Kiryu could even imagine the humiliation he would be ridiculed by other yakuza members for years to come if word got out.
Thinking of this, Kiryu's expression also turned somewhat fierce:
"Kid, if you're just trying to provoke me, then..."
boom--!
No sooner had he finished speaking than the surrounding situation changed drastically—before Kiryu even realized it, countless violent impacts rang out almost simultaneously.
Then, Kiryu was horrified to discover that Qin Chuan and his dozens of henchmen who had been brought with him had all suddenly flown into the air.
Without any warning, these guys were as if they had been punched from below and sent flying into the air by the immense force.
Some were in more serious condition, even hitting their bodies on the ceiling and suffering secondary injuries.
Then, under Kiryu's terrified gaze, these underlings fell to the ground one after another, letting out shrill screams. Many of them even fainted from the pain.
"What...what did you do?"
Kiryu was completely terrified. He had been in the underworld for so long, but he had never heard of such a thing.
What just happened was something no human could do. Everyone was knocked away almost simultaneously by a terrifying force that could send people flying into the air.
Superpowers? How can there be superpowered people in this world?
Kiryu, of course, knew nothing about Stand users or anything like that, and he naturally assumed that Qin Chuan had used some kind of superpower.
In fact, it wasn't entirely wrong. Just now, Qin Chuan used "Blackbird World" to stop time, and then in a few seconds, Blackbird punched the people surrounding him before undoing the time stop.
The final result was exactly what Kiryu had seen.
With his strength and fighting spirit, Kiryu has become quite famous in Shimokitazawa's underworld circles. He has even made connections with several Tokyo yakuza bosses through his connections in the underworld.
Even so, he had never heard anything about superpowers from those big shots before. This was the first time he had truly witnessed a power beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
"How is it? Pretty impressive power, isn't it?"
Qin Chuan got up from his chair and walked up to Kiryu—as a high school student, Qin Chuan was naturally shorter than Kiryu, a robust middle-aged man.
But when Kiryu saw Qin Chuan standing in front of him, he felt like he was the short one.
Do you want that kind of power?
"You...you mean, I can also possess this power?"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Kiryu's heart pounded violently—as a man, who wouldn't want to possess superhuman strength?
Although Qin Chuan's power had frightened Kiryu just now, he was still tempted by the prospect of gaining superpowers.
"Of course, you are qualified."
Qin Chuan smiled and took out an arrow from his pocket, then released his grip—the black and gold arrowhead spun in Qin Chuan's palm before finally stopping straight in the direction pointing towards Kiryu.
Kiryu has Stand aptitude, which is convenient for Qin Chuan—after all, Kiryu is the leader of this organization, so there's no need to support another Stand user to take over the organization.
“But like I just said, if you want to accept this power, you have to do things for me… Are you sure you’re ready?”
"I...of course! I'd do anything for you!"
Kiryu looked at the arrow in Qin Chuan's hand. Although he didn't know what it was for, the thought of gaining superpowers overwhelmed everything else.
He gritted his teeth, knelt down in front of Qin Chuan, and made a very standard Japanese kneeling posture—the Japanese underworld seems to really like this kind of tradition.
"Just saying it is meaningless. I have my own ways to make you unable to escape my control. There's no turning back for you."
Qin Chuan chuckled, looked at Kiryu who had raised his head, flicked his finger, and fired the arrow straight into Kiryu's throat, piercing him through.
"Well……!"
With an arrow piercing his throat, Kiryu's face turned pale instantly, and he instinctively tried to struggle.
But soon, he felt a strange sensation spreading throughout his body, and the wound that had been pierced seemed to begin to heal immediately.
Then, his eyes turned to Qin Chuan's back.
In his field of vision, a dark figure gradually became more and more distinct and smaller.
Chapter Seventy: Methods of Controlling a Substitute
"Oh? I can see the Stand now? It seems that it really is possible to awaken a Stand."
Qin Chuan naturally noticed Kiryu's gaze and realized that he had seen his Stand, "Blackbird".
This made him nod in agreement. Kiryu was actually an experiment, used to test whether arrows could really awaken a Stand in real life.
It seems there shouldn't be any problem now; even people in the real world can use arrows to gain Stand abilities.
"Since you can see my blackbird, that's fine too—let you see what's coming next, so you won't have any inappropriate thoughts."
Although Kiryu can see the Stand, Qin Chuan has no intention of stopping what he's about to do.
"BlackBird Justice!"
Under his control, "Blackbird" suddenly raised its hand, and a wisp of black mist separated from its fingertips and landed in front of Qin Chuan.
The ability Blackbird gained after absorbing Enya's substitute allowed him to transform himself into a mist body and separate the mist.
The separated mist can enter a person's body through wounds and manipulate the corresponding parts of the wound—but to completely control someone else's body, the other person must be completely turned into a corpse.
Qin Chuan had no intention of manipulating corpses, because that would require him to devote a lot of energy to controlling other people's actions, which was too tiring.
Under Qin Chuan's control, the separated black mist gradually transformed into a very small black crow.
"Lovers!"
After Qin Chuan killed Dio, he returned to Dio's mansion and encountered Steel Adane there.
Steel Adan is also one of Dio's subordinates. He has a Stand called "Lover". According to the original story, after Enya's assassination attempt on the main characters fails, he will go to the main characters' side to ambush them.
However, Enya was killed by Qin Chuan before she could assassinate the main characters, so Iron Adam naturally remained in Dio's mansion and was also devoured by Qin Chuan.
The Stand named "Lover" was originally shaped like a small golden insect that could burrow into a person's body through holes such as ears and directly infiltrate the brain.
