JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

"I'm doomed... Am I going to die...?"

Liyun collapsed to the ground, helplessly watching the monsters approach her.

She truly regretted her habit of letting Tanshanyu carry all the bags; perhaps this was karma.

If she had taken even a little something herself, she wouldn't be in such dire straits.

How long has she been trapped in this godforsaken place?

She didn't know, maybe in a day?

Maybe not that long?

Maybe even longer?

It didn't matter anymore; all she knew was that she was going to die.

Retribution.

Liyun was filled with resentment, but she could only lie there and wait for death to come.

On March 11, 2000, in "Exclusive Memory",

Liyouan, unable to rise again.

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Hizawa Town, Japan, surrounding mountainous area.

"Let's call it a day. It's getting late. Let's set up the tents first."

Looking at the setting sun, Polnareff turned to Ozaki Koyo and said.

They followed the clues to this mountainous area, which was quite large, but it was said that someone had seen Patrick's trail here, and there were signs of a fight, so they decided to come and investigate.

Just as the two were preparing to set up their tent, a ray of light in the distance caught their attention.

Is anyone still living here?

This place could be described as the middle of nowhere. The two packed their bags and headed towards the source of the light.

After walking about two hundred meters, a complete wooden house came into view before them.

Seeing that someone lived there, Polnareff went straight to the door and knocked.

"Hello, is anyone home?"

After knocking twice, the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty or fifty years old peeked out from behind it.

Are you tourists, or something else?

The man showed no intention of letting the two in, and just then, a woman's voice came from the inner room.

"Qiwu? What's wrong?"

Along with the voice came a middle-aged woman who looked about the same age as a man.

"Oh, just some tourists passing by."

"Then quickly invite them in!"

The woman came to the door, opened it naturally, and warmly invited Polnareff and his companion inside.

"You're too kind,"

Polnareff and Ozaki Koyo politely bowed to the two homeowners.

Although Ozaki Koyo often exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay, things were different now. Since stepping down as the highest-ranking sheriff, she had shed her airs.

She herself could be described as a lady from a respectable family, and she did not miss any of the proper etiquette.

Twenty minutes later, the group sat around the tatami mats, where the woman had just prepared hot tea and food.

"We don't have anything fancy to offer our guests, just some simple food. Please make do with it."

"Not at all, thank you for your hospitality."

Ozaki Koyo responded politely.

However, for some reason, Polnareff felt that the man's gaze was strange.

It was a feeling of vigilance, but it was more than just vigilance.

That feeling was very strange.

Ozaki Koyo noticed it too, but they didn't know why.

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"Exclusive Memory", Liyou Anchu.

Of course she didn't die, there's no point in me writing that she died here.

She is simply "unable to get back up".

It's not that he's dead, he just fainted.

(In the anime "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", "RETIRE" refers to a character's withdrawal from battle or story due to defeat or injury. It is not a literal "vegetative state", but rather a situation where the character no longer participates in subsequent plot developments or loses the ability to fight.)

That's right. She hadn't eaten for a day and a night and had been dealing with monsters, so it's normal that she couldn't recover.

So how did she survive?

Because a man riding on auspicious clouds of seven colors and wearing golden armor descended from the sky...

Forget it, stop talking nonsense.

However, one thing is true: that person did indeed fall from the sky.

A blue figure swooped down from above and landed beside Liyun, quickly killing several monsters with a flurry of punches and kicks.

When Liyan opened her eyes again, she felt that her lips were a little wet.

Looking up, a familiar face came into her view.

"Little...Little Tan..."

She called out to the person in front of her in a trembling voice, and then an overwhelming feeling welled up from her throat.

With a loud "waaaah," she collapsed into Tan Shanyu's arms and burst into tears.

She had barely cried out a couple of times when she felt immense pain in her body. She had no strength left and was in excruciating pain all over.

My throat was hoarse, as if I'd been scratched by a fishbone. My mind was a blur; I couldn't remember anything, all I wanted to do was cry.

So even in such pain, she continued to cry.

Tan Shanyu sat on the ground, holding a small cake in his hand, and hugged the woman who was crying uncontrollably in his arms.

After an unknown amount of time, Liyouan stopped crying, and Tanshanyu handed her a bottle of beverage.

"I didn't bring any water in my bag, so you can have this for now."

Because Liyan was in very bad condition, she should have been drinking water when her throat was so sore, but there was no other way.

"It's okay, everything will be alright,"

Tan Shanyu was bad at comforting people; all he could come up with after racking his brains were these overused, common phrases.

After finishing the cake, the two sat on the floor, shoulder to shoulder.

However, not long after, a new wave of monsters surged up.

"Why so fast this time..."

Tanshan Fish put Liyouan down, then stood up, ready to deal with the monsters.

"Xiao Tan, you..."

"no need to worry!"

Tanshan Fish turned her head and looked into Liyouan's eyes.

I won't let you get hurt in the slightest!

Just then, the monster closed to within fifty meters of them.

Although Liyouan was worried about whether Tanshanyu could handle these monsters, she felt reassured when she saw the other party's determined eyes.

"The me you see has packed my bags!"

With a shout, "The me you see" appeared beside Tanshan Fish, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

Whether it was Liyouan's imagination or not, she always felt that the "me you see" now was not quite the same as before.

This was certainly not her imagination; the "me you see now, with my backpack on" was indeed different from before.

Stand Name: The Me You See - Carrying My Bags

Body: Tanshan fish

Destructive power B

Speed ​​B

The range is C (originally D).

Duration A (originally B)

Precision C

Growth potential: A (originally D)

Ability: Can distinguish between Stand users and ordinary people; when the ability is activated, Stand users will change color in its eyes.

It can temporarily boost one of its own or another Stand's stats (destructive power/speed/range/endurance/precision) to the highest level (peak A).

While using the above abilities, you can dispel special negative effects on the target for a short period of time.

Moreover, the other three panel stats of "The Me You See - Carrying My Bags" – destructive power, speed, and precision – have also been enhanced, essentially reaching the peak level of its class.

That's right, the Tanshan Fish has been buffed again!!!

(Qiao Zhou: I ciphered a coin...)