Ch. 22A conversation, a commission, and a breaking point

Kamo Xu arranged a mission that put Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki against a cursed spirit, hoping to provoke [Rika], while he watched with Suguru Geto and Toji Fushiguro. The students defeated the spirit without [Rika] appearing, leaving Kamo Xu disappointed and Suguru Geto furious about losing one of his few strong curses.

  • Kamo Xu met Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki at the shopping street, and Ijichi explained Kamo Xu's reputation before leaving them to the mission.
  • A hidden cursed spirit ambushed Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki with a crushing beam, breaking Toge Inumaki's finger and forcing them to retreat into a building.
  • Suguru Geto and Toji Fushiguro watched from a rooftop as Kamo Xu revealed that he had hired Toji Fushiguro to protect Suguru Geto for four years in exchange for three hundred million a year.
  • Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki returned to the fight and defeated the cursed spirit through clumsy teamwork without releasing [Rika].
  • Kamo Xu showed disappointment that [Rika] had not appeared, and Suguru Geto angrily blamed him for preventing him from collecting cursed spirits.

Ch. 23The end

Kamo Xu reflected on his failed attempts to change the story and resolved to protect the people he cared about, even if that meant killing good people. After parting from Suguru Geto, he returned to Yuta Okkotsu and healed Toge Inumaki, leaving Yuta’s complaints unanswered.

  • Suguru Geto said goodbye to Kamo Xu and warned that he and Satoru Gojo might become enemies.
  • Kamo Xu recalled how he had failed to save people destined to die and planned to disrupt Kenjaku’s scheme by changing Yuta Okkotsu’s fate or persuading Geto to abandon his massacre.
  • Kamo Xu told Geto to survive, and Geto laughed while recalling Kamo Xu’s curse that he would live to a hundred.
  • Kamo Xu returned to Ijichi and Yuta Okkotsu, dismissed Yuta’s complaints about the unexpected Semi-Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, and confirmed the exorcisms.
  • Kamo Xu used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal Toge Inumaki’s throat, while leaving Yuta’s injuries for him to heal himself.

Ch. 24A declaration of war

Suguru Geto invaded Jujutsu High, tried to recruit Yuta Okkotsu, and declared the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons for December 24. He escaped after unleashing cursed spirits to hold Satoru Gojo and the students back.

  • Ijichi reported that a hidden Curtain had concealed a Semi-Grade 1 Cursed Spirit from the mission team, and Satoru Gojo suspected Suguru Geto was responsible.
  • Suguru Geto arrived at Jujutsu High with cursed spirits and companions, where Maki Zenin, Panda, Toge Inumaki, and Yuta Okkotsu confronted him.
  • Suguru Geto clasped Yuta Okkotsu's hands, praised his cursed energy, and asked him to help kill every Non-Sorcerer, but Yuta refused after Geto insulted his friends.
  • Suguru Geto declared that the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons would begin at sunset on December 24 in Shinjuku and Kyoto, with orders to kill everyone they encountered.
  • Suguru Geto left to take his companions for crepes after unleashing cursed spirits that forced Satoru Gojo to stay behind and fight.

Ch. 25Tying his hair

Kamo Xu reunited with his frail mother, Kamo Kimie, at Jujutsu High and was reminded of the Binding Vow slowly weakening her. After she comforted him and tied his hair back, his unease and dizziness returned, leaving him to turn his frustration on Satoru Gojo.

  • Kamo Xu strolled around Jujutsu High and complained to Satoru Gojo about the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons and his restless mood.
  • Kamo Kimie arrived with Riko Amanai and Shoko Ieiri, caught Kamo Xu smoking, and scolded him.
  • Kamo Xu used Reverse Cursed Technique and Cursed Energy to warm Kamo Kimie, whose frailty came from an unexplained Binding Vow.
  • Kamo Kimie told Kamo Xu she had come to see him, then tied his long hair into a low ponytail and urged him not to push himself too hard.
  • After Kamo Kimie left, Kamo Xu felt uneasy and dizzy, removed the hair tie, and turned toward Satoru Gojo in anger.

