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In the Toujou family's living room, apart from Joseph Joestar's illegitimate son in Morioh and Donut, who had only been sent away by Dior a few years ago, all of Joestar's bloodlines were gathered here.
"So Jotaro has awakened his Stand too...."
As she spoke, Er Qiao took a sip of instant coffee, then pushed it aside with a look of disgust.
"Crunch—Japanese coffee is awful!"
“Mr. Joestar, that’s American coffee.”
Abuder, who was sitting next to him studying the tea ceremony, calmly added a comment.
After leaving the airport and returning to Xia Yan's home, Er Qiao introduced everyone to Abuder Mohammed, a close friend they had met in Egypt three years ago.
Although Xia Yan had known Abuder in his previous life, it could only be said that they had known each other in spirit for a long time, and this was the first time they had actually met.
After all, although he admired Aboudal's character, he wouldn't go to Egypt for no reason just to meet him.
"Grandpa, I only want to ask you one thing."
"I don't understand why you know about my evil spirit, the one you call my substitute."
Jotaro extended his index finger, making a "one" gesture, and looked at Joseph Joestar with a stern face.
Judging from his posture, someone who didn't know better might think he was about to imitate Emperor Sagawa and beat up an old man.
“I was just about to say that, which is why I came all the way from New York.”
Seeing that the topic had returned to normal, Joseph Joestar's expression became serious. He took out a few photos from his pocket and threw them on the table, beginning with the creation of the world and recounting the destiny between the Joestar clan and Dio.
He then demonstrated his Stand ability by smashing a camera worth 30,000 yen and secretly taking a semi-nude photo of DIO.
Since Holly's husband, Xia Yan, was also there, Joe expressed his concern that his daughter Holly might be in mortal danger due to her inability to withstand the side effects of Stand awakening.
"Huh? Could I get hurt because I'm unable to awaken my Stand? But my Ripple is pretty strong right now, isn't it?"
Hearing her father's worries, Holly asked, somewhat puzzled.
Her ripples were infused by Xia Yan using the Ultimate Deep Immortal Vein Ripple Rapid Movement. Although it was at Xia Yan's ripple level twenty years ago, its strength was still above that of the Two Qiaos.
Even if the two Qiaos had neglected their training for decades and their energy ripples had weakened, their decades of hard training would still be no match for Xia Yan's life energy.
This is a fundamental difference in life.
The Lunaria race is a true "god" race in the world of One Piece, and their terrifying vitality is far beyond what humans can match.
"Stands are a manifestation of spiritual power, while Ripple is a manifestation of life force, so they are not very helpful in this respect."
Aboudell shook his head, denying Holly's statement.
As a natural Stand user, he is quite knowledgeable in this area and also has a lot of inside information about the industry.
"I came here just in case, since this kind of thing doesn't necessarily happen, but I didn't expect you to be a Stand user too!"
Two Joe comforted Holly, then looked at Xia Yan with some displeasure.
“You can’t blame me for this.” Xia Yan shrugged helplessly and said, “Mr. Joestar only recently awakened his Stand. Even if I told you before, you wouldn’t have been able to see his Stand.”
"That's true... Well then, I'll forgive you since that's the case. I'll be staying in Japan for a while, so I'll be troubling you during that time."
……
"Hahaha, darling~, over there, over there, fly a little higher over there—"
The following morning, the girl's excited cheers rang out in the courtyard of the Toujou family.
Holly had her arms wrapped around Xia Yan's neck, and he was holding her in his arms in a princess carry.
The two were flying freely in mid-air like birds.
The air was filled with Holly's cheerful laughter, as clear and melodious as a wind chime.
After learning that the magnificent wings on Xia Yan's stand-in's back were not just decorations, but could actually fly, Holly excitedly dragged Xia Yan to the yard to conduct experiments.
To ordinary people, these two people appear to be floating aimlessly in mid-air.
But in Holly's eyes at this moment, Xia Yan had broad black wings growing from his back, and with his handsome and beautiful face, he looked like an angel who had fallen to earth.
Holly's eyes started to drool.
If she hadn't eaten so much last night that she's still feeling a bit full, the two of them would definitely have had another big fight.
After flying around the yard twice, Holly, having had her fill of playing, still lingered in Xia Yan's arms, unwilling to get down.
"Darling, does your Stand have any other abilities besides flying?"
"Hmm? Ability..."
Xia Yan was stunned after hearing Holly's words.
He suddenly remembered that since he met Jotaro's Stand, his "Stairway to Heaven" had greatly improved in speed, power, and precision.
