Chapter 173

Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 13 (1⑬) is the one hundred and seventy-third chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
Megumi comes out on top in his fight against Reggie. While Takaba and Hazenoki finish up their own battle, Megumi receives a visit after concluding his business in the Tokyo No. 1 Colony. Meanwhile, in the Sendai Colony, the Culling Game has grown even more vicious.

Plot Details
Reggie lays defeated and bleeding out on the ground looking up at the man who defeated him, Megumi. He realize that Megumi's domain and the way he used the pool to nullify Contractual Re-Creation concealed that he could still summon Divine Dog: Totality. Megumi didn't flee into the gym using Nue, he lured Reggie inside. The sorcerer from the past is embarrassed to have been outsmarted by a much younger modern-day sorcerer. Megumi reveals that Nue can't carry people for long and he's had trouble with that before when Nue took Yuji and Ino up Shibuya Tower.

Megumi asks Reggie what his relationship to Master Tengen is. It takes Reggie a moment to remember who Tengen is. He knows that the hermit would still be alive but that's it. Megumi has to consider that because the objective of the Culling Game could be a bluff, Tengen could secretly be in league with Kenjaku. However, Megumi still finds this to be unlikely.

Defeated with dignity, Reggie tells his Kogane to transfer all of his points to Megumi. The benefactor isn't so pleased but Reggie tells him its just a good dead before death. Reggie reveals that he's just a spectator and he isn't close with Kenjaku. With his last words, Reggie tells his executioner to let fate toy with him before dying like a fool. With Reggie's death moments later, Megumi is granted five points.

Meanwhile, a massive explosion erupts on the roof of another building. Hazenoki set off the explosion and wonders if he managed to hit his target. Takaba suddenly appears beside Hazenoki and comedically tells him to stay sharp because his opponent is one tough bugger. Irritated by Takaba's antics, Hazenoki tries to punch him only for his fist to slide off. For some reason, Takaba is covered in ankake sauce, further annoying his adversary. Hazenoki is frustrated and doesn't understand why Takaba won't take damage regardless of how many times he bombs him.

Kogane interrupts to inform Haznoki that Reggie Star has been eliminated. Surprised and at his wit's end, Hazenoki decides to walk away from his fight with Takaba. He says he's going home because he's had enough, which Takaba is fine with, and replies by reminding Hazenoki to bathe. Takaba remembers what Megumi asked him to do and tries to ask Hazenoki for his points, only to be repeatedly denied. Fumihiko Takaba's innate cursed technique is Comedian. Anything he's certain will be funny becomes reality. It's a cursed technique with the potential to even oppose Satoru Gojo, but Takaba is utterly unaware of it.

Elsewhere, Remi runs through the streets in a panic. She's distressed because she doesn't understand adversity or being an adult. Men are supposed to be wolves but they've always taken care of Remi, so she's confused on how to go on. She thinks the wolves will continue to help her, but she comes face to face with a literal hound, Divine Dog: Totality. However, before Megumi can make good on his threats, Tsumiki's voice tells her brother to stop before he kills someone in cold blood. Divine Dog disappears and Remi is surprised she's being let go. Annoyed and exhausted, Megumi tells his sister to shut up before he collapses to the ground unconscious. Just as this happens, none other than the Angel, Hana Kurusu, descends upon his body.

In the Sendai Colony, the fighting far surpasses that of the Tokyo Colonies in terms of pure viciousness. There are four powerhouses at the center of the conflict that has reached a deadlock. Dhruv Lakdawall is a veteran of the Civil War of Wa in his second incarnation. He has 91 points and two kinds of shikigami with the ability to constitute a domain with their trajectory. Ryu Ishigori has 77 points and the highest cursed energy output of all the players in the Culling Game. Takako Uro is the former Captain of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Squad directly affiliated with Fujiwara Sorcerer Clan, also known as the Toh. She has 70 points and a cursed technique that allows her to manipulate the sky. Kurourushi is a special grade cursed spirit that Kenjaku released from Cursed Spirit Manipulation. It has 54 points and is lying dormant until unfavorable conditions disappear.

Due to their conflicting abilities and complex natures, the four of them found themselves in a standoff rather than forming an alliance. However, one side eventually falls. Dhruv Lakdawalla is cut down by Tokyo Jujutsu High second-year student, Yuta Okkotsu. He has 35 points and reclaimed his special grade rank three months after the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. A prodigy with unusual abilities second only to Satoru Gojo.

Battles & Events

 * Culling Game
 * Fumihiko Takaba vs. Iori Hazenoki (Concluded)

Locations

 * Tokyo No. 1 Colony
 * Ikebukuro


 * Sendai Colony
 * Sendai City