Silver Chariot - Why Is There A Sword In the Food?!
Joseph was able to safely land the plane in the water, it ended up landing 35 kilometers off the Hong Kong coast. The group was lucky to be safe, but they had no other choice but to go to Hong Kong.
The group was at a food stand while Joseph was on a pay phone.
"Kakyoin," Hanabi called out.
Kakyoin turned to the shorter girl as she pulled out her case.
"I know the bug Stand attacked you, so I wanna treat your injuries," Hanabi said
Kakyoin smiled but put his hand up, "I'm fine nothing too bad. I should be fine, but JoJo might need some treatment."
"Huh?" Hanabi questioned turning to Jotaro.
Jotaro stuck his hand deeper into his jacket pockets.
"Let me see your hands Jotaro," Hanabi said sternly.
"Yare yare daze," Jotaro said
"Hands now!" Hanabi commanded
Jotaro pulled his hands out of his pocket and Hanabi gasped when she saw the large wound in his hand.
"JoJo! How long were you gonna let that go untreated!" Hanabi pulled out some supplies from her case. Inside the briefcase were various medical supplies along with some empty vials.
"Where did you get that Hanabi?" Avdol asked
"Oh, I asked one of the men from Speedwagon. They gave me some medical supplies and also some other equipment to make some more medicine with my plants that my Stand creates," Hanabi explained
Hanabi worked quickly treating Jotaro's wound.
"There we go," she said tying off the bandage around Jotaro's hand, "That's not too tight is it, JoJo?"
"No it's fine," Jotaro said looking at his hand.
"That's good," Hanabi smiled packing up her case, "Just remember if you guys need any injuries treated I'm always here. I might not be a real doctor but I have a pretty vast medical knowledge and I should be able to treat any minor wounds."
"Hey, big guy!"
"Hmm?" Jotaro turned around.
The man from the food stand greeted the group with a wide smile.
"Are you guys tourist? Want some rice porridge? If you're in Hong Kong you gotta try dim sum or rice porridge. We have hot cola too," The Food Vendor grinned holding up a glass.
"Hot Cola? Sounds interesting," Hanabi said
"Rice porridge, eh? Not bad. Did you know, JoJo? Unlike in Japan, rice porridge is a staple food in Hong Kong." Kakyoin turned to the food vendor, "I'll have it the popular way, with pork and a century egg."
"Then I'll have-"
"Hey!"
Everyone looks back from Joseph's shout.
"What are you guys trying to eat? We're going to go to my friend's shop," Joseph said walking over.
"Hey, dandy guy. Want to try some Hong Kong hot cola?" The Food Vendor asked
"Hot?!" Joseph shouted
"Oh no, here he goes," Hanabi muttered
Joseph points at the vendor, "Everybody knows that cola's supposed to be cold!"
"Old man, who were you calling?" Jotaro asked
"Hm? Oh, I'll explain everything when we get to the shop. We need to work out a plan that'll get us to Egypt as safely and quickly as possible," Joseph said
"A plan?" Kakyoin said
"Mr. Joestar, we cannot allow anymore innocent civilians to be hurt. The quickest way would be by plane, but…." Avdol said
GRRRRRRRRR~
Avdol was interrupted by a gurgling noise. Everyone looked over to see a blushing Hanabi.
"Hehe, I guess I'm a little hungry," Hanabi said sheepishly.
Fortunately for Hanabi, the shop of Joseph's friend was actually a restaurant.
The group sat at a table as they discussed their plans for getting to Egypt. Hanabi half listened as she stared intently at her menu. She was trying her best to figure what she wanted to order, but it was kind of hard since she couldn't read Chinese.
"We'll have to get to Egypt by either land or sea," Joseph said
"But if we fail to meet Dio within fifty days…." Avdol tried to say but then looked down sadly.
Hanabi looked over her menu to see everyone crescent fallen looks.
"Mrs. Holly…." Hanabi thought
"If we stayed on that plane, we'd probably be in Cairo by now," Kakyoin said
Joseph and Jotaro stares got harder.
*SLAM*
Everyone looked up surprised when Hanabi slammed her menu down.
"Don't look so down. We're gonna get to Egypt no matter what! Tower of Gray was right about only one thing that his tarot card represents an interruption of a journey, but he never said the end of the journey. This is just a small bump in the road if we act like this now then Dio's already won. No matter what it takes we're gonna get to Egypt, defeat Dio, and save Mrs. Holly!" Hanabi said
The men were all surprised by Hanabi's sudden speech, but they all started to smile.
"Hanabi's right. A hundred years ago, Jules Verne wrote a story in which the protagonist traveled around the world in 80 days, traveling 40,000 kilometers. That was the age of trains and steamboats. Even without a plane, in fifty days, we'll be able to travel the 10,000 kilometers to Egypt. As for the route," Joseph pulled out a map, "I say we go by sea. We'll charter a suitably-sized boat, go around the Malay peninsula and cross the Indian Ocean. It'll be the Silk Road of the sea."
"I believe that is best, as well. If we go by land, borders will be a hassle. And we'd have to cross the Himalayas and a desert. If we ran into trouble we'd lose a great deal of time. There are too many dangers," Avdol said
"I haven't been to any of those places using either route, so I can't say anything. I'll leave it up to you two," Kakyoin said
Jotaro nodded in agreement, "Same."
"I know you guys will choose the best route," Hanabi said
"Then it's decided. The greatest danger will be the Stand users Dio sends against us. We'll have to do our best to get to Egypt without being spotted-"
GRRRRRRRRRRR~
Hanabi's faced glowed bright pink as her stomach growled louder than before.
