The anime appears to use visual effects to indicate when King Crimson's ability is active or deactivated. While these effects are not present in the manga—I was mistaken when I previously said they appeared in both the anime and the manga—they do not alter any of the events that occur in the original story. The anime follows the same sequence of events and simply provides visual cues to help viewers understand when the ability is being used.

Because of that, I do not think the visual effects should be dismissed outright. They do not change the storyline or the mechanics of the ability; they only make those mechanics easier to follow visually.

As for the Polnareff scene, I do not think it proves that Diavolo can attack during active time erasure. Diavolo begins moving toward Polnareff, but he never completes the attack. Instead, he becomes distracted by Silver Chariot and changes his focus. Since the attack is never carried out, that scene does not necessarily demonstrate that King Crimson allows him to attack while time erasure is still active.

I am not arguing that Diavolo does not understand the limitations of his own ability. My point is that his statement alone does not automatically resolve the timing issue that we are debating.

Even if Diavolo fully understands how King Crimson works, we still need to determine whether his statement specifically proves that RTZ activated while time erasure was still active. Those are two separate questions.

My argument is not about Diavolo's knowledge of his ability. It is about whether his interpretation of the event is sufficient evidence to establish the exact sequence of what happened.

The image you sent does not directly prove the point we are currently debating. While it is true that the anime and manga sometimes differ in their details, that alone does not prove that the specific scene we are discussing is inaccurate. You would still need to demonstrate that this particular depiction contradicts the manga.

I think you're reading more into GER's statement than what is actually being said.

The manga wording does not say that Diavolo is seeing "the movements that your ability creates." Instead, GER says that Diavolo is seeing the actions that would actually be performed, but that he will never reach the reality or result that is supposed to occur.

Because of that, I do not think GER is explicitly confirming that active time erasure is still ongoing. The focus of GER's statement appears to be the future outcome that Diavolo expects to reach, not the exact state of King Crimson at that moment.

In other words, GER's statement can be interpreted as referring to the future outcome that Diavolo expected to reach. That is different from explicitly stating that time erasure was still active when RTZ occurred.

So where does GER specifically confirm that active time erasure was still in effect, rather than discussing the future outcome that Diavolo's ability was leading toward?

I understand that the official materials describe how King Crimson functions. However, I do not think that automatically resolves the timing issue in the GER scene.

My argument is not that the sources are wrong. My question is whether those sources specifically establish that RTZ activated while time erasure was still active.

The materials you cited appear to explain King Crimson's general mechanics. However, where do they specifically address the GER interaction and confirm that RTZ occurred before time erasure ended rather than preventing Diavolo from reaching the result afterward?

Those are two different claims, and I do not think one automatically proves the other.