Chapter Summaries

Tengen explained that opening the Back of the Prison Realm required Angel, whose Cursed Technique could extinguish other techniques, and said she was in the eastern Tokyo colony. Kashimo entered Tokyo No. 2 Colony alone, while the others split up and Shoko was left dwelling on Old Deer’s deception.

• Tengen told Itadori, Fushiguro, Yuki, and Okkotsu that the Inverted Spear of Heaven had been destroyed and Kashimo had taken all the Black Rope, but Angel could open the Back of the Prison Realm.
• Tengen said Angel was in the colony on the eastern side of Tokyo but did not know her exact location.
• Kashimo entered Tokyo No. 2 Colony despite Kenjaku warning him he might encounter trouble.
• Okkotsu said he expected to be alone until Kinji Hakari and the others joined him, while Maki went to the Zenin Clan to retrieve Cursed Tools.
• Shoko stayed behind and quietly accused Old Deer of having fooled her and the others.

After the Zenin Clan massacre, Masamichi Yaga was condemned and pressured to reveal how to create fully autonomous cursed corpses. He died after telling Yoshinobu Gakuganji the method, and Panda mourned him without hatred.

• The Gojo Clan and Kamo Clan proposed removing the Zenin Clan from the Three Great Families, but Jujutsu Headquarters shelved the proposal.
• Yaga recalled creating Awu and leaving it in the forest, telling it he would be gone for a long time.
• Kusakabe broke into Panda’s holding room and urged him to escape, explaining that the higher-ups were using him as bait for Yaga.
• Yaga went to see Panda, but Gakuganji confronted him and demanded the method for creating fully autonomous cursed corpses in exchange for sparing his life.
• Yaga fought Gakuganji, revealed the method as a curse on him, and died from his wounds.
• Panda threw himself onto Yaga, wept, and told Gakuganji that pandas could cry too.

Kashimo added two rules to the Culling Game, making player information public and allowing players to move freely between colonies. On a rooftop, Nanami joined Itadori, Megumi, Hakari, and Kirara, told them the higher-ups had killed Principal Yaga, and Hakari agreed to help end the game.

• Kashimo spent points to make player information public and allow players to enter and leave any colony freely.
• Kogane announced the two new rules to Itadori, Megumi, Hakari, and Kirara.
• Nanami arrived and said he had come to support the group with information from Shoko.
• Nanami told the group that the higher-ups had killed Principal Yaga and that Panda was safe with Shoko.
• Hakari agreed to help the others put an end to the Culling Game.

Kinji Hakari agreed to help bring the Culling Game under control in exchange for a role in revising jujutsu regulations, and Megumi Fushiguro revealed he was head of the Zenin Clan. After reviewing the game rules and player data, the group discovered that Kashimo had accumulated more than three hundred points before adding a rule.

• Kinji Hakari agreed to help control the Culling Game in exchange for influence over future jujutsu regulations, and Kento Nanami endorsed his ideas.
• Megumi Fushiguro revealed he was the head of the Zenin Clan, prompting Kinji Hakari to welcome him as an ally.
• Megumi Fushiguro asked Yuji Itadori's Gold Beetle to display the rules, and the group discussed information disclosure and free entry and exit.
• Megumi Fushiguro requested player information and found Kashimo's name in the list.
• Kinji Hakari reacted with alarm when Megumi Fushiguro noted that Kashimo had more than three hundred points before adding a rule.

Megumi Fushiguro and Itadori divided their search for Angel, Kashimo, and Hiromi Higuruma, then entered the first colony to investigate Higuruma. In Ikebukuro, Kashimo confronted Higuruma, who challenged him to prove how he had earned his points.

• Itadori found Hiromi Higuruma listed with 105 points, and Megumi Fushiguro identified him as someone they needed to persuade to add a rule.
• Kinji Hakari assigned himself and Kento Nanami to search the second colony for Angel and Kashimo, while Megumi Fushiguro and Itadori headed for the first colony; Kirara Hoshi was told to stay outside.
• On the way to the colony, Megumi Fushiguro explained that ancient sorcerers might treat death in battle as natural, and that Kashimo had returned because he lacked worthy opponents in his era.
• Megumi Fushiguro and Itadori entered the colony and made gathering information about Higuruma their first priority.
• In Ikebukuro, Hiromi Higuruma asked Kashimo how he had earned 300 points so quickly and challenged him to fight; Kashimo drew his Ruyi Staff and accepted.

