From the curse back, I started to eat the clone's soft rice

Looking at the golden Stand Arrow in Polnareff's hand, Jotaro Kujo knew that this was the target that the person behind the scenes was determined to get even at the cost of luring him here.

Now that the other party's target has appeared, that means...

"careful!"

There was a sound like the turning of clock gears, and before Jotaro Kujo could shout, the world fell into black and white, and everything stopped at this moment.

An elegant and calm sound of footsteps was heard outside the door that Jotaro Kujo had walked through before, and then several silver throwing knives were shot out, aiming directly at the insect arrow in Polnareff's hand.

Chapter 149: Kujo Jotaro's Stereotype, Sakuya Izayoi Appears

"This Stand's ability...is indeed the manipulation of time."

Looking at the world in front of him that seemed to have stagnated, Jotaro Kujo realized that the real enemy had arrived.

Different from the previous Tokisaki Kurumi, although Kujo Jotaro knew that the other party had been planning to use him, Tokisaki Kurumi herself had always been willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of the other party, and she had always been willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of the other party.

But now, this familiar ability to manipulate time, and the flying knife that flew towards his companion without hesitation, the person who came had already revealed his identity as an enemy to Jotaro Kujo without any concealment.

Jotaro Kujo hasn't experienced this feeling of time being stopped for many years. The last time he had this experience was in Cairo, Egypt.

But now, whether it was the previous feeling during the call at the SPW Consortium headquarters or the feeling at close range at this moment, it undoubtedly showed that this terrifying stand ability really appeared again.

In the dark and dilapidated room, several silver throwing knives flew for a distance and then stopped in front of Polnareff. Jotaro Kujo was not surprised by this situation.

In other words, it was precisely because he clearly knew that when time was stopped, flying objects like throwing knives would automatically stop after flying a certain distance that Jotaro Kujo did not rush to launch a counterattack immediately.

Unless there are too many flying knives, these attacks will not pose much of a threat as long as they can all be knocked away at the moment time stops.

However, although he has a lot of experience in dealing with similar situations, Jotaro Kujo understands that the current situation is still very unfavorable to him.

There is no other reason. For a Stand User with the ability to stop time, the key factor that determines strength largely depends on whether the Stand User can do more things within a limited time, especially when both himself and the enemy have the ability to stop time.

But now, compared to the enemy who has not appeared, Jotaro Kujo has his partner Polnareff by his side.

Under normal circumstances, having the help of companions is naturally an advantage. After all, one more person means more strength. Although Polnareff is not in good condition now, judging from the previous attacks, the stand still has good offensive capabilities.

But the problem is that in this battle where time can be stopped, Polnareff cannot stop time and cannot maintain consciousness or action while time is stopped.

In other words, unless Jotaro Kujo abandons his companions, Polnareff, who is in a wheelchair and unable to move in a world where time has stopped, will be a motionless living target for the enemy.

As long as the opponent keeps attacking Polnareff, even if Jotaro Kujo's stand, Star Platinum, can also pause time and therefore move for a few seconds in a world where time has stopped, he will not be able to take the initiative to attack because of fear of hurting himself.

Could it be that this is the reason why the other party chose to take action at this time?

At this moment, the time stop ended, and the black and white world seemed to have regained its color. The flying knife that had been stagnant in front of Polnareff flew forward again, but was knocked away by a punch from Star Platinum who appeared next to Jotaro Kujo.

"What happened?"

At this moment, Polnareff, who was unable to move in the world where time had stopped, was unaware of what he had experienced during the time stop and did not react to what had happened.

Jotaro Kujo, who was standing aside, stared at the door of the room not far away.

Outside Polnareff's room, a female figure appeared.

She had short silver hair that reached her shoulders and wore a blue and white maid outfit. Her blue eyes were calm yet a little sharp, making people not look down on her at all because of her female identity.

Looking at Jotaro Kujo who was in a state of emergency in the room, and Polnareff who finally realized what might have happened to him without his knowledge, Sakuya Izayoi looked at the insect arrow still held in the other's hand.

This was the purpose of her trip, but unfortunately the other party would obviously not easily give her the thing the master needed.

"Since I've acquired the ability to manipulate time, this is the first time someone has been able to retain consciousness during the time I've frozen. Right now, in this world, the only one who can do this is probably Jotaro Kujo."

"From this point of view, you are worthy of being the man who once killed Dio."

I heard Sakuya Izayoi speak.

"You possess the power to manipulate time. Who are you and what is your purpose?"

Jotaro Kujo questioned.

Sakuya Izayoi's initiative to speak did not make him relax at all, and Jotaro Kujo did not take the other party's praise to heart.

Right now, the only thing he cared about was Sakuya Izayoi's identity and her purpose.

"My name is Sakuya Izayoi. I am merely a maid serving my master. The purpose of this journey is to follow my master's orders and retrieve a bug arrow that possesses special powers."

