Chapter Summaries

A year after the Star Plasma Vessel Incident, Satoru Gojo demonstrated Automatic Limitless while Zhiyan revealed that Mahoraga had adapted and healed from Gojo’s Red. Jujutsu Headquarters designated Zhiyan, Satoru, Xian Di, and Geto Special Grade Sorcerers, and the group met Lord Tengen, who had left the barrier to see how the world had changed.

• Satoru Gojo showed Wana how Automatic Limitless stopped a thrown pencil and explained that he kept Reverse Cursed Technique running to repair his brain.
• Xian Di revealed that he had learned Reverse Cursed Technique, and Zhiyan summoned Mahoraga to demonstrate its adaptation and learning.
• Gojo hit Mahoraga with Red, but its Dharma Wheel turned and Mahoraga healed; Zhiyan explained the shikigami’s abilities to the group.
• Masamichi Yaga escorted the students to meet Lord Tengen and announced their new grades: Zhiyan, Satoru, Xian Di, and Geto were Special Grade, while Wana became Grade 1 and Shoko received the same benefits.
• Lord Tengen presented the sorcerers with their certificates, congratulated them, and said Zhiyan’s suggestion had convinced them to leave the barrier and see the changed world.

Yuki Tsukumo arrived at Jujutsu High, questioned the students about their preferences in women, and explained her goal of ending cursed spirits by changing humanity. Encouraged by Zhiyan’s confidence in the future of cursed techniques, she praised Jujutsu Society and rode off, leaving the group behind.

• Yuki Tsukumo introduced herself as a Special Grade Sorcerer, and Suguru Geto called her the rumored deadbeat who avoided missions and went abroad to fool around.
• Yuki asked the group what kind of women they liked; Suguru Geto preferred gentle, intellectual women, Zhiyan mentioned his fiancée, and Satoru Gojo mocked Yuki by calling her “Lady.”
• Yuki explained that cursed spirits came from ordinary people’s leaking cursed energy and described two possible ways to stop them: remove cursed energy from humanity or make everyone a sorcerer.
• Zhiyan rejected killing non-sorcerers and argued that a future cursed technique might change the flow of cursed energy worldwide, while Yuki warned that such a technique might never appear.
• Yuki revealed that she knew Zhiyan was Naoya Zenin, had met Tengen, and had exposed Jujutsu Society; she said the society seemed full of hope and rode away.

Kenjaku and Woe found Shinya Zenin fleeing the Zenin Clan and offered him a chance to join them, using his hatred of Naoya to draw him in. After Kenjaku killed him, Shinya became a grotesque cursed spirit, leaving her surprised that the experiment had worked.

• Shinya refused to return to the Zenin Clan and vowed not to give Naoya Zenin the death he wanted.
• An unseen force killed the sorcerers sent to capture Shinya, and Kenjaku and Woe appeared in the alley.
• Kenjaku invited Shinya to join them by asking whether he wanted to kill Naoya, and Shinya agreed after asking about the price.
• Kenjaku pierced Shinya's head with a tendril, killing him, and told Woe that his transformation into a cursed spirit was only a gamble.
• Shinya's corpse transformed into a huge, hand-covered cursed spirit with his face emerging from its head, and Kenjaku remarked that it was ugly.

Kenjaku transformed Shinya Zenin into a cursed spirit and forced him to submit before leaving with him. At the Zenin Clan, Zhiyan learned that his search team had died and worried that Kenjaku had taken Shinya, while Shoko comforted him and Megumi quietly left without interrupting them.

• Shinya Zenin awakened inside a grotesque cursed spirit body, attacked Kenjaku, and was pinned down until he agreed to prove his worth.
• Kenjaku and Shinya vanished as space distorted, leaving the alley and the dead Zenin Clan members behind.
• An attendant told Zhiyan that everyone sent on the operation had died and Shinya Zenin's whereabouts were unknown, so Zhiyan ordered the search to continue.
• Shoko visited Zhiyan, and they suspected that the person who had set them up two years earlier had taken Shinya to obtain information about the Zenin Clan.
• Shoko and Zhiyan teased and tickled each other in the study while Megumi arrived to report that he had awakened his Cursed Technique, heard them inside, and decided to tell Zhiyan later.

Megumi returned home without asking his uncle about his newly awakened Cursed Technique, then showed Maki and Mai his two shikigami. Maki and Mai identified it as the Ten Shadows Technique, and the chapter ended when Gojo arrived and annoyed Megumi.

