# WebtoonLib — Jujutsu Kaisen #26

## Series
- title: Jujutsu Kaisen
- slug: jujutsu-kaisen-cf5f5e

## Chapter
- number: 26
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Yuji Itadori confronts a vengeful Junpei Yoshino, not with fists, but with profound empathy, desperately trying to pull his new friend back from the brink. Just as Yuji's words begin to break through, the sadistic Cursed Spirit Mahito appears, revealing the entire tragedy was his cruel game. In an unforgivable act of malice, Mahito grotesquely transforms Junpei right before Yuji's eyes. The horrific death of his friend shatters Yuji's spirit, igniting a battle fueled by pure, unadulterated hatred and drawing the mocking scorn of the curse within him, Sukuna.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Mahito uses Idle Transfiguration on Junpei, turning him into a cursed monster in front of Yuji.

### Characters involved
- Sukuna Ryoumen — Supporting
- Mahito — Supporting
- Junpei Yoshino — Supporting
- Yuuji Itadori — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Yuji Itadori confronts a vengeful Junpei Yoshino, not with fists, but with profound empathy, desperately trying to pull his new friend back from the brink.

### Spoiler summary
Yuji Itadori confronts a vengeful Junpei Yoshino, not with fists, but with profound empathy, desperately trying to pull his new friend back from the brink. Just as Yuji's words begin to break through, the sadistic Cursed Spirit Mahito appears, revealing the entire tragedy was his cruel game. In an unforgivable act of malice, Mahito grotesquely transforms Junpei right before Yuji's eyes. The horrific death of his friend shatters Yuji's spirit, igniting a battle fueled by pure, unadulterated hatred and drawing the mocking scorn of the curse within him, Sukuna.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Jujutsu Kaisen #26](/series/jujutsu-kaisen-cf5f5e/chapter-26)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/jujutsu-kaisen-cf5f5e

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