Chapter Summaries

Sherlock spent a month traveling around Japan while pretending to investigate Suguru Geto, prompting the higher-ups to leak his mission details and stir up trouble. After discovering Sherlock’s fabricated evidence and embarrassing photos online, Suguru Geto headed to Okinawa with Nanako and Mimiko to confront him.

• Sherlock toured Japan while avoiding Kyoto and Tokyo, and repeatedly told the higher-ups that he was still investigating Suguru Geto.
• The higher-ups leaked Sherlock’s mission records and itinerary on the Jujutsu Society’s dark web to provoke Suguru Geto and other enemies into approaching him.
• Curse Users and Jujutsu Sorcerers mocked Sherlock’s shameless investigation, questioned Satoru Gojo’s teaching, and spread jokes about Suguru Geto using Sherlock’s edited photos.
• Nanako found Sherlock’s social media account and showed it to Suguru Geto, who searched the dark web and realized what had happened.
• Suguru Geto invited Nanako and Mimiko on a beach trip and set off for Okinawa to confront Sherlock without following the higher-ups’ scheme.

Sherlock enjoyed his publicly funded trip to Okinawa until he ran into Suguru Geto, who had come to confront him. Sherlock’s teasing drove Suguru Geto to drag him into an alley and prepare to beat him with Playful Cloud.

• Sherlock lounged on the beach, ate at an izakaya, and returned to his hotel for a nap before heading out again.
• Sherlock collided with Suguru Geto outside his room and accidentally called him “Mistress.”
• Suguru Geto sent Nanako and Mimiko to their room, then hauled Sherlock into an alley and raised a Veil.
• Suguru Geto accused Sherlock of tracking him, exposing his past, and editing a photo to damage his reputation.
• Sherlock asked whether Suguru Geto had a Cursed Spirit that could make men give birth, and Suguru Geto prepared to beat him up.

After Suguru Geto beat up Sherlock in Okinawa, Satoru Gojo turned Sherlock’s complaint into a chance to prank his best friend. He left Sherlock set on confronting Geto while Gojo returned to work, pleased with himself.

• Sherlock called Satoru Gojo and described how he had met Suguru Geto in Okinawa and been beaten up.
• Satoru Gojo reassured Sherlock that Geto would not kill him and persuaded him to use his Cursed Technique to return to Jujutsu High for Shoko’s treatment.
• Satoru Gojo told Sherlock to go back to Okinawa and beat Geto using the weaknesses he would explain.
• Satoru Gojo texted Shoko, who agreed to play along and sent him a photo of Sherlock’s swollen face and Buddha-like hairstyle.
• Satoru Gojo laughed at the photo and prepared to return to work, confident that Geto would not retaliate against Sherlock with lethal force.

Sherlock repeatedly challenged Suguru Geto to duels on Satoru Gojo’s advice, driving Geto to the brink with surprise attacks and relentless persistence. After Geto called Gojo in fury, Gojo laughed and began plotting with Sherlock to provoke him further.

• Satoru Gojo told Sherlock how to counter Suguru Geto’s fighting techniques, and Sherlock repeatedly challenged Geto, losing each time and reviewing the fights with Gojo.
• On the eighth day, Sherlock ambushed Geto in bed, and Geto beat him so badly that Sherlock skipped the next day’s challenge.
• Sherlock continued appearing at all hours to demand duels, even interrupting Geto on the toilet, until Geto broke down after fifteen days.
• Geto called Satoru Gojo to complain, but Gojo mocked him, prompting Geto to hang up and plan a counterattack.
• Satoru Gojo called Sherlock and helped him devise another scheme to drive Geto mad, promising to bring Sherlock a present when he returned.

Suguru Geto waited two days in a remote forest for Sherlock, only to discover Sherlock had taken a vacation instead. After using his tour of Japan to map his technique’s range and improve his fighting skills, Sherlock was relaxing in Okinawa when Satoru Gojo arrived.

• Suguru Geto prepared a forest ambush for Sherlock, but Sherlock never appeared, leaving Geto furious and exhausted.
• Satoru Gojo warned Sherlock that Geto had lost his temper, so Sherlock avoided him and enjoyed a vacation in Okinawa.
• Sherlock used his tour to place technique beacons across Japan and learned that his Cursed Technique had a maximum range of 1,500 kilometers.
• Sherlock improved his close-combat skills through his repeated fights with Suguru Geto and recorded his vacation to show Geto later.
• Satoru Gojo landed in Okinawa and headed by taxi to Sherlock’s hotel, while Sherlock watched television over instant noodles.

