Chapter Summaries

Shunchen accompanied Suguru Geto to investigate a remote village where people had vanished and died, intent on preventing the tragedy that would shatter Geto’s belief in protecting non-sorcerers. After they arrived, Geto sensed no sign of the reported Grade 1 cursed spirit and sent out reconnaissance spirits while the investigation began.

• Shunchen volunteered to accompany Suguru Geto, arguing that his ability to analyze cursed techniques and use Reverse Cursed Technique would support the dangerous mission.
• Shunchen asked the Assistant Supervisor to join them inside the village so an adult could help question the hostile villagers.
• Suguru Geto sensed almost no cursed residue and found the quiet village inconsistent with reports of a rampaging Grade 1 cursed spirit.
• Suguru Geto sent out small reconnaissance cursed spirits to search the village while Shunchen teased him about collecting a rare spirit.
• Suguru Geto insisted they investigate the disappearances and deaths, and Shunchen agreed that they first needed to learn what had happened before deciding how to respond.

Shunchen and Suguru Geto discovered that the village’s supposed Grade 1 Cursed Spirit was actually two abused young sorcerers, Nanako and Mimiko, whom the villagers had imprisoned. Shunchen freed the girls and stopped Nanako from attacking the villagers, leaving them with the promise that he would take them away.

• The village chief led Shunchen and Suguru Geto to a chained hut, claiming that two monsters were locked inside.
• Shunchen and Suguru Geto found Nanako and Mimiko imprisoned in a filthy cage, and Suguru realized the girls were sorcerers rather than Cursed Spirits.
• Shunchen crushed the cage’s lock and offered Nanako and Mimiko his hand, while the villagers shouted abuse and accused the girls of attacking them.
• Nanako defended herself against the villagers, and Shunchen sensed her Cursed Energy gathering as she prepared to strike back.
• Shunchen warned Nanako and Mimiko not to attack, overwhelmed them with his pressure, and told them he would take them away.

The sorcerer took Nanako and Mimiko into custody and arranged to document their abuse, while Suguru Geto went to hunt the cursed spirit behind the village disappearances. When a villager attacked, the sorcerer caught his hoe and called the police, leaving the villagers facing both a curse investigation and legal consequences.

• Suguru Geto recognized Nanako and Mimiko as Jujutsu Sorcerers and struggled to contain his anger at their injuries.
• The sorcerer handed the girls to the Assistant Supervisor and warned the Village Chief that the police could investigate their abuse and confinement.
• The sorcerer recited Japanese laws against unlawful confinement, injury, assault, and child abuse, then urged Suguru Geto to find the real culprit.
• Suguru Geto accepted the plan and left to hunt the cursed spirit, while the Assistant Supervisor photographed the girls’ wounds as evidence.
• A villager attacked the sorcerer with a hoe, but the sorcerer caught it and called the police to report the armed villagers.

After Suguru Geto discovered that a weak cursed spirit had caused the village’s deaths, the police began investigating the villagers who had abused Nanako and Mimiko. On the drive away, you told the girls that their suffering did not give them the right to kill, and Suguru Geto reconsidered the line between justice and revenge.

• Suguru Geto found that a low-grade cursed spirit had disoriented villagers near cliffs, then absorbed it into a Cursed Spirit Orb.
• The Assistant Supervisor and you helped the police secure the villagers and begin investigating the abuse of Nanako and Mimiko.
• You used Reverse Cursed Technique to ease Nanako’s and Mimiko’s injuries but left the visible evidence intact for the police.
• Nanako asked whether the villagers would die, and you explained that the law would punish them rather than permit the girls to take revenge.
• You told Nanako and Mimiko that being victims did not give them permission to kill, and Suguru Geto listened as you insisted that power should uphold rules rather than stand above them.

After rescuing Nanako and Mimiko, you persuaded Masamichi Yaga to make you their day-to-day caregiver, with Yaga serving as their legal guardian. You then found rookie lawyer Hiromi Higuruma to pursue the villagers’ prosecution and secure the girls’ legal protection.

• You reported the mountain village crimes to Masamichi Yaga, who approved your decision to let secular authorities handle the perpetrators.
• You argued that Nanako and Mimiko could not safely be placed in ordinary care and offered to adopt them.
• Masamichi Yaga agreed to become the girls’ legal guardian while you cared for them, and you rented them an apartment beside Megumi Fushiguro and Tsumiki.
• You delayed the girls’ schooling while they recovered and began arranging their legal representation and change of guardianship.
• You met Hiromi Higuruma, whose anger at the girls’ abuse led him to volunteer comprehensive legal aid for their case.

