Recaps

Akutagawa Shang and Maki returned to the celebration banquet after an unexpected encounter, but their flushed ears and awkward silence made everyone suspect they were dating. The group teased them through the night, and the banquet continued with laughter and drinks.

• Akutagawa Shang and Maki returned to the cafeteria and joined the celebration banquet without explaining what had happened while they were away.
• Kinji Hakari, Kirara Hoshi, and Panda noticed the pair’s silence and red ears, then began teasing them about hiding something.
• Yuta Okkotsu joined the teasing after Panda pointed out how awkward Akutagawa Shang and Maki were acting.
• Maki became flustered and shouted at Panda, while Akutagawa Shang and Maki abruptly looked away when their eyes met.
• Kinji Hakari kissed Kirara Hoshi to demonstrate being open about dating, and Satoru Gojo joked that the Zenin Clan might make Akutagawa Shang and Maki marry into the family.
• Maki asked Akutagawa Shang to buff her so she could punish the teasing group, but he held her back as everyone laughed and toasted to youth.

Before the team event, Aoi Todo demanded a different opponent, but Akutagawa Shang persuaded him to accept Maki by claiming she carried his will. Back in Tokyo Jujutsu High’s lounge, Akutagawa explained how Maki could counter Todo’s technique, and the students finished their preparations as the individual event began at noon.

• Aoi Todo asked the principals to change his opponent, but Gakuganji refused because the match order was fixed.
• Akutagawa Shang convinced Todo to fight Maki by presenting her as a woman he acknowledged, and Maki reluctantly played along.
• After Todo left, Maki scolded Akutagawa for using her as a shield while Mai watched jealously.
• In Tokyo Jujutsu High’s lounge, Akutagawa explained that Maki’s lack of cursed energy would make her immune to Boogie Woogie, giving her an advantage over Todo.
• The students analyzed their opponents until noon, when the individual event of the Goodwill Event was about to begin.

Maki Zenin entered the individual match against Aoi Todo after Akutagawa Shang restored her complete heavenly restriction. She dodged Todo’s attacks before meeting his punch head-on, sending him flying and leaving his arm numb.

• Satoru Gojo hosted the individual matches while Utahime Iori urged the competitors to stay safe.
• Akutagawa Shang and the Tokyo students encouraged Maki Zenin before she entered the ring against Aoi Todo.
• Maki told Todo she did not need a cursed tool, and Todo challenged her to prove she could carry his brother’s will.
• Todo attacked Maki with a barrage of punches, but she dodged every strike with precise movements.
• Maki met Todo’s punch with her own, remained unhurt, and sent him backward with a numb, trembling arm.

Maki overwhelmed Aoi Todo with her speed and strength, then revealed that his Boogie Woogie could not target her because she had no cursed energy. Todo devised a workaround by using cursed-energy-infused debris to teleport around the ring, turning the fight back in his favor.

• Aoi Todo challenged Maki to keep fighting, but her swift barrage forced him onto the defensive while the spectators watched in shock.
• Mai Zenin wondered why Maki had seemed weaker during their fight the previous day and resolved to ask her about it.
• Todo tried to use Boogie Woogie, but Maki struck him when the technique failed and explained that she had no cursed energy to target.
• Todo refused to surrender and continued fighting, then smashed the ring floor and scattered cursed-energy-infused debris through the dust.
• Todo used Boogie Woogie to switch between the debris, attacking Maki from shifting angles and briefly regaining control of the fight.

Akutagawa Shang faced Noritoshi Kamo in the second individual match and countered Kamo’s blood-guided arrows before breaking his bow. The fight left Kamo unable to shoot as Akutagawa taunted him about the weapon’s age.

• Satoru Gojo introduced Noritoshi Kamo and Akutagawa Shang for the second match, and Tokyo Jujutsu High cheered Akutagawa on.
• Akutagawa leaped into the arena, traded taunts with Noritoshi, and caught and snapped his first arrow.
• Noritoshi fired six blood-manipulated arrows from above, but Akutagawa used Invincible Wind Fire Wheel to deflect them.
• Akutagawa charged Noritoshi and broke his bow with a sword strike.
• Akutagawa told Noritoshi that times had changed and bows and arrows were outdated.

Satoru Gojo took the group to an expensive yakiniku restaurant to celebrate their victory, and the students were stunned by the menu prices. Once the food arrived, they set their worries aside and eagerly began eating.

