Recaps

After defeating Rainbow Dragon, Qingxiao collapsed from his injuries and woke in Jujutsu High’s infirmary after Shoko treated him. He found himself fully recovered and thanked Shoko for watching over him through the night.

• Qingxiao insisted he was fine after the battle, then collapsed as Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto rushed to support him.
• Suguru Geto prioritized the unconscious Qingxiao over the barely alive Rainbow Dragon.
• Qingxiao woke in the infirmary and realized Shoko Ieiri’s Reverse Cursed Technique and his passive recovery had healed his injuries.
• Shoko woke beside Qingxiao’s bed and carefully checked whether he still felt pain or weakness.
• Qingxiao assured Shoko that he felt great and thanked her for looking after him all night.

After Qingxiao woke from his injuries, Shoko scolded him for risking his life and made him promise to protect himself. Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto arrived, praised him for helping defeat Rainbow Dragon, then teased him about passing out after trying to look cool.

• Shoko told Qingxiao not to push himself so hard after treating his injuries through the night.
• Qingxiao apologized and promised Shoko he would protect himself and stay alive.
• Shoko called Satoru Gojo to say Qingxiao had woken up, and Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto hurried to the infirmary.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto praised Qingxiao for helping defeat Rainbow Dragon.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto teased Qingxiao for fixing his hair and boasting before passing out, making Shoko laugh.

Qingxiao secretly went into the city to buy Shoko warm accessories for the first snowfall, but his absence left her and his friends wondering where he had gone. The chapter ended as Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto saw someone approaching with cardboard boxes.

• After remembering Shoko's worry during his recovery, Qingxiao decided to buy her warm accessories for the coming cold weather.
• After training, Qingxiao left Jujutsu High alone and took the train into the city to shop before the snow began.
• Shoko waited in the infirmary for Qingxiao, then returned to her dorm disappointed when he did not appear.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto searched Jujutsu High for Qingxiao but could not find him.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto heard footsteps and saw someone approaching with cardboard boxes.

Qingxiao brought computers to the dorm and got Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto hooked on Counter-Strike, where they learned to use lag to detect nearby enemies before spotting a player flying across the map. The next morning, after the first heavy snowfall, Qingxiao went to Shoko's dorm with a winter gift and knocked on her door.

• Qingxiao returned carrying three computers, and Suguru Geto helped him bring the boxes into the dorm.
• Qingxiao set up the computers and persuaded Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto to play Counter-Strike.
• Qingxiao and Suguru Geto realized that the game's lag signaled nearby enemies, and the three used the clue to win a round.
• Satoru Gojo spotted someone flying across the game map, and the three surrendered immediately.
• Qingxiao woke to the first heavy snowfall of winter, took a hat, scarf, and gloves he had prepared, and went to visit Shoko.
• Shoko let Qingxiao into her dorm after he knocked, speaking with morning grumpiness and lingering hurt.

Qingxiao apologized to Shoko for leaving her waiting in the infirmary all night and gave her winter accessories he had bought for the snowfall. Shoko accepted his apology and gift, leaving their close, tender relationship unchanged.

• Shoko teased Qingxiao for failing to meet her in the infirmary and admitted she had worried when she could not reach him.
• Qingxiao apologized and explained that his phone had run out of battery and that he had forgotten to contact her.
• Qingxiao gave Shoko a scarf, hat, and gloves he had chosen for her, and she accepted them.
• Shoko told Qingxiao to be more careful next time and said she would not talk to him if he disappeared again.
• Shoko and Qingxiao watched the snow together as Shoko quietly appreciated his thoughtfulness.

Qingxiao’s friends urged him to ask Shoko out, but when he later ran into her searching for food, he impulsively invited her to his room to cook. Shoko accepted, and they arrived at his tidy dorm room together.

• Qingxiao shared his umbrella with Shoko on the way to class, shielding her from the snow.
• After gaming, Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto encouraged Qingxiao to invite Shoko out shopping, leaving him unsure whether to do it.
• Qingxiao went downstairs for a drink and encountered Shoko looking for something to eat.
• Qingxiao impulsively offered to cook for Shoko in his room, and she agreed.
• Qingxiao let Shoko into his neat, warmly lit room, where she looked around with curiosity.

