Chapter Summaries

Zhiyan, Shoko, and Wana went to meet Toji for dinner and discovered that he appeared to have settled down with a young woman and a son. The boy introduced himself as Megumi Zenin, leaving Zhiyan to wonder what Toji’s new family meant for their reunion.

• Toji called Zhiyan and invited him, Shoko, and Wana to dinner, asking them to come to an address at seven.
• Zhiyan and Shoko teased each other before getting ready, then Zhiyan picked up Shoko and Wana from the dormitory.
• On the drive, Wana questioned Toji’s motives and recalled how he had gotten Zhiyan into trouble years earlier.
• Zhiyan, Shoko, and Wana arrived at a tidy apartment and found a young boy who looked just like Toji.
• A kind young woman welcomed them inside and said Toji had gone out to pick up a few things.
• The boy told Wana that his name was Megumi Zenin, and Zhiyan realized he was Toji’s son.

Zhiyan, Shoko, and Wana visited Toji’s home and discovered that he had a wife, Zhuzhi, and a young son, Megumi, living a peaceful family life. While helping Toji wash dishes, Zhiyan learned that Toji valued his new life and intended to keep his jujutsu past from Zhuzhi for now.

• Wana teased the wary Megumi until he called her Auntie, then questioned how Toji had ended up with a wife and son.
• Toji returned with groceries, greeted the guests, and served tea before everyone joined Zhuzhi’s home-cooked dinner.
• Zhuzhi warmly served Wana throughout the meal, while Toji casually cared for Megumi.
• Toji and Zhiyan washed the dishes together, and Toji said Zhuzhi was an ordinary person who did not need to know about his past or jujutsu.
• Toji teased Zhiyan about marrying Shoko and using protection, and Zhiyan insisted it was still too early.

Shoko discovered that Zhuzhi had a brain tumor and used Reverse Cursed Technique to restore the diseased cells. After telling Toji and reassuring him that Zhuzhi was well, Shoko left with Wana and Zhiyan, and Toji returned home to hold Zhuzhi close.

• Zhuzhi chatted with Shoko and Wana, and Shoko noticed Zhuzhi's recurring headaches.
• While massaging Zhuzhi, Shoko sensed a spreading brain tumor and used Reverse Cursed Technique to restore all the diseased cells.
• Shoko told Toji that Zhuzhi had had a brain tumor but that she had treated it, and advised him to arrange regular hospital checkups.
• Toji deeply thanked Shoko, then told Zhiyan to treat her well before the group departed.
• Toji returned home, embraced Zhuzhi, and held her as she comforted him.

After Shoko and Zhiyan failed to teach Satoru Gojo Reverse Cursed Technique, Suguru Geto began to grasp Zhiyan’s explanation, leaving Gojo feeling foolish. Masamichi Yaga announced that the first-years would compete in next week’s Goodwill Event, and Gojo confidently predicted victory before Wana challenged him.

• Gojo asked Shoko to explain Reverse Cursed Technique, but she teased him with a vague demonstration and called him talentless when he could not understand it.
• Zhiyan told Gojo and Geto that Reverse Cursed Technique worked through negative energy multiplied by negative energy, and Geto developed the idea into a theory about opposing energies colliding.
• Wana told Gojo that pigs were smarter than him, leaving him despairing as Shoko laughed.
• Masamichi Yaga announced that all six first-years would participate in the Goodwill Event between Tokyo Jujutsu High and Kyoto Jujutsu High the following week.
• Gojo boasted that his group would sweep the competition, then Wana jumped onto his back and grabbed his ears after he suggested she cheer from the sidelines.

Masamichi Yaga warned his six students to show restraint at the Goodwill Event and stay cautious around Jujutsu Society’s higher-ups. Tokyo Jujutsu High welcomed the Kyoto delegation, and Satoru Gojo recognized Shinya Zenin, Wana’s bullying cousin, among the visiting students.

• Satoru Gojo said Tokyo should beat Kyoto at the Goodwill Event, so Masamichi Yaga hit him with a blackboard eraser and explained that the event was for learning and exchange.
• Masamichi Yaga praised the students’ abilities but urged them to hide some of their strength and avoid drawing attention from the higher-ups.
• Satoru Gojo, Geto, Xian Di, Zhiyan, and Wana discussed whether Jujutsu Society could function without its corrupt higher-ups.
• Satoru Gojo teased Wana while the students waited at the school gates for the Kyoto delegation.
• Gakuganji and the Kyoto teachers and students arrived, and Shirakawa welcomed them.
• Satoru Gojo noticed Shinya Zenin among the visitors, and Wana told Geto that Shinya was her bullying cousin.

