Chapter Summaries

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.

Naobito Zenin used a long, confusing speech to secure apparent approval for appointing Maki Zenin as the next clan head and Megumi Fushiguro as executive deputy clan head. After Ogi Zenin rallied opposition, Megumi summoned Divine Dogs to demonstrate his qualification to the clan.

• Naobito Zenin returned with the group and delivered a lengthy speech that Akutagawa Shang had taught him to lull the Zenin Clan members.
• Naobito Zenin announced Maki Zenin as the next clan head and Megumi Fushiguro as executive deputy clan head, and the drowsy clan members initially raised their hands in agreement.
• Ogi Zenin objected and condemned Maki Zenin and Megumi Fushiguro, but Naobito Zenin rebuked him and insisted that his decision would not change.
• Ogi Zenin rallied the clan members against Megumi Fushiguro, and Naobito Zenin let Megumi step forward.
• Megumi Fushiguro activated the Ten Shadows Technique and summoned a black and a white Divine Dog from his shadow.

Naobito Zenin accepted Ogi Zenin’s resignation after Maki Zenin and Mai Zenin approved, then ordered him sent away from the clan. When Ogi resisted, Akutagawa Shang incited the Zenin Clan members to attack him, and Maki and Mai joined the beating.

• Ogi Zenin threatened to resign from every clan position unless Maki Zenin and Mai Zenin were kept out of power, but the sisters welcomed the prospect and raised no objections.
• Naobito Zenin formally accepted Ogi Zenin’s resignation and stripped him of his positions in the Zenin Clan.
• Naobito ordered attendants to take Ogi to an estate on the outskirts, but Ogi threw them off and lunged toward him.
• Akutagawa Shang riled up the clan members by blaming Ogi for nearly getting them all killed, and the crowd swarmed Ogi.
• Maki and Mai rushed in to join the crowd’s beating of Ogi, with Mai creating cursed tool knuckle-dusters.

After Ogi Zenin was brutally beaten and removed as a threat, Naobito Zenin gave Maki Zenin and Megumi Fushiguro authority over the Zenin Clan’s forces. On the way out, Akutagawa Shang and Satoru Gojo devised a plan to drive the old guard out of Jujutsu Society’s leadership.

• Naobito Zenin stopped the Zenin Clan members from beating Ogi Zenin to death and had attendants carry him away.
• Naobito Zenin offered Maki Zenin and Mai Zenin command of Hei and the Kukuru Unit, while Megumi Fushiguro asked them to investigate his sister’s coma.
• Naobito Zenin affirmed Megumi Fushiguro’s authority as deputy head and said he would order the clan forces to obey them.
• Akutagawa Shang questioned Satoru Gojo about the Gojo Clan’s role among Jujutsu Society’s higher-ups, and they realized they shared a plan.
• Akutagawa Shang told Maki Zenin and the others that he and Satoru Gojo intended to remove the old guard from Jujutsu Society’s leadership.

Akutagawa Shang asked Noritoshi Kamo whether he wanted to become the Kamo Clan's Clan Head and promised to help him, revealing the support of Maki Zenin, Megumi Fushiguro, and Satoru Gojo. Noritoshi finally admitted how desperately he wanted the position.

• Akutagawa Shang asked Noritoshi Kamo if he wanted to become the Kamo Clan's Clan Head, and Noritoshi confirmed that he did.
• Akutagawa Shang said his group had come to make Noritoshi the Clan Head, but Noritoshi doubted they could help him.
• Akutagawa Shang revealed that Maki Zenin had been named the Zenin Clan's next Clan Head and that Megumi Fushiguro was its next Executive Deputy Head.
• Satoru Gojo arrived and confirmed that he would help Noritoshi become Clan Head; Utahime Iori had let him leave after learning his purpose.
• Noritoshi Kamo grabbed Akutagawa Shang's hands and confessed that he wanted to be Clan Head desperately and dreamed of it.

Noritoshi Kamo learned that Akutagawa Shang and Satoru Gojo planned to overthrow the Jujutsu Higher-Ups and help him become head of the Kamo Clan. After weighing the risks and his desire to give his mother a better life, he agreed to join, and Utahime Iori joined as well.

• Noritoshi Kamo apologized for losing his composure and asked Akutagawa Shang why he wanted to help him become clan head.
• Akutagawa Shang revealed the plan to overthrow the Jujutsu Higher-Ups, and Satoru Gojo confirmed that they intended to rebel.
• Utahime Iori accepted that she had been pulled into the plan, while Noritoshi Kamo considered the risks and his estrangement from the Kamo Clan.
• Noritoshi Kamo decided to join the group so he could become Kamo Clan head and give his mother a better life.
• Akutagawa Shang, Noritoshi Kamo, Satoru Gojo, and Utahime Iori stacked their hands together and founded the Jujutsu Higher-Ups Resistance Alliance.