Steve Chapter 258 (2)

(Just making sure I'm following qidian)

"Damn, why did it start burning..."

Seeing the Joestar mansion engulfed in flames, Fang Mo was also stunned.

To be honest, the Joestar family's house catching fire was indeed part of the plot... But shouldn't there be many other plots before that? First, it should be Dio and Jonathan becoming adults. Dio, in order to take over the Joestar family fortune, studied law specifically. It turns out that studying law too much can cause one to lose their humanity. So, Dio began to poison George Joestar but was caught in the act, and eventually, the police came to arrest him.

Out of desperation, Dio had no choice but to put on the Stone Mask and become a vampire.

And Jonathan, seeing this scene, immediately fought with him, which led to the Joestar mansion being devoured by the raging fire.

According to the previous routine of traveling between two worlds.

The Book of Ages should have thrown Fang Mo back to when the two had just become adults.

But for some reason, the plot jumped forward so much this time, and Fang Mo himself couldn't understand it. Could it be that only this scene is considered the 'important plot time node'?

"Anyway, let's save people first."

Although puzzled, Fang Mo couldn't care about that now. After all, saving people was urgent.

With the instant teleportation ability of the Void Ring, Fang Mo flashed and arrived above the Joestar estate. Then, he clasped his hands together, and the Evertide Amulet inside his body activated instantly.

Towering waves surged around Fang Mo, crashing down like the Milky Way pouring down.

Under the power of the Evertide Amulet, the Joestar estate instantly turned into a vast sea, and the mansion itself was also flooded by the rolling waves, extinguishing the flames in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the flames dissipate, Fang Mo also withdrew his control of the surrounding water flow and slowly descended to the ground.

However, before he could approach the Joestar mansion, a person suddenly emerged from a nearby fountain, probably just choked on water, and was coughing in a bit of a disheveled state.

"Hm?"

Fang Mo looked up at the person, finding a strange blond man with a high top hat and a long diagonal scar on his face. If judged only by his appearance, he looked a bit ferocious and scary, but for some reason, he seemed to have a firm and upright aura, not like a bad person.

"Someone... someone who flew down from the sky!?"

Of course, the man also saw Fang Mo and seemed to be quite startled: "This is just like a deity descending in a stage play, rescuing the righteous side from the unfortunate flames... Hm? Wait!"

Muttering to himself, the man suddenly realized something, looking incredulously at Fang Mo: "You... You wouldn't happen to be the Lord wizard Jonathan spoke of, would you?"

"That's right, it's me."

Fang Mo straightforwardly admitted, "So you must be the legendary first commentator, as well as the oil tycoon and owner of the SPW consortium, Speedwagon, right?"

"Although you got my name right, it seems like everything else is incorrect..."

Speedwagon strangely said, "I am neither an oil tycoon nor the commentator you mentioned. I am just a meddlesome thug from Ogre Street, attracted by Mr. Jonathan's gentlemanly spirit, simply wanting to help him... Ah! Right! Mr. Jonathan is still inside!!!"

Towards the end, Speedwagon suddenly realized, hurriedly saying, "wizard… lord wizard... please go save Mr. Jonathan! He and his father are trapped in this building!"

"Oh."

Fang Mo nodded, knowing this was not the time for idle talk.

Thus, he walked straight towards the manor's main gate. With a gesture, the collapsed beams and rubble were violently torn apart and tossed into the yard like trash.

With the path clear, Fang Mo slowly walked in.

The interior of the Joestar manor was in chaos, having just caught fire and then being forcefully flooded. Everywhere were scorch marks, and lighting fixtures like candles and kerosene lamps were all destroyed, leaving pitch-black darkness.

Fang Mo had Steve hand him a large sword.

As soon as his palm touched the hilt, a flash of white light transformed the pixel-art style sword into a realistic one, with dazzling light bursting forth from the blade.

This was the synergy of Tinker' Construct's and Thermal Expansion, the Luminous Alloy Greatsword.

This weapon, forged from 'Luminous' alloy, has a glowing trait in the game. When realized in reality, this trait becomes a constant emission of bright light, so Fang Mo prefers to use it as a nuclear-powered torch rather than a weapon.

In the original plot of the first part of JOJO, Dio accidentally discovered the true use of the Stone Mask.

So, when his plot was exposed, he simply stabbed Jonathan, planning to use the latter's blood to activate the Stone Mask and turn himself into an immortal vampire.

However, George Joestar, seeing his son in danger, used the Joestar family's once-in-a-lifetime 'teleportation' ability, sacrificing himself to block the knife for Jonathan. An angry Jonathan then confronted Dio, and in the process, the fire destroyed the house. Dio was thrown from mid-air by Jonathan, landing right on a metal spike at the top of a statue. Subsequently, the building collapsed, burying Dio alive.

