Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 56

   

 Summary:

Megumi learns that his sister may actually be the target of a curse that has claimed four victims so far. As the danger of the mission begins to rise, Megumi decides to go investigate on her own. However, his two friends stand by to help him clear up the case. When they finally track down the curse, another threat adds more chaos to the mysterious investigation.

Plot:

After incarnating into one of the Death Painter's wombs using a human vessel, Mahito apologizes for immediately asking the newly manifested cursed spirit to run some errands for him. At the same time, the first-year jujutsu students investigate the bridge, but find no trace of the curse. Nobara suggests that maybe they need to start over, but Yuji doesn't want to waste any more time. There is 100% mortality in this case and they cannot allow this curse to claim more victims.

Akari suggests that it might have something to do with the jump down, but they've already tested that. One of the punks from the earlier investigation arrives to talk to Megumi on his bike. His older sister, old classmate Megumi, also arrives. She also went to the bridge at night and now when she comes home at night the automatic doors are wide open. She senses something is there and felt the need to tell Megumi since his sister Tsumiki went with her that night.

Megumi tries to play it until the Fujinuma siblings leave. Yuji notices how shaken Megumi really is and asks to check on his sister. Instead, Megumi calls Ijichi and tries to ask for backup, but Ijichi is unable to spare the wizards and suggests they back off if the threat is greater than expected. Megumi knows she can't afford to wait and hangs up. He tells his peers that the mission is now more dangerous and tells them to go home while he goes back to school.

In reality, Megumi doesn't want to put her friends in danger and returns to the bridge to investigate for herself. He remembers Akari mentioning the test of strength under the bridge, so jumping is no different. If the curse is inside the barrier, someone's only way to encounter it is to clear certain conditions. It is impossible to have a domain with a sustainable extended curse technique, which means that the curse domain is similar to that of the detention center, so there is no need for a curtain.

Yuji and Nobara suddenly appear behind Megumi, disappointed that she never reveals anything about herself. He was so deep in thought that he didn't even notice them. They tell Megumi that she doesn't have to share everything, but she can trust them since they are friends. He explains that Tsumiki is stuck in a suspended sleep and that the cursed spirit could kill her, so now she needs to exorcise it. He tries to add that the mission is more dangerous now, but his friends don't care, so Megumi smiles.

To get through the barrier, they have to move at night, down and across a small river. This act also has a significant meaning in jujutsu. The three first years go into the Domain of Curses where they encounter the cursed spirit within. However, the cursed ghost from Images of Death also appears. Both sides are confused, but Yuji faces a new threat while Megumi and Nobara deal with the curse in the Domain.