Recaps

Hu Qingxiao was transported to the world of Jujutsu Kaisen during the Hidden Inventory period and received the Heavenly Motion Cursed Technique. After a year of secluded training, he decided he was ready to enter Tokyo Jujutsu High.

• Hu Qingxiao was transported to Jujutsu Kaisen, physically regressed to fourteen, and learned that Heavenly Motion would gradually temper and merge his body, Cursed Energy, and soul.
• He found his new identity as Guyue Qingxiao, along with a house, a hundred million yen, and a provisional admission file for Jujutsu High.
• Guyue Qingxiao chose to train in seclusion rather than enroll immediately, using his villa's gym and fighting low-level Cursed Spirits to improve.
• After more than three hundred days of training, Guyue Qingxiao became strong enough to exorcise a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit alone.
• Guyue Qingxiao ended his year of training and set out to enter Tokyo Jujutsu High.

Guyue Qingxiao rode with assistant supervisor Sato Kenta toward Jujutsu High, but their car became trapped in Aoyama Tunnel by a powerful cursed spirit. Qingxiao chose to face the Semi-Grade 1 cursed spirit rather than escape and leave Sato behind.

• Sato Kenta picked up Guyue Qingxiao and drove him toward Jujutsu High, discussing Qingxiao’s independent training and the strange accidents in Aoyama Tunnel.
• Qingxiao sensed something wrong and suggested taking a detour, but Sato Kenta continued through the tunnel, believing the threat was only Grade 4 cursed spirits.
• A powerful cursed energy surrounded the car in the tunnel, disabling it and sealing both ends with black fog.
• Sato Kenta realized they faced a Semi-Grade 1 cursed spirit, and Guyue Qingxiao got out of the car to fight it.

Qingxiao fought a Semi-Grade 1 Cursed Spirit whose strength and regeneration were amplified by the tunnel, while waiting for backup that would take twenty minutes to arrive. As his stamina failed and the spirit prepared a full-power attack, Qingxiao chose to trade his own injury for a chance to kill it.

• Qingxiao ordered Sato Kenta to call for backup, and Sato learned that reinforcements would arrive in twenty minutes.
• Qingxiao realized the Cursed Spirit was empowered by its tunnel lair and fought it at close range, breaking one of its arms.
• The Cursed Spirit rapidly regenerated while Qingxiao suppressed it, but the prolonged fight drained his stamina and left him wounded.
• The enraged Cursed Spirit gathered its full strength for a sweeping attack, and Qingxiao decided to accept an injury in order to kill it.

Qingxiao landed his first Black Flash and destroyed the cursed spirit, but the battle left him mortally wounded. As Sato Kenta tried to stop the bleeding, Qingxiao clung to hope that reinforcements would arrive before his remaining ten minutes ran out.

• Qingxiao took the cursed spirit’s attack head-on and struck its core with his first Black Flash, destroying it and collapsing the tunnel’s cursed energy barrier.
• Sato Kenta realized Qingxiao had won, while Qingxiao collapsed to one knee from his injuries and exhaustion.
• Sato Kenta pressed his jacket against Qingxiao’s deep wound and urged him to stay conscious until reinforcements arrived.
• Qingxiao used his sorcery to slow the bleeding and estimated that he could survive for ten more minutes.
• Sato Kenta mistook Qingxiao’s confidence for a hidden way to survive, then learned that Qingxiao had no other plan beyond lasting until help arrived.

After Shoko Ieiri saved Qingxiao from his fatal injuries, he woke in the hospital and discovered that the strength he gained during the battle had become permanent. Shoko entered his ward as he worried whether the claw wound had damaged his kidneys.

• Shoko Ieiri rushed to the tunnel and treated Qingxiao's fatal wound with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Qingxiao woke after a day and night unconscious, with Sato Kenta beside his bed.
• Qingxiao realized his increased strength and toughness from using Black Flash had remained after the battle.
• Sato Kenta apologized for taking Qingxiao through the dangerous tunnel, but Qingxiao told him not to blame himself.
• Qingxiao worried the claw wound had damaged his kidneys, and Shoko Ieiri entered the ward.

