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The old man tilted his head slightly and looked at Raleigh's face.

"……what."

Looking at the smiling old man, Raleigh took a breath, and smiled back with a hint of helplessness: "After all, it's you..."

Joseph Joestar.As the grandson of Jonathan, he lived from the appearance of the second part to the end of the sixth part, the longest-lived jojo who lived to the new world.

A flexible mind is his greatest weapon. Observation and analysis combined with the quick wit created by his reaction enables him to guess exactly what others are going to say next—even such a fighter cannot stand up to time after all. The passage of time has become the appearance in front of me.

"The next thing you want to ask is, 'What does this space really mean'. "

"...Yes, I do want to ask."

Raleigh nodded.

To be honest, in the whole jojo series, although he didn't deliberately compare anything, "Joseph" can basically be said to be his favorite character;

His justice, wisdom, and the coquettishness that is different from ordinary protagonists, from small tricks to great wisdom, from youth to old age...everything about this character is deeply memorable to him.

So—why a hospital?

He originally thought that it would be on a more... relaxed occasion, where he would meet the old hermit from the Stardust Crusader period, play jokes with that unscrupulous old man, and then compete with the power of "The Hermit's Purple".

In other words, by the small river in Duwang Town, where the double was shown for the last time in the feature film, an old man would wait there wearing a woolen hat and lecture him a few words.

Even, it may be earlier, that young and energetic American street slicker will come over with a scarf, talk to him flamboyantly, and release the double that should have not been obtained at this time-even this possibility Raleigh would think Pass.

But the only thing he didn't expect was the hospital.

So facing such a Joseph, Raleigh didn't know what to say, and it was even difficult to evaluate his mood at the moment.

This looks almost like...

"After the end of fate, the last remaining Joseph"

"Don't think about it, feel it with your heart."

Regarding this, the old man shook his head: "Your substitute should be the one who knows you best."

Seems familiar, the empress seems to have said similar things, but...

"This is the trial of the Hermit.It is a sentient card...symbolizing vigilance, advice and avoidance of danger.The hermit gives up the external temptation, seeks to achieve inner peace, and finds himself. "

Joseph narrated, talking slowly, and raised his hand, purple vines slowly emerged from his arm, exuding a faint light that was not too strong.

"Let's get started... Let me see if you have the ability to control the power of the hermit."

The old man dropped his crutches, and his body, which seemed to be unable to withstand even a gust of wind, stood firm. His weak spiritual strength turned into a layer of golden light, surrounding him.

"Do you really want to do it?"

Raleigh hadn't thought about it yet. Facing such a second Joe, it was difficult for him to have any idea of ​​fighting.

"Do it! Aren't you going to unlock the hermit?"

"……Well."

After struggling for a few seconds, Raleigh adjusted his mood and released his "Hermit's Purple".

The moment the substitute was released, the way of breathing was rewritten unconsciously, and a certain energy gushed out with every inhalation, turning into golden ripples and flowing into the hands.

Sure enough, he still doesn't understand what this spiritual space means, but if the other party insists on this...then he will fight.

"Accept!"

There is no skill bar or equipment here, and there is no such thing as blood bar and energy. It is not clear whether racial characteristics are useful, and the moves that Raleigh can choose suddenly become very few.

So he just rushed forward and released the hermit's purple forward, trying to wrap the old man in front of him...

"...?"

However, at that moment, the momentum changed.

The old man is still the same old man, but a faint light suddenly burst out:

"clap!"

Like the sound of an electric current, more powerful ripples erupted from Joseph's hands, and the collision of energy swayed away all Raleigh's hermit purples, and even many of them broke immediately!

"Uh?"

"Is this direct attack also called attack? Zero points!"

As if the aging appearance was just an illusion, Joseph's voice suddenly became louder. The power of the sun and the agitation of life surged in the rotten wood-like body, producing an astonishing explosive power:

"Hermit Purple! "

Countless wisterias struck like a swarm of snakes, clinging to Raleigh's limbs, wrapping him around; the vines, which were clearly thinner than the "hermit" he had, completely suppressed him.

"!"

As a matter of course, Raleigh broke free immediately; however, a tingling pain hit his whole body at the moment of exerting force, and the sharp piercing pain made him stunned for a few seconds before he suddenly realized——

The purple of the hermit does not seem to be smooth vines, but thorns!

TMD has thorns!

The spikes had already penetrated into Raleigh's body the moment it entangled, at least scratching his clothes. How could it be possible to break free easily with a single effort?