You analyzed Nanako and Mimiko’s cursed techniques and chose to let them live ordinary lives unless they later decided otherwise. After Hiromi Higuruma secured justice for the twins, you looked ahead to the Zenin Clan’s approaching interest in Megumi and prepared for the coming confrontation.

• You used Phantom Parade to identify Nanako’s Image-Projection Cursed Technique and Mimiko’s Strangulation Cursed Technique, recognizing their danger to ordinary people.
• You decided not to teach the twins how to use their powers unless they later chose the path of a jujutsu sorcerer, and asked Tsumiki and Megumi to help watch over them.
• You met Hiromi Higuruma in Tokyo, where he reported that the villagers had been sentenced and Masamichi Yaga had become the twins’ legal guardian.
• Higuruma refused the extra payment, insisting he had handled the case as part of his duty as a lawyer.
• You resolved to reform Jujutsu Society yourself and anticipated the Zenin Clan coming for Megumi and his Ten Shadows Technique.

Megumi Fushiguro encountered Naoya Zenin, who came to take him to the Zenin Clan and tried to provoke him by claiming Toji had sold him. Megumi calmly accepted that they were leaving, following Li Shunchen’s instructions, and ended the chapter by suspecting Naoya might be a kidnapper when he froze.

• Megumi Fushiguro left school alone to escape the noisy walk home with Tsumiki, Nanako, and Mimiko.
• Naoya Zenin arrived in a black sedan and judged Megumi to be weak, unaware that he had awakened the Ten Shadows Technique.
• Naoya introduced himself as a relative from Megumi’s father’s side and asked where Toji was; Megumi replied that he did not know.
• Naoya claimed that Toji had sold Megumi to the Zenin Clan because he was weak and said he had come to take him away.
• Megumi calmly agreed to go, remembering Li Shunchen’s instructions to return to the clan and refuse its offer in person.
• Naoya froze at Megumi’s reaction, and Megumi asked whether he was a scammer trying to kidnap children.

Megumi Fushiguro was brought to the Zenin Clan estate, where he rejected Naobito Zenin’s order to return to the family. When Naoya tried to stop him, Megumi summoned a Divine Dog and declared that he was going home.

• Naoya Zenin escorted Megumi to the Zenin Clan estate, where Megumi met the clan head, Naobito Zenin.
• Naobito recognized Megumi as Toji’s son and told him he would stay with the Zenin Clan and change his name back.
• Megumi slapped Naobito’s hand away and refused to return, saying Toji could not decide his life for him.
• Naoya angrily tried to grab Megumi, but Megumi’s Divine Dog sprang from his shadow and scratched Naoya’s arm.
• Megumi faced the injured Naoya and declared, “I’m going home.”

Megumi Fushiguro revealed his powerful Divine Dog: Totality, and Naobito Zenin recognized that Megumi had awakened the Zenin Clan's Ten Shadows Technique. After Naoya attacked him and was badly wounded by Megumi's shadow trap and Shikigami, Megumi escaped the Zenin estate on Totality.

• Naobito recognized Megumi's shadows, Shikigami, and hand sign as signs of the Ten Shadows Technique, while Naoya realized Megumi posed a threat to his inheritance.
• Naoya ignored Naobito's warning and used Projection Sorcery to rush past Totality toward Megumi.
• Naoya's foot sank into Megumi's shadow, interrupting his prescribed movement and trapping him in a frozen two-dimensional frame.
• Totality shattered the frame and struck Naoya, sending him crashing through the room and into the courtyard with severe injuries.
• Megumi climbed onto Totality and ordered it to leave, and the Shikigami leaped over the Zenin Clan's courtyard wall.

Ogi Zenin learned that a lone child had seriously injured Naoya and was fleeing through the Zenin estate. When he discovered the child had summoned shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique, he reacted with shock and bitter resentment.

• Ogi Zenin stopped a Kukuru Unit member during the estate’s emergency and learned that one person had injured Naoya and escaped into the grounds.
• Ogi Zenin questioned the member and discovered the culprit was Toji Zenin’s child, whom Naobito Zenin had ordered the clan to capture without harming.
• The member told Ogi Zenin that the child had used shikigami, leading Ogi Zenin to think a powerful summon could explain Naoya’s defeat.
• The member added that the summoned shikigami appeared to belong to the Ten Shadows Technique, and Ogi Zenin froze and demanded to hear the report again.

Megumi Fushiguro escaped the Zenin estate on Divine Dog: Totality while Ogi Zenin broke Naobito’s order and tried to kill him. Totality defeated and gravely wounded Ogi, then flew Megumi away from the clan.

