Chapter Summaries

Wangchuan told Suguru Geto that he might have caused even more deaths in Geto’s position, then spoke with him about the mirror and Yuji Itadori before they parted. Geto later explained that he had bought the mirror to help Miguel and establish a business connection with Wangchuan.

• Wangchuan told Suguru Geto he understood his position but could not turn his back on his own family, and Geto said the mirror had been worth two billion.
• Suguru Geto, Miguel, and Larue left the oden shop after Geto invited Wangchuan to meet again and praised Yuji Itadori.
• Wangchuan paid for his meal, noted that his Tso Lan Template fusion had reached 35%, and reflected that selling Cursed Tools brought in money quickly.
• Under an overpass, Suguru Geto told Miguel the mirror contained a stable sealing Cursed Technique but Wangchuan could retrieve it at any time.
• Suguru Geto explained that he had bought the mirror for Miguel and to establish a business relationship with Wangchuan, then left with Miguel.

Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin fought a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit in Kyoto while discussing their upcoming Goodwill Event with Tokyo Jujutsu High. Todo effortlessly destroyed the spirit, and Mai left the mission site in irritation as he followed, talking about ramen.

• Aoi Todo battered a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit while Mai Zenin's shots went off target because of his attacks.
• Todo warned Mai that Tokyo Jujutsu High would beat her badly at the September Goodwill Event and mentioned Yuta Okkotsu.
• The wounded cursed spirit attacked Todo from behind, but he destroyed it with a single backward punch.
• Mai Zenin walked away without waiting to report the mission together, and Todo followed her while chatting about ramen.

Mai Zenin and Aoi Todo spotted Utahime Iori walking with Wangchuan in Gion and secretly followed them. Wangchuan took Utahime into a restaurant and offered to treat her, while Mai and Todo stayed outside to watch.

• Mai Zenin stopped Aoi Todo from loudly discussing idols when she noticed Utahime Iori across the street with a man.
• Aoi Todo recognized Utahime and excitedly declared that she was on a date, then persuaded Mai to follow them.
• Mai agreed to keep their distance as they trailed Utahime and Wangchuan through the shopping street.
• Wangchuan noticed that Mai and Todo were following them but said nothing and invited Utahime to eat, offering to pay.
• Utahime expressed surprise at Wangchuan's offer, then followed him into the restaurant while Mai and Todo waited outside.

Wangchuan shared a meal with Utahime Iori in Kyoto, reminisced about their first meeting, and offered to remove her scar using his magic. Their growing closeness left Utahime flustered, while Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin watched from across the street and Todo decided to meet Wangchuan at the Goodwill Event.

• Utahime Iori asked Wangchuan why he was so focused on making money, prompting him to remember how she had helped him when he first collapsed outside Jujutsu High.
• Wangchuan touched Utahime's scar and asked whether she wanted him to remove it, saying he could use magic; she agreed to discuss it another time.
• When Utahime asked why he had come to Kyoto, Wangchuan told her he had come to see her, making her blush.
• Aoi Todo and Mai Zenin watched the pair from behind a billboard, and Todo was astonished to see Utahime blush and allow Wangchuan to touch her face.
• Aoi Todo decided to introduce himself to Wangchuan at the Goodwill Event, while Mai Zenin worried their teacher would find out they had been watching.

The Jujutsu Higher-Ups discussed an unstable cursed womb near Kyoto that might be linked to Sukuna's Finger, then decided to use Utahime Iori's students to pressure Wangchuan into intervening. They assigned Momo Nishimiya, Kasumi Miwa, and Mai Zenin to handle the cursed womb on Mount Yoshida.

• The Jujutsu Higher-Ups learned that a cursed womb estimated between Semi-Grade 1 and Grade 1 was forming near Kyoto Jujutsu High, with cursed energy that sometimes spiked nearly to Special Grade.
• The old men suspected a Special Grade Cursed Object, possibly Sukuna's Finger, was nearby, but Satoru Gojo refused to take the mission.
• A council member suggested Wangchuan, who was in Kyoto with Utahime Iori, but the Higher-Ups chose not to contact him directly.
• The Higher-Ups decided that Utahime Iori's students should face the cursed womb, expecting Wangchuan to intervene if he cared about her.
• The council assigned Momo Nishimiya, Kasumi Miwa, and Mai Zenin to deal with the cursed womb on Mount Yoshida.

