Red Hot Chili Pepper

Okuyasu Nijimura was truly very sensible.

Perhaps he genuinely wanted to do good deeds to atone for his sins, or perhaps he sensed Li Qing's "greed" that he couldn't suppress no matter what he did, which is why Okuyasu Nijimura behaved so docilely after being recruited.

After a touching interaction with his younger brother and father, he immediately turned around and looked at Giorno and Li Qing with great respect.

"Both of you, bosses."

"I have realized my father's intentions, and this arrow is no longer of any use to me."

"You should keep this arrow that can activate Stand abilities."

Okuyasu Nijimura obediently presented the arrow, which seemed to become proof of his loyalty.

One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Li Qing felt embarrassed to keep putting on a sour face.

Although I didn't gain any experience, at least I gained a follower, so it wasn't too bad.

But

I really want to upgrade!!

Li Qing felt a pang of regret, but ultimately forced a smile:

"Okay, from now on you're a member of our Passion Organization."

"We'll take this arrow."

The atmosphere became very harmonious.

Li Qing reached for the arrow, and once he got it, the chaos would end, and the Nijimura family, who had been tormented by suffering, would be able to embark on a new phase of their lives.

Everyone seemed to be able to foresee the happy ending that followed.

However, at that very moment, just as Li Qing reached for the arrow...

Behind that Okuyasu Nijimura, beside the wall of the attic, in a very inconspicuous household electrical outlet

Suddenly, a powerful, visible, and eerie electric current surged forth.

Golden electricity surged from the small socket like a flood, illuminating the dim attic in an instant.

Amidst the blinding flashes of lightning, a slender and powerful humanoid monster rapidly materialized.

It looks like a kappa, a monster from a ghost story, short and grotesque, ugly and ferocious.

But it also shimmered with a golden luster and was wrapped in dazzling electric light, making it as terrifying as the thunder god in mythology.

"You are... Akira Otoshi?!"

Okuyasu Nijimura recognized the newcomer with a look of astonishment and revealed the true name of the original being hidden behind the Stand.

"That's right, it's me!"

The electric kappa stand, grinning maliciously, conveyed the voice of the real person:

"Okuyasu Nijimura, it was you who awakened my abilities with that arrow."

"But, you didn't expect that, did you? My 'Red Hot Chili Pepper' has grown to the point where it can easily suppress you!"

"You are no longer worthy to hold that arrow."

"Only I, the true strongman, am worthy to wield this miraculous power!"

Amidst this nightmarish, ferocious roar, the Stand named Red Hot Chili Pepper instantly manipulated the electric Okuyasu Nijimura.

Its speed was so fast, and its appearance was so sudden.

Okuyasu Nijimura was completely unable to stop or defend himself, and in an instant, he was captured by Red Hot Chili Pepper.

Immediately afterwards, the Red Hot Chili Pepper began to transform into electric current and contract backward.

Okuyasu Nijimura, who was being held in its grasp, was also electrocuted by the electric current, and was about to be sucked away by the electrical outlet like a melting liquid.

"Big brother!"

Keicho Nijimura stepped forward to help, looking horrified.

But amidst the excruciating pain of being bombarded by electric current, Okuyasu Nijimura roared in agony:

"Don't come any closer! You're always in the way."

"This time, at least... live well, Yitai!"

Just moments ago, everyone was enjoying themselves; now, it's a matter of life and death.

Red Hot Chili Pepper grinned maliciously, transforming into a bolt of lightning, seemingly about to escape from the socket with Arrow and Okuyasu Nijimura at any moment.

This unexpected guest instantly became the winner.

But just as it was triumphantly trying to disappear completely, Li Qing's furious voice boomed like thunder:

"Damn it! Who told you to touch him?!"

"Get out of my way!"

Li Qing was genuinely angry, so angry that he was trembling.

This was certainly not because he had any deep friendship with Okuyasu Nijimura.

Ultimately, there was only one reason for his anger:

How could I let a rat that appeared out of nowhere snatch away the bread I had painstakingly saved from my mouth?

Stealing kills from Li Qing is simply courting death!

"Golden Bell Shield!"

Without hesitation, Li Qing's figure instantly transformed into a phantom.

The phantom was even faster than lightning, so fast that the agile Red Hot Chili Pepper couldn't react in time.

Since Okuyasu Nijimura has just acknowledged his boss as a teammate, Li Qing's Golden Bell Shield can be directly targeted at him.

In the blink of an eye, Li Qing's figure instantly rushed to the side of Okuyasu Nijimura, who was also Red Hot Chili Pepper.

A spherical light membrane appeared on both of them the instant they made contact. This thin membrane helped Okuyasu Nijimura temporarily block the fatal electric shock.

Go back and be with your brother!

With a furious shout, Li Qing, braving the electric current, snatched Okuyasu Nijimura's body back from the enemy.

He casually tossed the severely injured and immobile Okuyasu Nijimura behind him, then unleashed all his strength and punched the golden, ugly face in front of him.

Red Hot Chili Pepper finally snapped out of the shock of Li Qing Qingchao's high-speed advance.