Shoko sent the exhausted Satō away and examined Qingxiao, finding that his severe injuries had healed unusually quickly. Her close medical examination turned awkward when Qingxiao blushed and Shoko realized she had touched him more than necessary, so she fled the ward after telling him he could be discharged after two days of observation.

• Shoko reassured Satō that she could care for Qingxiao, and Satō left the ward to rest.
• Shoko examined Qingxiao’s healed wound and marveled at his recovery and exceptional physique.
• Shoko touched Qingxiao’s abdomen and chest while examining him, and Qingxiao flushed in embarrassment.
• Shoko noticed Qingxiao’s reaction, became embarrassed herself, and hurried out after saying he could be discharged following two days of observation.
• Qingxiao remained alone in the ward, blushing and trying to calm his racing heart.

After recovering from his battle, Qingxiao analyzed how the Heavenly Motion Cursed Technique had helped him land Black Flash and discovered that his increased strength had outpaced his control. He resolved to train his bodily control before meeting his new classmates at Jujutsu High.

• Qingxiao called Sato Kenta, learned the cafeteria was still open, and ate an enormous meal to recover from his exhaustion.
• Qingxiao reviewed his Black Flash and concluded that the Heavenly Motion Cursed Technique synchronized his body, cursed energy, and soul, making repeated Black Flashes possible with further honing.
• Qingxiao returned to his dorm and accidentally shattered a plastic comb, realizing his strength had surged beyond his ability to control it.
• Qingxiao decided to focus on bodily control alongside cursed energy cultivation and prepared to meet Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko Ieiri.

Qingxiao officially joined Jujutsu High’s first-year class and received his Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerer certificate. He met Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko Ieiri, and the chapter ended with the new classmates trading remarks after the ceremony.

• Qingxiao arrived at the Outdoor Training Ground and met Masamichi Yaga, Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko Ieiri.
• Satoru Gojo teased Qingxiao about his Black Flash and physique, and the two traded barbs before Suguru Geto tried to mediate.
• Shoko spoke with Qingxiao about her interests and favorite foods while Gojo and Geto joked that the pair were ignoring them.
• Masamichi Yaga officially welcomed Qingxiao into the first-year class alongside Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko Ieiri.
• Masamichi Yaga gave Qingxiao his Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerer certificate, and Qingxiao thanked him for arranging it.
• Satoru Gojo teased Qingxiao about his lower grade while Suguru Geto and Shoko praised his certification.

Jujutsu High’s four students relaxed beneath a tree and introduced their techniques and fighting styles, growing more comfortable with one another. Qingxiao offered only “I’m strong,” leaving the group laughing as their afternoon conversation ended on friendly terms.

• Suguru Geto explained that his Cursed Spirit Manipulation let him subdue, store, and command Cursed Spirits.
• Satoru Gojo boasted about Limitless and the Six Eyes, then claimed his greatest asset was being super handsome.
• Shoko described her Reverse Cursed Technique, which let her project healing energy to treat other people’s physical injuries.
• Qingxiao summarized his abilities by saying, “I’m strong,” and Satoru Gojo teased him for the brief introduction.
• Shoko supported Qingxiao’s simple claim, and the group’s conversation ended as their first-meeting awkwardness faded.

Qingxiao made Shoko breakfast and walked with her to class, growing closer as they chatted. Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto found them together and teased them before the group headed to the classroom.

• Qingxiao prepared a light breakfast based on Shoko's preferences and waited outside her dorm.
• Shoko accepted the food, enjoyed it, and learned that Qingxiao had cooked it himself.
• Qingxiao and Shoko chatted together as they walked toward the classroom building.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto searched for Qingxiao, then spotted him walking with Shoko.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto teased Qingxiao and Shoko, and the four walked into the classroom together.

