Looks like Kaneda's holding his ground for now, and that gives Josuke all the time he needs to properly rise to his feet from the crouching position he'd rolled into. Upon request, he puts his fists up, but not before he flashes a grin at the other teen.

"Only needed it to work once, don't worry."

Because if it slowed Kaneda down at all, even just a little, it was worth the effort, Josuke thinks to himself. Especially now, as it looks like they might be going shot-for-shot any second.

He slides one foot forward on the floor, inching closer. Feeling a lot like he's inching closer towards himself, and not in the very eerie and frustrating way he'd done when he'd been forced to fight a duplicate created by an enemy Stand. Kaneda's a lot like him; might be smaller, but is still built to endure. This fight, it could go either way...