Chapter Summaries

Seiya used a series of feints and skills to get past Akihiko Kayaba’s defenses and launch a final close-range attack, while the Strategy Group watched in alarm. Kayaba warned that even if they both fell in the match, Seiya might not survive what happened to his HP in the Real World.

• Akihiko Kayaba blocked Seiya’s aerial strike with a shield formed through his use of the player skill 'Divine Sword.'
• Seiya used 'Weapon Parry' to deflect Kayaba’s scythe, but the resulting fall left him with only ten percent HP.
• Seiya threw Dawnbreaker at Kayaba, who knocked it aside with 'Weapon Parry.'
• Seiya used Kayaba’s brief stiffness to sprint along his arm, catch Dawnbreaker, and prepare another attack.
• Akihiko Kayaba refused to surrender and warned Seiya that emptying his HP might endanger his life in the Real World.

Seiya defeated Akihiko Kayaba in a fatal duel, then confronted him about players whose consciousnesses remained trapped after SAO. Impressed by Seiya’s knowledge and vision for virtual worlds, Akihiko Kayaba entrusted him with the Virtual World Seed.

• Seiya and Akihiko Kayaba struck each other in a final attack, but Seiya’s sword pierced Kayaba first and won the duel.
• Akihiko Kayaba told Seiya he had returned the other SAO players to the Real World and had kept Seiya behind to speak and entrust him with something.
• Seiya accused Akihiko Kayaba of harming players and warned him that Nobuyuki Sugo had trapped hundreds of consciousnesses in ALfheim Online for experiments.
• Akihiko Kayaba searched the network and confirmed that some SAO players remained unconscious, then asked Seiya how he knew about them.
• Seiya claimed he could foresee the future and described a world where virtual and real life merged and Fluctlight Life lived alongside humans.
• Akihiko Kayaba changed his mind about entrusting the Virtual World Seed to Kazuto Kirigaya and offered it to Seiya instead.

Seiya woke from his two-year coma after escaping Sword Art Online, and Nao Kirigaya tearfully embraced him. He reassured the embarrassed Nao that he had not seen her changing, despite having seen everything.

• Seiya opened his eyes in his room at the Wenren Kendo Dojo after two years unconscious.
• Nao Kirigaya heard him cough, turned around, and joyfully threw herself into his arms.
• Nao explained that Kirito had awakened earlier and said Seiya had defeated Akihiko Kayaba, though Kirito had not known whether Seiya survived.
• Seiya pointed out that Nao was holding him while barely dressed, and she realized how exposed she was.
• Seiya lied that his eyes had not adjusted and swore he had seen nothing, using Kazuto Kirigaya's future singleness as his guarantee.

After waking from two years in Sword Art Online, Seiya discovered that his body was unusually strong and that he could still use powers from other worlds in reality. After eating the porridge Nao made, he went out for a walk, leaving her behind.

• Nao asked Seiya to close his eyes while she straightened her clothes, and he obediently did so.
• Seiya examined his body, got out of bed without help, and found himself stronger than he had been before entering the game.
• After Nao went downstairs to make porridge, Seiya tested his Shikigami Summon and confirmed he could use supernatural powers in the Real World.
• Seiya concluded that Akihiko Kayaba had not destroyed his brain when his HP reached zero, so Kuriboh's Damage Negation had not consumed his life force.
• Seiya ate the pot of porridge Nao made, then left to take a walk before she could join him.

After leaving Wenren Dojo, Wenren Seiya tracked down Akihiko Yui to discuss Asuna Yuuki’s continued unconsciousness and Nobuyuki Sugo’s crimes. He revealed his supernatural power by summoning Golden Dragon in Akihiko Yui’s office, leaving the CEO terrified.

• Wenren Seiya researched Akihiko Yui and Kyoko Yuuki and found Akihiko Yui at RECT Company.
• Seiya recalled that Nobuyuki Sugo had trapped Asuna Yuuki and other SAO players in ALO while pursuing his experiments and ambitions.
• Seiya infiltrated RECT Company and entered Akihiko Yui’s office, where he identified himself as a survivor of SAO who had come because of Asuna.
• Akihiko Yui suspected Seiya of causing Asuna’s condition, but Seiya denied it and said he did not need a hostage to threaten him.
• Seiya summoned Golden Dragon in the office, and Akihiko Yui collapsed in fear after seeing it pierce his wooden desk with a claw.

