JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

Let's turn back time to the Colosseum in Rome.

"This is what I really want to give you."

Looking at the stand-in in front of him, Qiao Zhou was even more confused.

"What do you mean?"

"What I want to give you is my substitute, 'Fairy Tale Town'."

Angey replied.

Stand Name: Once Upon a Time

Original body: Angey Joy

Destructive power C

Speed ​​C

Range D

Endurance B

Precision B

Growth potential B

Ability: Timeline observation, allowing you to view any segment of a person's past timeline.

"A Stand?! How do you know my abilities! And why did you give me a Stand?!"

"Never mind all that, just give me your Book of Substitutes, and I'll explain it to you."

Qiao Zhou didn't hesitate for long and directly had the "storyteller" hand the book to Angey.

Angui took a pen and wrote the name "Fairy Tale Town" in the book.

In that instant, Qiao Zhou felt something had been added to him, and he also learned about the abilities of "Fairy Tale Town".

"Okay, now you can tell me what happened."

Angey sat down on the ground and gestured for Qiao Zhou to sit down as well.

"Ask away, and I'll answer you as best I can. Don't even think about it; even if Kishibe Rohan had the ability, he couldn't get any more information from me."

Qiao Zhou didn't care, and he stopped worrying about this and that, and started asking questions.

Why did you give me the stand-in?

"mission.

This is my mission, and also the mission of "Once Upon a Time Town." If I had to explain why, it would be for the sake of this world.

Hearing this, Qiao Zhou had even more questions in his mind, but he wasn't used to adding questions halfway through. He preferred to do things in order, which could be considered a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"So I can use this stand to observe anyone's past?"

"No, my Stand is different from ordinary Stands. You can't use it actively. If there's someone you need to observe, it will activate its ability on its own."

What is [B], and what is its ultimate goal?

"Organization B is the world's largest underground secret organization, whose purpose is to promote the development of the world."

"Is the 'Insect Arrow Incident' related to your organization?"

"The Insect Arrow had been in our hands until now, and we were the ones who informed the Revolutionary Army about this."

"Who is the leader of your organization, and what is your position within it?"

"Our organization's official boss is a mysterious guy. I've never met him, and I rarely hear people mention him."

As for me, I'm just an ordinary member.

"Is this considered public? Then who is your boss behind the scenes?"

"destiny."

Upon hearing this word, Qiao Zhou's expression changed.

"What's the meaning."

“You’re not… never mind, the boss behind us is the ‘fate’ of this world, and everything we do is under the control of fate.”

The world will become what fate wants it to be.

We are the apostles of destiny, changing the world with the will of destiny.

"Okay, I see."

Qiao Zhou did not pursue the matter further.

"So, it was fate that made you give me the substitute?"

"No, that's not accurate. It's not that fate 'tells' me what to do, but rather that I 'should' do what I should do."

"If that's the case, why should you 'give' me a stand-in?"

Angui thought for a moment, then answered:

"You are important, or rather, extremely important."

Whether you realize it or not, everything you're experiencing now, everything you've experienced before, and everything you'll experience in the future, is because of your arrival.

"You know my secret?"

“You have a little bit of knowledge about it, which is understandable. Qiao Zhou, you know nothing about [B]’s abilities.”

"Is this what fate has told you?"

"It doesn't matter, none of that matters. I just want to tell you that you are important."

"Why does it matter? Why did I cause all this?"

"Because this is 'destiny.' For example, the eight people assigned to your mission this time are the keys to unlocking a new era."

Your gathering here is no accident. I suppose the strategist has already said that this mission can only be completed by the eight of you.

The 'task' here is not simply about 'obtaining the insect arrow,' but has a deeper meaning.

They didn't tell you, did they? Your next mission is to take the insect arrows to Australia and kill Katz.

"Is that so? They already know about the power of the insect arrows?"

"You could say that we have already informed your strategist about the power of the Insect Arrow through some means, and that the Kaz regime will collapse this winter."

"Is this also what your destiny master wants?"

"Of course, fate controls the direction of the world, and we are the hands that help it control the world."

"If that's the case, your organization must have existed for a very long time. Let me think, does it start from the birth of humankind, the birth of the Earth, or perhaps the Big Bang?"

"I cannot answer your question; I do not know the answer to that."

"Okay, so how many people are in your organization, and are all the members very strong?"

"I don't know the exact number, but they're not all very strong. For example, my Stand has no fighting ability, and my main body is only slightly stronger than an average adult male."

"If you're going to fight me, your close-range power-type Stand with its power and speed both at level B can beat me to a pulp."

Even so, Angoi was being quite modest.

His strength isn't particularly high, but his Stand's power and speed stats are already at the level of a normal adult.

His own fighting ability is roughly at the level of a third-rate boxer, which is more than enough to deal with ordinary thugs or sports students.

"However, I don't know much about the people other than me. Anyway, the people I know are all troublesome."

"Melu Colmont is a prime example. You've all fought her; she's the crazy woman who wiped you all out in an instant and could overpower a power-type Stand with her physical skills."

Qiao Zhou still feels lingering fear when he talks about it.

As mentioned earlier, the polluted hallucinations created by "Ode to the Bells" do not leave them with specific memories, but they do suffer some real psychological trauma.

Moreover, in that situation, if the other side was aiming to kill, our group would have been wiped out long ago.

With such a powerful Stand now available, Tan Shan Yu seems to have become the weakest member of the team...

"Sigh... By the way, since you are such a well-organized group, why don't you just overthrow the Kaz regime directly, instead of sending us to do it instead of going to the trouble of finding someone nearby?"

"This is a predetermined fate, and no one can escape it."

We must do what we are supposed to do; we cannot shirk our responsibilities. Nor should we easily change what we are not supposed to do.

"What are the reasons and basis for this decision by fate?"

“Fate has its own basis, and we are all mortals living under fate, so it is difficult for us to understand things that are so far away.”

"Um……"

Qiao Zhou hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.

"You are the key to unlocking a new world, Qiao Zhou."

Angui stood up.

"If you have nothing to say, go back. Don't tell anyone about these things."

Even Rohan Kishibe, when examining your memories, will only know that you have an additional passive ability and the code name [B]. The power of fate will conceal what it shouldn't know.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened.

Angey's last words before turning away were pointed.

Qiao Zhou immediately realized something.

"Back in Morioh! Fate concealed my identity as a transmigrator!"

Angui didn't turn around, he just raised his arm and waved.