I ended up not doing anything at all.
I wonder if they'll be mad.
Though in contrast,
you worked too hard.
Poor thing.
Shall I put you out of your misery?
Good work.
You're just a human. Don't go acting on your own.
Or you'll end up dead.
Come on, I'm just being nice.
I guess a curse wouldn't understand such subtleties.
So, got the goods?
Without a hitch.
All six of the special grade cursed objects,
Ryomen Sukuna's fingers, that Jujutsu High possessed.
Plus, I got another special grade cursed object,
Cursed Wombs: Death Paintings, numbers one to three.
Most of the temples at Jujutsu High are actually just a facade.
Tengen's barrier keeps their position changing every day.
Among those, only one of over a thousand doors leads to the storehouse
that holds cursed objects as dangerous as the fingers.
Only Tengen knows which door leads to the storehouse each day,
so I doubt anyone will interfere.
Who's this Tengen guy anyway?
A sorcerer with an immortality technique.
Immortality?!
Who's stronger, him or Satoru Gojo?!
He has immortality, not eternal youth.
You can think of him as just a tree.
Aside from maintaining the barrier,
Tengen basically doesn't interfere with the world.
You really don't have to worry about him.
Remember the finger we let Jujutsu High retrieve earlier?
I placed a charm on it made with Mahito's cursed energy.
It's under a single-layer seal, so they won't remove it.
As its source, you'll easily be able to find it.
Any gatekeepers?
Only two of Tengen's attendants between the door and the storeroom,
but they're chumps.
More importantly, before the curtain goes down,
I want you to thin out the sorcerers at school as quietly as possible.
To take pressure off of Hanami.
Why aren't we sealing Satoru Gojo within the curtain?
Because we want to keep him distracted from Mahito and our true objective.
And we need him to exercise a degree of his full power,
or it won't be a proper test of the curtain.
Trapping the students inside will be more effective.
Is it okay to kill anyone other than Sukuna's vessel?
That's fine, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Sukuna's actions aren't quite what I had imagined.
This is just a theory,
but I believe one of the students is a landmine for Sukuna.
Step on that, and in the worst case, all of our plans will be ruined.
We should just kidnap Itadori ahead of time.
He's just a pawn for us anyway.
Actually, Itadori and even Sukuna himself are a bomb.
Both for us and for Jujutsu High.
We shouldn't set it off until the moment we need the most chaos.
That is, on October 31st, in Shibuya.
Until then, we should save up everything we can for sealing Satoru Gojo.
Also, we'll have a few curse users with us.
Juzo Kumiya.
That one's disposable.
He's not the type who can follow instructions so he'll just get in the way.
The test run of the curtain will be monitored by another human,
so try to get along, okay?
Hear that? Get along, Jogo!
Hmph!
Not like I'm going, anyway.
Come on, get up, Hanami.
Let's go home.
Mahito.
Trying to put the brakes on my hostility is incredibly stressful.
Now you sound more like a curse.
Episode 20: Jujutsu Koshien
Next up are the casualties.
Three grade 2 sorcerers,
one semi-grade 1 sorcerer,
five assistant supervisors,
and two curse storehouse guards.
They were all sorcerers standing by at school,
working separately from Mr. Gojo and Principal Yaga.
We're waiting on the report from Miss Ieiri,
but involvement of the curse that Mr. Nanami fought is all but confirmed.
Tch!
Should we share this information with the students and other sorcerers?
No.
It's probably better to keep this among the authorities.
We don't want curse users knowing that special grade objects were stolen.
Did the one we capture spill anything?
It's not hard to get him to talk,
but most of what he says is irrelevant nonsense.
According to him, he was involved with the attack
only because he was ordered to as part of a deal.
I wanted to make a hanger rack.
That monk promised me that.
I don't know their name.
I couldn't tell if they were a man or woman.
Just a brat with white hair in a bob cut.
An androgynous monk kid with a bob cut?
That ring any bells?
Nope!
We sure he's not just spouting nonsense?
Do we have anyone skilled at getting confessions?
How did curses and non-staff members
get through Master Tengen's barrier in the first place?
That was probably the work of the special grade curse the students fought.
That one has a unique presence.
It's definitely a cursed spirit, but it's incredibly close to a natural spirit.
