Chapter Summaries

Okkotsu Yuta defeated Kamo Noritoshi by breaking through his blood techniques and cutting down Piercing Blood, while Shen Yuanyi secretly repaired Okkotsu’s damaged sword. The final match began with Shen Yuanyi and Todo Aoi testing each other in close combat, and Todo challenged Shen Yuanyi to explain his understanding of Cursed Energy.

• Okkotsu Yuta overcame Kamo Noritoshi’s Crimson Binding and Piercing Blood with a precise sword strike, then won by pressing his sword to Kamo’s throat.
• Shen Yuanyi restored the cracks in Okkotsu’s sword with Cursed Technique Reversal, and Okkotsu silently thanked him.
• Shen Yuanyi and Todo Aoi entered the arena for the final match and charged at each other without weapons.
• Todo Aoi overpowered Shen Yuanyi in their opening exchange and explained that skill, physical foundation, and understanding of Cursed Energy shaped close combat.
• Todo asked Shen Yuanyi what Cursed Energy meant to him, and Shen Yuanyi compared it to arms and legs before launching a double kick.

Shen Yuanyi defeated Todo Aoi in the final match, securing Tokyo Jujutsu High’s victory in the Exchange Event, then spent time relaxing with his classmates in Shinjuku. After the event, his mission workload increased, and Gojo Satoru told him that he might soon get a new classmate.

• Shen Yuanyi and Todo Aoi traded blows and clashed with Black Flashes, but Shen Yuanyi won and Yaga Masamichi announced Tokyo Jujutsu High’s 6–0 victory.
• Shen Yuanyi recovered from his injuries, celebrated with his classmates, and joined them on an outing in Shinjuku.
• Shen Yuanyi encountered the Kyoto students at an electronics store and beat Todo Aoi, Kasumi Miwa, Kamo Noritoshi, Okkotsu, and the others at arcade games.
• After the Exchange Event, Shen Yuanyi handled frequent missions until Gojo Satoru visited and told him he might be getting a new classmate.

Shen Yuanyi arrived at the Gen Family residence in Osaka to investigate a Curse User targeting Gen Naine and the family’s inherited blade, Dojigiri. After learning that Naine had awakened an innate technique and inviting her to Tokyo Jujutsu High, he examined the preserved attack scene and identified the enemy as a remotely controlled Grade 2 shikigami.

• Shen Yuanyi and White Wolf met Gen Naine on the way to the Gen Family residence, and he explained that White Wolf was a Cursed Corpse and that his own innate technique was related to speed.
• Gen Eiji described the attack on Naine and revealed that the Curse User was targeting the family heirloom Dojigiri Yasutsuna.
• Gen Masateru explained that Naine had wounded the invisible enemy with Dojigiri, and Shen Yuanyi introduced Tokyo Jujutsu High as a place where she could receive training.
• Gen Masateru led Shen Yuanyi and Naine to the preserved attack scene, where Shen Yuanyi had White Wolf memorize the traces of two types of Cursed Energy.
• Shen Yuanyi concluded that the enemy was a remotely controlled Grade 2 shikigami and learned that it had looked like an enlarged monster fish.

Shen Yuanyi took Dojigiri Yasutsuna from the Gen residence to draw out the Curse User who had targeted it, then joined Gen Naine in investigating her troubled friend and possible curses at school. At the Occult Club, Keisuke began explaining a school legend about the Thirteenth Step.

• Shen Yuanyi identified Dojigiri Yasutsuna as a cursed tool and agreed to keep it as bait for the Curse User who had attacked the Gen residence.
• Gen Naine told Shen Yuanyi that her cursed technique, Spirit Body, let her project her soul, and asked him to investigate her friend Ayako's worsening mental state.
• A hidden man rose from the river and resolved to test Shen Yuanyi before carrying out Lord Geto's mission to take the blade.
• Shen Yuanyi, Gen Naine, and Sugihara Riko went to Gen Naine's school, where they found Keisuke in the Occult Club discussing campus legends.
• Keisuke recalled that the school had several strange incidents and introduced the legend of the Thirteenth Step on the staircase.

