[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse":3,"chapter-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-262":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Thunder Breathing to the Multiverse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1676146,2141,"Chapter 262 262: The End of Jujutsu Kaisen","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-262",262,"\u003Cp>Just as Zenin Kyūjō was about to contact Gojo Satoru to relay something important, he had already made a decision he couldn't take back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been half a day since he entered the Culling Game's barrier, and now, he finally stood at the underground station in Shibuya—the same battlefield where Gojo Satoru had fought the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes quickly locked onto something resting on the cracked tiles—a black cube, about the size of a Rubik's cube, pulsing faintly with a strange energy. Kyūjō's expression stiffened the moment he saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Residual Cursed Energy… the unmistakable trace of Limitless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly reached down, wrapped his fingers around the cube, and tried to lift it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment—his expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What is this…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossibly heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So heavy, even his Infinity-enhanced perception couldn't penetrate its internal structure. There was only one explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a sealed dimensional space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A self-contained prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be...? Had Gojo Satoru been sealed inside this object?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And was the unbearable weight the result of Gojo's Limitless still resisting from within?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō clenched his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't going to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Digging deep into his strength, he poured more cursed energy into his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground station began to quake violently. Cracks spread beneath the cube in a spiderweb pattern, the entire foundation groaning under the strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With raw, unfathomable force, Kyūjō lifted the cube from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had successfully pulled the seal—still under the influence of Limitless—out from its rooted place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen flashed: Principal Yaga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He answered, and from the other side came a voice—weak, hoarse, and fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kyūjō… Jujutsu High has been invaded…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The King of Curses… Ryōmen Sukuna… he's been revived…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuta… he's fallen too… killed by Sukuna…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The age of humanity… may be over…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this truly the return of the Curse Users' era…? Gods… who will save this world…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the line went dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Kyūjō could even process it, another voice leaked through his phone speaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Familiar—yet twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White-haired brat, huh? Hahaha…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I broke our little promise. I did say the first person I'd kill once I got out… would be you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you weren't around when I returned. And as long as you stay in that place, you can't stop me. Everything here… belongs to me now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scream all you like inside the Culling Game. And if you manage to crawl your way out…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll reward you—with death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Sukuna.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō's voice was cold. Steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know nothing I say will change your mind. But I'll say this anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop provoking me. Because the ending you're imagining… isn't how this is going to go. Don't toy with death again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were flat. But that was what made them terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Are you threatening me?\" Sukuna muttered, his voice low, veins pulsing on his temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call it whatever you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Kyūjō hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the sealed cube in his hand, then turned and began walking toward the edge of the Culling Game barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, touching the invisible wall gently with his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This barrier… it was linked directly to every cursed being and every living human within the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break through it from the inside—one would need power greater than the sum total of all cursed energy within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinity had warned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still wanted to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned his cursed katana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing in, he centered himself, syncing his cursed energy with his physical power. The space around him began to tremble. Microfractures shimmered in the air like spiderweb glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Flash Slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous explosion tore through the city. The entire Shibuya district shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buildings swayed, windows shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Culling Game, everything rumbled like a natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the dust cleared...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō stood motionless, expression dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier—was still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not completely unscathed, but enough to resist him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To survive that strike, everyone within—curses and humans alike—must have had their cursed energy drained in massive amounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing it again would only deplete his strength further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—his phone rang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A call from Sukuna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bad feeling gnawed at his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two seconds of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he saw was Tokyo Jujutsu High—reduced to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with smoke, flames, and blood-curdling screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera panned… to corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Limbs severed. Bodies crushed. Students and teachers alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recognized their uniforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okkotsu Yuta. Principal Yaga. Panda. Inumaki Toge...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And three girls...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones he had once sworn to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with all his mental preparation, Kyūjō couldn't stop the fury that surged from deep inside his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Ryōmen Sukuna…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…You've done it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the first person I've met across all these worlds… all these years… to make me hate someone this much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enjoy the rest of your miserable reign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because everything you've done to them—every single thing…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I'll return to you. Tenfold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let it all burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let it all collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō's eyes were colder than ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the deepest recesses of his mind, a terrifying idea surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To destroy this entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His phone crumbled into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Gojo Satoru...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…It seems... I can't keep the promise I once made to all of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the cube in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whispered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in utter silence, Zenin Kyūjō activated his Reverse Cursed Technique from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An explosion of cursed energy burst forth like a roaring tidal wave, flooding the entire world in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every living creature on the planet capable of sensing Cursed Energy froze for a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tremors of that power spread across the earth—mountains quaked and erupted in fire, oceans rose and screamed into the skies, birthing towering tsunamis that swallowed the horizon...