The building was now on fire.

This meant that Dio and Jonathan might both be inside.

Carrying the light sword, Fang Mo searched the manor's ruins, even examining the metal statues, but Dio was not hanging on them.

Although he didn't find Dio,

Fang Mo saw Jonathan in a corner.

Jonathan was holding George's body, with the golden power of the Sun emanating from him, constantly trying to heal George. However, the power of the Sun and Ripple were not the same, so the healing effect was not satisfactory.

At this moment, George Joestar had completely passed out, barely breathing. Jonathan, seeing this, was in immense pain and sadness, even shedding tears. Just then, a light shone on him, and he squinted towards the source, seeing Fang Mo.

"Teacher Steve!?"

Jonathan immediately showed an incredulous expression, exclaiming in shock and delight, "You're back!? That's... that's great! Please, save my father quickly!"

"But he told me more than twenty years ago that he wanted to die here," Fang Mo spread his hands.

"What?"

Jonathan was stunned after hearing this: "How could my father..."

However, before Jonathan could say anything more, Fang Mo suddenly made a classic expression: "But, I refuse!"

"This..."

Jonathan seemed even more confused after hearing this.

But Fang Mo didn't pay attention to him and directly prepared to start the treatment.

Considering George was just an ordinary person and was destined to die, Fang Mo didn't dare to waste time with frivolous talk, fearing that George might accidentally pass away. So, he instantly teleported over and pointed a finger at George.

The power of the internal beacon activated, and George Joestar's body was instantly enveloped in a layer of white light.

"What has happened during the time I was away?"

Fang Mo took out a bottle of potion, poured it into George's mouth, and then turned to Jonathan to ask, "How did this house catch fire? Didn't I tell you to keep a few copies of Boruto in the house, didn't you listen? And about your father, what's going on with him?"

"It's all Dio's doing!"

Hearing Fang Mo's question, Jonathan angrily said, "It turns out he has always harbored resentment against me! He also recklessly pursued those supernatural powers without considering the consequences!"

"Hmm, tell me in detail."

Fang Mo nodded and entered 'onlooker' mode.

"The story begins shortly after you left."

It was probably Fang Mo's appearance that finally gave Jonathan a sense of relief. His tense nerves gradually relaxed, and he began to recount the events of the past years: "Not long after you left, Dio suddenly changed, as if he became a different person. He started to make friends with me actively, not only discussing academic matters but also occasionally sharing insights about magic."

"Dio's behavior was so genuine that I even doubted whether he had truly reformed. But the events of the past were too vivid in my mind, and I couldn't forget them."

"However, I couldn't refuse his kindness, so we became friends in the eyes of others. This went on for seven years, but I still couldn't forget his past actions. One day, while researching the Stone Mask, I inadvertently found a letter. It was from Mr. Brando to my father."

"The letter described Mr. Dario's illness, which was exactly the same as my father's condition at that time. A terrible thought crossed my mind, and I instantly understood all of Dio's intentions…"

Jonathan said this and closed his eyes in pain: "I wished it was all my foolish imagination, but later, when I went to investigate on Ogre Street, the truth became clear. Dio had been poisoning my father all along. Mr. Speedwagon said that Dio might have been after my father's wealth... So, when he returned home again, I confronted him with the police."

"But what I didn't expect was... he wasn't after my father's wealth at all."

Jonathan said angrily, gritting his teeth: "He just purely hated me. He said he would never forgive me for what I did seven years ago, that he wanted me to live in pain forever, and that he would always be above me."

"He took out that strange mask and rushed at my father. Despite my desperate attempts to stop him, it was too late. My father was stabbed, the blood activated the mask, turning Dio into a complete monster. I don't know how to describe it, but Dio could absorb people's vitality... He became invulnerable to weapons, immensely strong, and instantly killed all the policemen."

"But strangely, when I attacked him with the power of the Sun, his body became as fragile as paper. The arm he used to punch me instantly turned to ash."

Jonathan said this with an exhausted expression: "He was screaming in pain, saying something I couldn't understand, something like 'Damn old man, was this also in your calculations?' Then, the corpses on the ground suddenly came back to life, knocked over the surrounding oil lamps, and Dio escaped in the chaos…"

"Emmm…"

After hearing Jonathan's story, Fang Mo also fell into deep thought.

To be honest, he was a bit lost on how to comment on this plot twist. It seemed like he was still getting blamed even though he had left the scene.

However, before Fang Mo could say anything, a rush of footsteps sounded at the door, and a beautiful figure with blond hair, carrying a big sword, rushed in worriedly, "Jojo! Are you alright?"

At the same time, a familiar and robust figure darted out from her feet.

"Woof!"

~~~

Patreon.com/Bleam

— 50 Advance Chapters!

For every 300 PowerStone get 1 Bonus Chapter!