The Mirror

Not long ago.

Fugo was being beaten, and his screams were incessant.

Not far away, Li Qing, Giorno, and Bucciarati stood by and watched.

"Sunlight."

Holding a rearview mirror that had been shattered from the car, Li Qing said with utmost seriousness:

"'Dio' has vampire-like fangs, superhuman strength, and always deliberately avoids places where sunlight shines when he moves."

"So, why don't we take a gamble and bet on that monster?"

He glanced at Giorno, and then, quite obligingly, changed his tune:

"I'm betting that the man's weakness is his sunshine."

"If that's the case, we can use mirrors to change the path of light and hide a light 'trap' behind ourselves."

"And 'Dio' will definitely do what he always does, using his powerful, sweeping Riot Games to blast us away from where we are."

"At this time."

Li Qing clutched the mirror as if she were grasping at hope:

"The mirror hidden behind us will be pointed at 'Dio,' projecting sunlight onto him that could be deadly to him!"

"No matter how fast a person's reaction speed is, it can't be faster than the speed of light."

"By the time he discovered the mirror, it was too late to dodge or use his Stand ability."

Upon hearing Li Qing's idea, Giorno and Bucciarati both nodded slightly in agreement.

However, they immediately discovered a serious problem with the plan:

"What if 'Dio' had already activated his Stand ability when he attacked us?"

"That's alright!"

"Even in a moment of stillness, the sunlight reflected by the mirror can still launch an attack!"

Li Qing said confidently:

"Because the ability to Time Stop can never be a complete Time Stop— "

"If everything, except for 'Dio' himself, truly remained absolutely still."

"Those air particles that are absolutely fixed in place can break down 'Dio' into molecular-level fragments when he moves."

"Therefore, once he enters a state of time stop, certain physical laws will definitely continue to apply."

For example

He gave examples one by one:

"Gravity still exists; particles can move, sound can travel, and light can travel—"

"Humans can see things because light travels into their eyes."

"If light cannot travel, then 'Dio' wouldn't be able to see anything while time is stopped!"

"So."

Li Qing broke off a small piece from the rearview mirror:

"I'm sure that even in 'stopped time,' light can still travel normally!"

"I see!"

Giorno nodded seriously.

The ability to stop time wasn't completely cracked, but this gave him a glimmer of hope in defeating 'Dio':

"This is indeed an effective attack method even during time stop."

"But."

"Haha." Li Qing reached out and handed the broken piece of the rearview mirror to Giorno: "I knew you would say 'but'."

Time stop ends.

Bucciarati was struck repeatedly by "the world" and flew sideways like a cannonball.

Giorno was unharmed, but he was completely unaware that time had stopped and was still somewhat dazed.

Li Qing took a heavy uppercut from "The World" and is now experiencing weightlessness in mid-air.

And that mirror.

The small mirror, suspended in mid-air by a pigeon and carefully oriented, continued to reflect the intense sunlight even as time stood still.

It's aimed at the air right now!

Yes, the light reflected from the mirror didn't actually reach "Dio" at all; it futilely illuminated only a patch of air.

Because "Dio" never stood directly in front of Li Qing from the beginning.

He had just sent his Stand "The World" forward to throw a punch, while he himself stood two meters away, not facing Li Qing and Giorno head-on at all.

The moment the mirror behind Li Qing appeared, the light blew away from "Dio" from a great distance.

"It's a failure!"

Li Qing and Giorno's expressions turned extremely ugly.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Dio's laughter was filled with the arrogance of a strongman:

"The bush screen you painstakingly created is completely ineffective. It's more for temporarily obscuring the view and deceiving people than for blocking my attacks."

"It's obvious what kind of underhanded tricks you're up to!"

"So, while advancing forward, I was already on high alert."

He looked at Li Qing, and a hint of admiration suddenly appeared in his eyes:

"However, what surprised me was..."

"You actually managed to discover my weakness in such a short time, and even created a trap that works even during time stop."

"Excellent, very good!"

This phantom named "Dio" exuded a strange aura that made people forget their true identity:

"I can give you another chance to live."

"If you surrender now, I may accept you as my subordinates."

"To submit?"

"Hehe."

At that moment, Li Qing and Giorno smiled simultaneously.

Their previous grim expressions seemed to be just a mocking facade; their current hearty smiles revealed their true attitude.

Time seemed to stand still.

Li Qing, however, stared directly at "Dio" with his dim eyes, showing no fear whatsoever:

"You just used up your time stop, didn't you?"

"Although the process was extremely brief, I had already discovered that your time-stopping ability also has a 'cooldown period'."

In other words...

"You are no longer able to stop time!"

"And since you can't activate your time-stop ability, can you really avoid being hit by sunlight at the speed of light?"

Upon hearing this, "Dio" couldn't help but frown slightly.

He instinctively sensed danger, but didn't know where it came from:

"Sunlight. That's impossible!"

"All you set up beforehand was that one mirror, and now that mirror is completely useless. How could the sunlight possibly reach me?"

"Are they trying to get that fat pigeon to turn around while carrying the mirror?"

"Heh. That kind of slow speed, even without my time-stopping ability, I can easily dodge it!"

"You're wrong, 'Dio'."

Giorno, in a calm and unhurried voice, called out his father's name:

"We had more than just one mirror set up beforehand."

"Didn't you notice? The mirror you saw was actually just a piece of something taken from a rearview mirror."

"And this second mirror, which is more complete and more destructive, has actually been in front of you from the very beginning."

A second mirror?

Where can I find a second mirror?

Apart from that small mirror, there was clearly only a pigeon carrying the mirror in front of him!

Wait, pigeons?

So that pigeon wasn't just a tool used to hold the mirror in place?!

Dio instantly understood everything.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

In fact, the instant Giorno realized what was happening after the time stop ended...

The real attack has already begun.

The plump pigeon flapped its wings slightly, adjusted its direction, and suddenly revealed its true form—

This pigeon was actually created by Giorno using the car's rearview mirror.

Now, under Giorno's control, it has transformed back into a mirror, a mirror that can alter the trajectory of light.

Sunlight falls on the mirror and is reflected into dark corners that the light would not normally reach.

And so, the sunlight, imbued with powerful "evil-repelling power," pierced through the vampire's chest at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second.