Great, we're doomed now!

“We can’t do it with just the ‘Prosperous Country’.” Ye Shou shook his head, and the two Qiaos’ faces immediately turned ashen.

"Flesh buds" are a means by which Dio controls his subordinates. As a vampire who has surpassed humanity, every inch of his flesh and blood cells is extremely aggressive, more terrifying than poison to ordinary people.

The hair on his body is actually an active substance derived from flesh and blood. When injected into the human body, it can form granulation tissue. It looks like spider moles from the outside, but it actually has "roots" that go deep inside and reach the brain.

This thing can forcibly stimulate human potential and influence a person's will, just like hypnosis and brainwashing, constantly strengthening the host's loyalty to Dior!

That's why Avdal came to Japan; otherwise, threatening his life alone wouldn't have been enough to make him harm his old friend's daughter and grandson, these innocent people.

If the flesh buds aren't removed, there's no way to save Avdol from Dio's clutches, and once he awakens, he'll still become Ye Shou's enemy!

Ye Shou said that it was not a big problem: "Of course, a stand alone is not enough, but it would be different if it were combined with Ripple energy."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing that things had taken a turn for the better, Joe asked with concern, "What should we do? If it's about Ripple, I can help. However, Avdol's flesh buds are already quite deep. If we forcibly destroy them with Ripple, it might damage his brain."

"It definitely will, but don't worry."

Ye Shou placed his hand on Avdel's chest, and at the same time, a semi-mechanical stand-in appeared behind him, also placing his hand on it, instantly leaving a golden mark.

"I don't think I've introduced this to you yet. Besides being able to inject life energy into the human body, the [Prosperous Country] can also produce amazing effects when this extra energy reaches a certain threshold, specifically its own upper limit. For example, it can completely repair physical damage."

Is it the Holy Grail Mark?

Bobo knew more than Erqiao, and then suddenly realized: "So this can be used like this when it's fully charged... But didn't you tell me that it takes a long time to fully charge?"

"That's right, that's generally how it is."

Ye Shou explained, "Ordinary people need two months to fully charge up, while Stand users usually do so in one or two weeks, but this is under the premise of 'not taking any action' and 'not affecting daily life'."

If one is a mature Ripple user, one can refine life force to replenish it, just like a cultivator. For a master like Mr. Joseph, one or two days or even less might be enough.

In comparison, Popo is much worse; he probably hasn't figured it out yet.

“I see… Then it seems I should pick up my cultivation again after all these years.” Er Qiao scratched his head sheepishly. “Actually, I can’t call myself a master at all right now, and it probably won’t be as fast as you think.”

"Don't worry, there's another way."

Ye Shou pointed to himself: "That means I'll be the one to charge it directly!"

"A single serving at once?" Joseph exclaimed in surprise. "That's too much of a burden!"

"Indeed, but fortunately my life energy is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and my recovery speed is also a little faster."

Ye Shou touched Abudel's body, closed his eyes and carefully sensed it for a moment, then opened his eyes again and said confidently, "No problem!"

"It's too much pressure to put on you alone, let me help out too!"

"No, I need to concentrate at this time and can't be distracted by receiving your ripples. Mr. Joseph, just observe for now."

Ye Shou narrowed his eyes, and starlight-like golden light shone in his pupils. A powerful and pure life energy, untouched by any attribute transformation, overflowed from the [Prosperous Country].

What an astonishing ripple! Joseph, being an expert, instinctively stood up and took two steps back, pulling Popo along with him.

The human body is a good conductor of ripples, and Ye Shou needs to go all out now. Having two ripple messengers around will only be an obstacle.

As golden ripples covered Avdol's body, merging into it like mercury spilling onto the ground, the golden mark became increasingly prominent, eventually even shining with a dazzling light like the sun—

It's now!

"[A Prosperous Nation]!"

The cyborg humanoid clone slammed its fist down, plunging straight into Avdol's body, shattering the Holy Grail mark in an instant!

As if his soul was trembling, a golden humanoid silhouette appeared on his body!

At the same time, Ye Shou had already pinched the spider-shaped fleshy bud without hesitation—

"Ripple Dash!"

"!!!"

The moment it realized the danger, the flesh buds wriggled wildly, trying to devour all the surrounding flesh and tissue, and even sent out tentacles to pierce into Ye Shou's body!

But in the blink of an eye, the granulation suddenly froze, and then convulsed into ashes amidst a series of flashes of electricity!

—【Prosperous Country】Withdrew his arm, and the golden figure and Avdol's body completely merged.

"Well!"

The Egyptian soothsayer suddenly opened his eyes, then his lips parted and his jaw muscles clenched: "Ouch!!!"

"Abuder!"

The two Qiaos rushed over and held down their shouting old friend, their faces beaming with undisguised joy.

"You're awake! Everything's alright now!"

So that's how it is. The "Prosperous Country" can't block out pain. Ye Shou nodded slightly and noted down another piece of knowledge.

……

"I am so sorry!"

Abuder, like a Japanese person, sat on the tatami mat in a solemn dogeza (a traditional Japanese stilt-separation position) and apologized to everyone.

