JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

A moon with a human face on it—this thing looks incredibly eerie.

However, Qiao Zhou couldn't think about that anymore. He had a splitting headache and his mind was filled with a bunch of random thoughts.

Looking further afield, towards the entrance of the Colosseum.

Not only Qiao Zhou, but all eight members of the team collapsed to the ground.

It's clear that this was an attack by a Stand.

Their situations were all similar; they all saw a yellow light and then a human face and a moon before being infected.

Actually, that's not correct. It should be said that they were all hit as soon as they got off the bus; those were just some of the effects of the attack.

Not far away, in the Colosseum.

A white woman with wavy hair and wearing a dress stands in the Colosseum, next to a strangely-looking stand-in.

Stand Name: Bell Song

Body: Meru Cormon

Destructive power E

Speed ​​D

Range B

Endurance A

Precision E

Growth potential D

Ability: By making the bells inside the body ring, it can mentally corrupt targets that hear the sound.

Appearance: Bent legs, no arms, deformed and hollowed-out torso with a one-meter-tall bell inside, and a yellow sphere as its head.

That's her power: mental pollution.

The faint sound, carried by the wind, reached the ears of everyone below, causing them to be struck.

"Easy, huh? Looks like these guys aren't all that great. Is it really appropriate to hand that thing over to them?"

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"So that's it, they were heading towards Rome!"

Following the clues, Elotte arrived at the edge of Rome.

"Driver, keep driving."

Back in the car, Elotte said those words.

He had no intention of telling Stefano about it, because he didn't trust him either.

To be precise, he doesn't trust the government.

Ellot is a low-ranking Italian agent who previously worked in Venice.

With his abilities, getting promoted would be too easy for him, but he didn't want to.

Ultimately, he holds a pessimistic view of the current situation.

In his view, rather than becoming a government official and serving those inexplicable powerful figures, it would be better to stay at the grassroots level and do some worthwhile work.

Even if I don't serve the people, at least I can solve some cases and arrest some people every day, so that I haven't wasted a single day.

As for now, he was entrusted by an old friend to investigate the movements of the revolutionary army.

Elotte is thirty-three years old this year, a full twenty years younger than Stefano, making them a close friend despite the age gap.

The two met on the battlefield. Indeed, even after the unification of the Earth, wars still exist among humans.

Unlike the revolutionary army led by Joe Joe, most resistance organizations were established by a group of arrogant and opportunistic individuals.

They either controlled some weapons or awakened the extraordinary power of a Stand, and thus considered themselves extraordinary, believing that they could drive out the Tartars, rebuild human glory, and lead their people to achieve great things in this world.

At the very least, one must be a king, ruling over a region, with a harem of three thousand beauties, and eating at least a hundred or eighty dishes at every meal.

Honestly, this kind of person could overthrow a regime that rules the entire planet, let alone make even the five permanent members of the UN Security Council question their existence.

So Kaz and the higher-ups were too lazy to bother with these people and just let the armies of those major powers wipe them out.

Elo and Stefano met during such a war.

Later, thanks to his abilities and military achievements, Stefano quickly rose to the position of Minister of Defense, while Elotte simply returned to Venice and became a junior agent.

However, the two maintained a very good relationship, and Stefano always knew about Elotte's abilities and situation.

Eloute's intelligence and observation skills are top-notch; even the best private detective in Italy might not be able to surpass him.

In other aspects, those who can make meritorious contributions in war all have excellent basic qualities.

Furthermore, they are both Stand users and are aware of each other's abilities.

At this moment, Eloth was following the trail to the Colosseum in Rome, without revealing anything about it to Stefano.

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"These guys, can they really kill Melu?"

The arena's higher-ups, Angoi and Pis, were also watching the battle downstairs.

It wasn't really a battle; it was just a one-sided crushing victory for Meru. Due to the overpowered nature of "Song of the Bells," the Revolutionary Army members had already fallen into a state of mental corruption.

“You know the boss better than I do, and you know fate better than I do. Their victory was already destined, and you know that better than I, a subordinate.”

"That's true, but given the current situation, even if Melu attacks without taking any action, these guys won't be able to escape the power of mental pollution."

Meanwhile, below.

Tanshan Fish's Perspective.

He's arguably the most mentally unstable person right now. He was already the weakest in the group, and this situation has only made things worse.

"No...no...wailing..."

He didn't even have the courage to look up; he dared not look at his surroundings.

Just as Tan Shanyu was trembling with his head in his hands, a figure appeared behind him.

He has two distinctive features: the sports sunglasses on his head and the backpack on his back.

He had some muscles and was dressed like a backpacker or a cross-country soldier.

The figure gently patted Tan Shanyu on the back. This seemingly innocuous gesture did not frighten Tan Shanyu much; on the contrary, it eased his unease to some extent.

However, Tanshan Fish was still trembling, not because of the "Singing Bells" ability, but simply because of his own fear.

"Stop shaking, turn your head."

Hearing someone speak to him, Tan Shanyu suddenly trembled even more violently. He hugged the back of his head tightly and curled up even more on the ground.

"call……"

The figure let out a long breath, abandoned his previous idea, and instead reached out and grabbed Tan Shanyu by the back of the neck, lifting him up.

"Ah-ah-!"

Accompanying his action was Tanshan Fish's scream, as if he were bungee jumping without a rope.

Feeling helpless, the figure covered the other person's mouth with his other hand and forced him to look at his face.

"Ugh...ugh...ugh...ugh?!"

After struggling for a while, Tanshanyu finally recognized the figure in front of him.

The figure clearly understood the other party's meaning and immediately released his grip.

Losing its strength, Tanshan Fish collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"You...you really are 'the me you saw'?"

That's right, this figure is Tan Shanyu's double, "the one you see".

"To be precise, it's an advanced version of 'The Me You See: Packing My Bags.'"

Stand Name: The Me You See - Carrying My Bags

Body: Tanshan fish

Destructive power B

Speed ​​B

Range D

Endurance B

Precision C

Growth potential 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.

At this moment, he used this new ability on himself and his original body, which enabled Tanshan Fish to get rid of the mental pollution of "Song of the Bell".

Unfortunately, his original form was too useless. If it weren't for the high intelligence and self-awareness he developed after evolving, he wouldn't be able to carry the team with his new abilities alone.