Tokyo and Kyoto’s teachers discussed the Goodwill Event rules and whether Shoko Ieiri would compete, while Kyoto’s students met the supposedly formidable Tokyo group. The chapter ended with Kyoto’s team unsure whether Satoru Gojo and Wana were playing dumb or were genuinely ridiculous.

• Shirakawa and Gakuganji agreed to keep the Goodwill Event’s usual individual and team matches, then discussed Shoko Ieiri’s healing ability and left her participation to her own choice.
• Gakuganji praised Kyoto students Matsumoto Futa, Kogi Rin, and Shinya Zenin, and confirmed Shinya’s connection to Naoya Zenin and Wana Zenin.
• Zhiyan led the six Tokyo students into the banquet, where Satoru Gojo and Wana rushed to the dessert table and started eating while Kyoto’s students watched.
• Xian Di and Zhiyan pulled Satoru Gojo and Wana away from the desserts, and Xian Di punched Gojo when he kept protesting.
• Kyoto’s captain warned his students not to lower their guard because the Tokyo group might be playing dumb, but Gojo’s boastful grin left them uncertain.

Zhiyan beat Satoru Gojo after Gojo teased him about not worrying over Shoko, while Shoko declined to join the Goodwill Event’s Team Competition because she trusted her friends to win without her. The chapter ended with Zhiyan reassuring Shoko that he cared for her and would always support her.

• Satoru Gojo teased Zhiyan about Shoko, so Zhiyan bound him with a toad and repeatedly punched him while healing his injuries.
• Principal Shirakawa and Yaga asked Shoko whether she wanted to enter the Team Competition, and she chose to sit it out because she believed Zhiyan and the others could win without her.
• Shoko returned to the lounge, watched Zhiyan beating Gojo, and joined Wana, Suguru Geto, and Xian Di in eating sunflower seeds.
• Shoko told the group she had chosen not to compete, and she said she trusted them to defeat Kyoto Jujutsu High.
• On the way back to the dorms, Zhiyan told Shoko he cared for her and would support her choices, and she laughed and affirmed that she had chosen him.

Satoru Gojo won Tokyo Jujutsu High’s first individual match by knocking Takuma Tanaka out of bounds with a single Blue-infused slap. Wana then entered the arena for the second match against Shinya Zenin.

• Zhiyan explained the individual-match rules, and Tokyo Jujutsu High agreed that Satoru Gojo would fight first, followed by Wana, Utahime, Geto, Xian Di, and Zhiyan.
• Satoru Gojo defeated Kyoto Jujutsu High’s Takuma Tanaka with one slap infused with Blue, sending him beyond the arena boundary.
• Takuma Tanaka left the field in tears despite insisting that he was fine, while Wana stopped Satoru Gojo from boasting at Kyoto Jujutsu High’s students.
• Wana entered the arena for the second match, where the referee named Shinya Zenin as her opponent.

Shinya Zenin recalled how his father’s ambitions, Toji Zenin’s overwhelming presence, and Zhiyan’s success bred his resentment and obsession with strength. In the second match, Shinya faced Wana Zenin and declared he would start with her.

• Shinya Zenin first saw Toji Zenin and was terrified by his imposing presence despite Toji having no cursed energy.
• Shinya’s father grew resentful after Zhiyan awakened the Ten Shadows Technique and became the clan’s heir, then abused Shinya for falling short.
• Shinya trained obsessively while the clan praised Zhiyan and Wana for their talents and dismissed Shinya as a disappointment.
• At a clan gathering, Shinya mocked Shoko Ieiri, and Zhiyan slapped him and warned him not to be disrespectful again.
• Years later, Shinya faced Wana on the fighting platform, and the referee started their second match.

Wana fought her cousin Shinya in the Goodwill Event, but he exploited his knowledge of Projection Sorcery and cut her with a hidden Cursed Tool. As Wana refused to surrender and the referee allowed the match to continue, Zhiyan held back an enraged Satoru Gojo while the fight entered a more dangerous phase.

• Wana and Shinya exchanged rapid Projection Sorcery attacks, and Shinya taunted her while resisting her blows.
• Xian Di warned Satoru Gojo that their easy victories had left them sheltered, and Zhiyan watched Wana with growing concern.
• Shinya changed his rhythm, caught Wana making a mistake, and slashed her waist and abdomen with a Cursed Tool hidden in his sleeve.
• Satoru Gojo tried to intervene, but Zhiyan ordered him to sit down, and Suguru Geto helped restrain him.
• Wana mocked Shinya's dirty tactics, refused to surrender after the referee allowed the match to continue, and resumed her fighting stance.
• Shinya moved to attack Wana again.