Chapter Summaries

Guyue Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo went to bring Yuta Okkotsu to Jujutsu High and confronted Rika in an abandoned threshing ground. Gojo calmed Rika and persuaded her to let Yuta go with them, while Okkotsu wondered whether the two men were fit to be teachers.

• Guyue Qingxiao met Yuta Okkotsu and offered to take him to Jujutsu High, then drove him to an isolated threshing ground.
• Qingxiao provoked Rika into revealing her monstrous form, and she attacked him as Okkotsu tried to stop her.
• Qingxiao dodged Rika's attacks and struck her three times, briefly disrupting her cursed energy before her rage returned.
• Satoru Gojo used Limitless to stop Rika's attacks and reassured her that Jujutsu High would help her stay with and protect Okkotsu.
• Rika calmed down and withdrew into Okkotsu, who collapsed and questioned whether Qingxiao and Gojo were fit to be teachers.

After Okkotsu found hope in joining Jujutsu High, he began learning to control his cursed energy so he could protect Rika. He and Maki trained with Qingxiao, who pushed them to exhaustion and invited them back the next day.

• On the drive back, Okkotsu resolved to become strong enough to control Rika and keep people from getting hurt.
• Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo took Okkotsu to a ramen shop, where their casual kindness helped him feel at ease.
• The next day, Satoru Gojo told Okkotsu that Rika had grown from his cursed energy and that he first needed to control himself.
• Okkotsu asked Panda and Maki how to improve his cursed energy control, and Maki agreed to help him train with Qingxiao.
• After Shoko contacted Qingxiao, Okkotsu and Maki went to the basement gym, where Qingxiao put them through two hours of punishing training.
• Qingxiao told the exhausted Okkotsu and Maki to return at the same time the next day.

Qingxiao entered Kenjaku’s expanding Curtain after learning that Mechamaru was the mole, and he arrived as Mechamaru fought Mahito. Kenjaku fled underground with Mahito, but Qingxiao pursued them by smashing through the earth.

• Utahime Iori told Qingxiao that Kokichi Muta was the mole, and Ijichi warned them that a large Curtain was expanding across the western suburbs.
• Qingxiao recognized Kenjaku’s Cursed Energy and entered the Curtain alone while Utahime Iori arranged evacuations.
• Mahito restored Mechamaru’s body, and Kenjaku removed some of Mechamaru’s memories before Mechamaru attacked Mahito with his mechanical parts.
• Qingxiao shattered the Curtain and confronted Kenjaku and Mahito, but Kenjaku grabbed Mahito and escaped underground.
• Qingxiao pursued Kenjaku and Mahito by blasting through the earth, while Kenjaku struggled to keep ahead of him.

Qingxiao chased Kenjaku and Mahito through underground passages but they escaped, then rescued Mechamaru and learned the cursed spirits were planning something in Shibuya. He sent Utahime and the students back to Jujutsu High while he stayed behind to search the area and prepare for the coming conflict with Kenjaku.

• Mahito and Kenjaku escaped Qingxiao through underground waterways and surfaced in the woods outside Tokyo, where Kenjaku realized the Shibuya plan would need to change.
• Qingxiao returned to Mechamaru, congratulated him on being able to walk, then demanded an explanation for his dealings with cursed spirits.
• Mechamaru warned Qingxiao of a major plan in Shibuya but could not remember its details after Kenjaku erased them from his memory.
• Qingxiao told Utahime that Mechamaru was safe, warned her not to let Assistant Supervisors track the escaped cursed spirits, and asked her to contact Principal Yaga and Satoru Gojo.
• Utahime arrived with Kasumi Miwa, who reunited with Mechamaru and learned how Qingxiao had rescued him.
• Qingxiao sent Utahime, Mechamaru, and Miwa back to Jujutsu High while he stayed to search the area and vowed to settle his old and new grudges with Kenjaku.

Qingxiao warned Satoru Gojo about Kenjaku and the Prison Realm before they split up to confront the Shibuya barriers. At the subway, Gojo faced Kenjaku’s clone while Kenjaku monitored Qingxiao’s fight and moved another clone toward Jujutsu High.

• Qingxiao told Satoru Gojo that Kenjaku had the Prison Realm, and they agreed to take separate barriers in Shibuya.
• At the assembly point, Qingxiao asked Megumi Fushiguro to use the surname Gu Yue if anyone asked, and Megumi reluctantly agreed.
• After Utahime Iori confirmed surveillance was in place, Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo headed to their assigned barriers as hired curse users activated Cursed Objects.
• At the subway station, Kenjaku appeared in Nagayumi Jin’s body, but Gojo identified him and his techniques before Kenjaku could introduce himself.
• Kenjaku attacked Gojo with cursed-energy blasts and clones, but Gojo stopped the attacks and protected civilians with Blue.
• Kenjaku kept Gojo occupied while monitoring four cursed spirits attacking Qingxiao and sending another clone toward Jujutsu High.

