JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 14: Desolation Row

Chapter 14: Desolation Row (廃墟の街 Haikyo no machi) is the fourteenth chapter of the light novel, JORGE JOESTAR. It returns to the perspective of Joji Joestar after the events of Chapter 12.

Summary
The plan to land on Earth has succeeded as they landed on the Arrow Cross House. Joji sees that everyone had survived, Kars had turned himself in a sphere-like shape. He slowly returns into his normal form, regenerating his burnt flesh. He learns that he had lost a version of himself, and only has 36 left. Pucci states that 36 should be enough, since 36 is 12 x 3. 12 and 3 are both holy numbers in Christianity, which had caught Pucci's attention. Joji continues to interpret the fourteen phrases into their current situation. With Nero Nero and Morioh being the elements of the"Rhinocerous bettle" and the Arrow Cross House as the "Via Dolorosa". Narancia plans to find Bucciarati, Joji stops him, telling him that they don't know where they are yet. They both send out their U-Boat to scout the area, Narancia then decides to enter a house. They see a sign in English labeled "Wastewood", and learn that they are in a foreign place, possibly America. They see an old car and an old manor, and find newspapers with the date written as November 11th, 1920; which had been 92 years ago. They enter the house through a window, Narancia congratulates Joji suddenly, he then asks why.

Narancia points to the garden outside the manor which had been decorated for a party, they find a welcome board saying, "Welcome to the Wedding Reception for Jorge Joestar and Elizabeth Straits". Joji realizes that this was the Jorge Joestar that Tsukumojuku had mentioned; because he was pure-bred English, Joji assumes they are in England. Joji asks if they should head to the other Jorge's house, assuming that they had traveled back in time; wondering if Kars had used a power to cause this. Pucci joins them and suggests they head for London, claiming that the "Desolation Row" is waiting for them there. They look through a basement, to see three men sinking their teeth into a little girl and eating her. Joji realizes that they were zombies like Giorno had described from Morioh's situation. Joji calls back his U-Boat and destroys them, they then plan to check the Joestar manor. As Joji knocks on the door, he turns around to see a figure dressed and face-painted like a clown. It shrieks, and Joji watches as walls close around him. Narancia tries to break the walls down, when suddenly a rope is formed and wraps around Joji's neck. The clown states that he must hang himself if he isn't a friend of a girl named Penelope. Joji realizes that this was a locked room from the cases, and states that he is not the Locked Room Maestro mastermind. It looks closely at his face, realizing he is not Javier Cortez which it had assumed, and disappears. The door opens, a girl calls out Jorge's name. Joji introduces himself as Jorge, assuming she is Penelope; a friend of the other Jorge. Penelope doubts him at first, he then pulls out his passport explaining that he is a private detective; Japanese though an English citizen. She realizes he is friends with Tsukumojuku, she then asks them to leave. A woman steps out and wishes to greet them, introducing herself as Erina Joestar. Narancia grows irritated, Joji silences him, he then looks to see zombies getting trapped into Penelope's locked rooms. Erina explains how Tsukumojuku had been friends with Jorge, Joji then explains that they had met in Nishi Akatsuki and how a lot had happened since then. Erina then asks what they had been doing here, Joji explains how they are searching for the Desolation Row, which would lead them to the Way to Heaven. This surprises Erina, Penelope then asks her if she could come with them, and that she will protect the manor during her absence. She convinces her and promises she won't get in the way, she then explains to Joji how she turned the entire island of Great Britain into a locked room. She looks to Erina and tells her that she will go with them no matter what, they then hug and promise that she will return alive. They mention watching over Joseph, Joji asks about him, and they show him a photo of baby Joseph. He knows that this is a Joseph Joestar, though not the adoptive great-grandfather of his; whose father was named Jodoh, and had married a woman named Maria Urias Zeppeli. Kars looks down at the child, Erina and Penelope back away from him. Kars states that he doesn't kill children, believing that history would be altered if he did. Joji brings Penelope to U-Boat, with Narancia, Kars, and Pucci waiting. Joji introduces Kars to her and explains that he is the Ultimate Being. She explains what had been happening in England, the other Jorge's life, and the fifteen locked room murders created by Javier and explains that these abilities are called Wounds. She even explains how the church of La Palma had burned with people drawing images of a Mothman that had been terrorizing their minds.