Qingxiao cooked Shoko a late-night meal and nervously invited her to walk with him on Shopping Street the next evening. Shoko agreed, and after finishing dinner and washing the dishes, she returned to her dorm, leaving Qingxiao looking forward to seeing her tomorrow.

• Qingxiao prepared noodles with eggs and vegetables for Shoko while she watched him cook and thought about learning to make him a meal.
• Qingxiao invited Shoko to take a walk on Shopping Street after their special training the next evening, and Shoko accepted.
• Qingxiao and Shoko finished their meal in shy silence, both privately flustered by the invitation.
• Shoko washed the dishes, declined Qingxiao's offer to walk her downstairs, and left for her dorm after saying they would see each other tomorrow.

Qingxiao and Shoko went on their first evening outing together, choosing matching winter clothes before watching a movie. They left the cinema hand in hand and walked back toward Jujutsu High, their feelings for each other growing clearer.

• Qingxiao and Shoko spent the night nervously anticipating their shopping date.
• After training, Qingxiao met Shoko, who insisted they buy him warmer clothes at the shop where he had chosen her outfit.
• Shoko picked a black set matching her beige winter clothes, and Qingxiao agreed to buy it.
• Shoko suggested they watch Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and they shared popcorn and hot drinks at the cinema.
• When their hands touched in the popcorn bag, Shoko held Qingxiao's hand, and he gently held hers in return.
• After the movie, Qingxiao and Shoko left with their fingers interlaced and walked back toward Jujutsu High.

Qingxiao tried to learn Reverse Cursed Technique from Shoko but came close without mastering it. Masamichi Yaga then assigned him to bring a prospective student, Nagayumi Jin, to Jujutsu High.

• Shoko explained Reverse Cursed Technique to Qingxiao, but her vague instructions left him to experiment on his own.
• Qingxiao used Heavenly Motion as a foundation for his attempt and nearly completed the conversion, but failed to produce stable healing energy.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto summoned Qingxiao and Shoko to Masamichi Yaga's office for new assignments.
• Masamichi Yaga announced that the Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Event had been replaced by a joint Grade 1 Cursed Spirit mission.
• Masamichi Yaga gave Qingxiao a separate assignment to meet and bring a prospective student to Jujutsu High, naming the student Nagayumi Jin.

Utahime Iori led Gojo, Geto, and Shoko on a mission to exorcise the Slit-Mouthed Woman, though Geto’s frightening tale and Gojo’s teasing made her fear the curse. The team checked into a hotel to wait for nightfall, and Utahime arranged to share a room with Shoko, where she finally relaxed.

• Utahime met Gojo, Geto, and Shoko and learned that Qingxiao had gone to pick up Nagayumi Jin and would join them later.
• Geto described the Slit-Mouthed Woman’s deadly legend, and Gojo teased Utahime when she tried to hide her fear.
• A sudden car horn startled Utahime, who grabbed Shoko while Gojo laughed at her reaction.
• Utahime decided the team should rest at a hotel and head out when night fell.
• Utahime asked Shoko to share a room, and Geto stopped Gojo from teasing her further.
• Utahime and Shoko settled into a twin room, and Utahime’s nerves eased once they were alone together.

Qingxiao rushed to reunite with Nagayumi Jin, unaware that Kenjaku had taken over his body. When Kenjaku's question revealed she did not know a private phrase, Qingxiao recognized the deception and attacked her.

• Qingxiao hurried to the alley after receiving an assignment and finding Nagayumi Jin's name on the file.
• Kenjaku finished taking over Nagayumi Jin's body and began studying his memories.
• Qingxiao arrived, grabbed Kenjaku's wrist, and greeted her as his long-missed friend.
• Qingxiao noticed that Kenjaku's manner and presence differed from Nagayumi Jin's and questioned her about her forehead stitches.
• Kenjaku asked what “Hajimi, north, south, mung beans” meant, and Qingxiao demanded to know who she was.
• Qingxiao struck Kenjaku in the face with a powerful blow of cursed energy.