"Uhm, do you think we could probably get something to eat while we talk?" Hanabi asked embarrassed.
"Here Hanabi, this should help for now," Kakyoin said pouring her a cup of tea.
"Thank you," Hanabi said
More tea was passed around the table soon emptying the pot. Kakyoin took the lid off the pot and set it askew on top.
Jotaro and Hanabi gave Kakyoin questionable looks wondering what he was doing.
"Haha, This is a sign to let them know we want more tea. If you do this in Hong Kong, they'll bring you seconds," Kakyoin said
A waitress came by and took the empty teapot replacing it with a fresh pot, as well as pouring a cup for Kakyoin.
"Also, when they pour tea into your cup," Kakyoin tapped the table twice, "This means thank you."
"Oh really," Hanabi said before tapping the table twice earning a smile from the server.
"Excuse me, do you have a moment?"
Hanabi looked over to see a tall guy walking over with a menu in front of his face, but what really caught her attention was the silver flattop hairstyle that was sticking up over the menu.
"I'm a tourist from France, and I'm having a hard time with the kanji on the menu," The guy said closing the menu, "Would you please help me out?"
"You're annoying. Go away," Jotaro said
"Jotaro! Rude!" Hanabi said
"Come now, Jotaro. It's fine," Joseph held out his hand for the menu, the silver-haired boy placed the menu in Joseph's hand, "I've been to Hong Kong many times, so I can at least read the kanji on the menu."
"Hey, why don't you join us?" Hanabi asked with a smile.
"How could I say no to such a kind offer from such a beautiful woman," The Frenchman complimented Hanabi making her cheeks go red.
She let out a small giggle hiding behind her menu. She was used to guys hitting on her but guys acting like a gentleman and showering her with compliments was new. Jotaro sent a scowl towards the newcomer.
"Here you can sit next to me." Hanabi scooted over making room for the Frenchman.
"Merci beaucoup, Belle Fleur," The man said pulling up a chair.
Hanabi blushed once again hiding deeper behind her menu.
"So, what did you want to order?" Joseph asked opening the menu, "Food with shrimp, duck, shark fish, and mushrooms?"
"No mushrooms," Jotaro interrupted
"Huh?" Joseph questioned
"I'm allergic to mushrooms," Hanabi spoke a smile on her face. Jotaro remembered her allergies, he really was a caring friend no matter how hard he tried to hide it.
Joseph nodded his head and waved over the server, "We'll have this, this, this...And this, too…." Joseph continued to point at the menu picking out various food items.
Avdol, Kakyoin, Jotaro, and Hanabi all stared at Joseph hoping that whatever he ordered was at least edible.
Soon their meal was served.
"Wah! It looks delicious!" Hanabi exclaimed with a happy smile.
Although everyone else didn't share Hanabi's enthusiasm.
"This looks like food with beef, fish, clams, and frog, but…." Avdol trailed off.
"Indeed. This is rather different," Kakyoin said
"I knew this would happen," Jotaro said
"Ohhhh," The silver-haired guy said gazing down at the food.
"HAHAHAHA! Well, it doesn't matter. It's on me! It doesn't matter what you order. It's all delicious! Haha! Alright, everyone, dig in. Here you go Hanabi," Joseph said handing the girl a smaller bowl of one of the bigger dishes, "This one has no mushrooms in it."
"Thank you very much," Hanabi thanked taking the bowl and picking up some chopsticks, "Itadakimasu!"
Hanabi cheerfully took a bite out of her food. Her face lit up once the flavor hit her tongue, "Ah so good!"
Seeing the elated look on the girl's face everyone else proceeded to dig in.
"Wow, this is…." Kakyoin said
"Well? It's pretty good, isn't it? Hahaha!" Joseph laughed
"Well, they've certainly taken a lot of time to prepare this," The silver-haired picked up a carrot piece that had been sliced to look like a star, "Look, these carrots. They're shaped like stars. It reminds me of something…"
Hanabi stopped eating, chopsticks still in her mouth, hearing the change in his tone of voice.
Kakyoin, Joseph, Avdol, and Jotaro all glared looking at the boy as he held up the star to the side of his neck.
"That's right. Someone I know has this exact mark on their neck…."
"You…. Are you another…." Kakyoin said
Hanabi's eyes widened when she saw the rice porridge on the table start to bubble. A silver sword burst from the dish surprising everyone.
"Look out!" Hanabi shouted.
The sword aimed an attack at Joseph but he was able to block it with his prosthetic hand.
Avdol flipped the table over which ended up knocking poor Hanabi to the floor. The young girl let out a squeak as her skirt was flipped up as she landed on her back. With a red face she quickly sat up pushing her skirt down hoping no one saw anything with all the commotion.
"Magician's Red!"
Magician's Red blew a large stack of fire but the sword quickly twirled creating a small cyclone capturing the fire.
"What?" Avdol was shocked that his attack had been deflected so easily.
The enemy Stand finally revealed itself manifesting in the middle of the room. It looked like a knight in silver armor. Golden eyes could be seen under its helmet as it held its sword poised for an attack.
The Stand thrust its sword forward flinging the fire onto the flipped over the table. Once the flames landed on the table it created a clock made out of flames the large hand pointed at the 9.
"H-His sword is so fast," Kakyoin said
"My Stand holds The Chariot card! Silver Chariot! Mohammed Avdol it appears that you want to die first. I've made a fire clock on the table! I will kill you by the time that clock burns to twelve!"
To be continued ➟