American comic: I, JoJo, am going to heaven!

Chapter 102 I am the strongest one

"The Lokakaka Fruit?"

Jon's expression shifted between light and dark.

This is because the Lokaka Fruit is no ordinary fruit.

This fruit, which resembles a combination of a pineapple and a fig, can cure physical defects in those who eat it, but at the cost of gradually petrifying a part of the body.

It could be the brain, or it could be another hand, or an ear, teeth, or something similar.

He remembered that this thing originally grew on the island of New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean and was regularly collected by the local Black indigenous people.

The SPW Foundation once discovered related records somewhere, but unfortunately, these records were lost until 1938 due to World War II.

The dusty documents only contained descriptions of the fruit, one of which was:

Once upon a time, a woman who had been infertile for many years was able to conceive after consuming it, but the breast milk she produced turned into sand.

The information states that this fruit follows the principle of equivalent exchange, which is very fair.

Following this information, Josuke Higashikata, who was already married, once accidentally discovered a fruit tree in Morioh.

After research by the SPW Foundation, it was discovered that when the Lokakaka Fruit is grafted and cultivated, the cost to the consumer is transferred to those around them.

The seemingly fair fruits have become unfair, and that's the most terrifying thing.

Jon could imagine that, once the news got out, the wealthy would be willing to sacrifice other people's lives for their health.

To those wealthy people, the lives of ordinary people are insignificant.

"Hopefully Ricky hasn't publicized this too much," Jon muttered, "otherwise things will be completely out of control."

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If this fruit were to enter society, it would greatly distract Fury, making the plan to eliminate Hydra seem far off.

Therefore, the most urgent task now is to find the Lokakaka fruit tree as soon as possible and destroy it.

After all, this thing was useless to him. With Ripple and Aja Redstone, his regenerative abilities were already far superior to what they used to be.

Such a harmful and self-defeating thing will only bring social unrest and will surely destroy society.

Thinking of this, Jon flipped over and jumped down from the second floor, just in time to meet Steve's serious gaze.

He shrugged and asked, "What's wrong, Captain?"

"Jon!" Steve said seriously, "I know I might be out of touch with the times, but let's not do this anymore."

"I am Captain America, not a burden. I know you're worried about me, but please don't worry about me. I can do it. Trust me."

Jon pursed his lips. It seemed that this behavior had hurt the pride of this out-of-touch old popsicle.

"Sorry, Captain." He extended his hand, "but now we have more important things to do. We need to hurry up and clean up the mess that guy inside made."

Steve sighed and ultimately chose to forgive Jon. The two shook hands and reconciled.

"What exactly did he do wrong?"

"A big problem, I'll explain on the way." Jon had already strode towards the car. "Time waits for no one, hurry up and get the popsicle."

"Okay, okay, old popsicle understands."

After Steve finished calling Fury on his keypad phone to arrange the finishing touches, he hurriedly followed.

On the train, Jon told Steve everything about the Lokaka Fruit.

He imparted everything he knew, from the principle of equivalent exchange to records of discoveries made during World War II, and the changes that occurred after grafting.

He believed that Captain America, with his integrity, would understand why these fruits had to be destroyed.

"Does this fruit really exist?" Sure enough, Steve's expression turned serious. "But we don't know how many plants are actually circulating..."

"This is a problem; we'll be running ourselves ragged."

"So we need to find this one first." Jon sighed. "It's in the nearby mountains. Let's take it one step at a time."

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Soon after, the two drove to the foot of the mountain. Jon looked up and thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

It's laughable that Ricky would fall on such a small hill, and he's supposed to be a climbing team. He's really weak.

snort!

In his previous life, any mountain would have been much taller than the one in front of him.

But it was precisely this unassuming little hill that hid the Lokaka fruit, which Ricky discovered.

This thing, which should have grown on the island of New Guinea, is now appearing in Europe, and the problem is clearly more serious than imagined.

Is it fate again? Ricky's story is full of coincidences; it's hard to say it's not fate playing a part.

"So we're going hiking now?" Steve looked up at the blazing sun and sighed helplessly. "Kid, can you have some consideration for an old man? I've only been thawed for a few days."

Although Steve is a super soldier and not mentally exhausted, his body, frozen for 70 years, does need time to recover.

But ever since he met Jon, Steve felt like a beast of burden on a plantation, and Jon was the slave owner.

First, he was inexplicably ordered to preach profound principles to a down-on-his-luck general, and then he was tasked with purging internal traitors.

Now? He's going to climb mountains again to find some magical fruit, but what's most infuriating is that he was just thrown out of school as a burden...

"Stop complaining, old popsicle, you're Captain America." Jon walked up the mountain without looking back. "Consider it rehabilitation training, let's go."

"God..." Steve closed his eyes in anguish, "I'll quit being Captain America, okay? Please, Jon, leave me alone."

"I'm afraid that won't work," Jon said, turning back with a mischievous grin. "The people still need their captain. By the way, do you remember the first time we met?"

"Oh, damn it..." Steve suddenly covered his face as if remembering something, then exclaimed in realization, "How about I treat you to ice cream when we get back?"

"Deal." Jon smiled and bumped fists with Steve. "I forgive you, Captain."

After saying that, Jon turned and continued climbing towards the top of the mountain.

Steve stood there, watching his retreating figure, his mind flashing back to the events of the past few days.

Especially the scene where that brat threw him off the building.

"Ha..." Steve suddenly laughed out loud. He found himself starting to appreciate this young man. "An interesting kid."

"Hey!" he shouted up the mountain, "I apologize for my attitude when we first met!"

After spending these days together, Steve truly came to understand Jon.

Beneath his cold exterior lies a passionate heart and a noble character that is completely at odds with his fierce appearance.

He is now genuinely ashamed of his past judgment based on appearance.

"Stop talking nonsense, old popsicle," Jon shouted without turning his head, "If you're not feeling well, I might have the mercy to wait a bit."

"Okay, I take back my apology," Steve laughed and quickened his pace. "Your mouth is still as annoying as ever."

"But I really need to buy a notebook to record this; this era is truly different."

After saying that, Steve quickly caught up with Jon and asked, "Was that guy we met at school a mutant?"

"No." Jon took advantage of a break in the climb to explain the concept of Stand users to him.

"Stand user..." Steve carefully memorized the term. "So, you are one too?"

"Of course," Jon said with a confident smile, "and the strongest one at that."

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