Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 36

   

 Summary:

The Tokyo team is able to figure out the Kyoto team's scheme. Megumi and Maki return to protect Yuji, confronting their Kyoto rivals for trying to kill him. Meanwhile, Aoi realizes Yuji's potential and decides to help him get to the next level.

Plot:

Before Megumi and Maki clash with Noritoshi and Kasumi, the Tokyo team notices something wrong with their Kyoto rivals. Panda realizes that the entire Kyoto team is moving around Yuji and Megumi's Divine Dog does not detect the 2nd degree curse in the area. Megumi quickly deduces that the Kyoto Team is trying to kill Yuji, much to his chagrin.

Nobara asked why the Kyoto students would do that, and Panda explained that the Gakuganji headmaster was the type of man to give that order. The Kyoto wizards don't know Yuji, and to them Sukun's ship is just an object of fear, like any other curse that must be exorcised. Maki decides to head back to Yuji with Megumi while Panda and Nobara do the same. Despite his initial refusal, Toge accepted the task of hunting down a rank 2 cursed spirit to end the event as soon as possible.

In the present, Panda and Nobara confront Momo after she was shot down by Nue's electric wings. At the same time, Noritoshi does not refute the idea of ​​killing Yuji, although he suggests that there is no reason to kill him. However, Megumi knows that the big three wizard families have every reason to kill Yuji.

Meanwhile, Yuji continues dueling Aoi. Yuji shows both his toughness and awareness of the battlefield, being able to momentarily overpower Aoi by using the forest to his advantage. Aoi notices that Yuji can think ahead and on top of that his raw power is incredible. However, Aoi is disappointed by Yuji's Divergent Fist.

Aoi starts yelling about how Yuji's technique is completely wrong and Maki hears him from her face with Kasumi. The Kyoto student realizes that Aoi is the reason Yuji is still alive. She apologizes for attacking Yuji, but says that her remorse will not stop her from trying to win the event. Kasumi wants to be noticed by the higher wizards so that she can be promoted and earn a higher wage for her poor family. Maki is surprised by Kasumi's nice demeanor and asks how she gets along with Mai. Despite this, Maki promises not to hold back.

Aoi tells Yuji that his Divergent Fist is holding him back. He says that as long as Yuji remains satisfied with that attack, he will remain weak and their friendship will end. Yuji refuses to remain weak and accepts Aoi's challenge, an exciting third year.