JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

"Recently, a shocking 'September 30th' serial murder case occurred in our city, and the police..."

Listening to the news on TV, Slick, lying in bed, showed a disdainful expression.

He is now staying in a shady hotel, using money he took from Grimm and others.

"What a foolish country to waste social resources on such scum..."

Just as he was making his comments, there was a knock on the door.

Slick got out of bed and opened the door.

Then he fainted.

When he woke up, he was in a magnificent study.

Sitting opposite him was an old man whom Slick recognized; he was the head of their school's board of directors.

That is, Graham's grandfather.

Slick was prepared to die.

But the old man did not kill him.

“Slick, I know you have power that is hard for ordinary people to understand. I came to find you not to avenge my useless grandson.”

The old man spoke slowly.

"In fact, I should apologize to you for what that idiot Grimm did."

I can help you solve your current predicament, but I have a request.

That is, I hope you can join [Passion].

Looking at the extraordinary old man in front of him, Slich gritted his teeth.

He had naturally heard of "Passion," even though "Passion" had only been established in the late 1980s, this area was already their territory.

Wherever you are in a place called "passionate," there is no one who doesn't know about "passion."

He didn't know whether he should listen to the old man's advice, after all, he had ended up in this predicament entirely because of Grimm.

Moreover, he didn't think he could be a good gangster.

"Believe me, Slick, I've investigated you."

The old man spoke again.

"In your previous life, you were an honest and upright person, and a genius with excellent character and academic performance."

The old man took out a few sheets of paper from the table.

"In fact, in your nearly twenty years of experience, there's only so much that's worth mentioning."

After saying that, he put the papers back on the table.

"You hate Grimm for killing your mother, you hate him for completely ruining your life."

So you adopted a completely different approach than before.

This isn't just because you gained the magical power of a "stand-in," but also because your mindset has changed.

The old man stared intently into Slich's eyes.

"You are not the same person you used to be; you are fully capable of starting a new life."

You were once ignorant and naive, but now those qualities have become your strengths.

Slick wavered as he recalled the scene of killing Grimm and the thugs.

“I’ve seen Grimm’s body, and I’ve seen the bodies of the guys he hired.”

Moreover, I also have a professional autopsy team under my command.

Judging from the manner of their deaths, I can deduce how much pain and torment some of them endured in their lives.

And how ruthless and decisive your style of action is.

You're simply born for this, Slick.

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The year is now the 1990s.

“Mr. Slick, your condition has deteriorated significantly. If this continues, your memory and reaction time will decline sharply, and the headaches you mentioned will also gradually worsen.”

"Yeah, I know."

After listening to the doctor's words, Slick got up and left.

"Mr. Slick..."

"It's okay, as long as I can concentrate at crucial moments."

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Let's go back to the early 2000s.

Slick was still locked in combat with Polnareff when, just moments before, he had disarmed the "Silver Chariot" of his sword.

Everything that happened before was seen by Qiao Zhou using his Stand ability.

That's right, it's the first ability recorded in "The Storyteller," and it's also the ability that has only been used twice so far.

"The Storyteller's Fairy Tale Town".

The first activation of "Storyteller's Fairy Tale Town" was at Fu Yao's funeral, where he saw Fu Yao's past, which is the content of Chapter Ninety-Two.

This time, he saw Slick's past.

Stand Name: Storyteller

Ontology: Qiao Zhou

Destructive power B

Speed ​​B

Range C

Persistence C

Precision D

Growth potential A

Appearance: The overall shape is a light blue humanoid Stand, of medium size, roughly similar to Killer Queen. It is decorated with white and gray patterns and holds a book in its hand. During battle, it can put the book into its body.

Ability: A close-range power-type Stand. When other Stand users voluntarily give their Stands to the "Storyteller," the Stand's name can be written in the book held by the Stand. At that time, the Stand user will permanently lose their Stand, and the Stand will be transferred to the book.

When the "storyteller" tears off a page with the Stand's name written on it, the page materializes into a Stand item with the Stand's abilities. The item can be used by either the "storyteller" or the user. Each item can be used once a day and is automatically replenished afterwards.

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Stand Name: Storyteller - Fairy Tale Town

Ontology: Qiao Zhou

Destructive power: None

Speed ​​D

Range E

Persistence C

Precision D

Growth potential?

Appearance: A grayish-purple ball of light that appears when the page corresponding to the "storyteller" is torn off.

Ability: A passively released item that cannot be used actively. When someone needs to be observed, the item will appear on its own and merge into Qiao Zhou's body, implanting the contents of the past timeline into Qiao Zhou's brain.

"..."

The first is the panel for the stand "Storyteller", and the second is the panel for the item "Storyteller: Fairy Tale Town".

Why did Angui give him the Stand? Why did "Storyteller's Tale Town" allow him to see the past of this guy named Slick?

Qiao Zhou couldn't understand it.

Meanwhile, the battle situation on the other side took another turn.

Although Slick managed to seize the rapier, his speed and reaction time were no match for the armored "Silver Chariot."

In just two exchanges, the sword in his hand was taken back.

However, the "Silver Chariot" dared not attack easily now, fearing that this guy had other tactics up his sleeve.

He can only use a one-hit kill attack; he can no longer hold back.

Polnareff is unwilling to kill easily, so he will not kill an opponent like Slich who has not committed any obvious evil deeds.

However, the situation changes when the threat level reaches a certain point.

The "Silver Chariot" began moving at high speed again, and several "Silver Chariots" appeared in front of Slick.

At the same instant, those "silver chariots" launched an attack on him.

Slick threw out both fists, intending to use the impact to neutralize the opponent's attack.

Just then, a rapier pierced his heart.

From behind him.

The real attack did not come from these phantoms, but from the main body of the "Silver Chariot" behind Slick.

Even the strongest person, if their physiological structure is the same as that of an ordinary person, will not be able to sustain their life if their heart is severely damaged.

A trickle of blood flowed from Slick's mouth; he was not far from death.

"I...didn't...lose!"

Just as Slich was about to die, he suddenly mustered all his strength and stomped his foot, charging towards Polnareff.

The "Silver Chariot" tried to stop them, but it was no use.

At this moment, Slich's mental power was sublimated, and his Stand ability "Halfway Up the Mountain" evolved!