Chapter Summaries

Mahito entered Jujutsu High using an assistant supervisor’s talisman to scout the storehouse for Sukuna’s Fingers and the Death Painting Wombs while Geto waited outside. Yuji Itadori returned from two months of training and reunited with his classmates as the Goodwill Event began at Jujutsu High.

• Geto explained that Mahito could use an assistant supervisor’s bloodstained entry pass to bypass Jujutsu High’s barrier and sent him inside to scout the storehouse.
• Geto stayed outside to watch the venue and received a report that everything was in place.
• Nobara Kugisaki arrived with an enormous amount of luggage, then learned the Goodwill Event was being held at their own school.
• Satoru Gojo arrived and surprised the students by bringing back Yuji Itadori, who had grown stronger during two months of training.
• Yuji reunited with Nobara, Megumi Fushiguro, and Rihito before the group headed to the Goodwill Event venue.

The Kyoto students planned how to carry out Gakuganji’s order to kill Yuji Itadori, assigning opponents for the competition while Todo refused to follow their orders. At the forest, Satoru Gojo explained the team battle rules, and Rihito entered with Tokyo’s team while thinking Mahito had already infiltrated the area.

• Todo stormed out after threatening to kill anyone who tried to order him around, and Gakuganji left the Kyoto preparation room.
• Kamo assigned the Kyoto students to target Tokyo’s team, including Miwa keeping Rihito occupied and Mechamaru pressuring Inumaki.
• Satoru Gojo explained that teams would earn points by exorcising cursed spirits or defeating opponents, and that the battle would last until sunset.
• Itadori, Kugisaki, Fushiguro, and Rihito entered the forest, where Rihito suspected Mahito had already infiltrated the competition area.

During the team battle, Rihito hunted cursed spirits alone while weighing the danger of Hanami’s expected appearance and the risk of revealing how much he knew. He sensed Kugisaki facing a powerful cursed spirit and an approaching hostile sorcerer, then rushed to help her.

• Rihito followed Fushiguro’s plan to fight alone and headed northeast through the forest.
• Rihito exorcised several cursed spirits, including a Grade 2 Fly Head-shaped spirit and a Semi-Grade 1 lizard spirit, while his score rose.
• Rihito worried that Hanami would appear and decided he could not warn the others without exposing his secret.
• Rihito used Withering to destroy another cursed spirit and reflected that he was still too weak to change events safely.
• Rihito sensed Kugisaki fighting a near-Grade 1 cursed spirit as a hostile surge of cursed energy approached, so he sprinted toward her.

Kugisaki defeated a regenerating cursed spirit and then clashed with Kasumi Miwa, while Rihito recognized that Kyoto had sent Miwa to occupy him. Mai arrived to confront Kugisaki over Maki, and the chapter ended as Kugisaki vanished when Mai fired.

• Kugisaki destroyed the insect-shaped cursed spirit with Hairpin, and Rihito emerged from the bushes to check on her.
• Kasumi Miwa arrived and challenged Kugisaki while Rihito left them to fight.
• Kugisaki gained the advantage over Miwa, but Mai fired a cursed energy bullet to stop her.
• Mai confronted Kugisaki about Maki and the Zenin Clan, and Kugisaki told Rihito to leave Mai to her.
• Mai fired at Kugisaki, who vanished as the shot rang out.

Rihito fought Miwa while distracted by the possibility that Hanami would appear, but Mechamaru arrived and joined her against him. Rihito focused his cursed energy and prepared to face them both as Mechamaru charged his cannon.

• Miwa attacked Rihito, who dodged and deflected her sword while watching the forest for signs of Hanami.
• Kugisaki warned Mai not to underestimate Rihito as they continued fighting nearby.
• Miwa intensified her attacks, but Rihito disrupted her rhythm and forced her back with a cursed-energy punch.
• Mechamaru emerged from the bushes and decided that he and Miwa should defeat Rihito before supporting Mai.
• Rihito narrowed his cursed-energy perception, took a fighting stance, and prepared to face Miwa and Mechamaru as the cannon in Mechamaru's palm began to glow.

