Half a Year (65k)

Chapter 489 Half a Year (6.5k)

At the banquet, all the guests drank and drank, some were happy and some were sad.

The wealthy businessmen gathered together with smiles on their faces. They ran up to Roy and greeted him with all the intimacy in their words.

But Roy just glanced at the group of people coldly, said "get out" and drove them all away.

"Wow haha, you are so brave!"

A young man wearing a black vest and jeans, dressed like a trendy cowboy in the 1990s, laughed boldly and came to Roy's side.

"They are just like the old man when I was young, stupid idiots who are greedy for wealth and have no mercy, hahaha!"

The cowboy young man's undisguised laughter was heard by the wealthy businessmen around him, and received a wave of hateful glances, but he smiled nonchalantly, not worried about offending his peers at all.

"It's a pity that the old man has never been able to be tough on such a group of idiots like you in this life. It must be great, right?"

He asked Roy for advice with enthusiasm and asked him sincerely if he was happy.

"Joseph Joestar, are you like them and want to ask me to do something?"

Roy glanced at Joseph and asked calmly.

"Hahaha, oh, how could it be possible? Who among us is following whom!"

Joseph suddenly laughed and put his arm around Roy's shoulders as if the two brothers were good friends.

"But having said that, I actually want to ask you to help save someone!"

"...Don't you feel ashamed?"

"I beg you to be more accommodating in this regard!"

Joseph leaned forward shamelessly and gave Roy a flattering smile.

"The person I want you to save is my daughter. She has been in a coma for a while. I called many people, but they couldn't save her. After seeing your ability that day, I thought, maybe you can There is a way!"

Roy nodded to show that he understood what he meant, and then pointed at the wealthy businessmen next to him.

"Do you think any of them want to ask me for help for their children?"

The wealthy businessmen around were looking at this side eagerly.

As long as Roy agrees to open this opportunity for Joseph, they will definitely swarm him and make wishes to him like a dragon.

"I give you the Peterwagen Consortium!"

Joseph made the sacrifice very decisively.

The wealthy businessmen around him were all shocked and looked at him in disbelief.

Immediately afterwards, Joseph seemed to have thought of something again. He leaned into Roy's ear and added quietly.

"Of course, in this world branch!"

"make a deal."

Roy smiled and stretched out his hand, shaking it with Joseph's.

The rest of the wealthy businessmen looked at me and I looked at you. After all, no one was willing to offer up their entire consortium for a chance to make a wish.

Anyway, as long as they are obedient enough in the future, there is always a chance to become younger. Don't rush for a while. The life of the rich has not been enjoyed enough. It is time to die. If they still can't rejuvenate, then there is no point in offering a financial group to make a wish. It's not too late, these wealthy businessmen are all talented people.

No matter what those wealthy businessmen thought, Roy's mind became active.

Joseph is the second Joe. His daughter was in a coma after an accident. It should be due to the influence of Dio's awakening substitute.

Isn't that the plot of San Qiao?

So there should be a lot of arrows left, right?

"By the way, boy Roy, the old man has something else to tell you."

"What did you call me?"

"Uh, Mr. Roy?"

"Um."

Joseph rolled his eyes violently.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled Roy to the corner of the banquet hall and said seriously.

"You and I are both from other worlds, so I won't hide it from you, old man. In fact, I followed a monster and came here from my world!"

"monster?"

Roy's expression changed.

"Yes! That guy is ruthless and has lived for more than a hundred years. He should have been dead, but he came back to life not long ago. It's his fault that my daughter is unconscious!"

Joseph's face was full of resentment, and there was suppressed anger in his voice as he shouted.

Roy frowned.

Could it be that the monster he was talking about... was Dio?

"That monster is in this world now?"

"That's right! Old man, I learned that he came to this world half a year ago, so I chased him. That guy is the enemy of my Joestar family, and he even made my daughter unconscious. I must do it myself. Kill him!"