Ch. 26Something Went Wrong...

As the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons began, Kamo Xu abandoned Jujutsu High after learning that his mother had not come home, leaving Suguru Geto free to attack Yuta Okkotsu. Kenjaku and Mahito revealed they had killed Kamo Xu’s mother to lure him away, setting the stage for their plan against Geto.

  • Masamichi Yaga ordered the sorcerers to commit everything to eliminating Suguru Geto, while Satoru Gojo remained troubled by Geto’s unexplained plan.
  • Geto warned his followers to avoid Kamo Xu and arranged for Toji Fushiguro and Miguel to hold off Gojo while he pursued Yuta Okkotsu and Rika.
  • Kamo Xu received a call saying his mother, Kimie, had not come home and rushed away from Jujutsu High toward Kyoto.
  • Geto sensed Kamo Xu’s departure and prepared to attack, with Maki Zenin standing in his way.
  • Kenjaku and Mahito watched Kamo Xu leave and revealed that Mahito had killed Kimie to lure him away.

Ch. 27This was divine punishment

Kamo Xu found his mother transformed into a monstrous creature and let her kill him while he embraced her, then emerged alone and unleashed an unfinished Domain Expansion across Kyoto. He left the city’s cursed spirits destroyed and the surviving sorcerers retreating.

  • Kamo Xu arrived at the wrecked car and followed a blood trail to a transfigured human wearing his mother's blanket.
  • The creature repeated his mother's words and tore Kamo Xu apart, but he embraced her until she died.
  • Kamo Xu emerged from the darkness, blamed Mahito and the cursed spirits for his mother's death, and activated his open Domain Expansion across Kyoto.
  • The domain classified targets as human or nonhuman, struck humans with Strangulation, and bound cursed spirits and other nonhumans to Kamo Xu with Embrace.
  • Kamo Xu reversed his hand sign and froze the cursed spirits by vaporizing the blood within them, while Kento Nanami ordered his juniors to retreat.
  • Kyoto was purged of cursed spirits.

Ch. 28Like he'd lost his soul

After losing his mother, Kamo Xu vowed to become an extraordinary jujutsu sorcerer while resisting a curse that urged him to kill. He annihilated the cursed spirits in Kyoto and Shinjuku, then arrived at Jujutsu High demanding Suguru Geto’s body so he could destroy it.

  • Kamo Xu grieved for his mother, healed his wounds, and carefully tied his hair with the hair tie she had given him.
  • Kamo Xu vowed to live well and become an extraordinary jujutsu sorcerer, then flew toward the Shinjuku battlefield to kill cursed spirits.
  • Kento Nanami warned Masamichi Yaga that Kamo Xu had wiped out Kyoto’s cursed spirits and was heading to Shinjuku.
  • Kamo Xu’s blood swept through Shinjuku, killing the remaining cursed spirits as witnesses recognized his power as an open domain.
  • At Jujutsu High, Kamo Xu learned that Satoru Gojo had killed Suguru Geto and demanded to know where the body was so he could destroy it.

Ch. 29Dealing with it

Kamo Xu traced Suguru Geto’s cursed energy to his corpse and prepared to destroy it, but stopped when someone appeared behind him. Elsewhere, Yuta Okkotsu learned that he had cursed Rika and watched her pass on after they said goodbye.

  • Kamo Xu ignored Satoru Gojo’s questions, revealed overwhelming shadowy cursed energy, and walked away.
  • Kamo Xu found Suguru Geto’s corpse and realized Kenjaku had manipulated events to obtain Geto’s body and seal Satoru Gojo.
  • Kamo Xu began controlling the blood in Geto’s corpse to tear it apart, but stopped when a stranger spoke behind him.
  • Satoru Gojo explained that Yuta Okkotsu’s obsession had cursed Rika, and Yuta realized he had kept her bound to him for six years.
  • Rika comforted Yuta, said goodbye, and dissolved into motes of light as she passed on.