Qingxiao challenged Satoru Gojo to a basketball match, first embarrassing himself with a missed shot before winning with a spectacular dunk that destroyed the hoop and backboard. The match ended with Shoko declaring Qingxiao the strongest, just as Masamichi Yaga arrived at the gym and saw the damage.

• Satoru Gojo suggested that he, Suguru Geto, Shoko, and Qingxiao play basketball, and Qingxiao confidently claimed he never lost.
• Satoru Gojo beat Suguru Geto in a warm-up round, then challenged Qingxiao to play.
• Qingxiao's first three-point shot missed the hoop and backboard, prompting Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko to laugh at him.
• Qingxiao found his form in the next round, stole the ball from Satoru Gojo, and scored to even the match.
• Qingxiao dunked so forcefully that he bent the rim and shattered the backboard, then Shoko declared him the winner.
• Masamichi Yaga arrived at the gym entrance, heard the crash, and reacted angrily to the destruction.

Masamichi Yaga assigned Qingxiao, Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko a low-risk mission to practice the official procedures and teamwork. After making Qingxiao responsible for the basketball backboard he broke, Yaga told the four to clean the court and prepare to leave.

• Masamichi Yaga entered the gym, found the shattered backboard, and asked who had caused the damage.
• Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko pointed at Qingxiao, who admitted he had broken the backboard with a dunk.
• Masamichi Yaga assigned the four students a beginner mission to exorcise scattered grade 3 cursed spirits and possibly one grade 2 cursed spirit.
• Masamichi Yaga explained that the mission would teach them the full assignment process and help them coordinate.
• Masamichi Yaga said the backboard repair cost would be deducted from Qingxiao's mission pay, and Qingxiao reluctantly accepted responsibility.
• Masamichi Yaga told the four to clean the court, prepare, and assemble on time to leave.

Suguru Geto arranged for Qingxiao and Shoko to ride together, giving them time alone on the way to their field assignment. They started out awkward but eased into a relaxed conversation, with a trace of romantic tension lingering between them.

• Masamichi Yaga left Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Qingxiao, and Shoko to clean up the shattered backboard before their assignment.
• At the gate, Sato Kenta told the students that two cars had been prepared for the mission.
• Suguru Geto pulled Satoru Gojo into the first car, leaving Qingxiao and Shoko to share the other.
• Qingxiao held a hand over the doorway so Shoko would not bump her head as she got into the car.
• Sato Kenta quietly drove while Qingxiao and Shoko discussed the basketball game and gradually relaxed.

After a long drive to the mission area, Qingxiao and Shoko fell asleep leaning against each other in the back seat. Geto woke Qingxiao, who opened his eyes to find Shoko resting on his shoulder.

• Qingxiao succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep beside Shoko during the drive.
• Shoko noticed Qingxiao was asleep and let him rest, then gradually fell asleep against his shoulder.
• Satō spotted them in the rearview mirror and drove carefully through the three-hour journey.
• Gojo and Geto came to wake them when the car reached the mission area, but Geto stopped Gojo from teasing them.
• Geto gently woke Qingxiao, who turned and froze when he saw Shoko leaning against his shoulder.

Qingxiao and Shoko woke after falling asleep leaning against each other in the car, while Suguru Geto helped them hide what had happened from Satoru Gojo. The group reached a nearby hotel for the night, where they learned only two rooms remained.

• Suguru Geto stopped Satoru Gojo from teasing Qingxiao and Shoko by threatening to withhold his favorite desserts.
• Qingxiao gently woke Shoko, and they both acted as if nothing unusual had happened during the ride.
• Suguru Geto pretended not to know they had been leaning against each other, while Satoru Gojo privately planned to make Qingxiao buy him desserts.
• Assistant supervisor Satō arranged a nearby hotel so the group could rest before surveying the mission site the next morning.
• The group arrived at the hotel and learned that only two rooms were available.

Qingxiao spent the evening with Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, admitted that he liked Shoko, and accepted the two friends as his love advisers. They planned to give Qingxiao and Shoko time alone after the next day’s mission.