• Maki asked Akutagawa Shang whether he knew Yuji Itadori, and he brushed off her question.
• Satoru Gojo brought the group to a Ginza yakiniku restaurant and said he had reserved it a week in advance because he believed they would win.
• Yuta Okkotsu joked about Panda eating bamboo, and Akutagawa Shang explained that Panda was a cursed corpse who hated bamboo.
• Panda, Yuta Okkotsu, Kinji Hakari, Akutagawa Shang, and Maki were shocked by the menu's high prices, so Satoru Gojo ordered for everyone.
• The group began grilling and eating wagyu, while Akutagawa Shang reminded Maki to slow down as she eagerly ate.

After a lavish lunch in Ginza, Akutagawa Shang persuaded Maki to try on a dress and bought her a black one, insisting she wear it while they shopped. Their playful moment was interrupted when Mai Zenin appeared at the store and addressed Maki as her big sister.

• Satoru Gojo paid the bill after the group finished their meal and took them into a shopping mall to escape the heat.
• Akutagawa Shang persuaded Maki to visit a women's clothing store and try on dresses.
• Maki chose a black dress, and Akutagawa Shang told her it looked good and bought it.
• Akutagawa Shang held on to Maki's uniform while telling her to wear the dress as they shopped, embarrassing her.
• Mai Zenin appeared at the store entrance and teasingly greeted Maki as her big sister.

Akutagawa Shang, Maki, and Mai entered the Zenin Clan residence after the attendants insulted and obstructed them. Maki and Akutagawa Shang defeated Naoya Zenin and Ogi Zenin, but an older voice intervened before Ogi could get back up.

• Akutagawa Shang, Maki, and Mai arrived at the Zenin Clan gates, where attendants mocked Maki and refused to let them in.
• Maki punched an attendant and led Akutagawa Shang and Mai through the gates toward Naobito Zenin's room.
• Naoya Zenin insulted Maki and Mai, so Akutagawa Shang slapped him twice and Maki knocked him unconscious with a powerful punch.
• Ogi Zenin attacked Maki with a flaming tachi, but Akutagawa Shang extinguished its flames, broke the blade, and kicked Ogi to the ground.
• An older voice ordered Ogi Zenin to stop as he struggled to get back up.

Naobito Zenin summoned Maki, Mai, and Akutagawa Shang to discuss the Zenin Clan’s future and Maki’s potential to lead it. He left the sisters in Akutagawa Shang’s care, asking him to help them grow strong enough to change the clan.

• Naobito Zenin stopped Ogi Zenin from attacking the group and escorted Maki, Mai, and Akutagawa Shang to his room.
• Maki asked why Naobito had called them back, and he reminded her of her ambition to become clan head.
• Naobito told Maki she was not yet qualified and recognized that her strength against Naoya Zenin depended on a temporary state resembling Toji Zenin.
• Naobito explained that the Zenin Clan was rotten and warned Maki that Ogi Zenin and Naoya Zenin would contest the leadership after his death.
• Naobito urged Akutagawa Shang to help Maki and Mai grow stronger, saying Maki would need to face the entire clan to change its fate.

Akutagawa Shang discussed Maki’s reluctance to manage the Zenin Clan after becoming its head and secretly considered Megumi Fushiguro as a deputy. After a quiet seven-day break at Jujutsu High, Suguru Geto arrived on a giant cursed spirit.

• Maki admitted she wanted to become clan head to prove herself but dreaded managing the Zenin Clan, and Mai rejected the idea of serving as her deputy.
• Akutagawa Shang thought Megumi Fushiguro could be a suitable deputy clan head but kept his identity secret from Maki and Mai.
• Maki, Mai, and Akutagawa Shang parted ways, and the seven-day break passed without missions or training.
• Akutagawa Shang sensed powerful cursed energy approaching Jujutsu High, where Suguru Geto arrived riding a giant pelican-shaped cursed spirit.

Akutagawa Shang provoked Suguru Geto until Maki could attack him, then Maki beat him down while Suguru’s allies watched. Suguru escaped after unleashing Cursed Spirits, leaving a declaration that his group would attack Shinjuku and Kyoto on December 24 in the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.

