Vol. 1Sherlock’s Rise and Gambit

Sherlock built his strength and influence while navigating Gojo, Geto, and the higher-ups, eventually joining Gojo to reshape jujutsu society. The volume ended with Tsumiki set to study in China and Gojo leaving the higher-ups’ meeting with greater authority.

  • Sherlock escaped a powerful curse, joined Jujutsu High under Gojo’s supervision, and earned a Grade 2 ranking after surviving a dangerous assessment.
  • Sherlock landed a Black Flash against Gojo, drew the higher-ups’ attention, and began joint missions with Gojo under conditions he set.
  • Sherlock and Gojo exposed Eiichi Kurokawa, then Sherlock turned his assignment to investigate Geto into a month-long tour of Japan.
  • Sherlock reunited with Gojo in Okinawa, followed Geto to Nara, and returned to Jujutsu High to ask Shoko to teach him Reverse Cursed Technique.
  • Sherlock’s schemes involving Gojo and Geto led to a cosplay performance, exam trouble, and a New Year’s celebration at his home.
  • Sherlock discovered that Yaga had recruited Kirara Hoshi and Kinji Hakari with cross-dressing photos of Gojo, then learned Shoko had sold his handmade dolls.
  • Sherlock survived Brain’s attack, expanded his work through missions and legal aid, and turned his home into a refuge for the Fushiguro siblings.
  • Sherlock and Gojo challenged the higher-ups, arranged Tsumiki’s five-year study in China, and secured Gojo greater authority.
Chapters 1–161 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1Sherlock’s First Missions

Satoru Gojo brought Sherlock to Jujutsu High, where he trained him and helped him survive a dangerous mission that exposed suspicious experiments. As Sherlock’s technique and strength drew attention from Jujutsu Society, Gojo began taking him on joint missions to keep him close and protect him.

  • Sherlock escaped a truck-sized curse in a Tokyo alley, prompting Satoru Gojo to investigate him and discover he was a minor seeking a fan event.
  • Sherlock agreed to join Jujutsu High after Gojo promised to take him to meet Sensei Kimishima, but Gojo forced him into enrollment and training despite his wish for a normal education.
  • Gojo trained Sherlock in combat and advanced jujutsu techniques while Shoko treated his injuries and helped him study.
  • Sherlock took the Grade 2 assessment at the abandoned Yasuda Pediatric Clinic, where he fought a powerful curse and discovered a hidden basement filled with mutilated heads.
  • Gojo rescued Sherlock from the brain-shaped curse, and Sherlock recovered in Shoko’s infirmary before receiving his Grade 2 ranking.
  • Sherlock transported Gojo, Shoko, and Yaga to a Hokkaido ski resort, where they enjoyed an unauthorized vacation and Yaga warned Gojo that the higher-ups might try to turn Sherlock against him.
  • Sherlock replaced Sayafushi with custom ice picks and knuckle dusters, but a Gojo Clan member’s mistaken invitation brought Sensei Kimishima and production staff to Jujutsu High, where Sherlock fought Gojo in front of them.
  • Sherlock landed a Black Flash during a fight with Gojo, and the incident spread through the sorcerers’ forum before Geto read about it and looked forward to meeting Sherlock.
  • The higher-ups assigned Sherlock to missions with Gojo, who promised Yaga he would protect his student, and Sherlock agreed to the arrangement only after setting conditions.
  • Gojo explained that sorcerers also handled Curse Users and other threats, then met Sherlock and Ijichi at the school gates to begin their joint mission.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Sherlock’s Okinawa Vacation

Sherlock and Satoru Gojo exposed Eiichi Kurokawa, then the higher-ups sent Sherlock to investigate Suguru Geto, which he turned into a month-long vacation and a string of provocations. After Sherlock and Gojo reunited in Okinawa and followed Geto to Nara, Sherlock returned to Jujutsu High and began trying to learn Reverse Cursed Technique from Shoko.