Gen Naine and Shen Yuanyi investigated the campus legend of a thirteenth step after Ayako described a terrifying encounter with it. They entered the curse’s domain at midnight, where Shen Yuanyi defeated one strange student-like creature and prepared Gen Naine to face the rest.

• Keisuke told Gen Naine and Shen Yuanyi about the thirteenth-step legend and the disappearance of a security guard, then warned them that Risa and the others had forced Ayako to test it.
• Gen Naine found Ayako, who described hearing cries and sensing something in the darkness after seeing the thirteenth step, though she said she had not touched anything.
• Shen Yuanyi taught Gen Naine basic Cursed Energy techniques at the Gen Family home, then arranged for the teaching building to be cleared and concealed by a Curtain.
• At midnight, Shen Yuanyi and Gen Naine saw the thirteenth step appear, tested its ability to restore itself, and stepped onto it with White Wolf to enter a dark corridor.
• Shen Yuanyi cut down a student-like creature that emerged from a door, then handed Dojigiri to Gen Naine as more than a dozen mutated figures came out and told her to fight them.

Shen Yuanyi and Gen Naine escaped a cursed domain and battled a giant cursed spirit while a Curse User tried to seize Dojigiri. Shen Yuanyi defeated both enemies, leaving the Curse User alive for questioning.

• Gen Naine and Shen Yuanyi discovered that the Innate Domain folded into a ring and connected its opposite doors through space.
• Shen Yuanyi opened hundreds of doors with his technique, then broke the domain and escaped with Gen Naine and White Wolf.
• A giant cursed spirit emerged in the school, and Shen Yuanyi fought it while Gen Naine fled outside with White Wolf.
• A Curse User ambushed Gen Naine and demanded Dojigiri, but Shen Yuanyi tricked him, severed his limbs, and treated his wounds so he could question him.
• Shen Yuanyi split the giant cursed spirit in half and beheaded it, exorcising it for good.

Shen Yuanyi captured a Curse User sent by Geto Suguru to steal Dojigiri, then brought the sword and Gen Naine to Jujutsu High. As Shen Yuanyi joined his classmates for training, Geto revealed that his true target was Orimoto Rika and vowed to meet Gojo Satoru again.

• Shen Yuanyi frightened the captured Curse User into revealing that Geto Suguru had ordered him to steal Dojigiri, then handed him over to Gojo Satoru.
• Gojo Satoru identified Dojigiri as a Cursed Tool with Cursed Object characteristics and arranged protection for Gen Naine and her family.
• Gojo Satoru left Shen Yuanyi carrying Dojigiri, and Shen Yuanyi later learned that Geto was also seeking other ancient Cursed Objects, including Higechir and Hizakiri.
• Shen Yuanyi joined Panda, Okkotsu Yuta, Inumaki Toge, and Maki at training, where Gen Naine began learning basic combat techniques.
• Geto Suguru learned that Hisao had failed to retrieve Dojigiri and declared that his true target was the Special Grade Vengeful Spirit Orimoto Rika.

Shen Yuanyi surrendered Dojigiri to the Higher-ups and joined Nanami Kento on a mission to exorcise a curse linked to a criminal organization without killing its members. After entering the compound and subduing its armed guards, Shen Yuanyi discovered imprisoned victims and heard screams nearby.

• Gen Naine demonstrated her Soul Spirit Curse Method, which let her perceive souls and attack them directly, and exorcised a curse on a mission with Nanami Kento.
• Iwai Sa-mu collected Dojigiri for the Higher-ups, and Gojo Satoru assigned Shen Yuanyi a mission with Nanami Kento as his First Grade evaluation.
• Shen Yuanyi and Nanami Kento met with police liaison Kobashi Nobuhide and approached the criminal organization's compound.
• Shen Yuanyi cut down the compound's iron gate and used his technique to disarm and incapacitate the guards without killing them.
• Shen Yuanyi found evidence of fraud and a cult, then discovered young women and other victims locked in cages.
• The organization’s leaders ordered five sacrifices for the Upper God as Shen Yuanyi followed the cursed aura and heard screams nearby.

