"Bastard! Watch me kill you!"
Such provocative behavior made Nijimura Okuyasu angry. He instantly summoned his Stand, "The Hand," and swung its arm.
"?"
*BANG!!*
Accelerator was convinced he wouldn't be injured, but the reality exceeded his imagination.
*Whoosh!*
It was as if he had teleported closer to this guy.
Because of the close proximity, his "Reflection" crushed the guy, sending him flying in an extremely wretched posture.
But even in this situation, before being crushed and blown away, Nijimura Okuyasu subconsciously swiped with "The Hand."
*Thud.*
"..."
Pain transmitted. Accelerator realized his body had slammed heavily onto the ground, and his right hand was severed.
Something unknown had been reflected, causing a strange phenomenon.
"Okuyasu!"
Seeing his friend rolling far away on the ground spurting blood, Josuke immediately ran over.
'What happened?!'
Not expecting such an event, Accelerator retracted his previous composure.
A rare look of shock and suspicion appeared on his face.
'It broke through my Reflection?'
'Not matter... energy?'
'Is it a spatial ability?!'
Slowly rising from the ground, recalling the process just now, he deduced the possibility.
Neither his "teleportation" to Nijimura Okuyasu nor the opponent's arm swing before being blown away involved any "energy" or "matter" effects.
It didn't even disturb the "airflow" or "wind pressure."
Then undoubtedly, it was indeed a "spatial" ability.
But if it were a general spatial ability, he would have guarded against it long ago. After all, he had seen teleportation before.
'This guy's spatial ability is of a type I haven't calculated.'
Reaching that answer, Accelerator felt that the move just now was extremely dangerous.
Only something exceeding his "calculation capacity" could break through "Reflection" and cause him harm.
Fortunately, it avoided his vitals, otherwise his body might have been cut in half.
To trade one hand for such important intelligence was actually a profit.
*Swish swish!!*
"..."
Accelerator didn't pay attention to the maid throwing more knives at him.
*Clang clang!!*
Sure enough, the knives were still "reflected." Avoiding the attack, Sakuya roughly understood the opponent's ability.
'In strictly stopped time, the knives are difficult to touch. Once released, they are immediately reflected back.'
'Like an iron wall that makes him untouchable.'
Although she didn't know the specific efficacy, on the surface, it seemed to be a "reflection" phenomenon.
An absolute territory that prevented people and attacks from approaching.
The principle was unknown, but knowing this was enough.
"Crazy Diamond!"
Calling out his Stand, Josuke frantically punched ("Dora-ed") Nijimura Okuyasu, who was lying on the ground bleeding profusely.
"Heh, thanks, Josuke."
His injuries healed. Touching his head, Nijimura Okuyasu stood up unharmed.
"?"
Watching this scene, Accelerator was a bit surprised.
A guy who was half-dead from his reflection suddenly started jumping around alive and kicking?
'Is this also a Stand ability?'
That was definitely not something an esper could easily achieve.
That guy's blood vessels and internal organs must have been burst by him just now, yet even so, he "lived."
This Master named "Josuke"... his Stand ability was kind of amazing.
"Next time... I'll definitely scrape away your head!"
Okuyasu stared at Accelerator, his eyes fixed on him, issuing a terrifying threat.
'Come back, Berserker. It's too dangerous to continue like this.'
"Hmph, what stupid things are you saying?"
Hearing that girl's voice, Accelerator let out a disdainful scoff.
Although the situation looked a bit unfavorable for him, it wasn't absolute.
That Stand User named "Okuyasu"... his ability was something Accelerator hadn't seen before, but that didn't matter.
Even unknown powers could be analyzed and incorporated into the "Reflection" range by Accelerator in a very short time.
So, this guy's ability to manipulate "space" needed extra attention.
How did he move? How did he do it...?
He had to observe it accurately!
Then...
"Oh oh oh!!"
"This guy disappeared?"
Just when Nijimura Okuyasu prepared to give this guy another shot, the opponent vanished into thin air.
"Wait!"
Holding Okuyasu back, Josuke looked at the disappearing image and locked eyes with Sakuya.
"His Master must have used a Command Spell."
Judging the enemy's disappearance, Sakuya spoke calmly.
"It seems they don't want us to engage further."
"That guy's power is also weird."
"Or is that a Noble Phantasm?"
Not fully probing this Servant's identity and ability, the group felt a bit heavy-hearted for a moment.
That unreasonable "Reflection" was truly a type they hadn't encountered before.
"Aaaah!! It's almost nine o'clock! We're totally late!!"
"Koichi! Don't panic."
"Hey! Wait for me!"
"Sigh..."
Hiding on a distant building, witnessing the group's departure, Akemi Homura also witnessed that battle.
She had been in position since before Caster tried to use Time Stop to attack the white-haired Servant.
She saw the subsequent events too.
'Archer.'
"What's wrong? Miyu."
Hardly ever calling the other by the title of "Master," Homura heard Miyu's voice.
'My Stand seems to have awakened. Can you come back first?'
"Understood."
Asking her to return meant the matter must be important.
Miyu's Stand would also influence the direction of this war for the two of them.
Without much hesitation, Akemi Homura quickly sprinted towards their residence.
...
"Mr. Jotaro, was there an anomaly in time just now?"
Kishibe Rohan and Jotaro sat in a sports car, discussing the previous doubt.
"Yeah... besides stopping for a moment, it feels like another time ability took effect."
"Like time accelerated... Although brief, you and I indeed have no memory of the interval."
Jotaro tried hard to recall, but still couldn't remember what he did in those ten-plus seconds.
He clearly just bought a magazine from the convenience store, but suddenly "fast-forwarded" to sitting in Kishibe Rohan's car.
It was truly suspicious.
"Assassin, did you sense anything?"
"Same as you guys. I just faintly felt something wrong, but it's still a bit confusing."
The ability of Time Erasure didn't affect just a single person, but the entire world.
So after Diavolo activated it, others would feel a sense of "trance."
After all, they lost the memory of that "erased" ten-plus seconds of time.
"This situation seems more complicated than just Kira Yoshikage..."
**PS:**
Regarding Time Stop vs Accelerator, it's a matter of perception.
Accelerator's Reflection is basically always on during battle, but is it still there when time is stopped?
Some think that without thought and calculation during Time Stop, Reflection is gone.
Others think that even in Time Stop, Reflection should maintain the variables from before the stop, just without new changes and calculations. Like when DIO fought Joseph—even when time stopped, the Ripple was still on his body (Ripple use requires breathing, but where does breathing come from in stopped time?), and DIO didn't dare touch it.
This is a matter of interpretation, so it's hard to say which is more correct.