Chapter Summaries

Dio encouraged Suguru Geto to return to Jujutsu High and face his old friends, and Geto agreed to go after more training. Two months later, Geto and his group arrived at the school, where Satoru Gojo and the students prepared to confront them.

• Dio told Suguru Geto that he should return to Jujutsu High and speak honestly with Satoru Gojo and Shoko Ieiri, promising to accompany him.
• Suguru Geto agreed to return after intensive training with Dio and learning Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Yuta Okkotsu sensed that something was coming, while Masamichi Yaga and Satoru Gojo discussed Geto's recent activity in India.
• A huge surge of cursed energy struck Jujutsu High's barrier, and Masamichi Yaga ordered the sorcerers on campus to assemble at the gates.
• Suguru Geto arrived on a giant pelican-like cursed spirit with Miguel, Larue, Manami, Riku, Nanako, and Mimiko, and greeted the wary students.

Suguru Geto arrived at Jujutsu High with Nanako and Mimiko, where Yaga and several sorcerers confronted him while waiting for Gojo and Shoko. Before joining them, Dio privately challenged Gojo about whether he would accept Geto back and accused him of allowing Geto’s rise; Gojo admitted he might forgive his best friend, then laughed at the strangeness of their relationship.

• Nanako and Mimiko surveyed Jujutsu High, where Panda, Inumaki, Yuta, and Maki challenged Geto and his companions.
• Geto greeted Yuta warmly and said he wanted to wait for Gojo and Shoko before explaining why he had come.
• Yaga arrived with Mei Mei, Kusakabe, Nanami, and Hakari, while Kirara and Ino took up positions nearby.
• Gojo spotted Dio arriving silently and speaking with him in private.
• Dio asked if Gojo would accept Geto if he changed, then accused Gojo of letting Geto build his power and of viewing non-sorcerers as a different species.
• Gojo said Geto was his one and only best friend and that he probably would accept him, then laughed about their relationship.

Dio explained how Satoru Gojo still wanted Suguru Geto to return, then demonstrated the speed-enhancing concepts he had developed. The chapter ended with Dio blasting across Jujutsu High and landing outside its gates before Gojo could finish speaking.

• Dio asked whether Gojo would welcome Geto back despite the people he had killed, and Gojo said Geto was still his best friend and that he wanted him to return.
• Dio explained the rules he had discovered for concept bestowal, including compatibility, interactions between concepts, and the advantage of culturally recognized legends.
• Dio wore armor inspired by the legendary Red Comet to bestow the concept set of being three times faster with red horns.
• Dio accelerated to five times the speed of sound, crossed the campus in a crimson streak, and landed at the clearing outside the school gates.
• Gojo was left behind mid-sentence as Dio's landing sent a powerful gust through the sorcerers and students nearby.

Suguru Geto returned and apologized to Satoru Gojo, Shoko Ieiri, and Masamichi Yaga, explaining that he had abandoned his plan to kill non-sorcerers and would spend his life suppressing cursed spirits. The group welcomed him back and headed to a conference room to hear his account of the past ten years and his plans.

• Dio introduced the situation to Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto said he had returned to talk things through and make amends.
• Geto bowed to Gojo, Shoko Ieiri, and Masamichi Yaga, apologized, and declared he would resume suppressing cursed spirits instead of pursuing his old plan.
• Shoko recalled Geto's long estrangement, and Gojo embraced him and welcomed him back.
• Yaga expressed regret over failing to guide Geto, while Kento Nanami welcomed him back and Mei Mei agreed to limit what she reported.
• Yaga directed the group to the conference room, where Geto promised to explain his experiences, changes, and intentions.

Dio and Suguru Geto met with Jujutsu High’s staff and student representatives to discuss the school’s conditions and Geto’s return to a different path. The chapter ended with Geto describing the courage it took to live with his sins and responsibilities.

• Dio questioned Jujutsu High’s funding and facilities, and Principal Yaga explained the school’s budget and limited staff and students.
• Suguru Geto offered four billion yen in annual installments over five years to improve the school and increase benefits and mission allowances.
• Suguru Geto challenged Satoru Gojo’s assessment of the school’s conditions, and Gojo admitted his privileged background had distorted his perspective.
• Suguru Geto recounted his past, including rebuilding the Time Vessel Association and pursuing his vision of a sorcerer paradise.
• Suguru Geto credited Dio with helping him abandon his extermination fantasy and recommit to sealing and subduing cursed spirits.
• Suguru Geto declared that living with unavoidable sins and responsibilities took more courage than dying.