According to Aoi, it was able to hide among plants.
And Master Tengen's barrier wouldn't work against plants.
His barrier puts all its power into hiding, not protecting.
So once you get in, it's kind of weak.
Are they feeling threatened by Yuji and his growing strength from the fingers?
Or are they trying to increase their own strength?
Something isn't sitting right.
For now, let's be glad our students are safe.
But it goes without saying that the goodwill event is now canceled.
Hold on.
That's not for us to decide, you know?
Since when were you buddies with that gorilla?
Well, I wouldn't say we're buddies...
I remember what happened,
but I wasn't exactly myself then.
What, were you drunk?
You really think I'd be drinking in a situation like that?
I'm at a loss for words.
Anyway, we're glad you're okay, Fushiguro.
You can eat pizza now, too.
Actually, I'd prefer something easier on the stomach.
No complaining.
Apparently, I got off easy because my cursed energy was all dried up.
Miss Ieiri was able to fix me up as soon as the roots were removed.
Huh, so things like that happen too?
You fought against it too, didn't you?
Itadori.
You've gotten stronger.
Back then, we both said our convictions were proper ones.
I still think that's true.
Or, put another way, we're both wrong.
Huh?
Not all questions have answers, you know?
You're thinking too hard. You'll go bald.
That's right. There is no answer.
It's just whether or not you can come to terms with it.
But it's impossible to do that without a sense of self.
Only weak sorcerers don't have a sense of self.
So I'll get stronger too.
I'll surpass you in no time.
That's more like it.
Don't just move the conversation forward without me.
That's my brother's friends for you!
Where are you going, brother?!
I'm grateful to you, but give me a break!
I wasn't thinking straight back then!
What're you on about?!
You've been like that since junior high, brother!
I never went to junior high with you!
Hello! Useless Miwa here!
Even though I call myself useless,
I don't think I'm actually that bad.
But while everyone else was putting their lives on the line against that special grade,
I was fast asleep!
So now I'm a little embarrassed.
Also, who broke my sword?
Was it Mai's sister?
Between all that, we thought the goodwill event was canceled,
but after taking a day off,
we're now...
Play ball!
...playing baseball.
JUJUTSU KAISEN
The Previous Day
So anyway,
a lot happened, and some people died,
what about it? Wanna continue the event?
I don't know what to say, honestly...
Obviously.
We're continuing it, of course.
T-Todo!
What makes you say that?
First, mourning should be reserved only for those who were close to the deceased.
It's not our place to butt in there.
Second, if there were casualties,
that's all the more reason for us to get stronger.
Acquired strength comes from the accumulation of results.
Tasting defeat and savoring victory is what makes us grow.
The most important part is for those results to exist!
Todo is surprisingly reliable.
Reliably crazy.
Third, when a student feels like they weren't able to bring out their best,
it hangs over them until they die.
How old are you, again?
I don't mind, really.
We'll win anyway.
It sounds stupid, but he has a point.
Why don't you rest, Kamo?
No objections here.
Salmon.
Are the pairings for individual battles drawn at random?
Huh?
There are no individual battles this year.
The event has the principals of Tokyo and Kyoto schools
each propose a competition to be held for the day over the course of two days.
But all that is just on paper.
Every year, the first day is team battles, and the second day is individual battles.
Salmon.
I hate routines, you know.
Every year, we put suggestions in this box
and pick one out on the opening day.
Principal Gakuganji's previous visit was to discuss what items might be needed on the day of the event.
Baseball
Baseball?!
You're here too?!
What is the meaning of this, Yaga?
Wait, I'm sure I put individual battles in—
Get back here, Satoru!
Second Base
Kasumi Miwa
The mango she was letting ripen in the refrigerator is gone.
Fly ball!
Nishimiya, don't run yet!
Out!
Huh? Why?
If you don't know the rules, just say so!
I know the rules! When the ball's hit, I run!
Outfielder
Momo Nishimiya
Baseball experience: 2L.
A sacrifice fly?!
What's that, some new form of torture?!
You're just plain stupid!
Third Batter
Noritoshi Kamo
Practicing cursive. Can write his own name now.
I heard you fended off the special grade.
Catcher
Yuji Itadori
First impression of Iekei Style Ramen: "I poop a lot the next day."
