SBR Chapter 21

Gyro Zeppeli's Mission (2), originally Staging Area in the WSJ release, is the seven hundred seventy-third chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It is also the twenty-first chapter of Steel Ball Run.

Summary
The flashback continues. Gyro Zeppeli was an accomplished executioner and Spin user, although his father always disapproved of him mixing sentiments with the task. When Gyro was tasked to execute Marco, Gyro couldn't bring himself to remain silent and protested against the obviously unfair sentence. Then a noble proposed Gyro to participate and win the Steel Ball Run, the glory of a victory would be important enough for the King to proclaim a general amnesty, freeing the boy. Gyro accepted the deal.

In the now, competitor Oyecomova enters a village used by the Steel Ball Run staff as a checkpoint within the stage. Finding a seal of the royal family of Gyro's country, Oyecomova goes to Gyro's hotel room and begins to search it. Mountain Tim reveals himself and hold Oyecomova at gunpoint. The competitor remains unfazed and reads a letter revealing that Gyro's been granted the use of the Zombie Horse. Tim tries to grab him but only manages to peel his skin off, he releases his grip and see small time bomb setting off as Oyecomova departs. A huge explosion destroys the hotel and severely wounds Tim. Oyecomova then swears to kill Gyro, for he works for the royal family of his country.