Joseph was filled with anger and said resolutely.

"If you have any news about him, be sure to inform me. That guy is very cunning and difficult to kill. After all, he is not a human, but a vampire!"

"I understand, I can promise you, but as a substitute, I also hope that you can help me find something in your world."

Roy nodded in agreement, then asked again to describe the characteristics of the arrow.

Joseph glanced at him in surprise, and then readily agreed.

The enemy he is tracking across the world is none other than Dio.

Although he has the power of a substitute, in Joseph's opinion, no matter how strong Dio is and no matter how buggy his substitute ability is, he is definitely no match for Roy, who single-handedly destroyed the Weird Association!

After confirming the deal, Joseph hurried away quickly. He was going to bring his daughter to this world.

Roy pondered for a while, looked around the hall, and walked towards the Yingying Yanyans on the other side.

The girls of the Magic Defense Team and the girls of Roy's harem are all gathered here at the moment. It seems that some fearless people wanted to chat up with them before, but they were kicked by Yamashiro Ren and almost died on the spot. After that, no one dared to approach these thorny beauties.

Roy found the location of the Dong family and came to them. Izumo Tenka and Yuzen Kyoka were also here.

"Feng Wuxi, after the banquet, your family should not leave for the time being."

"Hahaha, what's wrong, kid, you finally figured it out and are willing to have a baby with everyone in the Dong family?"

Haitonghua's eyes suddenly lit up, and she went crazy on the spot, making Mai Ya and Yachiho blush.

Yuzen Kyoka and Izumo Tenka also looked at her speechlessly.

"What do you want to do?"

Hiwanlin looked at Roy warily, with a fierce look in his eyes.

Could this guy want them mother and daughter to be together again?

"I want to borrow two people from you."

Roy skillfully ignored the crazy Haitonghua and looked at Himanrin and Yachiho.

"Before officially starting the hero work, I hope Himanrin and Yachiho, you two can accompany me for special training!"

"Of course I have no objection."

Feng Wuxi understood, smiled and nodded, and then looked at Izumo Tenka beside him.

"What does Team Leader Tenka think? Yachiho is your subordinate after all."

"It is Yachiho's honor to have special training with Mr. Roy."

Izumo Tenka looked at Roy and smiled gently.

"Do you know if I need to join the special training too?"

"That's not necessary. You don't have to take up Team Leader Tenka's time."

"...Is that so? Okay then."

Izumo Tenka was silent and helplessly spread her hands.

Is she too reserved?

Or is this guy really not interested in her at all?

The banquet ended in the evening, and Shueisha was officially established on this day.

The headquarters was naturally set up in the building complex in the center of City Z. The wealthy businessmen of various consortiums bought land for Roy in other cities, and the pseudo-bodies went there to build buildings to form branches. After the branches were built, Kyoka Yuzen sent the magic defense team to guard the city.

The next morning, Joseph sent a contact and brought his daughter from the JOJO world.

Roy accepted the appointment and went to the headquarters of the Spitwagen Consortium in this world.

"She can last for half a year with mental exhaustion?"

"I have been here for half a year, but only one month has passed in the world over there."

That's it.

Roy understood that it was the JOJO world that regulated the flow of time, and Joseph came to the One Punch World during this period to hunt down Dio, but unfortunately, he seemed to have not even found the shadow of Dio.

Joseph's daughter, now named Kujo Holi, awakened the stand because of her bloodline, but her spirit could not withstand the existence of the stand, resulting in mental exhaustion and coma.

Stands are a magical power, condensed from spiritual energy, with all kinds of incredible appearances and abilities. They can strengthen the body when weak, affect the weather when strong, and even form special rules and manipulate time, space, and causality when bugged.

Dio is a complete villain. He was beaten by Qiao and only had his head left, but he is a vampire with extremely strong vitality. He occupied Qiao's body at the last moment, and obtained a stand through "arrows" a hundred years later.

