# 🗡 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Book Club ファントムブランド第10: 遥かな国からの3人・The Three from a Far Off Land 🗡 **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [September 2, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103 "2024-09-02T12:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/1 "2024-09-02T12:17:27Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/9/c/69cd4f8b6ff9ef7d1946b041410710e2d5a0fb88.jpeg) # **遥かな国からの3人** [Home Thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/63640) [Previous Thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/66879) [Next Thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/67351) ## Schedule 🗡 Each week, the first post about the week’s reading will be linked in the schedule. The first link will always be this thread’s first post. | Date | # | Chapter Title (original・bunko) | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024.09.02 | 36 | 遥かな国からの3人・遥かな国からの3人 その 1 | | 2024.09.09 | 37 | [怪人ドゥービー・遥かな国からの3人 その 2](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/67103/8) | | 2024.09.16 | 38 | [稲妻十字烈刃・遥かな国からの3人 その 3](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/67103/17) | ## [Vocab](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gbvXru1Wdly46cv3q3-WXifXq0I-HmfLBEUBmPFmk6s/edit?usp=sharing) ## [Vocab SRS Vol 4(Renshuu.org)](https://www.renshuu.org/lesson/c/6850784/vocab/) ## [Vocab SRS Vol 5(Renshuu.org)](https://www.renshuu.org/lesson/c/7211030/vocab/) ## Discussion Guidelines **Spoiler Courtesy** Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent spoilers. Some folks are reading JoJo for the first time and have never watched the anime either. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one. 1. Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category. 2. Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon). 3. Any information from later in the volume or series than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections. For other Parts, please label the Part before the spoiler, for example “Well we know 2 [character] survives because they’re in a later Part” > **Instructions for Spoiler Tags** > > Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labeled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]). > > Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below: > > > **Example** > > > > This is an example of the “Hide Details” option. > > The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds. > > This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option. ## Participation Will you be reading along with us this week? _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/1))_ - Votes are **public**. _If you’ve already read this book but are still going to join the discussion, please select “I have finished this arc.”_ CW: gore more specifically terrible things happening to a baby > **Comprehension questions for Chapter 36: 遥かな国からの3人・遥かな国からの3人 その 1** > > - What does Adams accuse Poco of? > - How is Poco’s sister according to Adams? What will she do to Poco when he gets home? > - Who are the strangers and why did they come? > - What is Dio trying to prove? ---
**Author:** ![Clovie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/clovie/32/767414_2.png) [@Clovie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Clovie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/2 "2024-09-08T03:09:59Z")
> **Chapter 36** > > Cool that Speedwagon is wearing Zeppeli’s hat now! > > Also, Speedwagon seeming to be the narrator at the start of this chapter (which isn’t the first time) is making me wonder again if maybe he’s been the narrator all along? > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > What does Adams accuse Poco of? > > Loitering around late at night > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > How is Poco’s sister according to Adams? > > Very mad at him for being out late, and planning to punish him when he gets back > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > Who are the strangers and why did they come? > > The strangers are Tonpetty and two of his disciples! Zeppeli had sent them a letter telling them about what’s going on with the stone mask and asking them to come help > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > What is Dio trying to prove? > > Seems like he’s trying to prove that everything will go just as he said? Like he kept his promise to not hurt the baby, but the baby was still killed by their mother, which seems to be the last step to bringing the entire town under his control within one night. ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/3 "2024-09-09T08:57:08Z")
Sorry I kept getting distracted lol > **Chapter 36** > > Fantastic on the rest and omg I can’t believe I missed the hat. I was trying to keep an eye out for it specifically too lol > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > > > What is Dio trying to prove? > > > > Seems like he’s trying to prove that everything will go just as he said? Like he kept his promise to not hurt the baby, but the baby was still killed by their mother, which seems to be the last step to bringing the entire town under his control within one night. > > But what does he suggest is better to do to the woman? > > What do you think would have happened if (answer to previous question)the mother and child both had become zombies? > > Is it the last step to bringing the town under his control? Between the actual situation and the previous situation, what is the difference in outcome? ---
**Author:** ![ryomori](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ryomori/32/773913_2.png) [@ryomori](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ryomori)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/4 "2024-09-09T10:04:42Z")
is this a sign to watch jojo www never seen jojo, demon slayer and/or frieren due to plot issues 🥴 ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 10:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/5 "2024-09-09T10:23:26Z")
JoJo’s not going to beat any plot hole allegations. It was written on a weekly deadly for about 20 years. If that’s a deal breaker, no worries. Everyone’s got limited time and has to decide how to spend it. ---
