Chapter 6

Time passed swiftly, in the blink of an eye.

When Ryudou Reikan had finished engraving all the magical runes on the back of his left hand, it was already July, and there were only a few days left until the school summer vacation.

Thanks to the Japanese education system, he could easily complete his homework every day after school, allowing him to focus the rest of his energy on refining his magical power and engraving the magical runes. His innate exceptional talent, combined with his hard work, enabled him to complete in just four months what would normally take at least a year for others.

During this process, Ryudou Reikan's spirit energy extraction speed was significantly improved.

Now, in terms of the total amount and quality of spirit energy, he had already surpassed his father, the abbot of Ryudou Temple, and was much stronger than most mages and exorcists!

And this was just the side effect of the first spell in the *Book of Spells*!

No matter what, Ryudou Reikan, who had successfully engraved the magical runes, had finally entered the *Book of Spells* and could now begin to cultivate other spells and undergo trials in other worlds.

After dinner, Ryudou Reikan finished his scheduled homework, played with Ichijou for a while, and then, without wasting any time, returned to his room to prepare for his first trial.

For Ryudou Reikan, trials could make up for his lack of practical combat experience and might also allow him to obtain precious weapons and magical items, making it the best choice for increasing his strength.

Moreover, even if he died in the trial world, he would only suffer a significant loss of energy in the real world and would not lose his life. With this guarantee, he felt fearless and was eager to personally experience the so-called trials.

Adjusting his body, Ryudou Reikan's consciousness appeared before the Astral Disk.

"Enter the trial world!"

Without hesitation, he manipulated the Astral Disk to choose the world he wanted to go to.

As soon as he spoke, the Astral Disk transformed into a golden beam of light, shooting straight into Ryudou Reikan's forehead and penetrating it.

Ryudou Reikan felt a surge of information flood his mind, violently washing over his brain, causing him to feel a sharp pain in his nerves.

Then, his vision blurred, and when he regained his senses, he found himself in a strange place.

The information in his mind was quickly absorbed, and he soon understood the content of this trial.

Trial World: *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* Part 1, *Phantom Blood*.

Trial Task: Eliminate the evil vampire Dio.

As a former otaku, Ryudou Reikan had once read this classic manga. "Fortunately, it's just the first part of the *Bizarre Adventure* series, without the troublesome Stand battles!"

Ryudou Reikan still remembered the plot of *Phantom Blood*.

*Phantom Blood* is set at the end of the 19th century in England, where the noble Sir Jonathan Joestar takes in a foster son, Dio. However, Dio, who grew up in the slums, is filled with desire and evil. He tortures Jonathan's biological son, Jonathan, and poisons his adoptive father, Sir Joestar. Dio then accidentally obtains the 'Stone Mask' from the Joestar family's collection of Mexican antiques, transforming into a vampire who fears the sun but can absorb the life force of living beings, create zombie-like creatures, and achieve immortality. To avenge his family, Jonathan trains in the Ripple technique from Tibet and battles the vampire Dio.

"I remember that in the original *Bizarre Adventure*, the protagonist Jonathan is already a powerful warrior. After receiving the Ripple technique from his teacher, Speedwagon, he can even defeat the target of this mission, Dio, in a one-on-one fight. With my assistance, as long as there are no unexpected events, the mission should go smoothly." Thinking this, Ryudou Reikan began to observe his surroundings.

The surroundings were a village with a foreign atmosphere. Ryudou Reikan quickly confirmed, "Since this is the first part of *Bizarre Adventure*, this must be early 20th century England."

He walked through the village, observing his surroundings.

On the left side of the road, there were rows of fences, and on the right, there were short walls. Every so often, there were clusters of trees, a common sight in England.

Suddenly, Ryudou Reikan's eyes lit up, and he fixed his gaze on the figures approaching from ahead.

In the afternoon sunlight, a man and a woman were walking side by side on the village road. The man was muscular, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, exuding a sense of righteousness. Despite holding a bamboo cane, he gave off a very reliable impression, almost as if he had "I am a good person, I am a hero" written on his forehead, clearly telling Ryudou Reikan—

He is the protagonist of the first part of *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*, the most righteous and traditional hero of the JoJo series—Jonathan Joestar!

When Ryudou Reikan saw JoJo, JoJo also sensed his gaze and looked up.

Noticing JoJo's unusual behavior, his girlfriend, Erina, asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing... nothing..." JoJo didn't sense any evil from Ryudou Reikan, so he shook his head and was about to leave with Erina when he was suddenly truly shocked.

Someone had suddenly appeared next to him!

This shock was no small matter. JoJo's combat skills were very strong, and his senses were sharp. For someone to approach him silently, it showed how formidable the person was!

"Here..." Ryudou Reikan's eyes lit up, and his memory churned, recognizing the newcomer.

Under the gaze of the three, a man wearing a fancy hat was sitting cross-legged at the corner of a short wall a few meters away. He had two carefully groomed mustaches on his upper lip, and his temples were slightly gray. He was in his forties or fifties and had a bamboo basket containing a few sandwiches next to him.

At that moment, the man was putting a sandwich into his mouth.

After finishing the sandwich, the man began to speak, "Mr. Jonathan Joestar, and the lady, Miss Erina Brandon, I believe..."

Without waiting for their reaction, he suddenly sprang up, easily covering the distance and appearing in front of JoJo.

"Who are you?" The sudden appearance of the man and his hand movements made JoJo immediately alert. He quickly shielded Erina behind him and assumed a defensive stance.

"Although you can survive the power of the Stone Mask, you cannot kill someone wearing it! JoJo, the person wearing the Stone Mask is still alive!!"

"What?!" Hearing this, JoJo was momentarily distracted, recalling that he had not found the Stone Mask in the ruins. He subconsciously believed the man's words.

Taking advantage of this momentary distraction, the man quickly struck, his right little finger rapidly touching JoJo's body, sending a force into his lungs, causing JoJo to gasp, "Ugh!"

Erina instinctively cried out, "JoJo!!"

The middle-aged man ignored Erina and continued speaking to JoJo, "Yes, yes, force all the air out of your lungs... not a single bit left!"

"JoJo..."

"Attacking an injured person is not the behavior of a gentleman!" In Erina's shocked cry, Ryudou Reikan struck with a spirit energy impact, forcing the middle-aged man away from JoJo and Erina.

At this moment, JoJo had already fallen to his knees, while the man easily dodged the spirit energy impact and turned back to sit on the short wall.

He took out a spice bottle and evenly sprinkled powder on another sandwich, eating it bite by bite. Secretly, he narrowed his eyes, observing Ryudou Reikan.

"A casually thrown attack, the form of power is not the Ripple, but some mysterious Eastern technique..."

Compared to his speculation about Ryudou Reikan, Ryudou Reikan had already determined the identity and background of the middle-aged man. This man was none other than JoJo's Ripple teacher, Baron Will A. Zeppeli.

A tragic man destined to provide a large amount of experience to JoJo!

"Ugh!" Kneeling on the ground, JoJo suddenly gasped, staring at his injured right arm in shock, "Wh... What? My body, my arm..."

Then, JoJo stood up in surprise, "The pain in my arm is completely gone! Not a bit left!"

"Let's talk about this later. Young man from Asia, your actions just now were not very friendly!" Zeppeli turned his head, looking at Ryudou Reikan with a cunning expression, like a fox plotting something.

Ryudou Reikan smiled and apologized, "Sorry, I misunderstood just now!"

He attacked Zeppeli, knowing that Zeppeli was helping JoJo, purely to gain JoJo's favor. Otherwise, as a foreigner, it would be difficult for him to collaborate with JoJo.