Chapter Summaries

Chūya Nakahara and Osamu Dazai confronted GSS soldiers near a burning villa, with Chūya overpowering them while Dazai gathered information. The chapter ended with Chūya turning the soldiers’ bullets back on them as the viewers discussed the pair’s abilities.

• Chūya Nakahara and Osamu Dazai reached the burning villa, where a GSS gunman confronted them.
• Chūya Nakahara used gravity to crush the gunman, while Osamu Dazai stole his radio and learned reinforcements were coming.
• A squad arrived and opened fire, but the bullets avoided Osamu Dazai and stopped short of Chūya Nakahara.
• Chūya Nakahara redirected the suspended bullets and sent them flying back toward the soldiers.

The group watched a recording of Osamu Dazai calmly execute a dying enemy and then laugh wildly as he shot the corpse. Masamichi Yaga was shaken by how little he understood Dazai, while Toji Zenin recognized the darkness he had always seen in him.

• Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki praised Chūya Nakahara’s fighting ability as Toji Zenin quietly noted Dazai’s upbringing in the slums.
• Chūya Nakahara defeated the attackers and questioned a dying man about why they had attacked the villa.
• Osamu Dazai offered the dying man a gun in exchange for information, then shot him when he asked to be killed.
• Dazai fired more bullets into the dead man and laughed with exhilaration, shocking the Jujutsu High group watching the scene.
• Masamichi Yaga grieved that he had never truly reached Dazai, while Toji Zenin judged Dazai to be a ruthless, dark-hearted boss.

The observers reflected on how little anyone truly understood Osamu Dazai, while Toji Zenin watched the others’ reactions with detached calm. Masamichi Yaga explained why he had reached out to Dazai, then challenged Toji to consider whether he understood Megumi.

• Toji Zenin said he did not understand why the others were so upset and regarded the affair as something to watch from the sidelines.
• The narration described Masamichi Yaga’s heartache for Dazai and his belief that the boy was reaching out for help.
• Masamichi Yaga recalled that he had wanted to pull Dazai away from the darkness because he had the ability to help him.
• Masamichi Yaga asked Toji Zenin how he would feel if he discovered he did not understand Megumi, then turned his attention to the blank screen.

The viewers watched Osamu Dazai question Rimbaud about the black explosion on Suribachi Street and conclude that the case was solved. Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto realized the clue involved Rimbaud’s impossible knowledge of the sea, while Yuji Itadori was left without an explanation.

• Osamu Dazai and Chūya Nakahara visited Rimbaud in his damaged villa and learned that GSS soldiers had attacked him to inflame Port Mafia infighting.
• Rimbaud recalled seeing a black-flamed beast at the center of an explosion on Suribachi Street and described it as unlike any human.
• Osamu Dazai declared the case solved, leaving Chūya Nakahara confused about his conclusion.
• Masamichi Yaga recognized that Dazai had noticed something unusual in Rimbaud’s account but did not explain it to the others.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto realized Suribachi Street was a deep crater, so Rimbaud could not have seen the sea from there.

A viewing audience watched Osamu Dazai and Chūya Nakahara bicker over an arcade game and a challenge to catch a culprit, then saw Dazai tease Chūya when two Sheep members arrived. The scene left Chūya furious and the audience amused by Dazai’s unexpectedly childish behavior.

• Shoko Ieiri recognized Dazai and Chūya’s argument as resembling Gojo and Geto’s first meeting, while the audience reacted to Dazai’s childish side.
• Dazai won an arcade game against Chūya and challenged him to catch a culprit, wagering that Chūya would become his dog for life if he lost.
• The audience discussed Dazai’s unusual behavior, and Masamichi Yaga was pleased to see him acting like a child.
• Dazai noticed that Chūya held back during their fight and asked why he was looking for Arahabaki.
• Two Sheep members entered, and Dazai loudly told Chūya to get to work under the Boss’s orders, provoking Chūya’s angry outburst.

