"So... if I become a Stand user, I'll become Qin Chuan's subordinate?"

Yotsuya Miko seemed to come to her senses and quickly understood what he meant by "the rest of her life".

In other words, becoming a Stand user means obeying Qin Chuan's orders and will no longer be able to disobey them.

Although it sounds outrageous, at least it's not the kind of contract that involves making a deal with a demon and handing over one's soul. So, Yotsuya Miko doesn't find it unacceptable.

"That's pretty much the gist of it. To prevent any accidents, I'll also leave a small safety device inside your body to ensure you don't do anything out of line."

Qin Chuan looked at Yotsuya Miko with a smile—his strength was now much greater than yesterday, and he no longer needed to secretly implant "Blackbird Lover" into people.

He could have simply brought this up in front of Miko Yotsuya and let her make her own choice.

It's okay if Yotsuya Miko doesn't accept it. Although Qin Chuan is curious about Yotsuya Miko's stand-in, he doesn't necessarily have to see it.

"But don't worry, I generally won't order you to do anything, after all, I'm not some kind of demon."

Under normal circumstances, if there really is something that requires the Stand user to take action, Qin Chuan will probably let the Kiryu Group do it first, and then she will help awaken other Stand users.

"Is...this like it?"

Yotsuya Miko was, after all, just a high school girl who hadn't experienced the harsh realities of society. Upon hearing what Qin Chuan, a classmate from the same school, said, a look of excitement immediately appeared on her face.

On one hand, she felt that since Qin Chuan knew Yukino Yukinoshita, he shouldn't be a bad person, so what he said was quite credible.

On the other hand, she had indeed been tormented by those evil spirits to the point of near mental collapse during this period, and once she was away from school, the number of evil spirits would gradually increase.

At first, she encountered a bunch of evil spirits everywhere, so she was able to accept the situation of evil spirits everywhere equally.

But now, she has gradually gotten used to the pristine state of the school, free from evil spirits, and is finding it increasingly difficult to accept being haunted by countless evil spirits.

If it weren't against the rules, Yotsuya Miko would have even wanted to live at the school.

So after some hesitation, Yotsuya Miko couldn't resist the temptation to "personally eliminate the evil spirit" and nodded reluctantly to Qin Chuan:

"I understand! Qin Chuan, please awaken my Stand! I don't care if I have to listen to you from now on!"

"very good."

Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that Yotsuya Miko was mentally prepared.

So Qin Chuan told "Blackbird" to release the arrow in his hand—of course, when releasing it, he still adjusted the direction of the arrow to prevent it from piercing through Yotsuya Miko's brain.

Although the wound from the arrow would heal after the Stand is awakened, Qin Chuan was really afraid that if this thing pierced his head, he would die instantly, and there would be no talk of the Stand being awakened or the wound healing.

With "Blackbird" adjusting its angle, the "arrow" flew swiftly from its hand and pierced straight into Yotsuya Miko's arm.

"hiss……!"

Although she already knew that the way to awaken her Stand was to be stabbed by an "arrow", the pain of suddenly having her arm pierced was still a bit stimulating for an ordinary high school girl.

This is much more painful than getting a shot.

Yotsuya Miko closed her eyes, almost bursting into tears from the pain, but soon she felt the pain in her arm gradually disappear.

As the wound from the arrow piercing her gradually healed, Yotsuya Miko felt as if something was gathering within her body.

"...It seems your Stand talent is indeed extraordinary."

Although Yotsuya Miko couldn't see what was behind her, Qin Chuan could see it very clearly.

Behind Yotsuya Miko, a huge cloud of black smoke was gradually condensing, looking as if something was being compressed...

That's probably some kind of "curse" that Yotsuya Miko was born with.

Soon, the black smoke condensed into a female humanoid stand-in behind Yotsuya Miko.

"This is... a Stand?"

Yotsuya Miko also felt as if she had gained something she could control, as freely as if she could control her own hands and feet.

But this time, the extra thing that can be manipulated is not a single limb, but an entire body.

She manipulated her avatar to float in front of her, looking at the black female figure with some surprise.

"That's good. With a substitute, you can deal with those evil spirits yourself from now on."

