Chapter Summaries

The sister-school Goodwill Event began, and Yuta Okkotsu was singled out by the Kyoto students. Surrounded by five of them, Yuta welcomed the fight and charged to break through their encirclement.

• Satoru Gojo opened the competition while teasing Utahime Iori and warning Principal Gakuganji not to target his students.
• Tokyo Jujutsu High split into pairs, while Yuta Okkotsu raced ahead alone.
• A Kyoto student attacked Yuta with arrows and a cursed-energy beam, but he deflected or endured each strike.
• Noritoshi Kamo, Momo Nishimiya, Mechamaru, Kasumi Miwa, and Mai Zenin emerged and surrounded Yuta.
• Yuta recognized the attack as a chance to fight the Kyoto team, then leapt toward the edge of the encirclement and told Akutagawa and the others to focus on scoring points.

Yuta Okkotsu lured Kyoto Jujutsu High away from the cursed spirits, then stopped and faced their overwhelming barrage of attacks. The chapter ended with Kyoto Jujutsu High believing they had defeated him in a massive explosion.

• Yuta Okkotsu broke through Kyoto Jujutsu High's encirclement and deliberately let them pursue him while Mei Mei concealed his movements from Satoru Gojo.
• Momo Nishimiya and Noritoshi Kamo attacked Yuta Okkotsu as he slowed down, but he deflected Kamo's arrows with his sword.
• After drawing Kyoto Jujutsu High far from the cursed spirits, Yuta Okkotsu stopped and faced the group.
• Noritoshi Kamo, Mechamaru, and Mai Zenin unleashed a coordinated barrage that engulfed Yuta Okkotsu in an explosion.
• Noritoshi Kamo and the others assumed Yuta Okkotsu had been killed and declared their mission complete.

Yuta Okkotsu survived Kyoto Jujutsu High’s barrage without injury and overwhelmed Kasumi Miwa, leaving the group stunned by his seemingly endless cursed energy. Noritoshi Kamo tried to summon a hidden cursed spirit, unaware that Maki and Akutagawa Shang had already destroyed it, and the standoff ended with a sudden clap.

• Yuta Okkotsu rushed Kasumi Miwa after Momo Nishimiya warned her, but Miwa’s Simple Domain counterattack failed to hurt him, and he knocked her away and took her sword.
• Yuta Okkotsu stood unharmed despite Kyoto Jujutsu High’s sustained attacks and declared that he had surrounded the five sorcerers.
• Noritoshi Kamo tried to summon a hidden Grade 1 Cursed Spirit with a piccolo, but nothing appeared.
• Maki restrained the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit while Akutagawa Shang destroyed it with Reverse Cursed Technique, then healed Maki’s back.
• Yuta Okkotsu and the Kyoto Jujutsu High group remained in a tense standoff until a sharp clap rang out.

Aoi Todo rescued Yuta Okkotsu from the Kyoto Jujutsu High group and challenged him to a one-on-one fight, prompting the others to flee. Mai Zenin and Kasumi Miwa ran off to find Maki Zenin, and Mai admitted that she blamed Maki for leaving her alone.

• Aoi Todo used Boogie Woogie to swap places with Yuta Okkotsu and threatened the Kyoto Jujutsu High group for surrounding him.
• Aoi Todo challenged Yuta Okkotsu to a one-on-one fight, and Yuta returned Kasumi Miwa's sword before agreeing to fight with his fists.
• Mai Zenin and Kasumi Miwa fled, while Mechamaru and Momo Nishimiya also left the battlefield; Noritoshi Kamo eventually ran after finding himself alone.
• Mai Zenin suggested that she and Kasumi Miwa target Maki Zenin, dismissing her as weak, while Kasumi Miwa questioned Mai's hostility toward her sister.
• Mai Zenin told Kasumi Miwa that Maki Zenin had left her all alone, then continued running to look for her.

Yuta Okkotsu fought Aoi Todo, who confronted him about relying on cursed energy and holding back because he feared hurting others. After breaking down in tears, Yuta chose to become stronger and faced Todo again, ready to give the fight everything he had.

• Satoru Gojo celebrated Yuta Okkotsu's return on the monitoring screen while Utahime Iori threw tea at him, and Gakuganji worried that his plan to kill Yuta might fail.
• Yuta Okkotsu and Aoi Todo traded blows until Todo deliberately took a punch and criticized Yuta for relying on cursed energy and holding back.
• Yuta Okkotsu lowered his head and cried as he remembered fearing that his power might hurt innocent people.
• Aoi Todo slapped Yuta Okkotsu and demanded to know whether he wanted to get stronger, prompting Yuta to declare that he did.
• Aoi Todo embraced Yuta Okkotsu and let him cry before Yuta stepped back and prepared to fight again without holding back.