Suguru Geto proposed overthrowing Jujutsu Headquarters and rebuilding Jujutsu Society, with Dio as its central leader. Satoru Gojo questioned Dio’s motives and strength, then challenged him to a fight, and the two went to a clearing outside the school.

• Satoru Gojo explained that Jujutsu Headquarters had kept Yuta Okkotsu under a secret execution sentence because of Rika Orimoto’s potential destructive power.
• Suguru Geto proposed overthrowing the higher-ups and resetting Jujutsu Society, and Satoru Gojo enthusiastically supported the plan.
• Suguru Geto suggested Dio should lead the new society, while Satoru Gojo questioned Dio’s motives and asked what made him so strong.
• Satoru Gojo challenged Dio to prove his strength, and Dio told him to fight or hand over the leadership.
• Satoru Gojo and Dio went to a clearing in the woods as the others raised a Curtain and watched from its edge.

Dio argued that his power justified remaking the world by force, while Satoru Gojo confronted the limits of his own protection and embraced becoming a guiding force. The two agreed to settle who was strongest in a fight, and their cursed energy collided as the battle began.

• Dio challenged Satoru Gojo’s leadership and declared his intention to overthrow the old world and rule as a Philosopher King.
• Dio accused Satoru Gojo of tolerating present suffering for the sake of future change and called his heart weak.
• Satoru Gojo recalled the people he had failed to protect, agreed with Dio’s criticism, and resolved to become a sun that would expose evil and injustice.
• Suguru Geto called out to them, and Dio promised no one would die as he prepared to beat Satoru Gojo.
• Satoru Gojo and Dio declared they would settle the title of strongest with their fists, and their cursed energy collided.

Dio tested his copied Limitless against Gojo, using Concept Bestowal to gain the Six Eyes and defend himself with Paradox Negation. After an uncontrolled attempt at Hollow Purple, Dio copied Gojo’s full-power attack, and their clash devastated the surrounding area.

• Dio activated the Six Eyes through The Namers of All Things and endured the resulting information overload to improve his cursed energy control.
• Gojo fired Hollow Purple, but Dio dispelled it with Paradox Negation and explained how he had neutralized the spatial attack.
• Dio tried to copy Hollow Purple, but his unstable fusion of Blue and Red detonated prematurely and carved a crater around him.
• Gojo and Dio chanted and fired full-power Hollow Purple at the same time, and the attacks collided near Dio.
• The collision unleashed a massive explosion that destroyed the surrounding forest, shattered the Curtain, and hurled the spectators away.

Satoru Gojo and Dio continued their battle, testing how their techniques and defenses interacted. Gojo exploited a weakness in Dio’s Paradox Negation to launch another point-blank Purple, leaving Dio battered but alive as the dust cleared.

• Gojo and Dio survived their first clash of Purple, with Dio’s Paradox Negation and Phase-Shift Armor limiting his injuries.
• Dio launched a close-range assault, and Gojo countered before both fighters resumed their rapid exchange.
• Gojo feinted with Red and blasted Dio hundreds of meters into the air, discovering that Red’s released shock wave could bypass Paradox Negation.
• Gojo chanted and detonated an unrestricted Purple in front of Dio, catching himself in the blast as well.
• Dio adjusted his posture and accelerated away from the explosion, enduring the impact as his clothes were destroyed and his body was left battered.

Satoru Gojo and Dio continued their battle as Gojo analyzed the limits of Dio’s paradox negation and launched a massive gravitational attack. Dio answered with a charged pillar of red impact, and their powers collided in another explosion.

• Dio’s kick struck Satoru Gojo’s arm and sent him flying backward, while Gojo realized that paradox negation blocked direct effects but not the physical consequences they produced.
• Satoru Gojo lifted himself into the air and used Blue to gather soil, rocks, and debris into a massive projectile.
• Dio rose to Gojo’s altitude and charged a red sphere of cursed energy while allowing Gojo to finish preparing his attack.
• Satoru Gojo hurled the mass of earth and wood at Dio as Dio fired a fourteen-meter pillar of red impact light toward Blue, triggering another explosion.

Dio used his Soul Liberation Blade to sever Satoru Gojo’s arm, but Gojo countered with a supersonic attack that devastated them both. They regenerated from near-death and faced each other, still eager to fight.

