[ They now have $500 million, and they need to spend it all before sunset. Making money might be difficult, but spending it isn't easy, right?
Just as they were heading towards the town, they encountered a farmer and intended to buysome land from him with the money, but they were refused!
The farmer thought it was counterfeit money and refused to make the deal. Helpless, the two could only secretly use as much as they could. So Gyro put his valuable watch on the farmer's wrist, saying it was a gift.
"This... my feet are... !"
Just as Gyro was about to leave, his hands and feet turned into roots. Johnny instantly understood that this was because Gyro had broken the rules. Wealth could only be spent, not given away! Giving the watch to someone was the same as giving it away.
Seeing Gyro about to turn completely into a tree, Johnny immediately stepped forward and snatched the watch back. Gyro slowly returned to normal and turned to leave.
Arriving in town, the two went to buy a building, spending most of the money they had. At this moment, they had $25 million left!
Before they could rejoice, they discovered that the building's shops would deposit rent every day at 5 pm! Before sunset today, they had to spend all the newly acquired money.
With only an hour left, they went to a casino to spend the money as quickly as possible... Gyro inadvertently saw through the opponent's cheating. Knowing he would lose, he still wanted to gamble, which didn't align with the principle of spending all the money! So, this plan failed.
Later, assassins sent by President Funny Valentine arrived at the casino. Their ability was duplication, so Gyro and Johnny engaged in a 2v11 battle!
In the end, Gyro relied on using money to bribe other assassins in the casino to defeat the enemies. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"This move is really amazing! It not only defeated the enemy but also spent the money in hand, it's simply killing two birds with one stone."
"I used to only know that making money was difficult, but I never thought that spending money would be so difficult."
"Now there's not much time left, the money might be spent, but what about the Saint's Corpse? How can this thing be spent?"
At this moment, the people outside the video silently glanced at their wallets and then sighed almost imperceptibly. They hadn't earned any money, but others were worried about spending it! It's really infuriating to compare people.
[ Johnny looked at his watch. There were only a few minutes left until sunset, and they had stopped turning into trees. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Although dealing with the assassins had injured them a bit, this time was enough for them to recover. It was getting late! The President's pursuers could arrive at any time, so the two decided to leave the city.
Just when they thought things had come to an end, as soon as they took a step, Gyro's entire body turned into tree roots embedded in the wall, and the Saint's right arm was stripped from his body.
The two then realized the key to everything, but they forgot that the Saint's right arm and the Saint's ears were also obtained from the puddle! They also had to use them up before sunset.
For some reason? Only Gyro Zeppeli received the backlash, while Johnny was completely unaffected.
At this moment, holding the Saint's Corpse! Johnny was once again faced with a huge choice. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Just like Ringo said, Johnny has a dark determination, and he will choose unscrupulous means to achieve his goals at critical moments, which also means that he will choose to keep the Saint's Corpse."
"In addition, he has already given up an opportunity for Gyro once before, and saved Gyro's life many times. The favor of teaching him Spin has also been repaid."
"The rest can only depend on his own thoughts, perhaps this is the price of obtaining the Saint's Corpse!"
~Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline~
Emiya Shirou sighed softly, facing a choice again, whether to choose a friend or choose hope! No matter what he chooses, his heart must be full of suffering at this moment.
"Now there are only a few minutes left until sunset... he doesn't even have time to think about it!"
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
Dio chuckled; compared to Gyro, he appreciated Johnny's dark determination to use unscrupulous means at critical moments!
Just like when he met the little girl before, Johnny planned to eliminate her with a nail bullet, otherwise, they wouldn't have encountered these things now.
"Is there even a need to think about it? Johnny Joestar is a thorough egoist!"
On the other side, Jotaro Kujo was waiting for Johnny's choice... no matter what he chose, it would be wrong for Johnny Joestar!
But because they are all wrong, it is better to choose a decision that he will not regret.
[ Johnny couldn't help but shed tears again at this moment, hugging the Saint's Corpse with both hands, crying and saying:
"This is my only hope to live... I even bet my life to get these! Now you want me to turn everything into nothing?"
"I... I don't want to!"
"This way, I don't even understand why I participated in this race! Why did I travel all the way to this damn place! What's more, he doesn't even know how to use the Saint's Corpse!"
"I don't want to give them away, no matter what!" ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Sure enough, without a doubt, his heart is suffering again at this moment! But he will never give up the Saint's Corpse!"
"And what he said makes sense, he doesn't even know how to use the Saint's Corpse!"
"He had already given up hope once before, but now he is being forced to a dead end again!"
"But why is it that only Johnny Joestar has not received any backlash! It's more like he is deliberately made to endure this ordeal."