Upon seeing Yotsuya Miko's stand, Qin Chuan nodded, then walked up to her stand and had "Blackbird" reach out and tear a piece of skin off her stand's arm.

"Bear with it."

"Ouch...it hurts!"

Before Yotsuya Miko could even feel happy, she felt a sharp pain in her arm and then saw that the skin on her arm had suddenly broken.

"If the Stand is injured, the original user will also suffer the same injury."

While explaining to Yotsuya Miko the principle behind her breaking through a layer of skin, Qin Chuan had "Black Bird" swallow the piece of the substitute body that had just been torn off.

Soon, "Blackbird" acquired Miko Yotsuya's Stand ability.

"Hmm? Your Stand 0.5 ability is... Granting?"

That's right, Miko Yotsuya's Stand ability is "Give," which allows her to give everything she owns to others in any quantity.

For example, Yotsuya Miko can transfer her physical strength to others, but in doing so, Yotsuya Miko herself will lose her physical strength.

To take it to an extreme, even "life" can be given to others.

"That seems to be the case..."

Miko Yotsuya could also sense her Stand ability—she didn't really care about Stand abilities, as long as her Stand could help her deal with the evil spirits, that was enough.

"To bestow..."

Qin Chuan stroked his chin, feeling that this ability might come in handy at certain times.

Aside from the Doomsday Horn, this was the first time he had acquired a skill with any practical use in the real world.

Chapter 216 Hayasaka Ai Awaits Her Master Again

"Is this okay?"

After Qin Chuan put "Blackbird Lover" into Yotsuya Miko's ear, Yotsuya Miko rubbed her ear and asked Qin Chuan with a somewhat subtle expression.

Yotsuya Miko was very cooperative, watching as Qin Chuan put the little black crow into her ear without offering any resistance.

After all, she was just an ordinary high school girl. When faced with someone as assertive as Qin Chuan, she couldn't muster any resistance and naturally accepted the situation.

The trust she showed even made Qin Chuan wonder if it was a bit unnecessary for him to use "Blackbird Lover" to control her—she didn't seem to need to use it to threaten him at all.

“That’s right. As long as you don’t do anything outrageous in the future, the crow won’t activate, so you can pretend it doesn’t exist.”

Qin Chuan nodded and said to Yotsuya Miko, "Even I think Yotsuya Miko is really easy to fool. It seems that as long as you can help her get rid of the evil spirits, you can win her loyalty."

No, how can this be called deception? Qin Chuan genuinely provided Yotsuya Miko with a method to resolve the evil spirit; it was simply a fair and just transaction.

Moreover, even if others wanted to deceive her, they couldn't fool Yotsuya Miko. After all, there are only a handful of people in this world who can see and defeat evil spirits, at most including Gabriel and others.

……

After exchanging contact information with Yotsuya Miko, Yotsuya Miko left happily.

Although she would have to listen to Qin Chuan from now on, Yotsuya Miko was still very happy to have obtained a substitute that could deal with evil spirits, and she even thanked Qin Chuan when she left.

However, after helping Yotsuya Miko awaken her Stand, Qin Chuan looked at the "arrow" on the ground and suddenly thought of something.

That means he has now devoured Polpo's Stand, "Black Sabbath," which means that Qin Chuan can now send out his Shadow Stand for remote operations.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Kiryu Group should still be expanding its influence. Once they have enough subordinates, Kiryu will probably have Qin Chuan help check Stand aptitude again.

Now, with the ability of "Black Sabbath," Qin Chuan no longer needs to make the trip himself. He only needs to learn from Polpo and have "Blackbird's" shadow clone help him.

"Blackbird - Black Sabbath!"

Following Qin Chuan's command, a new clone gradually emerged beside "Blackbird"—it looked no different from "Blackbird," but it did not have a bird feather shawl on its shoulders.

Qin Chuan handed the arrow in his hand to "Blackbird Black Sabbath," and as Qin Chuan requested, it picked up the arrow and swallowed it directly.

Then, Blackbird Black Sabbath opened its mouth, revealing the "arrow" inside.

The arrowhead was embedded in the shaft formed by shadows, firmly fixed in the mouth of "Blackbird Black Sabbath".

