Chapter Summaries

Junpei Yoshino waited at school after dark and called Aikawa Kaze, hoping to see him again. Aikawa agreed to meet him at the gates after finishing a mission, while Junpei mistook the screams at the other end of the call for part of a horror movie.

• Junpei searched the Gymnasium for Aikawa but found no sign of him.
• Junpei called Aikawa and nervously asked whether he could meet him at school.
• Aikawa agreed to come to the school gates after dealing with something, and Junpei went out to wait for him.
• Aikawa quickly defeated the last cursed spirit and handed the rescued girl to an Assistant Supervisor.
• Junpei accepted Aikawa's explanation that the girl's scream came from a horror movie, while Aikawa wondered whether his own explanation sounded reasonable.

Aikawa Kaze took Junpei Yoshino to a horror movie, learned more about his bullying, and promised to help while encouraging him to study and train. As Junpei misunderstood Kaze as a ghost who might incur spiritual punishment, Kaze began to see a way to resolve a separate mystery and messaged Satoru Gojo for confirmation.

• Aikawa Kaze met Junpei Yoshino at the school gates, and Junpei secretly watched him arrive using his phone camera while mistaking him for a ghost.
• Junpei invited Aikawa Kaze to see Worm Man 2, and afterward they discussed the film's revenge plot.
• Aikawa Kaze learned that Junpei had tried avoiding his bullies and seeking help from a teacher, then said he would deal with them while Junpei studied and trained.
• Junpei begged Aikawa Kaze not to ruin his good karma by harming anyone, and refused to hear his explanation about the supernatural world.
• Aikawa Kaze took Junpei to a café to work on his homework, then sent Satoru Gojo a message to verify a theory.

Aikawa Kaze realized that people in unexplained comas might have latent cursed energy, leading Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto to investigate who was awakening their abilities. The chapter left Gojo investigating the Zenin Clan while Geto pursued the Kamo Clan.

• Aikawa Kaze reasoned that Junpei Yoshino's emerging ability to sense cursed spirits came from latent talent and hardship, and wondered whether Tsumiki Fushiguro and the coma patients shared that potential.
• Satoru Gojo examined coma patients and confirmed that each had faint cursed energy, then arranged for trusted subordinates to investigate their pasts.
• Satoru Gojo suspected the Kamo Clan and called Suguru Geto, who agreed to investigate it while planning to interrogate clan members during the quarterly accounts settlement.
• Suguru Geto thanked Satoru Gojo for telling him about the possible path to his goal, leaving Gojo with a twinge of conscience.
• Satoru Gojo decided to investigate the Zenin Clan as well, suspecting it might hold clues about the mastermind.

Aikawa Kaze beat up local bullies to protect Junpei Yoshino, then hurried to Gunma to join his friends at a hot spring inn. There, Maki accidentally crushed his wrist and injured him severely after an unexplained change in her strength, leaving Yuta Okkotsu to suspect an attack.

• Aikawa Kaze beat up the bullies in Junpei Yoshino’s area and made them lead him to other gangs for a “remedial lesson.”
• Aikawa Kaze told Junpei Yoshino to contact him if anything happened, then headed to Gunma with No Longer Human equipped.
• Yuta Okkotsu arrived at the hot spring inn before Aikawa Kaze by using teleportation he had learned from Gojo Sensei.
• Maki pulled Aikawa Kaze inside, but her unexplained strength broke his wrist and then injured his chest as she tried to stop him from falling.
• Toge Inumaki restrained Maki with Cursed Speech and laid Aikawa Kaze down, while Yuta Okkotsu turned back and asked whether they were under attack.

Maki accidentally struck Aikawa Kaze with enough force to break his ribs and injure his organs, leaving him unconscious. Yuta’s attempt to heal him nearly made the injuries worse, and the group was left wondering why Maki’s strength had suddenly surged when she touched Kaze.

• Toge Inumaki realized Maki had injured Aikawa Kaze and used Cursed Speech to stop her and Yuta Okkotsu.
• Yuta Okkotsu mistook Kaze’s collapse for an enemy attack and used Reverse Cursed Technique on him, causing him to spit out more blood.
• Toge Inumaki used Cursed Speech again, then used his translator to explain that there were no enemies nearby and that Maki’s sudden strength was puzzling.
• Panda examined Kaze and explained that Yuta’s healing could have pushed broken ribs farther into Kaze’s internal organs.
• Yuta withdrew his hand and vowed to learn basic medicine from Ieiri Sensei, while the group wondered whether Kaze’s new Heroic Spirit ability had caused Maki’s strength surge.

