Chapter 177

Sendai Colony, Part 4 (④) is the one hundred and seventy-seventh chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
Not only does Yuta have to contend with Takako Uro, but now Ryu Ishigori is imposing his will as well. Ryu didn't have any regrets in his first life but he was never able to completely satisfy an insatiable hunger that still lingers with him to this day. With an extraordinary fighter in front of him, Ryu wants to see if Yuta can be the dessert he's been longing for.

Plot Details
Responding to Yuta's comment about bringing the fight into close range, Ryu asks if someone should tell a child in front of a feast to calm down and eat slowly. Yuta claims they should and Ryu agrees because that was a bad example. Ryu lights a cigarette and says he didn't have any major regrets in his first life because he fought worthy opponents and met a good woman. Even so, Ryu still suffers from a vague thirst and no one understands why he isn't satisfied. He says that cigarettes have a sweet aftertaste but his life has never had dessert. Yuta listens calmly and notices just when Ryu is about to go on the offensive.

Ryu attacks and Yuta responds with punches of his own, giving them both a chance to feel each other out. Yuta notes that Ryu has explosive cursed energy output combined with precise and quick movements. Even with Yuta's advanced toughness, a direct hit from Ryu would cause major damage. After exchanging several blows and parrying one another, both fighters turn to land a spinning attack. However, Ryu clashes his back against Yuta's and expels cursed energy, sending the latter flying.

Most people don't understand why Ryu is unsatisfied but he believes Yuta knows why. The reason is simply that Ryu hasn't eaten his fill yet and he needs dessert to subside his insatiable hunger. Yuta crashes through the top of a building but manages to regain his balance. Ryu quickly follows up with his Granite Blast attack but Yuta is able to deflect it with his bare hands. Then Yuta quickly closes the distance and tries to crush his opponent with a fierce right hook. However, Ryu counters with another beam of cursed energy that Yuta is unable to fully overpower. Ryu asks Yuta if he's his dessert and then sends him flying again.

Uro takes advantage of Yuta's unfavorable positioning in mid-air and targets him with her cursed technique. She doesn't hit the person with her technique, but she strikes the surface of the sky instead. Uro breaks the surface like thin ice and hits her opponent with that shattering impact. The advanced application of this technique is honed in Uro's extension technique, Thin Ice Breaker, and it sends Yuta crashing into a building.

Irritated with her interference, Ryu shoots a wave of cursed energy at Uro and tells her that she's in the way. Uro tells Ryu to silence himself and uses her technique to reflect the cursed energy beam right back at him. Ryu is knocked back by his own attack for the first time in his life and admits it packs quite a punch. Yuta manages to return to the battlefield, amusing Uro, who claims she's going to toy with him. Ryu notices that Yuta is constantly using his reverse cursed technique and using up all of his near-bottomless cursed energy. He compares Yuta to a cake shop, believing that it's always disappointing when the shop closes regardless of how fancy or delicious the pastries are. Disappointed with his opponent's receding strength, Ryu assumes that Yuta must not be the dessert he's looking for.

Yuta knows that Ryu doesn't target civilians but he wouldn't care about making them collateral damage. Uro's point total suggests she doesn't target civilians either. Yuta wanted to put more distance between the fighting and the stadium where the civilians are, but that isn't likely to happen. Instead, Yuta decides to use his full power and dons his ring. He calls upon Rika and asks her to give him everything.

Character in Order of Appearances

 * Ryu Ishigori
 * Yuta Okkotsu
 * Takako Uro
 * Kurourushi (Mentioned)

Battles & Events

 * Culling Game
 * Yuta Okkotsu vs. Takako Uro vs. Ryu Ishigori

Locations

 * Sendai Colony
 * Sendai City