• Akutagawa Shang mocked Suguru Geto and provoked him into losing his composure.
• Maki rushed Suguru Geto and punched him into the ground, then destroyed the Cursed Spirit he summoned to defend himself.
• Yuta Okkotsu and Panda watched Maki beat Suguru while Satoru Gojo recorded the fight.
• Larue intervened with his Cursed Technique, and Maki retreated after beating Suguru.
• Satoru Gojo urged Suguru to surrender, but Suguru rejected him and released a swarm of Cursed Spirits.
• Satoru Gojo destroyed the spirits with Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue as Suguru and his followers escaped aboard a giant pelican, leaving a note declaring a December 24 attack on Shinjuku and Kyoto.

On the eve of the decisive battle, Akutagawa Shang waited at Jujutsu High while sharing a quiet moment with Maki Zenin and learning about her difficult past. Yuta Okkotsu arrived determined to kill Suguru Geto, whose Cursed Energy soon entered the school’s Barrier.

• Toge Inumaki and Panda left ahead of the others, and Akutagawa Shang told them to run if they could not win.
• Maki Zenin joined Akutagawa Shang in the empty classroom, bit him after he teased her with a chip, and accepted his offer to pay for her snacks.
• Maki told Akutagawa Shang that the Zenin Clan had kept her poor and restricted her missions, and she kissed him after he offered to cover her snacks.
• Yuta Okkotsu walked in on Akutagawa Shang and Maki Zenin, then declared that he was going to kill Suguru Geto.
• Akutagawa Shang sensed Suguru Geto's Cursed Energy enter the area covered by Jujutsu High's Barrier and announced his arrival.

Maki seized Playful Cloud and Yuta struck Suguru Geto with Black Flash, but Geto revived his resolve and prepared to unleash a devastating attack. Yuta offered himself to Rika, and Akutagawa Shang joined him in channeling her cursed energy as their two beams met Geto’s vortex.

• Maki caught Geto’s attack with her bare hand, took Playful Cloud, and flung Geto to the ground.
• Geto charged at Yuta while sending cursed spirits to restrain him, but Yuta landed a Black Flash that knocked him down.
• Geto recalled Riko Amanai and Yu Haibara, then rose again with renewed determination and summoned Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate to block Maki’s attack.
• Geto announced that he would fuse Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate with 4,461 cursed spirits and unleash the resulting attack on Yuta and the others.
• Yuta kissed Rika and pledged to give himself to her in exchange for her strength, while Geto launched his cursed spirit vortex.
• Akutagawa Shang rose and joined Yuta in channeling Rika’s cursed energy; their purple and white beams collided with Geto’s black vortex.

Yuta Okkotsu and Akutagawa Shang defeated Suguru Geto with an Enhanced Pure Love Cannon that devastated Tokyo Jujutsu High. As the group waited with the helpless Geto, he explained his cause and Yuta rejected it; Satoru Gojo then arrived at the school.

• Yuta Okkotsu and Akutagawa Shang combined their attacks into an Enhanced Pure Love Cannon that overwhelmed Suguru Geto and left him gravely wounded.
• Maki returned after fleeing the beam clash, and she, Yuta Okkotsu, and Akutagawa Shang saw the crater left where the school buildings had stood.
• The group decided to keep Suguru Geto alive until Satoru Gojo could see him, then sat around him while they waited.
• Suguru Geto mocked Maki and recounted his belief that eliminating non-cursed energy users would create a perfect future for jujutsu sorcerers.
• Yuta Okkotsu said he sympathized with Suguru Geto but rejected his ideals, and Satoru Gojo arrived at Tokyo Jujutsu High.

After Suguru Geto died, Satoru Gojo and Akutagawa Shang brought his body to Jujutsu High and warned Shoko Ieiri that someone might try to take it over. Shoko agreed to guard the body while Gojo planned to have it cremated and arrange Geto’s funeral.

• Satoru Gojo mourned Suguru Geto and thanked Akutagawa Shang for letting Geto die without pain.
• Akutagawa Shang warned Gojo that a Cursed Technique could let someone take over Geto’s body and use Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
• Gojo decided to take Geto’s body to the Jujutsu High infirmary and have it cremated as soon as possible.
• Shoko Ieiri took Geto’s body into her care and agreed to keep it under Jujutsu High’s supervision.
• Shoko told Gojo to arrange Geto’s funeral, and Gojo left Jujutsu High with Akutagawa Shang.