Aikawa Kaze treated his own severe injuries after Maki’s Heavenly Restriction surged when the summoned Heroic Spirit erased her Cursed Energy. As his friends recovered from the scare and planned their outing, a phone call interrupted them; Junpei Yoshino had been cornered by bullies who had found new backing.

• Aikawa Kaze refused to seek outside help and, with Megumi Fushiguro assisting, performed crude surgery on himself and healed his injuries with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Aikawa Kaze explained that the Heroic Spirit’s Spirit Power had erased Maki’s Cursed Energy, causing her strength to surge and accidentally injure him.
• Maki demanded extra lessons from Aikawa Kaze, and he apologized to his friends before they resumed discussing their plans.
• Aikawa Kaze received an ominous phone call as he and his friends prepared to go to the hot springs.
• Junpei Yoshino went for a run and was cornered by bullies who had recruited older allies after Aikawa Kaze left.

Junpei Yoshino was attacked by bullies, and his old phone automatically connected him to Aikawa Kaze, who set off to help. Meanwhile, Megumi Fushiguro mistakenly concluded that Kaze had been too gentle and decided to beat up the gangs around Grape Hill Middle School again.

• A group of bullies surrounded Junpei Yoshino, stole his old phone, and beat him while he refused to call Aikawa Kaze for help.
• Junpei Yoshino's phone unexpectedly called Aikawa Kaze, and the bullies threatened him over the connection.
• Aikawa Kaze heard the bullies and vanished to deal with them, while the jujutsu sorcerers nearby recognized that Junpei was in trouble.
• Megumi Fushiguro blamed the renewed bullying on Kaze having gone too easy on the bullies and decided to attack the gangs around Grape Hill Middle School himself.

Aikawa Kaze rushed to rescue Junpei Yoshino from the gang, but Junpei awakened his cursed technique and defeated them himself. Kaze helped Junpei decide how to treat the thugs and called the police, leaving Junpei newly welcomed into the jujutsu world.

• Megumi Fushiguro cooked for Kaze and listened as Panda and Toge Inumaki fretted over Kaze making a new friend.
• Aikawa Kaze reached the gang and found the ringleader holding Junpei Yoshino hostage with a knife.
• Junpei Yoshino awakened his cursed technique and summoned Moon Dregs, which subdued the ringleader and the other thugs.
• Aikawa Kaze explained that Junpei had become a jujutsu sorcerer and let him choose whether to save the poisoned gang members.
• Aikawa Kaze used Reverse Cursed Technique to let the ringleader suffer without dying, then showed Junpei the recorded threats and called the police.

Aikawa Kaze stayed overnight at Junpei Yoshino’s home, where Junpei asked about joining Jujutsu High after discovering his cursed technique. Meanwhile, Megumi Fushiguro’s classmates discussed Suguru Geto and his plans for Jujutsu Society, leaving Megumi wanting to learn more about him.

• After realizing he could not travel back to the hot spring inn that night, Aikawa Kaze accepted Junpei Yoshino’s invitation to stay at his home and told his classmates he would meet them the next day.
• Aikawa Kaze asked about Junpei Yoshino’s technique, and Junpei explained that Moon Dregs could poison, defend, attack, and replenish his cursed energy.
• Junpei Yoshino asked Aikawa Kaze whether he could join his school now that he had a cursed technique.
• At Jujutsu High, Panda, Toge Inumaki, and Maki teased Megumi Fushiguro about Aikawa Kaze staying away, while Yuta Okkotsu offered a practical explanation.
• Maki, Toge Inumaki, Panda, and Megumi Fushiguro shared complicated views of Suguru Geto and his potential role in reforming Jujutsu Society.
• Megumi Fushiguro turned back from going to his room and asked his classmates to tell him more about Suguru Geto.

Junpei Yoshino asked his mother for permission to attend Jujutsu High, and she supported his choice. Aikawa Kaze reassured her about the school but accidentally made it sound like an elite private academy, leaving him to plan how to explain its supposed tuition.

• Junpei Yoshino apologized for wanting to attend Jujutsu High, and Junpei's Mother warmly accepted his decision.
• Aikawa Kaze teased Junpei Yoshino about the principal interviewing applicants, prompting him to rush upstairs to study.
• Aikawa Kaze showed Junpei's Mother photos of Jujutsu High and described its facilities, connections, and career options, convincing her it was an expensive school for elites.
• Junpei's Mother asked about tuition, and Aikawa Kaze improvised a system of fee waivers and scholarships based on deviation scores.
• Aikawa Kaze decided to ask a dependable adult to back up his explanation, and considered recruiting Suguru Geto.

Suguru Geto passed Aikawa Kaze’s request for help with Junpei Yoshino to Satoru Gojo, who agreed to find Nanami to act as a reliable teacher. Kaze invited Junpei to join the hot-spring trip, and Junpei’s mother approved; Kaze planned to help Junpei improve his grades without resorting to cheating unless necessary.

