Anime Crossover: My Cheat Code is Myself

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It can be said that they took the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong to the extreme...

"Um... Lord Xia Yan, are you satisfied?"

Aresi stood before Xia Yan, bowing and scraping, and asked with a fawning expression, "Hey, what's wrong?"

Chapter 108 The Two Qiaos' Speculation on Tieba

Although Aresi looked bruised and battered, and in a miserable state, Xia Yan felt no pity for him whatsoever.

After all, Xia Yan knew the other party's character very well and knew that the other party's current submission was just a facade.

Just like how he would easily betray Dio, although he seems obedient and compliant now, once he is let go, he probably won't dare to retaliate, but he definitely won't obediently follow orders.

Xia Yan went to great lengths to capture Aresi because he wanted to prove his conjecture.

He wanted to see if he could use Aressi's abilities to restore Joseph to his youthful state.

This idea actually came to me after I met Mithra.

Since Mitra's appearance was never actually shown in the anime or manga, Natsuhiko was initially very curious about what Mitra looked like.

However, upon seeing her again, they discovered that although she wasn't wearing the dance outfit that resembled erotic clothing, she looked exactly like the character from the JOJO arcade game "Future Legacy" that they had played in their previous life.

In this game, after the elderly Joseph Joestar was attacked by Areci's Stand, he was restored to his younger self!

Areci's Stand, "Seto," has the ability to reduce the age of the attacked person's body, allowing the opponent's body to return to its past state.

However, this is merely a change in physical condition, and by no means a real return to the past in terms of age.

This can be seen from the fact that Polnareff and Jotaro's personalities did not change after they shrunk.

You should know that Jotaro was a very gentle and kind child when he was young.

Losing memories is also because one becomes a child again from an adult; the brain in early childhood is too immature to handle so many memories.

That's why we gradually forget unnecessary information; otherwise, it's impossible to explain why we only forget names, not common sense.

In other words, if we're just restoring Joseph to his youthful state, it shouldn't cause him to lose his memory as well!

On the contrary, the brain becomes younger and the mind becomes more agile.

With a youthful body and mind, plus the combat experience of an old man, isn't this the legendary young Joestar from the Tieba forum?!

Legend has it that this form of Joseph Joestar possesses a powerful Ripple capable of instantly killing the Pillar Men, as well as a Rule-based ability that surpasses the intelligence of all human beings.

No matter what his opponent is planning to do, he can anticipate it and instantly devise a countermeasure. Furthermore, he possesses an absolute special attack bonus against evil creatures that fear sunlight, such as vampires, undead, and pillar men.

Thinking about this, Xia Yan couldn't wait any longer.

However, getting Aresi to obediently cooperate is still quite difficult.

Although he's currently acting like he'll do whatever you say and listen to everything you say, there's no guarantee he won't turn against you if a real fight breaks out, and that would be troublesome.

To keep a villain like Aresi obedient, you have to instill absolute fear in him!

It seems I'll have to resort to some of the methods I usually use in the Harry Potter world...

Two flame-like flashes appeared in Xia Yan's eyes.

Sometimes, the golden spirit isn't enough; you also need to mix it with a bit of dark willpower.

My heart and my actions are as clear as a clear mirror, and everything I do is righteous!

However, if Jotaro and his group of young people see this kind of thing, it could easily set a bad example. They need a private space where they can be alone without being disturbed or discovered.

such as--

Dreamland.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan gave Aresi a gentle smile.

The stand-in behind him, under Ares's puzzled gaze, smiled and extended a finger towards him.

"Collapsed."

Aresi fell to the ground with a thud.

……

After a series of friendly interviews in his dream, Aresi, who had finally been released by Xia Yan, looked extremely grateful and exclaimed that he wanted to turn over a new leaf and start anew.

From then on, he followed Xia Yan's lead without question, never going west when told to go east, and never chasing chickens when told to catch dogs.

"Hey, Xia Yan. What did you do to him in your dream? He seems more afraid of you than Qi Dio is now..."

Seeing Aresi's somewhat delirious state, Er Qiao's lips twitched slightly as he asked.

He felt like he understood his son-in-law less and less.

"It's nothing, I just made him realize his mistake." Xia Yan waved his hand with a smile and said, "Alright, Mr. Joestar. I came here specifically to capture him for you, why don't you try it out?"

