel Loser Eats Dust and then kill me."
"Should I find a place to hide and wait until my training is complete before returning?"
Linto considers and denies this again.
Given Yoshikage Kira's treacherous nature, if he realizes Linto cannot help him eliminate the protagonist group, he'll likely come up with other devious ideas.
Killer Queen is hidden in Linto's body. Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, this smug grandson might find him.
"Ring ring ring—"
The phone rings.
Kawajiri Shinobu (Hayato's mother) walks out of the kitchen with a teapot. "Hayato, go answer the phone."
Linto, still lost in thought, doesn't react for a moment that "Hayato" is calling him.
Kawajiri Shinobu hurries forward, stumbles, and the teapot in her hand flies out, about to fall on the table.
Linto reaches out; the teapot spins in his palm for a moment before he gently places it on the table.
"Don't rush, take your time."
Linto gently soothes Kawajiri Shinobu.
Kawajiri Shinobu, about to get angry, hears this and inexplicably calms down. "Oh," she says, and returns to the kitchen.
On the other side, Yoshikage Kira picks up the phone, listens for a moment, and hangs up. His eyes are fixed on Linto the entire time, and his smile is gone.
…
Linto walks out of the house with his small backpack.
A large hand falls from behind and places a little yellow hat on his head.
Yoshikage Kira stares at Linto's profile, expecting him to show a look of terror, panic, or confusion.
But there's nothing.
Linto just glances at him and says softly:
"Thank you."
"Tha... thank you?"
Yoshikage Kira's proud expression vanishes upon hearing the thank you.
He follows Linto, lightly biting his fingernails.
This "Hayato" is not normal.
Yoshikage Kira can't pinpoint what's wrong.
Was it the "thank you" just now? Or the agile move of catching the teapot?
No.
Neither.
Yoshikage Kira remembers.
It was the moment Hayato pushed open the bedroom door and walked out.
Yoshikage Kira recalls their brief exchange of glances.
That was not the look of an elementary school student at all!
It wasn't just because of the calmness and composure in his eyes, but more so because of the overwhelming inner strength behind them, a strength that seemed to crush him.
Yoshikage Kira watches Hayato's retreating back.
He could take this child's life with a mere flick of his finger, yet for some reason, Yoshikage Kira felt like he was the more dangerous one, as if the "Hayato" before him was a demon disguised in human skin.
Linto stops.
"You've walked this far with me, aren't you going to say something?"
Yoshikage Kira: "..."
He had indeed thought about what to say to Hayato before going to sleep last night. He wanted to vent his despair from the previous night, to be arrogant and domineering. But…
Facing the current "Hayato," Yoshikage Kira doesn't want to say a word.
"I knew it wouldn't be this simple. This is the 'extremely high' difficulty."
Linto sighs lightly.
What happens in the Loser Eats Dust loop will inevitably happen in the next loop.
In the original story, it was precisely because of this that, in the first loop, Yoshikage Kira arrogantly revealed his ability and name to Hayato.
Then, in the third loop, this happened again. As a result, Josuke and Okuyasu, who were passing by, overheard it and figured out how to break Loser Eats Dust.
But this time, Yoshikage Kira doesn't want to say it.
"In your eyes, am I as obvious as Josuke dressing up as a woman and playing the role of Miss Ryuzetsu Ran?"
"Ah?"
Yoshikage Kira is bewildered, not understanding what Linto is talking about.
Linto shakes his head and points in a direction.
"You don't need to understand. See that?"
Yoshikage Kira looks in the direction Linto is pointing.
A red sports car is parked by the roadside. A man wearing a green trench coat, with trendy hair and fashion, is sitting in the car, resting his chin on one hand, observing passersby, and occasionally checking his watch.
"Kishibe Rohan!"
Yoshikage Kira recognizes him.
A troublesome manga artist who likes to take secret photos and spy on people's minds!
"There are two things I hate most in my life: gambling and drugs."
Linto's calm voice comes, unhurriedly.
Yoshikage Kira becomes inexplicably flustered and instinctively takes half a step back.
Linto continues, "But today, I'm going to make a bet with you. A bet on your 'luck'."
"And the stakes—"
A spinning marble appears in Linto's palm.
"Are your life, my life, and his life."
This is Linto's "Plan A."
It is known that if Yoshikage Kira loses Killer Queen's protection, he cannot resist Golden Spin attacks and can only be passively beaten endlessly.
And once Linto pushes Yoshikage Kira into a desperate situation, he will cancel Loser Eats Dust to protect himself.
Then, the bet becomes:
How long will it take Kishibe Rohan to connect "observing Hayato attacking Kawajiri Koichi" with investigating Yoshikage Kira and triggering Loser Eats Dust?
If Kishibe Rohan's deduction speed is slow enough, and Yoshikage Kira cannot withstand Linto's attack, cancels Loser Eats Dust first, and recalls Killer Queen, then Linto wins.
As soon as Killer Queen appears, Kishibe Rohan will assume Linto is an ally and intervene. Linto has a very high chance of survival.
Conversely, if Loser Eats Dust is successful and Kishibe Rohan dies, time will rewind.
Linto says, "So, let's make a bet. See whose 'luck' is stronger."
Yoshikage Kira looks at the spinning marble, his face contorted in shock:
"What?!"
"You're a Stand user too!"
Before he finishes speaking, the marble flies out, accurately hitting Yoshikage Kira's mouth.
The attack, which would have blown off Yoshikage Kira's head in Linto's body,
With Hayato's weak strength, it only broke half of Yoshikage Kira's front tooth.
He cries out in pain.
His front tooth flies out with his scream and falls on the ground, attracting Kishibe Rohan's attention.
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