An angry voice rang out from the doorway, followed by Giorno feeling his body suddenly sink and being shoved to the ground.
"What!?"
Giorno was startled and struggled to lift his head to look at the doorway—sure enough, Koichi Hirose had already arrived, his Stand "Echo Act 3" floating beside him, glaring angrily at Giorno.
"Thief! Give me back my passport!"
In the original work, Giorno discovered Hirose Koichi before he entered the room and hid immediately.
However, Giorno was preoccupied with thinking about Qin Chuan's time and was slightly distracted, so he didn't notice Hirose Koichi entering his room.
Caught off guard, he was pinned to the ground by Hirose Koichi's Stand ability.
Chapter 195 The Second "Arrow"
After parting ways with Giorno, Qin Chuan strolled around the neighborhood, experiencing the local customs and culture of Italy.
Although this is the JOJO world, and the customs of Italy are more exaggerated than in the real world, it doesn't pose any threat to Qin Chuan.
Although he did encounter thieves or robbers on the road, they all ended up becoming Qin Chuan's wallet, allowing him to enjoy Italian cuisine to his heart's content.
After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Chuan felt the feather he had left for Giorno being triggered.
"The timing was perfect."
Having just finished eating an authentic Margherita pizza, Qin Chuan paid the bill, walked out of the pizzeria, and then used teleportation to appear next to Giorno.
In an instant, Qin Chuan appeared in the square of a school—it was already evening, and most of the students had already returned to their dormitories, so there were hardly any people in the square.
In the center of the square stood Giorno and Koichi Hirose.
Beside the steps next to the square, you can see a pitiful old sanitation worker. According to the original plot, this old sanitation worker was probably killed by the "Black Sabbath" because he relit a lighter.
His soul was pierced by an "arrow" from the "Black Sabbath," but the elderly cleaner was not qualified to be a stand-in, so he died instantly.
"Godfather! This way! Don't stand in the shadows!"
When Qin Chuan appeared, Giorno was initially delighted, but then became nervous and shouted at Qin Chuan.
"A Stand that moves in the shadows is chasing us! You'll be attacked if you stand in the shadows too!"
"Huh? The Godfather?"
Hirose Koichi, standing next to Giorno, had a strange expression—he also saw Qin Chuan suddenly appear in the square, but Giorno actually called him godfather?
Although the distance was a bit far, Hirose Koichi could tell that Qin Chuan was Asian and very young, so there was no way he could be Giorno's godfather.
In fact, if Hirose Koichi had gotten a little closer, he probably would have recognized Qin Chuan as the taxi driver who took him to the airport.
However, no sooner had Giorno finished speaking than a sinister voice came from behind Qin Chuan:
"You saw the 'ignition' too, right?"
The next moment, a dark figure suddenly emerged from the shade of the tree at Qin Chuan's feet—it was Polpo's stand-in, "Black Sabbath".
Polpo hid his "Black Sabbath" inside a lighter. Once the condition of "reignition" is triggered, he will jump out and test the person who sees the ignition with an "arrow".
Although Qin Chuan didn't see it, because he had interacted with Giorno, he was also included in the Black Sabbath's attack targets.
"Your questioning style reminds me of those evil spirits, who also ask me all the time if I can see them."
Qin Chuan turned his head to look behind him, then reached out without hesitation and grabbed "Black Sabbath" by the neck.
"Well……!"
"Black Sabbath" emitted a dull sound, and the entire stand was firmly gripped in Qin Chuan's hand.
By attaching the "Blackbird" to his body, Qin Chuan's body can also directly contact the Stand.
In the shadows, the power of "Black Sabbath" was amplified to some extent. Sensing that Qin Chuan had grabbed it, it reached out and gripped Qin Chuan's arm tightly, trying to break free.
But... its struggles were futile. No matter how hard "Black Sabbath" tried, Qin Chuan's arm did not move an inch.
"He...he captured that Stand! And that Stand couldn't break free from his power at all!"
Standing in the sunlight, Hirose Koichi stared in shock at the scene and couldn't help but scream.
He originally came to Giorno to retrieve his passport, but unexpectedly, he also suffered an attack from "Black Sabbath".
