But before agreeing, she still asked Qin Chuan with some curiosity: "Strip?"

"Speaking of Qin Chuan... have the others awakened their Stands too?" Wu

Although she didn't speak very clearly, Qin Chuan still understood—the "others" Goto Ichiri was referring to were the people who had lunch together. ... Lin

Kato Megumi, Eriri, Kita Ikuyo… Goto Ichiri wondered if they, like Qin Chuan, had also awakened their “Stands.”

"They don't have it yet, you're the first... but they don't have your stamina as a Stand either."

Qin Chuan answered Goto Ichiri's question with a smile. Lu

None of the others showed obvious Stand potential, and Qin Chuan planned to try to obtain some feathers from "Blackbird Requiem" and have them carry them to see if they could gradually develop Stand potential. 9.

"Is that so? None of the others had stand-ins." (Group)

Goto Ichiri's expression brightened instantly—a rare sight for someone as socially awkward as her. (Teasing)

It's no wonder she was so excited. Since no one else has a Stand, doesn't that mean she's one step ahead of everyone else in terms of being a "Stand user"?

"Then... I want to awaken my Stand! Please help me awaken my Stand!"

Qin Chuan was somewhat puzzled when he saw that Goto Ichiri suddenly seemed to have become serious—he naturally had no idea what Goto Ichiri was thinking.

However, since Goto Ichiri took the initiative to ask, Qin Chuan certainly wouldn't refuse.

chap!

Qin Chuan flicked his finger, and the golden arrow shot out instantly, grazing Goto's neck.

The arrow left a wound on Goto Ichiri's neck, causing him to gasp and almost shed tears.

After all, Goto Ichiri usually stays alone in a quiet corner, so she has never been injured and her pain tolerance is naturally lower.

Using the ability of the treasure from "Gate of Babylon" for retrieval, Qin Chuan retrieved the launched "arrow" before it hit the wall, and looked at Goto Ichiri's neck.

The cut wound has healed, and Goto Ichiri's "stand-in" has undoubtedly awakened.

"It seems everything is going smoothly."

Qin Chuan said with a smile, patiently guiding Goto Ichiri.

"Alright, Goto, give it a try. You should be able to feel a new power within your body... Try to awaken it."

Chapter 602 The Socially Anxious Person's Stand is Also a Socially Anxious Person

"It seems... I can definitely sense something."

As expected of someone with exceptional Stand potential, Goto Ichiri immediately sensed the existence of her awakened Stand after it was activated.

She looked at her hands, calmed her breath as Qin Chuan had instructed, then closed her eyes slightly and tried to summon the newly born power within her body.

"In that case... come out, guitar hero!"

That's right. Although she hasn't seen what her Stand looks like yet, Goto Ichiri has already given her Stand a very cool name—it's her ID as a video blogger, "Guitar Hero".

In Goto Ichiri's imagination, even if her Stand wasn't as "rock and roll" as Qin Chuan's Stand, it should still be a Stand with a lot of charisma, and it would definitely suit the name she had chosen.

However, when she summoned her substitute, she immediately looked behind her and found that there was nothing there at all—the magnificent substitute she had imagined had not appeared.

She was stunned for a moment, because she clearly felt that she had summoned the new thing that had been born in her body, and it was right beside her.

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Since Qin Chuan's "Blackbird Requiem" appeared behind him, Goto Ichiri naturally assumed that her Stand was also behind him, but it now appears that this is not the case.

Somewhat flustered, Goto Ichiri quickly looked around, but found no new figures in any of the four directions; it was as if her Stand had vanished.

"Wha...what happened? Qin Chuan, did my Stand awakening fail!?"

Goto Ichiri's voice was filled with a sense of insecurity and tension—she already had a very low self-esteem, and now that she found she couldn't summon a Stand, she was naturally even more anxious.

In her view, becoming a "stand-in user" was a hard-won opportunity for her to have more common topics with Qin Chuan, and she certainly didn't want to miss it.

"Don't worry, if the Stand awakening fails, you'll just die."

Qin Chuan offered Goto Ichiri a word of comfort, explaining the fate of those who fail to awaken their Stands—though to Goto Ichiri, this didn't sound like comfort at all.

"Since you are still alive, it means that your Stand must have successfully awakened."

"You should have told me about these dangerous consequences sooner!!!"

Goto Ichiri couldn't help but shout out a complaint—it wasn't that her social anxiety had changed, but rather that she couldn't help but make a socially awkward complaint in the heat of the moment.

However, Goto Ichiri only dared to do this in front of people she was already very familiar with—in a sense, those who could hear Goto Ichiri loudly complaining were all her very close friends.

Of course, what she just said was truly sincere; Goto Ichiri didn't know before that failing to awaken a Stand would result in death.