  • Sherlock and Satoru Gojo infiltrated a host club to investigate Loan Shark, uncovered Eiichi Kurokawa’s borrowers, and tracked Kurokawa to his warehouse.
  • Kurokawa transformed into Tiga and fought Sherlock, who defeated him with Black Flashes before Gojo subdued his Domain Expansion.
  • The Higher-Ups summoned Sherlock and tried to recruit him to spy on Gojo, but Gojo intervened and carried him out.
  • After Gojo left overseas, Sherlock accepted an assignment to investigate Suguru Geto and spent nearly a month touring Japan while sending the Higher-Ups fabricated reports.
  • Suguru Geto found Sherlock in Okinawa, beat him, and endured repeated challenges until Gojo helped Sherlock devise schemes that drove Geto to seek revenge.
  • Gojo met Sherlock in Okinawa and gave him Thunderfire Prayer Beads, then the two followed Geto to Nara and pranked him at a hot spring.
  • Shoko drank with Geto, who apologized for not turning back and left, while she later healed Sherlock and urged him to learn Reverse Cursed Technique.
  • Back at Jujutsu High, Yaga punished Gojo, and Sherlock endured Black Flash training before asking Shoko to teach him Reverse Cursed Technique.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3A Holiday with Gojo and Geto

After the goodwill event, Sherlock’s schemes entangled him with Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto through cosplay, gossip, work, and a shared New Year’s celebration. The stretch ended with the promise of new students, after Sherlock discovered Masamichi Yaga had recruited them with cross-dressing photos of Gojo and secretly sold Sherlock’s handmade gifts.

  • Sherlock and Rinuko resumed their match, but Sherlock summoned Satoru Gojo, who knocked him unconscious and helped Rinuko keep him transformed until Sherlock bargained for his restoration.
  • Sherlock returned to Tokyo with Satoru Gojo, Shoko, and Masamichi Yaga, then joined Gojo and Shoko in a Comic Market cosplay scheme that brought Suguru Geto and the girls into an improvised performance.
  • After Geto and Gojo punished Sherlock for engineering the spectacle, Sherlock spread rumors about the pair, and Gojo retaliated by making Sherlock study for his final exams, which he passed by switching his failed English subject to Chinese.
  • During winter vacation, Sherlock took a punishing temporary job at sxd, then sought Geto’s help getting into the porn industry and was returned to Gojo and Shoko bound in rope.
  • Sherlock’s home became a refuge for Gojo, Shoko, and Geto, while Sherlock made Geto and Shoko his shikigami and spent New Year’s with them and the girls.
  • Sherlock returned to Jujutsu High and discovered letters from future students Kirara Hoshi and Kinji Hakari, then learned Yaga had recruited them with cross-dressing photos of Gojo.
  • Shoko revealed that Yaga had sold the dolls Sherlock gave her, and Sherlock called after her for help.
Chapters 85–10925 summaries Read

Arc 4Sherlock’s Tokyo Gambit

Sherlock survived Brain’s attempt to kill him, expanded his influence through missions and legal aid, and built a home that became a refuge for the Fushiguro siblings. He then joined forces with Satoru Gojo to challenge the higher-ups, sending Tsumiki to study in China and securing Gojo greater authority.

  • Sherlock escaped to Suguru Geto’s Time Vessel Association, endured humiliating acting work, and returned to Jujutsu High, where he unlocked an incomplete Domain Expansion against Satoru Gojo.
  • The higher-ups began viewing Sherlock as a future Special Grade sorcerer, while Suguru Geto argued with forum users about Sherlock and got banned.
  • Sherlock went on a Grade 1 mission in Tomioka Town, where Brain’s Pale Rider attacked him with disease and swarms before Sherlock killed it with a new technique.
  • Satoru Gojo rescued Sherlock and discovered two Sukuna’s Fingers at the scene, while Shoko treated Sherlock and Gojo suspected a spy among the higher-ups.
  • Sherlock used his compensation for a school vacation, then joined the investigation of Geto’s Okinawa branch, where Geto confronted his regrets and later learned Reverse Cursed Technique after Sherlock and Gojo tormented him.
  • Sherlock and Gojo developed weapon-based techniques, and Sherlock used more than two hundred Assistant Managers to eliminate every cursed spirit below Special Grade in Tokyo in a day.
  • Brain tried to corrupt Sherlock, but he retaliated against abusers, exposed them to the police, and arranged legal support for victims through Hiromi Higuruma and Zhang Wei.
  • After Gojo defeated Sherlock with a 0.2-second Domain and stole his powder pouches, Sherlock returned to find his home remodeled as a recreation space with a terrace and hot springs.
  • Sherlock welcomed Gojo, Yaga, Shoko, the Fushiguro siblings, and Panda into his home, and he and Gojo agreed that Tsumiki could study in China if she and Megumi approved.
  • Sherlock became Gojo’s assistant and helped launch a sorcerer training school, then arranged for Tsumiki to study in China for five years, prompting the higher-ups to summon Gojo, who left their meeting with new benefits and authority.
Chapters 110–16125 summaries Read
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