Chapter 203

Blood and Oil, Part 2 (と②) is the two hundredth and third chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
Choso volunteers himself as the first line of defense against Kenjaku's infiltration of the Tombs of the Star. Yuki Tsukumo warns him that he'll be killed, but Choso will do anything to destroy his estranged father and ensure the safety of his brothers.

Plot Details
Before confronting his father, Choso strategized at a table with Yuki and Tengen. He offered himself to go first and fight Kenjaku alone. Yuki warned Choso that he would die but he knows he would only hold her back if they fought together. Choso offered to draw out Kenjaku's cursed techniques and possibly his domain, giving Yuki ample opportunity to strike. Yuki repeated that Choso would die but he stated that wasn't important so long as his brothers were safe.

In the present, Choso fires Piercing Blood directly at Kenjaku. The curse user bends backward and avoids the attack while summoning a small cursed spirit to crawl along the blood beam. Choso bends the beam to tear the curse apart, ripping up the floor in the process. Kenjaku rides the momentum of the debris and throws one of the destroyed stones at his opponent. Choso believes Kenjaku is underestimating him but curses suddenly appear from behind the rock to take the former by surprise. Choso acts quickly and uses Supernove to destroy the curses but Kenjaku uses the exchange to get into close range and land several unarmed hits. Kenjaku gets the better of Choso and knocks him back, but the latter leaves behind compressed blood that explodes using Supernova.

Kenjaku protects himself using a curse as a shield and Choso asks him what he wants from Yuji. The curse user claims Yuji's only role was to serve as a vessel for Sukuna, a signal fire for the continuing chain of curses and the eye of the storm for a new age. Irritated, Choso fires another Piercing Blood at Kenjaku, which he casually avoids with contempt. Choso rejects Kenjaku's notion that Yuji is the cause of suffering and directs that responsibility to his father.

Cursed spirits suddenly restrain Choso's feet from underneath the floor, taking him by surprise. Kenjaku knocks him to the ground with hard blows and pummels Choso. He gloats that he already knows the Death Painting Womb is only trying to get him to reveal his abilities to Yuki. Kenjaku has only been manipulating low-grade cursed spirits and insults Choso and his brothers for being failed creations. He states Choso should be glad he admits he had high expectations for them, angering the eldest brother. Choso attempts to grab Kenjaku's leg but the curse user creates a swarm of centipede-like curses to knock Choso away. That swarm takes Choso into the air and then slams him into the ground, severely injuring him.

Nearing victory, Kenjaku boasts that the rank of special grade for a sorcerer signifies the power to overthrow nations. This is obviously true for Satoru Gojo, but Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation can command an army of demons. Kenjaku can reinforce his low grade curses with his cursed energy to overwhelm a fighter of Choso's caliber.

With Choso close to defeat, Tengen urges Yuki to take action. However, Yuki tells them to wait as she believes Choso has more to offer. Disappointed in himself, Choso believes he's failed as a big brother because he hasn't even landed a hit. Despite his failure so far, Choso gets up and continues fighting to punish his father for calling his brothers uninteresting. Shouting for his younger brothers to give him strength, Choso get his second wind.

Character in Order of Appearances

 * Choso
 * Yuki Tsukumo
 * Tengen
 * Kenjaku
 * Eso (Fantasy)
 * Yuji Itadori (Fantasy)
 * Kechizu (Fantasy)

Battles & Events

 * Yuki Tsukumo & Choso vs. Kenjaku (Started)

Locations

 * Tombs of the Star

Jujutsu
Choso's Techniques
 * Blood Manipulation
 * Convergence
 * Piercing Blood
 * Supernova

Kenjaku's Techniques
 * Cursed Spirit Manipulation $(As Suguru Geto)$

Cursed Objects
 * Cursed Womb: Death Painting (Mentioned)