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BY GEGE AKUTAMI

TRANSLATION Stefan Koza

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THEY'RE NOT
THE SAME PEOPLE. INUMAKI
DURING A SENDAI
>. MISSION, 2011
 IT’S BEEN
A WHILE,
OKKOTSU.

C'MON,
MAN. DON’T
BE MEAN

DO YOU
TRY TO KNOW HOW
UNDERSTAND MUCH I WANT
HOW I FEEL! TO PUNCH

.--IZMIGHT
JUST END
UP KILLING
YOU.
REPORT—TOKYO, NOVEMBER 2016
FOUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE RINGLEADER,
SUFFER SEVERE INJURIES IN RESPONSE TO THEIR
PERSISTENT BULLYING BEHAVIOR.
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 NOPE.
WORD IS
THEY ONLY
SUFFERED
SEVERE YOU HEAR
INJURIES. ABOUT THE
TRANSFER
STUDENT
APPARENTLY, STARTING
HE CRAMMED TODAY?
FOUR OF HIS
CLASSMATES
INTO A
LOCKER.
 Y I TRIED
TO KILL
MYSELF. [

BUT RIKA
WOULDN'T

TODAY'S
YOUR FIRST
 I DON’T
WANT
TO HURT
ANYBODY
ANYMORE...

1 OD
I’M NOT
GOING
OUTSIDE.

--- YOU'LL
BE
LONELY.

CAN HELP
PEOPLE ah |
DEPENDIN ; c | THE CURSE pas
LeARNTO «ON pe S \ =a ATTACHED
CONTROL i Ff
ITS POWER.

--- THROWING
IT ALL AWAY
IS WORTH IT. -—

CHAPTER 1:
THE CURSED CHILD
~9) TRANSFER
STUDENT
INCOMING
hy GONNA
7 GIVE HIM
LZ, THE SILENT
TREATMENT.
 I’M YUTA
OKKOTSU.

15 THIS
 DON'T
YOU KNOW
YOU'RE
CURSED?

NOT A PLACE
FOR PEOPLE
NATIONALLY. WHO ARE THIS CIES
curse! A PLA
THE AVERAGE TO LEARN
NUMBER OF ABOUT
UNEXPLAINED CURSES.
DEATHS AND
MISSING
PERSONS
EXCEEDS
10,000
ANNUALLY.
 + THE THE MA-
RESULT OF JORITY
NEGATIVE ARE...
THE ENERGY
THERE ARE RESULT OF
CASES THAT THAT FLOWS
ARE ALSO
A CURSE. OUT OF
THE RESULT Hi . PEOPLE.
OF EVIL | :
CURSE
USERS.

YOU HAVE
TO FIGHT
HERE, WE
| CURSES
WITH
LEARN ABOUT
IS toe
TOKYO CURSES IN
oe CURSES.
PREFECTURAL Exderioe
JUJUTSU HIGH
SCHOOL. CURSE:

AWAY IF I
WERE YOU
Y DONNNIT 4
BULLY...
SPECIAL GRADE CURSED HUMAN: YUTA OKKOTSU
SPECIAL GRADE VENGEFUL CURSED SPIRIT: RIKA

RECORD—SIX YEARS AGO, SENDAI CITY, MIYAGI PREFECTURE

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY”.

CAN I
rIT?elaneANNEJ
—
=ATT SR
=
 \ IT MEANS
L! 1M WHEN WE
we WELL ~ SS W! GROW
GET UW...
MARRIED. iia

SHE'S CANT YOU

BEYOND SEEF/
SAVINGY

HEADS |
CRUSHEDY
st LLETS
UV Wa _weee
AAA ee) GRRROW
RIEEED... [Lea M& Mute...
 HE'S
CURSED
BY RIKA,
THE GIRL

ANY- ATTACKING
WAY... YUTA MAY OR
MAY NOT
.. JUST BE j aioe ACTIVATE...
CAREFUL! RIKA'S
CURSE.

THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH A
| / REBELLIOUS
SHE USES | | PHASE, SO I’LL
SPECIAL | | ; : JUST MAKE
TOOLS TO f : SOME QUICK
EXORCISE (iy ay INTRODUCTIONS,
CURSES. Ne as OKAY?
 HIS
VOCABULARY'S CURSED
I’M PANDA. LIMITED TO SPEECH
NICE TO RICE BALL USER
INGREDIENTS, TOGE
MEETCHA. 50 GOOD
INUMAKI.

