Seven years later in 1888, JoJo and Dio are supposedly getting along, though JoJo is still fearful of Dio. Meanwhile, Dio plots to liberate the Joestar family of their fortune.

A talented young pickpocket named Poco unwittingly lures JoJo and company into an encounter with Dio, Tarukus, and Blueford.

As Dio falls following his battle with JoJo, he decapitates himself before the ripple reaches his head, which is recovered by his zombie servant Wang Chung.

Joseph is confronted by one of Stroheim's men, Donovan, but manages to subdue him, learning that Speedwagon is still alive.

In 1987, in Japan, a boy named Jotaro Kujo has willingly turned himself into jail, refusing to leave. Jotaro's mother, Holly, requests help from her father, Joseph Joestar, who travels to Japan alongside an acquaintance, Mohammed Abdul.