Seiya revealed his supernatural power to Akihiko Yui and explained that Asuna’s continued unconsciousness was connected to RECT Company. Akihiko remembered that RECT had supervised the dive devices of Asuna and the other players who had not awakened.

• Seiya dismissed the Golden Dragon as Akihiko Yui’s secretary entered, and Akihiko sent her away while ordering her to keep others out of the office.
• Outside the office, the secretary speculated that Seiya might be Akihiko’s illegitimate son returning to fight over the family fortune.
• Seiya asked Akihiko to keep his powers secret and explained that he had come as Asuna’s friend because Akihiko was connected to her unconsciousness.
• Akihiko accepted Seiya’s explanation and asked how he was responsible for Asuna’s condition.
• Seiya pointed out that RECT Company had supervised the dive devices of Asuna and the other three hundred players who remained unconscious, prompting Akihiko to remember that Asuna had been among RECT’s assigned players.

Seiya told Akihiko Yui that Nobuyuki Sugo was imprisoning Asuna and the other unconscious players, then urged him to test the accusation himself. Yui summoned Sugo under the pretense of asking for RECT records, while Sugo remained unaware that he was being tested.

• Seiya identified Nobuyuki Sugo as the RECT insider responsible for imprisoning three hundred players’ consciousnesses, including Asuna Yuuki’s.
• Seiya proposed that Akihiko Yui set a trap for Sugo and left RECT, escorted by Secretary Arimoto.
• Seiya kept Arimoto’s contact note in case he needed to reach Yui again.
• Sugo taunted the captive Asuna in ALO, then logged out after receiving Yui’s summons.
• Yui asked Sugo about ALO’s operations and whether he still had RECT’s list of SAO players.

Akihiko Yui became suspicious of Nobuyuki Sugo after questioning him about the SAO player list, and Sugo decided to flee and destroy evidence. Police detained Sugo, whose Brain-upload experiments were exposed, and rescued the three hundred imprisoned players, including Asuna.

• Akihiko Yui questioned Nobuyuki Sugo about the SAO player list and noticed his panic despite Sugo claiming the records had been discarded.
• After Sugo left, Akihiko Yui concluded that he was hiding something and acted on Seiya's warning.
• Nobuyuki Sugo decided to destroy the Brain-upload evidence and escape, but Detectives confronted him downstairs over alleged company fund misappropriation.
• Nobuyuki Sugo resisted the Detectives, who subdued him and began investigating his work and research projects.
• Investigators uncovered evidence that Nobuyuki Sugo had imprisoned players for Brain-upload experiments, and professionals rescued all three hundred victims, including Asuna.

Seiya visited Kirito at the hospital and then went to the Yuuki family home, where he spoke with Asuna for several hours from outside her room. Akihiko Yui suggested that Kyoko leave Asuna’s relationship with Seiya for Asuna to decide.

• Seiya watched news about Nobuyuki Sugo’s arrest and the fallout for ALO and RECT Company.
• Nao asked Seiya whether he would play ALO with her after it relaunched, and Seiya said he would see.
• Seiya explained that he planned to visit Kirito and had been invited to the Yuuki family home that evening.
• Asuna refused to let Seiya into her room but spoke with him outside it for several hours before falling asleep.
• Kyoko criticized Asuna’s behavior, but Akihiko stopped her and said Asuna should decide for herself about Seiya.

Kyoko Yuuki questioned Seiya about his background and relationship with Asuna over dinner, while Akihiko Yui praised him and worried Kyoko might interfere. After Seiya explained how he met Asuna in Sword Art Online and shared his basic history, Kyoko was impressed by his manners, achievements, and conversation, and grew increasingly pleased with him.

• Kyoko Yuuki told Akihiko Yui she would investigate Seiya herself and decide whether he was suitable for Asuna.
• Akihiko Yui praised Seiya and invited him to dinner with the Yuuki Couple.
• Seiya declined the wine because he was underage, and Kyoko Yuuki asked about his family and how he met Asuna.
• Seiya realized Akihiko Yui had neither investigated him nor told Kyoko about him, then gave the couple a basic account of his background and meeting Asuna in Sword Art Online.
• Kyoko Yuuki learned about Seiya's kendo championship, academic record, and upbringing, and became increasingly impressed as they discussed academic subjects.

