Chapter Summaries

After Satoru Gojo accidentally gave Yan Si a nosebleed, Yan Si played up his pain and weakness while Gojo struggled with guilt. Yan Si ended by addressing Gojo formally and saying the strong naturally hated the weak, leaving Gojo unnerved.

• Satoru Gojo saw blood streaming from Yan Si's nose and gently lowered him to the floor, at a loss for words.
• Suguru Geto checked Yan Si's nose and gave him a handkerchief to hold against it.
• Shoko noticed Yan Si was not using his Reverse Cursed Technique, then spotted amusement in his eyes and realized he was teasing Gojo.
• Yan Si pretended to accept that he was weak and said the strong naturally hated the weak.
• Yan Si called Satoru Gojo simply "Gojo" for the first time, making him uneasy.

Yan Si pretended to be hurt and apologetic to confuse Satoru Gojo, then climbed onto his shoulders and revealed the trick. Gojo realized he had been duped as Yan Si healed his nose and asked for praise.

• Yan Si apologized tearfully to Gojo and blamed himself, leaving Gojo bewildered and Geto suspicious of his act.
• Yan Si offered to wash the blood from Gojo's uniform and asked whether Gojo hated him or thought he had done something wrong.
• When Yan Si asked whether it was Gojo's fault, Gojo instinctively agreed, and Yan Si climbed onto his shoulders.
• Yan Si stood on Gojo's shoulders, joked that Gojo was useful, and continued laughing while Gojo figured out he had been tricked.
• Gojo accused Yan Si of tricking him, and Yan Si healed his nose and asked whether Gojo would praise his acting.

Yan Si teased Satoru Gojo by pretending to be hurt, then climbed onto him and piloted him like a mecha, leaving Gojo furious. Yan Si invited Suguru Geto to join in, but Geto declined after assessing the risk.

• Satoru Gojo realized Yan Si had faked his tears and apologies, and grew angry when Yan Si showed no remorse.
• Yan Si called himself weak and taunted Gojo, confident that Gojo's pride would keep him from attacking someone he considered weak.
• Yan Si invited Suguru Geto to climb onto his shoulders, but Geto refused after watching Gojo's reaction.
• Yan Si insisted Gojo could handle it because he had the Six Eyes, while Geto noticed Gojo still had not thrown Yan Si off his back.
• Yan Si sighed that Geto had no sense of adventure, and Geto pinched the bridge of his nose in silence.

Yan Si turned standing on Satoru Gojo’s shoulders into a high-speed ride, frustrating Gojo’s attempts to shake him off. The chapter left Gojo trying a sudden stop while Yan Si stayed balanced on his shoulders.

• Yan Si invited Suguru Geto and Shoko to join him on Satoru Gojo’s shoulders, but both refused.
• Yan Si taunted Gojo about the fun of riding on his shoulders, reigniting Gojo’s anger.
• Gojo sprinted across the training ground to throw Yan Si off, but Yan Si kept his balance and grabbed Gojo’s hair like reins.
• Yan Si smeared dried blood onto Gojo’s white hair and shouted, “Giddyup-” as Gojo ran.
• Gojo abruptly slowed after sprinting, but Yan Si crouched low and stayed on his shoulders.

Yan Si rode on Satoru Gojo’s shoulders as Gojo tried to shake him off, turning their struggle into an exhausting acrobatic display. After Gojo discovered Yan Si had smeared blood in his hair, he shoved Yan Si aside, but later found himself thinking about Yan Si’s fearless happiness.

• Satoru Gojo tried a series of sharp turns, stops, and jumps to throw Yan Si off his shoulders, but Yan Si kept his balance and enjoyed the ride.
• Suguru Geto and Shoko watched the pair and compared their spectacle to performance art.
• Satoru Gojo stopped from exhaustion, and Yan Si thanked him for atoning for his sins.
• Satoru Gojo noticed dried blood in his hair, confronted Yan Si, and shoved him into the doorframe after Yan Si offered to wash it.
• Yan Si laughed with a bloody handprint on his face, while Shoko and Suguru Geto agreed that neither he nor Gojo seemed normal.
• Satoru Gojo left, then reflected in the stairwell on Yan Si’s happy expression and his own unfamiliar fascination with him.

