JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 9 - The JOJOLands - Ch. 23 - Dolphin Bank's Debt Collection Part 2

[MangaDex]

 

[DreadKaiser]

Of course. Even in Jojos, the Lawyer is always the worst thing in the room

 

[kohelemon]

Fascinating, so either the rocks are simply reacting to the enormous amount of money in the cases, or maybe they're something more. Maybe kinda like a stand, or connected to one. Hmmm, Hmmmmm. Either or, Dragona can't seem to catch a break!

 

[endorphinmachine]

oh hey that's the second time jojo has referenced pirates of the caribbean (after joshu saw it in the cinema in part 8)

 

[rabidfish]

Wonder if the lawyer is going to play a big role or is just going to get killed by the gang in the next few chapters...

 

[Giguv]

 

[Ally04]

Everything would go fine, it it was not the lava rock crumbling lol

 

[jackjack9]

Howler family had the lava rock rock first. It really does return to whoever owns it.
The lava rock is reacting to all of that money. I hope Dragona can get out of this unharmed.

 

[mkoookm]

My name is Howler, I own the Land
It was difficult to put the lava rocks together
But unfortunatеly, something went so wrong
And now I am going to become bankrupt
My name is Howler

 

[Axichaos]

"I never thought i would be busted by a sentient luck magnet rock"
-Dragona

 

[codebracker]

I guess the lava rocks are finite, as they pull value towards you, they slowly deteriorate

 

[JoseitoHirose]

Happy two years of The JOJOLands!

 

[quiproquo]

better and better

 

[YYYYYY55]

I like Howler more than the gang

 

[albukon]

I would like to express just how much I love the whole situation that's been set up at this point in the story. Just enough simultaneously moving parts to feel frantic but not so many that you lose track of them, enough information to understand what's happening but not so much that the author can't reveal new stuff to increase the drama or tension, and just the entire idea of turning a 4D chess legal dispute between a shifty businessman and a bunch of secretive criminals into a JoJo battle with all the complicated back-and-forth that entails. I can't imagine how hard it is for the author to conceptualize all of this while also making it engaging to read.

Like in this chapter, further characterizing Howler by showing that he has a specific emotional investment in the North Slope beyond just trying to save his own ass. It helps explain why he's been acting like he has up to this point, but also lets you sort of get what's going on his head even if his dialogue here doesn't go as far as his internal monologue. Makes things interesting. Even if it's relatively straightforward storytelling, it works really well when combine with the usual JoJo presentation and flair.

If the rest of the Jojolands keeps this up, it could be one of the best Parts of the whole thing. Of course, it could also deflate like a pig-bladder football, who knows.

 

[Mingobino]

I'm so excited to see where Araki is taking Acca, his design and story is fascinating so far. I would put down money that he is the main villain of the part.

 

[qaaj]

I deeply hope for a situation in which the gang has to work alongside or protect Howler just for the potential banter.

 

[rabidfish]

pink-chan this chapter:

 

[Sam209]

I deeply hope for a situation in which the gang has to work alongside or protect Howler just for the potential banter.

“Do your jobs! What am I paying you for!”

“WHAT PAY?”

“Oh. Right.”

 

[skywardgem]

Howler backstory was nice to see, but all I could think about while reading it was Meryl's words on violence as currency for the rich as the mafia burned land down to pressure the Howlers and the Howlers retaliated with murder. Makes me worried for the crew now that Acca noticed the lava rocks, need Dragona Out of there immediately (but if they let Dragona get a good hit in on Acca and Key West on the way out I won't complain lol)

the crew is used to violence of course but maybe not quite on this scale, one way or another they're getting a hands-on lesson real soon...