THAT'S
EXPLANATION ABOUT
FOR THE ONE IT.
I WAS MOST
CURIOUS
 OUR
AFTERNOON
-1F GOING PRACTICAL
TO BE JUJUTSU
CONDUCTED CLASS...
IN PAIRS.

MAKI
AND YUTA,
PAIR UP.

/ Y
SHE es 64);
SAD, + ar by
“GAH!” ii :

ww UM...
YOU WERE \ I’M LOOKING
BULLIED, : FORWARD 1O
4 / WORKING

I'D
TOTALLY
PICK ON
YOU TOO.
 I WONDER
YOURE é IF IT'S
.--9O WHY BEING PRO- |” BECAUSE
TECTED... OF THE
oe YOU ACT CURSE...
VICTIM?
LIKE A GOOD
PERSON, BUT
IT FEELS FAKE.

1 BET YOU'VE
BEEN PASSIVE
ye stie \ e Your WHOLE
JUJUTSU i iy IFE.
HIGH AIN’T
THAT EASY.

Vises
ENOUGH,

SHE CAN
BE A LITTLE
HARSH
SOMETIMES.
 THIS IS
JUST AN
ELEMENTARY |
SCHOOL.

ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
WHERE

SCHOOLS
CROWDED THE KIDS ARE PRIME
PLACES WITH | LOCATIONS
MANIFESTED
+e TEND TO LOTS OF
GENERATE MEMORIES... HERE | i)
CURSES. NATURALLY.

, V"é
(Ny

|
 PEOPLE'S SCHOOLS.
EXORCISE
THE CURSE, NEGATIVE
RESCUE THE
EMOTIONS
INTO THOSE

: AND THAT
AND 3 RESULTS IN A
RETRIEVE CURSE LIKE
THE DEAD,

7]
EMERGE FROM
PAENESS,
PURIFY THAT
WHICH IS oe : | BLACKER THAN
IMPURE. : DARKNESS.

f i l
 IT/LL MAKE
YOU GUYS THAT'S A
INVISIBLE CURTAIN
TO THE ‘
OUTSIDE

IT'S ALSO
} EASILY
ma DEACTIVATED
FROM INSIDE.

TRANSFER JN
STUDENT.

PAY
ATTENTION.
HERE’S A
LESSON
FOR YOU.
 znoeGi
bites:

ef
 INSIDE THE
SCHOOL, OF
COURSE.

CALL ME
OH, | BY MY ARE! N'T
IT SEEMS = SorRy, = | LAST YOU
LIKE THERE sy “A Names SCARED,
SHOULD BE | : | \ Zenine
GHOSTS... 7
WELL,I CAN |
SENSE THERE |
ALREADY
WERE...

Bs DESPITE
ey THE CURTAIN,
THERE AREN'T
ENG. MANY CURSES
| AROUND...
 THING
MOVED!

IN ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY?

YOU JUJUTSU
GOT ONE FORGET IT. BUT I JUST SORCERERS ARE
FROM THE JUST SHOW GOT TO ASSIGNED GRADES
ME YOUR JUJUTSU RANGING FROM
HIGH. ONE TO FOUR.

SPECIAL
GRADE!
aey WO
fe y w
_ wo ct ?
3 ‘ anno*

so sn
uta OW Wo
WELL, IF
YOU HAVE NO
EXPERIENCE,
I'D GUESS
YOURE
NN crave 4...
 SPECIAL
GRADE...
HIGHER THAN
GRADE Ieee
THIS HAS TO
BE SOME
KIND OF
JOKi f
Ds awe es —al
 ONCE THE
CURTAIN
DEACTIVATES,
50 WE CAN
EMBAR- EXPECT
RASSING! HELP.

I NEVER WHERE'S
KNOW WHEN THAT CURSE
SHE'LL OF YOURS
COME OUT! WHEN WE
NEED IT/
 WHAT?!
WHAT/RE
EVERYONE WE GONNA
HAS A Dor!
RESISTANCE NOTHING!
TO CURSES WE WAIT
LIKE YOU. FOR HELP!

WHAT'S
THIS
 OKKO-
SERIOUSLY, TOU.
WHY’D YOU
ENROLL...

I DIDN'T
WANT TO
HURT
ANYBODY
ANYMORE.