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the middle of it all, Zenin Kyūjō simply raised a hand and tapped his fingers lightly against the barrier before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the colossal shell of the Culling Game—once shrouding all of Shibuya—shattered like glass under a divine tempest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked down at the black cube in his grasp. A slight squeeze, and thin cracks began to spider across its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satoru Gojo did not emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to Kyūjō—after deactivating Infinity—he was no longer able to regulate the overwhelming Cursed Energy surging within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That unrestrained power didn't stop at tearing open the Prison Realm. It surged inward as well... and annihilated Satoru Gojo's body from within, leaving nothing but void in its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter, brutal irony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest sorcerer, who had survived even being split in half by Sukuna, was now utterly and unintentionally erased—by his own student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no body. Not even ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And outside, unaware of the destruction within, Kyūjō could only sigh as he stared at the empty seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I see,\" he muttered, voice low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped the cube where it lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it already—after invoking Reverse Cursed Technique twice in a row, his control was slipping fast. His cursed energy had broken free of its cage, and now it swelled within him like a growing storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one path left for this world:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Gojo had survived… it wouldn't have mattered anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Kyūjō felt an overwhelming emptiness settle in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was all meaningless now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing would never change:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryōmen Sukuna would die by his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single kick, Zenin Kyūjō soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the same breath—Shibuya vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erased from the map of Japan, leaving only a vast, gaping crater in the shape of his footprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tidal waves rushed into the colossal pit, drowning everything that had once existed inside the Culling Game—life and death, hope and ruin—wiped clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Jujutsu High Tokyo—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments after Kyūjō ended the call, a suffocating pressure rippled through Ryōmen Sukuna's entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Impossible!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His usual arrogance was gone, replaced by a sharp chill piercing down to his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, deep underground, the ancient brain-possessing sorcerer known as Kenjaku felt the shift as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pressure…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Whose cursed energy is this…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plans he had laid for over a thousand years—everything—was crumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this!? Why does it feel like the whole planet is about to collapse?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before he could finish that thought…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kenjaku's body was reduced to dust by the cursed shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From high above, Kyūjō gazed down at the land transformed into nothingness beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had broken his vow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sukuna hadn't even suffered—he was simply crushed and killed alongside everyone else in Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…It's over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything… is truly over now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō let out a long breath, using what remained of his will to stabilize the cursed energy bursting from within, slowly lifting himself into the sky to delay the inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was all he could do—delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because as time passed, the cursed energy from his soul would only continue to rise. In mere hours, the planet itself would be gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as the earth's surface was on the brink of complete collapse, a voice echoed across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man… are you, too, seeking the path to transcendence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the exact moment Kyūjō crushed Sukuna beneath his feet, He awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even He could not undo what had been done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō raised his head toward the sky, now dim and hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Who are you? The god of this world? If so, why didn't you stop me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the voice spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop you? I cannot. The ability to control all things… that is merely a human fantasy of what a god should be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young one, divinity is not determined by strength, but by truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot stop you… but I can help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can return everything to its beginning. But—are you willing to pay the price?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What price?\" Kyūjō asked, brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can rewrite the laws of this world's power. Just as your Reverse Cursed Technique transforms negative into positive, I can invert the very nature of cursed energy itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this positive energy, you could heal the world… and restore every soul that perished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But a restoration of that scale… may cost you your life. Will you still accept?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…If that's all it takes—then let's begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a brief silence, he added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…But if I'm reviving everyone… may I choose one person not to bring back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, all of this would be for nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, the voice responded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you mean the creature known as the King of Curses—Ryōmen Sukuna—there is no need to worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This positive energy, like the Reverse Cursed Technique, cannot touch entities born of pure cursed spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And once this change is complete, the world will no longer produce cursed energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In its place, a new law will emerge—built upon positive energy alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I see,\" Kyūjō whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Then I'm ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that next, silent moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with thunder, nor lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But simply because He willed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A different energy, entirely unlike cursed energy, flowed into him. It wasn't hostile. It didn't reject Infinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Infinity responded to it—reactivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, he could control it without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew then… that the voice wasn't lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire planet was enveloped in boundless positive energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the skies, golden rain began to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For three days and three nights, light cascaded upon the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that divine rain… the earth began to restore itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, those Kyūjō had lost—his friends, comrades, students—reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally, when everyone he had known had returned…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenin Kyūjō, completely drained, allowed his eyes to close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Haaah…\" the voice sighed gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a whisper of motion, the ground shifted beneath Kyūjō, cradling him as he was laid to rest in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that day forward...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world once ruled by Cursed Energy entered a new era—one without Jujutsu, and without Cursed Spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manga is over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ending that came a little too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up next: One Frame Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join my Patreon here:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🔗 patreon.com\u002FFaaanzKun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🌙 Note: Sunday is a rest day, so there will be no updates tomorrow. Regular uploads resume as usual on Monday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's keep this adventure alive, together chapter by chapter! 💖\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>",2164,"2026-06-06T13:14:24.001Z",1,"novelbin.me","063c8cfdc50ac4265b5454a5840b3e6b958f963201f977b9914d0b06aecadad8","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-263","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-261",389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-cover.jpg"]