Chapter Summaries

Suguru Geto fought Shuten Doji, a special grade imaginary cursed spirit that had abducted and killed a woman. Geto recognized that Shuten Doji had concealed his cursed technique, and the chapter ended as Shuten Doji revealed his gourd again.

• Geto entered the cursed spirits’ palace and summoned the Slit-Mouthed Woman to clear a path while he spoke with Gojo.
• Geto found Shuten Doji killing a woman, then attacked after the cursed spirit absorbed his summoned spirits with a huge gourd.
• Geto and Shuten Doji traded blows as Geto used Playful Cloud and several cursed spirits against him.
• Geto realized Shuten Doji had not used his cursed technique during the fight, and Shuten Doji brought out his gourd again.

Suguru Geto fought Shuten Doji with his cursed spirits and Maximum Technique: Uzumaki, but Shuten Doji survived and trapped them both in his domain. Geto countered with his own domain, and the two domains ultimately shattered at the same time.

• Shuten Doji attacked Suguru Geto with his katana and hurricanes, while Geto summoned cursed spirits and learned the mechanics of Shuten Doji's technique, Wind-Chasing Demon Form.
• Geto used Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate, Earthquake Catfish, and Playful Cloud to pressure Shuten Doji before firing Maximum Technique: Uzumaki with four thousand cursed spirits.
• Shuten Doji survived the blast and used Domain Expansion: Wind-Governing Imperial Scenery, prompting Geto to counter with Domain Expansion: Binding of a Hundred Demons.
• Geto's domain summoned cursed spirits that drained cursed energy, but Shuten Doji's enormous tornado absorbed them and threatened to overwhelm the clash.
• Geto opened his domain's barrier as a binding vow, then sent cursed spirits to attack Shuten Doji's domain from the outside.
• Both domains cracked under the assault and vanished simultaneously.

Suguru Geto defeated and absorbed Shuten Doji, then sensed that Kenjaku and Mahito had watched him from the shadows before leaving. Later, he joined Satoru Gojo, Ze Zenin, and Shoko at a KTV, where familiar but unclear memories stirred in him.

• Suguru Geto used Reverse Cursed Technique and his Domain Expansion to overwhelm Shuten Doji, then absorbed him as a cursed spirit.
• The palace vanished after Suguru Geto absorbed Shuten Doji, and he called Ijichi to handle the cursed residue.
• Kenjaku and Mahito watched Suguru Geto from hiding, discussed killing him, and left when Kenjaku refused to risk exposing himself.
• Suguru Geto sensed someone nearby, but Ijichi arrived before he could investigate, so Geto released cursed spirits to protect Ijichi and fell asleep beneath a tree.
• At a KTV, Satoru Gojo arrived late with Kikufuku for Suguru Geto, Ze Zenin, and Shoko.
• Suguru Geto felt as if two unseen people were urging him on, but found no one when he turned around.

Ze Zenin discussed his upcoming Kyoto assignment and arranged for Suguru Geto to protect Yuji Itadori during a dangerous mission at the Juvenile Detention Center. After sharing a tender walk with Shoko, Ze left for Kyoto, where Yuta Okkotsu sensed an old friend might be coming.

• Ze Zenin told Suguru Geto and the others that he was going to Kyoto as a temporary training adviser.
• Ze warned that the Higher-Ups planned to use a Juvenile Detention Center mission to eliminate Yuji Itadori, and asked Suguru Geto to lead the team against a special grade cursed spirit.
• Ze and Shoko walked home together, and Shoko asked him to visit the Three Great Sage Lands for dates with her.
• Ze told Shoko he would share the stories behind those places after returning from Kyoto, then took her hand and admired the moon with her.
• In Kyoto, Yuta Okkotsu told Rika he sensed an old friend was coming to Kyoto.

Yuta Okkotsu and Rika Orimoto prepared to face a cursed spirit while discussing their friends’ relationships. Meanwhile, Ze Zenin traveled to Kyoto as Sukuna plotted revenge and Satoru Gojo spread gossip about Ze and Shoko.

• Rika Orimoto worried that Yuta Okkotsu’s old acquaintance was Gojo, then urged Yuta to marry her when they became adults.
• Yuta Okkotsu summoned a shikigami taught to him by Ze Zenin and confronted the cursed spirit alongside Rika.
• Ze Zenin flew to Kyoto after taking Shoko home, while Sukuna reflected on Ze’s techniques and vowed to inflict pain on him and two others.
• Yuji Itadori missed morning exercises, so Satoru Gojo ordered Yuji, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki to run fifty laps.
• Gojo and Suguru Geto gossiped about Ze and Shoko, and Gojo began telling the curious students what had happened the previous night.
• Ze Zenin reached Kyoto and suspected that Gojo was gossiping about him.

