Chapter Summaries

After Satoru Gojo secured reforms that improved assistant managers’ career prospects and made assignments safer for low-ranking sorcerers, Sherlock turned his training class into a graduate entrance exam cram school. The chapter ended with Nanami discovering that he was now the least-educated Jujutsu High graduate among Gojo’s cohort and their successors.

• Satoru Gojo negotiated reforms that let assistant managers exchange their qualifications for bachelor’s degrees and added intelligence verification assignments for low-ranking sorcerers.
• Sherlock replaced the sign for his religious college upgrade class with one advertising graduate entrance exam preparation, then welcomed Masamichi Yaga as his first student.
• Sherlock helped Masamichi Yaga contact Japanese schools and arrange enrollment and entrance exams.
• An unknown busybody posted Jujutsu High staff members’ educational qualifications online, revealing that even Suguru Geto had earned a master’s degree.
• Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi worried they would eventually need graduate degrees, while Nanami read the forum and realized he had become the least-educated graduate in the group.

Sherlock’s grotesque attack on Kyoto Jujutsu High left Satoru Gojo and the others overwhelmed by its foul stench, forcing Sherlock to teleport them to the Gojo Clan residence. Afterward, the Gojo and Kyoto clans dealt with the fallout, and Kyoto Jujutsu High posted signs forbidding Sherlock from entering.

• Satoru Gojo used three Cursed Technique Reversal: Reds and an Inviolability Domain to carry Tokyo Jujutsu High’s group through the black-and-gold wave, but its stench made him and Sherlock retch.
• Shoko ordered Sherlock to teleport the group, and he sent them to the Gojo Clan’s front gate, where the clan carried them into Satoru Gojo’s shrine and locked down the residence.
• Satoru Gojo beat Sherlock for a day and a night, then acknowledged that Sherlock’s bizarre plans could make him a dangerous opponent with enough preparation.
• Masamichi Yaga and Gakuganji both ended up hospitalized after learning of Sherlock’s attack on Kyoto Jujutsu High.
• Kyoto Jujutsu High erected two signs barring Sherlock from the school and listing his many offenses on their backs.

Sherlock’s filthy tactics at the Kyoto Jujutsu High Goodwill Event became a scandal across Jujutsu Society, and forum users crowned him the modern era’s strongest King of Curses. The chapter ended with Satoru Gojo and Masamichi Yaga’s objections being drowned out as the public celebrated Sherlock as a formally trained Jujutsu Sorcerer.

• Sherlock’s stunt left Kyoto Jujutsu High blanketed in a foul stench, and forum users traced it to the school and shared photos of the aftermath.
• A worker posted an account of cleaning up the mess, while reports that Kyoto staff had been hospitalized intensified scrutiny of the incident.
• Footage of Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi’s matches revealed that Sherlock’s tactics let them dominate without using cursed techniques, prompting users to call him the modern era’s King of Curses.
• Campus footage of Satoru Gojo and the Tokyo Jujutsu High students fleeing the black-and-gold tidal wave led users to upgrade Sherlock’s title to the modern era’s strongest King of Curses.
• Satoru Gojo and Masamichi Yaga argued against Sherlock’s new title under their real names, but forum users overwhelmed their objections.

Sherlock’s bizarre tactics and Tokyo Jujutsu High’s Goodwill Event victory cemented his reputation as the conditional “modern King of Curses” and undermined Jujutsu Headquarters’ authority. The higher-ups ultimately recognized him as a Special Grade Sorcerer and gave him a salary, while leaving him free to choose his own missions.

• Jujutsu Society credited Sherlock’s strength to his creativity and preparation, making his “strongest” reputation stick.
• Tokyo Jujutsu High’s two celebrated strongest sorcerers left its reputation in a contradictory state, while Gakuganji and Kyoto Jujutsu High bore the backlash.
• Sherlock’s Goodwill Event victories thwarted the higher-ups’ plan to demote Tokyo Jujutsu High and left Kyoto Jujutsu High intimidated by him.
• The failed attempt to test Sherlock instead boosted his prestige and weakened Jujutsu Headquarters’ authority through fear of his retaliation.
• Jujutsu Headquarters made Sherlock a salaried Special Grade Sorcerer and allowed him to choose his own missions.

