Hierophant Green slithers back to its user after doing a sweep of Karatsu Station. Once it dispersed, Kakyoin looks up and confirms, "I don't see any signs of enemy Stands here and around the station. Guess that means we and the girls are safe for the time being."

"That's good enough." Avdol replied, looking at the Life Detector hovering above them. "And judging from how it's not glowing, I can definitely say no enemy Stands are present."

"I'm impressed you created a "heat radar" using your flames alone. I mean sure, I already know Magician's Red are versatile in its use of fire, but this is a really nifty way to detect breathing, movements and Stand energy in a 15-meter radius." He remarks on Avdol's versatility, rubbing his chin as he inspects the cruciform-shaped radar.

Avdol chuckles, liking Kakyoin's compliment for his move. "You haven't seen everything what Magician's Red can do, Kakyoin. I would be happy to show it to you and the others."

Currently, the seven bodyguards are near the statue situated outside Karatsu Station, where green hedges border it from the back. When they first see it, Narancia and Gyro's eyes sparkle in awe, clearly impressed. Having lived in Italy throughout their life (and visited America for Gyro), being in another country is a nice change of scenery and as such, that means they get to see and experience a different country as if they are tourists. They have seen what a Japanese castle looks like and now, they get to see statues made and designed in Japan. It took Bucciarati and Johnny to remind them about doing a sweep of the area as per Kotaro and Bruno's command do they snap out of their delighted state.

Recalling their role to make sure everything is safe for Franchouchou to perform, the boys scour the place for any signs of enemy. If there is a potential Stand attack, they must deal with it. So far, there doesn't seem anything strange around the station as confirmed by Kakyoin and Avdol thanks to their Stands. Narancia once volunteered to utilize his Stand but after seeing Hierophant is a long-ranged type Stand, he decided not to summon it for the time being.

Everyone then regroups just in time for Kakyoin to finish scouring with Hierophant Green and confirms nothing is amiss. "Alright. Looks like we're in the clear. Good job everyone." Bucciarati applauded.

"Should we tell Tatsumi-san that it's safe for the girls to perform here?" Rai asks.

"I don't think we should," Johnny responded, looking at Franchouchou setting up speakers. The boys turn to them as Johnny, squinting his eyes to the speakers, asks, "What are they setting up? Are those things needed for their guerilla performance?"

"Yes. They are speakers, which is what they need to gather a crowd for their performance. You heard the music they used for practice last night, right?" Avdol explains, looking at the approaching group.

"Yeah... I'm still getting used to living in the future so..." He rubs his head, not hiding his curiosity and incredulity of the devices made over a century.

"Man, the future sure is something..." Gyro whispered, unable to hide a look of surprise and delight when he sees something not from his era. Though the question of how different his, Johnny and Mamezuku's world are up in the air, they assume everything is the same while something might be different.

Noticing Franchouchou are two members short, Kakyoin asks, "Where's Ai and Junko. Are they staying in the van?"

Sakura nods with a frown, clearly unhappy the two are seemingly not joining. "Sakura..." She turns to Saki, giving her a look that they must make do with what they have. That, and the two weren't present while the girls practiced their moves.

Guess we'll have to do this without Ai-chan and Junko-chan...

"Come on everyone. We must not trouble the girls with our presence," Bucciarati ordered, walking away from Franchouchou.

"Alright then! Time to see what Flanchocho is made of!" Gyro's enthusiasm carries on to his gait, with Johnny following while stating, "It's Franchouchou Gyro."

Avdol, Narancia and Rai follow soon after, with Kakyoin coming in last after wishing the girls good luck.

With the stage set, the five girls get in the positions and Saki, holding a megaphone, announces, "Uh, we're Franchouchou! We're gonna give this song our all, so thanks for listening!" Her words manage to gather a small crowd, curious of the girls that appeared out of the blue.

With Saki turning on the music player and Sakura taking a deep breath as the girls take their stance, the guerilla performance of Franchouchou begins.