Aoi Todo trained Yuta Okkotsu in hand-to-hand combat and cursed energy control, helping him adapt his fighting style to instinct. Their sparring ended when Yuta landed a Black Flash on a massive tree.

• Yuta Okkotsu struck Aoi Todo hard, but Todo dodged his next attacks and explained how predictable patterns made him easy to counter.
• Todo urged Yuta to trust his fighting instincts, and Yuta kicked Todo in the crotch with an unexpected move.
• Yuta and Todo resumed sparring, with Yuta using increasingly unpredictable attacks as Todo continued teaching him.
• Todo pointed out that Yuta’s cursed energy lagged behind his movements and told him to make it flow through his body instinctively.
• Yuta synchronized his cursed energy with his punch and unleashed a Black Flash that shattered part of a massive tree.

Yuta Okkotsu landed a Black Flash against Aoi Todo and entered an enhanced state, while the Kyoto students found almost no cursed spirits left on the grounds. Momo Nishimiya was caught by Kinji Hakari, Kirara Hoshi, Toge Inumaki, and Panda, who confronted her over the plot against Yuta and surrounded her for a four-on-one fight.

• Yuta Okkotsu landed a Black Flash, and Aoi Todo explained its effects before agreeing to keep fighting him.
• Satoru Gojo celebrated Yuta's achievement in the monitoring room, while Gakuganji realized the assassination plan was failing.
• Kyoto Jujutsu High searched the grounds but found only a few scattered grade 3 cursed spirits.
• Panda spotted Momo Nishimiya flying overhead, and Toge Inumaki used Cursed Speech to make her fall into a tree.
• Kinji Hakari took Momo Nishimiya's broom, and she admitted nothing as the group confronted her about the plan to kill Yuta.
• Kinji Hakari, Kirara Hoshi, Toge Inumaki, and Panda surrounded Momo Nishimiya for a four-on-one fight.

Mai Zenin and Kasumi Miwa searched the arena for Cursed Spirits, then confronted Akutagawa Shang after he caught one. Their standoff was interrupted by Maki Zenin’s arrival.

• Mai Zenin rallied a dispirited Kasumi Miwa after they heard Momo Nishimiya scream, and the two resumed searching the arena.
• Kasumi Miwa and Mai Zenin found a rustling bush and discovered Akutagawa Shang dragging out a Cursed Spirit.
• Akutagawa Shang cut off the Cursed Spirit’s legs and refused Mai Zenin’s demand to hand it over.
• Mai Zenin drew her handgun while Kasumi Miwa took a sword-drawing stance, and Akutagawa Shang prepared to fight them.
• Maki Zenin arrived and broke the standoff.

Maki Zenin arrived to find Mai Zenin trying to take Akutagawa Shang’s captured cursed spirit and challenged Mai and Kasumi Miwa alone. Maki defeated Kasumi Miwa and turned to face Mai Zenin.

• Maki Zenin reached the confrontation and learned that Mai Zenin wanted Akutagawa Shang’s cursed spirit.
• Maki refused to let Akutagawa Shang handle the fight and stepped forward to face Kasumi Miwa and Mai Zenin alone.
• Kasumi Miwa attacked Maki, but Maki overwhelmed her with powerful, rapid strikes and sent her flying with a kick.
• Kasumi Miwa activated New Shadow Style: Simple Domain, but Maki triggered its counterattack with a thrown spearhead and used the opening to take her sword.
• Maki knocked Kasumi Miwa unconscious, returned her tachi, and called on Mai Zenin to fight next.

Maki defeated Mai in their fight during the Goodwill Event team competition, but Mai’s anger over Maki leaving home left the sisters estranged. Akutagawa Shang treated Maki’s wound and ended the cursed spirit’s life as the event was declared over.

• Maki pursued Mai through the trees, deflecting her shots and severing the branch Mai stood on.
• Mai fired her final conventional bullet as she fell, grazing Maki’s shoulder, then used Construction to create one more bullet that Maki caught in her hand.
• Mai charged Maki in a rage after her trick failed, and Maki struck her down with the blunt edge of her blade.
• Mai confronted Maki about leaving home and tearfully blamed her for making her strive to become a jujutsu sorcerer; Maki apologized and left her beneath the tree.
• Akutagawa Shang treated Maki’s shoulder, then used Reverse Cursed Technique to kill the cursed spirit as the loudspeakers announced the team competition was over.

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.