Todo accepted Itadori as his best friend after learning his type, then protected him from Kamo and Nishimiya. When Itadori sensed Rihito in danger, Todo went with him while Kamo and Nishimiya followed at a distance.

• Todo fought Itadori, then asked his type and declared them best friends after hearing his answer.
• Nishimiya and Kamo cornered Itadori, but Todo used his technique to switch places with him and block their attack.
• Todo and Kamo argued while Nishimiya held her position, creating a standoff around Itadori.
• A rumble and flashes came from the forest, and Itadori recognized Rihito's Cursed Energy and said his friend was in danger.
• Todo decided to help his best friend's friend and headed toward the disturbance with Itadori.
• Kamo ordered Nishimiya to follow at a distance, then hurried after Todo and Itadori.

Rihito fought Miwa and Mechamaru, then faced a four-person Kyoto team after Kamo and Nishimiya joined them. As Itadori and Todo watched from a distance, Fushiguro rushed to summon the Divine Dogs, but an unseen person stopped him at the last moment.

• Rihito dodged Mechamaru and Miwa's attacks, then used his ice technique to freeze Miwa's hands and disarm her.
• Mechamaru recognized that Rihito controlled temperature, but said his mechanical body could withstand the cold.
• Kamo and Nishimiya arrived, and the Kyoto students formed a staggered formation around Rihito before agreeing to regroup and kill Itadori.
• Itadori tried to rush to Rihito, but Todo stopped him and urged him to trust his best friend; Itadori saw Rihito's fighting spirit and believed he would win.
• Fushiguro reached the clearing and began summoning the Divine Dogs, but a hand on his shoulder interrupted his cursed technique.

Fushiguro chose to trust Rihito instead of intervening as Kamo, Mechamaru, Miwa, and Nishimiya cornered him. Rihito introduced himself before unleashing a powerful Domain Expansion, leaving the four attackers stunned by his cursed energy.

• Maki reminded Fushiguro that Rihito had kept his balance and urged him to remember their training together.
• Kugisaki told Fushiguro that Rihito was in danger but showed no worry, prompting him to recall the test where he and Kugisaki trusted Rihito to fight alone.
• Fushiguro decided to trust Rihito, while Rihito endured the four attackers' coordinated assault and remembered his past training.
• Rihito smiled, introduced himself as Rihito Sato, and stood his ground as Kamo, Mechamaru, Miwa, and Nishimiya attacked at once.
• Rihito's cursed energy surged, disrupting the attackers' techniques and covering the ground with frost as he began his Domain Expansion.

Rihito used a binding vow to unleash a complete Domain Expansion and defeat Kamo, Miwa, Nishimiya, and Mechamaru, earning the trust and admiration of his companions. As the group gathered in the clearing, a powerful presence emerged from the forest.

• Rihito sacrificed ten percent of his maximum cursed energy for the next month to activate Static Universe for three seconds.
• Rihito struck Miwa, destroyed Mechamaru's torso, slammed Nishimiya into the ground, and punched Kamo unconscious as the domain ended.
• Itadori, Fushiguro, Kugisaki, Maki, Panda, and Inumaki praised Rihito, while Mai left after commenting on Tokyo Jujutsu High's fighters.
• Kamo, Miwa, Nishimiya, and Mechamaru lay defeated as Rihito's companions gathered around him in the clearing.
• A surge of cursed energy erupted in the forest, and a faceless figure emerged as everyone sensed it watching them.

Mahito infiltrated Jujutsu High’s cursed object warehouse, killed Yamada, and began stealing Sukuna’s Fingers and the Death Painting Wombs. Satoru Gojo confronted him in the storeroom, and Mahito challenged him to fight.

• Mahito approached Yamada during his patrol and transformed him into a malformed monster before taking his access card.
• Mahito used Yamada’s card to enter the warehouse and found the room containing Sukuna’s Fingers and the Death Painting Wombs.
• Mahito took one of Sukuna’s Fingers and began removing the Death Painting Wombs from their cabinet.
• Satoru Gojo appeared in the storeroom and confronted Mahito.
• Mahito asked whether turning Satoru Gojo into a toy would be fun, and Satoru Gojo invited him to try.