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Chapter 146. Mysterious Transfer Students Always Have Issues
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However, using strange romantic luck to boost recognition… probably only works for those with Joestar blood, right?
For most viewers, what really stirs their emotions about "Stardust Crusaders" is...
"Your left knee is scraped?"
Accidentally falling down the stairs...
If it weren't for the precision and power his Stand gave him at the critical moment, allowing him to grab a branch and adjust his fall in midair, cushioning his landing, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed, given that the stairs were built on a hillside with a height difference of several meters, even over ten meters.
Now, he only had a scraped knee from the branch...
"...No, wait!"
"The knee was already scraped before I fell! That's why I misstepped—there's no doubt about it! But..."
No one?
The only thing that could have done something like this without anyone noticing was a Stand.
But based on the range shown by his Stand, Avdol's [Magician's Red], and his grandfather's [Hermit Purple] yesterday...
If the enemy really is a Stand user, perhaps one of the assassins sent by that guy named DIO, like his grandfather warned...
Then the enemy must be nearby.
But... there's no one!? Except for those girls, there's no one who looks like an enemy... no!
"This classmate, your left leg seems injured."
A student wearing a different school uniform, and most importantly, someone Jotaro had never seen before, walked down the stairs and handed him a handkerchief.
"Use this to treat your injury."
"I'm Kakyoin Noriaki. I just transferred to this school yesterday. Please take care of me."
…
"Brother, did you notice anything?"
"No, not really. But I think I understand why Pucci and the others abandoned the mature "Hamon" system and pursued this new concept of "Stands" instead."
Sora watching the latest episode of "Stardust Crusaders" continued, "Compared to "Hamon", which had been developed across two entire parts, "Stands" may not give us as strong a sense of connection."
"But "Hamon" has been perfected. The various uses of Hamon in "Battle Tendency" made us feel like there could hardly be a higher level of Hamon techniques. Pucci and the others must have felt the same."
Hamon gloves covered in soapy bubbles, used to cut and shoot sunlight;
Injecting Hamon into a tuft of hair, creating a magnetic field between the strands to form a Hamon barrier to block bullets...
The limits of Hamon were reached in "Battle Tendency". Unless someone had a life force as immense as Kars, who could amplify it to new heights, human life energy can only generate a limited number of Hamon techniques.
And for them, the viewers, who already knew what these techniques could do, who already knew how the protagonist would use Hamon to turn the tide—could they still be excited for future developments?
Thinking about how people today don't just play one game, but multitask, controlling several characters across different games, raiding dungeons or engaging in PvP with other players to enhance their gaming experience, he deeply resonated with the idea that there wouldn't be much anticipation left.
But in truth, right now, he couldn't be more excited about what comes next in "Stardust Crusaders"!
Because of "Stands"!
"What is Kakyoin Noriaki's Stand ability?"
"How did he manage to scrape Jotaro's leg?"
"Was it connected to the picture he painted?"
"Does his Stand ability allow him to harm something in reality just by drawing it?"
"But if that's the case, why didn't Jotaro's body tear apart along with the picture?"
Expressing all these thoughts excitedly, Sora looked at his sister, "Aren't you curious too, dear sister?"
"Just one Stand has raised so many questions. Imagine what's coming next! Isn't that far more interesting than Hamon?!"
Indeed.
Even though this is only the beginning, he was starting to realize what was truly fascinating about the "Stand" system!
How will they figure out what an enemy's Stand ability is?
And after discovering it, how will they defeat the enemy?
It's like a puzzle game—Stand battles are much more exciting than Hamon!
And since puzzles have definitive answers—
"Hey, remember that Stand stat chart they showed earlier?"
Recalling something, he continued.
"Yeah."
"If I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a stat called 'Range'?"
Stand Name: [Magician's Red]
Stand User: Muhammad Avdol
Destructive Power: B
Speed: B
Range: C
Durability: B
Precision: C
Development Potential: D
...This is the Stand stat chart that appeared on the screen during a break in the first episode of "Stardust Crusaders".
Not only did the characters talk about Stand abilities, but they also displayed these stats, allowing the viewers to have a more direct understanding of each Stand's capabilities.
However, since "Stands" were a new concept, the viewers hadn't paid much attention to the chart.
Or maybe, because the first two parts of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" had ingrained the idea that the series was about Hamon, they hadn't yet focused on the Stands.
It wasn't until now that Sora remembered the chart and, seeing his sister's sharp memory and nodding in confirmation, he confidently declared, "It's long-range attacks! That's the ability of this new Stand!"
"And judging by the fact that Jotaro's leg wound is only a scrape, this long-range attack is not like [Magician's Red] with its flames, or any other elemental attack—it's something like a whip!"
As the episode continued to play out, he grew even more certain.
"Just as I thought!"