BGM: Mezame RETURNER

Mezame RETURNER
negae ba iin da
kiseki, kanjite mitai n da

Mezame RETURNER
nozome ba iin da
shigeki, girigiri de hora

Chodai daidai daidai daidai...

Akogareta no wa itsu no koro no yume?
Mune no oku ni kakushita sutori
iro koku shita tegowai riaru e to
kiechai so de
I awake in the light!

Bopping his head to the beat, Narancia took an instant liking to the song as he watches Franchouchou dance with an open smile. He's not the only one as everyone standing near the statue is indulging themselves in the song and the girls' moves. For Avdol's, Bucciarati's, Johnny's and Mamezuku, their expressions are subtle and hard to make out if they like what they're hearing, but the fact is that they're enjoying what they're seeing and hearing. This contrasts with the crowd, who are murmuring to themselves who these girls are and one woman pointed out that Tae has a piece of squid in her mouth.

Meanwhile, Ai and Junko are mouthing the lyrics as they listen to the song in the van.

Bashito kimetai kono Succeed!
Tomatcha ikenai kono Proceed!
Isshinfuran de iku dochu!
Yara kaimirai e maishin-chu!

Aa mo kore ijo arukenai...
Son'na koto naideshou hora ne!
Furikaette mite guru guruguru...

"AH!"

When the girls hopped around, Lily accidentally tripped herself when Sakura passed her by. "Lily-chan!" Sakura stopped dancing for a moment to tend to Lily. This did not go unnoticed.

Watching Sakura checking to see if Lily is okay together with Junko, Ai looks surprised as she exclaims, "Idiot! Keep singing!"

"Oh no! Why did she have to trip in the middle of the performance?" Avdol cried out.

"It's a mistake, right? A mistake that can be easily fixed or swept under the rug!" Narancia replied, dreading if the performance can continue.

"Guess a whole night of practice isn't enough." Mamezuku said.

The crowd starts clearing out, predicting Franchouchou's performance is going to be a disaster after seeing Lily trip. "Hey! Where are they going? The performance hasn't ended yet!" Gyro exclaimed.

"I think they're not watching a dance number that can potentially fail." Bucciarati reasoned.

Despite the blunder, the performance continued, with Sakura resuming dancing with her fellow idols. They may have lost their audience due to her mistake, but the show must go on. Besides, Kakyoin and the others are watching them with hopeful faces so she needs to try harder. Just like we practiced... Just like we practiced... She thought, hoping Lily tripping is the last mistake they will make...

Sakura's world is colored gray for a moment to signify her second mistake: she forgot the rest of the lyrics.

No way! I forgot the lyrics!

Panic started seeping into her mind as she attempted to memorize the lyrics but to no avail. Franchouchou continues through the second verse while Sakura is getting left on the dust over her second mistake. W-What now...? What do I do now...!? Lyrics, come back! Please come back!

Seeing Sakura is standing still while the others dance, Kakyoin is getting concerned when she's not dancing. He takes a second guess and sees what made her stop singing and takes on an anxious look that can crack any second now. "Sakura... Don't tell me… You forgot the lyrics?"

Just when he and Sakura thought the worst could happen...

Aa demo sukoshi kowai no...

Sakura turns to the who sings just now. To her surprise, it's Ai, having decided to steer the performance through her presence after seeing Sakura frozen in panic. Compared to the dull appearance everyone has, her appearance shines through normally.

Ai's not the only one as Junko joins as well, singing the next lines with a deep but wondrous voice to match.

Son'na koto naikara, hora ne!
Daijobudayo!

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

As if it's some sort of miracle, Ai and Junko's presence serves as a beacon of light to steer the performance to the right track. Empowered by their appearance, Sakura confidently sings the rest of the lyrics with gusto.

Mezame RETURNER mezamete inda!
Muteki yumemiru kimochi
cho, cho, cho cho, dai, dai, dai, dai!

Mezame RETURNER negaeba inda
kiseki kanjite mitainda

Mezame RETURNER nozomeba inda
suteki wakuwakuna hodo cho dai dai, dai!

Negae! Negae! Saijo! Sairyo!
Kanawanai mono wa... nai! Nai! Nai!

