"Ah, is that so? Then you guys should have made it clear!"
Pesci's round eyes were wide, his tone grew menacing, his expression contorted into a grimace, and his demeanor was like that of a gangster. It seemed that after this battle, he had completely grasped the meaning of 'resolve.' Although the process was a bit ridiculous, his resolve to protect Melone and gain the approval of Prosciutto and everyone else was genuine.
This was the awakening of the dark will exclusive to our Assassination Team!
Johnson also breathed a sigh of relief. Without the battle against Bucciarati, Pesci also grew in resolve, though perhaps not as much as the Bucciarati fight.
Moreover, the most important thing was that Pesci and Prosciutto were both still alive and growing while still alive.
It was ironic, really; among the entire Assassination Team, Pesci looked the most menacing, yet he was precisely the most cowardly one.
When he prepared to pierce Johnson Joffrey with his fishing hook, Johnson also got angry and prepared to activate his ability to counterattack. After all, once Beach Boy entered the body, it truly meant certain death.
At this moment, Melone, that pervert, finally... "That's how it is," Melone said seriously, "Because I wanted to protect Johnson, I got his blood."
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Johnson said angrily, "Give me back my blood!"
"No," Melone took half a step back, his eyes serious, completely devoid of his previous perversion, and said solemnly, "Johnson, after getting your blood, I can cultivate the best Stand, which will also be helpful to our organization!"
This guy seemed to have been eyeing me since last night (specifically 018 and 045). Was the combination of vampire and Joestar Family blood too tempting for him?
"Can your ability track?" Johnson Joffrey changed the subject and asked.
"How do you know my ability?" Melone frowned and said, "I don't seem to have shown any tracking skills."
"Ghiaccio told me," Johnson Joffrey said naturally, then thought that Melone would probably confront Ghiaccio. However, Ghiaccio's words were always thoughtless, so even if confronted, he would just say, 'I forgot if I said it or not.'
Melone cursed under his breath, Ghiaccio, that big mouth.
"The Baby Face cultivated with your blood can indeed track you continuously," Melone had to admit. He knew that if he said this, Johnson would definitely find a way to get his blood back. If he told the captain, then he would have truly wasted his time today.
It was all Ghiaccio's fault!
"But we are all partners!" Melone changed his tone, "My Baby Face can also protect you."
Baby Face is a Stand with super tracking and ultra-long range. Furthermore, its strength is extremely powerful, making it a rare Stand with 'grandfather-level' stats.
In the original work, the Baby Face created with Bucciarati's blood was already strong enough. If it were made with his own DioJo blood, wouldn't it be invincible?
He also needed to find the best mother!
Who could it be? Two ideal mothers suddenly appeared in Johnson Joffrey's mind.
Trish and Jolyne Kujo.
Jolyne was too dangerous; he might get an ora, and she was too young. But Trish wouldn't be; she was a natural Stand User, Diavolo's descendant!
Moreover, Baby Face was not entirely evil and out of control. In fact, from the original work's perspective, its development primarily depended on education. Unfortunately, Melone himself was a genius at prenatal education, which greatly limited Baby Face.
Melone was a true pervert; he had been an elementary school teacher in his early years. Of course, how could such a person be an elementary school teacher?
It seemed his nerves were sometimes normal, sometimes perverted.
What if Baby Face were properly educated according to my requirements?
"What does your Baby Face track by?"
"Blood, or rather, DNA," Melone answered decisively.
"Then let me ask you, for example, can I track people who share similar blood with me, like my parents?"
Johnson's question stumped Melone. After thinking with a slight headache, he said, "I'm not sure, I haven't tried."
The blood of the Joestar Family runs deeper than ordinary human bonds, just like the mutual tracking between Giorno and I. But often, others don't show such a strong connection.
This is deeply ingrained in the DNA, and there's more of a feeling of being chosen by fate.
Take the star birthmark, for instance. Have you ever seen a family where birthmarks are inherited?
After Babyface is born, he will be a Stand descendant of the Joestar Family.
His tracking ability is stronger than mine; the bond to blood is even more profound!
This means Babyface can track all members of the Joestar Family, and even Dio's other offspring. Moreover, Babyface is an ultra-long-range pursuit-type Stand that ordinary people can see. Besides that, he can be created and given away at will, making him an incredibly perfect treasure!
From the original work, Melone's control over his Stand isn't actually very strong. If it were, he wouldn't have let Babyface ride off with his precious motorcycle. You have to know that motorcycle was something he would even use his Stand to carefully put away and take with him when he went out.
A hint of joy appeared in Johnson's red eyes, but it was hidden in the darkness as he calmly spoke, "If it's for the entire organization, it's not impossible for you to use my blood."
"However, we must educate Babyface together! And the mother who gives birth to Babyface must be chosen by me." Melone, this 'educator,' cannot be allowed to ruin a Joestar Family child, nor can the Stand be completely controlled by Melone.
Melone paused for a moment, then pondered. How did he know Babyface needed education? Was it Ghiaccio? Or the Captain?
Melone was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I agree. We will educate Babyface together."
"Now give me back my blood," Johnson said. "How do I know you won't secretly do something on your own?"
Melone glared at Johnson and returned his blood to him.
"It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
Pesci watched them, back and forth, not knowing what they were talking about. Anyway, now Pesci was the big villain, a true villain!
"Big Brother told me to come and keep a close eye on you two!" Pesci shouted fiercely.
Melone gave him a cold glance. "Use your Beach Boy to catch some fish to eat."
"Huh?" Pesci said in surprise. "I've already sworn never to use Beach Boy for fishing again. Just like Big Brother said, when my fishing rod is seen, the enemy will never see the light of day again!"
"It's 'Big Brother said this, Big Brother said that' all day long! You're so annoying!" Melone stood with one hand on his hip, poking Pesci's forehead repeatedly. "Hurry up and fish! We're going to grill fish here."
"Aren't we looking for information anymore?" Johnson asked.
"There's no signal here, okay?" Melone answered loudly, then said sarcastically, "Or should we use Reversed Hierophant to boost the signal?"
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Yesterday, a reader guessed the plot, hehe.