Satoru Gojo returned from his overseas trip and surprised Sherlock with the Thunderfire Prayer Beads, a Cursed Tool meant to boost his attacks. Sherlock compared it to a Rasengan, then went out with Gojo to eat, still bickering with him.

• Gojo surprised Sherlock in his room, stole his instant noodles, and joked around until Sherlock challenged him to reveal himself.
• Gojo gave Sherlock the Thunderfire Prayer Beads and explained that they could produce directional blasts when infused with Cursed Energy.
• Gojo said Sherlock could attach the beads to his brass knuckles to improve his damage while practicing Black Flash.
• Sherlock called the Cursed Tool a Rasengan, and Gojo encouraged him to develop it further once he mastered Black Flash.
• Gojo revealed that the hotel belonged to the Gojo Clan, then persuaded Sherlock to take him out for a proper meal.

Suguru Geto took his adopted daughters to Dorogawa for a hot-spring getaway, but Sherlock and Satoru Gojo followed him to carry out a prank. The plan turned into Sherlock getting beaten by Gojo while Shoko reluctantly treated him, and Geto remained at the neighboring inn.

• Suguru Geto left the Time Vessel Association with his adopted daughters and brought them to Dorogawa in Nara Prefecture.
• Sherlock and Satoru Gojo tracked Geto there using the beacon Sherlock could sense and secretly followed him.
• Sherlock teased Satoru Gojo by suggesting he was attracted to Geto's motherly appearance, so Gojo dragged Sherlock away and beat him behind a curtain.
• Shoko used Reverse Cursed Technique to keep Sherlock alive at a nearby inn while Satoru Gojo ate dessert.
• Shoko complained that Gojo had involved her in his romantic entanglements with Geto, then left to enjoy the hot springs.

Suguru Geto discovered that Satoru Gojo and Sherlock had pranked him at the hot spring, but his anger faded when he unexpectedly reunited with Shoko. They set aside their present roles and shared a drink like old classmates from Jujutsu High.

• Suguru Geto soaked in a red, spice-filled hot spring, then discovered the water had dyed his skin and his yukata had been replaced with a meme-covered women's one.
• Suguru Geto found an action camera and realized Satoru Gojo and Sherlock had arranged the prank, then sent Cursed Spirits to search for them.
• Suguru Geto followed Cursed Energy residue to a room where Satoru Gojo and Sherlock had already fled, and Shoko arrived soon after.
• Shoko invited Suguru Geto to drink with her, and he accepted despite knowing their association was dangerous.
• Suguru Geto and Shoko reminisced through familiar jokes and habits, treating each other as old classmates for the evening.

Shoko got drunk while telling Suguru Geto stories about Satoru Gojo and Sherlock, and Geto left before she woke. Sherlock later arrived badly injured, and Shoko treated him and urged him to learn Reverse Cursed Technique.

• Shoko complained to Suguru Geto about the old fossils, Satoru Gojo, and Sherlock while drinking until she passed out.
• Shoko revealed in her sleep that she had used Reverse Cursed Technique to cheat at drinking, leaving Suguru Geto stunned.
• Suguru Geto thanked Shoko for looking after him and Satoru, apologized that he could not turn back, and flew away on a Cursed Spirit.
• Shoko muttered “Idiot!” as Suguru Geto left, then went back to sleep beneath the yukata he had draped over her.
• Sherlock arrived through his Cursed Technique with his face swollen, and Shoko treated him with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Shoko urged Sherlock to learn Reverse Cursed Technique because his reckless behavior might get him killed.

After returning Shoko to Jujutsu High, Sherlock exposed Satoru Gojo’s trick to avoid Masamichi Yaga’s punishment and was dragged into brutal training. Shoko tried to teach Sherlock Reverse Cursed Technique, but her explanation left him baffled and she declared he had no talent.

• Shoko returned to Jujutsu High with Sherlock and found Masamichi Yaga confronting Satoru Gojo, who knelt with lumps on his head.
• Sherlock told Masamichi Yaga that Satoru Gojo was leaving his injuries untreated to avoid further punishment, prompting Yaga to resume beating Gojo.
• Shoko healed Sherlock in the infirmary while he dismissed her warning that Satoru Gojo might kill him.
• Satoru Gojo made Sherlock endure hand-to-hand training with Black Flash while Shoko repeatedly healed him.
• Sherlock begged Shoko to teach him Reverse Cursed Technique, but her explanation of making cursed energy go “whoosh” and “hoo” confused him.
• Shoko called Sherlock untalented after he failed to understand her explanation.