Qin Chuan didn't mention this because he was certain that Goto Ichiri would be able to awaken her Stand normally, and he had enough confidence in Goto Ichiri's Stand aptitude.

Of course... if a one-in-a-million unexpected situation occurs, and Goto Ichiri fails to awaken and dies, Qin Chuan can project two pirated Dragon Balls to revive her.

"What's the panic? You're alright, aren't you?"

Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and spoke to Goto Ichiri, then lowered his head and looked at Goto Ichiri's feet.

"And it's not that you didn't summon a Stand... 逡六.酒⑸⑻磷泗〇(五)... Your Stand is right at your feet now."

Goto Ichiri's observation skills weren't great, but Qin Chuan noticed Goto Ichiri's Stand immediately.

"Eh?"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Goto Ichiri was startled and followed Qin Chuan's gaze, looking down at his feet—sure enough, there was a small figure at his feet.

But it wasn't a human figure; it was a somewhat fat "snake."

As a Japanese person, Goto Ichiri immediately recognized what it was—it was a Tsuchigumo, an unidentified creature from Japanese legend.

This somewhat chubby, snake-like creature was once quite famous in Japan and was known as the "Earth Dragon." There was even a short story about catching the Earth Dragon in Doraemon.

In the work "Lonely Rock", when Goto Ichiri is in a state of self-doubt, she often transforms into this chibi version of Tsuchiya – but this time, unexpectedly, this image directly becomes her stand-in.

"This...this is my substitute?"

Goto Ichiri's eyes widened. He bent down, reached out and picked up the pink Tsuchiya snake with both hands, looking at the thing with a somewhat nervous expression.

This pink Tsuchigumo has a very simple body structure, like a simple line drawing, and it has a hair ornament on its head that is almost exactly the same as that of Goto Ichiri, making it a carbon copy of Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri's Tsuchigumo Stand seemed to have some self-awareness, as it struggled a couple of times after being picked up by Goto Ichiri.

Finally, the Tsuchigumo Stand actually broke free from Goto Ichiri's grasp, then jumped onto Qin Chuan's body and lay on his chest, refusing to leave.

"Looks like your stunt double is just as socially awkward as you are."

Qin Chuan looked at the Tsuchigumo Stand lying on his chest and couldn't help but laugh.

This was the first time he had ever seen a Stand that was socially awkward around its user—but it seemed that this Tsuchigumo Stand was quite close to him.

Does this suggest that Goto Ichiri harbors some self-denial, yet maintains a close relationship with Qin Chuan?

"But it's clearly my substitute, so why is it afraid of me?"

Goto Ichiri's thoughts were in a bit of a mess. She walked towards Qin Chuan and tried to pull the Tsuchinoguchi Stand off Qin Chuan's chest, but the Tsuchinoguchi Stand circled around behind him and climbed up his body to his back.

It looks obvious that she is trying to avoid Goto Ichiri's hands.

"It seems your primary task is to help your stand-in overcome social anxiety as well."

Qin Chuan couldn't help but chuckle as he reached out and pulled the Nozue Snake Stand off his back, then handed it to Goto Ichiri.

The Notsuchi Serpent Stand seemed very reluctant to leave Qin Chuan, but since Qin Chuan personally handed it to Goto Ichiri, the Notsuchi Serpent Stand stopped resisting.

"But if that's the case, will you still call it 'Guitar Hero'?"

Qin Chuan hadn't forgotten that before he even saw what the Stand looked like, Goto Ichiri had already impatiently named his Stand "Guitar Hero".

But the current appearance of this Tsuchigumo Stand... is clearly not suitable for that name anymore.

"...Never mind, let's not call him 'Guitar Hero' anymore."

Goto Ichiri looked at his Tsuchiguchi Stand with a somewhat dejected expression; the gazes of the two socially awkward individuals were rather subtle.

Chapter 603 The Stand Ability Unique to Socially Afraid

"Your Stand should have some kind of ability, right? It shouldn't just be a Tsuchigumo."

Qin Chuan watched as Goto Ichiri fiddled with the Tsuchigumo Stand in his hand, and then asked Goto Ichiri about the Stand's ability.

While it's true that there are Stands in the JOJO series that don't have special abilities but only special appearances—for example, the Stand called "Grey Tower" is just a beetle Stand that flies fast and has strong penetrating power.

However, Goto Ichiri's Stand has very strong potential. "Arrow" reacted more strongly to Goto Ichiri than to others, so it's impossible that her Stand is completely powerless.

"As for Stand abilities... I do have a feeling about them."

Goto Ichiri and the Notsuchi Snake Stand stared at each other for a while. Feeling that the Notsuchi Snake, whose appearance was very similar to his own, would finally not resist his command, he finally raised his head.