Ze Zenin arrived at Kyoto Jujutsu High to serve as combat advisor for three months, intimidating the students with his cursed energy and greeting his sister Mai and former acquaintance Utahime. He left Utahime’s questions about Shoko unanswered and prepared to meet the principal.

• Ze Zenin arrived at Kyoto Jujutsu High with Yuta Okkotsu and Rika Orimoto, releasing a surge of cursed energy to impress the students.
• Aoi Todo welcomed Ze Zenin, asked Yuta Okkotsu what kind of girl he liked, and cried when Yuta declared Rika his future wife.
• Ze Zenin greeted his shy sister Mai and told her to train hard enough to reach Maki’s level.
• Ze Zenin met Utahime, who welcomed him as advisor and asked about his relationship with Shoko.
• Ze Zenin avoided Utahime’s questions about Shoko and said he needed to meet the principal.

Ze Zenin visited Kyoto Jujutsu High and watched Yuta Okkotsu spar with Aoi Todo, revealing Yuta’s Special Grade status and unfamiliar abilities. After Todo used Boogie Woogie to swap their positions, Yuta realized the technique resembled his senior’s.

• Ze Zenin met Yoshinobu Gakuganji, Kamo Sheng, and Atsuya Kusakabe at Kyoto Jujutsu High.
• Ze Zenin invited the others to watch Yuta Okkotsu and Aoi Todo spar, and Todo became upset when Yuta said he did not like tall women with big butts.
• Yuta used Cursed Speech to stop Todo, then fought him with his samurai sword as Todo counterattacked.
• Ze Zenin told Kamo Sheng and Atsuya Kusakabe that Yuta was a Special Grade Sorcerer and his close friend’s student.
• Yuta used Cursed Speech to make Todo fall, but Todo clapped and switched places with him, prompting Yuta to recognize the position swap as his senior’s cursed technique.

Yuta Okkotsu fought Aoi Todo, using copied techniques and shikigami to gain the upper hand. He defeated Todo and returned to Rika, who was pleased that he had stood up for her.

• Yuta summoned centipede cursed spirits and the black and white divine dogs to attack Todo, who evaded them with Boogie Woogie.
• Yuta immobilized Todo with Cursed Speech, but Todo broke free, switched places with Yuta, and landed a Black Flash that sent him flying.
• Yuta fed Todo's hair to Ink Moon, copied Boogie Woogie, and used the technique to outmaneuver and batter Todo.
• Momo Nishimiya, Mai, Kasumi Miwa, Mechamaru, and Noritoshi Kamo watched the fight, and Noritoshi decided to make Yuta and Ze Zenin his goals.
• Yuta held his sword to Todo's neck and declared him defeated, and Todo accepted the loss while promising to challenge him again.
• Yuta asked Rika if she felt better, and Rika praised him for standing up for her.

Ze Zenin assessed the students at Kyoto Jujutsu High and outlined what each should focus on during special training. His advice left Mechamaru wondering whether Ze already knew about his condition and plans.

• Ze Zenin asked Momo Nishimiya about her Tool Manipulation, but she got distracted, so he had Atsuya Kusakabe repeat his instructions to her.
• Ze Zenin told Kasumi Miwa to develop her taijutsu and use her cursed technique during training.
• Ze Zenin advised Noritoshi Kamo to learn to convert cursed energy into blood, and Noritoshi considered trying it.
• Ze Zenin praised Mai's balanced abilities and promised himself that he would protect her and Maki.
• Ze Zenin told Aoi Todo to hone his skills in actual combat and suggested Mechamaru needed a healthy body.
• Mechamaru, watching from a distant room, wondered whether Ze Zenin already knew about his situation and whether someone had revealed it.

Kokichi Muta realized Ze Zenin had uncovered his secret, while Kenjaku outlined a plan to advance the cursed spirits’ cause by separating Ze Zenin and Satoru Gojo from the coming battle. After Kenjaku and the curses massacred a café, an unknown observer revealed his intention to kill Ze Zenin.

• Ze Zenin whispered to Mechamaru, asking Kokichi Muta to reveal his hiding place if he wanted to live, then wondered whether Yoshinobu Gakuganji was the other conspirator.
• Kenjaku told Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon that they needed Yuji Itadori on their side and had to keep Ze Zenin and Satoru Gojo out of the coming conflict.
• Jogo vowed to kill Satoru Gojo and claim the Prison Realm, and Kenjaku told Hanami to accompany him as a precaution.
• Kenjaku explained that he had arranged for Ze Zenin to be transferred out of Tokyo, and Jogo and Hanami burned everyone in the café.
• An unremarkable-looking man who had overheard them declared that he would kill Ze Zenin to devour everything.

