"Huh, is that how it works..."
At that moment, King seemed to grasp something.
Yet Josen's voice on the phone did not stop.
With verbal persuasion, there was only the first time and countless more. Now that he was in the zone, he was still going strong!
"The hymn of humanity is a hymn to courage! Humanity's greatness is the greatness of courage!"
"King, you just said that although encountering monsters makes you nervous, you aren't afraid of fighting them. What does that tell us?"
"It tells us that nervous courage is still a kind of courage!"
"So there's no need to waste time on training to overcome your nerves. Instead, you should turn that nervousness into the driving force that pushes you forward!"
"The heartbeat that involuntarily grows louder when you're nervous isn't a sign of cowardice. It's a finishing move that can shatter an enemy's heart without even touching them. I call it-the King Engine!"
For a moment, King's head was filled with Dio-style declarations.
But the hesitation and lack of confidence he had felt before making the call had been swept away.
"The King Engine? That does sound like a good match for my Hero Name."
"I think... I probably get it!"
I don't fully understand, but what Josen said just sounds so right!
That was what King was thinking now.
At that moment, a middle-aged amateur Hero whom Dio had never met suddenly came to appreciate the personal charisma of the "Emperor of Evil."
Whoosh-
Having overdone the verbal persuasion, Josen used Instant Transmission to move outside the balcony and let out a long breath.
A gale swept through the streets of the Abandoned Zone, blowing the roadside greenery and trees over in the same direction.
Then he teleported back, seamlessly picking up the conversation.
"Exactly.