Sherlock faced Hirose Rinuko, who disguised herself as Sensei Kimishima during the Goodwill Event, but their fight turned into a surprisingly cordial exchange of business cards. Meanwhile, Masamichi Yaga confronted Gakuganji over the questionable tactics used by their schools.

• Rinuko, disguised as Sensei Kimishima, struck Sherlock with a baseball bat, but Sherlock healed himself with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Sherlock deduced that his opponent was Hirose Rinuko and recognized her Transformation Cursed Technique.
• Rinuko adopted a confident, queenly persona, distracting Sherlock until he called for a timeout.
• Rinuko explained that she could alter others' outward appearances, prompting Sherlock to offer her his business card for a friend who wanted plastic surgery.
• Sherlock and Rinuko exchanged cards and recognized each other as overworked business owners with many side jobs.
• Masamichi Yaga stared down Gakuganji and accused Kyoto Jujutsu High of having its own bad actors.

Sherlock and Rinuko’s duel stalled as Rinuko exploited Sherlock’s weakness for Sensei Kimishima’s appearance, landing two bat strikes while he could not bring himself to hit her. Sherlock then summoned Satoru Gojo as his final trump card, leaving Rinuko facing the strongest sorcerer.

• After Gakuganji reminded them the match was ongoing, Sherlock and Rinuko separated and resumed their fight.
• Rinuko alternated between her queen persona and Sensei Kimishima’s appearance, preventing Sherlock from attacking and striking him twice with her bat.
• Sherlock announced he had a final trump card and performed a summoning incantation.
• Sherlock summoned Satoru Gojo from the principals’ room and told Rinuko to fight him instead.
• Satoru Gojo punched Sherlock into a tree, knocking him unconscious, while Rinuko stood stunned before him.

Sherlock summoned Satoru Gojo as a shikigami, leaving Rinuko and the principals stunned and threatening to end the goodwill event. Gojo redirected his anger into a prank on Sherlock, while Masamichi Yaga conceded the event to Kyoto Jujutsu High.

• Rinuko and the principals realized Sherlock had apparently summoned Satoru Gojo, and Rinuko prepared to forfeit rather than fight him.
• Satoru Gojo claimed he had been treating his blood pressure and heart pain with Reverse Cursed Technique, then turned toward the unconscious Sherlock in anger.
• Gojo asked Rinuko to use her cursed technique on someone and persuaded her with his black card to help him prank Sherlock.
• Gojo and Rinuko went under the tree and toyed with Sherlock; when Sherlock woke, Gojo punched him unconscious again.
• Masamichi Yaga conceded the goodwill event to Gakuganji, who felt that Kyoto Jujutsu High had lost more than it gained by winning.

Sherlock woke in Kyoto Jujutsu High’s infirmary to discover that Satoru Gojo and Rinuko had used a Binding Vow to leave him transformed into a girl. He negotiated with Gojo over restoring his Great Thunder Excalibur and deciding Gojo’s cross-dressing outfit, bringing Shoko into the bargain.

• Sherlock recalled summoning Mahoragojo against Rinuko and suspected that Gojo and Rinuko had struck him while he was unconscious.
• Gojo joked that Sherlock’s surgery had succeeded and revealed he had become a girl, prompting Sherlock to scream in horror.
• Shoko entered the ward to watch as Gojo explained that Sherlock had fulfilled their Binding Vow, but Rinuko could not restore him without Gojo’s permission.
• Sherlock realized Gojo had paid Rinuko to keep him transformed and demanded that Rinuko restore his Great Thunder Excalibur.
• Sherlock offered to let Shoko choose Gojo’s women’s clothing in exchange for his restoration, threatening to make Gojo run naked if he refused.

Satoru Gojo bribed Shoko with stolen liquor to keep her from forcing him into an embarrassing outfit, while Rinuko arrived to restore Sherlock under their agreement. The chapter ended with Sherlock restrained and screaming in agony as Rinuko activated her Cursed Technique.

• Satoru Gojo agreed to Sherlock's conditions and secretly asked Rinuko to come restore Sherlock's holy sword.
• Satoru Gojo stole Naobito Zenin's liquor and delivered it to Shoko, who accepted it without promising to help him.
• Rinuko arrived at midnight and strapped Sherlock securely to his hospital bed.
• Rinuko explained that she would restore Sherlock without anesthesia as Satoru Gojo had instructed, then used her Cursed Technique.
• Sherlock cursed Satoru Gojo and screamed as the restoration caused him excruciating pain.

After footage of Sherlock’s bizarre Goodwill Event fight went viral, Masamichi Yaga ordered Satoru Gojo to spirit Tokyo Jujutsu High’s group back home. Gojo replaced Yaga’s apologetic letter to Yoshinobu Gakuganji with an insulting drawing, leaving Gakuganji furious.

