The devastating discovery that Yuji’s life would have to be the ransom for unsealing Gojo came to a head at the end of chapter 199 of Jujutsu Kaisen. Given that Hana calls Megumi her “fated one,” the manga appears to be setting the stage for a confrontation between Megumi and the King of Curses. Spoilers for Chapter 200 have shown what Kenjaku plans to do with the sorcerers who have been ensnared in the Culling Game. We warn you that this article may contain Jujutsu Kaisen spoilers. The authors retain all rights to any embedded materials.
Raw scans of chapter 200 of Jujutsu Kaisen reveal Kenjaku setting up the sorcerers and Yuji’s scheme to rescue Gojo. At the start of the raw scans for Chapter 200 of Jujutsu Kaisen, Yuji is shown trying to covertly convey to Megumi the information that they must beat Sukuna in order to save Gojo. He takes Hana’s seat on the couch, pretending to be sick so that he may get Megumi’s attention. Megumi discovers that Sukuna is “The Fallen” after copying her fiercely and making wild gestures.
Megumi comments in chapter 199 on how well things are going, and then she quickly comes to this revelation. Spoiled information about Jujutsu Kaisen in chapter 200 suggests that the tale will take a political turn since Kenjaku and Uraume are depicted as heading to the United States. They use cursed glasses to show the President and the White House ministers that curses are real. To influence them, they show them videos of sorcerers like Satoru Gojo, Gojo’s daughter Nanami, and other sorcerers at work.
This is consistent with what Yuki Tsukumo said in the manga’s Gojo’s Past arc when he said that Japan now maintains a monopoly over cursed energy, which would make them look to be dangerous to the United States and Middle Eastern powers. According to the chapter’s text, Kenjaku falsely claims that only persons of Japanese ancestry may harness cursed energy and become sorcerers in order to depict the Japanese as “threats” who must be apprehended.
The two go on to explain why the abducted sorcerers would make excellent test subjects, arguing that cursed energy may be a viable alternative energy source. Returning to Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Yuji takes his choice, viewing his own death as a little sacrifice to make in exchange for unsealing Gojo and, as a bonus, the destruction of fifteen of Sukuna’s fingers. Megumi is concerned that his friend, Yuji, may try to kill himself on purpose since he understands how his mind works. Insightful Angel observes the exchange and finds it peculiar.
Raw scans of Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 200 showed through Angel that additional persons had been admitted into the Culling Game, with Kogane confirming that there are now 807 more players. To wrap off this chapter, the President asks incredulously whether Kenjaku wants him to utilise his military authority to abduct Japanese citizens and use them as guinea pigs for testing.
Last words
Details from the upcoming chapter 200 of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga reveal that the action will soon move beyond Japan to the rest of the world. The raw scans provide some insight into Kenjaku’s strategy, but they don’t explain why. While it’s clear that Sukuna and Kenjaku know one another, the dots between their respective motivations no longer appear to connect. Even if Uraume is still working with Kenjaku, the King of Curses appears to be serious about exploiting Megumi for his own ends. His choice to tell Yuji that he, rather than anybody else, must die to save Gojo reads like a taunt and a subliminal trigger. Sukuna may be trying to shape Megumi into the perfect vessel for himself by challenging him to a fight at their present levels of strength.