Chapter Summaries

Satoru Gojo and the others rescued Utahime Iori from a mansion where a Cursed Spirit’s barrier had distorted time, then discovered they had also forgotten to put up a Curtain. Later, Qingxiao challenged Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto’s opposing views on Sorcerers’ responsibilities, and the argument paused when the gymnasium door opened.

• Satoru Gojo rescued Utahime Iori, and Qingxiao destroyed the enormous Cursed Spirit emerging from the mansion ruins with one punch.
• Utahime Iori learned that two days had passed despite her group feeling trapped for only half a day, and Qingxiao suspected the Cursed Spirit’s barrier affected time.
• Mei Mei asked who had put up a Curtain around the mansion, and Suguru Geto, Qingxiao, and Shoko pointed to Satoru Gojo when Masamichi Yaga confronted them about forgetting it.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto argued in the gym about whether Sorcerers were obligated to protect non-Sorcerers, while Shoko left to avoid the confrontation.
• Qingxiao told Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto that neither strength nor weakness created an absolute duty, and the gymnasium door opened as they prepared to respond.

Yaga assigned Qingxiao, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto to escort Riko Amanai to Tengen and complete her assimilation, while explaining the danger of Tengen’s evolution and the threats against Riko. As Qingxiao and Geto reached Riko’s hotel room, a massive explosion erupted.

• Yaga told Qingxiao, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto to protect Riko Amanai and kill her after they reached Tengen’s Tombs of the Star Corridor.
• Yaga explained that Tengen’s evolution could cause a catastrophe and rejected Qingxiao’s suggestion that Geto could control Tengen with Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
• Yaga said Curse User Group Q and the Time Vessel Association wanted Riko dead, and ordered the three sorcerers to escort her safely to Tengen.
• Gojo waited outside the hotel while Qingxiao and Geto went upstairs to check on Riko.
• Qingxiao and Geto reached Riko’s room, but a powerful explosion tore through the building before they could open the door.

Qingxiao and Suguru Geto protected Riko Amanai when a curse user from organization Q detonated a bomb in the hotel suite. Qingxiao defeated the attacker and brought him back alive, while Suguru waited with the unconscious Riko.

• A bomb exploded in the guest room, and Suguru Geto leaped through a shattered window to catch Riko Amanai as the blast hurled her outside.
• Qingxiao remained unharmed and struck the curse user, sending him crashing through the building and into a crater below.
• The curse user relied on a grade-one cursed tool, but Qingxiao shattered it, grabbed him, and stunned him with a slap.
• Suguru Geto put out the flames, settled the unconscious Riko on a sofa, and waited for Qingxiao to return.
• Qingxiao brought the limp curse user back into the ruined suite, explaining that he had punched him out of the building and could not leave him there.

Qingxiao interrogated a captured Q Organization mercenary by beating him until he revealed their plan to kill Riko Amanai and named Bane as their strongest fighter. After learning Satoru Gojo had already defeated Bane, the group turned to Riko’s condition, and she woke up at the chapter’s end.

• Qingxiao revived the captured Curse User with cold water and stopped Suguru Geto from using a Cursed Spirit, claiming he had a new technique called “Answer Every Question.”
• Qingxiao punched the Curse User until he agreed to reveal the Q Organization’s plan to kill Riko Amanai before her assimilation.
• The Curse User said Bane was the organization’s strongest fighter, but Suguru Geto showed him a photo proving Satoru Gojo had already defeated Bane.
• Satoru Gojo returned with desserts and asked Qingxiao to heal the unconscious Riko, but Qingxiao said his Reverse Cursed Technique only worked on himself.
• Riko Amanai fluttered her eyelashes and slowly woke up while Satoru Gojo, Qingxiao, and Suguru Geto stood nearby.

Riko Amanai woke after being rescued by Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Qingxiao, but mistook them for kidnappers and resisted them. After Misato Kuroi explained the situation, Riko accepted that they had saved her and insisted on returning to school to say goodbye to her friends before going to Jujutsu High.

• Riko Amanai woke and slapped Satoru Gojo, then accused him, Suguru Geto, and Qingxiao of being kidnappers.
• Riko Amanai screamed for help when the elevator doors opened, while Suguru Geto and Qingxiao restrained her and Satoru Gojo complained that he had not gotten to retaliate.
• Misato Kuroi arrived and pleaded for Riko Amanai, prompting Suguru Geto and Qingxiao to release her.
• Misato Kuroi explained that the three men were allies who had rescued Riko Amanai from the Curse Users who attacked her.
• Riko Amanai climbed onto Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit and declared that she was Lord Tengen, but the three men ignored her.
• Riko Amanai said she would return to school to say goodbye to her friends and would not be forced to go to Jujutsu High before then.

Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao escorted Riko Amanai through a curse-user ambush at Jujutsu High, while Suguru Geto and Misato Kuroi handled attackers elsewhere. The group regrouped on the rooftop, where Qingxiao subdued the assailants as Geto calmly approached.

• Suguru Geto sensed that two cursed spirits guarding the school had been exorcised and sent Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao to retrieve Riko Amanai.
• Qingxiao waited outside Riko’s classroom while Satoru Gojo lingered inside, enjoying the attention of her classmates, until Qingxiao urged him to hurry.
• Riko accepted a protective charm from her friend, said goodbye, and followed Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao to the rooftop.
• Satoru Gojo identified five attackers as clones, and Qingxiao broke their joints before pursuing and knocking out the hidden original curse user.
• Suguru Geto defeated two ambushers and reassured Misato Kuroi that Riko was safe with Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao as they walked toward the school.

Qingxiao, Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, and Riko Amanai enjoyed an extra day at the beach in Okinawa before agreeing to stay overnight, while Kento Nanami and Yu Haibara learned their airport pickup had been canceled. The group planned to return the next morning, with Satoru’s choice to extend the trip delaying the mission.

• Qingxiao messaged Shoko from the beach and promised to bring her souvenirs, while joking about Satoru Gojo’s antics.
• Satoru Gojo chased Riko Amanai with a sea cucumber, accidentally throwing it onto Qingxiao, who flung it back onto Satoru’s face.
• Suguru Geto reminded the group that the assimilation plan was on schedule, and Riko Amanai became sad when she thought they had to leave.
• Satoru Gojo proposed staying one more night, and Qingxiao backed him with a fabricated security explanation; Suguru Geto reluctantly agreed despite Satoru’s lack of rest.
• At Tokyo International Airport, Yu Haibara told Kento Nanami that the pickup was canceled because the escort team would return from Okinawa the next morning.
• Kento Nanami guessed that Satoru Gojo had changed the itinerary on his own.

Qingxiao and Suguru Geto escorted Riko Amanai toward the Tombs of the Star Corridor while Satoru Gojo stayed behind to fight Toji Fushiguro. At the tombs, they promised to support Riko if she refused to merge with Master Tengen, and she admitted that she wanted to live, just as she reached for Geto’s hand.

• After the group relaxed near Jujutsu High’s barrier, Toji Fushiguro ambushed Satoru Gojo with a blade that had no cursed energy, and Qingxiao broke the weapon but could not prevent its tip from wounding Gojo.
• Gojo stopped Qingxiao and Suguru Geto from attacking Toji, then told them to take Riko Amanai and Misato Kuroi ahead while he fought alone; Qingxiao agreed after asking whether Gojo would win.
• Qingxiao and Geto escorted Riko and Kuroi toward the tombs, where Kuroi tearfully said goodbye to Riko before they continued without her.
• At the Tombs of the Star Corridor, Qingxiao and Geto told Riko she did not have to merge with Master Tengen and promised to protect her choice.
• Riko confessed that she wanted to stay with her friends and live, and Geto offered his hand to take her back to an ordinary life.

Toji Fushiguro tracked Suguru Geto, Riko Amanai, and Guyue Qingxiao to the Tombs of the Star Corridor after claiming he had killed Satoru Gojo. Qingxiao stayed behind so Geto could take Riko to safety, then fought Toji in a fierce hand-to-hand battle that left Toji impressed.

• Toji Fushiguro entered the hall, revealed he had killed Satoru Gojo, and explained that he tracked the group by physical traces rather than cursed energy.
• Qingxiao warned Suguru Geto to take Riko Amanai away and look for Misato Kuroi, then chose to hold off Toji himself.
• Suguru Geto summoned Rainbow Dragon and fled with Riko deeper into the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
• Qingxiao introduced himself to Toji and challenged him to a contest of strength, but Toji dismissed his name and attacked.
• Qingxiao and Toji exchanged a barrage of lethal strikes, with Toji gradually taking the fight more seriously.

Qingxiao used Reverse Cursed Technique to endure a brutal close-range fight with Toji Fushiguro, but Toji turned the tide with the Soul Liberation Blade. Qingxiao fell to one knee with his left arm and its corresponding spiritual limb severed, while Toji warned that it could never be healed.

• Qingxiao abandoned defense and traded blows with Toji Fushiguro, relying on Reverse Cursed Technique to repair his injuries.
• After more than a hundred rounds, Qingxiao’s wounds kept healing while Toji’s injuries accumulated and forced him to seek a decisive opening.
• Toji drew the Soul Liberation Blade from the Inventory Curse Worm and deliberately took Qingxiao’s punch, breaking ribs and damaging his organs to create an opening.
• Toji cut through Qingxiao’s left arm with the Soul Liberation Blade and severed the corresponding limb of his soul.
• Qingxiao dropped to one knee, and Toji said Reverse Cursed Technique could not restore the severed arm.