Kashimo crushed Higuruma’s Deadly Sentencing domain and wounded him, then attacked Itadori when he tried to intervene. Higuruma learned Reverse Cursed Technique and stood up to Kashimo with his gavel, showing that his talent was awakening.

• Higuruma expanded Deadly Sentencing, but Kashimo’s open domain shattered it and pierced Higuruma’s chest with an electric charge.
• Kashimo pinned Higuruma to the ground and told him to learn Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Itadori charged Kashimo, who dodged his punches and sent him crashing through five buildings with a single blow.
• Higuruma recovered, attacked Kashimo from behind with his gavel, and revealed that he had learned Reverse Cursed Technique.

Hiromi Higuruma used Deadly Sentencing to convict Kashimo and confiscate his Cursed Technique, then attacked him with the Executioner's Sword. Kashimo explained that his electric charge came from his Cursed Energy, defeated Higuruma, and prepared to finish him with Piercing Thunder.

• Higuruma activated Deadly Sentencing, and Kashimo pleaded guilty to killing civilians in Shibuya.
• The judge declared Kashimo guilty, confiscated his Cursed Technique, and imposed death, giving Higuruma the Executioner's Sword.
• Higuruma charged at Kashimo, but Kashimo dodged his swings and shattered his ribs with a lightning-charged punch.
• Kashimo explained that his electric charge came from his Cursed Energy rather than his Cursed Technique, then moved behind Higuruma and punched through his chest.
• Kashimo praised Higuruma as a genius before gathering Piercing Thunder in his palm to finish him.

Kashimo killed Hiromi Higuruma and gravely wounded Itadori to force Sukuna to take control, then demanded that Sukuna accept a deal. Meanwhile, Megumi began expanding his domain against Reggie inside a Shinjuku stadium.

• Hiromi Higuruma vanished in white light as Itadori arrived too late to save him.
• Kashimo caught Itadori's punch, pierced his heart, and sent him crashing into the rubble.
• Sukuna took control of Itadori's body and healed his chest wound.
• Kashimo offered to restore Sukuna's full power and suppress Itadori's soul in exchange for a fight to the death, and Sukuna reluctantly accepted.
• Megumi recognized that Reggie could give simple instructions to recreated objects, then began expanding Chimera Shadow Garden using the gymnasium's space.

Megumi Fushiguro fought Reggie inside his incomplete Chimera Shadow Garden and used its shadows and the gymnasium pool to overcome him. Megumi killed Reggie and received five points.

• Megumi expanded Chimera Shadow Garden, but Reggie used Hollow Wicker Basket before realizing the incomplete domain had no sure-hit effect to neutralize.
• Megumi summoned three Nue, and Reggie countered them with three cars before deducing that Megumi bore the weight of everything in the shadows.
• Megumi summoned Max Elephant above Reggie, who escaped into the shadows with Recontract and used a car to return to the surface.
• Reggie dropped a thirty-ton house onto Megumi, but Megumi’s domain forced Reggie into the swimming pool and soaked his receipts.
• Megumi and Reggie fought at the pool’s edge, and Divine Dogs attacked Reggie from behind, fatally tearing away his left arm and part of his chest.
• Gold Beetle announced that Megumi had killed a Player and gained five points.

Yuta Okkotsu fought Ryu Ishigori and Takako Uro in Sendai while Tokugawa Fenghua attacked the other sorcerers. The battle left Okkotsu badly wounded, and Fenghua severed his right hand.

• Yuta Okkotsu had defeated Dhruv Lakdawalla, while Tokugawa Fenghua had killed Kurourushi and pursued Ryu Ishigori.
• Fenghua dodged Ishigori's Granite Blast and countered with her Sky-Piercing Blade as Okkotsu struggled against Uro's sky-manipulating technique.
• Uro redirected Ishigori's blasts, but Fenghua attacked her from behind and cut a deep wound into her back.
• Ishigori targeted Okkotsu with Granite Blast after noticing his Reverse Cursed Technique, while Okkotsu tried to draw out the fight and keep Rika protecting the civilians.
• Fenghua intercepted Okkotsu and, after exchanging blows with him, severed his right hand at the wrist.

Okkotsu struggled against Fenghua and Uro until he fully manifested Rika, then turned to fight Ryu Ishigori. The chapter left Okkotsu blocking Ryu's point-blank Granite Blast with black armor over his hands.