But the power of the stand is affected by blood, which led to Joseph and his daughter getting stand-ins one after another.

Joseph's spirit is strong enough to support the existence of the stand, but his daughter Kujo Holi is just an ordinary housewife with a fragile spirit. Under the consumption of the stand, her spirit continues to weaken, and she falls into a coma.

If Dio, the source of the stand, is not resolved, she will die of mental exhaustion within two months.

"Can it be saved?"

Joseph asked Roy expectantly.

"It's very simple."

Roy nodded very easily.

There are two ways to save Kujo Holly. One is to cut off her blood connection with the Joe family, and the other is to strengthen her spirit.

Joseph was unwilling to let his daughter become a warrior after all, so he chose the first option.

So Roy took action and tampered with Kujo Holly's genes, causing her to lose her blood connection with the Joe family, and the influence of the stand naturally disappeared.

Seeing that his daughter's condition had improved visibly, Joseph was immediately grateful to Roy.

"Don't be too happy too early."

Roy pulled the corner of his mouth and gave him a weird smile.

"Genetically speaking, she is no longer your daughter. Remember not to do a paternity test in the future."

Joseph choked and his face flushed for a long time, and he couldn't say a word.

But it was a fact that Roy saved his daughter. Joseph followed his words and cut off the One Punch World branch of the Spitwagen Foundation and handed it to Roy. Then he sent his daughter back to the JOJO world, and he stayed to track Dio's traces.

Roy also wanted to go to the JOJO world. As long as he adapted to the rules there, he could get a substitute through arrows unconditionally.

However, without the source to help him hide, even if he could adapt to the rules instantly, he would still be discovered by the other side the moment he adapted. He was afraid that he would be targeted by the JOJO world as soon as he landed, and he would be kicked out before he could do anything. Even if he used his own rules to trade with the JOJO world, it would be unrealistic. The other side could just take advantage of him for free.

Roy found the source and asked him to help him sneak in.

But the source refused without even thinking about it.

Without a vested interest, He would not help him sneak into the other world. That kind of thing is laborious and thankless.

Even if calculated by the monthly rent of the black spiral card, He would be willing to help at least 10,000 times.

Roy was unhappy and kept clicking his tongue, but he had to give up the idea and let Joseph help him find the arrow.

He himself returned to Z City, the headquarters of Shueisha, and brought Yachiho and Himari to the training room to start a special targeted training.

Since he knew that Dio was in this world, there was no reason for him not to guard against his stand ability.

On the other hand, under the temptation of rejuvenation, the wealthy businessmen of the consortium alliance worked particularly hard, taking over pieces of land in various cities, so that branches rose from the ground.

Every time a branch was built, Kyoka Yuzen would send a magic defense team to the branch to station there to fight against criminal incidents and monster disasters.

The Magic Defense Team had a total of eight teams, which were quickly dispatched to various cities. Each team was equipped with a team leader and two or three team members. All team members had the strength of A-level heroes, and the team leaders had the strength of S-level heroes, which was enough to defend one side.

After the Magic Defense Team was dispatched, Zenin Maki, Mayi sisters, as well as Yamashiro Ren, Ophelia, Nishiki Chitsuka, Inoue Takina and others were also sent out one after another. Under the intensive training of Roy and Fan Xinglu, their strength improved significantly, and each of them was enough to fight against S-level heroes.

As the branches were established one by one, the girls in the headquarters left one by one.

Seeing that the manpower was getting fewer and fewer, Roy transferred Miss Okita back from Rikka, and at the same time took Haitonghua out of Group 9 to let her also guard a city. Considering that the One Punch World accepted everyone and should have adapted to the rules of spells, he even transferred Jiujiu Yuki over.

As for Rikka, he handed over the affairs of the consortium to Hayasaka Ai and others. After several months of training, the girls were able to take charge of the group. As long as the passage was open, they could contact each other at any time to prevent the consortium from getting into trouble. He immediately brought Claudia, Julis, Toto Kirin, Silvia and others over.