WHAT’D
YOU
EXPECT?!
 I TRIED TO

AND
Pe Ne DISAPPEAR.
I COULDN'T
DISAGREE.

I WANT TO ~ I WANT TO
BE RELIED Le ae BE WITH
ON BY PEOPLE.
SOMEBODY!

IT’S OKAY
TO KEEP
LIVING.
 YOUR OWN |
YOU'LL FEELINGS o, (AZP 1 6 NEED TO =
BE FINE AND_OTHER ; EXORCISE CURSES.
PEOPLE'S . THEM! AND
IN DUE RESPECT... ; KEEP ON
YY EXORCISING

oe JUJUTSU
AIGH
IS AtL
ABOUT!
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 50, THIS
.. OF IS THE
SPECIAL TRUE
GRADE IDENTITY
VENGEFUL
CURSED
SPIRIT RIKA
ORIMOTO.
 Nows, | | Sie HAVEN'T
GOOD TIME a. YOU
FOR A e aay DECIDED...

YOU CAN
= =w
rivet)
AsoY on
 ee

YOU DON’T
LOOK TOO
RELIEVED. |

I RE- FOR THE

MEMBERED saab FIRST
SOMETHING... SUMMONED TIME...
RIKA.

THAT’S
A STEP
FORWARD
THEN.
vee TOGETHER
FOREVER
AND EVER.

f } MAYBE
MAYBE I’M RIKA’S NOT
THE ONE ; ; CURSING
CURSING RIKA i — ME...
INSTEAD.
I'VE ALWAYS
BELIEVED...

-- LOVE
MANIFESTS
THE MOST
DISTORTED
CURSES.
RIKA ORIMOTO
(DECEASED AT THE AGE oF | 1)
° Rika’s mother died suddenly from
unknown causes when Rika was five.
* Two days before entering elementary school, Rika and
her father got lost while mountain climbing. One week
later, Rika was found alone and rescued from a shelter
near the summit.
* At the hospital, she met Yuta, who was being treated for
pneumonia. They later ended up going to the same
elementary school.
¢ Her father was never found, and his death has never
been confirmed.
¢ Aware of how her appearance is perceived, Rika
sometimes manipulates adults.
¢ Rika was taken in by her grandmother on her
father’s side, who strongly believes that Rika killed
both her parents.
] * Rika stole the ring she gave Yuta from her
grandmother's dresser. It was her mother’s wedding ring.

¢ When she was human, Rika was very friendly with Yuta’s
younger sister. However, after becoming a vengeful curse,
she became aggressive, which is why Yuta distanced himself
from his family.
° She dislikes everyone besides Yuta—especially girls and
older guys.
* The thing she dislikes the most in the world is her
grandmother's stewed eggplant.
_ * She loves Yuta.
CHAPTER 2:
BLACKER AND BLACKER

SPECIAL
COMPLETE \ #7 .. 5 VENGEFUL
MANIFESTA~- |< NM [ = CURSED
TION IN 422 X ba = SPIRIT RIKA
SECONDS. | | \an7/p ——7 = ORIMOTO.

WE LEFT
OKKOTSU WITH
YOU PRECISELY
TO PREVENT
THIS TYPE OF
SITUATION.

--- LlWASN'T
PLANNING
ON MAKING
NY.
 HAD RIKA STOP YOUR
AN ORIMOTO’S NONSENSE!
ENTIRE RAMPAGE
TOWN CONTINUED...|R
WE KNOW COULD
NEXT TO HAVE
BEEN DE-
NOTHING. STROYED!

I WOULD'VE
HOW DID Z RISKED MY
THIS GIRL,
WHO HAS NO BUT THERE'S sad ai
HISTORY OF ONE THING
ORCERY IN I CAN SAY
2 FOR SURE...

... BECOME
SUCH AN
IMMENSELY
STRONG
CURSE?

ue ea
WHAT WE | CONTRO
LEARN WILL WHAT YOU
PLEASE, COME FROM DON'T
LeT US TRIAL AND “ U INDERSTAND.
BE FOR ERROR. / |
A WHILE.
 DON’T
FORGET, YUTA
/ OKKOTSU'S
--- DON'T SECRET
ee EXECUTION
TO HAS ONLY BEEN
Onaga | ADA BD) oa POSTPONED...