Ze Zenin met Mei Mei in Kyoto after rejecting a schoolgirl who asked for his contact information, and Mei Mei revealed she had livestreamed the encounter. Back in Tokyo, Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto laughed at the video, while Gojo arranged for Geto to handle Yuji and the others’ mission so he could leave town.

• Ze Zenin received a message from Mei Mei and agreed to meet her at a café in Kyoto.
• A schoolgirl asked Ze Zenin for his contact information, but he claimed he was twenty-eight with two kids and rejected her; her brother angrily confronted him before Ze left.
• Mei Mei met Ze and revealed she had livestreamed his exchange with the schoolgirl using her crow, then handed him a check and invited him to walk with her.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto watched Mei Mei’s video and laughed, while Shoko remarked on Ze’s rejection.
• Satoru Gojo promised Mei Mei ten million and asked Suguru Geto to take over Yuji and the others’ Juvenile Detention Center mission while he was away.

Ze Zenin and Mei Mei tracked the Smallpox Hag to an abandoned village near Kyoto, where the special grade cursed spirit trapped them in its domain. Ze Zenin protected Mei Mei from its guaranteed-hit attack and prepared to fight back, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Mei Mei explained that she had recruited Ze Zenin to help capture a special grade cursed spirit near Kyoto and transport it to Tokyo.
• Ze Zenin and Mei Mei entered an abandoned village covered in talismans and followed cursed energy to a forest full of graves.
• They found the Smallpox Hag, and Ze Zenin discovered that his genjutsu did not work on it before throwing it through several trees.
• The Smallpox Hag opened its domain and sent a coffin toward Mei Mei, but Ze Zenin used Amenotejikara to switch places with her and take the attack himself.
• Ze Zenin shattered the boulder that had buried his coffin, then faced the Smallpox Hag with a sword wreathed in black flames.

Ze Zenin defeated the Smallpox Hag, bound it to go with Satoru Gojo to Suguru Geto, and teased Gojo into teleporting over to collect it. After Mei Mei left, Ze Zenin flew away on an orange owl to check in with Shoko.

• The Smallpox Hag trapped Ze Zenin in its domain again, but Ze broke free and used black-flame sword slashes to cripple it.
• Ze Zenin had Mahoraga destroy the domain, then forced the Smallpox Hag to choose between burning to death and going to Tokyo to be absorbed.
• The Smallpox Hag accepted the second choice, and Ze Zenin called Satoru Gojo to transport it to Suguru Geto.
• Gojo teleported to Ze Zenin, took the cursed spirit, and left after Ze warned him not to kill it.
• Ze Zenin told Mei Mei he was happy because he had annoyed Gojo, declined her invitation to explore Kyoto, and flew away on an orange owl.

At Kyoto Jujutsu High, Ze Zenin trained Aoi Todo, Mechamaru, and Noritoshi Kamo, then advised them on developing their techniques and learning Reverse Cursed Technique. He wondered why his memories were fading and looked toward Tokyo, anticipating the Juvenile Detention Center incident.

• In the girls' dormitory, Mai teased Momo Nishimiya about giving Ze Zenin a present and revealed that her first love was someone who had stayed by her since childhood.
• Aoi Todo asked Ze Zenin to train him, so Ze challenged Todo, Mechamaru, and Noritoshi Kamo to attack him together.
• Ze used his unusual eyes, Amenotejikara, and powerful techniques to defeat the three, then rushed to stop his fire dragon from setting the forest ablaze.
• Ze advised Todo to pursue a Maximum Technique and explained how Reverse Cursed Technique could help Noritoshi Kamo replenish blood and might unlock a technique reversal.
• Ze questioned why his memories were growing hazy, credited his notebook with helping him remember, and wondered how the Juvenile Detention Center incident would unfold in Tokyo.

Suguru Geto led Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki into Eishu Juvenile Detention Center to investigate a special grade cursed spirit, while warning Yuji about the people they might be asked to save. A cursed spirit attacked and dragged Nobara away, leaving Geto to fight it as Yuji and Megumi went after her.

• Suguru Geto reassured Ijichi that he would lead the mission and privately suspected the higher-ups were targeting Gojo and Zenin.
• Ijichi explained cursed spirit grades to Yuji Itadori, who learned that Geto was one of Jujutsu Society's five special grade sorcerers.
• Geto and the others entered the detention center, where Megumi identified Tadashi Okazaki as a repeat offender who had killed a schoolgirl while driving without a license.
• Geto challenged Yuji to consider whether every person deserved saving, and Yuji decided he understood before Sukuna briefly appeared to mock him.
• A cursed spirit appeared, pulled Nobara Kugisaki into a black hole, and was blasted into a wall by Geto.
• Geto sent Yuji and Megumi to find Nobara, while he summoned Smallpox Hag to fight the cursed spirit.