Shen Yuanyi rescued four victims and fought the Dice Cursed Spirit, discovering that it grew stronger by absorbing fear. He lured the curse away from the building while Nanami Kento stayed behind to protect the remaining victims.

• Shen Yuanyi reversed the deaths of four victims, but his technique failed to revive the three people already devoured by the Dice Cursed Spirit.
• The tattooed man attacked Shen Yuanyi, who kicked him aside, then asked Nanami Kento to escort the survivors out while he confronted the curse.
• Shen Yuanyi used successive Pseudo Black Flash strikes to smash the curse's central eye and blast it outside, but it rapidly regenerated.
• Nanami Kento identified fear as the source of the curse's growing strength, and Shen Yuanyi realized the victims inside the building were feeding it.
• Shen Yuanyi sent the tattooed man into the curse's grasp, then told Nanami Kento to protect the victims and lured the curse away from the building.

Shen Yuanyi defeated the fear-feeding cursed spirit with his new Arrow of Time technique and reunited with Nanami Kento after the victims were freed. He and Nanami left the criminals for the police, with Shen Yuanyi insisting it was time to eat while Nanami refused to let him drink alcohol.

• Shen Yuanyi used Arrow of Time to batter the cursed spirit, then destroyed its exposed core with a barrage of fists and exorcised it.
• Shen Yuanyi returned to the main building, where he found Nanami Kento guarding thirteen captives and confirmed that the victims had been released.
• Nanami told Shen Yuanyi that the mission should secure his promotion to First Grade and warned him not to kill the criminals himself.
• Shen Yuanyi dragged the bound criminals downstairs and left them in the lobby before he and Nanami went outside to await the police.
• Nanami said the incident could still cause trouble, while Shen Yuanyi suggested eating and having a drink; Nanami said he could only have juice.

Shen Yuanyi learned that Geto Suguru had declared war on Jujutsu High and planned the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons for December 24. As Jujutsu High prepared to fight, Geto revealed his plan to kill Okkotsu Yuta and take his Special Grade Vengeful Spirit, while Miguel prepared to revive a legendary demon.

• Gojo Satoru told Shen Yuanyi that the higher-ups suspected him of murder, then warned him that an outsider had invaded Jujutsu High.
• Shen Yuanyi arrived at the school gate and saw Geto Suguru try to recruit Okkotsu Yuta and Shen Yuanyi to his cause of eliminating non-sorcerers.
• Geto Suguru declared that he would unleash over a thousand Cursed Spirits in Tokyo and Kyoto on December 24, then departed with his allies and Cursed Spirits.
• Yaga Masamichi ordered Jujutsu High to seek help from graduates, the three great clans, and the Ainu Jujutsu Alliance to stop Geto Suguru.
• Geto Suguru told his Curse Users to hold Gojo Satoru back while he killed Okkotsu Yuta and seized his Special Grade Vengeful Spirit.
• Geto Suguru gave Miguel Dojigiri and another blade, instructing him to revive a legendary demon using the blood of its enemy's descendant.

On the night of Geto Suguru’s Night Parade, Shen Yuanyi and the sorcerers fought the invading Cursed Spirits while Geto’s allies set their plan in motion. Gen Naine was transformed into Shuten Doji, though Shen Yuanyi managed to restore her soul separately, leaving him facing the resurrected Imaginary Vengeful Spirit.

• Jujutsu Sorcerers gathered in Shinjuku on the twenty-fourth, and Gojo Satoru warned Shen Yuanyi that Dojigiri had been stolen.
• Cursed Spirits flooded Shinjuku as Miguel and his allies launched their attack, while Shen Yuanyi supported the sorcerers from high ground.
• Ijichi reported that Geto Suguru was at Jujutsu High, so Gojo sent Panda and Inumaki Toge back to protect Okkotsu Yuta and Maki.
• Nanami Kento killed a stone Cursed Spirit, but a Curse User ambushed Gen Naine with Dojigiri, allowing Shuten Doji to take over her body.
• Shen Yuanyi failed to reverse Gen Naine’s body but restored the state of her separated soul, then watched Shuten Doji awaken and proclaim himself the King of a Hundred Demons.