TRYING TO TAKE
AWAY THE BEST WANNA
YEARS OF YOUR BECOME
YOUTH LIKE THAT. LIKE THEM.
THERE'S NO WAY
I’M GONNA LET | GOTTA BE
THEM DO THAT. Zr CAREFUL. y
 A PLACE HIGH...

TO LEARN
ABOUT
CURSES IN
ORDER TO
EXORCISE
THEM.

A SCHOOL
FOR JUJUTSU
SORCERERS. oe a :
/) i Ny : _ ae er se = 7 a - . ‘e 2

_»\ _ GHAPTER2: >

& ee. )\BUACKER AND BLACKER ;
3

GET
READY,
BALDIE.
 YOU'RE
GONNA
SCORE A
HIT ON ME,

nang
ITS NEARLY

SEES
IMPOSSIBLE

\ DIFFERENT CUR:
\
STRONG AS
CASE.
RIKA.
aes
ANALYZE THE
MILLIONS
OF KNOTS
AND OF CURSED
iNNE ENERGY...

YOU, THE
CURSED
ONE, CAN
 CONNECTION A CURSE
TO RIKA /3 MOST
CAME ABOUT STABLE WHEN
THROUGH POSSESSING
AN ITEM.

INVOKE THE
CURSE OF
RIKA, CHANNEL
IT INTO THE
KATANA ANP
CONTROL /T.

REPEAT THAT
PROCESS,
INCREASE THE
ENERGY AND
MASTER /T-
 DO TH,
ANP A BRIGHT,
FREE FUTURE
AWAITS.
my
3
NS
 WE IMPROVE
MORE
.- WHEN THERE | QUICKLY...
ARE CON- TY
SEQUENCES
TO SUFFER.

TTT
RIGH Til

|
WLM
HERE |TO
|UNRAVEL
| RIKAS _
JeuRsE
 IT’S BEEN
THREE
MONTHS
SINCE YUTA
JOINED US.

ALTED
ALSO FISH
LOOKS ROE.
HAPPY...

.-- BECAUSE
THERE USED
TO BE NO
OTHER

LISTEN
UP-ITS
SOMETHING
SUPER
IMPORTANT/

DO YOU LIKE
BIG BOOBS?
OR SMALLER
ONES?
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ly
My
i]
a
 THINGS

youre \ “Eusa-
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NOK ga!
YOUGONG
THe WoRLps
WILDLIFE
FAZED! == ON 7 ABOUT?!
PUND AIN'T oe
i eS
=>
TLL Kiet
_yLZ
YS a

WHAT'RE
ee AND DON’T || YOU GUYS
IMABIT KNOW
SCARED MUCH
OF HIM. ABOUT
 YOU
TWO KEEP
TRAINING.

(IN

2 YOURE A CURSE
THE BEST HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY
4 ASSIGNED
TO YOU
BECAUSE...

AMON
THE FIRST-

HE EVEN
GETS
SOLO
MISSIONS.

<S
aan WOW! THAT'S
YOURE AMAZING.
SPECIAL
SUPPORT GRADE.

thy s
‘Fil
 EVERY
SORCERER
IS UNIQUE.

THERE’RE
JUST AS MANY
DIFFERENT
EXORCIST
TECHNIQUES
AS WELL.

TOGE'S
CURSED
SPEECH IS
A GOOD

MY FIRST
FIELD
WOKK...
WAIT, MY
SECOND?
 : IT’S A MISSION
THERE'S THAT'S EASY
Ay ENOUGH FOR
TOGE TO
 THERE'S NO
GUARANTEE
SHE'LL CALM
DOWN LIKE
LAST TIME.
ONLY USE
AS MUCH
OF RIKA’S
POWER AS
YOU CAN
THROUGH THE
SWORD.

--e YOU AND

I WILL BE - Sa NyY MANIFESTS
DISPOSED / =F OSg > AGAIN...
OFLY

WHY PUT
ALL THIS
PRESSURE
ON ME
NOWF
 THERE ARE HAPINA
PLANS TO SHOPPING
DEMOLISH THIS ( CENTER. IT'S
ENTIRE AREA ALSO A NOW PRETTY
TO BUILD CHAUFFEUR AS MUCH
A LARGE 1 ABANDONED.
SHOPPING
MALL.

