Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 37

   

 Summary:

As Yuji's duel with Aoi Todo reaches its climax, he learns what it really means to reach his potential. With Aoi's expertise, Yuji begins to rise to new heights of power. Meanwhile, Mechamaru supports Momo in her confrontation with Nobara and Panda.

 Plot:

There is a saying in the art community. It is impossible for the hand to move faster than the eye. If one does not have an eye to judge quality, one can never create anything of value with one's hands. Many disciplines believe this to be true, including jujutsu. The growth rate of people who have this eye far eclipses that of those who do not.

Using a vertical left jab, Yuji is able to counter Aoi's right hook. This shows Aoi that Yuji is growing as a fighter. He is able to break through Aoi's attack and grows by absorbing his opponent. However, Aoi stops Yuji's fist from gaining momentum by blocking it with her head, saying that Yuji needs to eat something else entirely.

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Aoi reveals that Yuji's Divergent Fist comes from the cursed energy left behind by Yuji's superhuman speed. He admits that it's a good technique against an average wizard, but useless against a special one. Yuji realizes that he must use the cursed energy at the exact moment his attack hits. In order to do this, Yuji must learn to flow his cursed energy properly.

Aoi teaches Yuji that channeling cursed energy is something most wizards do consciously. It starts from the stomach to the chest throughout the rest of the body. Thinking of body parts as desperate stretches is what delays cursed energy. Yuji can't dwell on simply speeding up his flow, even though reading the flow of cursed energy is difficult. Aoi teaches Yuji that everyone exists in this world with their whole body and soul, even though most people take this principle for granted.

Aoi's words of wisdom help Yuji understand what it means to let the cursed energy flow throughout his body and unlock his true potential. Agreed, Aoi and Yuji all go against each other so that the other can climb to new heights by joining his new best friend on the path of the mighty.

Meanwhile, Nobara asks Momo if the Kyoto headmaster ordered the students to kill Yuji. She threatens to kill Momo, Mai and all her classmates in return because she is mad about the order. Suddenly, Panda is shot and immobilized by Mechamaru, but Momo wants to fight Nobara alone. She wants to teach the first year what hardships witches like Mai have to live with.

Panda suddenly recovers, feigning injury the entire time, and lands a hard right hook on Mechamaru. He reveals that Mechamaru is a cursed corpse like himself, but this only serves to anger Mechamaru as he prepares to fight. As they prepare for the encounter, Panda asks what happened, that the event was a hunting curse.