Chūya Nakahara reassured Shirase and Yuan that he was handling the Port Mafia situation, while Osamu Dazai questioned them about Arahabaki. Their account of its sightings led Dazai to believe he had confirmed something.

• Shirase and Yuan found Chūya Nakahara and said that Akira, Shōgo, and the others had been captured by the Port Mafia.
• Chūya told Shirase and Yuan that he was handling the situation, and Osamu Dazai asked them what they knew about Arahabaki.
• Shirase reported that sightings of black flames and the Port Mafia's former Boss had increased over the past week.
• Shirase said the earliest rumor dated to an explosion near the end of the war that created Suribachi City, and that there had been no reports of Arahabaki harming anyone before then.
• Osamu Dazai said the information confirmed his suspicions.

On the anniversary of their deaths, Osamu Dazai left Jujutsu High to take missions and avoid confronting his grief, while Toji Zenin warned him that his fixation could lead to his death. Masamichi Yaga brought Dazai home for a meal and urged him to trust his teacher, leaving Dazai unsettled by the warmth he had tried to reject.

• Osamu Dazai received Toji Zenin’s message that the people conspiring against Masamichi Yaga had been dealt with, then left Jujutsu High before dawn to take missions.
• Toji Zenin warned Dazai that he had not originally been set on dying, but Dazai rebuked him and dismissed his concern.
• After Dazai finished a mission, Masamichi Yaga called and urged him to come home, explaining that the deaths he mourned had been an accident and that he could not keep numbing himself with missions.
• Dazai met Yaga at a restaurant, joked and made a scene, then listened as Yaga told him he could trust his teacher and did not need to pretend he was fine.
• Yaga took Dazai to buy bandages and escorted him back to his room, where Dazai wondered whether the day had been better than usual.

The guide described how to care for Dazai Cat, a fragile and suicidal creature who needed a clean, dark space, patience, food, and bandages. It ended by urging caretakers to adopt him only if they could accept and cherish him without abandoning him.

• The guide advised caretakers to provide Dazai Cat with a dark, clean room and closely attend to his mental state.
• It explained that Dazai Cat might scratch people who approached him, then test their patience as he gradually softened toward them.
• The guide recommended giving Dazai Cat Crabmeat Cans, shelled crab, alcohol, and balanced meals at appropriate times.
• It described Dazai Cat's suicide attempts as common and urged caretakers to monitor his safety while intervening when appropriate.
• The guide said Dazai Cat needed bandages and could become depressed or angry when deprived of them or reminded of painful names.
• It urged caretakers to adopt Dazai Cat only if they were prepared to cherish him and never abandon him.

Chūya Nakahara dreamed that he met the supposedly dead Osamu Dazai in another world, but woke with the encounter fading from his memory. He returned to work, unaware of what he had forgotten.

• Chūya Nakahara received a bloodstained red scarf confirmed to belong to Osamu Dazai, then fell asleep over his paperwork.
• Chūya Nakahara dreamed that Osamu Dazai appeared alive, and the two fought and argued before encountering Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and another student.
• In a second dream, Qichao woke Ning Che and tried to persuade him to let Qichao drive, but Ning Che refused because Qichao had lost his license on his first day on the road.
• Chūya Nakahara woke at his desk, forgot most of the dream, and resumed signing documents.

Masamichi Yaga woke in unfamiliar territory outside Port Mafia headquarters, still holding the bloodstained Red Scarf left by his late student. He encountered Chūya Nakahara and learned nothing about how he had arrived before the chapter ended.

• Yaga received the bloodstained Red Scarf and recognized it as the one his late student had worn.
• Yaga fell asleep with the scarf and woke before five towering buildings, surrounded by mafia members.
• Yaga recognized Chūya Nakahara from the stories Osamu Dazai had told him and accidentally called him a nickname Dazai used.
• Chūya questioned Yaga about his identity, his presence on Port Mafia territory, and the Red Scarf.
• Yaga apologized and explained that he had appeared there suddenly and that the scarf was a keepsake from his student.