"Even though I've been brainwashed, it's truly shameful that I would lay a hand on women and children!"

"Avdol, get up, don't be like this." Joseph helped him up and comforted him, "This isn't your fault, it's all Dio's fault!"

“Mr. Joseph… I also want to thank Lord Ye Shou. If you hadn’t subdued me and removed the granulation tissue, I might have had to serve Dio for the rest of my life. To me, that would have been like being a walking corpse… I will always remember this kindness!”

"That's an exaggeration. I've already received very good compensation."

Ye Shou smiled slightly: "That's a new friendship."

"Lord Ye...Lord Ye Shou!" Abuder's voice choked.

Ye Shou's expression softened as he listened to the sound of the gold coins falling.

[Fate Coin (Avdol) +3]!

This fortune teller would not have been captured by Dio, nor would he have needed anyone to rescue him. However, he now has a "friendship" scene with Popo and Kakyoin from the original work, and his fate has been inadvertently altered by Ye Shou.

This whole process cost Ye Shou four gold coins—the Holy Grail Mark was definitely worth it!

Even if it takes two scene changes to replenish life energy, it's still a huge profit!

-

Shioka Hatsuru, a toddler less than two years old, has black hair and eyes inherited from his mother. His delicate face is much more refined than that of ordinary children, and he will most likely grow up to be a handsome man.

According to the original storyline, this child will move to Italy with his mother after she marries, and then change his name to "Giorono Giovanna". One day, he will suddenly awaken the power of his bloodline, which will not only change his hair and eye color, but also automatically awaken his Stand.

The moment he stepped onto the stage, the countdown for a certain pink-haired autistic person began...

Amazing luck! Unparalleled good fortune!

Possessing both Dio's charm and the Joestar family's courage, he grew from a novice Stand user to an underground emperor in just over ten days. He is undoubtedly a person favored by fate!

—And his life will be completely changed today.

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Ye Shou took Shioka Hatsuru from the caregiver, who was dressed in baby clothes. He touched her soft, short black hair and found that the child was not afraid of strangers at all. She was just timidly biting her fingers and nervously observing him... She was not like a child at all.

This is because he lacked his mother's company during his childhood, so he was surrounded by fear and loneliness every day. Under the influence of his biological survival instinct, he learned to observe everything around him in order to find ways to protect himself from harm.

“Poor child, his mother goes out to have fun every day and hardly cares about him.”

The caregiver sighed, "It's not that she doesn't love him, it's just that the lady... values ​​her own leisure time more than the child."

"After all, she is still young, and it's normal for her not to want to be burdened by her child."

Ye Shou then displayed remarkable tolerance: "In fact, this is just right. Otherwise, taking such a young child away from his mother would be a burden on one's conscience."

"She has accepted the negotiated amount and agreed to give custody to Mr. Joestar, but she insists on her right to visit him at any time."

"Yes! Of course I can give it to you!"

Ye Shou wasn't worried about this at all: before long, this mother who pursued romance and freedom would completely forget that she had a son and devote herself wholeheartedly to her happy new life.

[Destiny Coin (Shioka Hatsuru) +10]!

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Ye Shou looked at the child, but it seemed as if his eyes were focused on a certain point in the void. He felt a rare sense of relief, as if he had finally released the breath he had been holding in for a long time.

"Ha~ I'll leave it to you to take care of, Jotaro."

"Ah! Me?"

Jotaro hurriedly took the child, his muscular arms now stiff and rigid, while the child was clearly unhappy with the hard cradle.

He just didn't dare to cry, so he looked at Jotaro with his big, aggrieved eyes, which made the middle school student's face turn black.

"I...don't like children."

"Even you will find someone you love in the future and have a child together – consider this a good opportunity to develop your parenting skills in advance."

"There won't be that kind of development!"

Jotaro looked up, stubbornly raising his chin: "Women are a bunch of annoying creatures. A real man won't let things like that hold him back!"

"Not always."

Ye Shou stroked his chin: "Regardless of what the future holds, it won't do you any harm to mentor him now. After all, he's a member of the Joestar family, so you should raise him to be a gentleman."

“But I’m from the Kujo family… Shouldn’t the old man be responsible for this?” Jotaro gave the child a disdainful look.

"It's too weak... It feels like it would break if you used even a little force... It's terrifying!"

"It is indeed terrifying, but this child may achieve great things in the future, and at least he can help you."

Ye Shou patted Jotaro on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You must bring a healer when you're in a raid—you'll understand that eventually."

-

After Avdol regained his freedom, Joseph Joestar gathered the Stand users at a base disguised as an observatory, but Jotaro, who had not yet truly awakened, was not among them.

After all, he was about to talk about something very serious and dangerous, and it was best for Jotaro, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old "kid," not to get involved.

In Joseph's mind, Jotaro's most important task now is to stay by Holly's side, move with her to a safe place, and also protect his newly adopted son, "Giorno Joestar".

Let the adults handle the task of maintaining world peace!

"Gentlemen, since Dio has sensed the danger and is even willing to target Holly and Jotaro to eliminate future threats, we cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom. The original plan for the advance must not be abandoned!"