(Jojo / Jjba X Reader) A 7TH Stand User Joins The Party

Chapter 31

God knows the crusaders somehow had the most amazing luck. Somehow, within the hour, the crusaders had acquired a carriage. After a long ride, you arrived in Karachi, a coastal town that leads Pakistan in commerce and industry. It was near the Indus River Delta. 

You never rode in a carriage before, but you really weren't expecting how bumpy it would be. You didn't really mind it, but found yourself wishing you were back in that cramped car…

Jotaro and Joseph sat beside each other in the front, with Joseph holding the reins. You were sitting in the middle seat between Kakyoin and polnareff. While it wasn't as cramped as the car, it was still a tight fit there, as you were pressed uncomfortably between the men.  Enya was still tied up, but she was in the back of the carriage to keep her out of sight of anyone who might wonder why such an intimidating group of people might have an old woman tied up.

Suddenly, Joseph seemed to brighten up, “Hey, a doner kebab place. Why don't we stop and get something to eat?” he said, stopping the carriage on the side of the road in front of the place. 

It sounded like a plan to you, you were absolutely famished. You leaned forward to get a better look at the food. It looked absolutely amazing to you… and it smelled awesome!

Joseph got out and approached the man standing in front of the booth, “Excuse me, I’d like six of those.”  

The man smiled in response, “Six will cost you twelve hundred yen.”

“Twelve Hundred yen?” you couldn't see Joseph's face, but you saw him remove his hat as he spoke. “Twelve hundred yen?” he repeated, this time laughing loudly, “Don’t mock me. That’s far too much.”

“Well how much would you buy them for?” asked the man at the stand. 

Joseph paused to think, touching his chin, “Hm. Make it three hundred yen for five!”

The man laughed in turn, “Seriously? Have you no sense?” He suddenly stopped laughing, “If I sold them for that much, my whole family would starve to death.” he said, running a finger across his throat. 

As hungry as you were, you suddenly got a bad feeling… like something bad was about to happen.

Joseph sighed, starting to turn back to the carriage, “Then maybe I’ll just buy them somewhere else.” 

The man at the stand waved his hands, “Okay, friend! I’m very kind to foreigners. I’ll sell you five for seven hundred yen.”
Joseph shook his head, “Make it three hundred.”

“Six hundred!”
“Three hundred and fifty!”
“Five hundred and fifty!
“Four hundred!”
“Four hundred and fifty!”

Then at the same time, both men shouted, “Four hundred and twenty five!”

“I’ll take them!” said Joseph, and you could practically hear the smug grin on his face. 

You watched as Joseph handed over the money, and got a bag of food in return. You were ignoring the bad feeling you had. It was probably just because you were starving…

Joseph turned to walk back to the carriage, the man at the stand giving a wave, “Bye-bye, thank you!”
 
Joseph suddenly froze, staring past you for a split second, the bag of food slipping from his hand and hitting the ground. He pointed, “Hey, that old lady’s awake!”

You tensed, quickly looking behind you to see he was right. The woman was awake, but she was sweating bullets, in complete distress. She wasn't looking at any of you though… Was she looking at Joseph..? “I haven’t said anything.” she muttered, then began to raise her voice, “Why are you here before me? Do you think that I, Enyaba, would actually tell them the secret of Lord Dio’s stand?” 

You realised she wasn't looking at Joseph. She was looking past him! At the man running the doner kebab stand!

The man at the stand didn't react for several seconds, before slowly reaching up, removing hsi head covering and glasses, grinning at the group. 

Suddenly the old woman behind you made a strange noise. You turned to look, letting out a little shriek of fear. 

The woman had worm-like appendages coming out of her eyes, nose, mouth and ears. She let out a pained scream. The appendages lashed out, starting to destroy the carriage you were sitting in. You and the others quickly jumped from the carriage just as it crumbled to the ground.

“What the hell are these tentacles?!” yelled Polnareff, disgust evident on his face. 

“Why..” The old woman yelled, blood spurting from where the tentacles emerged, “Why have you come to kill me?!”

Suddenly the man from before spoke, and you whirled around to face him instead, seeing him shrugging off the robe he had previously been wearing to reveal an expensive looking, obviously tailored outfit. “It means that Lord Dio truly trusts no one.” He said, dropping the robe to the ground. “I will be making sure you never speak again.” 

The man turned, looking at you and the crusaders, “And as for you five… I will be taking your lives.”