Todoke! Todoke! Atsui kimochi!
Setsuna no Soru ni... Cut in!

Franchouchou takes the stance they did in the beginning after singing the last lines of the song. After that, they stand next to each other in a line before bowing to a little girl who enthusiastically mimicked their dance moves and singing.

Are we done...? Sakura wondered.

"...How about we sign off?" Ai told Saki. Taking her little advice, everyone stood up straight as Saki exclaims, "Uh, we're Franchouchou! Good to have ya!"

Kneeling to the girl that watched them dance, Saki gives her a thumbs up and a sheepish smile, saying, "Next time, we're gonna pull that off better. Glad to have ya!"

The girl nods with a smile, just as her mother pulls her to the station. "Glad to have ya!" She exclaimed, turning around and waving Saki goodbye.

"Well, that didn't work out too good." Saki lamented.

"It sure didn't, but still, you girls did tried your best. I'd say you all did a great job." Kakyoin commended, walking to Saki and Sakura along with the others.

"Great? They are not just great..." Narancia chimes in. "They were AWESOME! I got to see just how an idol sings and dances. And to say it succeeded my expectations would be an understatement!"

"Ehehehe... You're too generous, Narancia-san... But still, thanks for watching us, you guys." Sakura giggled.

"Come on now, girls and boys!"

Turning to who has spoken just now, they see that it's the policeman, the same policeman Sakura, Ai, Junko, Kakyoin and Gyro know. Predictably, they pulled a face of surprise when they saw him.

Striding to the girls while ignoring Kakyoin and Narancia, he says, "What're you doing? You can't just put on a show without asking! Where are your permits, huh? You wanna get arrested? I can arrest you, y'know!"

Annoyed by his threat, Saki and Narancia are ready to attack the policeman until Yugiri, Lily and Avdol pulled them away, reminding Saki that she's the leader and shouldn't attempt anything that can leave a bad impression and tarnish Franchouchou. Kakyoin stayed by Sakura's side as he states, "I would like to apologize on their behalf. We will be gone in a second."

"Yeah! We will take our leave soon, officer!" Sakura agreed, being her anxious self in contrast to Kakyoin's cool demeanor.

The policeman squints his eyes on the two, as if he's scrutinizing them. "Hmm… Do I know you two?"

"I'm sorry?" Kakyoin is taken aback but remains calm hoping he doesn't jog his memory.

"Huh!? W-Well..."

As Sakura backs away from him while getting more nervous, the van driven by Kotaro appears braking to a stop. The two turn around when they hear the brakes as the producer shouted, "HEY! WE'RE PULLING OFF!"

As the policeman is taken by surprise, everyone run to the van as they don't want to deal with someone on the law, especially one who recognizes some of them and could possibly expose their identities. Once everyone and everything is onboard, the van drives away, leaving the policeman to think his charm might have gotten onto Sakura, considering she took a step backward when he wonders if he has seen her and Kakyoin before.

As the van disappears on the horizon, a lone figure watches them drive away, having watched their performance from afar.

"Fran...chouchou..."

Later that night, Junko and Ai are in the living room resting after the guerilla performance. Junko takes a sip from a cup of tea and Ai dries her hair with a towel. "…We ended up joining in, didn't we?" Ai remarked, seemingly amused at how things turned out. Junko nods.

A door opening is heard followed by Sakura's voice speaking up. "Ai-chan. Junko-chan."

The two looks at Sakura, who is accompanied by Bucciarati and Narancia, the latter donning a green pajamas. The two give them a nodding smile and a wave respectively as Sakura says, "Thank you for your help earlier." She bows in appreciation for stepping in when the performance is turning bad. Ai and Junko stayed silent as Sakura continued speaking. "If it hadn't for you two, no one other than Kakyoin and the guys would've watched us finished, and..."

"And?" Ai pressed.

"You two were really amazing," The redhead continued. "The rest of us might not be able to become idols yet," Ai and Junko avert their gaze to her as if agreeing with her not being idols yet but she reveals, "But! That just makes me want to practice more! It might just be pretending for now. And we're zombies so that doesn't help, but I'm going to work hard, and together, I want to make sure Franchouchou can be a real idol group! I'm sure they all think the same, including our bodyguards."