Guyue Qingxiao fought Kenjaku’s group of cursed spirits in a crowded subway tunnel, avoiding attacks that threatened civilians and sending a speeding train full of transfigured humans flying backward. He identified Choso as the team’s marksman and rushed through the enemy formation to attack him.

• Guyue Qingxiao confronted Kenjaku’s double and refused to be baited by Nagayumi Jin’s face, while Jogo launched the first attack.
• Guyue Qingxiao dodged Jogo’s flames and Hanami’s roots, then threw a broken section of rail at Choso to interrupt his Piercing Blood.
• Mahito sent a subway train packed with transfigured humans charging at Guyue Qingxiao, who stopped it with his foot and sent it flying backward.
• Guyue Qingxiao evaded the cursed spirits and incapacitated the transfigured humans while protecting the ordinary people on the platform.
• Guyue Qingxiao assessed the cursed spirits’ coordinated roles and charged through their attacks to target Choso first.

Qingxiao knocked Choso unconscious with a Black Flash, then fought off Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon while Kenjaku healed Choso and persuaded him to leave. Choso headed to XX Department Store to await Mahito, and Qingxiao turned back to face the three Cursed Spirits.

• Choso activated Flowing Red Scale and attacked Qingxiao with a blood spear, but Qingxiao struck him with a Black Flash and sent him crashing into the tunnel wall.
• Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon launched a coordinated assault on Qingxiao, who evaded their attacks.
• Kenjaku's Clone healed Choso with Reverse Cursed Technique and told him that Yuji Itadori was the real culprit behind his younger brothers' deaths.
• Choso accepted Kenjaku's offer and left through a gap in the barrier to wait at XX Department Store for Mahito.
• Qingxiao destroyed Jogo's fireball, noticed Choso was gone, and challenged Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon.

Mahito fled while Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon stayed behind to face Guyue Qingxiao. After Qingxiao defeated Hanami despite its attempt to use civilians as shields, Kenjaku's clone revealed that his real plan targeted Shoko Ieiri.

• Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon urged Mahito to escape and preserve the future of cursed spirits, so Mahito ran deeper into the tunnel.
• Qingxiao warned Mahito that he would pursue him, and Mahito sent transfigured humans in different directions to slow the chase.
• Jogo attacked Qingxiao while Hanami formed a wooden spear, but Hanami then used two civilians as shields to try to stop Qingxiao.
• Qingxiao struck through the civilians with Black Flash and grievously wounded Hanami, prompting Jogo to blame him for their deaths.
• Kenjaku's clone emerged from the shadows and told Qingxiao that his people had taken Shoko Ieiri away.

Guyue Qingxiao thwarted Kenjaku’s hostage plan and defeated Jogo and Dagon in the Shibuya tunnel while Hanami lay dying. He left carrying the three Cursed Spirits, intending to deliver them to Suguru Geto.

• Kenjaku threatened Shoko Ieiri, but Qingxiao claimed she was abroad with Yuki Tsukumo and punched his Clone apart.
• Jogo blamed Nagayumi Jin for using the Cursed Spirits and vowed to avenge Hanami, while Dagon flooded the tunnel.
• Qingxiao interrupted Jogo’s Maximum Technique with a Black Flash and knocked him into the tunnel wall.
• Dagon hid underwater, but Qingxiao caught up, struck him with a Black Flash, and dragged him out of the water.
• Qingxiao tied Jogo, Dagon, and Hanami together with steel cable and headed for the station exit to take them to Suguru Geto.

Qingxiao watched Satoru Gojo battle a powerful Kenjaku clone before leaving the barrier and encountering Toji Fushiguro chasing Megumi. When Toji asked the boy his name, Megumi followed Qingxiao’s advice and gave him a different surname.

• Qingxiao finished clearing his barrier and went to watch Satoru Gojo fight Kenjaku’s clone in a clash of domains.
• Satoru Gojo damaged the clone with Hollow Technique: Purple, and Qingxiao left the barrier after warning him not to let it escape.
• Qingxiao saw a freight truck crash into a building and realized Toji Fushiguro was fighting nearby.
• Megumi Fushiguro fled into an alley, where Toji caught up with him while Qingxiao watched without intervening.
• Toji regained his senses and asked Megumi his name, and Megumi answered, “Gu Yue... Megumi.”