Yuta Okkotsu learned that he had cursed Rika and watched her pass on after they mutually lifted their curse. As his friends comforted him, Satoru Gojo gave Akutagawa Shang a short length of Black Rope.

• Satoru Gojo returned to the group with Akutagawa Shang, and Yuta Okkotsu announced he had promised to leave with Rika after gaining power.
• Yuta walked toward Rika, but her Cursed Spirit form dissolved and reformed as Satoru Gojo revealed that her curse had been lifted.
• Satoru Gojo explained that Yuta had cursed Rika after her death and that Rika had also cursed him, creating the Cursed Spirit they knew.
• Rika thanked Yuta for their years together, then faded away as Yuta apologized and grieved.
• Akutagawa Shang and the others comforted Yuta, and Satoru Gojo later handed Akutagawa a short length of Black Rope.

Akutagawa Shang gave the Black Rope back to Satoru Gojo for safekeeping, and Gojo arranged a funeral for Suguru Geto with his family in attendance. After Geto was cremated, Gojo handed his ashes to Nanako and called Miguel aside as Geto’s faction departed.

• Akutagawa Shang accepted the Black Rope from Satoru Gojo, then asked Gojo to keep it safe and returned the 6.66 yuan Gojo had refunded.
• Akutagawa Shang rushed off with Maki to join Yuta Okkotsu for a meal, and Suguru Geto’s invasion was declared over.
• Satoru Gojo negotiated with the Jujutsu Higher-Ups so Suguru Geto’s family could attend his funeral at Jujutsu High under supervision.
• Satoru Gojo asked Nanako and Mimiko if they hated him for killing Geto, and Nanako explained that Geto had considered Gojo his best friend.
• Shoko Ieiri brought out Geto’s prepared body, and Satoru Gojo cremated him and gave his ashes to Nanako.
• As Geto’s faction left Jujutsu High, Satoru Gojo called Miguel aside.

Satoru Gojo rushed Akutagawa Shang, Maki, and Mai to the hospital to try to break the curse keeping Tsumiki Fushiguro unconscious. He revealed that Tsumiki was Maki and Mai’s niece and planned to bring her brother Megumi to Jujutsu High.

• Satoru Gojo hurried Akutagawa Shang, Maki, and Mai into Ijichi’s car and explained that Tsumiki Fushiguro had fallen into a coma from an unknown curse.
• Gojo asked Akutagawa Shang to try absorbing the cursed energy sustaining the curse because Shoko’s Reverse Cursed Technique could not wake Tsumiki.
• Gojo explained that Tsumiki’s father, Toji Fushiguro, had once belonged to the Zenin Clan and was Maki and Mai’s older cousin, making Tsumiki their niece by marriage.
• Gojo told Maki and Mai that Tsumiki’s younger brother Megumi had awakened his jujutsu talent and that he intended to bring him to Jujutsu High.
• The four traveled with Ijichi toward the hospital where Tsumiki was staying.

Akutagawa Shang’s Binding Vow linked him to Maki and Mai, granting him access to their abilities and letting him combine immense Cursed Energy with his Complete Form Heavenly Restriction. The three settled in for the night after Mai revealed she had made tracking rings and hinted at another creation.

• Akutagawa Shang learned that his Binding Vow had made him the sisters’ connecting point, and that their abilities could be shared with his permission.
• Akutagawa Shang discovered he could use vast Cursed Energy without losing his Complete Form Heavenly Restriction strength, bringing him to Special Grade Sorcerer level.
• Mai explained that she had used her excess Cursed Energy to make three rings that could locate one another and store energy.
• Mai said she had used most of the remaining Cursed Energy to make something bigger, but promised to reveal it the next day.
• Maki and Mai exchanged a knowing look and agreed that it was time for bed, leaving Akutagawa Shang uneasy.

Maki and Mai stayed the night with Akutagawa Shang, then Mai asked why he was risking his life to help them. He promised Mai he would not leave her, and the three settled down to sleep.

• Maki and Mai pinned Akutagawa Shang to the bed and teased him when he tried to escape.
• After a long time, the exhausted trio lay together in bed.
• Mai asked Akutagawa Shang why he was helping her and Maki despite the danger.
• Akutagawa Shang said he hoped to make them happier and promised Mai he would not leave her.
• Akutagawa Shang reminded Mai that Maki was there for her, then kissed Mai's forehead and soothed her until the room fell quiet.

