Okuyasu and Josuke were following Shigechi out to the fields on the edge of Morioh. "Harvest saw it out here," Shigechi said, "It was weird. Just over there at the transmission tower." As they reached it, Okuyasu saw a pair of binoculars on the ground. "Where did these come from?" "Oh, Josuke, Okuyasu," the binoculars suddenly said. Quickly they shifted form, revealing it to be Nu. "Oh Nu, it's just you," Josuke said, "What are you doing out here?"

"I was sending information regarding the planet to the migration fleet when I got a weird signal," Nu explained, "For some reason, the transmission tower I'd been tapping into to send the reports had signs of life. I came to investigate. I took on the form of the binoculars to enhance my eyesight." "Why were you using this tower for your signals?," Shigechi asked, "I mean, wouldn't it have gotten picked up by the government?" "Not likely," Nu replied, "I chose this tower because it was decommissioned. When Morioh was opened for development, all the power lines were relocated underground."

He pointed to smoke rising from the tower. "When I got here I spotted that smoke trail. As the human saying goes, where there's smoke there's fire, so I grew concerned." He changed back into the binoculars and jumped into Josuke's hands. Josuke looked near the smoke and raised an eyebrow. "Is that... A teakettle? Over a wood stove?" "Twenty meters up the tower?," Okuyasu asked. "That's not all," Nu said, "Look about five meters higher." Sure enough, Josuke spotted what looked like laundry being hung out higher on the tower.

There was also the means to have a bed, a recliner and TV, and a dresser. "From studying Earth's oddities," Nu said, "I believe someone here may be living off the grid. I believe that is the proper term." "Yeah, it is," Josuke said, "But why?" "Josuke," Shigechi said, "I think I see something hitting the water." Josuke looked and realized someone was fishing. The fish that was hooked got reeled up to an interesting contraption, equal parts fishing rod and frying pan.

The man holding it grabbed some nearby cucumbers and eggplants growing on the tower, cut them up, and started grilling them with the fish. They watched as the man easily walked across the beams to the recliner and TV. At one point, he took a jump, and that's when things got weird. Parts of the tower came loose and acted as mid-air stepping stones for the man, popping into place at the other beam as he grinned. "Whoa, did you guys see that?," Josuke said, "This guy must be a Stand user."

The man then looked at the group. "Did you like the show!? It's been months since I've had contact with real people!" The four of them stared as Nu returned to normal. "Well, he's seen us. What now?" "Let's wait for a bit," Josuke said, "If he invites us over, he may be an enemy." "Ah, you might want to take a few steps back," the man said as he pointed to a toilet, "I got some... Unfinished business in the toilet. See, it collects rainwater to fill the tank. And when it's full enough, it flushes automatically."

"I don't believe he is bluffing," Nu noted, and the group retreated a bit as several pipes in the transmission tower started spewing brown fluid. "Sorry about that," the man said, "But it's great for fertilizing my herbs. I don't waste anything here." He pointed to the patches of edible flowers, some of which had snares in them. "The herbs are edible, and draw in rabbits to catch for meat." "Jeez, are you just self sufficient out here?," Josuke asked. "Sure," the man replied, "When the power company decommissioned this tower, I bought it from them for 100,000 yen. Pricey, but worth it. I have all I need out here. The setup's more complex than it looks, but it means I never have to leave. I even have the rights to the land since this is technically my house."

"Just how long have you been living out here?," Okuyasu asked. The man tapped his chin. "I think it's been... Three years now." Just then, a small photo fell on a lower part of the tower. "Hey, I think you dropped something," Josuke said. The man started coming down on a pulley. "Relax, I got it." The man had seen something odd in the photo. "I think you guys should get out of here." Just then, Josuke spotted something coming out of the photo. "Hey, that's Yoshihiro!"

He quickly ran over to grab the photo, and the man grinned. "I guess you fell for it..." Yoshihiro laughed as he flew up. "I'll leave to you from here! Make sure he never leaves!" Yoshihiro flew off and the man looked at Josuke. "My name is Toyohiro Kanedaichi. And you've just been trapped by my Stand, Superfly." Josuke looked around. "Doesn't look like much of a trap! Not when I can just run out!" But as he tried, he found himself started to get covered in metal.

"Superfly keeps whoever enters the tower's interior inside unless they can get someone to replace them," Toyohiro explained, "Trying to escape only fuses you to the tower." Josuke stumbled back as he returned to normal. "Of course, I call Superfly my Stand," Toyohiro said, "But it's actually an independent Stand. I was as much a prisoner as you are now. Not that I minded at first, but it gets boring after a while. So now, you can deal with it!" He grabbed the nearby cable with the calluses on his hands. "So long," he said.

But before he could get far on the line, he suddenly felt it go slack and readied his feet before he slammed into the side of the tower. "The hell...?" He gasped when he saw Harvest had cut the line. "If you think we're letting Josuke stay here the rest of his life," Shigechi said, "You've got another thing coming." "Damn," Toyohiro said, "And this cable isn't technically part of the tower, just connected to it, meaning Superfly can't redirect the damage."