After a brief conversation with Giorno, he acknowledged Giorno's abilities and decided to work with him to deal with Black Sabbath first.
Neither of them could think of a good solution at the moment, but Giorno suddenly seemed to have thought of something and pulled out the black feather stuck in the ladybug badge on his chest and broke it off.
Then, he saw Qin Chuan appear in the center of the square and use simple and brutal force to grab the substitute that they couldn't think of a way to deal with!
"You...let go..."
Black Sabbath is like a remote artificial intelligence, possessing some cognitive abilities, but clearly not very intelligent.
Holding Qin Chuan firmly and unable to break free, "Black Sabbath" let out a muffled sound.
Seeing that Qin Chuan still didn't seem to be letting go, "Black Sabbath" changed its strategy—it suddenly opened its mouth wide and shot out a sharp "arrow"!
This "arrow" is the one that can awaken a Stand, but unlike the one in Qin Chuan's hand, this arrow obviously does not have the function of confirming a Stand's qualifications.
So Polpo used this "arrow" to cast a wide net, stabbing everyone who wanted to join the organization. Those who could awaken their Stands alive could naturally join, while those who couldn't awaken their Stands simply died.
Compared to Yoshihiro Kira's method in Part 4, where he uses "arrows" to confirm a Stand's potential before awakening it, this method is certainly less efficient, but over time, it can gather a considerable number of Stand users.
"Very good, I'm just waiting for you to spit this thing out."
Seeing "Black Sabbath" launch the "arrow" in an attempt to attack him, Qin Chuan laughed.
Without hesitation, he reached out his other hand, grabbed the "arrow," and then snapped it in two—
Snapped!
The arrow shaft snapped instantly, and the "arrowhead" fell into Qin Chuan's left hand.
Although this thing isn't as good as the one I have, and I might not be able to take it out of the mission world... I might as well take it; who knows, it might come in handy later.
"Now that you have the arrow, you don't need to use 1.5 anymore."
As Qin Chuan watched the "Black Sabbath" being held tightly, the "Black Bird" behind him gradually emerged and took over the capture of the "Black Sabbath" in Qin Chuan's place.
The two black Stands stared at each other, and finally "Blackbird" acted first, tearing "Black Sabbath"'s body in two in one swift motion.
The terrifying power left "Black Sabbath" utterly powerless to resist. The entire Stand cracked apart and was eventually reduced to fragments, which were mercilessly devoured by "Blackbird" into its body.
Hirose Koichi, standing in the center of the square, was dumbfounded—it was the first time he had ever seen such a violent Stand, which tore the opponent's Stand to pieces and then devoured it into its body.
He turned his head stiffly to look at Giorno beside him, his voice trembling:
"This...this person is your godfather?"
Chapter 196 This is the Godfather's Gift
"Take this."
After devouring the "Black Sabbath," Qin Chuan handed the "arrow" in his hand to Giorno, instructing him to use it as he saw fit.
After all, Qin Chuan couldn't take this thing out of the mission world for the time being, nor did he need to use this "arrow" to awaken his substitute, so it was temporarily useless to have it in his hand.
As for taking it out of the mission world, that will be done after completing the main quest by selecting the reward. At that point, whether or not the "arrow" is in Qin Chuan's hands is not important.
"Wait! This arrow is very dangerous!"
However, when Hirose Koichi saw that Qin Chuan had actually handed the "arrow" to Giorno, he couldn't help but shout out.
After all, this is an "arrow" that can awaken a Stand, not some ordinary craft item. Therefore, in Hirose Koichi's opinion, it should be retrieved and kept by someone more trustworthy.
If possible, he would certainly prefer to entrust the arrow to Jotaro Kujo and the SPW Foundation behind him for safekeeping, since the "arrow" recovered in Morioh was given to them before.
"You want to give it to Jotaro Kujo, right?"
However, Qin Chuan saw through Hirose Koichi's thoughts at a glance and said to him calmly.
“Tell Jotaro Kujo that the person who contacted him before asking for Yoshikage Kira’s location is keeping this arrow, and he will understand.”
"You know Mr. Jotaro?"