• Megumi told Tsumiki that his uncle and aunt had been busy, so he had come back without speaking to them.
• Maki and Mai visited, and Mai persuaded Megumi to call them his big sisters instead of aunts.
• Megumi summoned a black dog and a white dog from his shadow, and Maki recognized his Cursed Technique as the same Ten Shadows Technique used by their cousin.
• Maki and Mai congratulated Megumi and said he might become as strong as their cousin, while Tsumiki served tea and celebrated with them.
• Gojo called out that he had arrived to see Megumi, and Megumi wondered why he had come again.

Two years earlier, Zhiyan agreed to let Satoru Gojo train Megumi, but warned him not to mislead Megumi or hurt Wana. Gojo discovered Megumi had awakened the Ten Shadows Technique and took him, Maki, Mai, and Tsumiki to the Training Ground to change Megumi’s training plan.

• Zhiyan questioned whether Satoru Gojo could handle teaching, then entrusted Megumi’s training to him with a warning to take the job seriously.
• Xian Di asked Gojo what was happening between him and Wana, and Gojo admitted he had not told her how he felt; Zhiyan told him not to hurt her.
• Megumi recalled Gojo’s lateness, jokes, and theatrical teaching, then Gojo teased him before revealing he knew Megumi had awakened a cursed technique.
• Gojo recognized Megumi’s technique as the Ten Shadows Technique and said they would change his training plan.
• Gojo complained about Toji Zenin leaving his children behind, then led Megumi, Maki, Mai, and Tsumiki toward the Training Ground.

Wana returned to the Zenin Clan and found Satoru Gojo showing off his power to Megumi, Tsumiki, Maki, and Mai. After learning that Megumi had awakened the Ten Shadows Technique, she celebrated and urged him to ask her brother for guidance, leaving Megumi to agree that his uncle was more reliable than Gojo.

• Wana saw Satoru Gojo's Blue explode over the Training Ground and ran to confront him.
• Satoru Gojo showed off his power to Megumi, Tsumiki, Maki, and Mai, while Megumi said he expected to see his uncle in action soon.
• Wana struck Satoru Gojo and scolded him for acting impulsively, but he pulled her into an embrace when she threatened to reconsider their relationship.
• Satoru Gojo told Wana that Megumi had awakened the Ten Shadows Technique, and Wana excitedly lifted Megumi and celebrated.
• Wana asked whether Megumi's uncle knew about his technique and advised him to seek his uncle's help, while Megumi privately judged his uncle more reliable than Gojo.

Zhiyan announced that he and Shoko would marry in three months, while the others shared their plans for the future. At Shoko’s parents’ home, her parents welcomed their relationship and reassured her that Zhiyan would care for her.

• Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo chose to remain at Jujutsu High as teachers, while Wana decided to stay unattached and take missions.
• Xian Di revealed that he expected to get engaged soon, prompting the group to tease Zhiyan about his engagement to Shoko.
• Zhiyan announced that he and Shoko would marry in three months, surprising everyone in the study.
• Shoko returned to her parents’ home, where her mother said Zhiyan had told them about their relationship.
• Shoko’s father said he trusted Zhiyan to care for her, and Shoko cried as her mother comforted her.

Bored by an uneventful day, Zhiyan found Wana’s old romance novel and realized he had never formally proposed to Shoko, so he secretly prepared a surprise. Shoko saw through his excuse and went with him to the glowing path he had arranged, though the proposal itself had not yet happened.

• Zhiyan found Wana’s old novel and, after reading about a proposal, wondered whether Shoko expected him to propose.
• Zhiyan searched online for proposal advice, read a stranger’s story, and called someone.
• Shoko noticed Zhiyan had been avoiding her and guessed he was preparing a surprise.
• When Zhiyan denied it, Shoko spotted his red ears, teased him for lying, and asked to see the surprise.
• Zhiyan took Shoko’s hand, and they traveled to a path lined with cherry trees and glowing bottles of light.

Zhiyan arranged a flower-filled terrace and proposed to Shoko, who accepted and told him she had been willing all along. They exchanged rings and declarations of love, then held each other beneath the illuminated tree.

