Chapter 126

The Shibuya Incident, Part 43 (㊸) is the one hundred and twenty-sixth chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
Yuji's resolve to fight completely breaks after witnessing Nobara getting fatally injured, in which Mahito seizes the opportunity to mercilessly beat him down. Just as Mahito goes for the killing blow, Todo appears to save Yuji, telling him the fight has only just begun.

Plot Details
A flashback is shown with Yuji, Nobara, and Megumi hanging around. Nobara then accidentally spills her drink onto Gojo's shirts. She tries to shift the blame to Ijichi, who entrusted them to keep Gojo's clothing safe. However, Yuji and Megumi see through it, leading the three to try and clean it up. To no avail, the stain doesn't come off. They eventually decide to replace the shirt, but much to Nobara's and Yuji's shock, the shirt itself actually costs ¥250,000 before tax. Suddenly, Gojo appears, only to see an irritated Megumi having a huge bulge in his uniform, which is actually where the shirt is.

The scene cuts back to the present, with Yuji seeing Nobara now on the floor, the right side of her face completely damaged, even her eye missing, due to being touched by Mahito's Idle Transfiguration. Yuji is in tears as he begins to break down. Losing to Choso, Sukuna's rampage, and Nanami dying, Nobara's maiming is the last straw to shatter his resolve completely.

Unbeknownst to Yuji, Mahito is seen rushing towards him. Seeing his talent to be so exhilarating, Mahito declares himself to be a "true curse", as he sends the distracted sorcerer flying across the train station with his own Black Flash. Suddenly grabbing him, Mahito throws Yuji against the wall as he begins to mercilessly beat him down, all the while mocking for his determination as a jujutsu sorcerer. As he continues, the cursed spirit proclaims that their fight is war, a clash between truths, determining who will be left standing in a 100 years.

Finally finished, Mahito asks the heavily-injured Yuji just how he was going to beat him if he didn't how to, along with how many curses he's killed. However, he admits he doesn't even care how many humans he's killed, with Yuji being the next he'll eventually forget. But right before he kills him, a clap is heard and Yuji disappears before Mahito's eyes. In reality, the cursed spirit himself has switched places with someone else.

Aoi Todo appears, quoting an excerpt from the Tale of the Heike. Explaining how the "sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sāla flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline...", Todo states that he and Yuji are the exception. Recognizing the scar and his technique, Mahito realizes that Todo was the sorcerer who went against Hanami. Arata Nitta appears from behind, telling Todo that he's finished treating Nobara, yet doubting whether she'll live. As Arata begins to tend the barely conscious Yuji, Todo demands him to wake up, as their fight has only just begun.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Yuji Itadori
 * Nobara Kugisaki
 * Megumi Fushiguro (Flashback)
 * Kiyotaka Ijichi (Fantasy)
 * Satoru Gojo (Flashback)
 * Mahito
 * Aoi Todo
 * Arata Nitta

Locations

 * Shibuya