Great, we're doomed now!

"Pfft! Cough! Cough cough..."

Two Qiaos almost spat out their coffee. It took them a long time to raise their heads, tears welling in their eyes, with a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Who hasn't been young and impetuous? But... well, even among my acquaintances, not many have heard me mention this, let alone someone your age. So this matter, like Dio's existence, should have been silently buried by time—who are you to know all this?"

These words struck a chord with Bobo, who nodded repeatedly, eagerly awaiting Ye Shou's reply.

"Because of fate."

Ye Shou's explanation remained unchanged, but he paused and then said, "Mr. Joseph, besides Ripple, you must also possess another mysterious power, right?"

“…Yes.” Er Qiao’s expression turned serious.

The existence of Ripple is just a little secret. After all, besides Joseph Joestar, there are other Ripple warriors in the world, and this lineage has never been broken.

Strictly speaking, Ripple is neither magic nor immortality; it is a breathing technique that benefits oneself. It poses no threat to ordinary people and, on the surface, only has the effects of exercising the body and prolonging life. Even if it were exposed, it wouldn't really matter.

But a stand-in?

He himself only realized the existence of this thing in the last few years, and he hasn't mastered it for very long!

If he hadn't met an Egyptian soothsayer in his early years, witnessed the power of that fire god, and seriously discussed its mysteries with him, he probably wouldn't have known that the official name of his superpower was "Stand"!

Aside from his wife, he had never told anyone that he had also awakened a Stand, but this Eastern boy in front of him...

"Don't be surprised, I actually have the same ability as Polnareff."

Snapped!

Ye Shou snapped his fingers, and a powerful energy fluctuation immediately attracted Er Qiao's attention, causing his pupils to shrink involuntarily.

It was a humanoid avatar that perfectly combined the sacred and the mechanical. The exposed gears and dials made it look like an unfinished idol, and the golden silk hanging down like a battle skirt added a touch of wildness and unruliness.

At the same time, Bobo also released the silver chariot, which was no different from a traditional knight in terms of appearance and temperament. Its pair of bright eyes seemed to be looking at a point in the void, and Joseph could not even determine its focus, giving people a deep and elegant impression.

"substitute!"

Joseph Joestar lowered his voice: "You guys are really something... Could it be that your Stand is from the intelligence department, which is why you know so many secrets?"

"No, my [Prosperous Country] doesn't have the ability to gather intelligence. It's a Stand that's better at saving its comrades than attacking enemies—but I've seen Stands that are 'omniscient and omnipotent' in a certain sense!"

"What... How could this be possible!"

"But it does exist, and the Stand user's name is 'Araki'!"

"Araki..."

“I met him a long time ago. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t him, but something like an incarnation. By chance, I witnessed the ‘fate of the world’!”

Ignoring the shocked Bobo and the skeptical Er Qiao's reactions, Ye Shou continued speaking with a serious expression.

"Past, present, future... vampires and Ripple warriors, Stand users and Stand users, so many destinies intertwined... it's like a comic book unfolding before my eyes."

From then on, I possessed an extremely special ability: I would always encounter those people and events from my past that were entangled with fate, and I would inevitably be drawn into them... Then I discovered that my actions could actually change the course of fate!

So, in order to protect some people, I began to fight against the 'will of fate,' striving to find the fulcrum that could move the world.

"...What does that have to do with me?" Joseph was intelligent and still sharp-minded despite his age. Ye Shou's words were easy for him to understand, but he just found them hard to believe.

Why are you looking for me?

"To save the world," Ye Shou said calmly.

"what?"

"what?"

Not only Joe, but Popeye also exclaimed in surprise—he only knew that it was about fighting evil, but he didn't know that the subject matter was so grand.

It's like you went out to be a bandit, but when you came back, the elder ordered you to take the village sword and slay the demon king.

Please, I haven't even had breakfast yet!

"The fates of the Joestar family and Dio are closely intertwined, and this connection will trigger a chain reaction in twenty or thirty years, causing the entire world to be restarted!"

Simply put... it's like formatting the Earth.

"That sounds unbelievable... the end of the world and all that..."

According to the Joestar family records, Dio's initial ambition was to seize the inheritance, and at most, he wanted to rule the world. Destroying the world would not have benefited him much.

A chain reaction? What exactly does that refer to?

"Is it hard to accept? This doesn't sound like something someone who once saved the world would say."

"!"

Bobo was baffled, but Er Qiao looked solemn.

"To what extent do you... know?"

“Some places are more profound than you can imagine, but there are places I know nothing about.”

Ye Shou shrugged: "After all, I'm not the one who's 'omniscient and omnipotent'; I just happened to catch a glimpse of it."

Joseph pondered for a long time, secretly observing Ye Shou's expression. He himself was a master of cheating and manipulating words, and he could easily see through his opponent's cards in business negotiations, so he was quite confident in this regard.

In his opinion... Ye Shou didn't seem to be lying!

"I'm sorry, I still can't accept it."