"Roy, let me help too!"

Illya finally couldn't help it and ran over from Fuyuki City.

"Illya, why are you here when you're not at home?"

"There are not many people in the house, why am I still staying at home?"

Illya pouted her lips and looked at Roy with resentment.

Roy reacted.

That's right. Now, in addition to Nino and Mayu, only Rin, who manages the four major base cities, and Orange, who manages the guild, will go home from time to time in the Aozaki House in Fuyuki City. Even with the two android maids, there are not many people living there.

The mansion that was originally so lively suddenly became so deserted. No wonder Illya couldn't sit still.

"A little brother should listen to his sister, right?"

Illya came over and sat on Roy's lap, looking at him with burning eyes.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Roy touched Illya's little head, with a rare gentle look, and laughed dumbly.

They are both artificial people of Einzbern, with highly similar genes. Although they are not related by blood, Roy has always regarded Illya as his sister.

"In that case, come and help me adapt!"

Illya pursed her lips, without blushing, and took off the bow tie on her chest in a swift and decisive manner, revealing her dazzling white collarbone.

"...Are you too bored? In fact, you can come over to play often."

Roy was stunned, and looked at Illya with concern.

"I will go home to accompany you from time to time!"

"Brother should listen to his sister!"

"No blood relationship?"

"That's even less of a problem!"

Illya clapped her hands and smiled triumphantly.

"You said we are not related by blood, so even if we make up a demon, it's nothing, right?"

Good guy, you are right!

Roy was confused by her.

"Roy, I really want to help you."

Illya knelt on Roy's legs, stood up and hugged his head into her slender arms, gently stroked the same white hair, and raised a gentle smile from the heart on her face.

"You are my only real family. You are the meaning of my life and my pride. So, I will dedicate the rest of my life to you."

Roy breathed a sigh of relief. These words hit his heart with amazing weight like a meteorite.

In the final analysis, the reason why he didn't attack Illya was not to treat her as a sister. Didn't he know that the two of them had no blood relationship at all? The real reason was actually the same as for Haitonghua and Fan Xinglu. It was the restraint he set for himself, not to let himself break the bottom line step by step and become an inhuman monster.

But Illya even said such words, and he no longer had the confidence to refuse.

Roy said no more, picked up Illya and went back to the room.

For a moment, they were in perfect harmony, and the two of them were completely integrated.

"You should also quickly take down those two women at home. They are really anxious. You also want quadruplets, right?"

Illya yawned, and after Roy helped her adapt and complete the strengthening, she left on her own and went to get familiar with her abilities.

"Jeanne, Joan of Arc, if you don't show up soon, my bottom line will really be torn off step by step..."

Roy sat on the bed, looking up at the window, with a gloomy look.

Shueisha's manpower is gradually being replenished, and its tentacles are extending to every city in the mainland. While entering a period of rapid development, it is also constantly looking for traces of the backing world.

Roy continued to train himself while taking charge of the overall situation of several worlds.

Waiting patiently for it to bloom and bear fruit.

Time flows slowly like water.

…………

"Oh! This is so amazing!"

Wearing a tight-fitting black martial arts uniform, an old man with white beard and hair but a strong spirit is currently standing on the streets of City Z, holding an awning in his hands, looking at the city in front of him in amazement.

High-rise buildings are evenly distributed on the ground like boxes. The wide roads are busy with traffic and people coming and going. Everything is in order.

“It’s unimaginable that until half a year ago, this place was just ruins!”

Banggu stood at the traffic light, looking at the city with an inquiring attitude, and he continued to express admiration.

There is not even a bit of garbage on the roadside. It is obviously autumn and the leaves on the roadside are turning yellow, but there is not even a fallen leaf on the roadside. Are there sanitation workers patrolling at all times?