Hirose Koichi was surprised that Qin Chuan would know Jotaro Kujo, and hesitated for a moment—in fact, when Qin Chuan got closer, he realized that Qin Chuan's face looked somewhat familiar.
However, because Qin Chuan had just displayed such great strength, Hirose Koichi didn't even consider the possibility that Qin Chuan was a taxi driver, and for a moment he didn't realize that Qin Chuan was the young driver who took him to the airport.
"This arrow is..."
Giorno took the "arrow" handed to him by Qin Chuan. Although he didn't know what it was for, he accepted it since his godfather had asked him to take it.
In the original work, Giorno had no idea what the arrow was for.
Although he watched helplessly as the sanitation worker was pierced by the arrow, the sanitation worker did not have the qualifications to perform a stunt double and died instantly.
Because he didn't know the purpose of the arrow, he didn't pay attention to its whereabouts when he dealt with Polpo, and simply let the arrow be shattered by the pistol.
"Simply put, this arrow can awaken a Stand."
Qin Chuan looked at Giorno with a slightly meaningful gaze and said.
"But if someone without the qualifications to use a stunt double is hit by this arrow, they will die very quickly, as you should have noticed."
"...I see. When that Stand used this arrow to pierce that grandfather, the 'chosen one' he was shouting about meant the Stand's potential?"
Giorno's face turned grim upon hearing this—he was furious that Black Sabbath had killed the cleaner by piercing him with an arrow.
He had always disapproved of such arbitrary acts of taking other people's lives.
"In short, this arrow is now yours. How you use it from now on is up to you."
Qin Chuan smiled and said to Giorno, "Consider it a proper Godfather gift to him."
"If we encounter someone who is confirmed to have Stand-like abilities, we can use this arrow on her. At least someone with Stand-like abilities won't die."
“I understand, Godfather.”
Giorno carefully put the arrow away from his body and nodded.
On one hand, this arrow is quite important. As an "arrow" that can awaken a Stand, once the organization discovers that this arrow is missing, they will definitely search for it extensively.
On the other hand, Giorno also valued the arrow highly because it was a gift from his godfather, Qin Chuan.
"Ah... alright, since it's someone Jotaro-sensei knows who said it, I'll just believe you for now."
Hirose Koichi watched as Qin Chuan handed over the arrow, and Giorno, having completely ignored him, could only scratch his head and give up.
Furthermore, during his brief conversation with Giorno, Hirose Koichi also learned about Giorno's personality.
Simply put, although he was a thief, he had very correct values regarding life, which made Giorno feel much more at ease.
At least he was different from his father, Dio—that guy Dio didn't care about human life at all, and would even kill and suck blood from time to time, which was terrifying.
……
After consuming the "Black Sabbath," Qin Chuan's mission in the JOJO world has temporarily come to an end.
According to the plot, Giorno will hand over the rekindled lighter to Polpo tomorrow and successfully join the "Passion" organization.
Then, the day after tomorrow, Polpo will "commit suicide" in prison—the real reason for his suicide is that while eating a banana, he puts a gun into his mouth that Giorno had turned into a banana, causing him to swallow the gun and die.
Then Giorno will join Bucciarati's team to retrieve Polpo's legacy, hand it over to the organization, and become an executive of the organization.
And you will receive the mission to "escort the BOSS's daughter".
What Qin Chuan was waiting for was the moment they received the mission—from that moment on, Diablo would begin waiting for his daughter's arrival on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
"In other words, all we have to do is wait until the day after tomorrow... no, to be on the safe side, let's wait until the day after that."
Qin Chuan pondered—the current time point in the JOJO world is March 29963.
Bucciarati's team received their mission on March 31st and met Diavolo in the early morning of April 2nd.
Compared to going to see Diablo on March 31st, it might be safer to go on April 1st—just in case Diablo arrives a little late.
"Then let's come to the JOJO world again the day after tomorrow."
After finalizing his itinerary, Qin Chuan withdrew from the JOJO world.
He doesn't need to actively interfere with the subsequent plot developments; he just needs to follow the original storyline.
Because his main target was Diablo, nothing else mattered.
……
After leaving the JOJO world, Qin Chuan roughly calculated how much playtime he had left.
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