Chapter 3
Beloved Erina (Dio Brando the Invader - Part 2 in the JoJonium release) is the third chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It is also the third chapter of Part I: Phantom Blood.
Summary
While looking for his watch in his desk, Jonathan sees Dio out of the corner of his eye. Dio has already taken the watch and plans to use it for the day. Jonathan feels uneasy, and thinks to himself that he will never see that watch again. Dio sees a Stone Mask hanging on the wall and takes it down to get a closer look. Upon seeing this, George explains that it supposedly originated from the Aztec culture, and that he had bought the mask at a gallery in London not long after Jonathan was born. It was on the way back when the carriage accident occurred, and George keeps it on the wall in place of his wife's portrait. George asks Dio if he is interested in the mask, but Dio says he is not.
Outside, Jonathan is playing with Danny and smoking a pipe in a large tree. When a group of his friends pass by he calls out to them and invites them to join him because there are no adults around. The boys pass him by saying that whatever they planned Jojo would rat them out. Jonathan comes to the conclusion that Dio has been spreading rumors about him to his friends so that they would not want to hang out with him. In a fit of rage he shouts Dio's name repeatedly and throws himself down a hill by a lake. Once again Jonathan reflects on how he is always being compared to Dio and that his life had fallen to pieces as soon as he arrived at their house. He pets Danny, grateful that the dog is someone Dio can not ruin his relationship with. Suddenly, Jonathan sees a girl staring at him from the side of the river. She runs away and leaves a basket of fruit for Jonathan. Jonathan realizes that she was the girl he saved the other day, Erina Pendleton.
Soon after, Jonathan and Erina start going out together. The two share a strong bond and seem to be falling in love. While the two are swimming at the lake with Danny Jonathan carves something in a tree. Erina peeks at the tree and sees their names surrounded by a heart. She blushes and the two begin playing again. That evening, after the two say goodbye, Dio accosts Erina and forces a kiss on her, to the shock of his two accomplices.
