After a few short minutes, Taki returns with the drinks and a few baskets of bread, while the appetizers and entrées were being prepared. But as Taki was placing the bread around the table, the noise of glass shattering fills the restaurant, causing everyone at Rohan's table to look in that direction...

To their surprise, they see a guy wearing a loose and somewhat cheap looking suit jacket glaring up at Miki, who was serving for that table. And as another server started to pick up the glass shards from the floor, the guy yells "What's the big idea? You morons left a toothpick in my food! You'd better do something about it..."

Miki coolly bows, and says "Of course sir... Give me a moment, and I will replace your meal."

The guy laughs to himself as Miki walks away, as he says "Yeah, you'd better. I didn't come here for a crappy lunch..."

Taki notices that his table seemed disturbed by this, so he says "Not to worry everyone, this won't cause any delays in your meals. Sorry for the inconvenience..."

But before Taki can walk away to help clean up the mess, Joseph rests his hand on Taki's shoulder, and says "Why don't you let me chat with that guy, kiddo?" He makes a sly grin as he heads over to the guy.

Mitsuha starts to freak out, and freaks out even more when she sees nobody else freaking out, so she says to Josuke "Why are you letting Mr. Joestar go to that scary guy, Josuke?" Then she whispers, adding "You guys have the actual stands, so if anybody, you guys should go!"

But Josuke smiles and says "Nah, it'll be fine. Mr. Joestar is a likeable guy, so I doubt they'd actually try to hurt him."

Okuyasu furrows his brow as he says "I'm not exactly of our group, but don't those guys look a bit on the seedy side? What if they do try to hurt him? Our stands are close-ranged focused."

Mitsuha nods, so she replies, whispering "I agree! I don't want to see him get hurt..."

But Yuya merely smiles, and quietly says "Well aren't you glad I came along? Highway Star can easily handle this kind of distance..." In another moment, he materializes his stand, and sends it behind Joseph, to watch his back, which Joseph notices and discretely smiles in appreciation.

Seeing this, Mitsuha sighs and says "I hope Mr. Joestar doesn't get hurt..."

Taki looks even more worried, believing that he was about to watch an old man get beaten up in front of him. And the sight of that odd looking purple humanoid lurking behind Mr. Joestar scared Taki even more, but he didn't want to say anything, since they'd probably think he was crazy.

Josuke notices that they were still worried, so he adds "We've got to trust in the old man. And Okuyasu and I will stay ready, just in case anything happens. Right Okuyasu?"

Okuyasu replies, in-between mouthfuls of bread, saying "Yup!"

Upon hearing the both of them, Mitsuha relaxes a bit while Taki continues to look on nervously. And at the same time, Joseph stands in front of the troublemaking guy, and prepares to have a chat.

But, unknown to the rest of them, the two young Italians, a young man and an older teenage boy, were enjoying their lunch as well, although the sight of this growing confrontation did not sit well with them…

The short black haired Italian man speaks first, saying "Does that thug not know how to appreciate decent meal? Is this how things are typically like in Japan?"

The longer blonde haired Italian teenager, who still looked old enough to be seen as an adult, shakes his head while saying "I don't remember much from my childhood in Japan, so I can't answer your question. I barely even consider myself Japanese." Then he adds, saying "But, it's clear he's trying to get a free meal. I've tricked countless tourists back in Naples myself similarly, but far more discreetly."

Upon hearing that, the black haired man begins to stir his coffee, as he says "Really now…? It's a shame he doesn't have a shred of honor."

The blonde haired younger man nods, as he says "He could learn something from the gangs of Italy…"

After that, the pair continue to watch from their table on the other side of the restaurant, highly curious of the outcome...

First, Joseph says "This is a pretty nice restaurant, kiddo, but it's pretty strange that you're trying so hard to pull one over on the nice server over there…"

The guy glares up at him, and Miki gasps when she realizes what was happening, and he says "You say something pops? Mind your own business! And besides, a toothpick is in my lunch! I deserve compensation!"

Joseph chuckles, and says "You'd probably be right, if you didn't plant it yourself."

The guy yells, "What?" in response.

Joseph explains, saying "If a toothpick actually managed to fall in your food, it would have been damaged in the transition. And it doesn't help that it's obvious that you use toothpicks all the time."

The guy starts to get up, and gets in Joseph's face, saying "Huh? And what makes you think that?"

Joseph points at him boldly and says "Your gums and teeth are obviously scratched up from using toothpicks to clean them. And you barely even hid your shirt pocket that was filled with more toothpicks."

The guy gets even madder, and kicks over his chair and says "I don't like beating up seniors, but I also don't like to be disrespected."

Joseph innocently puts his hands up, as he says "Now hold on… Why don't we all take a step back and talk this out…"

That thug continues to glare, as he says "You think you're so clever gettin' involved… I outta kick your ass for that!"

Upon hearing that, Joseph sighs as he says "Would you really beat up a poor defenseless old man like me…?"

The thug smirks as he says "I don't discriminate, geezer… If you disrespect me, then ya get it!"

