Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 104

   

 Summary:

Yuji tries to fend off Choso, but Mechamaru returns to give him advice. He bets on Mechamar's plan to level the playing field between the two fighters and turns their fight into a fist fight. Yuji launches a counterattack, only for it to go horribly wrong.

Plot:

Mechamar's communication device had been silent since Yuji and the others had separated from Nanami. In the middle of Yuji's battle with Chos, Mechamaru suddenly starts talking again. He asks what the situation is and Yuji responds with his own question, asking where Mechamaru has been all this time. Mechamaru claims that he is conserving energy because he still has something to do. Choso watches in confusion as Mechamaru recognizes the Death Painting and tells Yuji that Choso is using Blood Manipulation.

Mechamaru recognizes Noritoshi Kamo's Blood Manipulation, but does not know its weakness. The inherited technique is prized in the Kamo family for its overall balance in combat. Yuji doesn't find this information useful as he narrowly avoids another shot of Piercing Blood. Mechamaru advises him to retreat to the bathroom and reveals that he has an idea. His plan has a low success rate, but it's better than slowly dying in the open.

Yuji rushes into a small hallway and surprises Chos. The Death Painting believes that Yuji will hit a dead end and end up impaled by the Penetrating Blood. However, Choso hears a noise coming from the area and remembers that Yuji defeated his brothers, so he's no fool. Mechamar's voice calls out to Chos and taunts him by calling him a coward, just like his brothers.

Enraged, Choso runs into the bathroom to find Mechamaru's communication puppet attached to the opposite wall. Mechamaru says that the three Death Painting brothers are full of love and so easily manipulated. Piercing Blood will destroy the puppet, but water will shoot out from every spot in the room that doses it.

Yuji, who was hiding in the stable, Yuji follows Chos and attacks. Choso slips back after being blocked, believing it was Yuji's last chance before death. He prepares to use the condensed blood floating around him to finish the fight, but the water splashing around the room suddenly distracts the Convergence.

Handling the blood normally stops the blood from clotting. For this reason, it dissolves more easily in water. Due to these specific circumstances, Choso is unable to manipulate blood outside of his body. Choso doesn't quite understand what happened, but decides to use Flowing Red Scale: Stack, focusing on controlling the blood in his body. Yuji also doesn't understand the logic, but he understands that they are fighting where he is comfortable now, in close quarters.

Both combatants pause for a moment to stand and assume their fighting stances as the water violently shatters the device and floods the room from all sides. They engage in a quick exchange of physical blows, with Yuji gaining the upper hand. However, just as Yuji gains the advantage, Choso uses his increased power to hurl the small Blood Meteorite hidden in his hand directly into Yuji's liver.