"Bucciarati gave this country hope." Johnson sat in his luxurious office, listening to Ghiaccio and Mista's report. He then looked up at Mista and Ghiaccio, who were sitting on the sofa, "Did Bucciarati say anything else besides this?"
"He also said that he strongly supports the legalization of "PASSIONE" and investments in China, and that he will always be loyal to you," Mista said.
"Loyal to me?" Johnson straightened his back, looking at the book he was flipping through, his tone seemingly surprised, "He's really smart."
Johnson opened the documents that Melone had submitted to him; the contents of these documents were mostly about the arrow.
The arrow, Johnson silently repeated in his mind, then looked up at the arrow hanging on the wall of his office.
Of course, this one was a fake; the real arrow had long been in the hands of the Reversed Hierophant, just like Polpo's.
Polpo's arrow had very few functions; it couldn't even choose people. And they didn't need too many Stand Users to control Italy. Compared to that, wouldn't it be better to create a bunch of uncontrollable Stand Users to do business and make money?
What if they created a bad seed stronger than himself?
One should know the ecstasy Johnson felt when he learned there were so many familiar names in Country X. Just investing in them would be enough to make his family incredibly rich. Especially since Country X was now so desperate for foreign investment that it was grasping at straws.
The "PASSIONE" investment company began its operations.
The only thing to worry about now was the arrow still sleeping at the bottom of the sea. After all, no one knew what functions the arrow truly possessed, and it was unknown if an ordinary person would become a Stand User if pricked by it.
And most importantly, Polnareff said that his Silver Chariot had been pricked once and almost went berserk, which indicated that the arrow should be at the forefront of all arrows.
Polnareff knew that the arrow falling into the sea was his fault, so he had been investigating everything about the arrow.
The arrow was like a butcher's knife hanging over one's neck, capable of falling at any moment. Moreover, a proliferation of Stand Users was not a good thing for this world. Besides the arrow in his own hand, the SPW Foundation was also looking for arrows, but Johnson knew the whereabouts of the arrows—
The arrow was in the sea, he had one in his hand, and there were two whole arrows in Morioh. This was a huge piece of intelligence.
Johnson wanted to establish an organization similar to the SPW Foundation, but Risotto's reaction was unusually subdued—
Because searching for arrows was a thankless task, and the SPW Foundation had always been operating at a loss, but unfortunately, they were too rich; they were evil capitalists.
Moreover, researching strange things like arrows, Pillar Men, and Ripple required a large amount of capital. How could the current "PASSIONE" compare to that company that had been maintained for nearly a hundred years?
However, without intelligence, even the SPW Foundation could not pinpoint the location of the arrows, because it had not found a single arrow to this day.
But Johnson had intelligence: there were two arrows in Morioh. The arrows had different functions. According to Johnson's research, the arrow in his hand could melt Stands, which could be said to be very useful for killing Stand Users.
Of the arrows in Morioh, one was in Keicho's hand and one was in Kira Yoshikage's hand. The manga's content was not as clear as the anime, but when DIO was still alive, he should have given an arrow tip to Pucci.
I have one, Keicho has one, Kira Yoshikage has one, Pucci has one, the arrow fell into the sea, and one is unaccounted for.
Kira Yoshikage's arrow was not as powerful as the arrow, but it had fully intelligent tracking and could find suitable people, and it exhibited abilities similar to the arrow—
It allowed Kira Yoshikage to awaken and evolve. Although its manifestation was not as powerful as the arrow, his Bites the Dust was more about explosion than time reversal; it just, according to Kira Yoshikage's own will, blew up a period of time related to 'knowing Kira Yoshikage's past.'
It was also quite powerful.
"Knock, knock—" Two knocks sounded at the door.
"Come in."
Johnson looked up at the newcomer, then walked to his seat and sat down. The person who entered was a white-haired man—a man Johnson was quite familiar with.
"Johnson, a woman named Fuika is looking for you," Polnareff said.
Johnson frowned slightly, seemingly searching for the woman's name in his mind. He hadn't been in the JOJO World for too long, and the woman's name sounded familiar to him because she was the first successful case of Johnson showing off.
Johnson was still somewhat surprised. He remembered what he had told her back then: 'Fate guides us to reunite again.' In essence, it just meant 'come over whenever you're free.'
He didn't expect her to actually show up at his door.
Initially, he had only intended to make connections for future convenience, as he didn't even have a Stand back then and was desperate to stir things up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered writing a diary.
"Alright, I'll see her immediately." Johnson smiled and nodded at him. Giorno had already remade Polnareff's legs and hands. A disabled person being reborn was indeed a medical miracle. According to Formaggio, Giorno shouldn't be a president; he should be a doctor.
"Being a doctor is also a good idea. After all, the medical industry makes much more money than **** and allows one to meet more dignitaries, opening new avenues for our organization."
"Giorno's ability is a very gentle one," Johnson said to Polnareff. "But someone always has to be president."
"I think you'd be good," Polnareff said bluntly, which made Johnson pause.
He chuckled, "If I become president, do I have to hold a horse race?"
No one understood his joke, so they took it as an American joke.
"What are Pesci and Prosciutto doing now?"
"They're running a film and television company," Mista said. "Johnson, when are you going to give us a job like that? I want to see Monica."
"Even if Monica saw you, she wouldn't like you," Ghiaccio poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Even Pesci is becoming an idol, so why wouldn't Monica like me?"
"Oh, it's almost time. Giorno should be getting out of school, right?" Polnareff said. "He can help you with things after school, but are we really going to let him go to university and then become president?"
"Giorno is an innocent person, unlike the mafia. Only when he becomes president can we truly control Italy," Johnson said, looking at the arrow on the wall.
Although his goal was to go home, if possible, he also wanted to continue realizing the dream of "PASSIONE."
"Spring break is coming soon. Does Giorno want to go to Japan? We can go on vacation." Johnson said vaguely, looking at the diverse crowd outside the window.
"What are you thinking, Johnson? Italy doesn't have spring break."