[Ah. Well, that's that, then. Round one. And yet he's not awfully upset about it. Not thrilled, either, but as far as losses go it's an acceptable one, given that his main goal was just ascertaining how long it would take.]

[The implication's funny, too, and likely not for the reason Dio thinks. The improbability of it shocks Giorno into a real laugh, soft and mellow.]

What do you think I'm going to say, "No"? Of course I'm afraid of something. Everyone is. I'm afraid of a hundred things easily.

Not you, though.