Having thanked the two and said what she wants to say, Sakura bids Ai, Junko, Bucciarati and Narancia good night and leaves the room.

"...That really was a mess of a concert today." Ai said.

"It was," Bucciarati didn't dare to disagree with that fact. "It only took you two stepping in to salvage it somewhat."

"Well, regardless of the outcome, I'm happy to see you two joining at the last minute despite your reservations." Narancia lauded. He turns to Junko as he says, "This is especially the case with you Junko! You were able to perform well for your first group performance. You didn't let your shyness get to you. And your voice? Oh man. It sounds heavenly!"

Blushing slightly as she averts her gaze from Narancia, Junko states, "I...cannot deny you there, Narancia. In fact, not performing alone felt...better than I imagined."

"...Franchouchou, huh?" They heard Ai mumble. When they look at her, they see a small smile on her face, indicating she's willing to start over from scratch as an idol. In fact, she remembers how she used to be the leader of Iron Frill, performing the songs for her adoring fans. It felt great being an idol now that she recalls her former role as Iron Frill's leader.

There is just one last thing she needs to address before she considers continuing her idol ways through Franchouchou.

"Um, Bucciarati."

"What is it, Ai?"

Bucciarati looks into her pleading eyes as she asks, "Will you... Will you protect us from enemy Stands? I... I'm not looking forward to dying a second time."

Seeing she's afraid of the potential enemy Stand attacking her, Bucciarati kneels to her with his eyes being on the same level as her. He then affirms, "Don't worry. As long as you have me, Narancia, Kakyoin and the other four on your side, we will protect you and the girls. No enemy shall lay any finger on your skin, and if they did, we'll dispose of them until you are safe."

A smile appeared on her face after hearing him affirm his resolve to uphold his duty as her bodyguard. "...Okay. Thank you for staying by our sides, Bucciarati-san." She expresses her gratitude. She's still scared of an enemy Stand killing her but with Bucciarati and the six Stand Users, it is guaranteed they will be safe under their watch.

"No need to thank me. Just doing my role as a bodyguard." He nonetheless smiles, wanting nothing more than to see those under his watch unharmed. In fact, he remembers when he and his team had to escort Trish to the Boss and protect her from enemy Stand Users out for her blood. Of course, this is before he finds out the real reason why the Boss, or Diavolo, wants Trish delivered to him but he doesn't deny being Trish's bodyguard for a week is such an important job that he's willing to do whatever it takes to keep Trish out of harm.

With Narancia by his side again and five new members joining his team as ordered by Kotaro, Bruno Bucciarati believes he must take on the leadership role from now on.

"Well, from a guy who used to be in a dangerous gang and possibly have killed someone, you are benevolent in your manners, Bucciarati-san." Ai stated, feeling less anxious of what's coming ahead.

"Heh. Guess it's in my own nature to be nice." This time, Bruno doesn't deny her because he is proud of his personality that carried him even in Passione.

"By the way, I heard from the others that you have chosen a name for your group, Bucciarati-san. Would you tell us what it is? I'm curious of your group's name."

"...｢Rianima｣"

"Rianima?"

"The name of my team," Bucciarati stated. "Starting tonight, the group of bodyguards who will dispose enemy Stands and protect Franchouchou will be called ｢Rianima｣. I chose that name because we rose from our deaths so we have a second chance in life and use our Stands again against this world's evil."

Impressed of the name, Ai accepts the name, seeing it sounds like an Italian word, which considering Bruno is Italian, it's not surprising he choose an Italian word to go for his team.

Smiling in hearing Bucciarati's words to protect them like what Narancia said last night and the chosen name for the bodyguard team, Junko decides to turn in for the night, with Narancia bidding her good night.

At the same time, Sakura walks away from the door, satisfied in thanking Ai and Junko. Hoping she and the girls can do better next time, she hums the song with a smile as she walks through the corridor. It just so happens that another zombie is walking in the same corridor as Sakura in the opposite direction. They ended up bumping into each other.