"But it doesn't seem to be any special ability, just ordinary telekinesis."

As she spoke, Goto Ichiri tried to activate her Stand ability—almost visibly, the Tsuchinoguro Stand she had placed on the table turned and faced a chair in the corner of the clubroom.

Driven by Goto Ichiri's "psychic powers," the chair wobbled and floated up, which indeed looked like the effect of "psychic powers" as commonly understood.

"Is it just telekinesis? That shouldn't be the case..."

Qin Chuan stroked his chin, watching Goto Ichiri use his "psychic power" to levitate the chair, and frowned, somewhat puzzled.

For Stands, "psychic power" is arguably the most meaningless ability, since "psychic power" is essentially the ability to manipulate objects from a distance.

For Stand users, this kind of thing only requires the Stand to lift the target object; there's no need for "psychic power" at all.

Or rather, to those who cannot see the Stand, Qin Chuan's act of having "Black Bird Soul Reaper" lift the chair would appear to outsiders to be almost equivalent to "psychic power."

If it were anyone else, Qin Chuan might think that their Stand aptitude was just so-so... but Goto Ichiri's Stand aptitude shouldn't be limited to such a simple ability.

It's also possible that Ichiri Goto hasn't discovered her true abilities, just like Jotaro Kujo initially didn't know his Stand could stop time.

However, Qin Chuan also has his own solution to this situation.

Would you mind letting me try your substitute?

Qin Chuan asked Goto Ichiri a question, while simultaneously reaching out his hand to the Tsuchinogushi Stand on the table—the Tsuchinogushi Stand, seeing Qin Chuan reach out, crawled over on its own.

Those who didn't know better might mistake this wild serpent for Qin Chuan's pet, completely unaware that it was actually Goto Ichiri's stand-in.

"Eh...? You mean 'try my substitute'?"

Goto Ichiri was stunned when he suddenly heard Qin Chuan make a strange statement. He asked Qin Chuan, somewhat puzzled.

"My Stand ability allows me to acquire the same Stand ability as another by absorbing it."

Qin Chuan didn't hide anything from Goto Ichiri. After all, someone as socially awkward as Goto Ichiri would probably never find an opportunity to reveal Qin Chuan's Stand ability, even if she wanted to.

Qin Chuan didn't even bother using "Blackbird Lover" on Goto Ichiri—in a sense, this could be seen as Qin Chuan's trust in Goto Ichiri's personality.

"Of course, I won't eat your entire Stand, just a small piece will do."

If a Stand is injured, the user will also suffer the same injury. Qin Chuan had already mentioned this when explaining the existence of Stands to Goto Ichiri.

But since Qin Chuan said he only ate a small piece of the substitute, there shouldn't be any problem, right? At most, it'll just cause a minor scratch?

"That's no problem...please go ahead." (Leek)

Goto Ichiri hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement—she certainly trusted Qin Chuan wouldn't harm her, and since Qin Chuan had this need, she naturally wouldn't refuse. (Shan)

Having obtained Goto Ichiri's consent, Qin Chuan didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out and grabbed the tail of the Tsuchinoko Stand, giving it a gentle twist, as if he were squeezing a small lump of clay off.

The Tsuchinoko Stand seemed to feel the pain in its tail, jumping up and showing a pained expression—after all, a piece of its tail had been twisted off. (Nine)

Qin Chuan tossed a small clump of pink tail to the "Blackbird Requiem" beside him. Upon catching it, the bird immediately complied with Qin Chuan's request, swallowing the small piece of the substitute.

The next moment, Qin Chuan sensed the new ability that had appeared in his body—unlike Goto Ichiri, a Stand novice, Qin Chuan immediately understood the essence of Goto Ichiri's Stand ability.

"I see. Your Stand ability is indeed not just simple telekinesis."

Qin Chuan activated Goto Ichiri's Stand ability with "Blackbird Requiem"—the next moment, Goto Ichiri saw another chair in the clubroom move as well.

But to her surprise, Qin Chuan looked at the moving chair and suddenly asked it:

"When was your instrument, the 'Ba Ling' (八), manufactured?"

Qin Chuan's sudden question to a chair startled Goto Ichiri—this act of talking to an object was somewhat similar to what she used to do when she hid in her room.

That's right. As a super socially anxious person, Ichiri Goto used to be so neurotic when she hid at home alone that she would talk to objects—especially her guitar.

However, Goto Ichiri, who is now a high school student, has gradually changed this habit. She just didn't expect to see Qin Chuan doing the same thing.

But before Goto Ichiri could ask what Qin Chuan (Haono's) was doing, she heard the chair that Qin Chuan was manipulating with his "telekinesis" suddenly make a sound:

“I was created three years ago.”

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