Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 113

   

 Summary:

Megumi was separated from the others and forced to fight someone she has no chance of defeating. Unbeknownst to Megumi, this opponent is his own father! As a vessel of bloodshed, Toji instinctively attacks Megumi. Before father and son are forced to kill each other, Toji recalls an important memory from the past that restores some of his humanity and seizes the opportunity to make amends.

Plot:

The streets of Shibuya are much emptier than earlier in the incident thanks to Toge Inumaki's efforts. The civilians and mutated humans are gone, leaving Megumi to focus on the opponent in front of her.

Megumi tries to imagine victory, but Toji is too much of a monster to defeat defeat. Megumi activates Rabbit Escape, but both fighters notice Sukuna's presence suddenly appearing in Shibuya.

Megumi uses the flurry of rabbits as a distraction to create distance from her opponent. He also summons a toad and asks himself why he just smelled Sukuna. Toji instinctively rushes into the flock of rabbits and almost stabs Megumi with a sharpened Playful Cloud. Megumi throws herself to the ground to avoid it, surprising Toji.

She's running out of cursed energy, and Megumi's only advantage is that Shoko is based somewhere in Shibuya. It is in a tent by the toll gate on the Metropolitan Expressway, guarded by Headmaster Yaga and his cursed corpse. Shoko tells him to join the fight, but Yaga refuses, claiming that she is extremely important to the operation. So much so that the enemy would undoubtedly head straight for their position if they learned that Shoko was in Shibuya.

Ijichi and Ino would both perish if it weren't for her. Shoko says it's just because of the headmaster's quick thinking. They set up this station before Nanami contacted them, freeing him up to help with the mission. She states all of this while smoking, confusing Yaga, who believes she quit a long time ago. Shoko puts out her cigarette and reveals that right now she is feeling nostalgic for her student days.

Toji chases after Megumi and almost stabs him from behind. Toad Tongue drags Megumi down the alley to avoid the attack at the last second. Megumi understands that Toji has made short work of a special quality and his shikigami are no match for him. Needing to focus on sacrificing her body rather than the shikigami, she decides it's best to limit any injuries to something Shoko can handle quickly.

As Toji stands at the end of the alley, Megumi believes that she must anticipate her opponent's timing due to his speed, and understands that any mistake in timing will result in death. Toji suddenly strikes Megumi and almost stabs him again, but his leg is submerged in Megumi's shadow. This throws off the trajectory of Toji's attack and prevents a fatal wound. It just ends up being an injury that allows Megumi to catch her opponent.

Megumi summons a sword from his shadows and attempts to stab Toji with it as they grapple. However, Toji disappears in an instant, dodging him with incredible speed despite being in close proximity. Megumi believes she has no options, and Toji suddenly remembers a memory of his past. It was around this time that Toji agreed to meet with Naobito to sell Megumi to the Zenin family. Toji believed that Megumi would have potential and that he could make something of himself in the Zenin family.

Toji never fit in, but thought it would be the best way to take care of him long term. After not having spoken a word since Megumi met him, Toji suddenly asked Megumi what her name was. Megumi replies "Fushiguro." Proud that his son had chosen Fushiguro over Zenin, Toji stabbed himself in the head and killed his vessel to save his son from this mindless rampage. His body collapses, shocking Megumi with the result of it all.