"Then... the energy of the sun, the ripples sprint!!"

But Joseph didn't give him a moment to catch his breath, and the roar full of breath made people never dream that it could be made by an old man who needs to be inserted into a ventilator;

The golden ripples were as bright as the sun itself, and the vines that penetrated the ground tore the ground of the hospital, and glaring golden light gushed out between the broken bricks——

The next moment, the entire ward was shattered under the strangulation of the wisteria infused with ripples!

…………

.........

……

...

"It seems that you don't know enough about the "Hermit"... go to practice again, and come back here to challenge when you are ready. "

"According to your own ideas..."

Joseph's voice gradually faded away, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be like in a dream, gradually becoming chaotic and disorderly, everything ended in a blur, and it was impossible to hear clearly whether there was anything behind.

"……This?"

The ninth card of the Major Arcana sequence, "The Hermit", failed to be unlocked.

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PS: In this paragraph, the hermit purple with such amazing destructive power is inspired by the third old OVA animation of jojo.

Here I recommend everyone to go and watch it if you have time. You can get a completely different experience from the new version. Although the restoration of the original work is not done well there, it is refined and smooth. As an animation , I even feel better than the new version.

Chapter 282 Wake up, it's time to tidy up the room

"How is the situation?"

Marco approached from the side and asked Raleigh a question.The mental battle only happened in a split second, so in Ma Ge's view, Raleigh really just blinked.

"...lost."

Raleigh released his substitute, looking at the thorns wrapped around his hands in confusion.

It feels as if a child who has just learned to read reads an obscure fable, as if he has found some truth, but he seems to see nothing.

This mental duel was really like a dream, and when he looked back, he found that he could no longer remember many details, but Raleigh vaguely felt that Joseph in the "dream" seemed to be telling him something...

"Is it too hasty?"

"A little bit, maybe it was too hasty."

Calm down and think about it, this result seems not surprising.The "Reaper" and "Empress" that had been unlocked before were all unlocked with elements after Raleigh had fully utilized the double and was able to master the usage of the original version.

As for the hermit's purple, he hadn't used it a few times at all, so it's not surprising that he hurriedly gathered the elements and put it on, but it didn't work.

However, there were some surprises. Although he seemed to have been stricken severely, Raleigh's mood was quite calm.It seems that the mind suddenly cleared up a lot, and the things that felt headaches before seem to be naturally cleared up?

"It's okay, I probably understand what to do, let's go step by step."

"Well, that's good, there's no need to worry too much."

Marco nodded in agreement. In his opinion, as a "player" Raleigh doesn't need to live in such a fast pace. It is more in line with the initial stage to make more plans and then execute slowly. Now it is very natural to be able to turn the corner by yourself. OK

"Wait for me for a while, I'll get up and tidy up, and I'll come back here later."

"Okay, then I'll wait here for the others to get up."

"Hey~! Don't you want to watch the battle video I edited?"

Seeing that Raleigh hadn't mentioned this again for so long, the imitator skipped a few times in dissatisfaction.

"Oh, don't worry, I won't forget it. It's just a while later, let's watch it together later."

After making a promise to the old man, Raleigh opened the system interface, and logged out with one click.

---【Reality】---

The lid of the game compartment was slowly opened, and the person inside jumped into the air, making a gorgeous front flip and landing——in the imagination, this effect was desired.

However, without [Fenghuo Dadi] and [Feather Falling Ring], how can the "real Raleigh" who has not strengthened his physical fitness have the level of this gymnast?

The actual scene happened, of course, before jumping up, he was tripped by the lower frame of the game compartment, and he staggered down and slid a few steps with his hands and feet on the ground, so as not to put his face on the ground.

"Wocha! Ehhhhhhh~"

Raleigh, who almost got up to his waist, got up in embarrassment. Fortunately, no one saw the failure of this large-scale pretense.Although he always complained that he didn't feel like he had taken the martial artist route, but with the martial arts training

Wiping off the sweat that didn't exist, looking out the window, the sky was only slightly brighter.Ten past five is far from the time to wake up for most people, and it is almost the time when the number of people online is the least active.

Of course, Raleigh is not sleepy. This time he played the game in sleep mode, and it was at this time that he seemed to have just woken up, and he was quite energetic.

He turned on the light in the room and looked at the bed next to the game cabin.Under the quilt that was piled up randomly, half of the sheets were crooked, and there was no temperature. After all, they hadn't been touched for a while.

"Oh, I forgot..."