Chapter 210

Offering to the Unknown, Part 2 (への②) is the two hundred and tenth chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
Megumi and company learn the gruesome truth behind the military's invasion of the colonies. Yuji and the Angel disagree about how to intervene, with the latter wanting to stay out of it. However, Hana aspires to be like Megumi, who unbeknownst to him, rescued her in the past and inspired her to help others.

Plot Details
Several years ago in a dark, broken-down abandoned house, three girls were looked after by a cursed spirit. It fed them disgusting meals and kept them trapped in filthy conditions. All the girls knew that thing wasn't their mother

Yuji, Megumi, Hana, and Fumihiko easily dispatch the soldiers and capture their Japanese translator. They interrogate him and learn about the military's plan to use cursed energy as an alternative resource. While Fumihiko comically chastizes the soldier for being a traitor, Hana comments that she's surprised the idea never came up in Japan. Megumi explains that jujutsu headquarters are far too prideful to share and popularize cursed energy. The soldier agrees and adds that Japan is a place that emphasizes self-responsibility.

Megumi figures out that the prospect of alternative energy was simply bait to lead the military into the colonies to be slaughtered by cursed spirits. The Angel adds that doing so will fill the colonies with cursed energy and complete the pre-merger with Tengen. With this revelation, Megumi wonders if the Culling Game's complex rules were simply a front to hide Kenjaku's true intentions. This is exactly what Reggie Star said would happen.

Yuji suggests they save the soldiers and Megumi agrees as they need to prevent the merger. However, the Angel refuses to drag Hana into unnecessary fighting and claims it's pointless because this colony already has enough cursed energy. Yuji isn't worried about the merger and simply wants to save the lives of the soldiers, he argues that he's not allied with an incarnated sorcerer and will act regardless of their help. He adds that he never trusted "any of you" and Hana questions if she's speaking to her. Either way, she finds his comments disheartening.

Meanwhile, a cursed spirit is using soldiers it's captured as bait for fish-like cursed spirits. The next soldier to be put on the hook isn't ready to die in such a horrific way. He laments his fate until a light suddenly shines down on him. Yuji and Megumi move out to save lives with Divine Dog: Totality. Megumi questions Yuji's comment about "any of you" and asks if he was talking about incarnations like the Angel and Sukuna.

Hana was among the girls who were trapped in the abandoned house with the cursed spirit. Everyone knew that it wasn't their mother but anyone who spoke up would disappear. She was there for over a year until she followed a dog out, one with a fluffy white tail. This hound was none other than Megumi's Divine Dog, who was only around five or six years old at the time. He was with Gojo and his dog led Hana to another bystander who called for help.

Hana believes it was fate that they would meet again. She decides to help people so she can become someone worthy of standing by Megumi's side, the boy who saved her. Hana rescues the soldier from the fishing cursed spirit and he thanks Jesus for finally coming to rescue him. Megumi comments that normally Yuji would be more considerate of Hana's feelings. Yuji admits ever since meeting Hana, he's been afraid of her replacing Nobara in their hearts. Yuji says he will apologize later and Megumi replies that he'd better. On cue, Hana descends in front of the boys and asks Yuji if there is anything he wants to say to her.

Character in Order of Appearances

 * Hana Kurusu
 * Megumi Fushiguro
 * Yuji Itadori
 * Fumihiko Takaba
 * Sukuna (Mentioned)
 * Satoru Gojo (Flashback)
 * Nobara Kugisaki (Fantasy)

Battles & Events

 * Culling Game

Locations

 * Tokyo No. 1 Colony