What happened next occurred in an instant, as everyone separately reacted to the thug's attack. Mitsuha and Taki both closed their eyes in fear, as Josuke and Okuyasu frantically stood up to protect Mr. Joestar, frustrated that they both had close distance stands. Yuya summoned Highway Star as well, knowing that his stand could reach and defend Mr. Joestar, but it didn't seem to move fast enough to reach him in time. Rohan simply observed with a small level of concern, although he was far more intrigued by the unique pair sitting across the room, but it seemed like one of them was more restless than the other.

Joseph himself though, as he predicted how the thug would punch him, went to dodge. But unlike the old days, his body just didn't work like it used to, causing him to mistime things, as the thug's fist intended to smash into Joseph's face. And while Joseph mentally prepared himself for a slugging, surprisingly it never came, causing him to open his eyes again.

And to the shock of him, and everyone else in the room, the well-dressed black haired young Italian man grabbed the thug's arm from behind, as he says "You truly thought you could simply assault this elderly man? Even after he gave you a chance to withdraw with your pride intact…?"

The thug went to shout at this meddler, but he was shot a gaze that thoroughly intimidated him, as if he was staring at someone heavily entrenched in society's underworld. With his resolve slashed, the thug started to stammer, saying "Wh… who the hell are you? Don't g-get involved!"

The Italian meddler continued to glare, as he calmly answered, saying "Bruno Bucciarati. It's time you learn what happens when you show disrespect to your elders…" Following that statement, Bruno slams the thug's hand onto the table, before quickly grabbing a fork and skillfully puncturing that hand with it, causing the thug to shriek in pain.

The others watch, entirely dumbstruck, as this scene unfolded…

Josuke's eyes widened, as he mumbled "Woah…"

Okuyasu's jaw dropped as he yelled "That's badassed!"

But Mitsuha continued to keep her eyes shut, as she said "Just tell me when it's over…!"

Taki tried to comfort her as best as he was able, feeling a strange desire to keep her happy, although he was equally disturbed by what he was seeing.

Surprisingly Tonio turned to Rohan nervously, while saying "He said his name was Bruno Bucciarati, correct?" Rohan nods, so Tonio explains, saying "That's the name of a well known member of a particularly infamous gang back in Naples, called Passione. It's one group that you strictly do not cross…" With that piece of information, Rohan silently wonders if a manga about Italian gangsters would be popular, but decides to focus on the current situation instead.

After that, Bruno started to wiggle the fork about, causing even greater pain for the thug, as he leans closer to the thug's ear. And while he was in this position, he whispers "I expect a series of apologies for your behavior. First, toward this gentleman beside me. Second, to the waitress who you harassed during your little scheme. And lastly, to every other patron for spoiling their very sacred lunch hour." He pauses for a moment, before moving the fork again, sparking another wave of pain, as he adds "Understood…?"

The thug meekly nods, causing Bruno to turn back to his own table, as he says "Giorno! Handle the clean up."

The blonde haired Italian, named Giorno, nods and heads over to the thug, before whispering "Gold Experience!" Everyone at Josuke's table heard this, so they watched intently, realizing that this Giorno person probably had a stand too. Following that, the knife began to morph in shape, before it became one with the thug's hand, after-which his wound disappeared. Also, the blood that splattered about slowly changed into butterflies, which immediately started to flutter out of the restaurant.

The pain remained, but the thug was relieved that his hand looked okay at least, so he quickly moved from table to table, starting his forced apology tour.

While that was happening, Bruno goes to Joseph, as he says "Are you alright, sir? That was quite commendable for you to intervene like you did."

Joseph merely dusted himself off, as he grins and says "I appreciate the help, youngster! My name is Joseph Joestar. I used to be able to pull off stunts like yours, but I guess I'm way past that stage in my life. I just wish I could have impressed my boy over there..."

Bruno merely smiles gently and says "I believe there is a time when our elders should be able to rest easy. It was my pleasure to be of assistance to you."

In response to what Joseph said, Giorno approaches and shakes his head, while saying "I think you were incredible! Despite the danger, you still rushed in. If I was in his shoes, I'd be nothing but proud…"

Joseph smiles after hearing that, as he says "Your name is Giorno, right? You seem like a good kid. You're probably around the same age as my boy Josuke…"

Following that, Bruno walks Joseph back to his table. And once he gets there, Bruno addresses their table, saying "Mr. Joestar is alright. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day…"

Giorno nods, and says "Please enjoy your meals…"

With that, Bruno motions to Giorno, as the two of them withdraw coolly...

Notes

Here's a surprise! Since Part 5 is airing (as of the original posting of the chapter) I wanted to find a way to include some of the characters, even if they'd only really appear as cameos. I can't promise how much Part 5 characters might show up in the future one way or the other though. This chapter got a bit more on the violent side than I usually write, but that was more because Part 5 is centered around gangsters, so things usually get a bit more graphic when they're around. It won't be a common occurrence in the story though.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Feel free to leave a review if you'd like.