Huh?
Oh, not really.
It's all thanks to Todo and Gojo-sensei.
Don't you need a helmet?
Itadori, why did you become a jujutsu sorcerer?
At first, it just kinda happened.
But I'm a loner.
I want to help lots of people,
and have lots of them watching over me when I die.
If you're not there, mother,
I won't become a jujutsu sorcerer!
You're so talented, Noritoshi.
You can help lots of people.
You'll be respected by those you save.
And in return, they will help you when you need it.
You'll not be alone for long.
One day, when you've become a great sorcerer...
Come get me, okay?
I see.
That's a great reason.
Strike!
Batter out!
Change sides!
Kamo! You won't get a hit if you don't swing!
They call me the Mah of Tohoku.
Third Base
Nobara Kugisaki
Awaiting credit card approval. Too hard for a high schooler, maybe?
No, Masahiro Tanaka is the Mah of Tohoku.
He's a pitcher, you know!
Bonito flakes.
Huh?
Mechamaru
Hold it right there!
Kugisaki's lost it!
It's a free-for-all!
That's obviously a pitching machine!
What are you talking about?
It's a spare. A spare Mechamaru.
Mechamaru
We don't have a choice since your Panda broke him the other day.
Pitching machine?
First Base
Mai Zenin
Used to hate mangoes, but got over it recently.
What's that?
You know a lot about machines.
What are you, a geek?
It's just one thing after another with you!
And yet somehow you're still a Jujutsu High student!
Fine, I'll do this!
Hey, she got on base.
She's nuts.
Outfielder
Megumi Fushiguro
Prefers breast meat in Chicken Nanban and thigh meat in Oyakodon.
Out.
First Base
Panda
Wants to punch a zebra someday.
Pitcher
Maki Zenin
The one thing she can't tolerate is protein powder.
Tch.
Mechamaru
All right, that's three.
That's cheating!
Bonito flakes!
Kugisaki, get back on base.
Due to lack of players, one outfielder is permitted to use cursed techniques.
Catcher, huh?
Catcher
Aoi Todo
Won the middle school nationals with Itadori. Itadori denies this.
Catching, throwing, leading, fielding, etc.
A position worthy of you, brother.
But what I desire is a face-off with Pitcher Itadori.
Todo...
You could've been their pitcher, you know?
No can do.
Mechamaru can't do anything but pitch right now.
Promise me, brother.
If I hit a home run right here,
next time you'll pitch for me—
Intentional
T-Todo!
Hang in there!
Nice pitch!
Maki, nice pitch!
Nice pitch!
Todo,
everyone...
really hates you!
Do you still hate Itadori?
It's not a matter of liking or hating him.
Itadori isn't allowed to exist under jujutsu laws.
He's only alive because of Gojo's whims.
Rules of the group must not bend for the individual.
Moreover, many others may die because he lives.
But there are lives that were saved thanks to him as well.
Case in point, he worked together with Todo to fend off the special grade.
This doesn't apply to just our students,
but they're going to stack up a lot of regrets as time goes on.
"I should have done that."
"I wish they'd done this."
"I should have said that."
"I wish someone had told me this."
To be honest with you, I don't know what the right decision is with Itadori.
But for now, let's just watch over him.
Whoa, he's safe!
Inumaki-senpai is a fast runner, you know.
Salted roe.
Second Base
Toge Inumaki
Prefers bread for breakfast. Likes it with ham, cheese, and a bit of pepper sauce.
Mai! Miwa!
Watch out for base-stealing!
Our regrets as adults can wait.
He nailed it.
All right!
Sister School Goodwill Event
Winner: Tokyo High
Day 2: Baseball
30th Annual Goodwill Event
Tokyo
Kyoto
Yaga, do something about Gojo first.
Juju Stroll
Juju Stroll.
Salmon.
Question: Rice or bread?
Rice?
Question: Are you a rice person or a bread person?
No, I like bread too...
Wait, is it served with roe?
Rice.
Rice, I think?
What? I'd definitely go for bread.
Salted rice ball.
Obviously bread, because I'm a high-bred panda!
You got a death wish?! Huh?!
That was...
kinda forced...
They're out of ideas.
We're going home.
Episode 22: The Origin of Obedience