Illuso

"No need to look anymore, I'm right here."

The man in the mirror said this with a calm expression.

He wore a peculiar vest that looked thick but couldn't hide his abs at all. His long, smooth black hair was carefully tied into six or seven short ponytails and then casually draped over his shoulders.

His features were firm and square, and his brown pupils held a menacing and intimidating quality.

He stared intently at Polnareff in the mirror, his gaze as cold as a wolf eyeing its prey.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Illuso."

"Silver-haired uncle, you can throw away that ice cube now. We need to have a good 'talk'."

"Illuso"

Polnareff carefully pondered this utterly unfamiliar name.

It's the same situation where you appear in a mirror and talk to yourself in the mirror.

Inevitably, Polnareff recalls the unforgettable battle of revenge he fought with his friends when he was young.

The name of that enemy, no, that foe, was J. Gale.

His stand, "The Hanged Man," can move between different mirrors and attack the target's reflection directly in the mirror, while simultaneously reflecting the damage back to the target.

J. Gale was long gone to hell, and the memories of that battle, along with Polnareff's finally released hatred, were gradually buried deep in his heart as time passed.

Polnareff never imagined that this memory would resurface in such a way.

"How is that possible?"

"That bastard has been dead for over ten years!"

"This could never be J. Gale's 'The Hanged Man,' could it be..."

A famous quote from his close friend Jotaro involuntarily popped into Polnareff's mind:

"Is it a Stand of the same type?"

Because of the precedent set by Star Platinum, the existence of similar Stands was confirmed early on.

At this moment, Polnareff couldn't help but think of his other close friend, Kakyoin Noriaki science analysis:

There is no such thing as a "mirror world" in reality.

"A mirror is nothing more than a reflection of light."

By juxtaposing the famous quotes of his two close friends, Polnareff quickly grasped the other's abilities:

"That's right. This is most likely a similar ability to J. Gale!"

"Because the world in the mirror does not exist, the essence of the mirror is definite. Since the other party's entity can exist on the mirror surface, it is essentially no different from the 'The Hanged Man'."

Thinking of this, Polnareff immediately calmed down.

Although he would inevitably feel sentimental about the past, after all, it was not only his most passionate years, but also related to his deceased relatives and partners.

However, as a battle-hardened warrior, Polnareff knew he had no time for sentimentality.

The past is the past; now he has a new mission to fulfill:

"Silver Chariot!"

Polnareff gave a soft shout.

The armored swordsman, whose entire body gleamed with a silver metallic sheen, simply raised his rapier with a light touch.

This sword strike was as swift as thunder and as sharp as lightning. In an instant, it streaked across the air and sliced a smooth, mirror-like surface at the base of the car's rearview mirror.

The car's rearview mirror detached completely from the vehicle and, propelled by the lingering force of the sword strike, flew several meters away.

"Oh?"

Illuso in the mirror paused slightly, slightly taken aback:

First, one is amazed by the speed of the Silver Chariot and the sharp and elegant swordplay it employs, which will surely amaze any first-time visitor.

Secondly, he could tell that Polnareff deliberately knocked the rearview mirror off to the ground, thereby reducing the angle that nearby mirrors could reflect.

With less space reflected in the mirror, the other party naturally has more places to hide and move around safely.

However, this is something that only someone who understands its capabilities would think of immediately.

If someone were completely unaware of this, they would likely be bewildered and at a loss for what to do upon seeing their reflection in the mirror.

Illuso himself has not made any move that would reveal his abilities, so how could the other party correctly judge in such a short time that there would be danger if he were reflected in the mirror?

Could it be that the information about the Stand of "The Mirror Man" has been leaked?

Illuso was somewhat surprised.

The instant the rearview mirror was slashed off by the Silver Chariot, Polnareff decisively bent down and squatted down.

He lowered his body to its lowest position, almost kneeling on the ground.

In this way, the car windows located high up would not be able to see his figure.

After the rearview mirror was cut off and fell to the ground, the ground on the side of the car naturally became a safe area that the mirror could not see.

Polnareff's figure vanished from all the mirrors.

"I'm temporarily safe. They probably didn't expect me to have seen a Stand of the same type before, so I seized the opportunity to get away from the mirror's reflection as soon as possible."

"So, as long as I make sure I don't get reflected in the mirror, the other person won't be able to do anything to me."

He carefully observed his surroundings:

There was only one car, driven by Illuso, parked on the bridge, and for the time being, there were no other objects that could be used as a mirror.

