Part 2

Chapter 6: Is He Really an Alien?

Mitsuha was enjoying another fun day in Morioh, while relaxing in the nearby park with Josuke and Okuyasu…

As they were all eating their sandwiches, a young boy with long light silver-ish hair and an odd-looking piercing on his nose that connected to one of his ears with a thin metal chain walks up to them. He smiles, and says "Josuke! Okuyasu! Greetings, my two Earthling friends!"

Mitsuha stops mid-bite, confused by what the boy just said, as Josuke and Okuyasu grow nervous. Josuke laughs awkwardly, and says "Yo, Mikitaka! What'd we say about joking about that in front of other people…?"

Mitsuha leans in toward Okuyasu, and whispers, saying "Umm… is he a friend of yours…?"

Okuyasu sighs, and says "Yeah… That's Mikitaka Hazekura. He's a bit of a character…"

Mitsuha decides to focus on their conversation, as she is highly intrigued by this new face, as Mikitaka nods and says "Ahh, I forgot that I need to censor myself around other people from Earth…"

Josuke loudly sighs, as Mitsuha speaks up, grinning while saying "What do you mean? We're all from Earth!"

She thought that she was making a silly little joke to break the ice between this stranger, but Mikitaka just tilts his head, and says "Oh, but I am an alien."

Mitsuha starts to laugh, and turns to Okuyasu, and says "He's really a funny guy!"

Then, she turns back to Mikitaka and smiles and says "I'm Mitsuha! I moved here from Itomori recently. It's nice to meet you!"

Mikitaka nods, and says "Likewise! My name is Mikitaka, and I am an alien."

Mitsuha starts to laugh, a bit more nervously this time, as she says "You know, it's a bit less funny the second time. Do you like things like aliens, Mikitaka?"

Mikitaka thinks to himself, and then says "I guess so, since I am one."

But Mitsuha becomes a bit more uncomfortable, as she feels like the joke was wearing thin, but Mikitaka just wanders toward one of their umbrellas. He touches it, and then turns to Josuke, and says "What is this device, Josuke?"

Josuke replies, saying "Ahh, that's an umbrella. You use it to keep the sun from shining on you, so you can stay in the shade."

Hearing this, Mikitaka nods, and then his body begins to turn into a strange liquid-like substance, almost as if he was rapidly melting. Mitsuha shrieks, as Josuke and Okuyasu yell as well, while Mikitaka slowly changes form. His lower half constricts and contorts into a thin tube shape while his upper body expands out, until he slowly mimics the appearance of one of the umbrellas. Once it stops, a voice comes from this strange thing, saying "Am I accurately portraying this 'umbrella' device?"

While Mitsuha remains stunned into silence, Josuke sighs and says "Yeah, pretty much. Now can you stop that? You're freaking out Mitsuha."

Mikitaka quickly changes back, and bows before Mitsuha and saying "I apologize for frightening you. I was overcome with curiosity."

Mitsuha laughs awkwardly, and says "No it's okay. I've just never met an alien before!"

Mikitaka nods, and says "That makes sense. We do not go down to Earth very often. But I like Morioh. This town is very interesting."

Mitsuha smiles, and says "Yeah, I like the town too!"

Hearing this, Josuke sighs and says "Glad he didn't scare you off, Mitsuha. Mikitaka is a pretty cool guy, but he doesn't do subtle very well."

Mikitaka looks to Josuke, and says "What does it mean to be 'subtle', Josuke?"

Okuyasu groans, and then yells, saying "It means you don't blab to random strangers about the alien crap! I'm not smart, and even I know that!"

Mikitaka nods, and says "Thank you, Okuyasu!"

But then Mikitaka looks in a different direction, and says "I feel like it's time for me to leave. It was good meeting you, Mitsuha. Farewell, Josuke and Okuyasu."

Mikitaka then walks away, causing the three remaining at the park to sit silently, still a bit confused by the encounter…

Once Mikitaka was out of sight, Mitsuha sighs, and says "Is he really an alien? Does he just have a stand, like you guys…?"

Josuke shakes his head, and says "I know he's not a stand user, but I really have no clue what Mikitaka really is. But he's a good person, so he's cool with me."

Okuyasu nods, and says "That's right. The dude's probably totally nuts, but he's still alright."

About an hour later, the gang was starting to get a bit hungry, so Josuke stands up and says "Hey Mitsuha, you really wanted to try out some Italian food, right?"

Mitsuha's eyes light up, as she excitedly says "Yeah! I've wanted to have some Italian food, although I don't know why I've wanted it so badly lately. Is there a good place here…?"

Okuyasu nods, and says "Oh yeah, there's an awesome one! Our buddy Tonio has the best place to eat, anywhere! Josuke, we've gotta take her!"