Qingxiao struck Kenjaku with a Black Flash, then interrupted his attempt to expand his domain by hurling a utility pole at him. Kenjaku struggled to keep pace as Qingxiao pressed him with relentless close-range attacks.

• Qingxiao's Black Flash smashed Kenjaku through a wall and severely injured him.
• Kenjaku healed his wounds with reversed Cursed Energy and realized that residual memories and the feeling of reuniting with an old acquaintance had clouded his judgment.
• Kenjaku began to expand his domain, but Qingxiao tore a concrete utility pole from the ground and hurled it at him, interrupting the domain.
• Qingxiao closed in and launched a relentless assault, leaving Kenjaku unable to keep up with his immature body's reactions and sluggish Cursed Energy pathways.

Qingxiao overwhelmed Kenjaku in close combat until Kenjaku broke a fire hydrant and used the water to strengthen his Water Flow Cursed Technique, combining it with gravity to force a stalemate. As both continued fighting, an urgent presence approached through the sky.

• Qingxiao repeatedly struck Kenjaku, who blocked and retreated while relying on Reverse Cursed Technique to recover.
• Kenjaku spotted an intact fire hydrant, then used the force of Qingxiao's punch to create space and burst its valve with Cursed Energy.
• Kenjaku controlled the rushing water with his Water Flow Cursed Technique, sending whips and blades at Qingxiao and limiting his movement.
• Kenjaku spread his Gravity Cursed Technique around himself, slowing Qingxiao and coordinating it with the water to halt his charge.
• Qingxiao and Kenjaku fought through dozens of exchanges as Kenjaku's techniques kept them in a stalemate, and Qingxiao wrongly assumed Kenjaku was nearly out of Cursed Energy.
• An urgent sound of Cursed Energy cutting through the air came from the distant sky.

Qingxiao’s new ally, a second-year senior, trapped Kenjaku under a metal assault, but Kenjaku unleashed his Open Domain and killed him instantly. Kenjaku devoured the senior’s heart to gain metal manipulation, then dispelled his domain and suffered cursed technique burnout as Qingxiao waited outside.

• A second-year senior recognized Qingxiao and attacked Kenjaku with his metal manipulation technique, trapping him beneath a pile of cars and debris.
• Qingxiao warned the senior not to lower his guard, but Kenjaku unleashed Womb Burial Across the Wilds from inside the metal cage and killed him with its sure-hit effect.
• Qingxiao used Simple Domain to resist the attack and escaped before it was eroded, while the senior’s death strengthened his resolve to kill Kenjaku.
• Kenjaku devoured the senior’s heart and gained metal manipulation as Qingxiao watched from outside the domain.
• Kenjaku dispelled Womb Burial Across the Wilds, triggering cursed technique burnout and leaving him unable to use jujutsu.

Qingxiao nearly killed Kenjaku with a Black Flash, but Kenjaku recovered through Reverse Cursed Technique and feigned exhaustion after his burned-out Cursed Technique returned. He caught Qingxiao off guard with Gravity Technique and Metal Manipulation Technique, leaving him gravely injured as Kenjaku believed victory was his.

• Qingxiao struck Kenjaku with a Black Flash that shattered his arms and tore a hole through his abdomen.
• Kenjaku praised Qingxiao's hand-to-hand combat before healing his wounds with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Qingxiao attacked Kenjaku relentlessly, but Kenjaku repeatedly healed and endured the assault.
• Kenjaku's Cursed Technique burnout ended, and he pretended to be near death to lure Qingxiao into close range.
• Kenjaku ambushed Qingxiao with Gravity Technique and Metal Manipulation Technique, breaking through his defenses and gravely injuring him.
• Kenjaku watched the wounded Qingxiao and believed he had secured victory.

Qingxiao awakened and mastered his unique Reverse Cursed Technique, healing his wounds and turning the battle against Kenjaku. Kenjaku kept him at a distance with a combination of Cursed Techniques, but his dwindling cursed energy left him near defeat.

