Cursed spirits have struck the opening blow at Satozakura High School in an unfolding conflict against the jujutsu sorcerers. But while this epic and unyielding battle intensifies, the heroes of Jujutsu Kaisen have other mysteries to solve…such as why Yuji and Megumi see Gojo at a maid café, whether Nanami can uncover the secret behind a website that claims to sell dolls that resurrect the dead, and what happens when a blind old man is able to see the scheming Mahito.

Read an excerpt from Jujutsu Kaisen: Summer of Ashes, Autumn of Dust, the new light novel from the hit manga!

Few things are certain in this day and age. At most, only three: Mito Komon always wins, Sazae airs on Sundays, and Nobara Kugisaki takes forever to shop.

So when Kugisaki said she wanted to see Ameya-Yokocho, Fushiguro was ready for a long haul, similar to one of those Sunday mornings when Gojo would say, “Megumi, shall we go to Parque España?”

Because of Itadori’s love of TV, Fushiguro expected him to be interested in a trendy destination, but he wasn’t. Instead, he said, “No, there’s someplace else I want to go.”

“Oh, all right. Then let’s meet up later.”

Fushiguro, who had become accustomed to the boisterous mood Itadori and Kugisaki generated when they were together, was as surprised by the trio splitting up as if he had found out that hijiki was low in iron, and pleased. He wanted to go straight home to finish reading the paperback he’d bought the other day, and he wanted to organize his desk drawer and closet.

However, Fushiguro was the serious, responsible type. He worried whether Itadori, a vessel for the demon Sukuna, would be okay on his own. The district of Ueno around Okachimachi Station was both historical and hopping with activity. An abundance of peculiar tales of the supernatural were associated with the lively postwar market town, so dormant curses might well be lurking there. Even worse, if Fushiguro took his eyes off him for even a second, Itadori might buy a pair of horribly tacky sunglasses or declare Tachikawa to be the essence of Shinjuku. He might even wander into Chiyoda Ward and start snapping pics at Masakado’s tomb to post on social media.

Thus, loathe though he was to do it, Fushiguro decided to stay with Itadori.

“Fushiguro, if you aren’t interested in Akiba, why’re you coming along?” Itadori asked.

“Mind your own business.”

“Fine,” Itadori responded. “Anyway, I always did wanna checkout Akiba.”

Read more of Jujutsu Kaisen: Summer of Ashes, Autumn of Dust here.