"What's he mumbling about?," Okuyasu asked. "It sounds like anything that attacks the tower will have that energy redirected at them," Nu said. Okuyasu raised an eyebrow, but Nu pointed to his ears. "You ever see Piccolo from Dragonball Z?" "Ah, gotcha," Okuyasu said, "Then maybe it's not a good idea to try using The Hand. I don't wanna know what happens when the whole thing comes crashing down." He rubbed his chin. "But if we're gonna get Josuke out... Then we just need to keep Toyohiro in!"

"I think I can affect that," Nu said, "I just need a distraction." Toyohiro looked around, trying to find another way to bypass the group, when Harvest came up and started attacking. Toyohiro quickly moved to his pulley system. "You think attacking me can help?," he asked, "I just said this Stand is independent! So long as someone's inside when I die, it'll keep working!" "We're aware of that," came Nu's voice, "We were actually planning on using you to replace Josuke in the tower." Toyohiro gasped when Nu appeared in the pulley.

With Toyohiro caught, Josuke was able to leave. "You gotta be kidding me!," Toyohiro said, "That old man in the photo never said anything about a shapeshifter in Josuke's group!" Nu used the ropes of the pulley to tie Toyohiro up. "It looks like there's a lot you weren't told about. You see, I happen to be an alien Stand user." Toyohiro pulled a survival knife out of his calluses. "Take this!" He slashed at the cable. He then felt himself start to fall. "I'm sorry, did you think that was my body?," Nu asked, "I merely wrapped my form around the pulley."

As Toyohiro dropped he grinned. "Don't think I'm an idiot! I've been spending my every waking moment thinking of ways to escape!" Nu grimaced as he felt something strike through him. "My pulley is a part of the tower," Toyohiro explained, "So it doesn't matter if my knife didn't hit your body!" He then grabbed one of the beams. "I see," Nu said, "You tried cutting the cable at the right angle to try hitting me." Toyohiro then used his calluses to pull out more screws. "I've been practicing this for months!"

The screws wound up pinning Nu to the edge of the tower. "Don't think you're getting away!," Josuke said, "We're still here! And even if you get past us, we'll hunt you down!" Toyohiro smirked. "If you guys can't even find Yoshikage Kira, how do you expect to find me?" He revealed that he was wearing a mask by pulling up the bottom part. "I've been disguising my identity, and I gave you a fake name." "Big deal," Josuke said, "Kira tried the same, and we're still tracking him down."

He stepped inside the tower and picked up the dropped pulley cable. "Crazy Diamond!" His Stand instantly repaired the cable, dragging him up to where Toyohiro was. Toyohiro was surprised. "I'm a little surprised," Josuke said, "I would have assumed the old geezer would have told you all about our powers. I guess he was in the dark about that. And he thinks he can protect his son from us?" Toyohiro growled. "I was planning on doing this without hurting anyone, but it looks like I have no choice now!"

He leapt about as Josuke tried to hit him, grinning as he did. "Looks like your Stand only has so much range," he noted, "Meanwhile, I've been making good use of Superfly!" He showed the knife marks he made in the tower, which launched out energy bolts. Josuke scoffed as Crazy Diamond easily deflected the energy. "Don't make me laugh. Knife cuts? You should've tried taking a sledgehammer to the tower, then you might have stood a chance."

Toyohiro grinned. "Don't think you've stopped them. Those energy bolts are still bouncing around the tower like pool balls, and I'm an expert at pool." Josuke found himself having to dodge and deflect as the energy kept coming back. "Okay, you've got some good moves, but don't forget Crazy Diamond can repairs objects that it touches... And that includes the energy from the tower. And guess who's in its path!?" Toyohiro gasped as the energy came right back and struck him right in the head, causing him to pass out.

When Toyohiro woke up later, he was apologetic. "Sorry about this... In the back of my mind, I never really wanted to escape. I mean, none of my escape plans ever really worked out, so I had resigned myself to living here. The outside world is scary compared to this place." "So why try to leave again when we showed up?," Shigechi asked. "It was that old man," Toyohiro explained, "He talked me into it. Said if I trapped one of you other Stand users here, he'd make sure I was set for life."

"Did he say anything else?," Nu asked, "You mentioned his son earlier." "He only mentioned him in passing," Toyohiro said, "Something about one of the other Stand users looking for him having been dealt with. Koichi, I think his name was." "You'd better hope he was mistaken," Josuke said, "Because if his girlfriend catches wind of whoever did it, they'll have their ass on a platter." Toyohiro shrugged. "I'm only saying what I heard. He also said something about finding his son, and working on a counter-attack." The group looked shocked at that.

A simple chapter with simple changes. But hey, I resigned myself to going through every chapter in Parts 1-6 of the manga before finally getting to my original work. Hope you like it anyway.