Chapter Summaries

After the dream world collapsed, Akesato returned to Jujutsu High, where Rika Orimoto had awakened and reunited with Yuta Okkotsu. Rika thanked her friends and offered Gardevoir a mysterious gem that the system identified as a Mega Evolution Stone.

• Akesato woke at Jujutsu High after the dream world vanished and found Satoru Gojo resting beside the ruined training grounds.
• Yuta Okkotsu brought the awakened Rika Orimoto to Akesato and explained that she had helped everyone draw out their Innate Domains as the dream ended.
• Rika embraced Yuta and told him she was grateful for the years they had spent together as she recounted how he and Gardevoir had helped her trust people again.
• Rika offered Gardevoir a radiant gem as a gift, but Gardevoir hesitated because it seemed too precious.
• Akesato's system detected the gem as a Mega Evolution Stone.

Akesato learned that Rika Orimoto had created a Mega Evolution Stone through her bond with him and Gardevoir, and traded the New Moon Feather for it. Rika then began transforming, leaving Akesato to guess that she wanted to become a Pokémon.

• Akesato realized the stone Rika Orimoto revealed was a Mega Evolution Stone and learned she had awakened its power by seeing the hidden strength within him and Gardevoir.
• Akesato let Gardevoir decide whether to accept Rika's gift, and Gardevoir happily agreed.
• Rika proposed exchanging the Mega Evolution Stone for Maki's New Moon Feather, and Akesato accepted.
• Rika took the New Moon Feather and began rising as she asked Yuta Okkotsu to keep loving her no matter what she became.
• Rika asked Akesato for one last favor, and he guessed she planned to transform into a Pokémon.

Rika Orimoto chose to reincarnate as a Pokémon rather than ascend, and Akesato, Gardevoir, Darkrai, and Yuta Okkotsu helped her begin the transformation. The New Moon Feather’s power gathered her soul into a Pokémon Egg, which began to hatch in Yuta’s hands.

• Rika Orimoto explained that she wanted a new life as a Pokémon instead of leaving Yuta Okkotsu, and he agreed to support her choice.
• Akesato and Rika prepared to use Gardevoir, Darkrai, and the New Moon Feather to transform her into Cresselia.
• Rika’s soul dissolved into spirit particles around the glowing feather, while Pupitar, Satoru Gojo, Darkrai, and Gardevoir shielded the ritual from disturbances in the spirit veins.
• Yuta Okkotsu prayed for Rika and converted his cursed energy into Reverse Cursed Technique to support her reincarnation.
• Akesato received a Pokémon Egg and placed it in Yuta’s hands as the New Moon Feather landed on it and began to fade.
• The egg glowed with psychic radiance, and a tiny beak cracked through its shell.

Rika Orimoto was reborn as Cresselia and stood with Yuta Okkotsu and their allies against a heavenly tribulation, which vanished after Akesato told it to get lost. Cresselia revealed she had separated another part of herself into an egg, and Darkrai helped hatch it.

• Rika Orimoto hatched as Cresselia, and Yuta Okkotsu cried as he welcomed her back.
• Dark clouds and lightning gathered over the city, but Akesato and the assembled humans and Pokémon stood together against the heavens.
• Akesato's ancient stone slab trembled, and he glimpsed distant lights and a divine beast before waking as the sky returned to normal.
• Cresselia told Akesato she had separated part of herself into an egg, which he found in the system's storage box.
• Cresselia sent Yuta Okkotsu to take the egg, and Darkrai used a miniature black hole to catalyze its hatching.

Akesato’s new Pokémon, Misdreavus, emerged and immediately clashed with Cresselia over Yuta Okkotsu, revealing that the two Rikas had distinct personalities and consciousnesses. The rivalry remained unresolved as Cresselia and Misdreavus were told to work it out, while Akesato considered evolving Misdreavus.

• Misdreavus emerged as a small Ghost-type Pokémon and flew onto Yuta Okkotsu’s shoulder, provoking Cresselia.
• Cresselia and Misdreavus argued over who belonged with Yuta and accused each other of claiming credit for their shared history.
• Cresselia ordered Pupitar to attack Misdreavus, but Pupitar shut his eyes and ignored the dispute.
• Darkrai fled while Gardevoir struggled to choose between befriending Cresselia and Misdreavus.
• Akesato told Cresselia and Misdreavus to rein in their possessiveness, and he privately considered giving Misdreavus a Dusk Stone.