• Dio bestowed cursed energy defense negation on his blade and cut off Satoru Gojo’s right arm.
• Dio kicked Gojo in the face and pursued him for a finishing slash, but Gojo evaded by circling at extreme speed.
• Gojo regenerated his arm and used Blue to accelerate into Dio like a meteor, triggering a devastating collision and explosion.
• Dio and Gojo fell onto the scorched ground with their bodies nearly destroyed, then began regenerating with reverse cursed technique.
• Dio and Gojo saw each other through the smoke and revealed exhilarated smiles as their bodies continued to heal.

Dio and Satoru Gojo fought at overwhelming speed while spectators debated their techniques and cursed energy. Dio finally expanded his domain, and Gojo answered with Unlimited Void, leaving their evenly matched domains in a deadlock.

• Suguru Geto and Atsuya Kusakabe explained how Dio was neutralizing Gojo's Limitless without using Domain Amplification, and Geto demonstrated the technique himself.
• Yuta Okkotsu spotted Gojo's severed arm as the fighters exchanged attacks at incredible speed, then both restored themselves with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• The spectators discussed why neither fighter had expanded a domain, and Geto and Yuta noted Dio's copied Six Eyes-like efficiency and enormous cursed energy reserves.
• Dio handed the Soul Liberation Blade to The World and expanded Boundary of Emptiness as Gojo activated Unlimited Void a fraction of a second later.
• The two domain barriers collided and began eroding each other, producing an unpredictable deadlock.

Dio and Satoru Gojo fought to a stalemate in their clashing domains, then traded brutal close-range attacks until Dio landed consecutive Black Flashes. As defeat began to seem possible, Gojo felt intense fulfillment and joy at being pushed to his limits.

• Dio and Satoru Gojo expanded their domains, and their sure-hit effects canceled as the barriers reached a stalemate.
• Dio and Satoru Gojo exchanged remarks before Gojo attacked, and Dio countered by grappling him and slamming him into the ground.
• Gojo escaped Dio’s follow-up and avoided a near Black Flash, then the two resumed fighting.
• Dio struck Gojo with a Black Flash and drove him into the ground, leaving Gojo shocked by the consecutive Black Flashes.
• Dio warned that his Shikigami had not yet used its ability, and Gojo felt fulfillment and excitement as the fight brought him close to defeat.

Dio defeated Satoru Gojo by stopping time and overwhelming him, then dissolved his domain after claiming victory. Near death, Satoru resolved to keep growing stronger and underwent a breakthrough that expanded his cursed energy and his understanding of its potential.

• Dio activated The World, stopped time, and unleashed a barrage of punches on the frozen Satoru Gojo.
• When time resumed, Satoru's injuries destroyed Unlimited Void, allowing Boundary of Emptiness to strip away his powers.
• Dio dissolved his domain, celebrated his victory, and saw a new cycle of cause and effect beginning around him.
• Lying near death, Satoru vowed to grow stronger and seek out stronger opponents.
• Satoru repaired his brain with Reverse Cursed Technique and experienced a breakthrough that began increasing his cursed energy output and reserves.

After Dio defeated Satoru Gojo, Gojo recovered, accepted the loss with excitement, and welcomed Dio as a friend. The group discussed Dio’s Copy technique and his plan to expose cursed energy to humanity, while Gojo warned him of the upheaval it could cause.

• Satoru Gojo healed his injuries with Reverse Cursed Technique and praised Dio’s strength after losing their fight.
• Dio and Satoru Gojo agreed that Dio had won, and Gojo announced him as the new strongest of the modern age before calling for a meeting.
• Dio revealed that his cursed technique was unconditional Copy, and Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo recommended Cursed Speech and the Ten Shadows Technique as possible abilities to acquire.
• Satoru Gojo explained that Toji Fushiguro’s child had inherited the Ten Shadows Technique, and Dio asked him to enroll the child at Jujutsu High early.
• Satoru Gojo warned Dio that exposing cursed energy and forcing humanity to evolve could provoke widespread fear and social collapse.
• Dio remained resolute about pursuing his plan, and Satoru Gojo teased him about calling himself a giant who loved humanity.

Dio and Satoru Gojo agreed on a gradual plan to expand the sorcerer population and challenge Jujutsu Headquarters, while Dio helped Yuta test the conditions of his technique. Dio later copied Cursed Speech and the Ten Shadows Technique, and Suguru Geto arranged for three new students to enroll at Jujutsu High.