[ Johnny repeatedly confirmed that he had not received any harm, and Gyro also used all his strength to reach out to Johnny.
"Jo... Johnny! Quickly put... the Corpse!"
Unexpectedly, Johnny turned around, tightly hugging the Corpse in his chest! He closed his eyes tightly and kept saying in a crying voice.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Gyro!"
Gyro's body was completely dragged into the wall at this moment! Completely disappeared into the wind and snow. ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
At this moment, the people outside the video had mixed opinions on Johnny's actions!
"Does his last turn live up to Gyro's teachings to him? Does it live up to Gyro's trust in him?"
"What's there to be sorry about? The favor of Gyro's teachings has already been repaid. You must know why Johnny participated in this race... it's only natural to make such a choice!"
~Type-Moon World, Magical Girl Illya Worldline~
"This time, he didn't choose Gyro, but chose the hope he depends on to survive..."
Miyu shook her head. After all, the meaning of Johnny participating in this race was to be able to move his legs! And the Saint's Corpse is the key!
This can't be blamed on Johnny. This is just a choice that normal people would make, but for some reason, Miyu still felt inexplicably unwilling in her heart...
[ Brothers who have gone through life and death together and a Corpse with mysterious powers, Johnny Joestar ultimately chose the latter. Gyro completely turned into wood and was hung on that ancient tree.
The little girl was also liberated, but found that her parents were also liberated from the tree! ]
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~Projection of All Worlds~
"Didn't it say that the guardian who turned into the ancient tree had to wait for the next person to turn into wood to be liberated?"
"How did the little girl's parents get liberated and walk out of the tree?"
"What exactly is going on? Didn't Johnny Joestar choose to give up on Gyro?"
[ Gyro, who had turned into a tree fruit, gradually shrunk on the ancient tree, and the roots gradually appeared on the previous wall. Gyro slowly appeared from the roots of the tree and returned to this side.
"Ugh..."
Gyro looked up and found that Johnny was crying in the heavy snow at that moment. The assassin who had been chasing him appeared not far away with the Corpse.
"～Are you planning to take my life here? Take advantage of me getting on my horse and strike me from behind!"
The scarred assassin didn't trust that Johnny would be so kind as to give him the Corpse.
Johnny just cried and shouted loudly: "Get out!"
"Take the two Corpses... go back to President Valentine's side! In the future, no matter where, as long as I see you again... we will definitely take your life."
"Our deal ends here!"
After hearing this, the assassin also got on his horse and left behind a wine bottle as he left. Looking at the gradually receding Saint's Corpse, Johnny could only cry with tears and snot.
"Ugh... ah——"
Gyro looked at the crying Johnny with a calm face and said calmly: "You gave the Corpse... to that enemy?"
Johnny slowly raised his head, looking at Gyro Zeppeli with tears streaming down his face: "No... the Corpse must be used up. He used the Corpse to exchange for half a bottle of unfinished wine with that assassin..."
Gyro was silent and didn't say much. This reminded him of when he and his father were performing surgery on a pregnant woman in the hospital before; his father asked him to face the dilemma of whether to save the mother or the child! He gave him the choice!
How similar this time was to that time, but this time it was Johnny who made the choice... his painful appearance was just like the father who chose to "save the mother" in front of the operating room!
At this moment, everyone on the little girl's side was liberated. Because of this, the little girl couldn't help but sigh: "Those who dare to give up everything... are the ones who can truly get everything in the end."
"Those two are qualified!"
As the sun gradually set, the two people in the snow were still standing in place.
Johnny stopped crying and turned to look at Gyro. He asked: "Gyro... want to drink something? We have to finish this bottle of wine."
Gyro, who was standing in the snow, was shivering from the cold, and slowly squatted down: "Drinking something is fine... at least it can warm us up."
Then he slowly took out two cups from his pocket and said to Johnny, "Before the horses come, do you want to have one?"
Johnny was a little depressed at this moment: "Why are we toasting? We have lost everything..."
"Then, how about toasting the tennis ball that bounces back from the bottom?" Gyro poured himself a glass of wine and then poured a glass for Johnny as well.
Johnny took the glass in confusion: "What does this mean?"
Gyro thought for a while: "Since this reason doesn't work, then let's toast to the next Corpse!"
Johnny exhaled white air, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. "Okay! Then let's toast to the next Corpse... for the next Corpse and the finish line, cheers!!"
In the blizzard, the two clinked glasses and drank them all in one gulp! ]
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After so much trouble, they had walked through the gates of hell several times, but at this moment, they had nothing in their hands, and the fruits of victory were once again given to others...
But the hearts of the two of them had not been extinguished at this moment! The real contest has only just begun...