• As Kenjaku prepared to deliver the final blow, Qingxiao recovered from his injuries and revealed that he had mastered Reverse Cursed Technique through Heavenly Motion.
• Qingxiao declared that he had grasped the core of cursed energy and blamed Kenjaku’s defeat on angering him.
• Kenjaku realized Qingxiao had regained his strength while his own cursed energy was nearly exhausted, so he avoided close combat.
• Kenjaku alternated water blades, gravity, and metal attacks to keep Qingxiao at bay as the two fought across the devastated street.
• Qingxiao steadily dodged and deflected Kenjaku’s attacks while closing the distance, and Kenjaku grew pale, ragged, and increasingly vulnerable.

Kenjaku escaped Qingxiao through a sewer after their battle, leaving a Jujutsu High upperclassman dead. After giving his account and returning to school, Qingxiao was summoned by Lord Tengen to the Tombs of the Star Corridor.

• Kenjaku hurled metal debris at Qingxiao, but Qingxiao struck him hard enough to send him tumbling beside an open sewer, which Kenjaku used to escape.
• Qingxiao mourned the dead upperclassman, vowed to kill Kenjaku, and reflected that mastering Reverse Cursed Technique had turned the battle around.
• Jujutsu High reinforcements arrived, and Qingxiao gave a detailed account of the fight, including that the enemy's body had not originally belonged to him.
• Jujutsu High reported the critical intelligence to its higher-ups, arranged the upperclassman's funeral, secured the street, and brought Qingxiao back to campus to recover.
• A teacher told Qingxiao that Lord Tengen had summoned him to the Tombs of the Star Corridor, and Qingxiao went with the teacher.

Qingxiao met Tengen in the Tombs of the Star Corridor and learned that Kenjaku had possessed Nagayumi Jin, whose soul was gone. After Tengen warned him to keep the secret, Qingxiao obtained permission to study Open Domain techniques and left determined to pursue his training and avenge Jin.

• A teacher escorted Qingxiao to Tengen’s residence and warned him to show proper respect.
• Tengen identified the ancient Sorcerer who fought Qingxiao as Kenjaku and explained her Brain Transplant Technique and how she inherited Nagayumi Jin’s Copy technique.
• Tengen told Qingxiao that Jin’s soul was gone and that his body was only an empty shell, destroying Qingxiao’s hope that his friend could return.
• Qingxiao vowed to keep Kenjaku’s return secret and asked Tengen for Open Domain training materials.
• Tengen agreed to send Qingxiao the materials and warned that his conflict with Kenjaku would continue.

Utahime and Shoko relaxed together, shared their private worries, and discussed Shoko’s crush on a Jujutsu High student who was away on a solo mission. Their conversation ended when Gojo and Geto called them out to hunt the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

• Shoko offered Utahime water, and the two grew comfortable chatting about Jujutsu training and the pressures they faced at Jujutsu High.
• Utahime asked Shoko whether she liked anyone, and Shoko blushed and admitted she did.
• Utahime guessed that Shoko liked Gojo or Geto, but Shoko said her crush was someone else who was away on a solo mission.
• Shoko told Utahime the man should return the next day, leaving her curious to meet him.
• Gojo and Geto knocked on the door and urged Utahime and Shoko to leave for the nighttime hunt for the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Utahime Iori, and Shoko defeated the Slit-Mouthed Woman in a deserted alley through coordinated teamwork. After returning to their hotel to rest, Suguru Geto messaged Qingxiao to come meet them.

• Satoru Gojo volunteered as bait while Suguru Geto, Utahime Iori, and Shoko waited in ambush around the alley.
• The Slit-Mouthed Woman appeared, trapped the alley in a Simple Domain, and asked Satoru Gojo if she was pretty.
• Satoru Gojo answered, dodged her scissors attack, and Utahime Iori sang to amplify his cursed energy as Suguru Geto's cursed spirits restrained her.
• Satoru Gojo struck the Slit-Mouthed Woman with Blue, and Suguru Geto captured her as a Cursed Spirit Orb and swallowed it.
• The four returned to their hotel to rest, and Suguru Geto messaged Qingxiao to come meet them.