Yoshinobu Gakuganji questioned the higher-ups’ decision to send three young sorcerers to handle a cursed womb on Mount Yoshida, so he arranged for Aoi Todo to join them. As the group climbed toward the shrine, Todo became excited at the prospect of meeting and fighting Wangchuan.

• Yoshinobu Gakuganji read Window’s report of Special Grade cursed-energy surges and a possible Special Grade Cursed Object, then questioned why the higher-ups had assigned three young sorcerers instead of Wangchuan.
• Yoshinobu Gakuganji called Utahime Iori and told her to bring Aoi Todo along to lead Momo Nishimiya, Kasumi Miwa, and Mai Zenin on the mission.
• Aoi Todo, Momo Nishimiya, Kasumi Miwa, and Mai Zenin climbed Mount Yoshida while Momo and Miwa asked Mai about Utahime and Wangchuan.
• Mai Zenin confirmed that she and Aoi Todo had been hit after seeing Utahime with Wangchuan, and Aoi Todo said he was eager to fight Wangchuan.
• Aoi Todo turned back toward the abandoned shrine, less than a kilometer ahead, and urged the group to focus on the cursed womb first.

Kenjaku and Jogo watched Wangchuan’s group climb Mount Yoshida and discussed testing Wangchuan’s abilities. Elsewhere, Wangchuan exchanged his savings for two Demon Coins and joked that he wanted to rob a bank.

• Kenjaku told Jogo that Aoi Todo was strong enough to require more than one finger to handle.
• Kenjaku explained that he had arranged an ambush to test Wangchuan, whose abilities were difficult to assess from instant-kill battle records.
• Kenjaku concluded that Wangchuan might be as difficult an opponent as the Six Eyes and left the mountain with Jogo to avoid meeting him.
• Wangchuan received a transfer that brought his savings to 22.1 billion yen.
• Wangchuan exchanged 20 billion yen for two Demon Coins and remarked that he wanted to rob a bank.

Wangchuan spent his two Demon Coins to increase his Tso Lan fusion, gaining complete knowledge of two Resurrection Cursed Techniques. When Utahime Iori told him that Aoi Todo, Kasumi Miwa, and Mai Zenin were in danger from three special grade cursed spirits at Mount Yoshida, Wangchuan flew there to help.

• Wangchuan spent his two Demon Coins to increase his Tso Lan template fusion.
• Wangchuan completed his knowledge of two Resurrection Cursed Techniques, one for restoring a damaged body and another for reconstructing an annihilated one.
• Utahime Iori called Wangchuan and told him that Momo Nishimiya had reported three special grade cursed spirits near an abandoned Shinto Shrine on Mount Yoshida.
• Utahime Iori said Aoi Todo was fighting the curses while Kasumi Miwa and Mai Zenin supported him, but he might not hold out.
• Wangchuan told Utahime Iori he would go, then flew toward Mount Yoshida.

Aoi Todo fought three Special Grade Cursed Spirits inside the Curtain while Kasumi Miwa and Mai Zenin escaped. Wangchuan arrived at Mount Yoshida and entered the Curtain to bring Todo back.

• Aoi Todo used Boogie Woogie to redirect the cursed spirits’ attacks and struck the flesh cursed spirit, buying himself an opening against all three.
• Aoi Todo sent Kasumi Miwa and Mai Zenin toward the Curtain’s edge while he prepared to continue fighting with cursed tools scattered around the ruins.
• Kasumi Miwa and Mai Zenin met Momo Nishimiya outside the Curtain and learned that Wangchuan was already on his way.
• Wangchuan appeared above the group, confirmed Todo was still inside, and entered the Curtain to retrieve him.

Aoi Todo struggled against three Special Grade Cursed Spirits until Wangchuan arrived, saved him, and healed his injuries. They recognized Sukuna's Finger inside the mirror Cursed Spirit and prepared to fight together, though Wangchuan questioned Todo calling him brother.

• The mirror Cursed Spirit blasted Aoi Todo, who swapped places with Kasumi Miwa's katana, but the lump-of-flesh Cursed Spirit struck him before he could escape.
• Wangchuan cushioned Aoi Todo's flight and healed his wounds with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Wangchuan knocked the shadow Cursed Spirit aside with an unseen force as the three Special Grades regrouped.
• Aoi Todo told Wangchuan that the mirror Cursed Spirit held a Special Grade Cursed Object, and Wangchuan identified it as Sukuna's Finger.
• Aoi Todo called Wangchuan brother and asked to fight together, while Wangchuan wondered if they were from the wrong generations.