After being freed from the tree, Sherlock learned that the Higher-Ups had promoted him to Special Grade and offered him extraordinary benefits, apparently fearing his reputation as the Modern Strongest King of Curses. Though he protested that his disastrous attack on Kyoto Jujutsu High had been an accident, he accepted the title and signed the contract.

• Gojo Ki arrived with the Higher-Ups’ documents and released Sherlock from the cursed tool hanging him at the Gojo Clan estate.
• Sherlock read his Special Grade promotion and discovered he would receive a generous salary, no assigned missions, and immediate payment for self-reported exorcisms.
• Shoko called Sherlock the modern King of Curses and warned that denying the title could void his benefits.
• Sherlock checked the online forum, saw how people viewed him, then declared the job was worth taking and signed the document.

Satoru Gojo cleaned up Kyoto Jujutsu High after Sherlock’s catastrophic mess by forcing water-based cursed spirits to wash the contaminated grounds. Sherlock bribed Gojo with limited-edition Kikufuku, but Gojo made him help catch cursed spirits, leaving Kyoto Jujutsu High’s staff dreading his return.

• Satoru Gojo flew around Japan to capture water-based cursed spirits and brought them to Kyoto Jujutsu High to clean the contaminated school grounds.
• Utahime and the Kyoto Jujutsu High staff watched Gojo force cursed spirits to work, while online commenters praised his responsibility but questioned his teaching ability.
• Sherlock bribed Satoru Gojo with oversized and limited-edition Kikufuku, persuading him to let Sherlock off the hook for the cleanup.
• Satoru Gojo accepted the treats but required Sherlock to help him catch cursed spirits, and Kyoto Jujutsu High’s staff reacted with collective dread.

After a satisfying meal with the teachers, Sherlock noticed Suguru Geto acting strangely and investigated the Time Vessel Association, discovering that it had continued pursuing an ideology Geto had abandoned. Concerned that the situation was harming Geto, Sherlock brought his findings to Shoko.

• The teachers paid the bill and left, while Sherlock teased Suguru Geto about being interested in Aether and Geto insisted he was deeply in love with Satoru Gojo.
• Sherlock mistook Geto’s strange mood for depression and showed unexpected kindness before leaving the izakaya.
• Sherlock considered what might be troubling Geto and concluded that the Time Vessel Association was the likely cause.
• Sherlock used the Higher-Ups’ money to investigate the Time Vessel Association and learned that it had gathered curse users around Geto’s former ideals, even though Geto now regretted them.
• Sherlock brought the investigation documents to Shoko, who threatened him with a scalpel in case he had come to give her trouble.

Shoko studied the Time Vessel Association and resolved to protect her companions rather than wait helplessly for them to return hurt. After Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi passed Sherlock’s strict final exams, Sherlock prepared to host them for vacation and invited Suguru Geto to a gathering.

• Shoko read Sherlock’s information on the Time Vessel Association late into the night and decided she had her own way to protect her companions.
• Sherlock and Satoru Gojo supervised Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi through an extremely strict examination procedure.
• Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi passed all their exams, while Satoru Gojo teased Sherlock about his own past failure.
• Sherlock confirmed the gathering details with Satoru Gojo and Shoko, sent them to Suguru Geto, and returned home to prepare for vacation.
• Sherlock agreed to let Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi stay at his house, but forbade them from spending the night in the same room.

Sherlock’s house hosted an informal gathering as Suguru Geto, Nanako, Mimiko, Megumi, and Shoko settled into its everyday routines. Sherlock finished the evening’s shopping list and sent Megumi out, while Shoko and Nanako explored the basement and Suguru Geto tried to recreate Sherlock’s unusual cocktail.

