JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 12: Rhinoceros Beetle

Chapter 12 Rhinoceros Beetle (カブト虫 Kabutomushi) is the twelfth chapter of the light novel JORGE JOESTAR. It returns to the perspective of Joji Joestar after the events of Chapter 10.

Summary
Joji explains that Joseph Joestar had died of cancer two years ago. He asks Kars if would still have sought revenge even if Joseph were still alive today. Kars states he would, after he had been sent to space thirty-seven times, that fate would not free him until he kills him. He had been imagining Joseph wearing the Stone Mask, becoming a Vampire and eating people, and then Kars finally eating him himself. Kars states that Joji was lacking in height compared to Joseph, he seeps his fingers into his head, making Joji twenty centimeters taller. Kars claims that he can also give him wings if you just change his brain a little. He explains how he explored and studied his own brain and humans, how he created the Stone Mask and conquered the sun. Joji plots to stop Kars from returning to Earth, Narancia sneaks U-Boat inside Joji without Kars noticing. Kars inserts his hand inside his chest, pulling U-Boat out and taking it apart. He examines the monitors, and plugs a cord into his palm, and projects light through his mouth. The images had appeared to be a naked woman on a bed, making Narancia yell at him to stop. Kars grabs him and ties him up with the cords. As Kars goes through the memories, Joji recognizes one of the women to be Trish Ciocciolina, who was now a member of the. Kars questions how humans were able to create such machines, Joji explains that they are an ability called a Stand. Kars asks if he is able to see one himself, and holds his palm up and develops his own version of U-Boat.

Kars creates a loud sonar, causing Joji and Pucci, who's in the corner, to writhe in pain. As he stops, Pucci slowly tries to crawl away. Kars shoves his arm into his back, pulling out his Whitesnake. He punches Kars, causing bunches of DISCS to flow out of his head. He turns back to Pucci, interested in his power, he learns the power of Whitesnake and creates his own version. A humanoid Stand emerges from Kars' back, similar to Whitesnake, but with three heads like the Ashura. Kars asks how Pucci managed to get this power, asking if he had been stabbed by a special arrow. He explains how he had crafted a bow and arrow and used it on humans before he slaughtered his race. He takes Pucci's memory DISC and reads his memories, and returns it at the end. He states that their six month journey back to Earth will now take only four hours. As Pucci wakes up, Kars asks him about the metal plate that had wiped his house from the face of the Earth. Kars explains that throwing down to Earth would be impossible, since it would just burn up. He projects again an image of the sky, showing a man floating in the air. Joji recognizes the man, describing him to be handsome, narrow eyes, and three moles on his left ear.