Chapter 66: The Obligations of a Slave

[Fubuki: What is going on? Has the winner been decided?]

[Lin: Well, it seems Borsalino-san has won...]

[Wannabe Thigh-Rider of Luo Feng: What the hell? What just happened? How did Kizaru-大佬 win? Esdeath's ultimate move can freeze time and space!]

[Jotaro Kujo: Borsalino-san has become a Stand user... And that ability just now... Was it The World?]

[Orochimaru: Heh, the ability to freeze time and space, how unexpected.]

[Haibara Ai: Freezing time and space... Aren't other worlds just way too dangerous!]

[Wannabe Thigh-Rider of Luo Feng: You're the last person in any position to complain about danger, hey!]

[Haibara Ai: Shut up! Or I'll set up a locked-room murder case for you!]

...

Having defeated Esdeath, Borsalino even had the leisure to pay attention to the barrages in the livestreaming room.

"Oh, you mean that? That's the Stand ability I awakened~"

Borsalino spoke very casually, defeating Esdeath with his Stand purely for the sake of convenience. Had he seriously unleashed the speed force of his Stand, Esdeath would have been defeated in a fraction of a second.

Of course, this was not because Esdeath was weak. Esdeath, having mastered Busoshoku Haki, undoubtedly possessed combat power on par with an Admiral; it was simply that Borsalino was so overwhelmingly strong that she appeared somewhat vulnerable by comparison.

[Wannabe Thigh-Rider of Luo Feng: Woohoo, I'm so envious. I want an insanely cool Stand too!]

[Lin: Is that the Stand from JOJO that Bystander-san uploaded earlier? Does Borsalino-san have a Stand now too?]

[Haibara Ai: Suddenly I'm a bit curious what that guy's Stand looks like. To be able to crack the power of frozen time and space, could it be that 'Toki Wo Tomare' thing?]

[Jotaro Kujo: No, Borsalino-san from the very beginning... Never mind, it's nothing.]

[Fubuki: Damn it! Don't just say half of what you mean!]

[Jotaro Kujo: What a pain...]

...

In the JOJO universe, Jotaro, who had rarely logged into the chat group, originally wanted to remind everyone that awakening a Stand was not without risks, and with bad luck, one might even die directly. But upon second thought, as long as he didn't actively invite anyone, others had no way to come to his world to obtain an Arrow, so there didn't seem to be any need for a special reminder.

Well, this was mostly because Jotaro didn't want to explain, as it was simply too troublesome. The only thing to worry about was the two Arrows taken away by Borsalino, but Jotaro believed that Borsalino wouldn't act recklessly.

[Orochimaru: @Borsalino, if it's convenient, could you collect a sample of the flesh and tissue of that giant beast from just now and give it to me?]

[Lin: Orochimaru-san, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Wasn't there some huge creature bursting out from underground just now?]

[Fubuki: That monster is at least a Tiger-level disaster, but compared to those two monsters...]

[Haibara Ai: That watchdog guy seemed to have said before that Borsalino is at least S-Class Rank 2 level over on your side? Are S-Class heroes this powerful?]

[Fubuki: I'm not sure about this... I don't know much about Blast, the S-Class Rank 1, and my sister probably wouldn't be a match for these two monsters either...]

[Wannabe Thigh-Rider of Luo Feng: There's no justice in this world. Kizaru-daigaku is already this strong and can still get even stronger!]

[Haibara Ai: Idiot, haven't you even heard of the Matthew effect? The strong grow stronger, and the weak grow weaker.]

[Wannabe Thigh-Rider of Luo Feng: I don't get it. I'm just a poor student who barely managed to get into an undergraduate program through hard work; I don't understand any dual-doctorate theories.]

[Tony Stark: Damn it, with current technology, it is utterly impossible to design a suit of armor whose performance surpasses theirs!]

...

"The battle is temporarily over, so the livestream ends here as well. We'll chat again later."

Considering that the subsequent plot might be somewhat unsuitable for children, Borsalino waved to the group members in the livestreaming room and closed the broadcast. Miyano Shiho turning into Haibara Ai made her a child, so "unsuitable for children" was entirely accurate.

"Are you okay?"

Borsalino walked up to Esdeath. The ability of his Stand grew alongside the main body; with the current power of the Flash, a single strike could blast Jotaro's Star Platinum to pieces. Although Borsalino hadn't used his full strength, Esdeath, having taken a heavy blow, was not in much better shape.

Lying in the massive ravine, Esdeath suddenly sat up, shook her head vigorously, and then straightened her back and stood up, completely unconcerned that her tattered clothes left her skin largely exposed.

"You won. From now on, I am your slave!"

Esdeath's tone was very relaxed, seemingly completely unconcerned about her plight after being reduced to a slave.

"Are you serious? That kind of wager was just a joke; I don't have the habit of turning people into slaves."

Borsalino was somewhat speechless. He admitted he wasn't a good person in the true sense of the word, but he hadn't degenerated to the point of becoming a slave owner either. If he were truly that kind of person, Hancock would never have fallen in love with him.

"No, according to the agreement, I am your slave! However, once my strength becomes strong enough, I will continue to challenge you... After all, it's normal for a slave to rebel against their master, right?"

Esdeath did not feel demoralized by her defeat; on the contrary, her gaze was sharper, and the fighting spirit and eagerness on her face were almost impossible to conceal.

What the hell!

Borsalino's mouth twitched!

Pink-haired characters are black inside once you cut them open, and blue-haired ones aren't much better. This woman was actually taking the opportunity to latch onto him, saying on the surface that she treated him as her master, but in reality, she was just finding herself an opponent she could continually challenge. The crucial part was that this kind of challenge was free of charge. It was always Borsalino shearing wool off others, but this time he was actually being sheared in reverse by Esdeath. That was simply preposterous!

"Although I will continue to challenge you in the future, before I challenge you, you can make me do anything a slave should do—like fighting for you to defeat powerful enemies, or you can throw me into the colosseum to earn honor and money for you, or otherwise send me to hunt Danger Beasts..."

Esdeath spoke with a trace of embarrassment. Clearly, she knew how shameless her rhetoric was, but in order to have a powerful opponent as her goal, she couldn't care about too much else. In short, she was dead-set on being this slave!

"Fine then, if you insist on putting it that way, there's nothing I can do. But it seems you left something out regarding the duties a slave should fulfill..."

Borsalino walked forward with an unkind expression and, amidst Esdeath's somewhat bewildered gaze, cupped her cheeks and kissed her straight on the lips.

I do not know how much time passed. Watching the ice storm on the battlefield completely dissipate, the Three Beasts, who had fled back to the northern fortress, finally returned to the battlefield and found Esdeath.

"Esdeath-sama, are you alright?"

Liva, the leader of the Three Beasts, asked cautiously.