"Oh. Sakura, hello." Kakyoin greeted in his pajamas, sounding pleased to see her.

"Hello Kakyoin," Sakura greeted back, clearly happy to see him. "Seems like we came across each other."

"We sure did," He chuckled. Stretching his limbs, Kakyoin asks, "So, are you going to turn in for the night? I know we're zombies and don't need sleep but a whole night has passed without us sleeping, you know? I wanted to catch up with my sleep schedule after that."

"You and me, Kakyoin. I think I needed a rest after the performance." She yawned. Even as undead, she's starting to feel sleepy. They're going to act the same as when they're alive, so other than being zombies, nothing has changed between being human and zombie. "Should we tell the others?"

"Hmm. Let's not," He shakes his head. "I believe it's best to wait until all of us are about to sleep. For all I know, they are occupied somewhere and don't want to be disturbed."

"Well alright. Let's wait for them," She nods. "So, shall we proceed, Cherry Boy?"

The man frowns when Sakura called him with his nickname. Correspondingly, Kakyoin responds, "Sure thing, Egghead."

"…"

"…"

"Hahahahahaha!"

Sakura and Kakyoin shared a laugh after a moment of silence had passed. The two walk with each other down the corridor as Kakyoin requests, "Seriously though. Don't call me Cherry Boy except when we're outside, please? I would be relieved if you keep it that way while we're inside."

"Sounds to me you accept your nickname even if you don't like it." Sakura insinuated, letting out a giggle in amusement.

"That I am, unfortunately…" Despite sighing in embarrassment, Kakyoin still cracks a smile.

Up in the balcony, Saki leans on the railing as she gazes upon the sea. Reflecting on the group's performance this morning, the leader of Franchouchou intends on carrying her claim for a dedicated fan to do better next time. Even if the concert didn't go well, that doesn't mean she's backing down as she sees it as motivation to keep on improving as a leader and idol singer. She wouldn't take Kyushu by storm if she's going to give up. It's not like her at all.

At this moment, Avdol stands next to Saki and watches the calm waves rolling on the surface of the sea. The former biker turns to him and asks, "You're lookin' at the sea, Fire Lord?"

"Just wanted to calm my mind after a long day," Avdol replied. "So, how are you getting on, miss Saki? Are you getting used to being a zombie and idol?"

Saki shrugs her shoulders, stating, "Eh, I'll manage. S'long as we don't expose ourselves as zombies, we'll be fine."

"Well, even if we keep up the façade, we will be exposed as zombies to the world in the future," Avdol notified. "I do not know when the day will come but the outcome is never in doubt."

"...Did you come here just to tell me that and be a killjoy?" She squinted her eyes.

"I'm not. I don't want you and any of the girls be troubled," He claimed. "I apologize if I made you anxious of the day our identities and undead status will be known, Saki."

"Heh, apology accepted. Besides, I don't want you worryin' over me as well since I can handle myself just fine."

"But when it comes to enemy Stands, leave the work to Stand Users like me, Saki. I guarantee you will put yourself in danger if you ever try to fight against them."

"...Eh, alright. But don't be surprised if I try to fight back. I will not stand still and let any Stands kill any of us in the chance you and your friends were incapacitated somehow."

"...If it comes to that, I advise you to be careful."

After their conversation, Saki and Avdol look at the sea and night sky for a while before they decide to turn in for the night.

In the shed, Lily is sitting on the floor stretching her arms and torso. Remembering her mistake during the performance, she wants to improve her dance moves and flexibility so she won't make the same mistake for the next performance. While having just one day of practice contributed to the guerilla performance mostly failing, it was her tripping during the concert that it almost crumbled until Ai and Junko stepped in.

As she continues stretching her body, Gyro enters the room and sees her sitting on the floor. "Hey, Lily. Doing some stretches, I see." He greeted her.

She finished stretching herself as she replied, "Yup. Just preparing my little body to practice dancing and getting it right without fail."

