Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 20

   

 Summary:

Yuji and Nanami deal with curses at the Kinema Cinema and discover that they may not be cursed spirits after all. They discover that a powerful cursed spirit has used its power to turn people into ugly creatures. Meanwhile, the culprit, Mahito, and the only known witness, Junpei, discuss the origin of the curses.

Plot:

Nanami explains that his ability creates weak points in his enemies, which he cuts to pieces, even with the blade bound. He asks if the young Yuji is paying attention, but tries to focus on the enemy curses. Nanami adds that by revealing the technique to the enemy, the power can improve based on the conditions. Nanami strikes the exposed points of one of the curses with the back of her sheathed blade.

Once one curse is resolved, Yuji will focus on the other. He recalls training with Gojo sensei and learning from him that his cursed energy has a slight time delay. Gojo taught Yuji to use the time lag to turn a single curse-soaked punch into a double impact punch called the "Divergent Fist".

Using his newly developed signature move, Yuji destroys the remaining curse with a punch boosted by the double impact of his cursed energy. Nanami silently notices Yuji's incredible potential and admits that she understands why Satoru Gojo married him.

Nanami suddenly realizes that something is wrong with these curses and decides to take a picture of them, in which she appears. He tells Yuji to stop attacking and shows him a photo. He reports his findings to Dr. Shoko Ieiri and learns that they are former humans who had their bodies transmogrified by cursed energy.

Both victims were killed by the shock of their modification and somehow given the ability to use cursed energy as a cursed spirit. The doctor assures Yuji that he is not responsible for their deaths after explaining all of her findings.

Yuji is distraught regardless of their deaths, which attracts Nanami's interest. Nanami believes that the leftovers from the movie theater should have pulled them out. He says that their enemy is skilled and the upcoming mission will not be easy. Even so, Yuji and Nanami head out to take down whoever did it.

Meanwhile, in the sewers deep below Kawasaki City, Junpei encounters the culprit. The cursed spirit that transformed the victims, Mahito, explains to Junpei that his species is born from the negative energy of humanity. The image of fear shared by many can give birth to "imaginary vengeful spirits," but Mahito notes that this system is shallow. Mahito claims that people fear natural disasters the most, and the negativity directed at them has created powerful cursed spirits that Mahito calls his friends.

Junpei asks what Mahito was born from. Mahito replies that he was born out of the hatred people feel for each other.