Toji Fushiguro confronted Megumi before Qingxiao stopped him from ending the séance, then revealed Toji was Megumi’s biological father and that Qingxiao had killed him. Realizing Kenjaku’s real target was Yuji Itadori and Sukuna, Qingxiao left to find Satoru Gojo while Megumi asked Toji to stay and answer his questions.

• Toji realized Megumi’s surname was Fushiguro, but Qingxiao tricked him into thinking it had changed to Gu Yue before admitting it was a joke.
• Toji tried to end the séance by stabbing himself with Playful Cloud, but Qingxiao stopped him.
• Qingxiao told Megumi that Toji was his biological father and that Qingxiao had killed Toji.
• Qingxiao realized Kenjaku had targeted Yuji Itadori and Sukuna, then heard Sukuna’s cursed energy surge across Shibuya.
• Qingxiao ordered Megumi to go to the East Evacuation Point and left to find Satoru Gojo.
• Megumi caught Toji’s sleeve and asked to speak with him, and Toji agreed despite having little time left.

Mahito and Choso lured Yuji Itadori into an abandoned department store and cornered him in a two-on-one attack. Just as Itadori was about to be overwhelmed, Aoi Todo burst through a wall to join him.

• Mahito met Choso at the abandoned department store and said Jogo and the others had stayed behind to cover their escape.
• Mahito and Choso set a trap, using Transfigured Humans to draw Yuji Itadori into the store while Choso insisted on taking revenge for his brothers.
• Itadori followed the Transfigured Humans despite suspecting a trap after hearing what sounded like a person crying.
• Choso attacked Itadori with Blood Manipulation as Mahito blocked the exit, and the two pressured him with blood attacks, strikes, and falling debris.
• As Mahito's punch drove Itadori toward a concrete wall, Aoi Todo smashed through it, landed beside him, and greeted him as his best friend.

Todo and Itadori fought Mahito and Choso, using Boogie Woogie and the sprinklers to disrupt their opponents before the tide turned against them again. Todo created an opening for Itadori to land a Black Flash on Mahito, while a mysterious voice taunted Todo about abandoning his brother.

• Todo switched places with Itadori, allowing them to coordinate attacks against Mahito and Choso and disrupt their timing with feints.
• Mahito ordered Choso to stop holding back, and the pair increased their attacks until Itadori was wounded.
• Todo smashed a smoke detector, triggering the sprinklers and diluting Choso’s blood techniques so Itadori could strike him.
• Mahito sent Transfigured Humans to shut off the water while he fought Todo and Itadori, and Choso’s blood techniques returned once the sprinklers stopped.
• Todo redirected Mahito’s punch into Choso’s Blood Blade, creating an opening for Itadori to hit Mahito with Black Flash.
• A voice taunted Todo by asking whether he would leave his brother alone again.

Todo wounded Choso with a Black Flash, but Mahito and Choso overwhelmed Todo and Itadori. As Mahito prepared to force Sukuna’s Finger into Itadori, Choso was struck by memories of Itadori calling him “big brother.”

• Todo swapped places with Choso and struck him with a Black Flash, sending him crashing into metal shelves.
• Mahito briefly expanded his Domain and transfigured Todo’s arm, so Todo cut off his own right hand to stop the effect.
• Choso shot Todo with blood arrows while Mahito kept Itadori from intervening, leaving Todo buried beneath rubble and gravely wounded.
• Mahito and Choso subdued Itadori, and Mahito threatened his friends before trying to make him swallow Sukuna’s Finger.
• Choso questioned Itadori about his dead brothers, then experienced strange memories of Itadori smiling and calling him “big brother.”

Choso stopped Mahito from forcing Sukuna’s finger into Itadori’s mouth, and the two joined forces against him. Mahito revealed that they had been fighting his Clone and unleashed a horde of Transfigured Humans; after a prolonged battle, the Clone and all the creatures fell, leaving Mahito alone.

• Choso intervened as Mahito tried to force the finger into Itadori’s mouth, then helped Itadori stand and insisted that no one touch him until he learned the truth.
• Mahito accused Choso of abandoning their allies and threatened him for siding with Itadori, prompting Choso to attack with blood arrows while Itadori struck Mahito’s apparent body.
• Mahito revealed that the body they had fought was a Clone and summoned more than a dozen Transfigured Humans to attack the wounded pair.
• Choso and Itadori fought back-to-back, using Blood Manipulation and Black Flash to destroy the Transfigured Humans and wear down Mahito’s Clone.
• The final Transfigured Human fell and Mahito’s Clone dissipated, leaving Mahito’s real body alone in the ruined hall.