The car has windows on all four sides that can be used as mirrors, so no matter which direction you leave from, you'll be reflected in the "mirrors," which is indeed a bit of a hassle.

"However, there is still a chance."

Polnareff observed carefully:

The front of the car, in the direction of the front, only has one mirror, the windshield.

If this glass is blocked, the direction the car is facing will become a complete blind spot that the mirror cannot see.

Thinking of this, Polnareff immediately and carefully lay down on the ground, avoiding the car window, and crawled towards the front of the car with determination and speed.

He crouched low, completely hidden from the mirror's view.

Soon, Polnareff arrived safely at the front of the car.

"Silver Chariot!"

As soon as he made up his mind, the silver-swordsman swung his blade.

This sword strike was different from the previous ones; it was light, agile, and as gentle as water.

With just a gentle flick, the car's hood popped open with a crisp sound.

And so, the Silver Chariot raised its hood high, completely blocking out the large section of the windshield.

"Very good."

"In this way, there are no mirrors at all in front of the car."

"Moreover, this direction is exactly the same as the direction where the train station is located on the other side of the bridge, so I can just leave with the ice."

Polnareff breathed a long sigh of relief.

But just then, a flash of silver light inadvertently landed on the corner of his eye:

Those are silver metallic strips embedded in the front of the car; their proper name is chrome grille trim, a decorative element used to enhance the car's appearance.

The metal strip was polished to a smooth, mirror-like finish, reflecting a person's image faintly. Strictly speaking, it could also be considered a mirror that could be used by the enemy.

In other words, the mirror surface in this direction was not completely cleared.

But Polnareff only tensed up instinctively for a moment, then quickly regained his composure:

"It's okay. Although this metal strip can be considered a mirror, it's embedded in the front of the car."

"And that guy named Illuso just appeared in the side window of the car. The mirror in that position could never reflect 'light' here."

Because the world in the mirror does not exist.

The essence of a mirror is the reflection of light—if an enemy can enter a mirror, it is, in a sense, turning themselves into light.

Therefore, for the enemy to move between mirrors, they must reflect back and forth between the mirrors like light.

These are lessons Polnareff learned while fighting alongside Kakyoin.

According to this theory, light travels in a straight line. If the mirrors cannot be aligned in a straight line due to their position, the enemy cannot move from one mirror to another.

In short, it's impossible for the other party to have moved from the car window to the metal strip on the front of the car.

"I am still safe."

Polnareff thought this with such certainty.

Then Illuso's voice suddenly rang in my ears:

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"At first, it so decisively escaped my sight, but now it stands so calmly in front of the 'mirror'."

"I don't quite understand it either, uncle."

To Polnareff's astonishment, Illuso's figure slowly appeared in the narrow silver metal strip embedded in the front of the car.

The moment he appeared, he unexpectedly reached out and grabbed Polnareff —it was Polnareff in the mirror, and he only grabbed the reflection in the mirror.

However, Illuso in the mirror began to drag Polnareff's reflection backward.

Then something strange happened:

As his reflection in the mirror was dragged backward, Polnareff's body in reality began to "disappear" little by little.

He could feel his body being dragged in a certain direction, but he couldn't see or understand that direction.

"How is that possible?"

"How did you get from the car window to the front of the car?"

"These two 'mirrors' are positioned so precisely that reflections shouldn't be possible!"

Polnareff was still reeling from the shock of the theory's failure.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing such a strange question, Illuso's expression immediately became very odd.

He couldn't quite understand the silver-haired man's thought process:

"How did you get here? Is that even a question?"

"Of course—"

Illuso pulled back forcefully.

Polnareff immediately arrived in a completely new world:

"Use the 'Mirror World'!"

PS: Substitute Panel

Stand's name: "The Mirror Man"

Ontology—— Illuso

Destructive power: C

Speed: C

Range: B (Up to several hundred meters within the Mirror World)

Endurance: D

Precision of movement: C

Growth potential: E

It can pull enemies into the mirror, separating them from their Stands. If only half of the enemy is pulled in, they will be immobilized. Those pulled into the mirror cannot affect anything in the mirror world.

One update today. While writing, I suddenly realized there was a problem. This mirror double technique requires a lot of spatial description. I didn't feel it when I was thinking about it, but I found it difficult to put into words. After all, this isn't a comic. The mirror's position and the spatial environment might be hard to understand just by reading the text (especially given my poor writing skills). It could seriously affect the reading experience. Let me think about how to make this battle simpler and easier to read.