Akesato decided to delay evolving Misdreavus while Cresselia reshaped Yuta Okkotsu’s understanding of her as their daughter, preventing future romantic rivalry. Rika settled into life at Jujutsu High and began helping Akesato and Satoru Gojo, while the trainer initiative paused for the New Year holiday.

• Akesato kept the Dusk Stone so Misdreavus could learn more skills before evolving.
• Cresselia convinced Yuta Okkotsu to treat little Misdreavus as their daughter, and Darkrai judged that an airhead had overcome a schemer.
• Rika adapted happily to daily life at Jujutsu High, training, gaming, cooking, and attending lessons with the others.
• Yuta Okkotsu bought tools and began designing a setup to help Rika use a keyboard and controller with her new body.
• Akesato put the trainer initiative on hold until after the New Year, since the winter break made continued work unnecessary.

Akemi organized Tokyo High School’s New Year preparations as students and Pokémon gathered to celebrate, while some returned to their families and others stayed at the school. As 2017 ended and 2018 approached, Yuta and the two Rikas remained at Jujutsu High for safety because the secret of human reincarnation as Pokémon could attract dangerous attention.

• Akemi gave Satoru Gojo a list of ingredients and led the Pokémon in cleaning Tokyo High School for the New Year.
• Masamichi Yaga welcomed Mime Jr., who had hatched from an egg and became the youngest brother of Panda and Dominant Panda.
• Megumi Fushiguro visited Tsumiki in the hospital, while Satoru Gojo returned to his family home.
• Mai Zenin and Natsuko arrived from Kyoto, and Akemi welcomed them to join the New Year gathering.
• Yuta Okkotsu and the two Rikas stayed at Jujutsu High because the secret of human reincarnation as Pokémon put them at risk.
• The group celebrated as the clock moved from December 31, 2017, toward the start of 2018.

Akesato and the others welcomed the New Year at Jujutsu High, where he began building a shrine for Pokémon and carved a statue of Arceus. As dawn broke, he finished telling Arceus’s legend and made a wish for Pokémon and the Trainers who cherished them.

• The group celebrated the New Year with fireworks, and Alolan Ninetales accidentally froze Altaria while putting out a fire.
• Satoru Gojo arrived and invited everyone to Hatsumode, but Akesato decided to build a shrine for Pokémon instead.
• Akesato and Satoru Gojo gathered stone and timber, then the Jujutsu High residents worked together to build two shrine gates and altars.
• Akesato carved a statue of Arceus and made eighteen Plates while telling the Pokémon Arceus’s legend.
• As the first morning light appeared, Akesato wished for Arceus to bless Pokémon and every Trainer who cherished them.

Cresselia warned Akesato and Satoru Gojo that their plans for Japan’s Jujutsu world and Pokémon could provoke foreign powers, especially the United States. She proposed that they stage a falling-out over Yuta Okkotsu’s Special Grade ranking, giving Akesato a reason to travel abroad while she managed domestic affairs and secured a place in the Spirit Alliance’s future leadership.

• Satoru Gojo turned the training grounds into an arcade and built an Arceus Shrine, angering Masamichi Yaga.
• Cresselia urged Akesato and Satoru Gojo to fall out, then explained that Pokémon could attract international attention and be treated as strategic resources.
• Akesato and Gojo realized that Japanese conservatives might seek U.S. support to protect their positions, putting the Spirit Alliance and Jujutsu Alliance reforms at risk.
• Cresselia suggested pretending to dispute Yuta Okkotsu’s Special Grade ranking so Akesato could travel abroad while the old guard had room to reconsider its options.
• Akesato and Gojo agreed to perform the disagreement, and Cresselia declared that she would handle domestic affairs and pursue a core leadership position in the future Spirit Alliance.

Akesato and Rika developed their plan to manage the Jujutsu world and promote Pokémon, while Rika warned she might oppose Akesato if their goals diverged. As the second generation of Pokémon hatched, Akesato prepared to leave Japan for a journey toward the land across the sea.

• Rika assessed Kyoto families and interviewees, then proposed using divisions among the conservative faction to advance the Pokémon and Jujutsu reforms.
• Rika told Akesato she would prioritize her life with Yuta Okkotsu if his plans no longer promised a better future, and Akesato accepted the warning.
• Akesato gave Rika authority to choose the remaining full members and said the Pokémon would choose their partners whenever possible.
• The new batch of Pokémon Eggs hatched, and the Pokémon cared for the babies behind Tengen's enhanced barrier.
• Akesato went to the rooftop, saw Mew's faint form in his palm, and promised to take it to the distant land beneath the evening clouds.

