To attack the woman, Joel quickly fires his rifle at her body. To his surprise, the woman doesn't dodge and just takes the shots, showing no reaction at all.

She moves with extreme speed and jumps behind the captain, attacking his back with her claws. —Useless!

Joel groans in pain and Iron Army punches her before propelling himself onto a building with Iron Army, gaining strategic distance. He looks down and stares at the woman, who stares back at him.

She raises her arms and mocks him — Oh, I thought the cop was going to be less of a coward. You barely got hurt and you're already running away from the fight? Wasn't it you who said you 'couldn't beat the shit out of me without getting closer'?

Joel rolls his eyes — I'm not running away, I'm just thinking of a strategy.

She laughs — Look, you have a strong mind and body, and you're connected to the police. That's good, you'll make a great lackey.

Joel is surprised, muttering to himself — ... lackey?

She nods — Exactly. Understand, no matter what you do, any trick you try against me will be useless. Useless, useless, useless. And there are only three fates for you: Either you run away from the fight and leave unscathed, or you accept being my lackey... or I kill you. And even if I kill you, I can just turn you into a zombie and then you'll be my lackey anyway. — She leans her weight on one leg and smiles maliciously — And let's face it, being my lackey would be better than anything you've ever done as a cop. So, what's it going to be?

The captain looks at the woman with disdain, his blood boiling with the words of this crazy person — Fucking grief... — He jumps off the building towards the woman with an irritated expression, and Iron Army unleashes a barrage of rapid and powerful punches at her, throwing her against another wall that is destroyed on impact.

She sighs and gets up, her body regenerating quickly — How... how are you hitting me without even touching me?

Joel is surprised and takes a step back — ... you... don't see my Stand?

She raises an eyebrow — ... your what?

The shock keeps Joel paralyzed, incredulous and gasping for breath. "She doesn't see my Stand... Is she really a Stand user? And if not... what is she?!"

The woman stands up, her patience wearing thin — Doesn't matter... it'll just make you a better lackey. Useless useless!— She throws several strips of her blood towards Joel, which quickly harden and act like flying knives towards him.

He manages to defend himself from most of the blood knives, but one of them hits his shoulder, giving the woman a chance to kick him in the stomach.

The captain tries to defend himself, but is sent backward with force, coughing up blood. He sighs — Fucking grief... — and gets up with difficulty.

The woman crosses her arms — So, do you still want to keep playing this game?

— ... — Joel shakes his head — No... because, the victory is already mine.

He pulls a string he attached on the woman's back and manages to activate the various grenades he had put on her while she was attacking him, causing the woman to explode and Joel to fall with the shockwave.

He slowly regains his composure and looks at the woman's body — ... damn it... I might have gone easy on you and just given you a beating and then send you to rehabilitation, but you had to piss me off, didn't you?... ugh. — He sighs before walking back home.

However, without him noticing, the pieces of the woman slowly start to come together and she regenerates.

When fully regenerated, she lunges at Joel, trips him, and immobilizes him on the ground by freezing his arms before he can react.

Joel tries to struggle free but with no result.

She digs her fingers into the captain's neck and starts draining his blood to regenerate while saying with satisfaction — Don't worry, this will be over soon. You fought well, but it still wasn't enough.

His mind fills with pain and rage: — Damn it! You... Argh... I... won't accept dying here! Not to a criminal like you! Murderer! I will— But he is cut off by the woman's hand covering his mouth.

The expression on the woman's face changes to one of surprise but she still laughs — "Murderer"? Man, I'm sure I've taken down more criminals than you as a cop. But I won't lie, it impresses me that a cop actually cares about me being a murderer.

She regenerates by feeding on Joel's blood and approaches, whispering — But let me tell you something...

Joel, thinking he's going to die, feels that he's been freed and his arms are unfrozen. He quickly gets up, leaning against the wall and aiming at the woman.

She simply laughs and moves away, leaning against the wall.

Their eyes meet and Joel asks slowly — Why did you let me go?

