Chapter 252 Illuso
"Don't look for me, I'm right here."
The man in the mirror said this calmly.
He was wearing a strange vest jacket that looked thick but could not hide his abdominal muscles at all. His long, smooth black hair was carefully tied into six or seven short ponytails and then casually draped over his shoulders.
His facial features are firm and square, and his brown pupils are very intimidating.
He stared at Polnareff in the mirror, his eyes as cold as a wolf looking at its prey:
"Nice to meet you. My name is Illuso."
"Silver-haired uncle, you can throw away the ice in your hand... We need to have a good 'chat'."
"Illuso..."
Polnareff chewed over this extremely unfamiliar name carefully.
It is the same appearance in the mirror, and it is the same talking to oneself in the mirror.
Inevitably, Polnareff recalled the unforgettable battle of revenge he and his friends had experienced in his youth.
The enemy back then, no, the enemy’s name was J. Gale.
His stand "Hanged Man" can reflect and move between different mirrors, and directly attack the target's reflection in the mirror, while feeding back the damage to the target himself.
J. Gale had naturally gone to hell a long time ago, and the memory of that battle, along with the hatred that Polnareff had finally been released from, was gradually buried deep in his heart as time passed.
Polnareff never imagined that this memory would one day resurface in this way.
"How is that possible?"
"That bastard has been dead for more than ten years!"
"This can't possibly be J. Gale's 'The Hanged Man'. Could it be that..."
Polnareff couldn't help but recall a famous quote from his best friend Jotaro:
"Is it a substitute of the same type?"
Because of the example of Star Platinum, the existence of the same type of Stand was confirmed early on.
At this moment, Polnareff couldn't help but think of another close friend of his, Kakyoin Noriaki's scientific analysis:
"There is no such thing as a [mirror world] in reality..."
"A mirror is nothing more than a reflection of light."
Putting the two friends' famous quotes together, Polnareff quickly recognized the other's ability:
"Right... This is probably a similar ability to J. Gale!"
"Because the world in the mirror does not exist, the nature of the mirror is fixed. Since the other person's entity can exist on the mirror surface, it is essentially no different from the 'Hanged Man'."
Thinking of this, Polnareff calmed down instantly.
Although he would inevitably feel sentimental about the memories of the past, after all, those were not only his most passionate years, but also related to his deceased relatives and partners.
However, as a warrior who had experienced many battles, Polnareff knew that he had no time to feel sentimental.
The past is the past, and now he has a new mission:
"Silver Chariot!"
Polnareff shouted softly.
The armored swordsman, whose body was glowing with silver metallic luster, gently raised the rapier in his hand.
The sword was as fast as thunder and as sharp as lightning. In an instant, it streaked across the air and cut a smooth mirror-like surface at the base of the car's rearview mirror.
The car's rearview mirror fell off the car body and flew several meters away under the residual power of the sword.
"oh?"
Illuso in the mirror was slightly stunned:
The first is to marvel at the speed of the silver chariot, and the sharpness and elegance of its swords, which will definitely amaze all those who see it for the first time.
Second, he could tell that Polnareff had deliberately knocked the rearview mirror off the ground, thereby reducing the angle that could be reflected by nearby mirrors.
The fewer places the mirror can reflect, the more places the other party can hide and move safely.
But... this should be the first thing that people who understand his abilities would think of.
If someone knows nothing about this, when seeing the person in the mirror, he or she will probably be at a loss and not know how to deal with it.
And Illuso himself has not made any move that would expose his abilities. How could the other party correctly judge in such a short time that he would be in danger as long as he was reflected by the mirror?
Could it be that the information about the substitute of "The Man in the Mirror" has been leaked?
Illuso couldn't help but be a little surprised.
And at the moment when the rearview mirror was cut off by the silver chariot, Polnareff decisively bent down and squatted down again.
He lowered his body to the lowest position, almost kneeling on the ground.
This way, his figure would not be visible from the high car windows.
After the rearview mirror is cut to the ground, the ground on the side of the car body naturally becomes a safe area that cannot be reflected by the mirror.
Polnareff's figure disappeared from all the mirrors.
"I'm safe for now... The other party probably didn't expect that I'd seen a Stand of the same type, so I took the opportunity to get rid of the mirror as soon as possible."
"Then, from now on, I just need to make sure I don't get caught in the mirror, and the other party won't be able to do anything to me."
