Chapter 250: Steve
The famous character Kujo Jotaro once said, "Five seconds is still too short."
And Fang Mo thought the same.
Ten minutes was still too short for him.
"So... is this your special skill?"
After regaining consciousness, Ah Xue was bewildered by the scene in front of her. She saw her face turn red and said, "The boy's instant grooming technique? Master... you seem to be playing with something very new."
"Cough cough, this is all a misunderstanding."
Fang Mo was a bit embarrassed and quickly covered Ah Xue with the blanket: "Anyway, you go back to sleep for a while, I won't disturb you, I'm going to wash my face and then go out to teach them magic, okay?"
After saying that, he ran out in a hurry.
Although ten minutes was too short and made Fang Mo very uncomfortable, he still had some gains. At least he understood the cooldown time of the Time Sword's time stop.
Yes, the ability to stop time does have a cooldown.
Think about it, this thing can stop time for ten minutes, if it could be used without cooldown, wouldn't that be invincible? Although he is quite invincible now as well.
In short, the activation time and the cooldown time of this ability are the same, which is ten minutes.
Fang Mo washed up briefly, then snapped his fingers, and used Steve's custom ability to change into a new set of clothing models for himself.
The whole process took less than three minutes.
The knocking outside hadn't even stopped when Fang Mo had already pushed the door and gone out.
"You two did well, coming early," Fang Mo said after looking at the two people outside the door, and then said, "Don't do this next time."
"Eh?"
Jonathan was stunned for a moment.
However, unlike Jonathan, Dio behaved very obediently, bending over and saying, "I understand, Teacher Steve."
"Alright, today is the first lesson."
Fang Mo began to speak, "First up is the physical test. You two will now immediately run back to the Joestar estate, grab anything at random from inside, and then run back here. I have prepared two magical artifacts. Whomever returns first will have the privilege to choose first."
"I got it!"
Upon hearing this, Jonathan immediately turned and dashed down the mountain.
"Teacher Steve, then I will take my leave first."
Dio, on the other hand, politely excused himself before turning and striding off to catch up with Jonathan.
Fang Mo walked to the edge of the cliff, looked down, and soon saw the two of them sprinting down the mountain. Jonathan was in the lead, as this was the back mountain of his home, and he was quite familiar with the terrain. Even though he didn't know why there were more thorns blocking the path, he was still a bit faster than Dio.
It wasn't long before the two returned from the Joestar estate and then set off back towards the mountain road at a breakneck pace.
It's worth mentioning that at this moment, Jonathan was holding a wooden stick, while Dio was carrying a mask, yes, the Stone Mask. To be honest, Fang Mo was also a bit surprised to see this scene.
Dio seems to have quite the destiny with the Stone Mask, could this also be what is called fate? But before Fang Mo could ponder this further...
He noticed Dio had begun to torment Jonathan again.
As previously mentioned, this was a mountain range in the Joestar family's territory, and Jonathan, being familiar with the terrain, was running very fast. Dio couldn't catch up no matter how hard he tried, and soon his face began to twist in frustration.
"Damn it! Jonathan, that damned guy!"
Yes, Dio had not forgotten how the other had mocked him yesterday. This damned rich boy already had everything, yet he still wanted to compete with him, Dio, for the first place. Just thinking about it made him furious: "This damned guy, even though the mountain road is so rugged, he can run as fast as a galloping mule... I will never forgive him!"
"Yes!"
Jonathan was also very affirmative.
Although Dio had only moved into his house yesterday, to be honest, Jonathan felt he had suffered enough grievances for one day.
Even though a gentleman shouldn't think this way, he was still a child after all, sometimes he couldn't control himself from overthinking, like his beloved dog Danny being sent away, the way the other spoke to him, the blows he received yesterday, including being hit with a rock today.
Jonathan was kind-hearted, but that didn't mean he couldn't feel when he was being wronged.
He just wanted a fair judgment now.
"Um... very well."
Seeing the attitudes of both, Fang Mo nodded as well, then slowly began to speak: "Although I don't know the specifics, one of you must be lying... Here's what we'll do, I have a way to resolve this."
"What way?"
Jonathan immediately looked up and asked.
"Let's all follow Teacher Steve's arrangements," Dio said politely.
"Both of you, swear to me."
Fang Mo stroked his chin, thoughtfully speaking: "Both of your mothers have passed away, so swear on your mothers' names, that if anyone lies, their mother... their mother will bear the shame for them, and in the next life, they will have to experience the same life over again."
"!?"
Upon hearing this, Dio immediately became displeased.
Although he had no evidence, he inexplicably felt that Fang Mo was targeting him.
However, before Dio could think of a solution, Jonathan by his side spoke up: "I, Jonathan Joestar, am willing to swear in the name of my mother, Mary Joestar! Dio definitely just threw a stone at me!"
"What!? What!?"
Seeing Jonathan swear so readily, Dio was taken aback.
"Alright, it's your turn now."
Fang Mo turned to look at Dio: "Come on, Dio, swear on your mother's name, or do you... not have the heart to tarnish your mother's reputation and plan to admit your wrongdoing?"
"How... How could this be, Teacher Steve?"
Dio forced a laugh twice, then said: "It's just... I... I promised my mother not to use her to swear, Teacher Steve, I don't mean to defy you, I... I can swear on my father Dario's name!"
"Do you respect your father?"
Fang Mo asked.
"Of course!" Dio was almost retching inside, but still explained with a smile; "Although father gambled, drank, cursed, stole, he was still good to me, otherwise he wouldn't have written to ask Mr. Joestar to adopt me, right?"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Mo's face also revealed a meaningful smile: "Then... why would you spit on your father's tombstone and curse him as scum?"
"Nani!?"
Even though Dio was cunning, he was still a child at heart. At this moment, upon hearing these words, he finally couldn't maintain his composure and instinctively stepped back: "You... How do you know about this!?"
However, after this reflexive statement, Dio's complexion also changed drastically: "Damn... Damn it! I let it slip!"
"I've said it before, I am a magician as well as a doctor, briefly a forensic."
Fang Mo said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence, that day I was planning to record an unboxing video, but unexpectedly saw a kid with a suitcase standing in the cemetery, Dio... guess who this person was?"