• Satoru Gojo found Sherlock sleeping contentedly in the infirmary after he had spent the night testing his recovered holy sword.
• Leaked footage of Sherlock’s battle made him and Satoru Gojo notorious, while public criticism eventually targeted Masamichi Yaga.
• Masamichi Yaga summoned Satoru Gojo, punched him, and ordered him to sneakily bring Sherlock over so Sherlock could transport the group back to Tokyo.
• Sherlock carried Masamichi Yaga, Shoko, Satoru Gojo, and their luggage back to Tokyo Jujutsu High.
• Satoru Gojo destroyed Yaga’s apology letter to Gakuganji and replaced it with a drawing calling Gakuganji an old fossil.
• Yoshinobu Gakuganji found the insulting letter after Tokyo Jujutsu High’s group had vanished and roared in anger.

After a week of failed moral education classes, Shoko prepared Satoru Gojo to cosplay Tamamo-no-Mae for an upcoming convention, while Sherlock and Shoko chose their own costumes. The trio set off for the convention, with Shoko expecting Sherlock to have a scheme.

• Masamichi Yaga held a week of moral education classes after Satoru Gojo's prank and rumors about stolen liquor, but Satoru Gojo and Shoko missed classes for their duties, while Sherlock skipped two days for Ms. Hata's meet-and-greet and was punished.
• Satoru Gojo bribed Shoko with Cohiba cigars and stolen liquor, and she arranged an elaborate bridal kimono, white wig, fox ears, and nine tails for his Tamamo-no-Mae cosplay.
• Shoko and Sherlock were stunned by how beautiful Satoru Gojo looked in costume, and Shoko brooded over the comparison.
• Sherlock prepared a Yondaime costume and the Sword of Ninja Love, while Shoko joined the convention as the green-haired elderly cat after suspecting Sherlock had a plan.

Sherlock, Shoko, and Satoru Gojo attended Comic Market in costume, where Gojo drew a crowd and Sherlock disappeared into a booth queue. Across the venue, Suguru Geto and his adopted daughters attracted visitors to the Time Vessel Association booth, and Sherlock hinted to Shoko that he had arranged something for the convention’s cosplay contest.

• Sherlock, Shoko, and Satoru Gojo arrived at Comic Market in costume and were allowed inside early after Gojo’s appearance caused a commotion.
• Sherlock rushed to an adult doujinshi booth while Gojo posed for photographers, and Shoko took a photo with a little girl.
• Nanako and Mimiko persuaded Suguru Geto to promote the Time Vessel Association by using his looks, drawing a large crowd to their booth.
• The organizers announced a cosplay contest, and both Gojo and Geto agreed to participate without consulting each other.
• Sherlock and Shoko met near the main stage, where Sherlock told her to prepare her phone and camera without explaining why.

Sherlock’s schemes brought Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo together onstage at the convention in matching fox-themed costumes, prompting the crowd to imagine a scandalous family reunion. Suguru Geto leaned into the misunderstanding while Satoru Gojo struggled to respond, leaving their reunion amid screams and gossip.

• Sherlock had Shoko prepare her camera as the original-creations awards revealed Satoru Gojo dressed as Tamamo-no-Mae and Suguru Geto dressed as an onmyoji.
• Shoko photographed the stunned pair as the crowd imagined Suguru Geto raising two children after his wife had left him.
• Sherlock returned and told Shoko he had used repeated messages and hired hackers to direct Suguru Geto and the girls to the convention.
• Nanako and Mimiko mistook Satoru Gojo for their mother and called him “Mommy,” intensifying the crowd’s excitement.
• Suguru Geto drew the girls to his side, greeted Satoru Gojo with a sorrowful look, and left Satoru Gojo fuming over the spectacle.

Gojo and Geto improvised a melodramatic reunion onstage, leaving the audience—and especially Sherlock and Shoko—convinced the two were romantically involved. After spotting Sherlock and Shoko in the crowd, Gojo and Geto silently agreed that Sherlock had caused the misunderstanding and decided he deserved a beating.

• Gojo played the abandoned Tamamo-no-Mae opposite Geto, who portrayed a sorrowful onmyoji who had rescued two girls.
• Geto and Gojo's improvised romance captivated the audience while Sherlock and Shoko watched in disbelief and wondered if the pair were actually involved.
• Geto spotted Shoko and Sherlock in the audience, recognized Shoko's cosplay, and became suspicious of Sherlock.
• Gojo and Geto exchanged glances, worked out that Sherlock had spread a rumor, and agreed to punish him.