Shuten Doji revived in Shinjuku and unleashed the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, forcing Shen Yuanyi and Nanami Kento to fight her and the curses she summoned. After Shen Yuanyi and Nanami defeated several of her allies, Shuten Doji expanded her Domain to turn the battle in her favor.

• Shuten Doji pulled Dojigiri from her chest, healed her wounds, and killed the Curse User after Shen Yuanyi seized Onikiri and beheaded him.
• Shuten Doji summoned the Night Parade, absorbing nearby Cursed Spirits and bringing forth a demon woman and a giant spider.
• Shen Yuanyi wounded Shuten Doji through her fiery defense, while Nanami Kento fought the summoned curses and Shen Yuanyi warned the other sorcerers to retreat.
• Shen Yuanyi killed the demon woman, and Nanami Kento destroyed the giant spider with a series of Black Flashes.
• Shuten Doji unleashed a sweeping wave of fire, then performed Domain Expansion: Night Parade of a Hundred Demons of Mount Oe.

Shen Yuanyi fought Shuten Doji inside her Domain Expansion, enduring its continuous damage while trying to seize the defense-breaking Dojigiri. After reaching his limit and nearly dying, he entered a new state of enlightenment and restored himself, announcing that the second round had begun.

• Shen Yuanyi pulled the injured Nanami Kento out of Shuten Doji's Domain and healed him before returning to confront her alone.
• Shen Yuanyi attacked Shuten Doji with Onikiri, but her strengthened defenses and Domain's draining effect repeatedly wore him down as she healed herself with stolen Cursed Energy.
• Shuten Doji recognized that Shen Yuanyi's technique involved time and stabbed Dojigiri into her own body to keep him from taking it.
• Shuten Doji caught Shen Yuanyi after he failed to activate Cursed Technique Reversal, but he reached an unprecedented state of enlightenment and restored himself to peak condition.
• Shen Yuanyi faced Shuten Doji with Onikiri and Kumo-kiri and declared that the second round had begun.

Shen Yuanyi mastered Reverse Cursed Technique, exorcised Shuten Doji, and helped Gen Naine survive. He then reunited with Gojo Satoru at Jujutsu High, where he found Panda, Maki, and Inumaki Toge recovering after Okkotsu apparently defeated Geto Suguru.

• Shen Yuanyi mastered Reverse Cursed Technique and healed himself as Shuten Doji prepared a final attack.
• Shen Yuanyi used the three Cursed Blades to maim Shuten Doji, then detonated their mark and exorcised her.
• Shen Yuanyi restored Gen Naine's damaged body, destroyed the remaining Cursed Spirits, and handed her to Nanami Kento.
• Shen Yuanyi joined Gojo Satoru, who brought him to Jujutsu High after warning that Okkotsu might be in danger.
• Shen Yuanyi woke Panda, Maki, and Inumaki Toge, reassured Maki, and suggested Okkotsu had already defeated the enemy.

Okkotsu Yuta learned that he had cursed Rika after her death, and Rika forgave him before passing on. After the battle, the survivors began recovering, while Shen Yuanyi and Gojo Satoru turned to Gen Naine’s condition and the failures that had allowed Shuten Doji to return.

• Okkotsu Yuta woke among his companions, learned they were safe, and revealed that he and Rika had promised to leave the world together in exchange for her power.
• Rika’s monstrous form vanished, and Gojo Satoru explained that Okkotsu Yuta had cursed Rika and could release her by ending their binding.
• Rika thanked Okkotsu Yuta for the years they had shared, forgave him, and disappeared into glowing motes as he said goodbye.
• The survivors began rebuilding and recovering, while Gen Naine remained in her soul state because changes to her body prevented her from returning to it.
• Maki took Panda and Inumaki Toge to train after hearing about Shen Yuanyi’s battlefield achievements, while Gojo Satoru returned Okkotsu Yuta’s student ID and mentioned his best friend had found it.
• Gojo Satoru told Shen Yuanyi that his First Grade approval had been granted and that he had protected Gen Naine’s care from interference; Shen Yuanyi claimed Dojigiri as his trophy, and Gojo agreed to address the failures behind Shuten Doji’s return.