Josuke helps Okuyasu up, and then says "Oh definitely! Mitsuha, you'll love it."

Following that, the three of them begin walking toward Tonio's Italian café, but on the way, they bump into Yuya Fungami…

When he sees them, he coolly waves and says "Yo guys! What's up?"

Josuke gives Yuya a fancy handshake, and then says "We're going to Tonio's for some lunch. Want in?"

Yuya then slowly adjusts his hair, before confidently posing, and then saying "My skin's been feeling a bit dry lately, so I could use some extra flair for my girls…"

Mitsuha blushes a bit, still a bit unused to being friends with such a cool and suave bad-boy type guy, but then she process what he said, so she says, in a perplexed tone "Wait, your skin? We're getting lunch; not going to a spa…"

Yuya smoothly laughs, and says "It ain't just lunch. You'll understand soon, Mitsuha."

Mitsuha follows along, now a bit more lost on what they were doing. She thought that they were just going to a really good Italian restaurant, but this sounds like something totally different…

The current group walks along a bit more, and as they walk across one of the many small side streets of Morioh, they notice Rohan drawing while enjoying a coffee at a nearby café. He sees them, and gives a polite wave, as the group approaches him.

He smiles, and says "Yuya. Mitsuha. It's good to see you both." Then, he turns to Josuke and Okuyasu, and scowls and says "Less so for you two…"

Okuyasu grumbles, and says "Yeah, well the feeling's mutual…!"

Josuke rolls his eyes and sighs, but then says "Are you enjoying the nice day, Rohan?"

Rohan nods, and says "I feel that beautiful days are helpful for my motivation, so I make sure to experience nature when I can. Life is the greatest source of manga material, after-all…" Then, he turns back to Mitsuha and Yuya, and says "So where are you all off to?"

Mitsuha grins, and says "We're gonna have Italian food for lunch! I think the place is called Tonio's…?"

Hearing this, Rohan smiles, and says "Ahh, Tonio is quite the skilled chef. He's helped me more than a fair bit with inspiration for drawing food scenes. And he's even helped me when I've worked late nights to finish chapters."

This confuses Mitsuha, so she says "Do you mean his food is so good that it fills you with energy…?"

Rohan smiles, and says "Yes, something like that."

Then, Yuya grins, and says "Tonio is a real miracle maker. You're gonna never forget his cooking!"

Mitsuha giggles, and says "You guys are really selling me this place… I hope it lives up to my expectations…"

Rohan quickly finishes a page, amazing Mitsuha by his sheer speed and accuracy of his drawing, and says "I'm sure it will more than live up to it. It's something everyone in this town should experience at least once…"

After their conversation, the group leaves Rohan so they can keep on heading over to Tonio's place, eager to have their lunch. And as they leave, Rohan smirks as he mutters, saying "I'll definitely need to get Mitsuha and Taki to go to Tonio's. It'd be a great location for a chapter or two." But then, he stops drawing for a moment, and then his eyes light up, as he says "Italian, huh…? That could be a good way to give them their very first meeting… I'll need to make sure everything is perfect, and everything is properly aligned…" Rohan lightly chuckles to himself, as he goes back to his work, happy that he came up with a new idea for Mitsuha and Taki to finally meet…

A little while later, the gang finally makes it to the front of Tonio's own restaurant, "Trattoria Trussardi", excited to finally have lunch…

←To Be Continued

Notes

Again, I'm releasing the chapter here, to consolidate everything regarding the whole story. I'll probably just delete the old Part 2 once all of these are uploaded here. Below are my (mostly) old notes from when I first released the chapter:

Hey everyone! It's been a little while since I've updated this story. I've just been focused on other things, both with other fan fiction works and general games and anime/manga stuff. I really want to get Part 2 all finished up, so hopefully I'll be able to get out the next chapter a bit faster.

And as you can tell, the next chapter will focus on Tonio's restaurant. This was one thing that I wanted to save for last, as Tonio's episode might be my favorite out of all of Diamond is Unbreakable.

I think I'll have one more chapter to wrap up everything for Part 2, so I can get started on Part 3. I've got a decent idea on what I want to do with Part 3, but I'll need to do a bunch of fleshing out first.

Also, if any of you are also fans of the game Doki Doki Literature Club, you might want to check out the story 'Crazy Noisy Bizarre Club' by electron1877. It focuses on Part 4 of JoJo, as the title suggests, and is really cool so far. Since I still don't think you can post links here, just look up the story here on . It's also in my favorites, if you can't seem to find it and you're interested. 9/3/18 edit: By now that story is all finished up, so even more reason to check it out!

Take care!