Qingxiao regenerated his soul-severed arm and fought back against Toji Fushiguro, landing three Black Flash strikes and damaging the Soul Liberation Blade. Toji switched to Playful Cloud, but Qingxiao closed the distance and began controlling the fight’s rhythm.

• Qingxiao restored his severed left arm by using his Cursed Technique to heal his body and soul, though the regeneration consumed a third of his Cursed Energy.
• While Toji Fushiguro was shocked by Qingxiao’s recovery, Qingxiao struck the Soul Liberation Blade with a Black Flash, cracking the weapon and injuring Toji’s hand.
• Toji drew the Inverted Spear of Heaven and attacked with both weapons, but Qingxiao evaded the spear and landed two more Black Flashes before striking Toji’s chest wound.
• Toji stowed the damaged Soul Liberation Blade and drew Playful Cloud, forcing Qingxiao back with a heavy blow.
• Qingxiao rushed inside the staff’s reach and targeted Toji’s wrist and forearm, interrupting his attacks and taking control of the fight’s rhythm.

Qingxiao used Earth Is Receptive to recover enough cursed energy to survive Toji’s attack and rise again. He challenged Toji to continue fighting, and the two resumed their battle at full force.

• Toji tricked Qingxiao into lowering his guard, then pierced his chest with the Soul Liberation Blade and kicked him into a broken pillar.
• Toji stabbed Qingxiao several more times before leaving to reach Suguru Geto and the Star Plasma Vessel.
• Qingxiao tried to heal his body and soul, but his cursed energy was nearly exhausted and he began to lose consciousness.
• Qingxiao activated Cursed Technique Reversal: Earth Is Receptive, converting his physical strength into cursed energy and using it to sustain himself.
• Qingxiao stood up and told Toji the fight had only just begun, prompting Toji to accept one more battle.
• Qingxiao and Toji clashed again, with Qingxiao taking repeated injuries and healing them with Reverse Cursed Technique as he counterattacked.

Qingxiao defeated Toji Fushiguro after destroying the Soul Liberation Blade and landing a devastating eighth Black Flash. As Toji died, he entrusted Qingxiao with the Inverted Spear of Heaven, the blade fragments, and a request concerning his son; Satoru Gojo then reappeared, revealing that he had learned Reverse Cursed Technique.

• Qingxiao landed Black Flashes that shattered Toji's Soul Liberation Blade, while Geto watched from the battlefield's edge, unable to intervene safely.
• Qingxiao struck Toji with his eighth Black Flash, destroying his internal organs and ending the fight.
• Toji gave Qingxiao the Inverted Spear of Heaven and the Soul Liberation Blade fragments, and asked him to decide what to do when Toji's son was sold to the Zenin Clan.
• Toji died standing in the ruined battlefield, and Geto realized Qingxiao had won.
• Satoru Gojo appeared with his healed wound and told Geto that he had learned Reverse Cursed Technique after being pushed to the brink of death.

After Qingxiao defeated Toji Fushiguro, he went to the infirmary with Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, hiding the damage to his soul from Shoko Ieiri. Shoko treated him and stayed by his bedside, while their closeness deepened and Qingxiao resolved to be more honest with her next time.

• Qingxiao refused Suguru Geto's help as he left the battlefield, and Satoru Gojo complained that Qingxiao had finished off Toji Fushiguro before he could fight back.
• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto brought the badly bloodied Qingxiao to the Tokyo Jujutsu High infirmary, where Shoko Ieiri noticed that his left shoulder injury was not ordinary.
• Qingxiao told Shoko that the shoulder wound came from an unstable Cursed Technique Reversal, concealing that the Soul Liberation Blade had damaged his soul.
• Shoko treated Qingxiao's remaining injuries and warned him not to take everything on alone, telling him that his life did not belong only to himself.
• Shoko stayed beside Qingxiao's bed, and he held her hand as he promised himself to stop hiding things from her.

After recovering, Qingxiao met Megumi Fushiguro and Tsumiki Fushiguro, honoring Toji’s final wish by taking responsibility for the siblings instead of letting the Zenin Clan claim Megumi. He brought them to Jujutsu High, where they began a safer life together.