Suguru Geto defeated Daitian at the Juvenile Detention Center and told Ze Zenin that Yuji Itadori and the others would have died without his help. Ze Zenin reflected on how the altered timeline affected Kenjaku’s plans before Yuki Tsukumo arrived with Miguel for an educational exchange.

• Suguru Geto blocked Daitian’s attacks, defeated him with the Smallpox Deity’s domain, and absorbed him with Uzumaki.
• Suguru Geto called Ze Zenin and warned that Yuji Itadori and the others would have been killed by Daitian without his intervention.
• Ze Zenin considered how Tsumiki’s circumstances might keep her from becoming an incarnation vessel and wondered whether Geto could take Mahito’s Idle Transfiguration technique before Kenjaku did.
• Suguru Geto ended the call, and Ze Zenin relaxed on the sports field while thinking about his role as a teacher and Naobito Zenin’s retirement.
• Yuki Tsukumo arrived with Miguel and a young woman, introducing Miguel as Africa’s strongest jujutsu sorcerer on an educational exchange.
• Miguel quietly asked Yuki Tsukumo why Ze Zenin seemed to be suppressing laughter, and she said jujutsu sorcerers were lunatics.

Riko Amanai returned to Japan and demonstrated her powerful firearms cursed technique to Ze Zenin, who agreed to supervise her training at Kyoto Jujutsu High. She planned to surprise Gojo and Geto at the Goodwill Event, while Ze began her training by ordering the Kyoto students to run a hundred laps with her.

• Riko Amanai revealed that she had returned to Japan to study at Kyoto Jujutsu High after awakening her cursed technique.
• Yuki Tsukumo explained that Riko's cursed technique was Firearms, and Riko showed off a handgun, sniper rifle, and rocket launcher.
• Riko startled Ze Zenin by firing the rocket launcher, then revealed it was a dud and laughed at his reaction.
• Riko told Ze that Gojo and Geto did not know she was back and that she wanted to join Kyoto's team at the Goodwill Event.
• Yuki Tsukumo left Ze in charge of Kyoto's students, and he ordered everyone to run a hundred laps with Riko.

Shoko and Ze Zenin teased each other during a morning phone call before Shoko went to Jujutsu High and put Megumi Fushiguro to work. As she watched Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara leave, Shoko remembered her old friends and wondered when she had fallen for Ze.

• Ze Zenin called Shoko while supervising Riko Amanai and the others during their training, and he made Riko keep running while letting Mai, Momo, and Miwa rest.
• Shoko and Ze reminisced about his past missions and joked about his old stories before Shoko hung up and headed to Jujutsu High.
• Shoko asked Megumi Fushiguro to carry medical equipment without using his shikigami, and Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki teased him as he left.
• Shoko watched the students bicker and imagined Ze, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto beside them, then wondered when she had started falling for Ze.

In her office, Shoko revisited old study materials and photographs of Ze Zenin, then opened her diary and remembered how she first came to Tokyo Jujutsu High. Her recollection ended with her meeting Ze, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto as classmates and beginning the carefree days she still treasured.

• Shoko found the study materials Ze Zenin had given her, set an old photo beside two other frames, and retrieved her preserved diary.
• Shoko's diary recalled that Utahime Iori discovered her ability to use Reverse Cursed Technique and encouraged her to enroll at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
• Shoko arrived at the school and mistook Ze Zenin for a senpai, following him to her classroom.
• Shoko met Suguru Geto, then saw Satoru Gojo climb through a window and interrupt their conversation.
• Shoko learned that Ze Zenin was her classmate, not her senpai, and began her school days with an urge to beat him up.

Ze Zenin taught Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko about advanced jujutsu, including Maximum Techniques, domains, and Domain Amplification. Shoko, initially bored, became absorbed in his explanations.

• Masamichi Yaga announced that Ze Zenin would teach the class, while Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto whispered about the lesson.
• Ze Zenin explained Maximum Techniques and revealed that Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation could develop into Uzumaki, which could extract techniques from powerful cursed spirits.
• Ze Zenin told Shoko he did not think Reverse Cursed Technique had a Maximum Technique, disappointing her.
• Ze Zenin described closed and open domains, prompting Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Masamichi Yaga to consider the concept.
• Shoko stopped writing in her diary and became absorbed as Ze Zenin explained Domain Amplification.