• Okkotsu regrew his severed hand with Reverse Cursed Technique, but Fenghua attacked him again when he could not say where Kashimo was.
• Uro intervened with Thin Ice Breaker, hurling Okkotsu and Fenghua away, while Ryu Ishigori climbed out of the rubble.
• Okkotsu summoned Rika, who fully manifested and opened her arsenal as he asked her to hold Fenghua and Uro off.
• Ryu fired Granite Blast at Okkotsu, who dodged the beams and charged into close combat.
• Ryu struck Okkotsu with a flurry of blows and blasted him through a ruined wall, but Okkotsu blocked the next point-blank Granite Blast with his armored hands.

Fenghua exploited the collapse of Okkotsu, Uro, and Ryu Ishigori’s simultaneous Domain Expansions to ambush them. She killed Uro and mortally wounded Ryu, leaving Okkotsu facing her as the battle continued.

• Fenghua severed Rika’s arms during their fight, while Okkotsu used Cursed Speech and Rika’s copied technique to injure Uro and strike Ryu Ishigori.
• Uro realized Okkotsu’s Cursed Technique was Copy and escaped Rika’s pursuit as Ryu recovered from Okkotsu’s attack.
• Okkotsu, Uro, and Ryu Ishigori activated Domain Expansion at the same time, causing their domains to clash.
• Fenghua approached the tangled domains while Rika was badly wounded, then shattered the domain shells with the Sky-Piercing Blade.
• Fenghua cut Uro in half and slashed Ryu Ishigori across the chest; Ryu recognized Fenghua before collapsing and dying.

Okkotsu and Rika fought Fenghua among the ruins of Sendai, using teamwork and Thin Ice Breaker to take her arm and seize the Sky-Piercing Blade. Fenghua regrew her arm, revealing that she could use Reverse Cursed Technique, and Okkotsu prepared to continue the fight while trying to understand her hidden cursed technique.

• Fenghua attacked Okkotsu, but Rika blocked her strike and Okkotsu landed a punch before Rika hurled Fenghua into a ruined building.
• Okkotsu took a katana from Rika and faced Fenghua again as she emerged from the rubble with the Sky-Piercing Blade intact.
• Okkotsu and Rika pressured Fenghua with coordinated sword and shikigami attacks, and Fenghua severed one of Rika's arms before it began regenerating.
• Okkotsu's cursed technique burnout ended, allowing him to strike Fenghua with Thin Ice Breaker while Rika bit off her arm and the Sky-Piercing Blade.
• Okkotsu seized the Sky-Piercing Blade, then realized Fenghua could use Reverse Cursed Technique when she regrew her arm.
• Okkotsu held the stolen blade as Rika closed in, while Fenghua stood ready and Okkotsu wondered what cursed technique she had concealed.

Fenghua nearly killed Okkotsu after overpowering him, but Rika recovered and rescued him before he could reveal Kashimo’s location. Fenghua learned Kashimo was in Tokyo No. 1 Colony and set off after him.

• Fenghua disarmed Okkotsu, severed Rika’s arms, and cut Okkotsu across the chest and wrist.
• Okkotsu used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal while holding Fenghua’s sword at bay and trying to buy time.
• Fenghua demanded Okkotsu’s points and pressed him for Kashimo’s location.
• Rika recovered, struck Fenghua, and escaped with Okkotsu, who planned to regroup with Nanami and the others in Tokyo No. 2 Colony.
• Fenghua checked Gold Beetle’s information, learned Kashimo was in Tokyo No. 1 Colony, and went after him.

Kinji Hakari and Kento Nanami searched Tokyo No. 2 Colony for Angel before encountering a badly injured Okkotsu, who warned them about a powerful sorcerer and Kashimo. In Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Kashimo faced Angel while holding Yuji Itadori captive and demanded that she leave Yuji behind.

• Hakari and Nanami searched Tokyo No. 2 Colony for Angel, and Nanami asked Hakari about his relationship with Kirara Hoshi and his sexual orientation.
• A building collapsed nearby, and Nanami recognized Okkotsu's cursed energy as he and Hakari rushed to the scene.
• Okkotsu told Hakari and Nanami that a powerful sorcerer had badly wounded him in Sendai Colony and was heading for Tokyo No. 1 Colony.
• Okkotsu urged them to support Fushiguro and Itadori, warning that Kashimo was an enemy on par with Sukuna.
• In Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Kashimo confronted Angel while Yuji Itadori lay bound and gagged behind him.
• Kashimo told Angel to leave Yuji behind if she wanted to live.