"Regarding this, Miss Kurumi must have already told Mr. Jotaro that, if possible, I don't actually want to take action against the two of you."

"As long as you and your companions are willing to hand over the insect arrows in your hands, I can promise that I will let you two go after you get the insect arrows."

Facing Jotaro Kujo's question, Sakuya Izayoi answered calmly.

Unfortunately, in response to Sakuya Izayoi's suggestion, Jotaro Kujo just shook his head.

"If you want it, come and get it yourself."

He did not trust Sakuya Izayoi in front of him, nor did he quite believe what she said.

At this time, Jotaro Kujo had somewhat of a stereotype about Sakuya Izayoi.

After all, time stopped, flying knives, and he even mentioned DIO on his own initiative. Although Jotaro Kujo didn't like to hastily determine a person's identity based on one-sided statements and speculations, there were really too many elements on Sakuya Izayoi at the moment.

With so many coincidences, not to mention Jotaro Kujo, even Polnareff, who had only heard half of the story, immediately thought of the old enemy who was defeated and killed by their Stardust Expeditionary Force in Egypt.

Naturally, neither Jotaro Kujo nor Polnareff was willing to hand over the insect arrow to Sakuya Izayoi in front of them.

Sakuya Izayoi was not surprised by this, as she had been prepared for this situation from the very beginning.

It is true that Jotaro Kujo and Polnareff are both excellent Stand users, but they are now facing Sakuya Izayoi.

For Sakuya Izayoi, even if the two were unwilling to cooperate, it would only make the process a little more troublesome, but the result would not change at all.

The flying knife that was thrown out earlier returned to his hand at some point. The next second, the sound like the turning of clock gears rang out again. With time stagnant, the world seemed to fall into black and white again.

At the same time, countless flying knives enveloped Jotaro Kujo and Polnareff from all directions.

Obviously, this time it was no longer just a greeting like before.

Chapter 150: The Heaviness of Jotaro Kujo, the Power of Accelerating Time

"The cafeteria is pouring hot sauce!" (Star Platinum)

Faced with the flying knives that were covering him and Polnareff from all directions, Jotaro Kujo did not choose to wait for the time stop to end the counterattack this time. Instead, he directly controlled Star Platinum to knock away all the approaching flying knives.

After all, there are too many flying knives this time. If he allows the opponent to continue attacking, even relying on the speed and precision of Star Platinum, Jotaro Kujo is not sure that he can block the flying knives from all directions at the moment the time stop ends.

However, the time that he and Star Platinum can move in the world where time has stopped is limited. Without knowing the other party's limits, every second of action is very precious.

Therefore, Jotaro Kujo did not try to get closer to Sakuya Izayoi and attack her in the world where time stopped. He just controlled Star Platinum to knock away all the flying knives and then fell into stagnation again.

And Sakuya Izayoi had no intention of approaching actively. As the protagonist of the third part of the JOJO series, Jotaro Kujo's Stand [Star Platinum] has a statistic that is unique among all the melee stands in the entire JOJO series. Even as the BOSS stand in the third part, the Stand [World] with the same double A attributes of strength and speed is completely suppressed by Star Platinum's terrifying stats in close combat.

On the other hand, although Sakuya Izayoi's physical fitness is also very strong, her overall level is not much beyond the scope of ordinary humans. It is not that Anshu suppressed Sakuya Izayoi's strength when he materialized Sakuya Izayoi, but no matter which version of the setting, Sakuya Izayoi is not the kind of person who excels in physical fitness.

If she approached without being prepared, even if Jotaro Kujo's stand, Star Platinum, had a limited time to move in the time-stopped state, once Sakuya Izayoi launched an attack, she would definitely not be able to withstand it.

But if this happened, the situation would temporarily come to a standstill.

It only takes a few tenths of a second for Jotaro Kujo's Star Platinum to clear Sakuya Izayoi's throwing knives, but she has a full few seconds to move in the time stop. It would take at least a dozen rounds of attacks to exhaust Jotaro Kujo's action time with throwing knives alone.

Besides, Jotaro Kujo himself is not stupid. He will definitely leave some time to act to guard against Sakuya Izayoi. As for the flying knives, no matter how many there are, Jotaro Kujo can use his own time stop after Sakuya Izayoi's time stop ends to deal with these flying knives.

In other words, if it comes to the ability of time stop alone, it would be difficult to determine the winner between Sakuya Izayoi and Jotaro Kujo, as Star Platinum's advantage in close combat is too great.

Although if the battle continues, the final winner will definitely be Sakuya Izayoi. After all, ordinary Stand users will consume energy when using their Stand abilities, but Sakuya Izayoi is different. Operations like time stopping consume almost no energy at all for Sakuya Izayoi. If Sakuya Izayoi wants, she can even stop time while resting and recover her energy directly in the time-stopped state.

