As the cloak successfully covered Lucian, the surrounding scene underwent another subtle shift.
The heavily injured Mountain Tim was lying on the ground; he was still alive.
Lucian and Funny Valentine returned to the Base World.
Then the scene changed again.
Valentine took Lucian to yet another new world.
He paid no heed to Mountain Tim lying on the ground.
A Sheriff destined to die would have no impact on his plans.
Lucian figured out the teleportation mechanism; the door he came through could be used to return, and there was no need to rely on D4C’s power again.
Or rather, the power D4C applied to it worked both ways.
Diego had also utilized this point before, returning to the previous world from the place he had originally come from.
Therefore, he could return to the Base World on his own later without relying on D4C’s power.
In this world, a President holding a diamond was waiting for Lucian.
It seemed that in this world, Funny Valentine had successfully obtained the diamond.
Funny Valentine said with a serious expression, “Now, give me the Saint’s Spine, and then I will give you this diamond.
I swear upon the Lord’s name that I will definitely give the diamond to you.”
“I don’t know if the diamond in your hand is real or fake.
Throw the diamond to me first; as long as it’s real, I’ll hand over the Saint’s Spine.
I still want to stay in this world for a while longer, so I have no reason to deceive you.
Since you’re willing to give me the diamond, why the hesitation now?”
Funny Valentine remained silent for a moment before tossing the diamond in his hand.
Lucian immediately used Heartsteel to catch the diamond.
The moment the diamond was caught by Lucian’s Stand, the portal in his mind suddenly burst with light.
The diamond’s power provided energy for the portal, and now its charging was complete.
Lucian immediately realized that this portal could indeed lead to other worlds.
However, he wasn’t sure which world it would be.
He had to push open the portal to find out, but once the portal was pushed open, he would undergo transmigration of worlds.
Therefore, there was no way to prepare in advance.
However, the words he had used to threaten Funny Valentine earlier had become a reality at this moment.
Furthermore, Lucian felt that this diamond also had the effect of enhancing Stand abilities; as for how exactly to use it, he would have to study it slowly later on.
“I have already given you the diamond; now hand over the Saint’s Spine.” Dozens of Valentines spoke in unison, dozens of pistols aimed at Lucian simultaneously, and D4C was ready to attack at any moment.
If Lucian made any move to break the agreement, Funny Valentine would attack immediately.
Lucian first grinned, then used his Stand to pull the Saint’s Corpse out of his own body.
“The Corpse desires to be whole, so I will not break my [promise].
I will give you the Saint’s Spine.
I also hope you have enough [resolve] to obtain the complete Saint’s Corpse.
Funny Valentine, if you want to achieve happiness, you must face [Calamity].
This is your fate.”
After finishing his words, Heartsteel threw the Saint’s Spine toward Funny Valentine.
Lecturing Valentine gave Lucian a secret sense of satisfaction.
In the manga, it was always Valentine who was lecturing others.
Funny Valentine drove D4C to catch the Saint’s Corpse thrown by Lucian, then gave a loud laugh and said, “I will keep my promise.
You and the diamond can stay in this world!
Until you grow tired of it and leave.”
He planned to leave Lucian in this world directly to prevent him from returning and affecting his plans.
Similarly, he didn’t intend to break his promise and take back the diamond.
However, he hadn’t promised to take Lucian back.
Now, he could just stay in this world and fend for himself.
After speaking, he wanted to leave this Parallel World, but suddenly the Corpse within him sensed that the Easterner before him still possessed the Saint’s Ears.
The spine was the most important part, so his previous attention had been entirely on it.
Thus, Funny Valentine stopped his steps toward returning to the Base World.
Lucian looked at Funny Valentine’s puzzled expression and explained, “I only said the [Saint’s Spine], not all the Saint’s Corpse parts in my possession.
So, the Saint’s Ears still belong to me.”
Funny Valentine was somewhat puzzled by Lucian’s actions.
Since he was willing to hand over the Saint’s Spine, it showed he didn’t actually have a pursuit for the Saint’s Corpse.
Regardless of whether his claim of pursuing power was true, keeping the ears in his hands now made no sense at all.
Funny Valentine then spoke: “Since you understand that the Corpse desires to be whole, why do you defy the Saint’s will?
If you just gave me all the Corpse parts, you could do whatever you wanted in this Parallel World.
Once you’ve had your fun, you can return to your own world, and I won’t be coming back to this one.”
“That’s a separate transaction; you’ll have to make a new offer.”
Funny Valentine loathed Lucian’s greed.
However, this was good; greedy people could be made to pay a price to give up what they held.
After a moment of silence, Funny Valentine offered his suggestion: “Give me the Saint’s Ears, and I will give you a large sum of money so you can enjoy yourself in this world.
I can also grant you some privileges in my capacity as Valentine.” He was already prepared to abandon this world.
The Base World was what mattered most.
Lucian was somewhat dismissive of such terms.
However, he thought for a moment and asked, “Do you know of the stand arrow?
Is there a Beetle Arrow in any of the Parallel Worlds?
If there is, I might consider another transaction with you.”
Funny Valentine had never heard of the stand arrow, but having a request made things easier.
He immediately searched for the stand arrow across infinite worlds.
Then, reappearing somewhat exhausted, he said, “I’ve asked versions of myself from different worlds; there is no such thing as what you described.”
Lucian pondered for a while.
So there are no stand arrows here?
Is it because the world was reset or for some other reason?
It seems that if I want my Stand to become a Requiem, I’ll need a chance to go to the first four parts.
“What a pity.
It seems you don’t have what I need.”
Funny Valentine threatened, “Do you think you can just leave here without handing over the Saint’s Ears?
Think about why you traded with me in the first place.
It was because your [strength] was insufficient that you needed to trade with me.”
“Perhaps I have a new idea now; I’m going to try again.”
After saying this, Lucian immediately covered himself with the cloak again, and in an instant, he was back in the Base World.
Just like coming here, leaving was that simple.
However, it seemed the round trip between Parallel Worlds was only a one-time thing.
Once Lucian returned to the Base World, the power D4C had applied to the cloak vanished.
Having realized the details of D4C’s ability, Lucian would not use the cloak to cover himself again.
Valentine also emerged, looking at Lucian with a somber expression.