• Dio described his plan to awaken more sorcerers and recruit people dissatisfied with reality, and Satoru Gojo agreed to let him and Suguru Geto act against Jujutsu Headquarters.
• Satoru Gojo said he would visit Kyoto to speak with Principal Gakuganji, Utahime, and the others, while Suguru Geto proposed finding Toge Inumaki so Dio and Yuta Okkotsu could copy Cursed Speech.
• Dio cut off his little finger for Rika Orimoto to consume, then healed it with Reverse Cursed Technique, but Yuta Okkotsu found that the attempt did not satisfy his technique's conditions.
• Satoru Gojo returned with Megumi Fushiguro, and Dio copied Cursed Speech and the Ten Shadows Technique, filling his cursed technique slots.
• Suguru Geto negotiated with Principal Yaga to enroll Mimiko, Nanako, and Megumi at Jujutsu High.

Dio led Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and their allies to Jujutsu Headquarters to overthrow its conservative leadership and establish a new order. After Dio spared and healed Yoshinobu Gakuganji, the group entered Headquarters unopposed, joined by sorcerers and staff along the way.

• Naobito Zenin, Naoya Zenin, Noritoshi Kamo, and Yoshinobu Gakuganji waited at Jujutsu Headquarters as Dio and the others arrived dressed as the Three Admirals.
• Dio slapped Gakuganji down, then healed him and urged him to live on, make amends, and witness the coming changes.
• Gakuganji accepted Dio's offer, stood up with his cane, and saluted the group.
• Satoru Gojo kicked open Headquarters' gates, and Dio explained that the march would help establish his authority as an outsider.
• Dio, Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and their allies advanced through Headquarters, while sorcerers and staff joined their procession without resisting.

Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Dio, and the other young sorcerers confronted the Jujutsu Headquarters elders over their corruption and the deaths of talented sorcerers. One elder killed himself, and the others faced the coming purge as Gojo declared that the old generation’s rule was ending.

• Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo demanded that the elders answer for arranging missions and commissions that had gotten young sorcerers killed.
• The old man with the pompadour admitted that the elders had eliminated potential rivals for profit, amusement, and excitement, while the long-nosed old man tried to distance himself from the confession.
• Satoru Gojo rejected the elders’ claims that he had mistaken mercy for cowardice, and Dio argued that their deaths were necessary to bring change.
• The old man with the eyepatch performed ritual suicide, prompting Noritoshi Kamo to cry out for his great-uncle.
• Kento Nanami found a ledger showing the elders had handled enormous sums, and Suguru Geto and Dio condemned their greed and refusal to share money with working sorcerers.
• Satoru Gojo declared that the old generation would be buried and that the coming bloodshed would begin with the elders.

Dio and his allies eliminated Jujutsu Society’s core reactionaries and announced an assembly of all registered sorcerers in Kyoto, marking the start of reform. The chapter ended with Dio allowing trusted colleagues to be informed in advance while warning that future wrongdoing would not be tolerated.

• Dio blasted the conservative elders with Red, and one badly wounded man tried to make a final attack before dying.
• Dio confirmed that the remaining core reactionaries had been eliminated after he, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto decided whom to punish.
• Dio announced an assembly for all registered sorcerers at the former Jujutsu Headquarters in Kyoto, to take place in three days.
• Suguru Geto said he would deploy cursed spirits to monitor key locations and deter anyone from disrupting the assembly.
• Naobito Zenin asked whether trusted colleagues could be briefed about Dio’s appointment and plans, and Dio permitted it while insisting that old offenses would not be pursued but must not recur.

Dio explained how he would expose and eliminate opposition to the new order while warning against unnecessary sacrifices. The clans pledged their support, Nanami felt his gamble on Jujutsu Society had paid off, and Geto revealed he would marry Manami next week, surprising Gojo.

• Dio told Masamichi Yaga that controlled upheaval would force hidden enemies into the open, while insisting that people be warned and unnecessary sacrifices prevented.
• Dio thanked Naobito Zenin, Naoya, and Noritoshi Kamo for witnessing the proceedings and summoned them to meet again in three days; Noritoshi pledged the Kamo Clan's support.
• After the clan representatives left, Kento Nanami reflected on his decision to return to Jujutsu Society and said he believed he had made the right bet.
• Larue teased Suguru Geto about Manami, and Geto announced that they had decided to hold their wedding next week.
• Satoru Gojo reacted with surprise to Geto's news, then joked about Mimiko and Nanako before congratulating him.