JUJUTSU HIGH
ASSISTANT MANAGER
KIYOTAKA LICH
 WHAT! Z AN
a INSPECTION
ny ; REVEALED A
WHERE'S ma GROUP OF
SORCERER LOW-LEVEL
=| INUMAKIP! (| <—— BR CURSES.

GRADE 2
SORCERER
INUMAKI, YOUR
JOB IS TO
EXORCISE

HES THANKS
SHOPPING! FOR
COMING.

THROAT
MEDICINE?
 <-Y CAN BECOME
“J A NUISANCE
| LATER ON
‘\ BECAUSE OF
THEI PAST
HISTORY.

CAST A
CURTAIN.

| CURSES...
i HE SAID A
NuYpI) Ieicep GROUP OF
: COD LOW-LEVEL
ROE.
= xi RIGHT?
 "CURSES
TEAM UP IF
7 THEY ARE
=~ «WEAK.”
_

THERE'S
50

(
 TRUE}. WHAT'S
IT’S EASIER CURSED \
TO UNDER- SPEECH OR
JUGON?P
AND IE
TiseeyT/

ITS WST SASss

LIKE IT SAYS—_|®
WORDS IMBUED |Ke
HIS WITH CURSED |}
VOICE ENERGY.

IS SO
HOARSE!
x

Gi
Seas
SSS
=<S
 / THE POWERS, | aepisalies
(INCREDIBLE, BUT ae
= THERE ARE | MEDICINE'S
FOR.
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 INUMAKI,
YOURE
UE Sa
FROM
CURSING

TRYING TO YOU SAVED

KEEP ME ME TODAY
AWAY FROM TOO.
DANGER.

vee YOU WERE

WET TRYING BACK THEN,
TO CALM WHEN I WAS
ME DOWN, NERVOUS...
WEREN'T YOU?
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PS
 I WONT eee Dt
BE ABLE RETURN
TO STAY AT TO BEING
JUIUTSU HIGH A NORMAL
ANYMORE. PERSON.

HOPING
I'D GET TO

np <2QZ
—<—<sagsZan
 I SHOULD
RETURN
THIS TOO.

TO USE
CURSED
| HE'S BEEN SPEECH
THROUGH SINCE
BIRTH.

HE'S BEEN CURSING

THINKING OF PEOPLE BY
HOW TO ACCIDENT
HELP YOU AND SUCH.
SINCE YOU
GOT HERE.
 HE'S
A GREAT
GUY, JUST
PLEASE MISUNDER-
BE NICE
TO HIM,
OKAY?

ABOUT
CURSED CHANNELING
ENERGY. CURSED
ENERGY INTO
MY BLADE...
 BODY CAST
ANOTHER
CURTAIN ON
TOP OF
MINE.

I ACCEPT
FULL RESPON-
IN ADDITION,
THERE WAS AN
UNIDENTIFIED
SEMI-GRADE
1 CURSE.
 .. CONSIDERED
THE WORST OF
ALL CURSE
USERS...

if HE
EXP!
FROM
JUJUTSU
HIGH, AND
HE'S
KILLED
 Inumaki’s Words

Salmon is an
-~ ... affirmative, and fish
/D flakes is a negative.
Everything else
is gibberish.
 YOU
THINK YOUR
Z DAUGHTER |S
CURSED...

ITS LIKE YOUR

ALMOST Ag | SHOULDERS
IF YOU'VE FEEL
FORGOTTEN HEAVY AND
HOW TO J\\ BREATHING
BREATHE. / IS PAINFUL.
atl R

] |
|
A
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j fin Tl
VZ

Ze,

Y) ent e
y TiN ‘
Wf fet \\\\WN LeLIKE
FEEL
\, SOMETHING'S
// i [| I 1 WAAAN
} } | | : ALWAYS
S WATCHING
) HHH
YOU, RIGHT?

105 CHAPTER 3:
PUNISHMENT FOR THE WEAK
Sy \ Les * & J

N/ y
\

A
J ny fj \
oe
KAA

=~
 I FEEL
SO MUCH
BETTER!

WE
TRULY HAVE
NOTHING BUT
GRATITUDE
FOR YOU.

ANYTIME.

. rus(ihHO AS
\

| GWE. ES?
WL AAS iY
1)VISAS \
\ \\\ Aike y
WAN
 COMING
FROM A
MONKEY
WHO CAN’T
EVEN USE
JUSUTSU...

