My Ex-Husband Came Back After I Made DIO My Stand

The first time I met Giorno was in an instance of an infinite-flow game. A clear-eyed boy was with him.

They were newcomers playing an instance for the first time, while I was a veteran who had no idea how many stages I’d cleared.

Normally, I could have cleared this easy stage by myself in no time. But this time, my heart softened, and I drew my blade to save the newcomer who was about to die.

Afterward, both of them became my apprentices.

Later, I died and returned to the body I had before entering the game.

The bad news: This body couldn’t lift a hand or bear a burden. It was incredibly frail.

The good news: I was the long-lost daughter of the boss of Passione, the Italian Mafia. I could live comfortably for the rest of my life.

After suddenly losing the company of my two apprentices, I picked up a boy with golden hair just like theirs. But this boy named Dio wasn’t nearly as cute as Giorno.

That was fine, though. I enjoyed molding him into the kind of person I liked.

Later, to my surprise, I saw my two adopted apprentices during a Mafia turf war.

The clear-eyed boy had orange flames burning above his head. He solemnly vowed that the Passione family would always be my strongest ally!

Giorno stood with his foot on my father’s body, then knelt on one knee amid roses that had appeared out of nowhere and reverently kissed the back of my hand.

*

Giorno had a secret: in his dreams, he was married to a pink-haired woman.

She was brave and decisive, and every part of her touched his heart.

She was also a few years older than him.

But that was no problem. He liked her.

Later, his wife died, and he awoke from the dream utterly heartbroken.

After that, determined to become a Gang-Star, he challenged the big boss while searching for his wife.

After tireless efforts, he finally met his wife during a Mafia turf war...

But could someone tell him why the man with golden hair, just like his own, who was by his wife’s side looked so much like his dead father?

*

DIO discovered that he hadn’t died after being defeated by the Joestar family. Instead, his body had returned to its teenage years.

To survive, he was taken in by a woman named Stella and became a member of the Mafia.

But was this woman a little crazy? She actually wanted to turn a Mafia member into an upright, kind-hearted young man!

And just who was she seeing when she looked into his eyes?!

It wasn’t until a man named Giorno appeared before her that he finally understood everything. DIO, unwilling to accept it, dropped his obedient act and bared his fangs...

DIO: If you’re going to mistake me for him, then see it through!

Told in third person.

Stand references, an unconventional “substitute for the one you love” setup (not really).

OOC warning.

Theme: Change your fate