• Zhiyan led Shoko along a flower-lined terrace decorated with handwritten cards describing little things he remembered about her.
• Shoko reached the end of the walkway and saw the words “Marry me” projected onto a tree.
• Zhiyan knelt and asked Shoko to marry him, and she accepted, saying she had been willing all along.
• Zhiyan placed the ring on Shoko’s finger and kissed her hand.
• Shoko asked how long Zhiyan had prepared the proposal, and he said he had started the day she said yes.
• Zhiyan and Shoko told each other they loved one another, kissed, and held each other beneath the lights.

Zhiyan and Shoko's wedding brought the Zenin Clan estate together for a day of celebration. They exchanged rings and vows before family and friends, leaving the guests sharing in their happiness.

• The Zenin Clan estate was decorated for the wedding, while Naobito celebrated with Shoko's father, Satoru Gojo's father, and Kamo Xian Di's father.
• Toji Zenin and Megumi helped finish the decorations as Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Yu Haibara, and Kento Nanami gathered for the ceremony.
• Shoko's mother wished Shoko and Zhiyan happiness, and Wana, Yuko, Utahime, and Zhuzhi helped Shoko prepare.
• Zhiyan left his courtyard with Xian Di, while Shoko set out in her White Bridal Kimono with her attendants.
• Mei Mei officiated as Shoko and Zhiyan exchanged a ring, shared their vow cups, and faced their gathered guests as husband and wife.
• The guests, including their families, friends, Tsukumo, and Tengen, watched the couple and celebrated their union.

Yuta Okkotsu rejected a girl’s confession after Rika urged him to kill her, then struggled with his fear and isolation at school. A white-haired man entered the grounds to investigate a suspected special grade cursed spirit, and Yuta encountered him in the restroom.

• A girl offered Yuta Okkotsu a letter, but Rika told him to kill her, and Yuta shouted at the girl to stay away until she left in tears.
• Yuta collapsed in the corridor and begged Rika not to hurt anyone as rain began to fall.
• A white-haired man arrived at Urami East Middle School to investigate a suspected special grade cursed spirit, entered by jumping over the wall, and looked for its cursed energy.
• Yuta saw the man beckoning to him outside the classroom window, fell backward from his chair, and left for the restroom.
• The white-haired man appeared in the restroom mirror behind Yuta and told him the sighting had not been his imagination.

Satoru Gojo found Yuta Okkotsu and promised to fix what was wrong with him if he transferred to Tokyo Jujutsu High. After learning about Yuta’s curse and his attempt to kill himself, Gojo persuaded him to accept the transfer and learn to control his power.

• Rika attacked Satoru Gojo to protect Yuta, but Gojo stopped her without moving.
• Gojo introduced himself to Yuta, identified Rika as a special grade cursed spirit, and said he knew what had happened to Yuta.
• Gojo brought Yuta to the Detention Room at Tokyo Jujutsu High and explained that transferring schools was the condition for helping him.
• Yuta told Gojo he had tried to kill himself, but Rika had stopped him.
• Gojo told Yuta to learn to control the curse and said he would kill him if things still went wrong.
• Yuta agreed to transfer and walked out of the Detention Room with Gojo.

Yuta Okkotsu arrived at Jujutsu High as a transfer student, carrying a reputation for seriously injuring classmates and being haunted by a special grade cursed spirit. When he entered the classroom, Maki, Mai, Panda, and Inumaki immediately confronted him, with Maki declaring that the school was no place for people who were cursed.

• Mai, Panda, and Maki discussed the violent transfer student, and Maki warned Mai to keep up as they headed to class.
• Suguru Geto reviewed Yuta Okkotsu's file, which said the sixteen-year-old was haunted by a special grade cursed spirit and had injured more than ten people.
• Satoru Gojo reassured Suguru Geto that Yuta would be fine and said he believed Yuta would do great things.
• Yuta left his temporary quarters and followed Satoru Gojo to the classroom, where the other students showed no enthusiasm for his arrival.
• As Yuta entered, Maki drew her cursed tool, Mai aimed her gun, Panda prepared to strike, and Inumaki exposed the curse-like markings on his skin.
• Maki told Yuta that he was cursed and that the school was a place to study curses, not a place for people who were cursed.

Okkotsu remembered his childhood promise to marry Rika before witnessing the curse’s violent protection of him at school. After Satoru Gojo introduced Okkotsu to his classmates, he urged them to get along, though Okkotsu remained unsure they could.