THE COM~-
MANDERS
ARE HERE.

WHAT
HAVE THAT ARE YOU
MONKEY DOING?
STENCH
SPREADING.

I’M SO HAPPY.
IT'S BEEN A
WHILE SINCE
We ALL GOT
TOGETHER.

108
 WHY YOU-/
OOKIor
ig T Tiee ae \ fes Af s “M HURRY AND
AMOUNT ' MY EXORCISE
yOUY
Uy A \ WW“ MY CURSE!

NO
DONATIONS IN ABOUT 150
SIX MONTHS ~=—-MILLION YEN.
THOUGH.

AND CURSE-
COLLECTING
MONKEYS.
 AGE OF
MONKEYS
IS OVER.

IT IS NOW
TIME TO
REALIZE
THE AGE
OF JUJUTSU
SORCERERS.
oF wen \7
esTROY...JacX o%

CHAPTER 3:
PUNISHMENT FOR THE WEAK

WHAT'S
UF, YUTA?
 A NATION. fox

SINCE RIKA’S
WITH YOU ALL AWARENESS
THE TIME, YOUR OF CURSED
SENSES ARE ENERGY IS
OFF. WHACK.

PRINCIPAL, you're Just || WE citt

BUT I’M BEING CONFIRM
SURE PARANOID. GETO'S
INVOLVE-
 WHOA,
STILL THE
SAME AS
EVER.

YOU THINK
HURRY UP 50 TOO,
AND GET RIGHT?

BEFORE MR.
YUTA KNOCKS
 JUJUTSU
SORCERERS I THINK
GREAT POWER YOU HAVE
ARE FORCED SHOULD BE QUITE THE
TO WORK IN FANTASTIC

;
THE SHADOWS USED FOR
GREAT POWER.
TO PROTECT ENDEAVORS.
SOCIETY.
 AITOA YOU
PARADOX IN SEE...
WHICH THE
STRONG MUST
SUBMIT TO THE
E.

SU C H © H U M A N I T Y H A S
UTTE R — _ -H I N D E R E D
NON- THEIR OWN
SENSE! — EVOLUTION.

KILLING
ALL NON-
REALIZING SORCER-
A WORLD ERS AND...
WITH ONLY
JUIJUTSU
SORCER-
ERS
 NOW, NOW,
DON'T BE
SPOUTING
CRAZY TALK
TO MY
STUDENTS.

I HEARD
ABOUT THE
EXCELLENT
FIRST-YEARS.

A SPECIAL
GRADE
 THE ZEN’IN
FAMILY
FAILURE.

I’M
NOT SURE
YET WHAT
YOU'RE
TALKING
ABOUT.
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GONNA HELP
SOMEONE...

I DIDN'T
INTEND TO |

THOSE
GATHERED
HERE!
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THE NIGHT DECEMBER
PARADE OF Z4/
A HUNDRED
DEMONS WILL
COMMENCEY

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PLACE AT
THE CRU-
CIBLE FOR

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AVOID THIS Ua i THOUSAND
IMPENDING BE ISSUED ‘ \ CURSES
ORDERS TO f Jy AT EACH
Ay THE LINE MASSACRE, JZ ~\ LOCATION.
\
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HEARTS’
CONTENT!

SORRY,
\ SATORU.

THE GIRLS
WANT TO TRY
THE CREPE
SHOP ON
TAKESHITA
STREET.
 A SPECIAL
GRADE
CURSE USER
WHO
POSSESSES
THE CURSE
4) MANIPULATION
TECHNIQUE.

*A CURSE USER IS A JUJUTSU SORCERER WHO USES

JUTUTSU FOR KILLING AN? MALICIOUS DEEDS.

HE HAS
AMASSED
A HUGE HE RECRUITS
NUMBER OF VAGABOND
CURSES... CURSES AND
CONTROLS
USING HIS THEM.
RELIGIOUS i eS
GROUP AS it
A LURE. \

IT’S HARD TO THAT’S IN

IMAGINE HIM ADDITION TO
STARTING THE CURSES
A WAR HE HE ALREADY
CAN'T WIN. . POSSESSES,

EVEN SO,
THE NUMBER MOST OF ‘EM
OF JUJUTSU ARE PROBABLY
SORCERERS GRADE 2 OR
IS 50, TOPS. LESS.

