In Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Chapter 86, Mei Mei uses her cursed technique to control crows, scouting Meiji-Jingumae Station for threats. Through her reconnaissance, she spots transfigured humans attacking civilians on B4F and B5F. Mei Mei updates Yuji Itadori, explaining that a curtain prevents sorcerers from entering B5F and that the enemy likely intends to trap the civilians there.
To handle the crisis, Mei Mei decides they should split up—she’ll rescue civilians while Yuji investigates the curtain’s caster. As Yuji makes his way to B2F, he encounters a grotesque Grasshopper Curse feasting on a corpse. The curse arrogantly boasts about its intelligence and hints at Mahito’s presence deeper below.
Yuji quickly notices the curse guarding a strange stake linked to the barrier’s formation. Irritated by the curse’s smug attitude, Yuji retaliates with a devastating punch, swiftly killing the Grasshopper Curse. In its final moment, the curse realizes, to its horror, that Yuji is not an ordinary human—but someone with both strength and intellect, capable of standing against them.