She answers with a calm and serene voice — Well... the fact that you called me a murderer was... intriguing. I mean, all the cops I've seen so far are either pigs, corrupt, or corrupt pigs. At first, I thought you were attacking me for who I've killed, but it seems it was the exact opposite. In other words... — She rests her chin on her hand — I spared you for being somewhat good.

He watches her as she steps back: — ... what?

— Did I stutter? I said I spared you for being a good boy, you silly. — She laughs calmly with amusement, as if she heard a joke

Joel looks at her with distrust — ... You said I attacked you for not seeing who you killed... what do you mean by that?

She smiles — Why don't you go take a look at the body?

The captain stares at her and sighs before going to check the body of the murdered person. As he approaches, he sighs again — Renan Messias Bagozo.

The woman confirms with a playful tone — That's right, a corrupt thug.

— ... You do realize that being a deputy is going to cause a scandal, right?

— Maybe, but you'll keep quiet and won't rat me out.

He rolls his eyes and crosses his arms — And why would I do that?

She laughs and responds with an enigmatic tone — Please, my dear, you look like someone who hates politicians and would give them a good thrashing if you could.

He stops, thinks, and shrugs — Alright... you have a point.

She laughs — Thank you...

They look at each other for a few moments until she grabs his wallet — Joel Kujo, huh? — She laughs — BOPE captain? That's interesting.

Joel looks in shock and puts his hand in his pocket as he realizes she stole his wallet. He stares at her and quickly takes his wallet back.

The woman simply laughs and leans against the wall with a smug smile — So, are you going to arrest me?

— ... Ugh, even if I tried, you wouldn't give in so easily, and if I managed to arrest you, you'd escape... So here's the deal: You don't attack innocent civilians and I pretend this never happened. How about it?

The woman's eyes widen, her smile growing wider — … Really? That's the only condition?

— Exactly. If I let you free to kill criminals, you'll be doing my job while I do mine, so I have everything to gain by letting you go.

She slowly realizes she's going to get away practically scot-free and is even encouraged to continue what she was doing, laughing with pure delight — My goodness! Sir, you're absolutely crazy! I love it!

Joel rolls his eyes. As the woman's laughter dies down, silence settles in the alley and they look at each other with curiosity — … So... your name?

She smiles even more and offers a handshake — Daniela, Daniela Brando, nice to meet you, Joel.

On impulse, Joel shakes Daniela's hand — I'd say it's a pleasure if we hadn't just tried to kill each other.

Daniela laughs and smiles — Yeah... — She looks him up and down — You know, I liked you. Impulsive, a jerk, rough, and works for an organization full of corrupt people, but still values what's right and even cares about innocents... I feel like we're going to be good friends.

Joel sighs and rolls his eyes — Get lost, you crazy woman.

She laughs and raises her arms in mockery — Oh, you wound me, Captain Kujo... — She pauses and starts thinking — ... Joel Kujo... Joel KuJo..." — And her smile grows from ear to ear — I'm going to call you JoJo!

He grit his teeth — Not a chance!

She laughs again and clap her hands — Ah, you're a funny character. This was the night I've laughed the most in weeks!

As she calms down, Daniela starts walking away — You know, that was fun, but it's getting late and I'm getting hungry, so I'm leaving. See you later, JoJo. — And she disappears into the shadows.

Joel sighs, dissatisfied for not having asked many of the questions he had for her. A few moments later, as the adrenaline starts to fade, only one thing crosses his mind — Damn it... I NEED a beer...

[Stand Name: 「Iron Army」

Inspiration: Iron Maiden Army of Lovers

User: Joel Kujo (21 Year old)

POWER: A

SPEED: A

RANGE: E (2 Metros)

DURABILITY: A

PRECISION: A

POTENTIAL: B

Ability: Iron Army can generate guns with unlimited ammunition, as well explosives and melee weapons. Iron Army can only generate weapons that are real. The greater the number of weapons Iron Army generates, the lower their power will be.]

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