Ch. 30The Battle with Mahito

Kamo Xu attacked Kenjaku and Mahito after Kenjaku tried to bargain for Suguru Geto, then unleashed a series of Black Flashes against Mahito. Mahito finally touched Kamo Xu’s soul as another Black Flash struck him, leaving the consequences of their contact unresolved.

  • Kamo Xu opened fire on Kenjaku with Piercing Blood, blasting away the lower half of his head despite Kenjaku’s flesh wall defense.
  • Mahito provoked Kamo Xu by invoking his mother, and Kamo Xu charged him in a rage.
  • Kamo Xu landed a Black Flash that sent Mahito crashing into the rubble, while Kenjaku realized Kamo Xu had become a cursed spirit through cursing himself.
  • Mahito reformed and taunted Kamo Xu, who struck him with five consecutive Black Flashes.
  • Mahito reached out and touched Kamo Xu’s soul as Kamo Xu landed the fifth Black Flash.

Ch. 31Idle Transfiguration and Flowing Red Scale

Kamo Xu battled Mahito, damaging him with his soul-infused blood techniques but unable to kill him permanently. After Jogo and Hanami joined the fight and burned Kamo Xu, he rose again and stopped the cursed spirits from leaving.

  • Mahito tried to use Idle Transfiguration on Kamo Xu, but their souls and cursed energy clashed and tore at each other.
  • Kamo Xu ripped off Mahito’s arm, then used Modified Flowing Red Scale to fill him with blood carrying Kamo Xu’s soul and freeze him from within.
  • Kamo Xu shattered Mahito with a black-lightning punch, then stomped Hanami out of the ground and found Hanami carrying Suguru Geto’s corpse.
  • Jogo ambushed Kamo Xu with lava and flames while Mahito’s remains thawed and Mahito recovered; Mahito also restored Hanami’s damaged body.
  • Jogo, Hanami, and Mahito turned to leave with Suguru Geto, but the burned Kamo Xu rose and ordered them to stop.

Ch. 32200% cursed energy output, Red Emperor Blue Star at maximum power!

Kamo Xu unleashed his maximum-power Red Emperor Blue Star, devastating Jujutsu High and badly damaging the special grade cursed spirits. As he tried to pursue the fleeing Mahito, Kenjaku used the Prison Realm to force him to retreat.

  • Jogo, Hanami, and Mahito launched their strongest attacks while Kamo Xu chanted inside Jogo's flames, but Kamo Xu completed his technique and fired Red Emperor Blue Star at 200% cursed energy output.
  • The blast vaporized everything organic within a hundred meters, while Kamo Xu lost half his body and the cursed spirits suffered severe injuries; Satoru Gojo sensed the explosion and rushed toward it.
  • Mahito rescued the unconscious Hanami and dragged Jogo away, while an octopus-shaped cursed spirit retrieved Suguru Geto's mangled body and escaped underground.
  • Kamo Xu began healing and pursued Mahito, but Kenjaku threw the Prison Realm in his path and fled.
  • The Prison Realm opened its eye and began targeting Kamo Xu, forcing him to back away rather than pursue the others.

Ch. 33Satoru Gojo and Kamo Xu

Kamo Xu watched Mahito escape with the injured Jogo and Hanami, then explained to Satoru Gojo how the curses had used his mother's murder to delay him while they stole Suguru Geto's body. The chapter left Gojo realizing the enemies had escaped with Geto's corpse and warning him that he might see his dead friend again.

  • Mahito fled with the injured Jogo and Hanami, while Dagon stole Suguru Geto's body and the Prison Realm remained behind in the crater.
  • Kamo Xu, too exhausted to pursue the curses without risking being sealed, cursed Mahito and vowed to hunt him down.
  • Satoru Gojo arrived and questioned Kamo Xu about the battle, but Kamo Xu first blamed him for killing Suguru Geto.
  • Kamo Xu revealed that a curse had killed his mother and that the enemies had used the news to provoke him and delay him from reaching Suguru Geto.
  • Satoru Gojo recognized the Prison Realm and realized the curses had escaped with Suguru Geto's body after Kamo Xu was unable to chase them.