• Ogi Zenin learned Megumi had awakened the Ten Shadows Technique and killed the Kukuru Unit member who reported it, deciding to eliminate the child.
• Divine Dog: Totality carried Megumi through the estate as the Zenin pursuers struggled to catch them, until Jinichi Zenin and Ogi blocked their route.
• Jinichi attacked to stop Totality, while Ogi unleashed a huge flaming sword strike meant to kill both Megumi and the shikigami.
• Totality and Megumi slipped into the shadows to evade Ogi’s strike, then counterattacked and used the Soul Liberation Blade to break Ogi’s sword and slash his chest.
• Totality gained wings formed from Nue’s energy and flew Megumi out of the Zenin estate as Jinichi and the guards watched.

After Tsumiki reported Megumi missing, Shunchen traced him to the Zenin Clan and went with Mei Mei to retrieve him. Shunchen caught the exhausted Megumi, then confronted the pursuing Naobito Zenin.

• Tsumiki called Shunchen in a panic after Megumi failed to come home, and Shunchen reassured her before setting out to find him.
• Shunchen hired Mei Mei to drive him toward the Zenin Clan, suspecting that they had forcibly taken Megumi.
• Using Mei Mei's Black Bird Manipulation, Shunchen spotted Megumi riding the faltering Qu Fusion after a clash with the Zenin Clan.
• Shunchen summoned Nue to catch Megumi as Qu Fusion dissolved, then told Mei Mei to stay with the unconscious boy.
• Naobito Zenin raced toward them using Projection Sorcery, but Shunchen stopped him with Nagi Daytime Prohibition.

Naobito Zenin confronted Megumi Fushiguro’s teacher, suspecting him of copying the Ten Shadows Technique and blocking Projection Sorcery. When Naobito tried to take Megumi by force, the teacher trapped him with Rabbit Escape and a shadow mire, then struck him with a powerful kick.

• Naobito realized the young man had blocked his Projection Sorcery and suspected he was the Jujutsu High student who could copy cursed techniques.
• The young man identified himself as Megumi Fushiguro’s teacher, and Naobito concluded that he had trained Megumi in the Ten Shadows Technique.
• Naobito declared he would take Megumi because of his Zenin blood, but the teacher warned that he would not succeed.
• Naobito activated Projection Sorcery and tried to rush past the teacher toward the car.
• The teacher summoned Rabbit Escape to obscure Naobito’s vision while spreading a shadow mire beneath him.
• Naobito stepped into the shadow mire and froze from Projection Sorcery’s backlash, allowing the teacher to kick him hard and send him skidding across the asphalt.

After effortlessly defeating Naobito Zenin, the teacher warned him that Megumi Fushiguro’s power was dangerous without strict control and forbade the Zenin Clan from using force to claim him. The Maybach drove away with the exhausted Megumi, while Naobito and the clan were left more determined to secure the boy’s potential.

• The teacher used Ten Shadows Technique tactics to knock Naobito Zenin down, and Naobito realized he had been spared.
• Naobito asked whether Toji had sent the teacher, who explained that Toji had asked him to look after the children.
• The teacher warned Naobito that Megumi could have killed the Zenin Clan fighters if he had not learned to control his power.
• Naobito recognized the Ten Shadows Technique’s legendary strength and the danger of trying to take Megumi by force.
• The teacher said he would not decide Megumi’s future but warned that coercion would be meaningless, then left with Megumi in the Maybach.

On the drive home, Megumi recounted his escape from the Zenin Clan, revealing how thoroughly Shunchen had prepared him and how Panda had stood by as backup. Shunchen told Mei Mei he planned to seize the Zenin Clan for revenge and ultimately reshape Jujutsu Society, then invited her to join him.

• Mei Mei drove Shunchen and the exhausted Megumi home while Megumi recounted how he escaped the Zenin Clan using Shunchen's preparations.
• Megumi's account revealed that Shunchen had predicted the ambush and trained him for the Zenin Clan's tactics, alarming Mei Mei.
• Megumi pulled Panda from his shadow, and Panda explained that he had sensed the approaching sorcerers but had stayed hidden because no one posed a sufficient threat.
• Mei Mei stopped the car and demanded to know what Shunchen was planning.
• Shunchen said he intended to take over the Zenin Clan for revenge, gain power to transform Jujutsu Society, and asked Mei Mei to join him.

After reuniting Megumi Fushiguro with Tsumiki, his teacher questioned the morality of using him to reshape jujutsu society while the Zenin Clan concealed his attack and reconsidered its succession. The teacher entered a fourth year at Tokyo Jujutsu High with the others alive and thriving, then received a new weapon-related ability.

