Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 53

   

Summary: 

After fighting between wizards and cursed spirits, both sides regroup. The criminals plan to continue their plan while the wizards of Jujutsu High try to pick up the pieces. At first, canceling the goodwill event seems like the best solution. However, they may have one last chance to even the score between students.

Plot:

Somewhere deep in the swamp far from Jujutsu High, Haruta Shigemo regrets not being able to do anything on the mission. However, he adds that compared to himself, Hanami works too hard. Hanami collapses in a terrible state with half of his body missing.

The curse user draws his sword, but Mahito puts the human back in his place and confirms that he was able to steal two sets of special grade cursed items that were sealed away. He was able to steal six of Sukun's fingers as well as Death Painting Wombs #1-3.

Suguru helped plan the mission in advance by planning a route through Tengen's barrier. By placing Mahita's cursed energy on one of the fingers that Jujutsu High took, it was easy to find the safe. They also planned to use the curtain as a distraction so that Mahito could steal the items without Gojo noticing.

Hanami was originally going to kill the students next to the distraction, but Pseudo-Geto sensed that there was a landmine for Sukuna among them. With this mission, the criminals implemented the first stages of their plan to seal off Satoru Gojo on October 31st in Shibuya.

In the present with the mission over, Mahito helps Hanami back to his feet and heads back to their hideout. Hanami admits that curses have a hard time suppressing their murderous intent, satisfying Mahito who says that Hanami sounds more like a cursed spirit.

At Tokyo Jujutsu High, Ijichi reads the list of victims and confirms that Mahito was involved. They also confirm that he took the cursed items. Unfortunately, as a captive, Juzo does not provide any useful information in the interrogation, only saying that he was tricked by the monk. Gojo believes they were able to slip through Tengen's barrier using the plants because it was designed to hide the school rather than protect it. With all that has happened, the Directors decide it would be best to cancel the goodwill event. However, Gojo claims that they do not decide about him.

Meanwhile, in the treatment ward, Yuji and Nobara visit Megumi as she eats. Nobara asks what's going on with Yuji and Aoi, but Yuji says that he wasn't quite himself. Yuji expresses that he is glad Megumi was able to recover as he ran out of cursed energy, allowing Shoko to remove the Cursed Bud. Megumi realizes that Yuji has gotten stronger and claims that she will outmatch him. Stunned, Aoi suddenly appears and claims that she expects something like this from her brother's friends.

Yuji runs away from Aoi, unable to explain their bond as his thinking returns to normal. In the following days, the Goodwill Event is reorganized into a baseball game between the two schools.