The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31)
Josuke and Yasuho finally meet the plant appraiser Rai Mamezuku, who has just hijacked the bus and demands that Josuke protects him first and foremost, as they are now under attack from an enemy Stand.
Rai, an analytical and unpleasant individual, eventually stops in a parking and invites Josuke and Yasuho to a chairlift, revealed to be his home, then cooks them a Romanoff cream. All the while, Rai and Josuke discuss. The enemy is a brand new organization which is surely powerful and desires the new breed of Rokakaka, as it allows people to defy death. Because of the enemy, Rai wants Josuke to make his protection the top priority. He is the only one who can find the Rokakaka and must be kept safe at any cost.
Rai wants to reach the 8th pole of his chairlift to retrieve something but a tree sneaks on the group and releases a swarm of cube-like Stands who can dissolve flesh and create holes on the body. Josuke instinctively protects Yasuho, which costs Rai his hand. Miffed, Rai throws Yasuho down the chairlift to expose her to the enemy attack and observe their power. Soon enough, Yasuho is attacked by in fact two Rock Humans. One of them human-like and possessing the cube Stands, the other having the form of a threaded vehicle who moves underground and in whom is encased the first foe.
Rating: 8/10
Urban Guerrilla and Doremifasolati Do
Josuke, Rai and Yasuho witness the two enemies emerging from the soil: the Rock Human Urban Guerrilla sheltered inside his pet Doremifasolati Do. Furious after being stabbed, Urban violently threatens Rai, only for the latter to stab him again and force the duo to retreat underground.
The cable car on the verge of falling apart, Rai tells Josuke to protect him so he can reach the 7th pole and use the fuel stored inside to light the enemy on fire. However, Josuke is more preoccupied by Yasuho's safety and jumps down to protect her despite Rai's insistance that he be protected first. Rai chooses to swing to his objective along the cable, while Josuke and Yasuho are pursued by Doremifasolati Do. Josuke tries to attack the Rock Animal with Soft & Wet's bubbles, but they are somehow teleported immediately behind Doremifasolati Do. His attacks being uneffective, Josuke must flee alongside Yasuho to a bedrock area. Meanwhile, Urban Guerrilla has climbed up the cable car poles and attacks Rai with his Brain Storm.
A short explanation of Brain Storm is made. The trio of protagonists is currently in dire straits, facing opponents more powerful than they are. Urban thus takes the time to gloat about the superiority of Rock Humans. Despite his growing injuries, Rai manages to shoot one fork into Urban's face, but his second shot misses and only pierces the fuel storage. The plant appraiser finally collapses to the ground. Josuke initially worries about Rai, but he then sees a determined look telling him that the plant appraiser has a plan. Thus Josuke confidently jumps from the bedrock and runs to attack Urban, Doremifasolati Do on his trail. Despite his efforts, Urban manages to jump inside his pet again and Josuke is vulnerable.
Doremifasolati Do crushes Josuke under him, and is now being decomposed by Brain Storm. Again in a position of strength, Urban gloats and looks forward to using the new Rokakaka. To distract Urban, Josuke manages to guess a little of Urban's identity, angering the latter. It buys enough time for Rai to use his power to drench himself in fuel, which has been leaking since the fork pierced the fuel storage, and bring it close to Josuke in addition to a lighter. Although Urban understands their plan and buries himself underground while closing Doremifasolati Do's shell, Josuke's bubble containing fuel and fire slip between the scales and pop. An explosion ensues, Urban dies burned alive while the pressure destroys Doremifasolati Do.
The fight won, Rai announces that he's already seen from Josuke's photos where the Rokakaka branch is and reveals in the 8th pole several vivariums containing moth larvae which can make the branch grow more fruits before winter. Meanwhile, Jobin meets with Urban's superior within their mysterious organisation, the child-like yet mature Poor Tom. Predicting the Urban's lack of report means that he's dead, Poor Tom tells Jobin to go bury his Stand Ozon Baby in the Higashikata orchard to seal the area.
Rating: 8/10
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