Mahito awakened Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing and fought Itadori and Choso, but their coordinated attacks shattered his new form. As his consciousness faded, he opened his eyes in an endless snowfield and saw a figure approaching.

• Itadori and Mahito clashed with Black Flash, and Mahito narrowly lost the exchange.
• Choso struck Mahito with Piercing Blood while he was vulnerable, and Mahito realized his resources and chances of escape were gone.
• Mahito transformed into Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing and vowed to kill Itadori, Choso, and then Guyue Qingxiao.
• Itadori and Choso worked together to fend off Mahito, using Black Flash and Piercing Blood to break through his defenses.
• Mahito was knocked into rubble and his Instant Spirit Body of Distorted Killing was shattered; as his consciousness darkened, he awoke in a snowy expanse and saw a figure approaching.

Itadori cornered Mahito in the snow, while Kenjaku revealed that Mahito had only ever been a disposable resource for the Culling Game. After absorbing Mahito, Kenjaku began calculating how to activate the barriers before Satoru Gojo and Guyue Qingxiao could reach him.

• Itadori pursued Mahito through the snow, dodging his snowballs and declaring that he would keep killing Mahito no matter what form he took.
• Itadori kicked Mahito into Kenjaku, and Mahito begged Kenjaku to save him and help continue the plan to awaken Sukuna.
• Kenjaku told Mahito that Idle Transfiguration was needed to deploy the Culling Game barriers and that Mahito had been a disposable resource from the start.
• Kenjaku absorbed Mahito into a Cursed Spirit Orb after Mahito could no longer use Cursed Energy to resist.
• Kenjaku estimated that Gojo and Guyue Qingxiao could arrive within three minutes and concluded that Ryomen Sukuna was the only person who could hold them off.

Kenjaku defeated Itadori and Choso, then forced Itadori to consume ten of Sukuna’s fingers and awakened Sukuna with the power of sixteen fingers. Sukuna headed toward Shibuya’s eastern Curtain to face Gojo and Qingxiao while Kenjaku began activating the Culling Game, and Gojo and Qingxiao set out to meet Sukuna.

• Choso identified Kenjaku as Nagayumi Jin, and he and Itadori attacked him, but Kenjaku easily overwhelmed them.
• Kenjaku knocked Choso unconscious and forced ten of Sukuna’s fingers into Itadori, awakening Sukuna with sixteen fingers’ worth of power.
• Sukuna learned that Gojo and Qingxiao were at Shibuya’s eastern Main Curtain and flew toward them.
• Kenjaku used the Cursed Spirit Orb to begin activating the Culling Game, expecting it to take eight minutes.
• Qingxiao met Gojo, told him Sukuna had been resurrected, and the two headed toward the battlefield.

Satoru Gojo and Guyue Qingxiao confronted Ryomen Sukuna in Shibuya after his overwhelming Cursed Energy erupted across the city. They prepared to begin their fight, wary that Kenjaku had still not appeared.

• A burst of Cursed Energy far beyond Special Grade shook the city, and Maki Zenin urged the teams to find Satoru Gojo and Guyue Qingxiao.
• Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao flew toward the city center while the others followed at a distance.
• Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao confronted Ryomen Sukuna and declared him the challenger, shocking the Sorcerers who recognized the legendary King of Curses.
• Qingxiao warned everyone to retreat at least a kilometer, and Nanami organized their withdrawal and deployment of a Curtain.
• Satoru Gojo and Qingxiao bumped fists, releasing a wave of Cursed Energy across Shibuya, then agreed to end the fight quickly while noting Kenjaku's absence.

Qingxiao and Satoru Gojo teamed up to overwhelm Sukuna with close-range attacks and powerful techniques, but Sukuna found an opening and nearly severed Qingxiao’s arm. Qingxiao healed the injury and charged back into the fight, more wary but still pressing forward.

• Satoru Gojo blasted a hole through Sukuna’s crimson slash grid with Blue, and Qingxiao rushed through the dust to attack.
• Qingxiao struck Sukuna with four consecutive Black Flashes, breaking his arms and forcing him to retreat while Satoru Gojo disrupted his healing with Red.
• Sukuna recovered enough to evade Qingxiao’s attacks and cut deeply into his right arm with Cleave.
• Qingxiao healed his nearly severed arm with Reverse Cursed Technique and declared that he would attack again.