**Author:** ![ryomori](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ryomori/32/773913_2.png) [@ryomori](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ryomori)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/6 "2024-09-09T10:27:58Z")
nah like ive seen bunch of clips and i loosely know the storyline, i just uhm… didn’t like the unique art style when i was younger… now i don’t quite mind but yk, my jp lvl is pretty low. only game I’ve played in jp was p5t on my xbox 😓 it was an, experience, to say the least ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/7 "2024-09-09T11:36:52Z")
Well, this is a book club, not an anime club. You’re welcome to join or not, I won’t try to convince you in any particular direction. ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/8 "2024-09-09T15:14:21Z")
CW: (first is spoiler spoiler) attempted general content sexual assault > **Chapter 37: 怪人ドゥービー・遥かな国からの3人 その 2 Questions** > > - What dies Dio offer the girl? > - How does JoJo counteract the snakes? > > I love that JoJo just pulls an anvil out of nowhere For the first time in a long time we get a new named character! Here’s the band his name references [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/1/6/e/16e5ab9fcf35ea3079ec87588d93c24b06447390.jpeg "Long Train Runnin'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVsLEI-hCXw) ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/9 "2024-09-09T15:15:46Z")
And that’s a wrap on tanko vol 4! Onto the final vol of Part 1 next! It feels so strange, but Part 2 will be here before we know it ---
**Author:** ![Clovie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/clovie/32/767414_2.png) [@Clovie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Clovie)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/10 "2024-09-10T02:18:53Z")
> **Chapter 36** > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > But what does he suggest is better to do to the woman? > > > > What do you think would have happened if (answer to previous question)the mother and child both had become zombies? > > > > Is it the last step to bringing the town under his control? Between the actual situation and the previous situation, what is the difference in outcome? > > He suggests that it’d be better if both the woman and her baby willingly became zombies, and I’m guessing if that had happened, it would’ve been like Dio said and they would’ve been able to co-exist without one eating the other? > > So I guess he’s also trying to make a point that everything bad that’s happened (turning into zombies, and the baby getting killed) was by the villagers’ own choice? > > It seems like another thing that had to happen was Zeppeli dying. And then Dio says that everything happened faster than he initially thought, but that the outcome was the same. ---
**Author:** ![ryomori](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ryomori/32/773913_2.png) [@ryomori](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ryomori)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/11 "2024-09-10T16:44:30Z")
i think im just gonna lurk and get the spoilers from you guys 😀 ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/12 "2024-09-11T02:33:57Z")
> **Chapter 36** > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > He suggests that it’d be better if both the woman and her baby willingly became zombies, and I’m guessing if that had happened, it would’ve been like Dio said and they would’ve been able to co-exist without one eating the other? > > Yeah, I think that’s exactly what he was going for. Suffering together would have given them a happier end rather than the mother sacrificing herself. > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > So I guess he’s also trying to make a point that everything bad that’s happened (turning into zombies, and the baby getting killed) was by the villagers’ own choice? > > I hadn’t considered that line of thought, but I think you’re right, especially given that they leaned into that perspective in the musical. > > I had previously thought of it more like him comparing the two to his own situation with his mother. She sacrificed herself to Dario for his sake but he still ended up getting bottles thrown at his head so often that he became good at dodging bottles as a child. > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > It seems like another thing that had to happen was Zeppeli dying. And then Dio says that everything happened faster than he initially thought, but that the outcome was the same. > > Fate as a theme returns! ---
**Author:** ![Clovie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/clovie/32/767414_2.png) [@Clovie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Clovie)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/13 "2024-09-12T01:10:27Z")
> **Chapter 37** > > A quick but terrifying chapter! I can’t believe we’re so close to the end of Part 1! > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > What dies Dio offer the girl? > > He offers for her to stay as young as she is forever if she joins him. > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > How does JoJo counteract the snakes? > > He’s able to squeeze the snakes’ poison out of himself, and then he sends some Hamon into them to make them go wild and eat Doobie. > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > Here’s the band his name references > > Nice song! > **Chapter 36** > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > him comparing the two to his own situation with his mother. > > That’s a good point! ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/14 "2024-09-12T03:59:43Z")
Nice and thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/15 "2024-09-17T02:24:10Z")
Sorry!! Not dead, just insanely busy weekend and I was surprised by my lack of time ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/16 "2024-09-18T02:56:35Z")
I couldn’t figure out what I was forgetting yesterday, but I have now 😅 I’ll try to have the chapter up today and then do the reading challenge thread afterwards too. ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/17 "2024-09-19T03:07:46Z")
