About a month after the Versus incident, the SPW Foundation hired Kai Ishida as an operations agent for the Asia-Pacific region, primarily responsible for handling issues related to Stand Users.
Kai Ishida readily accepted.
While engaging in combat with Stand Users was dangerous, joining the SPW Foundation at least resolved his identity and financial concerns.
Thus, a life that was mundane yet held a touch of excitement passed for a year and a half.
On this day, Kai Ishida received a wedding invitation from Anasui and Jolyne Cujoh.
Inside the church, watching the joyful Jolyne and Anasui, Kai Ishida offered his most sincere blessings.
On the night the wedding concluded, Weather sought out Kai Ishida.
"...Can you lend me the White Snake's disc?" After a long silence, Weather finally spoke.
Kai Ishida did not hesitate.
He directly handed over the White Snake's disc.
After all, he didn't have many friends in this world, and Weather was one of them.
"Thank you," Weather said blandly, then partially inserted the White Snake's Stand disc.
He then used the White Snake's ability to extract his own Stand, Weather Forecast.
He then handed both discs to Kai Ishida.
"..."
Not taking the discs immediately, Kai Ishida looked at Weather seriously, "Are you sure?"
"..." Weather didn't speak, only nodded.
"Have you told Jolyne and the others?"
"Not yet," Weather shook his head, "I hope you can keep it a secret for me."
"I will make good use of your ability." Kai Ishida had no intention of persuading him; he simply said this blandly, took the discs, and walked towards his room.
Weather watched Kai Ishida's retreating figure, and a rare smile appeared on his lips.
"It won't rain in my heart anymore either."
Slowly, he stood on the edge of the cliff, leaning forward.
"Perla, I'm coming to see you!"
..."Hoo—"
"One less friend I can talk to," Kai Ishida lay on the bed, looking at the Weather Forecast disc in his hand.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.
But if he could, Kai Ishida truly didn't want to lose Weather as a friend.
After all, as a Traveler and Stand User, he always felt out of place in this world.
If it came to loneliness, he was no less lonely than Weather.
But he also didn't want to fade into dust in monotony.
This was why Kai Ishida chose to accept the SPW Foundation's invitation.
Money and identity might have been the main reasons, but what truly made Kai Ishida determined was fighting Stand Users.
Only by fully immersing himself in battle would he have no time to embrace loneliness.
However, just a few days ago, the last remaining "Arrow" was recovered by Kai Ishida.
Unlike arrows of ordinary appearance, this Arrow had a beetle carving!
Because he had to attend the wedding, he hadn't had time to hand over this Arrow yet.
At the same time, Kai Ishida was also a bit curious: if he used this Arrow to awaken his own Stand, what kind of Stand would he awaken?
"Pfft—"
The Arrow pierced his wrist.
The virus on the arrowhead began to take effect.
Star Platinum in his mind was instantly ejected.
"I hope it awakens a Stand that can change the status quo; there isn't enough combat in this world to make me forget loneliness anymore."
Murmuring, Kai Ishida fell asleep.
Of course, he was in a very safe situation now.
This hotel was a building owned by the SPW Foundation.
And when he entered the room, he had also locked the door.
Time passed silently, bit by bit.
It was late at night!
Kai Ishida finally opened his eyes.
The arrow hole on his arm was still there, but the Arrow had mysteriously disappeared.
"What's going on?" Kai Ishida was a little confused.
But after checking the door and the secret surveillance he had installed, he relaxed.
The Arrow hadn't disappeared; instead, it had merged with him.
"What kind of ability will it be?"
Kai Ishida couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Recalling the Stands created by this Arrow:
White Snake
Weather Forecast
Without exception, they were all powerful Stands!
Then, after a long while, a hint of morning sun could already be seen outside the window.
But his Stand ability had yet to manifest.
"It seems I can only use some extreme methods."
Kai Ishida sighed and reached into his embrace.
He pulled out a disc.
White Snake
He planned to insert half of the disc into his mind.
This way, he wouldn't be forced to eject his Stand disc just for having a Stand, and he could easily use the White Snake's ability.
That's right, he intended to determine what his Stand was by watching.
As for shooting himself to force his Stand to act, only someone like Jotaro, who was both highly skilled and bold, and whose Stand happened to have a 5A panel, would do such a thing.
He wasn't confident that his Stand's panel would definitely be 3A in power, speed, and precision.
If his Stand missed and he ended up getting killed, who would he complain to then?
White Snake was safer.
"Swish—"
His palm swept across his mind.
The Stand condensed into a disc and shot out from his mind, and Kai Ishida took the opportunity to push the White Snake in.
"Let me see what my 'talent' is!"
Slowly picking up the disc from the ground, the White Snake also autonomously appeared, walked to the bed, and carefully put away the disc containing Star Platinum.
"A Centaur Stand, huh?"
Just its appearance alone, Kai Ishida found very acceptable.
Its main color was white, with a muscular strongman for the upper body and a majestic white steed for the lower body, holding a bow and arrow.
At first glance after seeing the Stand, Kai Ishida vaguely knew its ability.
After the White Snake had put away the disc, Kai Ishida actively ejected the disc and then placed it in his embrace.
"Swish—"
Then he switched to the newly awakened Stand.
"I'll call you Traveler, I hope your ability doesn't disappoint me!"
"Travelers!"
Kai Ishida shouted, and the Centaur Stand instantly appeared behind him.
Then he pulled back the bow and arrow in his hand.
Then, there was only a whoosh.
"Whoosh—"
An Arrow, also with a beetle carving, was shot out by the Traveler, directly hitting the room's wall.
Then, the arrow disappeared.
Only an arrow hole was left on the room's wall.
Just as Kai Ishida was puzzled, the arrow hole suddenly changed.
"Buzz—"
A large door appeared out of thin air.
Kai Ishida picked up paper and pen from the room, left a letter, and then twisted the doorknob.
He pushed the door open and entered!
...Stand: Traveler
Ability: Fires an anchor point, locking onto coordinates in the past, future, or other worlds.
Power: B
Speed: A
Range: B
Durability: A
Precision: C
Potential: A
This is where i end this translation. there are over 550 capters in the original but i stop here becuse i dont like the following arc. honestly i think they made more of this becuse of how many readers it has