"I guess this is because of your literal trip up this morning, right?" He grabs a chair and sits on it with one leg crossed and arms folded.

"Uh huh. I'm embarrassed to have it happen twice... During practice and in the middle of performance." She sighs, standing up straight while stretching her arms and raising her calves. "Soooo, what are you doing here, Gyro-san?"

"Dunno. Maybe accompany and watch you," Gyro lets out with a shrug.

"Accompany me?" Lily repeated.

"In case you forgot, I'm a bodyguard and from my understanding of the profession, I must stand guard. In this case, it's you and the girls. I can't afford you to be by your lonesome, especially since you're a kid." He reminded her of his position as a zombie.

"Well, I'm happy you are taking your bodyguard duty seriously." She remarked, not really hiding her amusement and gratitude.

"Well, when you're revived after you died a hundred years ago in a different country and the world changed from what you knew as a zombie who must maintain it a secret to the world, what do you think is my role here if I'm not designated as a bodyguard?"

Lily didn't have to think for long when she blurts out. "Just a rotting, living corpse…"

"That's right. While it is quite a shock for me to be revived as a zombie after a century has passed in a different reality, I can't help but be happy I get to live again. I'm still getting used to being a zombie and resurrected in the future, years from my time just to remind you, but with Kotaro keeping a close eye on us, I have a feeling we're gonna be okay."

"I agree with you there, Gyro-san!" Lily smiled brightly. "While you do your role to protect me, Yugirin and the others, Franchouchou will let the voice of love take Saga higher as we work hard to bring joy to people's faces!"

"Heh, yeah... We're gonna ｢save｣ Saga if fourteen of us are working in tandem." Gyro flashes his gold teeth in delight, feeling optimistic about the future, believing being a zombie wouldn't hamper their attempt to live their lives.

Her bright expression changed to a frowned and unimpressed one when she sees his gold teeth again. "...Ugh, those gold teeth of yours still look gaudy as ever."

"Eh, it doesn't bother me at all. As for me, I'll continue having gold teeth with my family's name engraved on it!" Gyro isn't unfazed by Lily's criticism as he stands before the mirror and admires his square-shaped beard and teeth, smiling proudly at his fashion choice. Lily, for her part, chooses to ignore him as she starts swerving her body carefully and intently, muttering something about Gyro being hard-headed.

In a different room of the mansion, Yugiri sits on the floor inhaling her kiseru. She exhales the smoke through her mouth, being mindful to a second occupant sitting on the opposite side of a sofa he and she are leaning on.

Hearing a buzzing noise to her right, Yugiri glances at Johnny sitting on a chair and sees he's brushing his teeth using his spinning nails. Intrigued, she says, "My, my. That's not something you see every day."

"Hm? What is?" Curious, Johnny asked, moving his finger away from his mouth and turning to Yugiri.

"Brushing your teeth with your finger," She clarified. "Or is it your nails doing the brushing?"

Learning what she's curious about, Johnny states, "It's my nails doing it, empowered by the Spin. It's a neat way of brushing my teeth, I'll have you know."

"Wow. I'm sure it is." Looking at the jockey, Yugiri wonders something about him. Since she has lived her life in Japan, she's curious of what other countries are like, especially during her time. She is sure every country had a different but unique culture and way of living back then. She can take the fact she's revived many years in the future where everything is different compared to her time in a stride but learning there are five foreigners (and three guys from an alternate world) surely surprised her. Also, she's curious of who Johnny is considering he uses a cane to support his legs, as if his paraplegia either wasn't cured or hasn't left him after he was cured.

"Johnny-han."

"...Yes?"

"You're from a different country, right?"

"...Yeah. I'm from United States while Gyro came from Naples, Italy. Why, is there something you want to ask about it?"

After inhaling her kiseru, Yugiri says, "Would you mind tell me what's it like to live in United States? You and I are from the same era but in a different country. Since I lived in Japan until my death, would you care to enlighten me about it, Johnny-han?"

Seeing Gyro is gonna take a while before he returns, Johnny shrugs, replying, "Sure. I have nothing better to do than staying by your side so..."