Ch. 34The rift

Kamo Xu confronted Satoru Gojo about how to become strong enough to eradicate every cursed spirit, and the two unleashed their domains against each other. Yuta Okkotsu and the others arrived at the devastated campus and found Gojo's domain at the crater's edge.

  • Kamo Xu revealed that he had cursed himself and demanded to know how he could surpass his current strength.
  • Kamo Xu declared that he would kill every cursed spirit, and Satoru Gojo warned him not to follow Suguru Geto's path.
  • Kamo Xu challenged Gojo to face his words honestly, then both men activated their domains at once.
  • Yuta Okkotsu reached the ruined campus with Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki, and Panda and saw the enormous crater.
  • Toge Inumaki pointed out a pitch-black domain near the crater, leaving the group wondering who was fighting Gojo.

Ch. 35Battle within the domains, calculation pushed to the limit

Kamo Xu defeated Satoru Gojo in their domain clash by using his blood domain to turn Gojo’s own Red against him. The domains shattered, leaving Kamo Xu gravely injured but standing and Gojo frozen and immobilized as Okkotsu and the others realized who their enemy was.

  • Satoru Gojo and Kamo Xu’s domains both landed their sure-hit effects, and Kamo Xu’s blood-filled domain narrowly overcame Gojo’s Unlimited Void.
  • Satoru Gojo recovered and prepared to finish the immobilized Kamo Xu with Red, while Kamo Xu smiled and his blood mingled with the sea of blood.
  • Gojo’s Red tore through the blood, but its heat-draining effect was applied to Gojo and his domain through Kamo Xu’s sure-hit effect.
  • Red blasted away half of Kamo Xu’s body, while crimson frost froze half of Gojo’s body and caused his domain to shatter.
  • The sea of blood flowed into the nearby crater, and Okkotsu recognized Kamo Xu as Maki stopped him from rushing toward Gojo.
  • Panda, Okkotsu, and Maki saw that Gojo was frozen and immobilized, and realized Kamo Xu had won the domain battle.

Ch. 36The Final Ending, the Worst Outcome

After surviving Unlimited Void by damaging and healing his brain, Kamo Xu spared Satoru Gojo and left, insisting that Gojo needed to become stronger. Jujutsu High and Jujutsu Society declared Kamo Xu a defector, and the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons arc ended.

  • Satoru Gojo prepared to kill the unconscious Kamo Xu, but Kamo Xu pierced his own brain to purge the excess information from Unlimited Void and used Reverse Cursed Technique to recover.
  • Kamo Xu woke and revealed that he had anticipated becoming Gojo’s enemy, then grieved the losses of his mother and friends.
  • Kamo Xu aimed Piercing Blood at Gojo but chose not to kill him, remembering his mother’s wish that he become a jujutsu sorcerer rather than a curse user.
  • Kamo Xu told Gojo that he needed to grow stronger and left on a disc of blood.
  • Jujutsu High and Jujutsu Society jointly declared Kamo Xu a defector, though he was not classified as a curse user because he had killed no one.

Ch. 37Yuji Itadori

Yuji Itadori defended the Spirit Research Club from the student council president and stunned the track and field teacher with his strength. Megumi Fushiguro arrived at the school to retrieve a cursed object, sensed Sukuna’s malice as Yuji ran past, and realized Yuji had the object on him.

  • Yuji Itadori, Sasaki, and Iguchi tried to prove the Spirit Research Club held activities, but the student council president pointed out that Yuji was not even a club member.
  • The track and field teacher revealed he had changed Yuji’s application and challenged him to a shot put contest, where Yuji threw the shot far beyond the world record and bent a soccer goal.
  • Megumi Fushiguro entered the school to find one of Ryomen Sukuna’s fingers, after Satoru Gojo had left him to complete the mission alone.
  • Megumi noticed Yuji’s extraordinary strength, then saw Yuji hurry away before Megumi could question him.
  • A curse’s overwhelming malice struck Megumi as Yuji passed, and Megumi realized Yuji was carrying the cursed object.