• Suguru Geto arrived with Nanako and Mimiko, cooked breakfast, and settled in while Megumi ate and went to train.
• Suguru Geto sent a cursed spirit upstairs to wake Sherlock, who came down and ate breakfast before working on a menu.
• Shoko arrived and revised Sherlock’s menu until he mixed her an Iced Russian to quiet her.
• Sherlock finished the shopping list and sent Megumi out on Shoko’s scooter to buy groceries.
• Shoko went into the basement to maintain her golden AK, Nanako followed to explore, and Suguru Geto attempted to recreate the Iced Russian.

Sherlock’s domain devastated the Zenin Clan meeting and left Ogi Zenin badly injured before Satoru Gojo took Maki Zenin and Mai Zenin away to enroll in jujutsu school. Maki agreed to attend Tokyo Jujutsu High, while Mai asked to go to Kyoto Jujutsu High, prompting Sherlock to warn her about its atmosphere and transfer requirements.

• Sherlock ended her domain after nearly a minute of delicate control, leaving the Zenin Clan members badly injured in a huge pit.
• Ogi Zenin passed out after Sherlock’s domain scarred his face and carved a third eye into his forehead.
• Naobito Zenin identified Maki Zenin and Mai Zenin as Ogi’s daughters and told Satoru Gojo to take them and leave.
• Satoru Gojo invited both sisters to Tokyo Jujutsu High, and Maki accepted after looking toward Naobito.
• Mai asked to attend Kyoto Jujutsu High, and Sherlock warned her about its junior-college status and its unpleasant atmosphere.

Satoru Gojo tried to recruit Maki and Mai Zenin to Tokyo Jujutsu High, but Mai chose Kyoto to avoid joining her sister. After dragging Sherlock away and returning with him as a babbling sand sculpture, Gojo took both sisters to meet Utahime, leaving them wary of whether Tokyo Jujutsu High was a legitimate school.

• Satoru Gojo tried to persuade Mai that Tokyo Jujutsu High offered a bachelor's degree, but Mai stubbornly chose Kyoto Jujutsu High while Maki stayed with her choice of Tokyo.
• Satoru Gojo dragged Sherlock behind a rockery and returned with him reduced to a babbling sand sculpture.
• Satoru Gojo called Utahime, who agreed to meet him after hearing he would bring Sherlock as a gift for her to take revenge on.
• Satoru Gojo put Sherlock in the Lexus's trunk and invited Maki and Mai into the car.
• Maki and Mai entered the car cautiously, wondering whether Tokyo Jujutsu High was really a legitimate school.

Maki chose Tokyo Jujutsu High while Mai joined Kyoto Jujutsu High, where Utahime took revenge on the babbling Sherlock and handled Mai’s enrollment. Mai was left shocked by the school’s public displays of Sherlock’s crimes and wondered whether she could survive there.

• Maki committed to Tokyo Jujutsu High because she believed it had produced two people known as the strongest.
• Satoru Gojo brought the sisters and the babbling Sherlock to a café, where Utahime drew elaborate makeup on Sherlock and posted photos of him online.
• Utahime secured living-expense money from Satoru Gojo, enrolled Mai, and took her shopping before arranging for her to stay in the Kyoto Jujutsu High dormitory.
• Mai saw the signs at Kyoto Jujutsu High depicting Sherlock and listing his many offenses, and she questioned whether he was even human.
• Mai’s shock at Sherlock’s reputation made her worry about Maki and wonder whether she could safely remain at Kyoto Jujutsu High.

Satoru Gojo brought Maki to Sherlock’s home, where she met the unusual group living there and learned that Special Grade Curse User Suguru Geto was Gojo’s best friend. Maki’s confusion about Tokyo Jujutsu High deepened when Sherlock attacked Gojo.

• After Utahime left with Mai, Satoru Gojo drove Maki to Tokyo and brought her to Sherlock’s home instead of the deserted school campus.
• Satoru Gojo introduced Sherlock’s home as a place for Tokyo Jujutsu High students and told Maki she could live there.
• Satoru Gojo introduced Maki to the gathered residents, including Shoko, Mei Mei, Nanami, Panda, and Suguru Geto.
• Maki was shocked to discover that Suguru Geto was a Special Grade Curse User and Satoru Gojo’s best friend.
• After Shoko treated him, Sherlock lunged at Satoru Gojo and shouted for him to die.