"For me? Could it be—"

Joseph Joestar was initially puzzled, but then, remembering Areci's Stand ability, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Kakyoin and Jotaro also realized what Natsuhiko wanted to do, and looked at him with the same incredulous expression.

“That’s exactly what you think!” Xia Yan nodded, confirming Er Qiao’s guess.

Abudel, who had just realized what Xia Yan wanted to do, showed an expression of amazement.

"I see, so that's what you plan to do. As expected of Mr. Xia Yan, what a genius idea!"

"Damn it! It feels like you all know what Mr. Xia Yan is going to do, and I'm the only one who doesn't. Doesn't that make me look stupid?!"

"What exactly are you planning to do, Mr. Xia Yan!?"

Seeing that everyone seemed to understand, Polnareff, who was the only one kept in the dark, asked with some confusion.

"Well, it's okay if you can't guess, you'll find out soon enough."

"Let's do it, Aresi."

Xia Yan pointed to Joseph, who was standing still.

This old man, who had never panicked before, showed a rare expression of unease on his face.

"Yes! Understood, Lord Xia Yan!"

Having been trained to be very obedient, Aresi glanced at Xia Yan with some fear before releasing his Stand.

The shadow at his feet opened a pair of lifeless and eerie eyes, and an oval horn grew from its head.

The next second, the Stand attached to the shadow moved swiftly towards Joseph's feet, making contact with his shadow.

Chapter 109 JOJO's Ultimate Phantom God Appears

"I'm about to be attacked by a Stand! Waaaaaah—!"

Despite being mentally prepared, Joseph was still startled when he saw the eerie shadow rushing towards him.

It kept emitting pitiful screams, as if it was about to be torn to pieces.

But soon, his aged but powerful voice gradually became younger and somewhat out of tune.

"Aaaaaah! My foot—"

Hearing his pitiful screams, Jotaro and the others, thinking he had really been attacked, all released their Stands and looked at Joseph's leg with concern.

Then I saw him swing his ankles very nimbly and even jump up.

"—Still there!"

"?"

Seeing everyone looking at him with an expression that seemed to say, "You must have some serious illness," Joseph chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head.

"Hehe, just kidding..."

At this moment, Joseph, who was originally described as old but still vigorous with his white hair and beard, disappeared.

Instead, there was a handsome young man leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets.

The khaki old man's shirt he was wearing was worn by this tall, strong young man who looked to be under twenty.

Young Qiao casually took off her yellow sun hat and tossed it aside, then messed up her originally neat hair into a messy, spiky, side-swept fringe, before revealing a satisfied smile on her face.

He pointed a finger at Jotaro, a confident smile on his face.

"Your next sentence will be something like, 'You old geezer, you've become even more indecent since you've gotten younger!'"

"You bastard! You old geezer, you've become even more indecent since you've gotten younger—what?!"

Jotaro, caught off guard by what he was about to say, pulled his hat down low with a dark expression and turned his head away with an expression that he couldn't bear to look at.

Seeing this, Xia Yan patted his son's shoulder with some amusement as a form of comfort, then looked at Joseph, who was frowning and tugging at his old man's shirt with a look of disgust.

"How do you feel now, Mr. Joestar, who's almost the same age as your grandson?"

"It feels amazing. To give you an example, it's like having an airplane engine installed in a supercar; you almost feel like you're about to take off."

“I’m telling you, Xia Yan—”

As he spoke, Joseph walked over to Xia Yan's side, put his hand on Xia Yan's shoulder, and made a gesture of putting his arm around him, looking like a petty thug who was about to use borrowing money as an excuse to extort money from others.

"Calling me Mr. Joestar feels too old-fashioned. Just call me Joseph."

Avdol's lips twitched slightly as he watched the young Joestars' behavior.

"So Mr. Joestar had this kind of personality when he was young...?"

"That's quite unexpected..." Kakyoin's temple twitched slightly.

It's really hard to reconcile the image of this dissolute young man, who looks like a frivolous hoodlum, with that of the mature, steady, and extremely reliable Mr. Joestar.

Although the second brother, Qiao, can be quite unserious at times...

"Whoa! Who are you? You look just like Mr. Joestar!"

Looking at Joseph who had rejuvenated and returned to his youth, Polnareff asked in a somewhat panicked manner.

"What?! You can't recognize me just because I'm a little younger?" Polnareff

Seeing Polnareff's somewhat comical expression, Joseph leaned against Xia Yan and casually waved at him.