• Suguru Geto, overwhelmed by work, forwarded Aikawa Kaze’s message to Satoru Gojo and asked him to assign the job to Nanami.
• Satoru Gojo protested that Geto had excluded him, but Geto insisted he was too busy and told him to keep up their script.
• Junpei Yoshino apologized for falling asleep before their planned heart-to-heart, and Aikawa Kaze invited him to join the Gunma Hot Springs trip.
• Junpei’s mother gave him permission to go, and Kaze arranged for Kiyotaka Ijichi to drive them there.
• Kaze considered Geto’s suggestion to boost Junpei’s deviation score through jujutsu or influence, but decided that genuine learning was preferable.

Aikawa Kaze returned to the hot spring inn with Junpei Yoshino, where Junpei bonded with the students and Megumi Fushiguro asked him for details about the bullies. After Ijichi revealed mission and mortality figures, the group confronted how commoner jujutsu sorcerers were being exploited and killed at alarming rates.

• Aikawa Kaze brought Junpei Yoshino back to the inn, where the students welcomed him and Junpei felt he had found a place to belong.
• Megumi Fushiguro privately asked Junpei Yoshino what had happened with the bullies, and Junpei agreed to help him confront them.
• Kiyotaka Ijichi shared information showing that elite clan heirs took low-risk missions while commoner sorcerers were sent to investigate uncertain dangers.
• Maki, Yuta Okkotsu, and Panda reacted to the figures, which showed clan-affiliated sorcerers had an annual mortality rate below 10% while commoner sorcerers’ exceeded 80%.
• Panda wondered whether Suguru Geto was only targeting a few low-ranking conservatives, while Toge Inumaki noticed his distress.

Aikawa Kaze showed the students secret data exposing the Jujutsu Society’s treatment of commoner sorcerers, and Yuta Okkotsu began to understand the need for resistance and reform. After speaking with Aikawa, Yuta decided he could help bring light to the darkness himself.

• Aikawa Kaze insisted that Ijichi show the students grim data about Jujutsu Society’s hidden abuses.
• Maki and Toge Inumaki accepted the information with anger and sadness, while Panda and Yuta Okkotsu were deeply shaken.
• Yuta Okkotsu recalled Suguru Geto’s call for resistance and reconsidered what Gojo Sensei’s reforms meant.
• Yuta Okkotsu asked Aikawa Kaze what he thought, and Aikawa said someone had to shed light on the darkness before dawn.
• Yuta Okkotsu resolved to take that role, though he still had reservations about Suguru Geto.

Aikawa Kaze worried that his explanation of Jujutsu Society had pushed Yuta Okkotsu toward a dangerous path, but Yuta insisted his choices were his own. Maki then plotted to use the ranking data against corrupt higher-ups, and Ijichi agreed to discreetly pass her concerns to other Assistant Supervisors.

• Yuta Okkotsu told Aikawa Kaze that he had reached his own conclusions and would not act rashly.
• Aikawa Kaze hid the materials before Megumi Fushiguro and Junpei Yoshino arrived, while Toge Inumaki helped Panda steady himself.
• Maki gave Ijichi her marked list of corrupt officials and proposed manipulating the rankings to target the worst offenders.
• Ijichi refused to carry out Maki's plan himself but offered to share her concerns with other Assistant Supervisors.

At the hot springs, Aikawa Kaze helped Yuta Okkotsu discover that he could heal a lingering scar with Reverse Cursed Technique, though the reason remained uncertain. The students then started a water fight, with Aikawa Kaze and Yuta Okkotsu teaming up to retaliate against their juniors.

• Maki watched Ijichi put away his edited list and privately reassessed his talent for shifting blame and winning people over.
• Aikawa Kaze healed Junpei Yoshino's remaining bullying marks, then helped Yuta Okkotsu test why Reverse Cursed Technique had not healed his wrist scar before.
• Yuta Okkotsu used Reverse Cursed Technique again, and the faint scar disappeared as Aikawa Kaze considered possible explanations.
• Panda persuaded Junpei Yoshino and Megumi Fushiguro that a water fight was a Jujutsu High tradition, and they splashed Aikawa Kaze and Yuta Okkotsu.
• Aikawa Kaze and Yuta Okkotsu agreed to fight back against the juniors, while Ijichi watched from the corner and Maki listened from the empty women's bath.

After the hot spring trip, Aikawa Kaze returned to tutoring Junpei Yoshino while Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo handled a secret plan. Ijichi’s growing confidence in standing up to Gojo left Gojo wondering whether Kaze had turned him into a paper tiger.

