Crossover: In Little Garden, Becoming a God Through Once Proven, Forever Proven

As she spoke about their friendship, she couldn't help breaking down in tears. Her old friend had died, so how could she not be sad?

She was human after all, a frail woman. She had only been forcing herself to hold on before, but now she couldn't hold on any longer.

Qin Qi said nothing and offered no comfort. He simply sat beside her and listened quietly, nothing more.

[You spend the whole night drinking with Lisa Lisa. The next morning, you train as usual, while Lisa Lisa sleeps, dead drunk.]

[Caesar is also still unconscious after you knocked him out.]

[Three days pass in the blink of an eye before Caesar wakes from his stupor, his body and mind much recovered.]

[He begins formally learning Hamon, with Lisa Lisa teaching him gradually, starting from the very basics.]

[Another three months pass. Your Ripple Breathing Method has grown ever stronger, to the point that it can no longer be called the Ripple Breathing Method.]

[It can easily be called an entirely different system, but your body's progress has begun to slow.]

"My physical condition isn't improving anymore, and the amount of Hamon I have is gradually stopping growing too. Have I reached my limit?"

The strength of Qin Qi's body had reached a limit, as had the amount of Hamon he possessed. The two were evenly matched, and neither could grow any stronger.

"Four or five months have passed in the blink of an eye. It's almost been half a year. I kind of miss the people in Little Garden."

"Especially the shop assistant. I even said I'd invite her on a date before. Hmm..."

The image of the white-haired loli in a kimono suddenly popped into Qin Qi's head. The next second, he shook his head.

"Of all people, I had to think of that perverted loli. There goes my longing for home."

"Back to the point. Ordinary Hamon users maintain their Hamon for less than half as long as I do, at best."

"On top of that, my efficiency keeps increasing. I've already reached a level that takes others many years to attain."

"In short, I've reached a limit now, a limit I need to break through."

Qin Qi began to consider what to do next. He had thought the limit wouldn't be so easy to reach, but he hadn't expected his progress to be this efficient.

But on closer thought, it made sense. Once Proven, Forever Proven ensured that his Hamon remained active twenty-four hours a day.

At the same time, there was no possibility of backsliding or standing still. Every step took him forward, so his speed seemed quite normal when viewed that way.

"Whether it's Hamon or the Steel Ball Spin, mastering either to the very end can lead to awakening a Stand. My next goal is to awaken a Stand."

Qin Qi recalled the content of JoJo, in which Hamon and the Steel Ball Spin were described as techniques developed by humans to reach the realm of Stands.

If he could bring them to the pinnacle, he could awaken a Stand. This might be his chance to break through the limits of the human body.

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I saw that some people had questions about Hamon, so I'm posting a picture here.

Chapter 11: Stand Awakening, Magnetic Field Rotation, Activate!

[You begin trying to develop your Stand, constantly using Hamon to hone your body and mind.]

[You thought it would take a long time and were prepared for it to take years.]

[But to your surprise, you awaken your Stand in just seven days!]

"Th-this was that easy?!"

Qin Qi looked at the Stand that had appeared behind him. It was made of golden Hamon, had no definite shape, and resembled an element.

Even he was a little surprised. How should he put it? It was as though the water had flowed into the channel once it was ready; there had been no breakthrough and no difficult hurdle.

Once his Hamon had reached its absolute peak and he had trained his body to its strongest, he had naturally awakened his Stand.

"Hmm, that makes sense. A Stand is essentially the manifestation of a living being's spiritual energy given concrete form."

"As long as my vitality and spiritual power are strong enough, I can naturally awaken a Stand."

Qin Qi thought of many examples of awakening through improvement, and the most crucial factors were physical condition and spiritual strength.

Some people had a chance to awaken, but because their bodies and minds didn't meet the requirements, their determination might instead harm them.

Holy, Jotaro Kujo's mother, was one such case.

The creator of Hamon might have discovered this, which was why they developed Hamon as a breathing method to train the body and mind and thereby reach the realm of Stands.

"What abilities will my Stand have? Can it stop time? Or erase time? See the future?"

Qin Qi began studying his Stand, and before long he understood what it could do.

It couldn't do anything. Its attacks were equal to the strength of his own Hamon, so having the Stand made no difference. Its other attributes were much the same as his own, too.

The only thing of much use was the Stand's ability. Perhaps it was because the Stand had formed through Hamon training, or perhaps it was because Qin Qi had never stopped thinking about Magnetic Field Rotation.

His Stand's sole ability was to use its own energy to draw on the life energy in the surrounding natural world for attacks, defense, support, and so on.

"This is a trial... but screw your trial, I'm getting right to the training! Magnetic Field Rotation, activate!"

Qin Qi immediately began putting his power into practice, mobilizing all his Hamon energy and using it as a foundation to gather life energy from outside.

"Thunder Hamon Overdrive!"

Qin Qi gathered his strength and unleashed his Hamon together with the life energy he had drawn in. In an instant, the lightning, originally as thick as a finger, became a thunderbolt as thick as an arm.

It struck the sea, instantly raising an enormous wave that could almost swallow the entire castle.

Compared to before, the destructive power of that move had increased many times over in an instant!

"What happened?!"

Hearing the noise, Lisa Lisa immediately came out of her room. When she saw the wave outside that had yet to fall, an expression of utter shock appeared on her face.