CW: minor eye gore > **Chapter 38: 稲妻十字烈刃・遥かな国からの3人 その 3** > > - What do Dio’s lackies volunteer to do for him? > - Why hasn’t Dio been dealing with JoJo directly? What do you think of his reasoning? > - What can you tell about JoJo feelings towards Dio based on the following line: 同じこと！お前を葬るのに罪悪感なし！ > - What does Dio do to rile up JoJo and how can we tell? > - Why does Dire want to fight Dio? What justification does he give? Do you feel he’s right? Why or why not? Sorry for all the delay!! ---
**Author:** ![Clovie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/clovie/32/767414_2.png) [@Clovie](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Clovie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/18 "2024-09-21T02:08:00Z")
No worries! Hope you’re doing okay with the busy-ness! > **Chapter 38** > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > What do Dio’s lackies volunteer to do for him? > > They want to kill JoJo. I guess they’re bloodthirsty. > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > Why hasn’t Dio been dealing with JoJo directly? What do you think of his reasoning? > > Dio says it’s because he didn’t want to kill JoJo himself because they grew up in the same family together. I have a hard time believing that’s really true, since that hasn’t stopped Dio from trying to kill JoJo before… I think he might just be seeing if he can disarm JoJo a bit by bringing up something sentimental here? And maybe he didn’t deal with JoJo directly before because he wanted to first focus on amassing more power by taking over the village > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > What can you tell about JoJo feelings towards Dio based on the following line: 同じこと！お前を葬るのに罪悪感なし！ > > JoJo also has no more sentimental feelings left that hold him back from killing Dio. > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > What does Dio do to rile up JoJo and how can we tell? > > He asks where Zeppeli is. We can tell he’s purposely riling JoJo up because he talks about him in such a flippant and disrespectful way (and he clearly knows that Zeppeli is already dead) > > > [@DIO-Berry](#): > > > > Why does Dire want to fight Dio? What justification does he give? Do you feel he’s right? Why or why not? > > He thinks he has the right to fight Dio first because he was close friends with Zeppeli for 20 years. I don’t know if that necessarily gives him more of a right for revenge though. I think it would’ve been more strategic for him to hang back more since he’s less familiar with the ongoing situation and Dio’s abilities. And it’s not like JoJo doesn’t also have a very strong reason for revenge. ---
**Author:** ![DIO-Berry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dio-berry/32/828567_2.png) [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/19 "2024-09-22T12:10:55Z")
> **Re busyness** > > I spent the weekend meeting up with a friend as my last (only?) vacation of 2024. It was a wonderful weekend honestly. > **Chapter 38** > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > I guess they’re bloodthirsty. > > Ayyy, I see your vampire/zombie pun there > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > Dio says it’s because he didn’t want to kill JoJo himself because they grew up in the same family together. > > That’s an interesting way of phrasing it. I had assumed that the 家 would be house and not family. You have a great point though since George wanted to raise them as brothers. > > I do think it’s a bit important to note though that Dio says raised and not grew up. As a murder and sociopath by the age of 11 or 12, I think he only physically grew. > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > I have a hard time believing that’s really true, since that hasn’t stopped Dio from trying to kill JoJo before… > > SPOILER FOR THE END OF THE PART I really wonder here if Dio believes himself to be lying but is unwittingly truthful here. > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > I think he might just be seeing if he can disarm JoJo a bit by bringing up something sentimental here? > > You have a great point. With what he says next about Zeppeli, he’s definitely trying to make JoJo emotional at least. > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > And maybe he didn’t deal with JoJo directly before because he wanted to first focus on amassing more power by taking over the village > > That could be > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > JoJo also has no more sentimental feelings left that hold him back from killing Dio. > > I don’t know… He’s sentimental enough to plan on burying him rather focus on killing him 👀 > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > He thinks he has the right to fight Dio first because he was close friends with Zeppeli for 20 years. I don’t know if that necessarily gives him more of a right for revenge though. > > Yeah, I agree. I think it also implies that Zeppeli didn’t mention that Dio killed JoJo’s father and caused the destruction of his family home lol. > > > [@Clovie](#): > > > > I think it would’ve been more strategic for him to hang back more since he’s less familiar with the ongoing situation and Dio’s abilities. > > I agree especially since JoJo knows well that Dio’s always got some trick hidden up his sleeve ---
**Author:** ![fyrember](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/fyrember/32/427476_2.png) [@fyrember](https://community.wanikani.com/u/fyrember)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103/20 "2024-09-22T18:43:13Z")
> **RIP** > > ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/9/2/1/92137fc86e770778859698c9debd99ee67083442.png) > Dire’s face while Speedwagon was giving a 2 hour monologue on why he’s getting killed instead of helping (he missed the rest of the story and expected the rest to step in to help) [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA-book-club-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E7%AC%AC10-%E9%81%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE3%E4%BA%BA%E3%83%BBthe-three-from-a-far-off-land/67103.md?page=2)