Yan Si skipped afternoon classes, took a Grade 2 cursed spirit mission, and amused himself by teasing Shoko and assistant supervisor Henshita Tsugina. He left Jujutsu High in an assistant supervisor’s car, tormenting Henshita with questions about his love life during the drive.

• Yan Si stole Shoko’s lemon lollipop in the corridor and left before she could stop him.
• Yan Si washed up, changed into his own clothes, and chose an easy Grade 2 cursed spirit mission near a ramen shop.
• Yan Si met assistant supervisor Henshita Tsugina at the school gates and rode with him to the mission site.
• Yan Si questioned Henshita about dating, then mocked him for being single and needing to work.

Yan Si hunted a grade 2 cursed spirit and tested Pain Sharing, discovering that pain could pass both from him to the spirit and back again. After killing it, he left with Henshita Tsugina for ramen, unconcerned that he had forgotten to ask Mr. Yaga for leave.

• Yan Si told Henshita Tsugina to wait in the car while he entered an abandoned building to deal with a grade 2 cursed spirit.
• Yan Si dodged the cursed spirit's attacks, activated Pain Sharing, and made it feel pain by cutting his own arm.
• Yan Si let the cursed spirit attack him, confirmed that Pain Sharing worked both ways, and killed it with his Boning Knife.
• Yan Si returned to Henshita Tsugina's car after five minutes and asked to stop at the ramen shop they had passed.
• Yan Si remembered he had left Jujutsu High without asking Mr. Yaga for leave and decided there was no need to call the school.

Yan Si and Henshita Tsugina stopped for ramen, where Yan Si struggled with the noise, lights, and smells outside before settling in to eat. Yan Si questioned Henshita Tsugina about his uneventful life and his job, but Henshita Tsugina sincerely said he liked it.

• Henshita Tsugina drove Yan Si to the Delicious Ramen Shop, and Yan Si invited him to eat together.
• Yan Si used earplugs and sunglasses to cope with the sensory overload on the busy street outside the shop.
• Yan Si ordered pork bone ramen with extra chashu and an egg, while Henshita Tsugina chose the cheapest salt-broth ramen.
• Yan Si asked Henshita Tsugina what he thought about while driving and suggested he could quit his job and head for the sea.
• Henshita Tsugina said he would be fired if he abandoned work and insisted that he considered his job good.

Yan Si paid for Henshita Tsugina’s ramen and left to enjoy himself, while Henshita Tsugina returned alone. At Jujutsu High, Masamichi Yaga treated Yan Si’s unexplained absence and disregard for procedure as dangerous, as Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto discussed his departure.

• Yan Si finished his ramen, paid for both bowls, and told Henshita Tsugina to head back alone while he stayed out to have fun.
• Henshita Tsugina finished his meal, thanked the proprietress, and left without asking where Yan Si had gone.
• Masamichi Yaga discussed Yan Si’s absence with the Assistant Supervisor and worried about his disregard for Jujutsu High’s rules.
• Satoru Gojo asked Suguru Geto whether Yan Si had really walked out, and Geto confirmed that he might be out having fun.
• Shoko Ieiri left after class, while Suguru Geto packed his notes, including a brief set he had prepared for Yan Si.

Yan Si waited outside the dorms and gave Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko gifts chosen to match their tastes. Shoko accepted an expensive dress, and Yan Si concluded that the gifts had successfully raised everyone’s affection for him.

• Yan Si waited outside the dorms in a new red jacket with bags of gifts for Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko.
• Yan Si flung the bags at the three, who caught them or were struck by them, and explained that they were souvenirs.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto opened desserts chosen to suit their preferences and recognized shops they had mentioned or visited.
• Shoko opened her bag and found sweets and an expensive porcelain-white and blue-green dress.
• Shoko thanked Yan Si and carefully put the dress back in its box, while Yan Si decided his gift-giving had boosted their affection.