Banggu looked around for a while, but he didn't find a sanitation worker. Instead, he found cylindrical machines driving back and forth on the road. Whenever they passed a place with fallen leaves, the mechanical feet under the cylinder would stretch out and collect the fallen leaves. Sweeping into his own body, he ensures that the roadside is spotless, and even actively avoids pedestrians, as if there is someone living inside.

"Hmm, is this what is often called a pseudo-action on the Internet?"

Bang Gu walked forward with curiosity, looking around at the nearby cylindrical robot, his face full of desire to explore.

"I heard that the phantoms under the Counter-Moon Alliance consortium are extremely powerful in combat. They can even deal with some ghost-level monsters and compete with A-level heroes... But it doesn't look like they are very capable of fighting, right?"

Will this cylinder still deform?

Like the Super Sentai robots on TV, when a monster appears, just a few of them gather together and merge into a large robot?

"You have blocked me five times in a row. Do you need any help?"

While Bang Guwu was thinking to himself, an electronic sound suddenly came from the cylindrical robot.

Banggu was shocked.

"Speaking? Are there really humans living in it?"

"No, this is just the response program of the low-level artificial intelligence equipped by the sanitation robot. If you are okay, I still have to work. Can you please step aside a little bit?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Bang Gu blushed and quickly moved out of the way, apologizing profusely and letting the cylindrical robot leave.

Banggu straightened up, looked around, and saw a cylindrical robot cleaning the road almost every other way. There was no screen on the wall, but there were images projected, promoting the patron saint of W City, the dark horse-level newcomer singer, Shueisha's hero Sylvia Runeheim's upcoming solo concert.

"Could this be the future world?"

Banggu muttered.

Although he couldn't keep up with the trends of young people, he didn't know anything. When he came to City Z, he found that he was like a country bumpkin and couldn't even understand a sanitation robot.

How could this world secretly evolve without him knowing?

Banggu thought secretly in his heart, while walking towards the city center.

The center of Z City is the headquarters of Shueisha, a new hero organization established half a year ago.

He went to Shueisha's president to discuss something.

"Speaking of which, I had a chance encounter with the president half a year ago, but I don't know if he still remembers me."

Bang Gu sighed, a bit depressed in his expression.

I don't know what I thought of, but my eyes were filled with a haze.

"Hello, we are reporters from the TV station in City B. Can we interview the elderly person?"

"Huh? Are you old?"

Bang Gu stopped and looked in surprise at the female reporter who rushed to him, set up the camera, and put the microphone into his mouth without any explanation.

"What do you want to ask?"

"We are conducting a survey on City Z. We hope to see people's true feelings about City Z today. I would like to ask the elderly, what do you think of City Z now?"

The female reporter looked at Banggu with joy on her face, as if she was looking forward to the answer from his mouth.

"You have found the wrong person, little girl. I am not from Z City."

Bang Gu waved his hand, expressing that he was helpless, but he kept sighing in his heart.

After all, he is also the second-ranked Silver Fang in S-class, and no one even recognized him when he was walking on the roadside.

Is the current Heroes Association already so unpopular?

"No problem. What we want to know is your true feelings for City Z. It doesn't matter whether you are from Z City or not. What do you think of City Z, for example, these sanitation robots?"

The female reporter blocked his way with a smile and continued to put the microphone into his mouth.

"Sanitation robots? Do you mean those small cylinders? It's very good. It makes the city so clean, and the people who live here will be in a good mood!"

Banggu didn't pay attention to her offensive behavior. Seeing her persistent questioning, he honestly expressed his inner thoughts.

“But don’t you think these robots have taken away the jobs of sanitation workers?”

As if she had gotten a chance, the female reporter immediately followed the stick and asked Banggu.

“The jobs that sanitation workers rely on for survival have been taken away by machines. Most of them are elderly people, but their jobs to support their families have been cruelly taken away. How can they survive? Don’t you think that letting robots take away human jobs is a very failed political move?”