• Young Okkotsu received an engagement ring from Rika and promised to marry her when they grew up.
• A car struck Rika, and her death awakened a monstrous curse that vowed they would always be together.
• At present, Rika emerged from the blackboard to protect Okkotsu and attacked Maki and the others before fading away.
• Satoru Gojo warned the students that Rika might beat anyone who attacked Okkotsu.
• Satoru Gojo introduced Maki Zenin, Mai Zenin, Toge Inumaki, and Panda to Okkotsu, then told the five first-years to get along.

Maki confronted Okkotsu about his fearful, passive attitude, leaving him to admit she was right. Gojo then assigned Maki and Okkotsu to rescue missing children from an elementary school, where Maki attacked the cursed spirits waiting inside the Curtain.

• Gojo paired Mai with Panda, made Inumaki train alone, and assigned Okkotsu to work with Maki.
• Maki criticized Okkotsu for acting like a victim, and Mai and Panda intervened before Maki walked away.
• Okkotsu admitted Maki was right about him after she left.
• Gojo sent Maki and Okkotsu to an elementary school to exorcise a cursed spirit and rescue two missing children, then enclosed the school in a Curtain.
• Maki drew her Naginata and struck the three cursed spirits as they charged at her and Okkotsu.

Maki and Okkotsu entered the school building, where Maki discovered that Okkotsu was a Special Grade sorcerer. Before they could react to the revelation, a huge cursed spirit attacked and swallowed them.

• Maki cleared the way through the cursed spirits and led Okkotsu into the school building.
• Maki asked Okkotsu about his sorcerer grade and learned from his student ID that he was Special Grade.
• Okkotsu warned Maki that a cursed spirit was approaching from behind.
• Maki attacked the enormous cursed spirit, but it knocked away her naginata and sent her and Okkotsu into its mouth.
• The cursed spirit swallowed Maki and Okkotsu.

Okkotsu and Maki were trapped inside a cursed spirit with two boys, and Maki urged Okkotsu to find his reason for living and fight. Okkotsu summoned Rika, rescued the others, and carried them toward help as the Curtain disappeared and Gojo welcomed him back.

• Okkotsu woke inside the cursed spirit with Maki and learned that two boys were trapped with them, one critically ill.
• A curse wound caused Maki to collapse, and she challenged Okkotsu to say what he wanted to achieve at Jujutsu High.
• Okkotsu declared that he wanted friends, to be needed, and to find a reason to live, then put on his ring and asked Rika to lend him her strength.
• Rika emerged in her full form, broke out of the cursed spirit, and attacked it while Okkotsu carried Maki and the two boys toward the school gates.
• Okkotsu kept going despite nearly collapsing, heard Rika urge him onward, and reached the gates as the Curtain disappeared and Satoru Gojo welcomed him back.

Wana punished Satoru Gojo for mishandling a mission that nearly got Maki’s team killed, while his friends teased him and took a photo of him kneeling. Outside the Zenin Clan estate, a foreign-looking man arrived and confirmed it was the place Zenin had mentioned.

• Wana made Satoru Gojo kneel for three hours after he endangered Maki and her team on a mission.
• Xian Di, Zhiyan, and Geto visited and mocked Satoru while Zhiyan photographed him kneeling.
• Satoru tried to attack his friends, but Wana stopped him and made him kneel again.
• Geto and Xian Di admired the photo and joked about remembering Satoru that way.
• A foreign-looking man reached the Zenin Clan gate and checked that it matched the place Zenin had described.

Miguel, an African curse user sent to Japan by Toji Zenin, arrived seeking paid work and discovered he had walked into a gathering of powerful jujutsu sorcerers. After learning where he was, he surrendered, but Satoru Gojo declared that he would arrest him.

• Miguel recalled how Toji Zenin had encouraged him to seek freedom and money in Japan, then told an attendant at the gate that he was a curse user looking for work.
• The attendant reported Miguel's arrival to Satoru Gojo, Zhiyan, Xian Di, and Suguru Geto, and Zhiyan ordered that Miguel be brought in.
• Miguel told the group that Toji Zenin had sent him and offered to gather intelligence or carry out assassinations for the right pay.
• Xian Di showed Miguel information about the place, and Miguel realized he had entered a gathering of four special grades and many other sorcerers.
• Miguel knelt and asked them to disregard his offer, but Satoru Gojo refused and said he would arrest him.