Chapter 277: Caught in a Loop
"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, how the hell did we end up here? We took a left, right and another left through this orchard so we should have been well out and away from here by now!" Gyro couldn't help but shout out as he looked around the place we had returned to.
"Okay calm down, let's try going the way we went but go right, left and right this time instead." Johnny suggested to which gyro agreed and we followed along with them as well.
*vrrrt*
"What the fuck is this?!" Gyro shouted out as we were back at the dead cow near the rundown shack.
"Something doesn't feel right, Johnny, Gyro, there's something going on in this orchard." I said as we all began to look around the area, though since I already knew what was happening I actually began to notice its effects personally.
"What? What do you mean?" They were confused but I hopped off my horse and knelt to touch the ground as I looked around a bit before rubbing my chin.
"Hmm, this could work, Johnny, Gyro, wait here for about thirty seconds and take whatever path you need to take to get out of this place and I will see if I can feel it change at all that some how made you not leave this area as I feel you will just be brought back here again." I said as I began to synchronize my body with the spiral movement of the planet which slowly began to expand my perception to a completely perfected level allowing me to feel the movement of the plants, animals and even the people around here.
Stocking brought my horse and hers to the side while Johnny and Gyro looked at each other and nodded, and after thirty seconds my range of perfected perception extended more than half a mile in all directions outside of the orchard so I lifted my hand and motioned them to move to which they did.
I kept a heavy focus on my perception and sure enough I felt it fluctuate, like it went backwards without my intention to do so before it began to resume its expansion once more as I heard the sound of hooves hitting the ground as I raised my head to see both Johnny and Gyro return to the spot we were at.
"Hifumi, I hope you can tell us what's going on here." He says as I get up and hop back on the horse while they came up beside us.
"I think I figured it out what's going on I just don't know what's happening to make this happen exactly." I said before holding out my hand and taking the map from Gyro and pointing where they were going originally.
"So when you guys left I felt you guys get to roughly here before I suddenly felt a shift in the entire orchard." I said pointing at the area where they would take there first left out of here which would have lead to a path that exits the orchard proper.
"But then something happened and I felt my perception shrink slightly while feeling you guys move to here." I say pointing to the left turn on the map that would lead to them getting turned around and returning here.
"Then you guys followed the path which lead you back to us, just like someone planned for you to do just that and make it so you can't leave this area." I say while pointing the route they took that ultimately lead them back to here.
"So let me get this right, are you saying someone is moving us or something instantly and confusing us as where we actually are which causes us to return to where we are?" Johnny couldn't help but ask while scratching his head.
"It didn't look like that to me though, I watched you guys and you two took the first left from what I saw, I never saw both of you reach the second left like Hifumi is saying." Stocking said chiming in which confused the two even more so.
"If what she said is right then I think I know what is going on as I did feel you two reach the second turn but I had my eyes closed while using only my Spiral powers to give me perception of this Orchard and beyond it as well, you guys reached the second turn from what I perceived but Stocking never saw it happen at the same time as you guys suddenly moved back to a previous point on your path my perception shrunk slightly without my input so if I'm right whoever is doing this is messing with our perception of time." I went onto explain making there eyes go wide at the thought.
"So let me get this right, your saying someone is using their ability to make us loop backwards to a previous point in time without us noticing it at all and that's why we keep on going the wrong direction?" Gyro said while grabbing his hat feeling confused about it all.
"I know it sounds a bit much but with the power of Stands it's possible someone has gained the power to briefly manipulate time in a small area, it's not large of enough of a range to affect the whole world but only those within this area in particular are being affected by it." I said since I wouldn't have noticed at all if the range was the entire planet when it came to reverting time as the amount of power one would need to possess would need to be on par with an actual god to do time reversal of that scale with time stop being possible for mortals with extreme power themselves.
While we were talking about this we heard the sound of hooves hitting the ground making us turn and look only to see Hot Pants show up as well, "Are you guys lost in this orchard as well?" He asked but I heard Gyro click his tongue when he saw Hot Pants show up.
"Johnny, Hifumi, Tell this Asshole to fuck off and leave us be." Gyro whispered to us making me and Johnny look at each other and back to him.
"Why don't you say it yourself? Are you scared of him or something?" I said with a smug look which made Gyro grind his teeth hearing that before turning to Hot Pants.
"WHY DONT YOU GO EAT SHIT ASSHOLE?! We don't need you around here after what you pulled earlier on all of us!" Gyro shouted out at Hot Pants as he was still pissed about earlier, but he just rolled his eyes at that.
"I'm still not going to apologize for what I did, but you guys are just as lost as I am so why don't we make a truce for now and figure out what's going on." He says but Gyro waves him off.
"Don't bother Jackass! For your information we already figured out what the fuck is going on and it's some asshole stand user whose messing with us, now all we have to do is find them and take care of them." Gyro said making Hot Pants raise an eyebrow.
But before they could say anything another sound of hooves could be heard as a new person showed up as well, "What in the hell is up with this place! Are you guys stuck here as well?" The Hispanic man wearing a sombrero said as he looked at all of us.
"Gaucho? You got stuck here as well?" I asked as I remembered most of the notable faces in this race and he was one of them as well while Johnny explained to Gyro who he was.
"Damn right! No matter where I go I keep looping back to that damn shack! The hell is he on about, 'If you want to leave then you have to Kill me.' Bullshit! Alright fine then!" Gaucho shouted out before turning towards the shack and walking up towards it.
"Oi! Bastard! If you want to die then I will oblige your wish!" Gaucho shouted out towards the shack.
And soon enough the door began to open and a man appeared who stood before Gaucho and all of us as well.
It was none other than Ringo Roadagin and this was a major turning point in this worlds story with his appearance.
And signaling the halfway point of this worlds Part of the Story.