Ch. 38The coming storm

After Wasuke Itadori died, Yuji Itadori learned that his friends were in danger because a cursed object had been unsealed at his school. As Yuji and Megumi Fushiguro rushed there, Kamo Xu entered the campus, eager to hunt the curses within.

  • Wasuke Itadori urged Yuji to save others and die surrounded by people before he passed away, leaving Yuji grieving and alone.
  • Megumi Fushiguro introduced himself to Yuji and explained that he had come to retrieve a cursed finger of Ryomen Sukuna.
  • Yuji told Megumi that his upperclassmen had taken the finger and planned to unwrap it, so the two hurried to the school to save them.
  • Megumi found cursed energy leaking from the school and went inside, while Yuji insisted on following to protect his friends.
  • Kamo Xu entered the campus, unaware of Yuji and Megumi, intending to torture and kill the cursed spirits he sensed there.

Ch. 39Rescue at the Academy

Megumi Fushiguro and Kamo Xu entered the cursed Academy to rescue Sasaki and Iguchi and retrieve Sukuna’s finger. Kamo Xu rescued and healed the students, took the finger, and continued deeper into the building as its influence urged him to eat it.

  • Megumi Fushiguro charged through the Academy, summoning his Divine Dogs to attack a cursed spirit blocking his path.
  • Kamo Xu sensed Sasaki and Iguchi surrounded by cursed spirits and leapt toward them before another sorcerer could claim credit for the rescue.
  • Sasaki hid from a grotesque cursed spirit until Kamo Xu appeared with Iguchi, then Kamo Xu used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal them.
  • Kamo Xu took the purple finger from Sasaki’s pocket and directed the students toward an exit he had cleared of cursed spirits.
  • Kamo Xu continued through the Academy carrying Sukuna’s finger, resisted its urging to eat it, and crushed a cursed spirit in his grip.

Ch. 40The king of self-destruction

Kamo Xu slaughtered the cursed spirits drawn to the Purple Phoenix Claw and met Megumi Fushiguro, who recognized him as the sorcerer on Jujutsu High's wanted list. As Kamo Xu began handing over Sukuna's finger, Itadori burst in and attacked, only for Kamo Xu to catch his kick and slam him onto the floor.

  • Kamo Xu killed the cursed spirits that swarmed him while searching the corridor for a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit.
  • Megumi Fushiguro arrived, saw the bloodied corridor, and confronted Kamo Xu over Sukuna's finger and the missing students.
  • Megumi recognized Kamo Xu from Jujutsu High's wanted list and recalled Satoru Gojo's warning about him.
  • Kamo Xu agreed to give Megumi the Purple Phoenix Claw for Jujutsu High.
  • Itadori crashed through a window and kicked at Kamo Xu, who caught his foot and knocked him onto the stone floor.

Ch. 41You are [human]

Kamo Xu questioned Yuji Itadori about protecting others, cursed spirits, and whether he bore a curse, threatening Megumi Fushiguro when he tried to answer for Yuji. After Yuji said his grandfather had cursed him to help others and die surrounded by people, Kamo Xu recognized him as human and withdrew his killing intent, leaving Megumi confused and Yuji baffled.

  • Kamo Xu restrained Yuji Itadori and asked whether he would risk his life to protect someone important to him, and Yuji said he would.
  • Kamo Xu turned Yuji toward a still-living cursed spirit, and Yuji called it disgusting.
  • Yuji told Kamo Xu that he bore a curse, and Kamo Xu threatened Megumi Fushiguro with Piercing Blood when he tried to explain.
  • Yuji explained that his grandfather had told him to help people and die surrounded by others, causing his cursed energy to flicker.
  • Kamo Xu removed his eye patch, identified Yuji as human, and withdrew his cursed energy.
  • Megumi abandoned his plan to fight Kamo Xu, while Yuji wondered aloud if the man was crazy.
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