As long as it takes a few hours, Jotaro Kujo's energy will inevitably continue to decline. If it takes ten days or half a month, even an iron man can't stand it.

For the people in the JOJO world, the time stop of just a few seconds seems extremely terrifying, but for Sakuya Izayoi, it can last forever.

However, Sakuya Izayoi did not want this kind of victory. In her opinion, this way of winning the battle by exhausting the opponent was too ugly.

As the master's maid, it is natural for her to win for her master. Relying on this method to win will only bring shame to her master. If she wants to win, she should win beautifully.

It is true that it is difficult to determine the winner between Sakuya Izayoi and Jotaro Kujo if they only rely on time stopping, but the ability to manipulate time is not limited to just time stopping.

The black and white world faded away. Not far away, Jotaro Kujo, realizing that the time stop had ended, immediately stepped forward, trying to close the distance with the enemy so that he could control Star Platinum to attack the enemy's body.

However, the next second.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Several flying knives hit Jotaro Kujo at a speed that he could not react to at all. The speed was so fast that even Star Platinum could not stop it in time.

You know, with the speed of Star Platinum, even a bullet shot at the head at almost zero distance can be easily caught. Could it be that the speed of these flying knives is faster than bullets?

Jotaro Kujo looked serious and summoned Star Platinum to block himself in front of him, guarding against the opponent's attack.

Unexpectedly, under Jotaro Kujo's gaze, the figure of Sakuya Izayoi, who was not far from the door of the room, disappeared.

"Jotaro, watch your back!"

Polnareff's urgent shouts came from behind, and before Jotaro Kujo could react, Sakuya Izayoi, who appeared behind Jotaro Kujo at some point, swung the silver throwing knife in her hand.

puff!

In just a short moment, several blood marks appeared on Jotaro Kujo's back, and the blood instantly dyed Jotaro Kujo's clothes red.

However, Jotaro Kujo and Polnareff couldn't even see Sakuya Izayoi's movements.

"Damn it, Silver Chariot!"

The stand holding a rapier swung the weapon under Polnareff's control and attacked Sakuya Izayoi. The impenetrable sword shadows enveloped everything within a few meters around it.

At the same time, Jotaro Kujo turned his body and controlled Star Platinum to attack the position behind him.

Unfortunately, when the two's attacks landed, Sakuya Izayoi had already left the spot and appeared in another place.

"Is this also the other party's Stand ability?"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Jotaro Kujo felt very heavy.

The ability that the opponent just demonstrated is undoubtedly not simply stopping time. In other words, the opponent has another kind of stand ability.

Judging from the way it performs, it seems that he can instantly speed up the attack and even the movement to a level where even his Star Platinum cannot react. It's like... speeding up time?

Wait, speeding up time... could that be?!

"It seems that you have guessed what happened just now."

Noticing that Jotaro Kujo's pupils constricted as if he suddenly realized something, Sakuya Izayoi shook off the blood on the throwing knife and spoke calmly to the two people in front of her.

"Well, are you willing to reconsider my previous proposal with your companions now?"

Hand over the insect arrows and they will be allowed to leave.

This was the promise Sakuya Izayoi made to the two of them from the very beginning of the battle.

At this moment, the other party has already demonstrated another terrifying ability besides stopping time. It seems that following the other party's suggestion, handing over the insect arrow and leaving is the best option.

However, Jotaro Kujo and Polnareff could not give this Stand Arrow with special powers to a dangerous person with unknown purpose in exchange for a chance to survive.

Therefore, Jotaro Kujo simply lowered the brim of his hat, and then the figure of Star Platinum appeared again.

"The cafeteria pours hot sauce on Varudo!"

The black and white world appears again, but the difference is that the person using the ability this time is Jotaro Kujo.

Faced with an opponent who can speed up time, the only solution Jotaro Kujo can think of is to use time stop to restrict the opponent's actions and then defeat him within a limited time.

However, when the scene in the world where time stopped appeared in front of Jotaro Kujo, his heart couldn't stop sinking.

Sakuya Izayoi's figure was not frozen in place as he expected, but... was not affected at all.

"Is this the choice you and your companions made?"

In a world where time stopped, Sakuya Izayoi slowly spoke.

Even when facing powerful enemies and their lives are threatened, they are still unwilling to give up their bottom line. Sakuya Izayoi has clearly felt the awareness of Jotaro Kujo and Polnareff.

Such a noble character is naturally worthy of admiration, but unfortunately, without the blessing of the fate of the JOJO world, the ending will not change at all.

...

PS: There will be another update in the evening.

Chapter 151: Izayoi Sakuya: It seems that you are one step behind.

Inside the dilapidated building, Sakuya Izayoi slightly turned the throwing knife in her hand, and her figure disappeared and reappeared at the spot.

More than a dozen wounds instantly covered Jotaro Kujo's body, turning him into a bloody man.

Pfft!