Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 48

   

 Summary:

Yuji and Aoi take over the fight against Hanami. Aoi instructs Yuji to unleash a technique known as "Black Flash". Mastering this move will allow Yuji to become stronger than ever before!

Plot:

Momo uses her broom to fly Toge and Noritoshi's unconscious bodies away from the battlefield. While carrying the two boys away, Momo admits that she is surprised how they ended up in this state given their strength, while commenting that they are heavy. He decides to put his trust in Aoi because he believes, if nothing else, that he is strong.

Meanwhile, Aoi and Yuji dynamically enter to save Maki and Megumi from Hanami. Megumi tries to warn Yuji about Hanami's power, but Aoi calls out to Panda, who suddenly appears. He asks Panda to take Megumi and Maki away while he and Yuji keep Hanami busy. Megumi convinces them to reconsider, but Yuji assures Megumi that it will be fine.

Aoi notices that Megumi sees Yuji starting to grow as well. Megumi tells Yuji that she will kill him if he dies again, and then Panda leads Megumi and Maki away. As Yuji prepares to fight, Aoi declares that she will not intervene until Yuji uses Black Flash. If Yuji is unable to use this secret technique, Aoi is prepared to watch Yuji die.

Hanami notes Aoi's strength, but believes that she is still weaker than himself. Yuji asks Hanami if there is a cursed spirit with a patch in his group and Hanami suggests that it is possible. An angry Yuji creates a giant splash of water by hitting the river and throwing stones at it. Hanami ignores them and sees Yuji walking away. He tries to counter Yuji with a wooden ball, but the jujutsu student quickly moves past him and hits a flurry of kicks. Hanami admits that he is faster than Maki, but is disappointed with his strength.

By holding back, Yuji gains an opening on Hanami as he underestimates his opponent. Yuji almost unleashes a Black Flash, but his anger at how the curses have affected his friends causes him to momentarily lose focus. After landing a pointless hit, Yuji steps back and Aoi chastises him for not concentrating properly. Aoi tells her new friend that she needs to suppress her anger and drown out all distractions.

With advice from his new best friend, Yuji prepares to unleash the Black Flash. Black Flash is released when a jujutsu wizard applies cursed energy within 0.000001 seconds of being physically hit. There is no wizard who can use it at will, and those who have used it understand the cursed energy infinitely better than those who have not.

Yuji stares with such intense concentration that he begins to faint. Just as his saliva hits the ground, Yuji slams into Hanami, striking him with a cursed energy that flashes black: Black Flash! Hanami is surprised by the force of the hit, while Aoi is happy to see that Yuji was able to pull it off.