In this way, "Blackbird Black Sabbath" can help people awaken their Stands.

But that alone is not enough.

Qin Chuan then used the power of "Blackbird Justice" to create a large number of small, misty clones, which were transformed into small crows called "Blackbird Lovers" and sent into the body of "Blackbird Black Sabbath".

"Very well, go find Kiryu."

Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction, and then saw "Blackbird Black Sabbath" disappear from the rooftop, probably going to Shimokitazawa to find Kiryu.

As a remotely controlled, automated stand-in, "Blackbird Black Sabbath" will act automatically according to the instructions set by Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan's instructions to it were to help Kiryu check the Stand aptitude of his subordinates, awaken the Stand of those with aptitude, and put a "Blackbird Lover" into his brain.

In this way, Qin Chuan no longer needs to personally supervise the creation of Stand users. He only needs to periodically replenish his "Blackbird Lover" to ensure that all Stand users are under his control.

After "Blackbird Black Sabbath" left, Qin Chuan also took out his phone and sent a message to Kiryu, telling him about it.

To avoid Kiryu being confused when he sees "Blackbird Black Sabbath".

……

After resolving the matter, Qin Chuan walked out of the rooftop, locked the door behind him, and prepared to leave the school and go home.

The students who participated in club activities were still there, and you could vaguely hear noisy discussions coming from some of the club classrooms.

However, some clubs with shorter activity periods have already begun to disband—it seems that Qin Chuan and Yotsuya Miko's conversation took quite a while.

Qin Chuan walked to the school gate and was about to go home the way he came when he suddenly noticed that there was a familiar person standing next to the school gate.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you for a long time, Master."

Hayasaka Ai stood at the school gate, waving at him with a smile, and even used a rather impressive title.

Fortunately, there were hardly any people at the school gate, only a few students whose club activities had ended early were in the distance, so I didn't hear Hayasaka Ai's name called out.

Otherwise, the next day, the sensational news that "Hinakawa is actually the master of the female students at Shuchiin Academy" would spread throughout the private Toyonosaki School.

"Why are you here?"

Qin Chuan was somewhat surprised; he really hadn't expected Hayasaka Ai to still be waiting for him at the school gate.

Hayasaka Aika didn't say she would come today.

"What's wrong now, 863? Why didn't you send me a message? Are you just waiting here at the school gate?"

As Qin Chuan spoke, he took out his phone to check—there were no message notifications from Hayasaka Ai on the screen, so she really hadn't contacted him.

"Isn't this a surprise for you?"

Hayasaka Ai came to Qin Chuan's side, then naturally put her arm around his, her soft breasts pressed against his arm, and said with a smile.

"And if there's nothing wrong, can't I come to see you?"

“I do believe you would like to come to me if there’s nothing wrong… but your official identity is, after all, Kaguya Shinomiya’s maid.”

Qin Chuan glanced at Hayasaka Ai—since what happened last time, this girl has indeed become much more open with him.

Therefore, Qin Chuan believed that if possible, Hayasaka Ai would definitely take the initiative to find him—but her public identity restricted her actions.

If she left Kaguya Shinomiya's side without the Shinomiya family's orders, it would definitely arouse Kaguya's suspicion.

Hayasaka Ai still has feelings for Shinomiya Kaguya.

"It really is……"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Hayasaka Ai's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

She didn't deny that she was somewhat worried about Kaguya Shinomiya. After all, she had been Kaguya's maid for so long, and even if you were raising a pet, you should have developed feelings for it.

Chapter 217 Punishment? Reward?

"I see... So you came to see me to show me houses?"

Looking at the enormous mansion in front of him, Qin Chuan asked Hayasaka Ai beside him.

The Shinomiya family seemed to take their requirements very seriously. After learning that Qin Chuan was looking for a new house, they immediately began looking for a suitable match.

Soon after, they identified a luxurious mansion not far from Qin Chuan's original apartment, quickly bought it, and then had Hayasaka Ai show it to Qin Chuan.

However, precisely because this luxurious mansion wasn't far from Qin Chuan's apartment, Qin Chuan would occasionally pass by it.

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