At Wasuke Itadori’s deathbed, Yuji refused to hear about his parents and left after his grandfather urged him to help others. Akesato arrived to see Wasuke off and offered to extend his life briefly so he and Yuji could share one last meal.

• Wasuke tried to tell Yuji about his parents, but Yuji said he was not interested and teased him instead.
• Wasuke told Yuji to use his strength to save people within reach and warned him not to become like him, then pretended he had been joking.
• After Yuji left, Akesato appeared and offered to extend Wasuke’s remaining time so he could have one final meal with Yuji.
• Wasuke noticed Mew, and Mew and Gardevoir clashed with their Psychic powers until Akesato soothed them both.

Akesato and his Pokémon witnessed Wasuke Itadori’s peaceful death and honored his final wishes. After reflecting on what it meant to be a true trainer, Akesato turned to investigate whether Yuji Itadori had swallowed Sukuna’s finger by coincidence or through someone’s plan.

• Akesato offered to listen to Wasuke’s past, but Wasuke declined and asked him to fulfill the promise they had discussed.
• As Yuji Itadori returned with a meal cart, Wasuke closed his eyes and died peacefully, while Yuji wept silently and Akesato mourned from the rooftop.
• Gardevoir guided moonlight into Wasuke’s room as a blessing, and Mew waved goodbye to his departing soul.
• Akesato reflected that true trainers valued their Pokémon as partners, even when that meant letting them go, while Gardevoir would never leave him.
• Akesato set out to learn whether Yuji Itadori swallowing Sukuna’s finger had been a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement.

After Wasuke Itadori died, Akesato came to see him off and investigate the mystery surrounding Yuji Itadori’s birth. Outside the hospital, Tsumiki Fushiguro approached Yuji and asked him to return the special-grade Cursed Object he had taken from Sugisawa Third High School.

• Akesato reflected on Yuji Itadori’s possible connection to Kenjaku and came to see Wasuke Itadori off, honoring a promise he had made.
• Yuji completed the initial hospital procedures after his grandfather’s death and left the hospital late at night.
• Tsumiki Fushiguro introduced herself to Yuji and offered him her contact information after hearing that his grandfather had died.
• Tsumiki told Yuji she was a student at Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High School and had been ordered to retrieve a special-grade Cursed Object from Sugisawa Third High School.
• Tsumiki showed Yuji a photo of the wrapped Cursed Object, and Yuji thought of a finger.

Tsumiki Fushiguro and her Pokémon, Marill, rescued Yuji Itadori and the Occult Research Club members from Cursed Spirits at Sugisawa High. After Marill defeated one monster, a stronger Cursed Spirit struck back, leaving Tsumiki facing a fight that her usual tactics might not win.

• Akesato learned that Megumi Fushiguro had left Tsumiki to retrieve a Special Grade Cursed Object and recalled secretly giving her Marill as her Pokémon.
• Yuji Itadori rushed back to Sugisawa High to save the Occult Research Club members after Tsumiki warned him that unsealing the object would attract dangerous Cursed Spirits.
• Tsumiki rode Marill’s wind-assisted leaps to the school, where Marill paralyzed and poisoned a many-eyed Cursed Spirit before finishing it with Razor Leaf.
• Yuji and Tsumiki rescued Iguchi and Sasaki, and Yuji recovered the mummified finger from the box.
• A stronger Cursed Spirit made of human hands and feet attacked, and Tsumiki sent Yuji away while Marill covered it with status effects.
• The Cursed Spirit sprang forward and slapped Marill away, forcing Tsumiki to confront the failure of her Pokémon’s usual tactics.

Tsumiki and Marill defeated a disease-type Cursed Spirit at Sugisawa High School with Twilight Field, while Akesato searched for a hidden mastermind. Sukuna’s finger entered Yuji Itadori’s body, and Sukuna began to take control as Akesato ordered everyone away.

• Yuji Itadori drew the Cursed Spirit away from Tsumiki and his friends while carrying Sukuna’s finger, but Akesato appeared and destroyed half of the monster with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Akesato healed Marill and helped Tsumiki identify the Cursed Spirit’s disease-type Jujutsu, which made Marill’s status moves ineffective.
• Tsumiki ordered Marill to use Twilight Field, then Marill attacked and exorcised the weakened Cursed Spirit while cleansing the school’s lingering cursed residue.
• Akesato’s Pokémon found no hidden presence nearby, and he asked Yuji Itadori to hand over Sukuna’s finger.
• Sukuna’s finger slipped into Yuji Itadori’s mouth and disappeared, triggering a powerful eruption of cursed energy as Akesato ordered Tsumiki and the others to flee.