Shen Yuanyi sparred with Gojo Satoru, tested his Cursed Technique against Gojo’s attacks, and experienced Infinite Void. Gojo then asked him to visit Megumi and discuss his enrollment at Jujutsu High.

• Shen Yuanyi discussed his Special Grade prospects with Gojo Satoru, who said the higher-ups lacked a clear measure of his strength and wanted him to reveal his Cursed Technique.
• Shen Yuanyi and Gojo Satoru sparred at Jujutsu High, where Shen Yuanyi’s speed and Cursed Technique failed to overcome Gojo’s defenses.
• Gojo Satoru briefly used Domain Expansion: Infinite Void on Shen Yuanyi, who experienced its flood of information and concluded that escaping such a Domain would be difficult.
• Gojo Satoru urged Shen Yuanyi not to rush learning Domain Expansion and asked him to visit Megumi, whom he planned to prepare for enrollment at Jujutsu High.

Shen Yuanyi returned home and reunited with Megumi Fushiguro and Tsumiki, then took Megumi on a nighttime mission in a mountain forest. They encountered seven explorers heading to Yamaga Shrine and agreed to travel with them.

• Shen Yuanyi found Megumi and Tsumiki at the hospital after Tsumiki fainted, and he used Reverse Cursed Technique to help restore her strength.
• The hospital tests showed nothing abnormal, so Yuanyi went home with Megumi and Tsumiki and cooked them dinner.
• Yuanyi arranged for someone to look after Tsumiki, then took Megumi and White Wolf to investigate a reported cursed spirit in a mountain forest.
• Yuanyi and Megumi met seven frightened explorers in the woods and learned they were heading to Yamaga Shrine.
• Yuanyi agreed to accompany the explorers to Yamaga Shrine with Megumi and White Wolf.

Shen Yuanyi and Megumi Fushiguro arrived at Yamaga Shrine with seven stranded travelers and heard about the nearby forest’s reputation as a suicide spot. Shen Yuanyi investigated the woods alone, where he discovered a paranormal livestream team staging a haunting—and an unexplained shadow appeared behind the streamer.

• Akashino Hiko welcomed Shen Yuanyi, Megumi Fushiguro, and the seven travelers to Yamaga Shrine and gave them rooms for the night.
• Shen Yuanyi decided to investigate the nearby suicide spot after he and Megumi Fushiguro found no signs of curses on the way to the shrine.
• Shen Yuanyi found faint traces of a curse and recent activity in the woods, then followed the sound of sobbing to a clearing.
• Shen Yuanyi discovered Matsuki Yuya and his assistants faking a paranormal livestream with a hidden recorder.
• Matsuki Yuya noticed his assistants’ fear and saw comments claiming a shadow stood behind him on the livestream.

Shen Yuanyi confronted Matsuki Yuya and his assistants during a ghost-hunting livestream, then questioned them about strange events at nearby sites. After learning that team member Shinji had become feverish and delirious following a visit to an abandoned temple, Shen Yuanyi reviewed their footage and left.

• Matsuki Yuya and his assistants saw Shen Yuanyi approach them silently in the woods, and Shen Yuanyi restrained the cameraman for filming him.
• Matsuki Yuya tried to end the stream and leave, but Shen Yuanyi asked where the team had conducted ghost-hunting sessions and whether they had encountered anything strange.
• An assistant told Matsuki Yuya that Shinji had developed a high fever and delirium after visiting an abandoned temple two days earlier.
• Matsuki Yuya recounted Shinji's feverish ramblings, and Shen Yuanyi asked whether their camera had recorded the visit.
• Shen Yuanyi quickly reviewed the team's footage, thanked them, and told them to go home before leaving.