Vol 7 Prologue (1/2)

1: Masuzu's Letter

Let me read JoJo

Please let me read JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

JoJo!

JoJo! JoJo!

JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo!

JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo!

Please let me read JoJo

Please let a

I crave japanese culture

I crave japanese language

JoJoooooooooooooooooooooo!

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Hey, Eita

Come to think of it, this is the first time I've ever written a letter to you

Even though I've already sent you a thousand and seventy eight text e

Don't give me that look! When I was little, I was an absolute beast at writing letters

My father was strict, so he didn’t let me own a cellphone

Back then, the only way I was connected to japan was through letters

Right now, I’m not in japan

I’m in Sweden, where my father’s work headquarters are

Becauseletters is the only communication method I have left

That's right, just like hoas back when I was a kid

That's why I wrote this letter to you

Well, where should I start?

There are a lot of things I never had a chance to tell you, and also a lot of things I alanted to tell you about

I guess I’ll start with how I grew up

You could also say that was the story about 「how I came to love Jojo that much」

My mother was born in a Northern Europe country[1] I heard that she fell in love at first sight with my father, a japanese entrepreneur, and ran off to japan all while ignoring the protests of her family

I actually have alrew up in

Because mother has never once told me about her homeland

Surely, it was because she didn't want to remember

In Hanenoyama City, the famous Natsukawa family property assets are well known; this was the family I was raised in

Even though ue, at the very least I can confidently say I was happy Never mind the part aboutwas that I was always together with mother[2]

However, back then I had almost no chance to interact with my father[3]

From time to time, I would see him from afar while he spoke to mother or the servants

My father dislikes children

Apparently he even gave an order to keep me away from him

Back then, I thought 「it's supposed to be like this」, so when I got to see a real faarten, it was a real shock

That kid was going home with his father!

He got to play with him!

His father even piggy-backed him!

That said, I never found myself unhappy

Ahh, I’m different from 「Normal」— I came to that conclusion

When I was in kindergarten, my mother took me and left the Natsukawa household

The reason was because my father had an affair with another woman from another country

Even thoughin a spaciousas I was still together with my mother, it was fine no matter where it was

My a

Particularly the the kind aia

In japan, it was called「JUMP」— she proudly told me [4]

As if she was reading a picture book, she would read it together with me

My favorite one was————

Eita Since it's you, you should know by now, right?

It’s JoJo

Even though back then I couldn’t readat the pictures

It had an impact that is unlike any other

When my mother read JoJo, it was especially the best

She would even read the sound effects for me

ズキュウウウウン!Zukyuuuun

メメタァ!Memetaa

ゴゴゴゴゴ!GOGOGOGO

メギャン!Megyan [5]

I was very happy to be able to live with my mother like this every day

However, whenever I wasn't around, my mother would cry

Even though she always smiled in front of me, come to think of it — I can't even count how my times this happened

If only I realized it more back then

If only I treated her more kindly back then

If I had, maybe ouldn't have been separated like that

When I was seven, my father suddenly visited our apartment

I can freshly remember my mother’s reaction even now

When h the apartment’s intercom, she immediately jumped with joy

She grabbed irl

She still loved him, my father

Becauseback to it now gives

Because, the person my father came to see was not my mother, it was me

My fatherme aith him

His work headquarters would be e his social network there To grant this objective, I could be of use — I guess this hat heood

Even though I'd go with hi after we settled

The three of us can gather as a faain

— I re like that

But I absolutely didn't want to go

Because, wasn't he just souy that I didn't know」?[6]

In school, we're taught 「don't follow strangers no matter how they ask」, so why should I follow him overseas?

However, my mother said this:

「Masuzu, you will be happier if you are raised as a child of the Natsukawa family」

「Moht away, so be sure to wait for me there」

I believed in those words, and I followed my father to Sweden

The environinal Natsukawaas a castle There were also a lot of servants

First, I studied English and Swedish

Then, I learned table et the right way to use chopsticks

Piano, violin and ballet; I studied those until I was accomplished at them

Since I never went to school there, I don’t really remember what Swedish people look like

Since ot the chance to leave my home

In a life like this, I would alrite letters to my mother

She would also reply right away

If her reply was delivered in a big envelope, it meant that there was a JoJo volume in it

If et rid of it, so I'd hide them under the bed

When everyone was asleep, I would read JoJo with a small lantern Back then, this was my only interest Eita, if it's you, I’m you sure can understand how I looked forward to this?

However, even though a long time passed, my mother never came

Even though I asked her about it in my letters, she would never mention it in her reply

Even if I asked e and avoid the topic

After several futile atteave up

About a year later, I was forced to perfore

I took part in a fah-class people participate in

Even though the event wasn’t as big as those high-class parties held in Paris, this was an important place for my father to expand his social relationshi+ps

There, I was introduced to someone unexpected

It was my father’s second wife

Also, her daughter A younger sister born from another mother

Yes, the one you already know That blonde twin-tailed kid

That Mana

「Onei-chan! Nise to meet you! My name ish Mana!」

She greeted me with such half-baked japanese, I almost had a headache

Her mother never met my eyes

So I did the same

My father gave us his orders

「I don’t care what you guys think deep inside, I only want you all to act as a happy family with me here」

That speech, made me realize

He never had the intention of bringing my mother over

I had to ask hi

「If you want us to pretend to be an fah with just those two people!」

「Why should I participate in your act?」

My father replied with a kind face

「Because Masuzu, you are as pretty as a diamond」

「That's a lie! What kind of reason is that?!」

「There is no lie here I brought over my beautiful「ex-wife’s child」and raised her properly, and also ood relationshi+p with my second wife A man like that would be praised and trusted in society Don’t you think so?」

What do you think, Eita?

You can’t believe it, right?

Soether such an artificial facade, could only be a villain

To gain a good reputation, he formed a false familyFake This is that man

— But I refuse[7]

During the party, I silently stood without uttering a ith my back to my father's, as I learned from Jojo[8]

The result of pulling that kind of stunt, was house arrest for one month

I was locked in the second floor of the house, and I was not allowed to even get close to the stairs

Which meant, I couldn't deliver any letters to my mother

While I was locked in my room, Mana came

She ca eyes

That kid, she was related to that villain, so I got angry

「Onei-chan, are you okway?」

「You don’t need to force yourself to speak japanese I can understand English at the very least」

「But , I, have, a Jahpanese shi+ster So I letsh speak on Jahpanese!」

「—is that so? Then I shall teach you some wonderful japanese」