Akesato confronted Sukuna after Sukuna took control of Yuji Itadori’s body and attacked him. Yuji regained control, but Tsumiki explained that Jujutsu regulations required the vessel of a Special Grade Cursed Object to be exorcised.

• Sukuna emerged through Yuji Itadori, tore off his shirt, and charged at Tsumiki Fushiguro.
• Akesato struck Sukuna and mocked him, while Sukuna healed and challenged Akesato.
• Yuji Itadori suppressed Sukuna’s consciousness and regained control of his body.
• Akesato told Yuji that eating Sukuna’s finger had made him a vessel of a Special Grade Cursed Object.
• Tsumiki explained that Jujutsu regulations treated Yuji as a curse that had to be exorcised.

Akesato tested Yuji Itadori by threatening to kill him, then helped him confront his fear and rethink his grandfather’s advice. He revealed that Yuji’s unusual strength might be connected to Jujutsu and his unknown parents, leaving Yuji stunned by the secrets he had missed.

• Akesato explained that Sukuna had incarnated in Yuji’s body and asked whether Yuji feared being killed; Yuji calmly accepted his death to protect others.
• Akesato knocked Yuji on the head, provoking him to admit that he did not want to die, then urged him to focus on surviving and finding a way to suppress Sukuna.
• Yuji refused to release Sukuna to kill Akesato, saying Akesato was a good person who should not be treated that way.
• Akesato apologized and told Yuji he had been outside the hospital room when Yuji’s grandfather gave his final words, and that he had promised to guide Yuji if he entered the Jujutsu world.
• Akesato suggested Yuji’s extraordinary strength came from Jujutsu and might be connected to his unknown parents, then revealed that Yuji’s grandfather had meant to tell him about them.
• Yuji realized he had refused to hear his grandfather’s secret and was left stunned by his own foolishness.

After Yuji Itadori accepted his grandfather’s death, Akesato arranged the funeral and explained that Yuji would need specialized Jujutsu training because Sukuna could take over his body. Akesato challenged Sukuna to prove his strength, and Yuji let Sukuna emerge to attack him.

• Yuji Itadori calmly asked Akesato what to do after coming to terms with his grandfather’s death.
• Akesato offered to arrange Old Man Wasuke’s funeral and said Yuji should leave his old life to study Jujutsu with Iguchi Senpai and Sasaki Senpai.
• Akesato explained that Yuji’s body and Sukuna’s death sentence required specialized training, while Sukuna threatened to take over Yuji’s body.
• Akesato and Sukuna argued about whether Sukuna was still the strongest, and Akesato mocked him as an old-era power facing new contenders.
• Akesato invited Yuji to release Sukuna as a test, and Yuji let Sukuna take control, whereupon Sukuna’s claws slashed at Akesato.

Akesato used Gardevoir’s Psychic Power to withstand Sukuna’s slashes and challenge him at close range. Sukuna then opened his Domain Expansion, Malevolent Shrine, trapping Akesato in its otherworldly domain.

• Akesato grappled Sukuna and held him in place, but Sukuna unleashed slashes from every direction.
• Akesato deflected the slashes with Psychic Power and explained that he was using his Gardevoir template.
• Sukuna attacked with a stronger storm of slashes, which Akesato dispersed with a glance.
• Akesato launched a battering-ram strike of Psychic Power, and Sukuna dodged before abruptly turning away at close range.
• Sukuna formed the Enma Ten-in and activated his Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine.

Sukuna expanded Malevolent Shrine against Akesato, but Akesato combined Gardevoir’s Psychic Power, Falling Blossom Emotion, and Reverse Cursed Technique to withstand the relentless slashes. As Akesato taunted Sukuna for gaining nothing from his Domain, Sukuna pointed toward Tsumiki Fushiguro and the other two students, threatening to target them instead.

• Sukuna used feints to complete the hand signs for Malevolent Shrine and unleashed its slashes against Akesato.
• Akesato combined Gardevoir’s Psychic Power with Falling Blossom Emotion to intercept most of the attacks and used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal the occasional cuts.
• Sukuna abandoned attempts to find a fatal opening and sat down while Malevolent Shrine continued attacking.
• Akesato refused to strike back, saying he wanted to use Sukuna’s attacks to refine his Flowing Water Intent, and taunted Sukuna about his Domain achieving nothing.
• Sukuna conceded that he was at a disadvantage, then pointed toward Tsumiki Fushiguro and the other two students.