Kashimo killed Hana Kurusu and Megumi Fushiguro in front of Itadori, then knocked Itadori unconscious. Kenjaku arrived at the Tombs of the Star Corridor to face Yuki Tsukumo, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Kashimo killed Hana Kurusu when she refused to leave Megumi Fushiguro behind.
• Kashimo crushed Megumi Fushiguro's head in front of Itadori, breaking his resolve.
• Kashimo knocked Itadori unconscious while he was bound by the Black Rope, and Sukuna chose not to take over his body.
• Kashimo waited for Kenjaku, while Yuki Tsukumo prepared to confront him at the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
• Kenjaku and Yuki Tsukumo assessed each other's abilities and prepared to fight.

Yuki Tsukumo and Choso fought Kenjaku and his cursed spirits, with Tengen helping break Jogo’s domain. After Yuki killed Jogo and severely injured Dagon and Hanami, Kenjaku opened his own domain.

• Yuki Tsukumo struck Kenjaku with mass-enhanced attacks, while Hanami and Jogo joined the fight against her.
• Choso attacked Dagon with Piercing Blood, then fought through Dagon’s swarm of cursed-energy fish.
• Yuki tore off Hanami’s arm and drove Jogo back as Kenjaku recalled Hanami and the other cursed spirits surrounded her.
• Yuki hurled Garuda through a special grade cursed spirit, then punched Dagon through the abdomen and sent him flying toward Kenjaku.
• Jogo expanded Coffin of the Iron Mountain, but Tengen dismantled its outer shell and Yuki blew apart Jogo’s head.
• Kenjaku opened his domain, Womb Profusion.

Yuki Tsukumo and Kenjaku fought through a domain clash and brutal hand-to-hand combat, with Tengen dismantling Kenjaku’s open domain. Kenjaku pinned Yuki with his restored cursed technique, but Choso—badly mutilated and presumed dead—stabbed him from behind.

• Kenjaku’s open domain shattered Yuki Tsukumo’s domain, but she used Simple Domain to survive and struck Kenjaku with a powerful kick.
• Tengen dismantled Kenjaku’s domain while Yuki kept him occupied, leaving both fighters unable to use their cursed techniques.
• Yuki Tsukumo overpowered Kenjaku in hand-to-hand combat, knocking out a tooth and slamming him into the ground.
• Kenjaku recovered his cursed technique first and pinned Yuki Tsukumo beneath immense gravity as she tried to land a decisive punch.
• Choso, gravely wounded, appeared behind Kenjaku and pierced his chest with a Blood Blade.

Kenjaku defeated Yuki Tsukumo and survived the black hole she created by using Calamity Seal. Tengen dissolved and died, leaving Kenjaku with her body beneath the great tree.

• Choso attacked Kenjaku, who used gravity and close combat to make Yuki Tsukumo strike Choso and kill him accidentally.
• Kenjaku overwhelmed Yuki Tsukumo with gravity, then prepared to finish her with a miniature Uzumaki.
• Yuki Tsukumo manifested immense mass and created a black hole that engulfed the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
• Tengen asked Kenjaku how he survived, and he explained that he had adapted Calamity Seal and that Yuki had limited the black hole to protect her.
• Tengen dissolved into the air, and Kenjaku said farewell to her beneath the great tree.

Fenghua appeared in Tokyo No. 1 Colony and severed Yorozu’s arm before confronting her former master, Kashimo. After Kashimo freed Sukuna and sent him away, Fenghua held a blade to Kashimo’s neck and demanded to know whether he would disappear again.

• Yorozu demanded that Kashimo release Sukuna, but Fenghua appeared and cut off Yorozu’s arm with the Sky-Piercing Blade.
• Fenghua kicked aside the bound Sukuna and confronted Kashimo, accusing him of abandoning her for decades.
• Kashimo received a signal that Kenjaku was ready, untied Sukuna, and told him that Kenjaku and Uraume would find him.
• Sukuna threatened to kill Fenghua after Kashimo, then left with Yorozu.
• Fenghua pressed the Sky-Piercing Blade to Kashimo’s neck and asked whether he would disappear again; Kashimo nudged the blade aside and called her defiant.