"D-did Qin Qi do that?"

Looking down at Qin Qi, whose whole body flickered with Hamon, Lisa Lisa suddenly had that thought.

But she dismissed it the next second.

"Impossible. The power of Hamon couldn't possibly do that."

Lisa Lisa understood the power of Hamon. It was miraculous, but it couldn't cause such tremendous destruction. At its core, it was meant to deal with the Pillar Men.

It wasn't meant to be used against the world or the earth.

"What terrifying power! That one attack was like an unbelievably terrifying bomb going off!"

Caesar had been training outside. He had seen it more clearly than Lisa Lisa, and he was even more shocked.

He looked down at his own Hamon, as thin as a strand of hair, then recalled Qin Qi's incomparably thick Hamon from a moment ago.

At once, Caesar had the feeling that he had lost.

Back to Qin Qi.

"That move used up a little too much, but its power was quite good."

"And my physical condition can improve again. I can draw on external life energy to help hone my body and increase its strength."

"Once my body grows stronger, my own Hamon will increase, my Stand will grow more powerful, and I'll be able to draw on even more external life energy."

"I've really learned Magnetic Field Rotation this time! No, I should call it Life Magnetic Field Rotation!"

Qin Qi had returned to improving by stepping on his right foot with his left: strengthening his body to gain Hamon, then using stronger Hamon to strengthen his body.

As long as he continued training step by step, his strength would keep growing, and thanks to Once Proven, Forever Proven, the process was entirely automatic.

Like breathing, it had become an instinct of his body.

Before long, Lisa Lisa and Caesar both came looking for him. Lisa Lisa immediately asked what had happened.

Qin Qi hid nothing. He explained that training Hamon to its utmost would awaken a Stand, and that the Stand he had awakened happened to be able to work with Hamon to become stronger.

"A terrifying attack like that really can be made by a human! It's unbelievable!"

When Lisa Lisa learned that the attack really had come from Qin Qi, an expression of utter shock appeared on her face.

She had never imagined a human could unleash such a terrifying attack, nor that Hamon could be developed to such a level!

"A new energy, a Stand, and Hamon, huh? That's really impressive."

"I always thought you could train your Hamon to a higher level, but I thought it would take many years, perhaps even until after I died."

"But I never imagined you'd accomplish it so quickly. Ah, it feels like we first met only yesterday."

Lisa Lisa couldn't see the Hamon around Qin Qi, but she believed what he said. A legend about Hamon had been passed down since long ago.

Once someone trained Hamon to its ultimate level, they could awaken a more powerful, special power, but no one had managed it in all these years.

There was a time limit to training Hamon, just as people were born, aged, fell ill, and died. If someone couldn't reach the limit by their forties,

then it would be even more impossible afterward. Their body would begin to weaken, and their life energy and spirit would also grow weaker. Under those circumstances, they couldn't reach the limit.

Ordinary people started training Hamon in their teens at the earliest. In other words, they had at most a little over twenty years to reach the limit.

That... was almost impossible. Yet Qin Qi had accomplished the impossible in just half a year!

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I searched through quite a lot of material, but I couldn't determine exactly how much Magnetic Field Rotation strengthens the body.

Some say that without a magnetic field protecting them, the bodily strength of a Magnetic Field Rotation expert is no different from an ordinary person's, but I don't really agree with that.

However, early on, there was an instance where Tian Dao had his defense broken by someone with a sword after withdrawing his power.

There's no definite answer to this on Baidu, Tieba, or the forums, but the magnetic field I'm using here does indeed increase bodily strength.

I'm mentioning this to avoid misunderstandings. You can consider it my own fan interpretation; after all, we're using Magnetic Field Rotation modified from Hamon.

It's normal for life energy to strengthen the body, right?

Chapter 12: Beyond Seven Steps, Lightning Is Fast; Within Seven Steps, Lightning Is Fast and Accurate!

[Another three months pass in the blink of an eye. During this time, your Life Magnetic Field Rotation grows stronger.]

[At the same time, the strength of your body and Hamon continues to increase, and you begin preparing to deal with the Pillar Men.]

[But at this point, Caesar also completes his Hamon training. He prepares to leave in search of the Pillar Men's whereabouts, and before he goes, he challenges you.]

"Qin Qi, when we first met, you challenged me, and I couldn't withstand even one of your moves."

"But I'm stronger now. I might still lose this fight in the end, but I want to try anyway!"

"I want to see just how much I've grown, so have a farewell duel with me!"

Caesar's gaze was resolute. Unlike when he had first arrived, shaken by the loss of his father, he now understood what he should do.

There was no more hesitation or uncertainty in his heart, only steadfast resolve and the indomitable Zeppeli spirit.

"All right, come on."

Qin Qi agreed at once. "Do we start here, or pick somewhere else?"

"Right here."

As he spoke, Caesar took a few steps forward. He was now only about seven steps away from Qin Qi, a distance he had carefully calculated.

"Whew. Let's begin."

Caesar began gathering Hamon. In his heart, he offered Qin Qi a brief apology. He had watched Qin Qi use Thunder Hamon Overdrive all this time.

He had already worked out how to counter it: distance. As long as he was faster than Qin Qi raising his hand, he could defeat him!

And seven steps was the optimal distance for him to react as quickly as possible while also making Qin Qi let down his guard!

This is my battle plan, Qin Qi!

"Here I come!"