125
 WE'LL ALSO
ASK FOR
HELP FROM
THE AINU
JUJUTSU THE BIG
SOCIETY. THREE
FAMILIES.

THIS
TIME, WE
EXORCISE

"THIS
TIME, WE
EXORCISE
3 "I'S
ALL-OUT
WARFARE!”

aan 1D) ON DAYE53 ee

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PRINCIPAL'S NIGHT PARADE OF A
HUNDRED DEMONS
126
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BUT THE THAT GOES JUJUTSU CHANCES
SOCIETY ... ARE 30
PROBA- DOWN TO PERCENT. OF
BILITY... LESS THAN GETS WINNING
20. INVOLVED THIS
WAR...

---AND
TAKE THE
SPECIAL
GRADE KILL YUTA
VENGEFUL OKKOTSU...
CURSED
SPIRIT RIKA
ORIMOTO.

THEY STILL
BELIEVE
IN THIS BATTLE, THE BLUFF
JUJUTSU HIGH I MADE AS
WON'T RISK A STUDENT.
USING OKKOTSU.

WORST
CASE, BOTH
SIDES WILL
SUFFER
CASUALTIES.
 TONIGHT'S
TRUE
OBJEC-
TIVE...

ISOLATE
OKKOTSU.
 WHY’RE
IVE JUST YOU HERE?
SCHOOL'S
CLOSED
HAD A LOT
ON MY MIND. \ THIS WEEK.

NOBODY'S
AT THE
DORMS
EITHER.

PRINCIPAL THE SECOND i

is YEARS ARE IN
Hl

HE'S LIKES
PROBABLY PANDA, y KYOTO TOO.
IN SHINJUKU 50... |
TOO.

wHy rm WONDER-
CALLED A 1
FAILURE. A. RIGHT?

129
 THE
ZEN’IN
FAMILY
WHAT THE KNOW...
MINIMUM IS ONE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE
FOR BEING BIG THREE
A JUJUTSU JUJUTSU
SORCERER
ARE? FAMILIES.

CIVILIANS CAN
SOMETIMES SEE YOU HAVE
THEM IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS, LIKE TO BE ABLE
LIFE-OR-DEATH TO “SEE”
ONES. CURSES.

THE FOOD BUT IT GAVE

WAS GROSS. THE ME A GOOD WITHOUT
ROOMS SMALL. A THESE LAME
BUNCH OF WEIRD
EXCUSE TO GLASSES...
OLD GUYS JUST LEAVE THAT
WALKING AROUND! FAMILY!

THE TOOLS 1
USE ARE
ALREADY
INFUSED WITH
IT CURSED
DOESN'T ENERGY...

130
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I WANNA
BECOME I'VE GOT “DONT”
A GRADE 1 A BAD CALL ME
SORCERER [a BY MY
PERSON- on, 7 | LAST 4

LIKE YOU.” &

TO
STICK IT
TO MY \ 4 & see
FAMILY! \/ CONTINUE
BEING A
SORCER-

AND I PLAN
TO TURN
EVERYTHING
UPSIDE

STRONG Sea ee
AND =
RESILIENT. see

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FAMILYS 3
STAINY!”

= "DONT BE
LIKE MAKI,
OKAY?”
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ANYTHING I
CAN DO TO
HELF, LET
ME KNOW!

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THINKING
YOU'VE BEEN
RECOGNIZED
OR SOMETHING.
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HAVE THE TIME
TO WASTE ON
A MONKEY.

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THE
OTHERS.

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THING
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KYOTOP THAT
IF 30, SHOW-OFF
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TEAM THE
WOULD VE FRONT-
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KNOW.

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YOUR I KNOW THE
REQUEST TIMING'S NOT
REGARDING GOOD, BUT I
OKKOTSU. THOUGHT THE
EARLIER THE
BETTER.
 TIONS!

FOR SURE!
MAYBE! F
DEFINITE- F

SORRY! BUT
PROTECT ‘ TLL GO AS
THEM WITH SOON AS I'M
YOUR LIVES!

137
 THAT'S WHY I
SAID IT WOULD
BE GOOD TO
PREPARE A
STAND-IN.

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wun

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GETO USELESS.
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(CURTAIN!

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FIVE MINUTES i o* SOMEBODY
IGNORE 3 Zid 1 OPENED A
THEM? d a“ HOLE IN THE
a g CURTAIN.

