Chapter 182

Tokyo No. 2 Colony, Part 2 (２②) is the one hundred and eighty-second chapter of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen.

Summary
The aspiring mangaka, Charles Bernard, has fallen into despair because his reality has been overtaken by the Culling Game. Now he wishes to draw Kinji Hakari's blood as well as manga. In order to stop Charles from seeking selfish reasons to lash out, Hakari fights to break his spirit completely.

Plot Details
Wielding his G Warstaff, Charles attacks Kinji, who simply dodges out of the way of each slash across the ferris wheel. Charles quotes a poem from a creator he admires about how manga creators travel to fictional places in their minds because they aren't satisfied with reality. However, after unlocking his Cursed Technique, "jujutsu" has taken over his reality, so he has lost his motivation as a reader and creator, describing it as feeling like "despair".

Kinji remarks on Charles using a pen for violence after he managed to scratch his cheek with the tip, which he states he's filled the condition for the ink, motioning the staff forward as a panel suddenly appears on Kinji's chest. He tries to kick Charles while asking what it is, but Charles is able to dodge out of the way, blasting Kinji backward. Kinji is surprised at his sudden movements, figuring it has to be more than just reflex, while Charles points out he's finally taken his hands out of his pockets, indicating he's serious now.

Charles explains that on his chest is a manga panel few panels forward from the present, explaining how he is now able to see his future one second in advance, and the more he fights, and the more ink the Warstaff accumulates, the further into the future he will see. Kinji bursts his way forward, shocking Charles at how fast he really is, knowing that if he hadn't activated the Warstaff, he'd be finished. He uses his technique to see Kinji's movements and dodge out of the way just in time.

Kinji's impressed by the technique, and proceeds to quickly disappear out of sight, re-appearing to punch Charles in the back. He realizes in order to use the technique he has to look at his opponent, so he instead starts to attack from his blind spots. Charles remarks on how rough his cursed energy is and attempts to protect his blindspots, but Kinji blocks them with ease. He tells him he could go easy on him, but he knows an otaku like him would find a reason to start attacking people again, so he has to break him, swatting him to the side.

Despite this, Charles is able to swipe Kinji with the pen tip on his forehead, now granting him access to see his movements two seconds in the future. He declares that his vessel has already been broken so now he can only spill out of it in a gush of emotion. He demands to know why Kinji is posing, only to be stunned as he activates his Domain Expansion: Idle Death Gamble, as the rules of his domain and cursed technique suddenly emerged in Charles' brain.

Character in Order of Appearances

 * Charles Bernard
 * Kinji Hakari

Battles & Events

 * Culling Game
 * Kinji Hakari vs. Charles Bernard (Started)

Locations

 * Tokyo No. 2 Colony

Jujutsu
Charles Bernard's Techniques
 * G Warstaff

Kinji Hakari's Techniques
 * Domain Expansion: Idle Death Gamble