Although he hadn't tested it, he estimated that it should have reached the A-level standard, and even be the top-tier A-level.
After meeting Joseph Joestar and Avdol yesterday, it seems that his Stand learned two abilities from their Stands.
Chapter Twenty: The Egyptian Hanging Group is Officially Established
Through yesterday's encounter, Xia Yan's Stand has evolved once again, gaining two new abilities.
One of his strengths is his ability to manipulate flames. Since he doesn't rely on a Stand, he already possesses the ability to create and control flames, so he only receives some enhancements in terms of temperature and flexibility.
And another one—
With that in mind, he tentatively activated his ability.
A jet-black feather detached from the wings of "Stairway to Heaven" and flew to Xia Yan's hand, transforming into a photograph.
Xia Yan tentatively activated the ability he learned from "Hermit Purple," which symbolizes the Hermit Card's Stand.
A jet-black feather detached from the wings of "Stairway to Heaven" and flew to Xia Yan's hand, transforming into a photograph.
The reading and writing were successful.
"I'll see, I'll see."
Holly leaned over to look at the completely black photograph Xia Yan was holding, and the image gradually appeared.
A pair of light purple, sexy lace panties appeared in the photo that looked strangely familiar to her.
"Oh, I see. You wore purple this morning? I really like this style!"
"Ugh—! Darling~ Ugh, why are you reading my panties?!"
Seeing Xia Yan's teasing look, Holly immediately understood the origin of the photo.
A feeling of shame and indignation filled her heart, and at this moment Holly wanted to shout:
Old man, your double is the most useless thing ever!
She snatched the photo from Xia Yan's hand, released her arms from around his neck, and let him bear all her weight, while she used her free hands to repeatedly punch his chest with her small fists.
Just as the couple, who had been married for twenty years, were bickering, they noticed that Jotaro, who had gone to school early that morning, was slowly walking back.
On his shoulder was a high school student whose head was covered in blood, who had lost consciousness and looked seriously injured.
Is it Kakyoin Noriaki...?
Looking at the cherry-haired youth being carried on Jotaro's shoulder like a sack of rice, Natsuhiko silently recited the other's name in his mind.
only--
This composition is a bit strange! My dear son!!!
Xia Yan felt a sharp pain in his temple.
The unconscious young man being carried on Jotaro's shoulder, coupled with Jotaro's calm expression and indifferent demeanor, made the scene look just like Hannibal carrying his dinner that he bought for free.
Xia Yan wondered if the people who witnessed this scene on the street had called the police, and whether the police might actually be on their way to his house.
"Jotaro!? Didn't you go to school? Who is this person?"
Jotaro didn't answer his mother's question, but just looked at his parents, who were cuddling and showing affection in broad daylight, with a speechless and annoyed expression.
"Hmm. Okay Holly, go find the first-aid kit, we might need it later."
Xia Yan cleared his throat, somewhat awkwardly dismissed Holly, and then said in a serious tone, "You should go see your grandfather, right? He's in the tea room researching instant coffee with Abudel. Let's go together."
After saying that, he walked towards the tea room on his own, without caring whether Jotaro followed or not.
"Yale yaale daze~"
Jotaro lowered his hat brim, shook his head, sighed softly, and followed.
……
After a series of complex operations, Jotaro, with the supermodel precision of his Stand "Unnamed," successfully pulled the flesh bud that Dio had planted from Kakyoin's brain.
However, as a natural Ripple user, there is actually not much risk for him to do this.
As long as his brain wasn't completely invaded by the tentacles, he could use Ripple to turn Dio's flesh buds to ashes.
Of course, it's also possible that it might simply digest the tentacles.
After all, he still has some of the blood of the Pillar Men AC/DC (not really).
……
A cool morning breeze carries the crisp chirping of birds, and the glow of the rising sun chases away the darkness of the night.
However, this could not dispel the gloom in the hearts of Xia Yan's family.
Holly fell ill.
Like ferns and vines, a substitute spread from behind her, covering her entire back.
"Stands are controlled by the user's strong will and driven by their fighting instincts. Mrs. Holly's personality is too gentle, and she has no ability to resist Dio's curse!"
Abuder analyzed with a frown.
Despite Holly's vigorous vitality allowing her to remain conscious and even briefly get out of bed despite her serious illness, there is no doubt that the Stand is taking her life.
Holly had thought that with her presence, she might even gain a substitute, but she never expected that she would still fall ill.
This also made Xia Yan realize once again the inevitability of the fate of the JOJO world.
"There's no time! Let's go immediately!"
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