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147
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HOW MANY
DECADES IT
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FOR YOU.
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BEGAN TO DESPITE
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177
 THAT'S
WHY
I NEED
TO KILL

SELFISH.

MORE
IMPORTANT
IN LIFE.

DID
YOU KNOW
THERE ARE ALLOW
FOUR HUMANS ME TO KILL
BESTOWED YOU WITH
WITH THE TITLE ALL MY
OF “SPECIAL SPIRIT.
\ GRADE"?

= WITH
pee = WHATEVER ¥
see IT TAKES.
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ARE 16.
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ONE OF
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GRADE
IMAGINARY
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CURSES IN MY
POSSESSION
AND INTO ONE...
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ME ALL THIS

MY FUTURE,
MY HEART,
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ONLY
I HAD
RIKA...
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WOULDN

NEXT TIMBEE,
SHE'LLMINE!
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187
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YOU'LL BE
THE ONE
HOW'S MY
I _You SENT YEAH, FAMILY?
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| HERE KNOWING YOU, I’M
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THEM... PERSON.

.. JUST SO
YOU COULD
TRIGGER
OKKOTSU'S
GROWTH.

PEOPLE WITH
BELIEFS LIKE
YOURS WON'T ITS,
KILL A YOUNG CALLED
SORCERER
WITHOUT
TRUST.
REASON.

H GIVE THIS I DIDN'T

ELEMENTARY BACK TO REALIZE YOU
SCHOOL WAS HIM, WILL STILL FELT
YOU TOO?! ANY CON~
NECTION
WITH ME.
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WHAT, T’LL ANY LAST
ALWAYS HATE worpse /7 L Z
THOSE /
MONKEYS. ry

BUT IT’S NOT &;

LIKE I HATE
EVERYONE AT
JUJUTSU HIGH.

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COULDN'T JUST THAT
TRULY BE IN THIS
HAPPY
FROM THE
BOTTOM
OF MY
HEART.

YOU
SHOULD
AT LEAST
CURSE
ME AT
THE END.
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GUYS, MY BETTER
ARM CAN BE SHAPE THAN
REPLACED. A YOU.
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Sarit
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KEEP YOU
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bakes SUGAWARA.
RELATIVES!

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COMPLETED
BUT A LONG
YUTA'S _ TIME AGO.
WAS QUITE

A BIG SHOT
JUJUTSU ONE OF
JAPAN'S: WHO?
SORCERER,
BIG THREE
VENGEFUL
SPIRITS.

RIKA ISN'T
CURSING
YOU.
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TO SAVE
HER!

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aed OH,
REFUSED RIGHT.
TO LET THAT
RIKA DIE. TIME...

JUDGING
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pocene SEVERS THE
DESIRE BOND TYING
SERVANT TO
 TURNING
RIKA INTO
A CURSE.

BECAUSE
GETO WAS
AFTER
HURTING
50 MANY
PEOPLE.
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COME OVER
TOO SOON,

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 POSTSCRIPT (P)
* Truth be told, by the time volume 0’s four chapters
were finished for the monthly magazine, | had no
intention of trying to get Jujutsu Kaisen serialized in
Weekly Shonen Jump. Thankfully, the content of volume o
was well received, so it was more convenient to get
something serialized that was already made. Also, | was
told that when volume 0 would be made into graphic
novel format, it could be featured as a prelude to the
Weekly Shonen Jump series and be read by a lot more
people. So, | figured, “Why not?! Let’s do this!” And thus,
Jujutsu Kaisen was born!
* When I explain it like this, | make it sound as though |
forced Jujutsu Kaisen to start, but that’s not true!
¢ When | start a manga series, | don't really have a
“theme” (principles?) in mind. | begin by thinking about
things like, “These twists would be interesting” or “These
characters might be cool” or “This scene would be
amazing.” | think in general terms when coming up
with a story. (Doing it this way, | end up with a theme
regardless...) For this reason, the numerous ideas I've
had that didn’t make the cut for other manga are being
funneled into Jujutsu Kaisen! \'m having a blast!!
° I've already decided on the final chapter's content as
well as several things that will happen along the way.
However, | still don’t Know how the dots will connect. |
hope everything will turn out okay... But will | be able to
finish it...?
* To those who've read my work and support me (fan mail
gives me strength), thank you for everything! I'll do my
best not to let you down!
Gege Akutami