After returning to the hotel, Qingxiao told Shoko, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto that Nagayumi Jin had died after Kenjaku possessed him. Shoko comforted Qingxiao through the night, and the group prepared to return to Jujutsu High at dawn, where Utahime Iori learned of the death.

• Qingxiao arrived at the hotel late at night, exhausted and grieving, and told Shoko, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto that Nagayumi Jin was dead.
• Qingxiao recounted how he had encountered Kenjaku, fought him, and discovered that Nagayumi Jin had been possessed.
• Shoko and Suguru Geto comforted Qingxiao, while Satoru Gojo brought beer and grilled meat to help him through the night.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto fell asleep after drinking, while Shoko held Qingxiao as he grieved and said that they were all he had left.
• At dawn, Shoko suggested that they return to Jujutsu High, and Qingxiao agreed.
• Shoko woke Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Utahime Iori; Qingxiao told Utahime that Nagayumi Jin had died, leaving her shocked.

After Nagayumi Jin’s death, Qingxiao carved an empty memorial and vowed to kill Kenjaku and reclaim his friend’s body. A year later, the second-years welcomed new students after a disastrous CSGO match left Gojo furious and Qingxiao still annoyed about losing.

• Qingxiao carved a gravestone bearing Nagayumi Jin’s name in Jujutsu High’s back mountain and resolved to kill Kenjaku and bury Jin’s body there.
• Time passed, and Qingxiao, Gojo, Geto, and Shoko advanced to their second year at Jujutsu High.
• During a CSGO match, their random teammate accidentally killed Gojo and himself with a Molotov, costing the group the game.
• Qingxiao covered Shoko’s ears as Gojo cursed at their teammate, while Geto reported the teammate for griefing.
• The four second-years went to the gate to welcome the incoming first-years, with Gojo and Qingxiao still grumbling about the loss.

Qingxiao rescued Nagayumi Jin from a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit and agreed to train him after Jin offered to pay for lessons. Jin explained that he wanted to protect ordinary people, and the two headed back to the villa after training.

• Qingxiao intercepted a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit that was about to kill Nagayumi Jin and defeated it with a punch.
• Nagayumi Jin thanked Qingxiao, introduced himself as a jujutsu sorcerer, and treated him to a buffet meal.
• Nagayumi Jin asked Qingxiao to teach him combat skills, offered two hundred thousand yen per day, and explained that his cursed technique was Copy, though he had not copied a technique yet.
• Qingxiao trained Nagayumi Jin in the mountains, and Jin said he wanted to exorcise cursed spirits and protect innocent people.
• As they walked toward the villa, Qingxiao hummed a tune, and Nagayumi Jin asked what it meant.

Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami arrived at Tokyo Jujutsu High and were welcomed by the second-years, who quickly turned the introductions into a Counter-Strike gaming session. After two weeks of training and settling in, Suguru Geto announced that the two first-years were ready for their first mission.

• Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami introduced themselves to the second-years at the school gates.
• Satoru Gojo proposed a five-person Counter-Strike game, and Suguru Geto welcomed the newcomers and explained the school rules.
• Qingxiao led the group to the cafeteria and then to the dorm, where the students started gaming together.
• Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami admitted they were inexperienced at the game, and Qingxiao later noted that Haibara had made little progress after two weeks.
• Suguru Geto told the group that Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami would take their first mission.

Qingxiao took Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami on their first Jujutsu mission after Shoko declined to join that afternoon but hinted she was free the next day. At an abandoned residential building, Nanami exorcised a Grade 4 Cursed Spirit, while another attacked Qingxiao from behind.

• Qingxiao asked Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto to lead the mission, but both declined because they were resting and handling Cursed Tool work, respectively.
• Qingxiao invited Shoko, who declined because she had plans with Utahime Iori but quietly said she was free tomorrow.
• Qingxiao set out with Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami for their first live Jujutsu combat mission.
• At the abandoned building, the Assistant Supervisor cast a Curtain, and Qingxiao led the two newcomers inside.
• A Grade 4 Cursed Spirit swooped at Haibara and Nanami; Nanami used the Ratio Technique to exorcise it in one blow.
• Another Cursed Spirit lunged at Qingxiao from behind.