JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

Southeast Asia, within the territory of a small country.

In a five-story building, three people were sitting around a conference table.

"Master, do we really need to wait for them? I see the fighting outside is in full swing."

The small-eyed man standing by the window looked at the chaos below and turned to the man sitting in the main seat.

"No rush, Your Majesty. They're not incapable of handling such a small matter."

The man sitting to the left of the cult leader spoke while sipping his milk tea.

Their meeting convention is that the left is on top and the right is on the bottom.

So the guy drinking milk tea is the one in the whole room, and among everyone who is coming, whose status is second only to the cult leader.

Just as they were chatting, the small-eyed man seemed to have seen something.

"Hey, someone's here."

He had barely finished speaking when the conference room door was pushed open.

"Hey, I'm not too late, huh?"

The newcomer was a round-faced man with well-defined features and a smiling face.

"The big cat is here, please have a seat."

The cult leader invited him to sit down and inquired about the situation outside.

"Don't even mention it, it's a mess outside. If it weren't for my Stand ability being strong enough, I would have had a hard time getting here."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have split it up like this. Now it's even more troublesome to hold a meeting."

His Majesty said this.

He is called Your Majesty because he truly is Your Majesty.

His name is Zhang Shen, also known as Zhang Sheng. He is the leader of this small Southeast Asian country, or you could say, the king.

This country is subordinate to its church.

However, it is not the church that is subordinate to the state, but the state that is subordinate to the church.

To be precise, he first joined the church, then staged a revolution to seize power from the country's leadership, and only then did he become king.

He was in charge of the church's daily expenses.

The vice-leader sitting opposite him, no one knew his name, everyone called him A (ace).

A is very powerful and is one of the original two founders of the church. Almost no one would question his position.

The round-faced man who just walked in is named Geng Jiafei, also known as Big Cat, and is one of the church's high-ranking members.

Another founder of the church is the one who sits in the main seat.

The cult leader was a tall, thin man with a long, narrow face and a conventional appearance. His eyes, though not very prominent, gleamed with wisdom.

His name is Liu Shanxi, but he doesn't seem to be from Shanxi.

Liu Shanxi is still relatively young this year, only around thirty years old.

He co-founded the church with A. He is said to be a divine agent on earth, but he is not pretentious and usually interacts with others as a friend or colleague.

Here comes the important part: the names of the gods and churches they believe in.

The church founded by Liu Shanxi was called the Church of the Bench God.

The god they worship is called the Stool God.

Liu Shanxi himself is the agent of the Stool God on earth, and acts in the human world in accordance with the will of the Stool God.

Although it sounds strange, it is true, and the Church of the Bench God is quite prestigious in Southeast Asia.

Several of their senior members are Chinese, but the church's main activities are concentrated in Southeast Asia.

In addition to spreading its doctrines, the church's regular activities also include eliminating cults in the surrounding area.

After all, strictly speaking, they can't be considered a cult.

The Church of the Bench God is a state-recognized orthodox religion with some legal status in the country, and they never engage in brainwashing, self-immolation, or activities that endanger social security.

His actions are infinitely more righteous than those idiots who hold up mythological stories at the United Nations General Assembly and proclaim that God promised to rule other countries.

If you're really capable, then use your abilities to convince the world, instead of playing the victim while spouting nonsense.

Therefore, the "Worshiping the Stool God" cult can be considered a genuine and orthodox sect.

For the Stool God Cult, those cults in neighboring countries are simply an insult to the Stool God.

With the aim of getting to the root of the problem and eliminating harm for the people, their work in combating cults is also thriving.

However, those who can get involved in cults are no ordinary people.

Sometimes, you'll encounter some rather difficult opponents.

Among them are even quite a few individuals who possess large quantities of weaponry or stand-in combat units.

They had previously encountered a cult called "The Immortal Cult" in Myanmar. That organization was powerful and had a large armed force and a team of stand-ins.

Their leader was later discovered to be a Stand called "Hollenxian," who possessed powerful time-based Stand abilities and could rewind three days.

However, they eventually managed to resolve the situation, since the higher-ups of their "Bench God Cult" were all incredibly powerful Stand users.

With the resources of an entire country as a backup, their overall strength is quite formidable.

Let's get back to the conference room.

Perhaps feeling bored from sitting for too long, A started walking around the room with her milk tea about five minutes ago.

He would occasionally glance out the window, and although it was dark, he could still make out the general situation.

"The stone bench is here."

Finally, he said this.

Soon, the door was pushed open again, and a short, stout, dark-skinned man walked in.

The chubby little man tossed his briefcase aside and sat down in his assigned chair.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted! Do you have any idea how difficult it was to get here from such a chaotic place..."

They could have actually asked the army to send them here.

However, Liu Shanxi specifically told them to come alone.

It was for their training.

The stone bench didn't say much about it.

Although he is called Stone Bench, that is not his real name, but his Buddhist name.

That's right, although it's strange, this sect does have religious names.

As for why others didn't mention it...

That's because after Liu Shanxi met him, he felt that the surname Shi was very suitable for a Buddhist name.

That's right, it's that casual.

His real name is much better than this Buddhist name; his name is Shi Yetang.

"Let me see... Master, who else did you call?"

The stone bench looked around and finally turned its gaze back to the cult leader.

"Everyone will be here soon, let's wait a little longer."

Just then, a tall, thin man pushed open the conference room door.

"Little Sun is here."

When A saw him, she casually greeted him and then sat back down in her original seat.

"I'm saying, the fighting outside is so fierce, and you're still not keeping your milk tea? Isn't that taking up public resources?"

The man called Xiao Sun looked at A with dead fish eyes and said this in a sarcastic tone.

"This wasn't made by a chef, but by me using my Stand ability."

Xiao Sun is a middle-aged man who looks quite old. His most striking features are his large, round head and beard.

However, he was only in his twenties.

Xiao Sun's real name is Sun Gou, nicknamed Sun Datou, and he is also a high-ranking member of the Stool God Cult.

"You rascal... sigh..."

After saying that, Sun Gou also found a seat and sat down.

"Alright, almost everyone's here. Most of the high-ranking officials still in the city have arrived."

"Everyone, get ready for the meeting."

Liu Shanxi coughed twice and addressed the crowd.

"Now you can tell us why we were called here today, and what the situation is like outside."

Liu Shanxi sat upright with his arms crossed.

"Regarding the situation outside, that's why I called everyone here today."

His tone was very serious.

"Suck it-"

However, he had barely begun speaking when he was interrupted by the sound of someone slurping milk tea.

Even worse, A actually interrupted him.

"In conclusion, everyone, a 'new era' is about to begin!"