["After searching a few cargo shelves, Stelle successfully obtained that letter. It was filled entirely with internal commands of the Yaoshi Secret Transmission, no wonder Green Hibiscus was so anxious."]
["After making a copy, Stelle reported the success. Green Hibiscus was overjoyed to hear it and told Stelle to return to the previous scripture-copying place, promising to take her to meet the person in charge."]
["Arriving at that remote courtyard, she saw from afar a man and a woman standing beside Green Hibiscus."]
["'Lord Violet Moonflower, this is the Grey Peony I mentioned. A very reliable Disciple of Sanctus Medicus.' Green Hibiscus introduced her to the purple-clothed man beside him."]
["The purple-clothed man looked Stelle up and down, nodding with great satisfaction: 'I can see that you are indeed extraordinarily skilled.'"]
["'You look rather weak yourself.' Stelle placed a hand on her hip, a trace of a scornful smile appearing at the corner of her mouth."]
["'How dare you!' Green Hibiscus was instantly furious and hurriedly rebuked her."]
["Violet Moonflower, however, looked unbothered, raising a hand to interrupt: 'It's fine... I like your character. But, a strong person like you, why do you want to join the Yaoshi Secret Transmission?'"]
["'I want to become stronger!' Stelle's gaze was firm."]
["'Very good, so do I. I once thought that as long as I trained hard, I could become strong... but that wasn't the case.'"]
["'In my long career as a Cloud Knight, I realized one thing—human power has its limits. The more humans chase strength, the more likely they are to fail due to unexpected circumstances.'"]
["'Therefore, I cast aside my mortal body and became an adherent of the Merciful Medicus Yaoshi.'"]
JOJO Parallel World, 1888.
"...He's also stopping being human?!"
Jonathan Joestar gasped, a chill instantly running down his spine.
—What is this sense of déjà vu?!
If this Violet Moonflower suddenly pulled out a Stone Mask and slapped it on his face, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
"JOJO, what's wrong?" William A. Zeppeli asked suddenly, "Did this Violet Moonflower remind you of something?"
Joestar lowered his head with a serious expression: "Yes, he reminded me of Dio, he said the same words as Dio... I'm afraid he might do something to hurt Stelle in the next second."
Recalling that rainy night, it was after Dio pulled out the Stone Mask that he stabbed at him. If his father hadn't taken that stab for him, he probably would have...
Closing his eyes, he remembered his father's final instructions, the sight of everyone's tragic deaths, cries of despair, and... Dio's nightmarish whispers, clinging to him like vines. Echoing in his mind, lingering incessantly.
"JO~JO~ Let me enjoy this power a little longer?"
"JOJO, I told you, the more humans scheme, the more they realize humanity has limits."
"Muda Muda muda muda—!!"
"WRYYY..."
"..."
"—JOJO!!"
Zeppeli's sharp call was like a thunderclap, jolting Joestar out of his memories. He looked up sharply, his chest heaving rapidly, and it took a while for his tense muscles to gradually relax.
"JOJO, Hamon energy is very sensitive to mental fluctuations. In the ten seconds you were just distracted, if Dio had attacked you, you would have been helpless." Zeppeli looked at him seriously.
"Yes! I understand!" Joestar wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and threw himself back into his Hamon training.
["After speaking, Violet Moonflower took out from his chest... not a Stone Mask, but a slip of paper, handing it to Stelle: 'Just take this medicine, and you can be like me, sever the shackles imposed on your soul by the Abominable Arbor of Abundance, and obtain ultimate power and freedom.'"]
["'These medicinal ingredients can be bought at medical clinics, some you'll have to find yourself... but with your ability, it should be a trivial matter.'"]
["Stelle took the prescription and asked curiously: 'You, a Cloud Knight, why did you join the Yaoshi Secret Transmission?'"]
["Speaking of the past, Violet Moonflower sighed deeply: 'It's shameful to say. I was once one of those Cloud Knight hunting dogs, practicing spear techniques for nearly a hundred years. I even almost became a Cloud Knight instructor. But confined by a mortal's fragile shell, I could never break through the final barrier between myself and those [Martial Arts Geniuses].'"]
["A trace of unwillingness flashed in Violet Moonflower's eyes, quickly replaced by a kind of pride and madness."]
["'Fortunately, the medicine in your hand saved me. I finally became a strong person unattainable by mortals. The pathetic 'Divine Spear Message Holder' of the past no longer exists, only the loyal Disciple of Sanctus Medicus remains.'"]
"Lady Serie, the martial arts genius he's talking about... it couldn't be Yanqing, could it?"
Sense's look towards Violet Moonflower suddenly held a bit of pity.
Yanqing seems to be only in his teens. Even if he started practicing swordplay from childhood, it's only been about ten years. But from what Violet Moonflower means, he could completely defeat Message Holder, who has nearly a hundred years of spear experience.
Even the firmest belief can collapse when faced with a monstrous genius.
"The chasm between mortals and geniuses is like this." Watching the smug Violet Moonflower, Serie rolled her eyes boredly.
...She never pays attention to the petty thoughts of the mediocre because it's a complete waste of time.
In the face of true geniuses like Yanqing, the light of mortals is like a firefly, occasionally having noticeable moments—but when fireflies attempt to compete with the bright moon, the collapse of belief is inevitable.
It's not the genius who is wrong, but these fireflies. They didn't adjust their mindset correctly, nor did they see their own talent in time, and just broke down on their own.
Every one of the disciples under her is a genius picked from ten thousand among humans. In the thousand years humans have mastered magic, starting from Flamme, they have destroyed the beliefs of countless people like "Violet Moonflower."
"...Thinking he can break the barrier between mortals and geniuses with just a medicine? It seems he simply doesn't understand where the difference between himself and a genius truly lies."
"Easily doing things mortals cannot do is just the threshold of genius."
"To accomplish things mortals wouldn't even dare to imagine... that is a true genius." Serie's eyes lowered slightly as she thought of that disciple named Fern beside Frieren, and she smiled meaningfully.
["'Message Holder?' At first, Stelle only found the name familiar, but then suddenly understood—isn't this exactly the missing Cloud Knight Qingzu told her to pay special attention to?"]
["This isn't a disappearance, it's clearly a betrayal!"]
["'Wait... you know me?!' Stelle's attitude made Violet Moonflower's expression change, 'Why does your expression change when you hear this name?'"]
["By now, Green Hibiscus also caught on: 'Lord Violet Moonflower, there's a problem... I'm afraid this person is an undercover agent here for you...'"]
["'Bastard! What exactly were you testing? You let such an obvious undercover agent in!' Violet Moonflower flew into a rage."]