• Satoru Gojo asked Qingxiao for snack money, then returned from the shopping district with food and mentioned that a suspicious person had followed him briefly.
• Qingxiao thanked Suguru Geto for keeping Satoru from embarrassing him and Shoko.
• Satoru asked Qingxiao whether he liked Shoko, and Qingxiao admitted that he did.
• Satoru and Suguru pressed Qingxiao to explain his feelings, then declared themselves his love advisers.
• Satoru suggested awkward romantic schemes, but Suguru proposed taking Satoru away the next day so Qingxiao and Shoko could spend time alone.
• The three discussed their plan late into the night and then went to sleep.

Qingxiao, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto overslept and rushed to meet Shoko before leaving for their mission. They arrived at an abandoned construction site, where Satō raised a barrier, and the group prepared to exorcise the cursed spirits inside.

• Qingxiao woke when Shoko knocked and hurriedly got Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto out of bed.
• The three rushed through getting ready, then apologized to Shoko for keeping her waiting while Satoru Gojo claimed they had stayed up discussing tactics.
• Satō drove the group to an abandoned construction site on the outskirts of the city.
• Shoko and Qingxiao commented on the unsettling building, and Satō raised a barrier around it to conceal the exorcism from passersby.
• Satō told Qingxiao, Shoko, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto to enter and exorcise the cursed spirits inside.

Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo argued over who would fight the Grade 2 cursed spirit, and Qingxiao won their rock-paper-scissors match by ignoring Gojo’s announced move. Qingxiao subdued the heavily armored curse for Suguru Geto to capture, while Gojo cleared away the Grade 4 spirits.

• Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo argued over who would take on the Grade 2 cursed spirit, then settled it with rock-paper-scissors, which Qingxiao won.
• Satoru Gojo used Blue to crush all the Grade 4 cursed spirits on the floor, leaving Qingxiao to face the Grade 2 alone.
• Qingxiao struck the defensive curse, cracking its shell and shaking the unfinished building with the force of his blows.
• Suguru Geto told Qingxiao to leave the curse barely alive so he could take it in as a cursed spirit servant.
• Qingxiao broke the curse’s shell and knocked it out with a powerful punch, leaving it alive for Suguru Geto.

After the mission, Suguru Geto endured the nauseating taste of absorbing a cursed spirit and helped the team finish the paperwork. Back at the hotel, Satoru Gojo presented Qingxiao with a plan to help him win Shoko over, and the chapter ended as Suguru called them to go shopping.

• Suguru Geto absorbed the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit, became violently nauseated, and received concern from Qingxiao, Shoko, and Satoru Gojo.
• Suguru Geto agreed to help Satō with the mission records, and Shoko and Qingxiao stayed to assist while Satoru Gojo waited with them.
• The team divided up the reports, combat records, footage, and missing details, then finished the wrap-up and returned to the hotel.
• Satoru Gojo privately told Qingxiao he had a plan to help him win Shoko over, then gave him a fitted black shirt to wear.
• Suguru Geto knocked on Qingxiao's door and invited him and Satoru Gojo to shop and unwind at Shopping Street.

Qingxiao and Shoko were left alone on Shopping Street after Satoru Gojo used a flimsy excuse to pull Suguru Geto away. Qingxiao nervously asked Shoko to shop with him, and she agreed, but a sudden explosion interrupted them.

• Qingxiao, Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Shoko walked together along Shopping Street, drawing stares from passersby.
• Satoru Gojo claimed there was a mistake in the mission wrap-up documents and dragged Suguru Geto away, leaving Qingxiao and Shoko alone.
• Qingxiao asked Shoko if they could shop together, just the two of them, and she readily agreed.
• Shoko teased Qingxiao about Satoru Gojo's excuse, and an explosion suddenly rang out.

An explosion devastated the shopping street, and Qingxiao shielded Shoko from flying debris, taking an injury to his back. After Shoko healed him, Qingxiao carried her toward safety before rushing to help Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto.