It tried desperately to dodge and block. But the distance between them was so close that it had no way to avoid the iron fist that was so close at hand.

"I'll hit!"

Li Qing's terrifying punching power, far exceeding human limits, was finally displayed perfectly at this moment.

His punch was like a surging tsunami, like lightning streaking across the sky.

The overwhelming power poured down on Red Hot Chili Pepper's face in an instant, causing the short stuntman to shoot backward like a cannonball.

With just one punch, Red Hot Chili Pepper tilted his head back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Its body crashed through the attic wall behind it and flew rapidly out of the house under Li Qing's impact.

And so, Red Hot Chili Pepper fell from the third floor to the ground, creating a human-shaped crater in the street outside the building.

Li Qing pressed his advantage and jumped off the third floor.

"Ha, someone with this level of skill dares to call themselves a strong person?"

"It's just a sneaky electric rat, trying to kill and steal arrows right in front of me?"

"You're five hundred years too early!"

Li Qing was furious and mercilessly mocked the arrogant attacker.

Red Hot Chili Pepper had just been punched by Li Qing and coughed up blood. Now she was stuck in a crater in the ground like trash, looking extremely pathetic.

However, even when faced with Li Qing's relentless advance, Red Hot Chili Pepper a nickname) managed to maintain her absolute confidence.

Not just confidence, but also anger:

"You dare call me a rat?"

"You bastard, I guarantee you'll pay for those words!"

Red Hot Chili Pepper wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her face contorted as she stood up from the crater:

"A blind man is a blind man; he can't even see the most basic situation—"

"If this was all the strength I had, would I have shown myself here?"

"Li Qing, Giorno, Polnareff."

It actually knew the names of Li Qing and the others in one breath:

"I have been monitoring you ever since you arrived at the Higashikata Family."

"You've made a stupid decision. Right now, Jotaro, isn't around, and Josuke, who can bring people back to life in an instant, is out shopping with his mom."

"All that's left are the three of you, three pieces of trash!"

Red Hot Chili Pepper, or more accurately, the one hiding behind it, Akira Otoshi, was so arrogantly clamoring in front of Li Qing.

He directly called Li Qing and the other two "trash," as if these three battle-hardened warriors were nothing more than pigs that could be hunted at will.

"Arrogant!"

Li Qing was extremely disdainful of the enemy's inexplicable confidence:

"I'd like to see what you've got to make me pay the price!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Red Hot Chili Pepper suddenly burst into wild laughter:

"Idiot, fool, let me tell you the truth. I chose to show myself at this time not just to deal with Okuyasu Nijimura alone."

"Now that Jotaro and Josuke are both away, this is the perfect opportunity for me to defeat you one by one!"

"Once I've killed all of you so-called champions of justice, until I'm the only true strongman left, this world will belong to me, Akira Otoshi!"

It frantically proclaimed its simple and honest villainous declaration.

Li Qing could roughly deduce that this man named Akira Otoshi had just awakened this fairly powerful Stand ability, and thus his power had become uncontrollably inflated.

"You think you can rule the world?"

"Heh, the Stand User in the beginner village really don't know anything."

Li Qing made no attempt to hide his contempt for the enemy.

Because he simply couldn't see where that stand-in named Red Hot Chili Pepper had the ability to rule the world.

Its strength and speed are both acceptable, but its ability to convert into electricity is a notable strength.

But this guy's main attack method is still physical attack after it is condensed into a form. With its barely passable strength and speed, this guy would have to kneel down and call a father if it encountered a powerful melee Stand.

That's what Li Qing was thinking, however...

However, the next moment, his expression turned ugly.

"Let me show you the true power of Red Hot Chili Pepper!"

Amidst that arrogant roar, Red Hot Chili Pepper instantly touched a utility pole by the roadside.

Then, an abnormal surge of electricity, like a tsunami, came from all directions.

An endless stream of powerful electricity converges here from all over Morioh along the transmission lines in an incomprehensible way, and the noise of the fluctuating electricity is enough to make one's ears ring.

The Red Hot Chili Pepper were bathed in that powerful electric current, absorbing the energy from it like a whale swallowing a large gulp.

Soon, it was completely transformed by the electric current.

Although he was still short and thin.

Previously, it had given Li Qing the impression of being a harmless electric mouse, but now...

In Li Qing's perception, this short man was as powerful as Frieza after he had completed three transformations, making him breathtakingly strong.

"Hehe."

Red Hot Chili Pepper were surrounded by electric sparks, and a sinister smirk appeared on their lips:

"Li Qing, I already said that."

"I will make you pay the price."

PS: Substitute Panel

Stand name: "Red Hot Chili Pepper"

Ontology—— Akira Otoshi

Destructive power: A

Speed: A

Range: A

Endurance: A

Precision of movement: C

Growth potential: A

A kappa-shaped stand that manipulates electricity and can assimilate with it.

Its basic strength is weak, but it can increase its strength through the act of charging.

Once fully charged, its speed and destructive power are enough to overwhelm Crazy Diamond.