• Aikawa Kaze resumed tutoring Junpei Yoshino, and Suguru Geto told him he would arrange everything.
• Suguru Geto received a special list from Satoru Gojo and was surprised by Gojo’s careful planning.
• Satoru Gojo questioned Ijichi about the list, and Ijichi said he was only passing along Maki’s message.
• Ijichi used Gojo’s order to take leave, then called Aikawa Kaze to arrange snacks from Kyoto.
• Satoru Gojo demanded Nama Yatsuhashi and yokan, then suspected Aikawa Kaze had influenced Ijichi and the other sorcerers.
• Ijichi considered pranking Satoru Gojo with wasabi sweets and concluded that Gojo was a paper tiger.

Suguru Geto’s campaign against Jujutsu Society killed the three lowest-ranked clan sorcerers and forced the higher-ups to study his proposed reforms. In a safe house, Aikawa Kaze and Satoru Gojo discussed how to turn the pressure into lasting change and made a bet about whether Geto’s carrot-and-stick approach would win people’s gratitude.

• Ijichi’s casual remarks prompted assistant supervisors to warn the clan sorcerers in their charge, while the higher-ups quietly prepared for Suguru Geto’s threatened sanctions.
• After Jujutsu Society lowered its guard, Suguru Geto killed the three lowest-ranked clan sorcerers.
• The next day, cursed spirits distributed flyers explaining Suguru Geto’s ideas and a tiered performance assessment system, which the higher-ups could not suppress.
• At a secret safe house, Satoru Gojo and Aikawa Kaze reviewed the reforms and discussed how expert advisers had helped develop them.
• Aikawa Kaze argued that Suguru Geto could use both punishment and rewards to keep useful sorcerers working, and Satoru Gojo bet that the approach would not earn their gratitude.

Aikawa Kaze watched Maki practice her new way of entering a fully realized Heavenly Restriction state while the students discussed the unrest among the jujutsu higher-ups. Yuta Okkotsu confronted Kaze about his secret plans and asked to help, and Kaze realized Yuta wanted to follow his example rather than turn against them.

• Aikawa Kaze confirmed Suguru Geto was unlikely to appear soon and abandoned his plans to use Junpei Yoshino as bait after Junpei awakened his cursed technique.
• Maki practiced controlling her strength after using Reverse Cursed Technique to cancel her cursed energy and enter a fully realized Heavenly Restriction state.
• Yuta Okkotsu and Aikawa Kaze discussed how the higher-ups were hiding their turmoil while hoping Gojo Sensei would defeat Suguru Geto.
• Yuta Okkotsu asked Aikawa Kaze if he and Gojo Sensei were behind the ongoing plans and said he wanted to contribute as a Special Grade Sorcerer.
• Aikawa Kaze realized Yuta wanted to emulate him as a behind-the-scenes operator and agreed to let him help.

Aikawa Kaze hesitated to involve Yuta Okkotsu in their plans, but Yuta pressed to help and showed him intelligence on officials who had escaped punishment. The documents revealed that powerful figures were targeting Aikawa Kaze for his unusual abilities, leaving him to realize he had drawn the most hostility.

• Aikawa Kaze welcomed Yuta Okkotsu's offer to help but urged him to discuss it with Gojo Sensei first, saying students should quietly support him.
• Yuta Okkotsu challenged Aikawa Kaze's reluctance, insisting that he was a Special Grade Sorcerer who could handle the danger.
• Yuta Okkotsu showed Aikawa Kaze information on a man Maki had marked who had narrowly escaped punishment under the new ranking rules.
• Yuta Okkotsu shared Maki's lists of people who opposed Panda and others who wanted Aikawa Kaze imprisoned and studied.
• Aikawa Kaze learned that his unusual power had made him a greater target than Yuta Okkotsu.

Aikawa Kaze and Yuta Okkotsu agreed that Yuta could join their effort to purge corrupt jujutsu sorcerers, and Kaze told Satoru Gojo about it. Gojo then revealed he had found another person connected to the mastermind behind Tsumiki’s coma—someone Kaze knew.

• Yuta Okkotsu explained the reasoning behind Maki’s annotations, prompting Aikawa Kaze to recognize how much he had underestimated his classmates.
• Aikawa Kaze told Yuta that the people on Maki’s list were already slated for elimination and explained how their missions would leave them vulnerable to curse users and cursed spirits.
• Yuta Okkotsu agreed to join the effort and offered to act using his cursed technique.
• Aikawa Kaze called Satoru Gojo and told him about Yuta’s decision; Gojo joked about forming an alliance of special grade sorcerers.
• Satoru Gojo said he had found someone whose potential could be awakened by the mastermind behind Tsumiki’s coma, and told Kaze that he knew the person.