• Explosions destroyed shops along the shopping street, leaving Qingxiao and Shoko surrounded by smoke and wreckage.
• A concrete chunk flew toward them, and Qingxiao pulled Shoko behind him and took the impact on his back.
• Shoko used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal Qingxiao while he reassured her that he was glad she was safe.
• Qingxiao decided the explosion had likely targeted Satoru and said he needed to reach Satoru and Geto.
• Qingxiao scooped up Shoko and sped through the ruined streets toward a safe area.

Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto were caught in a planned underground explosion that injured Satoru Gojo and knocked Suguru Geto unconscious. As the attacker threatened Satoru Gojo, Qingxiao arrived at the ruined street.

• Satoru Gojo detected the hidden Curse User and told Suguru Geto he had chosen not to warn Qingxiao because he thought the threat was minor.
• The Curse User triggered an underground explosion; Satoru Gojo was injured, and Suguru Geto was severely hurt and lost consciousness.
• The short Curse User revealed that his Earth Manipulation had let him plant explosives without Cursed Energy fluctuations beneath the neighborhood.
• While the Curse User boasted and threatened him, Satoru Gojo quietly circulated his Cursed Energy to heal his injuries.
• The tall Curse User noticed Qingxiao rushing through the smoke and warned his companion.

Qingxiao arrived to help the injured Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, then faced the curse users Kamo Xiansheng and Wengu Che. Gojo returned to fight beside him, and the two sides prepared to clash in the ruins.

• Qingxiao joined Satoru Gojo, who stood injured guard over the unconscious Suguru Geto, and Gojo identified the two attackers as Kamo Xiansheng and Wengu Che.
• Qingxiao told Gojo to take Geto to Shoko for treatment, then tried to buy off the attackers by offering double their bounty.
• Kamo Xiansheng and Wengu Che rejected Qingxiao's offer and charged him, with Kamo firing Piercing Blood.
• Gojo returned in time to block Piercing Blood with Limitless and stood beside Qingxiao.
• Qingxiao agreed to fight Kamo while Gojo took Wengu, and both attackers grew furious at their dismissive remarks.

Wengu Che burrowed toward the unconscious Suguru Geto to take him hostage, so Satoru Gojo went to intercept him while Kamo Xiansheng stayed behind to fight Qingxiao. Qingxiao used debris to interrupt Kamo Xiansheng’s Piercing Blood charge and wear down his finite blood supply, leaving Kamo Xiansheng to charge in for close combat.

• Wengu Che used Earth Manipulation to burrow toward Suguru Geto and planned to force Satoru Gojo to surrender by taking him hostage.
• Satoru Gojo located Wengu Che with his Six Eyes and teleported to intercept him, while Kamo Xiansheng stayed to face Qingxiao.
• Kamo Xiansheng began charging Piercing Blood-Convergence, but Qingxiao hurled rebar at him and forced him to fire a weak shot before the charge was complete.
• Qingxiao dodged Kamo Xiansheng’s attacks and repeatedly threw Cursed Energy-coated rebar, disrupting his charges and draining his blood reserves.
• Kamo Xiansheng realized the ranged battle would cost him and charged toward Qingxiao, deciding to use blood armor for close combat.

Qingxiao and Kamo Xiansheng exchanged close-range attacks after Kamo activated Blood Armor and Flowing Red Scale. Qingxiao’s Heavenly Motion-enhanced body endured Kamo’s Blood Blade, but the fight remained dangerous as he considered whether to wait out the boost.

• Kamo Xiansheng charged into close combat, and Qingxiao dodged his punch before striking his abdomen, only for Blood Armor to block the blow.
• Kamo Xiansheng activated Flowing Red Scale and formed a Blood Blade, greatly increasing his speed and strength.
• Kamo Xiansheng rushed Qingxiao and attacked with a horizontal slash followed by an upward sweep.
• Qingxiao blocked the Blood Blade with his forearm, suffering a cut while his cursed energy absorbed most of the force.
• Qingxiao assessed Kamo Xiansheng’s enhanced attacks and considered kiting him until Flowing Red Scale wore off.