After being swallowed by the "black bird," the "lover" separated from the black bird turned into a small black crow, which looked a bit like a mosquito because it was so small.
"go."
Under Qin Chuan's control, the small black crow instantly flew in front of Kiryu, and then, under his somewhat nervous gaze, it burrowed into his ear.
"You saw it too, that black raven has already crawled into your ear, and immediately... oh, it has already infiltrated your brain."
As the owner of the black bird, Qin Chu could naturally sense the current state of the "black bird lover" and confirm that it had reached Kiryu's brain.
"If I wanted, I could directly manipulate your nerves, or I could directly destroy your brain."
"I...I understand."
Kiryu's forehead was immediately covered in cold sweat; he could tell that Qin Chuan was not joking.
If he ever had any thoughts that were detrimental to Qin Chuan, he would truly destroy his own mind without any mercy, and kill himself completely.
Moreover, he now knows that the figure behind Qin Chuan is invisible to ordinary people, so even if he is killed by Qin Chuan, no one will suspect that Qin Chuan was behind it.
Even if the cause of death is investigated and an autopsy is performed, the only possible explanation will be a mystery such as "the deceased's brain inexplicably turned into a lump of flesh without any external injury".
Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction as he looked at Kiryu's fearful expression.
"Is your wound healed? Now you should awaken your Stand. Summon your Stand to take a look."
"...A stand-in? Ah, okay, I understand."
Kiryu was taken aback when he heard this, but then he immediately realized that the figure with special abilities behind Qin Chuan was called a "stand-in".
And now, I should have a stand-in too.
Kiryu quickly stood up and then noticed something falling from his chest. He quickly reached out and caught it.
—It was an arrow that fell from his own neck; after the wound healed, the arrow was squeezed out.
Holding the arrow respectfully back to Qin Chuan with both hands, Kiryu then began to try to summon his Stand.
"Drink——!"
He let out a very childish shout, and under Qin Chuan's somewhat speechless gaze, a cloud of white substance gushed out from behind him.
The white mass resembled mud, possessing a certain softness. It eventually coalesced at Kiryu's feet, transforming into a spherical substance similar to slime.
"Huh...? Why is my Stand like this?"
Kiryu stared in astonishment at the white slime beneath his feet.
This is not what he imagined. Qin Chuan's stand-in is such a handsome black humanoid figure, so why is his own stand-in such a grotesque sight?
"Stands are not necessarily humanoid; they can also take the form of animals or inanimate objects, and some Stands are wearable like clothing."
Qin Chuan put away the arrow, then had the black bird step forward, take a piece from the white slime, and swallow it whole...
What is your Stand ability?
"My Stand ability... seems to be able to shapeshift at will, and it can also solidify, turning into something similar to metal."
Kiryu sensed it briefly and quickly understood his Stand ability.
Under Kiryu's control, the white slime instantly wrapped around his hand and transformed into a long, sharp knife, its sharpness barely visible.
"Although it's not a very interesting ability, it's alright. If you use it properly, you can even turn it into a large number of weapons that surround you, making it impossible for others to get close."
Qin Chuan nodded and said with a smile.
"However, you are very smart and did not try to hide your abilities. It seems that you still have self-awareness."
"what?"
Kiryu didn't understand Qin Chuan's meaning at first, but Qin Chuan didn't answer him either.
Just now, Qin Chuan had the black bird devour a piece of Kiryu's Stand, his purpose being to obtain some of Kiryu's Stand ability in order to confirm whether Kiryu had concealed anything about his Stand ability.
If Kiryu still harbors ill intentions towards me, he might lie about his Stand ability so that he can sabotage me at a crucial moment later.
However, Kiryu did not hide anything. The Stand ability he revealed was the same as the one Qin Chuan had absorbed through the Black Bird. Now, the Black Bird could also transform its body into soft matter or into sharp blades.
"If you have time, give your stand-in a name. I'm leaving now... Oh, give me your contact information."
After obtaining Kiryu's contact information, Qin Chuan prepared to leave.
However, as he left the bar, he gave Kiryu a meaningful look.
"Now that you're a Stand user, your activities shouldn't be confined to the small Shimokitazawa... Try venturing out."
"...Yes! I understand!"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's hint, Kiryu's eyes lit up.
Even without Qin Chuan's prompting, Kiryu himself had already entertained this idea after becoming a Stand user—but after receiving Qin Chuan's instructions, he was able to proceed with greater confidence and boldness.
Because in this way, if they encounter a problem that they can't solve, they might be able to ask Qin Chuan for help.
Don't be fooled by the fact that he now has a stand and is incredibly powerful; it is precisely because he has a stand that he understands even more how incredible what Qin Chuan just did was.
That scene of countless people being blasted away in an instant is something Kiryu's Stand could probably never achieve in his entire life.
Chapter 71 Pay-to-win is a bottomless abyss
After leaving the bar, Qin Chuan prepared to go home. Tonight, he needed to check on the third mission world and the current state of the JOJO world.
Then there's the Dragon Ball world, which is both loved and hated. I wonder if there's any way to save time traveling in the Dragon Ball world; it's truly torture.
However, on his way to Shimokitazawa subway station, Qin Chuan saw a strange figure at a street corner.
She appeared to be a strange person wearing a pink tracksuit, carrying a guitar bag that seemed to be slightly larger than herself on her back. Judging from her unsteady gait, she seemed to be exhausted.
"Weird guy."
Qin Chuan didn't pay any attention and walked into the subway station.
……
"Welcome back."
Upon returning home, Ogiwara Sayu, dressed in her pajamas, came up to greet Qin Chuan.
"Would you like to take a bath? I'll go and run some hot water for you right away."
"Well, I'll trouble you then."
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