After pondering for a long time, Er Qiao shook his head: "It's not that I don't trust you, but this matter is of great importance and involves wildly imaginative ideas. I need more evidence and time..."

“Indeed, I’m saying this without any evidence, which makes me sound like a charlatan, doesn’t it?” Ye Shoushen expressed his understanding.

"No, no, I don't doubt you, I just want to verify it."

"Oh, I see. After all, you've always been a very inquisitive young person."

"Mmmmm~"

“Peeping at your mother taking a bath through the keyhole is something that most people wouldn’t do unless they were extremely curious.”

"puff!"

"How do you need me to prove it, Joseph?"

"No, no, no, that's enough! I admire and respect you, Master!"

Chapter 131 I Want to Be Lord Ye Shou's Dog

Because Ye Shou presented such compelling evidence, Joseph Joestar had no choice but to believe him. At the same time, they were also curious about where the Stand user, who was said to be "omniscient and omnipotent," had gone. Ye Shou explained that the Stand user had "gone to another world."

"Because he is not truly omniscient and omnipotent, he can only act in accordance with the arrangements of fate. If this world is likened to a comic book, then he can do all the plots that are allowed in the 'development of the story,' but he absolutely cannot do the opposite."

Ye Shou said in a heavy tone, "He awakened such a substitute, gaining the ability to peek into the past and future. He can get everything as long as he obeys... But this also deprives him of the power to choose, and he can only move forward in the predetermined direction."

Over the long years, he grew weary and even desperate about it... and then decided to leave this world.

Hearing such a heavy topic, the two Qiaos could only remain silent.

Having lived to such an old age, he could vaguely sense the existence of fate, and it wasn't just him; the entire Joestar family had been fighting against some unseen force for generations—otherwise, it would be really hard to explain why the dead from a hundred years ago would still haunt him again!

This is a curse that transcends time; only the brave can be fearless in the face of it!

“It’s hard for me to explain exactly what happened… but ever since I saw his ‘stand-in’ and that knowledge came to my mind, he disappeared from this world, and I ended up on this path, half willingly and half forced.”

Ye Shou chuckled self-deprecatingly—his half-truths sounded incredibly believable, enough to pass a lie detector test without a problem.

It's very simple: he used the "ghost brain" to generate absolutely real emotions for himself, as if he had personally experienced everything in this story.

"Sometimes I feel like he's shifting the blame onto me... If I ever get the chance to see him again, I'm definitely going to give him a good beating!"

"You've really worked hard~"

Er Qiao looked at Ye Shou with sympathy: "These days must be very hard to endure, right?"

"Yes, this is the first time I've heard you talk about the past."

Bobo suspects that Araki might be Ye Shou's adoptive father or teacher. He has no idea how to figure out the complicated emotional entanglement between the two, but he feels that Ye Shou must have lost a lot along the way.

Otherwise, how could a boy who is not even twenty years old have such a mature mind?

As the saying goes, even tough guys have tender hearts. Both Qiao and Bobo fell silent, wanting to comfort Ye Shou but not knowing what to say.

Joseph Joestar tried to change the subject: "So... you mean, Dio's resurrection is predetermined, and if we can't stop him, the world will be destroyed?"

"That's too simplistic."

Ye Shou shook his head and corrected, "Dio will not destroy the world, as that would do him no good. However, he is a true vampire in body, mind, and soul, and will never be satisfied."

Having acquired wealth, status, and power—everything in this world—he was still not satisfied and turned to pursue spiritual transcendence.

This ambition will trigger a butterfly effect, giving rise to figures who will truly threaten the world.

“Fate…” Er Qiao pondered the word, overwhelmed with emotion.

It sounds a bit convoluted, but he actually understands it deeply, after all, his father (son of Jonathan Joestar) died at the hands of a corpse left behind by Dio.

After he grew up, he came into contact with beings such as the Stone Mask, the Corpse Man, and vampires. In a literal sense, he was divinely aided and defeated the "Pillar Man" who was far stronger than him.

—This shows that the chain of fate truly exists!

"As far as I know, in the predetermined destiny, your Joestar family will become Dio's ladder to heaven."

Despite being on opposing sides, they would help him achieve his ultimate goal.

Ye Shou said solemnly, "Because he used the life of 'George Joestar' as a sacrifice to fall from human to vampire, and was then defeated by 'Jonathan Joestar' and imprisoned in the deep sea for hundreds of years."

Now he has stolen Jonathan's body and been reborn, awakening in this world a hundred years in the future!

Every step it takes forward is stained with the blood of your Joestar clan!

"...If the Joestar clan can be sacrificed, he can obtain a more powerful destiny, right?"

"That's right!"

Ye Shou's eyes turned cold: "But I won't let that happen. I'll break this chain of fate for you!"

"!"

Joseph's spirits lifted. "What should we do?"

"We will take the initiative to launch a decisive battle before he is fully prepared!"

He can use Joestar's blood to achieve his goals, but correspondingly, you descendants who have inherited the Golden Spirit are also his natural nemesis!

Only the victor among you will truly control your destiny!