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{{Nihongo|'''The Wonder of You, Part 16'''|ザ・ワンダー・オブ・ユー（君の奇跡の愛） その⑯|Za Wandā obu Yū (Kimi no Kiseki no Ai) Sono 16}}, originally titled {{Nihongo|'''Endless Calamity, Part 5'''|終わりなき厄災 その⑤|Owarinaki Yakusai Sono 5}} is the ninety ninth99th chapter of ''[[JoJolion]]'' and the nine hundred forty-sixth946th chapter of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' manga.

The reproductive habits of the [[Rock Human]]s are explained. It is said that [[Rock Human]] females are indistinguishable from human women, and that human males can inseminate and reproduce with Rock Human women. However, there are no examples of the opposite. Rock Human mothers give birth in the spring and summer season and carry the fetus for six months, and when they give birth, they rarely or may never have any affection for the child as a parent. The mother will bring the child into the forest, and leave them near a dead tree without anything to cover them. This was the only way a Rock Human mother could show any love or affection to their child. The child may starve or be killed by wild animals, but the first thing that approaches the child will generally be insects. Asian giant hornets will come after the child, who seems like easy picking as a newborn Rock Human is merely 28&nbsp;mm long and weighs 15 grams.

The story jumps to an undisclosed point in the past, as a young [[Rai Mamezuku]] attends [[Mamezuku's Father|his father]]'s funeral. Pestered by some relatives, a distraught Mamezuku is helped being left alone by [[Norisuke Higashikata IV]]. After hugging for a moment, Mamezuku tells Norisuke about his father's pear orchard. The young boy insists that the pears were raised well but that [[DododoDo Do Do, De DadadaDa Da Da|strange insects]] devoured the fruits and that he even saw one. However, Norisuke refutes this theory, as he and others checked the orchards and found nothing. Moreover, Norisuke tells Mamezuku that the landslide that killed his father was simply a natural calamity, a stroke of bad luck that this year's typhoon caused even though such occurrences don't happen normally in Morioh. Mamezuku notices a man in the crowd he's never seen, nor does Norisuke recognize him since he's facing away. However, Mamezuku has other duties to attend to for the moment.

In the present, Mamezuku realizes that the man he's seen at his father's funeral was in fact [[Satoru Akefu]]. Akefu says that he is sure that the [[Locacaca#New Locacaca|New Locacaca]] branch is fine, which prompts [[Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)|Josuke Higashikata]] to say that Akefu must not have it. Satoru then reveals his true self: a [[Stand]] named [[Wonder of U]]. He retorts that the flow of events will bring calamity to Josuke nonetheless as he will try to pursue him. [[DododoDo Do Do, De DadadaDa Da Da]] reappears behind Josuke and attacks with the crane. Josuke tries to summon [[Soft & Wet]] to defend himself but suddenly a strange matter oozes from Josuke's body. Blinded and his mouth full of the strange substance, Josuke realizes that this is a consequence of the Rock Insect's previous attack. The crane flings another stick at Josuke but Mamezuku detaches his hand and protects Josuke by letting his own hand get pierced. As Josuke tries to climb a desk, Mamezuku tells him to stop moving as he'll cough up asbestos if he goes up but that thankfully it is a weak poison. Wonder of U notes that Mamezuku seems to know about the insect, and indeed Mamezuku recognizes it from when his father's pear orchard was ravaged. However, the hospital director adds that the trigger for the asbestos production is to stretch one's limbs after being stung. He explains that DododoDo Do Do, De DadadaDa Da Da is a mountainous insect that hunts rabbits and exploits their habit of jumping around to hunt. The hospital director reveals that the landslide that struck down Mamezuku's father was, in fact, a calamity caused by Wonder of U. Hearing this, Mamezuku's [[Dark Determination|eyes flared up]]. Mamezuku then warns Josuke that DododoDo Do Do, De DadadaDa Da Da is coming for him from the desk.

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{{Note|Part=JJL|Name=Author's Comment|Link=Author's Note (/JoJolion)