Wangchuan used his gravitational technique, All Things Return, to annihilate three special grade cursed spirits and recover Sukuna's Finger. After his template fusion increased, Aoi Todo celebrated the display and vowed to defeat Tokyo Jujutsu High at the Goodwill Event.

• Aoi Todo called Wangchuan his brother and challenged him to show his strength as Wangchuan approached the three special grade cursed spirits.
• Wangchuan activated All Things Return, drawing the surroundings and all three cursed spirits toward his palm and crushing them.
• Wangchuan recovered Sukuna's Finger from the ruins, wrapped it in talisman cloth, and stored it in his inner pocket.
• The system raised Wangchuan's Tso Lan Template fusion from 35% to 40% after the three cursed spirits were killed.
• Aoi Todo praised Wangchuan's power and said he would crush Tokyo Jujutsu High at the September Goodwill Event.

Wangchuan returned down the mountain with the Kyoto students, who questioned him about his abilities and saw how powerful his healing technique was. Utahime Iori confirmed everyone was safe, thanked Wangchuan, and invited the group to dinner, choosing his favorite Chongqing hot pot despite the students' pleas for barbecue.

• Kasumi Miwa peppered Wangchuan with questions about his gravity technique and his relationship with Satoru Gojo.
• Mai Zenin noticed that Wangchuan had completely healed Aoi Todo and recognized his ability to output Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Utahime Iori met the group on the mountain path, checked that everyone was safe, and thanked Wangchuan for healing Aoi Todo.
• Wangchuan teased Utahime, and she hit his shoulder before the students laughed at their exchange.
• Utahime announced that dinner was her treat and chose Chongqing hot pot, while Momo Nishimiya and Kasumi Miwa asked for barbecue.

Kenjaku, Jogo, and Hanami examined the crater left by Wangchuan and discussed how his precise power could make him more dangerous than Satoru Gojo, while keeping their plan to take Suguru Geto’s body. In Kyoto, Wangchuan learned that Geto’s cursed residue had appeared at Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki’s mission site, and warned Gojo to keep an eye on Yuta.

• Kenjaku and Jogo inspected the crater on Mount Yoshida, and Kenjaku explained that Wangchuan’s attack had compressed the ground beneath it with concentrated force.
• Hanami joined them, and Kenjaku said Kyoto had reported Wangchuan defeating three Special Grades in one move.
• Kenjaku told Jogo and Hanami that their plan still depended on taking Suguru Geto’s body, and he chose to wait rather than rush.
• Wangchuan ate hot pot in Kyoto with Utahime Iori and the Kyoto students when Satoru Gojo called to report finding Geto’s cursed residue at Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki’s mission site.
• Wangchuan reasoned that Geto was targeting Yuta and Rika, urged Gojo to watch Yuta closely, and then returned to dinner with Utahime.

During dinner, Mechamaru learned that Wangchuan had used cursed energy to erase Utahime Iori’s scar. The discovery gave him hope that he might one day overcome his body’s limitations and stand beside Kasumi Miwa.

• Mechamaru noticed that Utahime Iori’s scar had disappeared and wondered how it had happened.
• Kasumi Miwa told Mechamaru that Wangchuan had removed the scar with cursed energy after the mission at Mount Yoshida.
• Momo Nishimiya confirmed that Utahime had described Wangchuan’s power as cursed-energy-based rather than movie-style magic.
• Mechamaru considered that Wangchuan’s abilities might let him feel again and stand beside Kasumi Miwa.
• Kasumi Miwa won the last slice of tripe, and Mechamaru quietly agreed that she had won.

Wangchuan agreed to stay in Kyoto Jujutsu High’s faculty housing, where Mechamaru asked if Wangchuan could heal the effects of his heavenly restriction. Wangchuan said the magic he used on Utahime could not help because Mechamaru’s problem was with his soul.

• Utahime invited Wangchuan to stay in Kyoto Jujutsu High’s faculty housing, and Mechamaru offered to escort him there.
• As they walked, Mechamaru asked Wangchuan whether his magic could treat the condition caused by his heavenly restriction.
• Wangchuan said the physical restoration magic he used on Utahime could not treat Mechamaru’s problem.
• Wangchuan explained that Mechamaru’s condition was rooted in his soul, not his body.