• Qingxiao refused Satoru Gojo’s offer to handle everything with the Zenin Clan and gave him the Chain of a Thousand Miles and the Inverted Spear of Heaven in return for his support.
• Qingxiao found Megumi Fushiguro and told him that Toji had entrusted him with Megumi and his sister, and Megumi agreed to go with him so he could stay with Tsumiki.
• At home, Tsumiki mistook Qingxiao for her father, then cried when he explained that Toji had died and entrusted the siblings to him.
• Qingxiao promised the siblings a comfortable home, financial support, and the chance to remain together outside the Zenin Clan.
• Qingxiao took Megumi and Tsumiki to meet Satoru Gojo, then settled them into the family dormitory at Jujutsu High and arranged for someone to care for them.

Qingxiao interrupted a convenience store robbery, identified the robber as a Grade 2 Curse User from the Q Organization, and forced him to reveal his accomplices' locations. After Assistant Supervisors took the robber into custody, Qingxiao set off to clear out the remaining hideouts.

• Qingxiao entered an empty convenience store and found a masked robber smoking behind the counter amid the stolen cash and goods.
• Qingxiao identified the robber as a Grade 2 Curse User from the Q Organization, codename Robber, and quickly subdued him when he drew a switchblade.
• Qingxiao questioned the robber and learned that the cashier was unharmed and that the remaining accomplices' hideouts, numbers, and Cursed Tools.
• Qingxiao called an Assistant Supervisor, and uniformed personnel arrived to take the robber and stolen goods into custody.
• Qingxiao left his bread and coffee with the Assistant Supervisor to charge to the Q Organization and went to deal with the accomplices' hideouts.

Qingxiao announced that he had mastered the core of Binding Vows, then got Suguru Geto to test a vow that made cake taste like Cursed Spirit Orbs. The group learned that Lord Tengen had abandoned the merger with Riko Amanai and had another way to maintain the barriers, leaving Riko protected for now.

• Qingxiao explained that he had traded away use of Heavenly Motion's Cursed Technique Lapse for a small boost to his physical strength.
• Qingxiao suggested that Suguru Geto vow to make Cursed Spirit Orbs taste like strawberry cake and cake taste like the orbs.
• Suguru Geto tried strawberry cake and confirmed that the Binding Vow had worked, then lamented that his past suffering had been for nothing.
• Qingxiao asked about Riko Amanai, and Suguru Geto said Lord Tengen had given up on the merger and claimed there was another way to maintain the barriers.
• Satoru Gojo said he had arranged for the Gojo Clan to protect Riko Amanai in secret, and Qingxiao said that made his beating worthwhile.

Qingxiao and Shoko Ieiri went shopping together, where Shoko chose new clothes for him and shared a couples’ ice cream promotion. Qingxiao returned to his dorm anticipating Shoko’s reaction when he wore his new clothes to the infirmary.

• Qingxiao and Shoko Ieiri walked back from the infirmary, and Shoko asked why he always wore black, white, and gray.
• Shoko invited Qingxiao to the downtown mall and picked out several muted-color outfits for him.
• Shoko paid for Qingxiao’s clothes, and he accepted after she told him not to treat her like a stranger.
• Shoko ordered matching milk ice creams through a couples’ promotion, then said she had only wanted to save money.
• Qingxiao thanked Shoko for the outing, returned to his dorm, and looked forward to wearing his new clothes the next day.

Qingxiao learned that the Tokyo and Kyoto Jujutsu High schools’ Sister-School Goodwill Event would begin in three days, and he told Shoko Ieiri about it. After spending a relaxed visit with her, he returned to the corridor feeling pleased and more at ease about the upcoming preparations.

• Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto visited Qingxiao, admired his new clothes, and told him the Goodwill Event would start in three days.
• Qingxiao revealed that Shoko Ieiri had chosen and paid for his clothes, then used the event announcement as a reason to visit her.
• Qingxiao told Shoko about the event, and she agreed to attend and provide medical support.
• Qingxiao and Shoko chatted about the event and Utahime Iori before Qingxiao left, feeling more positive about the preparations.

Qingxiao and the Tokyo Jujutsu High group arrived at the Goodwill Event and reunited with Utahime before the competition began. Naoya Zenin accused Qingxiao of killing Toji through underhanded tricks, and Qingxiao challenged him to settle it in the event.

• Qingxiao, Shoko, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto traveled to the Goodwill Event venue, where Utahime welcomed Shoko and greeted the others.
• Qingxiao promised Shoko he would win and treat her to ice cream afterward, and she said she would be waiting.
• The Tokyo and Kyoto teams gathered before Masamichi Yaga and Yoshinobu Gakuganji as the principals prepared to begin the event.
• Utahime warned Naoya Zenin not to cause trouble, but he kept watching Qingxiao.
• Naoya Zenin accused Qingxiao of killing Toji with dirty tricks, and Qingxiao told him to find out for himself in the competition.