Kyoko Yuuki was impressed by Seiya and abruptly asked when he and Asuna planned to marry, then suggested an engagement after graduation. When Asuna expected criticism from her mother, Kyoko instead encouraged her to spend more time with Seiya.

• Kyoko Yuuki recognized Seiya's exceptional knowledge, manners, and talents and compared him favorably with Asuna.
• Kyoko Yuuki stunned Seiya and Akihiko Yui by asking when Seiya and Asuna planned to get married.
• Seiya explained that their marriage had only been in the game and that they were still students, so Kyoko proposed an engagement after graduation.
• Kyoko Yuuki told Akihiko she liked Seiya and did not want another family to claim him first.
• Seiya declined the Yuuki Couple's offer to stay overnight and returned home.
• Asuna braced for her mother's criticism, but Kyoko praised Seiya and encouraged Asuna to spend more time with him.

Seiya let Yuji Itadori’s club troubles and the events surrounding Sukuna’s Finger unfold while worrying that he lacked the strength to protect those close to Itadori. He recalled Wasuke Itadori recognizing his Cursed Energy and warning him that he had become entangled in Itadori’s curse.

• A Student Council member announced that the Occult Research Club would be disbanded for having too few members, and Seiya clarified that he belonged to the Home Economics Club.
• Teacher Takagi challenged Itadori to a shot put contest, and Itadori threw the shot beyond the world record.
• Itadori invited Seiya to visit Wasuke Itadori, prompting Seiya to remember their previous hospital visit.
• Wasuke Itadori told Seiya he had become a Jujutsu Sorcerer and questioned whether the power was a blessing or a misfortune.
• Seiya asked whether Itadori was cursed, but Wasuke warned that learning too much would only harm him.

Seiya stayed behind to protect Sasaki and Iguchi while Itadori visited his dying grandfather, Wasuke, who urged Itadori to help others and not lose his way. After Wasuke died, the Occult Research Club unsealed Sukuna’s Finger, and Seiya rescued Sasaki from a curse as another attacked Iguchi.

• Seiya declined Itadori’s invitation to visit Wasuke and stayed with Sasaki and Iguchi to watch over them as they unsealed Sukuna’s Finger.
• At the hospital, Wasuke urged Itadori to save as many people as he could and reminded him that Seiya was by his side.
• Wasuke recalled Seiya saying that lacking the power to protect others would be a true misfortune.
• Wasuke died while the Occult Research Club began unsealing Sukuna’s Finger at Sugisawa High School.
• A curse dropped from the ceiling, and Seiya rushed in to carry Sasaki out of its path.
• A tentacled curse smashed through the window and attacked Iguchi.

Seiya protected Senpai Sasaki and Senpai Iguchi from curses attracted to Sukuna's Finger, then left them with his Shikigami to fight the threats elsewhere. Meanwhile, Fushiguro Megumi rushed back to Sugisawa High School with Itadori, fearing the upperclassmen were in danger.

• Seiya summoned Tail Fire Tiger, which devoured the fleshball curse and guarded Senpai Sasaki and Senpai Iguchi while Seiya took Sukuna's Finger.
• Seiya punched the arm curse apart, then saw more curses swarm into the classroom and leaped through the ceiling toward the rooftop.
• Fushiguro Megumi explained to Itadori that curses were drawn to Sukuna's Finger after its Sealing Talisman was removed.
• Itadori told Fushiguro Megumi that Seiya was with the upperclassmen, and the two hurried back to Sugisawa High School.

Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori returned to Sugisawa High School, where they found Seiya had rescued Sasaki and Iguchi with a powerful Shikigami and was fighting curses on the rooftop. The chapter left Seiya facing a swarm of curses after kicking a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit off the roof.

• Fushiguro Megumi summoned his Divine Dogs and split up with Itadori to search the school and protect him.
• A flaming-tailed tiger Shikigami killed a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit and carried Sasaki and Iguchi out of the classroom building.
• Sasaki told Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi that Seiya had summoned the tiger and rescued them.
• A dead Grade 1 Cursed Spirit crashed down in front of the group as Seiya fought curses on the rooftop.
• Seiya punched through a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit, wrestled open a Grade 1 canine curse's jaws, then kicked it off the roof.

Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori reached the rooftop, where curses had gathered around Seiya, and prepared to rescue him and reseal Sukuna's Finger. Seiya fought his way into the sky on a Golden Dragon, while Fushiguro learned that Seiya was an orphan named Wenren rather than a member of the Zenin Family.

• Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori found the rooftop crowded with curses surrounding Seiya and planned to save him before resealing Sukuna's Finger.
• Seiya used Wenren Style Martial Arts—Air Roar to blast apart several curses, then summoned Azure Dragon - Kang Jin Long to protect him with a powerful wind barrier.
• Seiya mounted the Dragon Shikigami and soared above the curses, leaving Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi stunned by his strength.
• Fushiguro Megumi asked whether Seiya belonged to the Zenin Family because his Shikigami and martial arts resembled theirs.
• Itadori told Fushiguro Megumi that Seiya's surname was Wenren and that he had grown up in an orphanage, as Seiya rose a hundred meters into the sky on the Golden Dragon.

Seiya cleared the area so he could unleash a massive fire attack on the gathered Cursed Spirits. His Agumon ability, powered up with Cursed Energy and Golden Dragon’s wind, burned the nearby spirits to ashes, leaving Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi stunned.

• Seiya warned Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi to retreat before he used his ultimate move.
• Nue carried Itadori to safety while Fushiguro Megumi escaped across the rooftops with his Divine Dogs.
• Seiya formed Agumon’s Super Flame and enlarged it with Cursed Energy into a fireball over five meters wide.
• Seiya hurled the fireball at the ground as Golden Dragon strengthened it with wind.
• The spreading flames engulfed the nearby Cursed Spirits and reduced them to ashes while Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi watched in shock.

After Seiya destroyed most of the Cursed Spirits on the school rooftop, Fushiguro Megumi learned that Seiya was an untrained student who had awakened his powers by fighting a Curse. Itadori became eager to gain similar abilities and began looking for more Curses despite Megumi’s warning.

• Seiya sent the Golden Dragon to search for remaining Cursed Spirits while he and the Tail Fire Tiger stayed to deal with them.
• Fushiguro Megumi asked Seiya if he attended Kyoto Jujutsu High, and Seiya claimed he was a Sugisawa High student who had never received jujutsu training.
• Itadori confirmed that he and Seiya had been classmates since middle school, leaving Megumi stunned by Seiya’s strength.
• Itadori asked how he could become a Jujutsu Sorcerer, and Seiya said he had awakened his power after attacking a Curse he mistook for someone in disguise.
• Megumi warned Itadori that fighting Curses was dangerous, but Itadori started searching the school for stragglers.

Seiya presented Sukuna’s Finger to Itadori, who swallowed it and awakened Ryomen Sukuna within his body. Ryomen Sukuna attacked Seiya, but Seiya overpowered him and sent him crashing through the school building.

• Seiya showed Sukuna’s Finger to Itadori and wondered if eating it could grant Cursed Energy and levels.
• Itadori swallowed Sukuna’s Finger, awakening Ryomen Sukuna, whose markings and extra eyes appeared on Itadori’s body.
• Ryomen Sukuna declared that Itadori would never return and charged at Seiya after deciding to kill him.
• Seiya caught Ryomen Sukuna’s wrist and threw him through a school building wall into a classroom.
• Ryomen Sukuna tried to prepare a Cursed Technique, but Seiya kicked him through several floors and into the ground below.

Seiya fought Ryomen Sukuna after Sukuna took control of Itadori, using taunts to keep him from activating his Domain. Their brutal exchange left both battered, and Seiya realized that defeating Sukuna would be far harder than he had expected.

• Fushiguro Megumi watched in disbelief as Seiya battered Sukuna, who had taken control of Itadori’s body.
• Sukuna prepared to use his Domain, but Seiya challenged him to a fistfight and Sukuna abandoned the technique to protect his pride.
• Sukuna leaped back to the fourth floor and punched Seiya through two ceilings with a Cursed Energy-enhanced blow.
• Seiya and Sukuna landed simultaneous punches in midair, sending Sukuna crashing through a tree and Seiya into another teaching building.
• Seiya climbed out of the rubble and realized Sukuna was adapting to Itadori’s body, making victory much less likely than he had thought.