Mechamaru learned that Wangchuan had researched souls and hurried off, determined to earn enough money for help with his body. Wangchuan told Utahime he had several ways to help and walked back to the teachers' quarters with her.

• Mechamaru asked whether Wangchuan could help him, and Wangchuan warned that there would be a price.
• Mechamaru rushed toward the dormitories to earn money before Wangchuan could explain the cost.
• Wangchuan reflected on Mechamaru’s choices in the original story and decided the present Mechamaru had not reached that fate.
• Wangchuan found Utahime hiding behind an osmanthus tree and drew her close.
• Wangchuan assured Utahime that he had more than one way to help Mechamaru and said he wanted to change the fates people could not control.
• Wangchuan and Utahime bantered as they returned together to the teachers’ quarters.

Wangchuan returned to Jujutsu High and learned that Yuta Okkotsu had completed eighty-seven missions in two months to earn money for Rika’s resurrection. He confirmed to Satoru Gojo that resurrection was possible, but said the person’s soul had to remain in the soul passage, which people usually called Hell.

• Satoru Gojo welcomed Wangchuan back and said he had delegated many Special Grade missions to him.
• Satoru Gojo told Wangchuan that Yuta Okkotsu had mastered his control over Rika and completed eighty-seven missions in two months.
• Satoru Gojo said Yuta Okkotsu was working so hard because he believed Wangchuan could bring Rika back.
• Wangchuan confirmed to Satoru Gojo that resurrection was possible and that there was more than one way to do it.
• Wangchuan explained that resurrection required the person's soul to remain in the soul passage, commonly known as Hell.

Wangchuan told Satoru Gojo that hell existed as a passage for reincarnating souls and admitted he had been there. Gojo then revealed that the higher-ups had approved Wangchuan’s trade of Sukuna’s Finger for the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings, leaving Wangchuan eager to experiment with the ten brothers and sell them to Jujutsu High.

• Wangchuan explained that hell was a passage for souls to reincarnate and said he had visited it.
• Gojo asked Wangchuan to help him after he died, and Wangchuan agreed on the condition that Gojo pay.
• Gojo told Wangchuan that the higher-ups had approved trading Sukuna’s Finger for the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings.
• Wangchuan called the Death Painting Wombs the subject of an experiment but did not explain further.
• Gojo reminded Wangchuan about the promised Cursed Tool, then left for the training grounds.
• Wangchuan handled Sukuna’s Finger and looked forward to experimenting on the ten brothers and selling them to Jujutsu High.

Yuta Okkotsu overwhelmed Maki Zenin in training while Kento Nanami visited Jujutsu High and asked after Wangchuan. Wangchuan finished crafting Mei Mei’s custom Cursed Tool and told her she could come pick it up.

• Yuta Okkotsu disarmed Maki Zenin during their spar, but Maki told him not to hold back and continued fighting.
• Panda and Toge Inumaki agreed that Yuta’s rapid improvement made him a freak.
• Kento Nanami visited the training ground and learned from Panda that Wangchuan had been working on a custom Cursed Tool for Mei Mei.
• Nanami called Yuta another monster and asked Panda to tell Wangchuan he wanted to discuss their previous matter.
• Wangchuan finished Mei Mei’s Cursed Tool and messaged her that she could return to Jujutsu High to collect it.

Wangchuan completed Mei Mei’s special grade cursed tool, the Eternal Night Raven Coffin, and explained its abilities to her. After Mei Mei claimed it and ended their call, Wangchuan decided to visit Inumaki and the others.

• Wangchuan finished crafting the black trench coat and revealed its name, the Eternal Night Raven Coffin.
• Mei Mei called Wangchuan and said cursed spirits had grown stronger, recounting how she had nearly died during a special grade mission without Ui Ui’s help.
• Wangchuan wondered whether his existence was causing cursed spirits to grow stronger alongside jujutsu sorcerers.
• Wangchuan described the tool’s Undying Raven Flock ability, which protected its wearer from fatal damage and transported them to a marked location.
• Wangchuan explained Raven Burial, which filled an area with black mist that strengthened Mei Mei’s ravens and aided the wearer.
• Mei Mei transferred the money, claimed the tool, and ended the call; Wangchuan picked up a mask-type cursed tool and left to check on Inumaki and the others.