He carefully observed the surroundings:
There was only one car parked on the bridge, which was driven by Illuso, and there was no other object that could serve as a mirror.
This car does have windows on the front, back, left and right that can be used as mirrors. No matter which direction you leave from, you will be reflected by the "mirrors", which is indeed a bit troublesome.
"But... there is still a chance."
Polnareff observed carefully:
At the front of the car, there is only one mirror in the direction of the front of the car, the front windshield of the car.
As long as this piece of glass is blocked, the direction the front of the car is facing will become a blind spot that cannot be illuminated by the mirror.
Thinking of this, Polnareff immediately crouched down on the ground carefully, avoiding the car window glass, and crawled towards the front of the car firmly but at a fast speed.
He crouched very low, completely in the blind spot that was not illuminated by the mirror.
Soon, Polnareff arrived in front of the car safely.
"Silver Chariot!"
As soon as he had faith, the silver swordsman swung his sword.
This sword strike was different from the previous ones. It was light, flexible, and as gentle as water.
With just a slight touch, the front hood of the car suddenly popped open with a crisp sound.
In this way, the silver chariot raised its hood high up, and the large front windshield was tightly blocked behind it by the raised hood.
"very good."
"This way, there are no mirrors at all in the direction of the front of the car."
"And this direction is right in the direction of the train station on the other side of the bridge. I can just take the ice and leave."
Polnareff breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, a silver light inadvertently appeared in the corner of his eye:
That is the silver metal bright strip inlaid in the front part of the car. Its scientific name should be called chrome grille decoration. It is a kind of decoration used to add style to the appearance of the car body.
This metal bar is polished to be as smooth as a mirror, and a human figure can be vaguely reflected in it. Strictly speaking, it can also be considered a mirror that can be used by the enemy.
That is to say, the mirror in this direction is not completely cleared.
But Polnareff was only subconsciously nervous for a moment, and then quickly regained his composure:
"It doesn't matter. Although this metal strip can be considered a mirror, they are embedded in the front of the car."
"And the guy named Iruso just now appeared in the glass of the side window. The mirror in that position cannot reflect the 'light' here anyway."
Because the world in the mirror does not exist.
The essence of a mirror is the reflection of light - if the enemy can enter the mirror, he is, in a sense, turning himself into light.
So for the enemy to move between mirrors, it must bounce back and forth between the mirrors like light.
These are the truths that Polnareff learned when he fought alongside Kakyoin.
According to this theory, light travels in a straight line. If the mirrors cannot be connected in a straight line due to their position, the enemy cannot move from one mirror to another.
In short, it is impossible for the other party to transfer from the car window glass to the metal bar on the front of the car.
"I am still safe now."
Polnareff thought so firmly.
Then... Illuso's voice suddenly sounded in my ears:
"Hey, hey...what are you doing?"
"At first, you ran away from my sight so decisively, but now you are standing in front of the 'mirror' so calmly."
"I don't quite understand, uncle."
Under Polnareff's shocked gaze, Illuso's figure slowly appeared in the narrow silver metal strip embedded in the front of the car.
As soon as he appeared, he reached out and grabbed Polnareff unexpectedly - it was the "Polnareff" in the mirror, and what he caught was just the reflection in the mirror.
However, Illuso in the mirror began to drag Polnareff's reflection backwards.
Then something weird happened:
As the reflection in the mirror was dragged backwards, Polnareff's body in reality began to "disappear" bit by bit.
He could feel his body being dragged towards somewhere, but he couldn't see or understand that place.
"How is it possible..."
"How did you get from the window to the front of the car?"
"The positions of these two 'mirrors' clearly make it impossible for reflection to occur!"
Polnareff was still in shock at the failure of his theory.
"ah?"
Hearing such a strange question, Illuso's expression suddenly became very strange.
He couldn't understand the train of thought of this silver-haired uncle:
"How did you get here...do I even need to ask?"
"Of course—"
Illuso pulled back hard.
Polnareff immediately came to a whole new world:
"Use the Mirror World!"
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PS: Stand-in panel
Stand-in name: [The Man in the Mirror]
The main body - Illuso
Destructive power: C
Speed: C
Range: B (up to several hundred meters in the mirror world)
Durability: D
Movement precision: C
Growth: E
The enemy can be pulled into the mirror, thus separating the enemy from the double. If only half of the enemy is pulled in, the enemy can be immobilized. The person pulled into the mirror cannot affect the things in the mirror world.
