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"That is not a 'world'; merely a universe between an end
and a beginning. When I say 'world' I mean the entire series of
universes. What lies there is not just space, but a history that
repeats with minor variations."
"............."
"Once a universe passes, in the next universe history begins
anew – similar, but distinct. The history of a 'world' is a spiral
staircase of different universes."
Spiral Staircase.

One of the fourteen words...! Come to think of it, Funny
and Pucci had exchanged a few words I hadn't understood.

"I am me but at the same time I am not. How can this be
true? I believe you know the answer, Father Pucci."
"Yes, I do."
"Please share!"
"Because I can make a connection. Because I can't make
the connection."
"...........!"
"Because what I create is the Spiral Staircase."
"Very good!"

At the time, it had been complete nonsense, but thinking it
over now, perhaps it meant as follows.
By I am me but at the same time I am not, he meant that
history repeated itself, but with variations. As the universe looped,
Funny would be born again as Funny, and live a similar life, but not
the same one. Or perhaps their identities weren't the same in the
first place.
Because I can make a connection. Because I can't make
the connection. Because what I create is the Spiral Staircase
meant Pucci's Stand that could speed up time had been used by
one Pucci or another to reach the next universe, attempting to
connect history and create a 'loop'. And he didn't believe it was a
failure on his part that instead of a true loop, he'd made a spiral
staircase. When I said this, 'Funny' nodded. "I have no idea if this is
Pucci's fault, or if it was always destined to turn out this way. But
Dio considers this Pucci's sin, and has punished him accordingly."
Pucci was gone.

"Punished how?"
"I don't know. But I know for sure he won't return."
"Mr. President, as the American President, why are you
working with this Dio? As more or less his henchman? And who is
this Dio, anyway? All I really know is the Dio from 36 universes ago
wasn't just a thug who robbed a train. He seems to be fighting Cars
more or less evenly, so...what is he? Is he not human?"
"He's a vampire who drank the blood of the ultimate being.
But that's not what makes him really terrifying."
"...........?"
"In the Steel Ball Run in your universe," 'Funny' suddenly
changed the subject. "I believe they gathered nine Holy Grails, was
it? And Johnny Joestar played a major role, although he was forced
to drop out along the way."
"? Is that right? I don't really know much about him. Um,
can we get to the point?"
"..........."
"Why did you bring me here?"
"There's one thing even Dio doesn't know," 'Funny' said,
suddenly completely serious. Here we go.
"............what?"
"Earlier, when Pucci was explaining the meanings of the
fourteen words, did he say something about the word 'singularity'
appearing twice?"
"It was pretty vague, but something about time and the
connections between people?"
"Yes. But that is very vague, isn't it? You see, that was only a
flow that 'I' created for Pucci, that allowed him to believe what he
wished to believe."
"...but he ended up with that nutso Stand?"
"Producing that was our goal. It was all calculated. By Dio
Brando."

"...but there's something about the 'Singularity' bits he
hasn't completely done the math on?"
"Exactly. You aren't a detective for nothing, I see."
"?"
"Listen, and remember this. 'Singularity' appears twice. If
you compare the universe repeating in the real world to the similar
but distinct parallel worlds, there are things that only exists one
time. There is no other instance of these, not even anything similar
to them. The first is the body of the holy man, the pieces of which
were being hunted behind the scenes of the very first Steel Ball
Run in the real world."
"The holy man...!?"
"Yes. And the second singularity is you, Jorge Joestar."