• Tsumiki embraced Megumi Fushiguro after his return, while his teacher left the siblings together.
• Megumi Fushiguro's teacher admitted to Mei Mei that using him as a pawn felt selfish and rejected her argument that his gains compensated for that exploitation.
• The Zenin Clan concealed Megumi Fushiguro's attack by claiming that Naobito Zenin had exorcised an invading special grade cursed spirit.
• Naobito Zenin forbade unauthorized contact with Megumi Fushiguro and increasingly favored his potential over Naoya's claim to succession.
• The teacher entered a fourth year at Tokyo Jujutsu High, where earlier interventions had kept companions alive, prevented Suguru Geto's defection, and reduced mission casualties.
• The teacher received A Knight Does Not Die Empty-Handed [SR], which increased bodily strength and weapon performance by fifteen percent when wielding a melee weapon or an object considered a weapon.

The narrator improved their combat capabilities and sent Mei Mei to investigate old records tied to Tengen, the Star Plasma Vessel Incident, and the Kamo Clan while keeping her ignorant of dangerous secrets. As the narrator prepared for a covert struggle against the stitched-head mastermind, Satoru Gojo challenged them by unveiling his Domain Expansion.

• The narrator recognized that their [SR]-rank passive skill greatly enhanced both their strength and their weapon, making its combat benefits especially powerful when wielding a cursed tool.
• The narrator asked Mei Mei to search historical records about Tengen, the Star Plasma Vessel Incident’s aftermath, and the Kamo Clan, while withholding information that could put her in danger.
• The narrator reasoned that the Kamo Clan and the failure of Tengen’s assimilation might be tied to a larger conspiracy, and Mei Mei accepted the investigation and began working undercover.
• The narrator resolved to uncover the identity and plans of the stitched-head figure while hiding and waiting for an opportunity to disrupt the conspiracy.
• Satoru Gojo lured the narrator to Jujutsu High’s athletic field and suddenly attacked, then formed a domain hand sign and declared, “Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void.”

Shunchen endured Satoru Gojo’s newly mastered Unlimited Void and countered with a rapid chain of copied techniques, cutting Gojo and putting Asagirimaru to his throat. The chapter ended with Gojo disarmed and Shunchen calmly admonishing him.

• Satoru Gojo trapped Shunchen in Unlimited Void, expecting its information overload to leave him helpless.
• Shunchen used Phantom Parade to copy the Ten Shadows Technique, retrieved Asagirimaru from his shadow, and switched his copied technique to Limitless.
• Shunchen reversed Limitless with Nagi Daytime Prohibition, then expanded a Simple Domain to block Unlimited Void and regain control.
• Shunchen used an enhanced sword-draw to cut Satoru Gojo’s waist before Gojo could react.
• Shunchen placed Asagirimaru against Satoru Gojo’s neck and told him not to be naive in a fight.

During a sparring match inside Unlimited Void, the narrator countered Satoru Gojo with Simple Domain and a sword strike, then surrendered rather than risk a prolonged battle. Gojo dispelled his domain but refused to accept the result, demanding that the narrator fight him seriously.

• Satoru Gojo grabbed the narrator and demanded to know how they could still move after Unlimited Void, and the narrator explained that Simple Domain had blocked its effects long enough to counterattack.
• Satoru Gojo withdrew and formed a high-output Blue to break the narrator’s Simple Domain by force.
• The narrator judged that fighting Gojo’s domain and near-limitless cursed energy was futile, dismissed Simple Domain, sheathed Asagirimaru, and surrendered.
• Satoru Gojo froze in disbelief, then dispelled Unlimited Void and returned the training field to view.
• Satoru Gojo seized the narrator’s collar and accused them of holding back, insisting they draw their sword and fight without restraint.

After their sparring match, the narrator explained that conceding to Satoru Gojo was the rational choice under the rules and battlefield conditions, though Satoru remained frustrated by winning through the narrator’s restraint and his own mistake. The narrator then pretended that the explanation was a ploy to exploit Satoru’s cursed technique burnout, before revealing it was a joke and asking whether Satoru truly wanted them to fight to the death.

• Satoru Gojo seized the narrator’s collar and demanded an explanation for the concession, then released them as they calmly told him to stop throwing a tantrum.
• The narrator explained that their binding vow against inflicting a fatal wound and Satoru’s advantage in a domain battle made continuing the sparring match pointless.
• Satoru Gojo reviewed the exchange and realized that his own close-range mistake had given the narrator their only opening, but he remained dissatisfied with the compromised victory.
• The narrator suggested that their surrender and explanation had been a deception intended to make Satoru Gojo deactivate his domain while his Limitless was unavailable from technique burnout.
• The narrator admitted the threat was a joke and asked Satoru Gojo whether he truly hoped to see them fight each other at full strength to kill.