"Splendid. In return, I am inclined to tell what's life in Japan when I was alive." Yugiri said with a smile.

"While that is unnecessary, considering I married a Japanese woman and knew what Japan is like back then, I'm not stopping you if that's what you want."

"Oh? What's that? You married a Japanese woman?"

"Yeah, but I'm not telling you that now. Next time, perhaps I can reveal what I'm like to you. Is that clear?"

"Acknowledged..."

Reminding to tell Johnny who she is and what she's like when the jockey revealed who he is in return, Yugiri and Johnny have a pleasant conversation about their country of origin.

On the doorsteps of the mansion, Tae and Romero lie on the ground, guarding the door. While this is fine if it's a (zombie) dog like Romero, the same can't be said for a zombie like Tae. Said zombie proceeds to touch the dog out of curiosity, much to Romero's displeasure.

"Hey. You're coming inside?"

"Unngh?"

Turning around, Tae sees it's Mamezuku standing in the doorway, looking at her with a calm expression. When she continues staring at him blankly, Mamezuku says, "Come on. It's time to sleep. You don't want to sleep outside, do you? You'll catch a cold."

Seemingly listening, Tae picks herself up and walks inside. She stops by Mamezuku's side, as if she waits for Mamezuku to move. He notices her behavior, which he didn't mind as he turns to Romero and asks, "You're coming too, Romero?"

"Bark..." That's Romero's response before lying his head on his paws, content to act as a guard dog and that Tae isn't annoying him anymore.

"Alright. Suit yourself then."

Closing the door, Mamezuku turns to Tae and asks, "Now then, shall we proceed?"

"Mmmngaaaahhh..."

"...I'll take that as a yes."

As the unlikely duo of a nonchalant plant appraiser and a mindless so-called "legendary" zombie proceed forward, night continues without incident. With Franchouchou making their start through a guerilla performance and their bodyguards' Stand powers already being used to protect the group, the zombies have a long way to go before they bring attention to Saga Prefecture.

In the meantime, a well-deserved sleep is needed for tomorrow and the day after that.

To be continued

With the publishing of the two chapters of Living Things adapting episode 3 as the last chapter I published for the year 2021, I'm glad to see I managed to finish the them at the end of the year.

Hello everyone. Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as 2021 draws to a close. With Christmas right in the corner, what better way to celebrate Christmas than making the third chapter be an early Christmas gift to you all. After having a good time relaxing and doing things I want, I have to publish the new chapter before 2021 ends.

Now then, as you have read from above, I gave Franchouchou's Stand-using bodyguards their nicknames, courtesy of Kotaro, and their own name called Rianima. His remark about telling the boys about their chosen nicknames after forgetting to tell them yesterday or a day before it stems from me having forgot to reveal the nicknames in the second chapter. Now that I keep in mind to let all of you know what nicknames they have, I managed to add them in. I must say, I'm quite amused of the nicknames I came up for the seven guys, especially to Kakyoin, Avdol, Bucciarati and Narancia. I mean, their nicknames fit to some quirk they have, so yeah, they're called Cherry Boy, Fire Lord, Zipper Man and Li'l Bomber.

One more thing before I sign off. I was thinking on having the girls and boys paired up with each other, similar to Sakura and Saki, Ai and Junko, Kakyoin and Avdol and Johnny and Gyro. Now, don't think I want them to be paired up like I want them to be shipped. I don't see it that way, especially when Avdol, Bucciarati, Johnny, Gyro and Rai are quite older than Kakyoin, Narancia and Franchouchou. In case you're wondering if there is romance involved, it...could be but...it's not the main focus of this fanfic. However, I think romance is a possibility in this fanfic, especially between Kakyoin and Sakura from the first chapter. At this point though, romance is undecided yet. As for who are paired up with, take the last section of the chapter for hints aside from Sakura and Kakyoin. They're already decided, and possibly Narancia and Junko.

Alright, now that I have said my piece, I'm gonna sign off. Hope you stay tuned for the next chapter as 2022 dawns upon us. See you all next time!