Akutagawa Shang recovered from an exhausting night with Maki and Mai after helping the sisters resolve their Twin Curse. Once Satoru Gojo noticed their changed abilities, he turned class into practical combat so he could see what they could do.

• Panda and Inumaki worried over Akutagawa Shang's exhausted appearance, while he insisted he had steeled himself to endure what happened with Maki.
• Mai fed Akutagawa Shang, and Maki wiped his mouth as he blamed her for leaving him too weak to move.
• Maki and Mai carried Akutagawa Shang back to his dorm, and the three were absent again the next day before returning to class after lunch.
• Satoru Gojo examined the three and asked Akutagawa Shang what he had done during his day off.
• Akutagawa Shang explained how he had resolved the Twin Curse between Maki and Mai.
• Satoru Gojo changed the Jujutsu theory lesson into practical combat and ordered Akutagawa Shang, Maki, and Mai to use their full strength.

Akutagawa Shang and Satoru Gojo fought hand to hand, with Gojo using Blue to overwhelm him until Shang adapted to his new body and began anticipating and countering every attack. After being thrown away again, Gojo abandoned close combat and rose into the air to try a different strategy.

• Akutagawa Shang's overwhelming strength put Satoru Gojo at a disadvantage in their close-range exchanges, forcing Gojo to heal his injured arms with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Satoru Gojo used Blue to teleport around Akutagawa Shang and rain down attacks while Shang defended and endured the blows.
• Akutagawa Shang gradually adapted to his body and learned the rhythm of Gojo's attacks.
• Akutagawa Shang anticipated Gojo's next attacks, countered them, and sent him flying, reversing their positions in the fight.
• Satoru Gojo stopped teleporting and rose into the air, telling Akutagawa Shang he would resort to dirty tricks.

Maki, Mai, and Akutagawa Shang entered the Zenin Clan with Satoru Gojo, where Naobito Zenin and the clan’s senior members had gathered. Maki announced that she had returned to become the head of the Zenin Clan.

• The gatekeeper insulted Maki after letting the group pass, so Maki knocked him unconscious with a punch.
• Akutagawa Shang saw Naobito Zenin, Naoya Zenin, Ogi Zenin, other clan elders, and the Kukuru Unit waiting inside the gates.
• Satoru Gojo told Naobito Zenin that he was only accompanying the others and that Maki had business with the clan.
• Ogi Zenin berated Maki, but Naobito Zenin repeatedly ordered him to shut up.
• Maki declared that she had returned to become the head of the Zenin Clan.

Naobito Zenin recognized Megumi Fushiguro as the Ten Shadows Technique heir and learned Maki Zenin wanted him to oversee the clan if she became head. Seeing a chance to strengthen the Zenin Clan and ease its rift with the Gojo Clan, Naobito resolved to crush any conservative opposition.

• Satoru Gojo reminded Naobito Zenin that Megumi Fushiguro was the boy he had agreed to buy from Toji Fushiguro.
• Naobito Zenin recalled his past deal with Toji and how Satoru Gojo had kept Megumi outside the Zenin Clan despite his Ten Shadows Technique.
• Satoru Gojo untied Megumi, who summoned the black and white Divine Dogs to prove his identity to Naobito.
• Maki Zenin proposed becoming clan head and appointing Megumi Executive Deputy Head to manage the Zenin Clan and command its forces.
• Naobito Zenin considered the benefits of Maki's plan and decided he would use an iron fist against conservatives who opposed it.

Naobito Zenin named Maki Zenin the next clan head and Megumi Fushiguro her deputy, but Megumi initially refused. Akutagawa Shang persuaded him that the Zenin Clan’s resources could help save his sister, and the group prepared to announce the appointments to the waiting family members.

• Naobito Zenin designated Maki Zenin as the next clan head and Megumi Fushiguro as deputy head, prompting Maki to celebrate.
• Megumi Fushiguro rejected the deputy position, and Maki Zenin threatened him until Akutagawa Shang intervened.
• Akutagawa Shang argued that the Zenin Clan’s resources could help Megumi save his sister from her curse.
• Megumi Fushiguro accepted the deputy position after Akutagawa Shang asked whether he wanted his sister to never wake up again.
• Naobito Zenin finalized the appointments and led the group to announce them to the family members waiting outside.