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What happens

Maki comes home. Naoya reminds her that she cannot see curses, cannot use cursed energy and now has the scars as well, and asks whether the plan is to hang off Yuta and Megumi. She walks past him without answering.

Megumi took the clan head position because Maki talked him into it. His argument was that she should have it. Hers was that nobody in the clan would ever follow her, and that she has not made a place for Mai yet.

What she does not know is that Jinichi and Naoya have already settled the next move. With Gojo sealed and named a criminal, anyone working to free him is a traitor, so Megumi, Maki and Mai can all be killed on the pretext of plotting exactly that. Ogi proposed it.

He is waiting in the emptied vault with Mai bleeding on the floor beside him. Maki asks why Naobito was made head instead of him, and answers it herself: because Ogi will kill his own children.

He breaks her sword deliberately so that she misreads his reach, then extends the broken blade with cursed energy and opens her from eye to torso.

Key moments

Death

Mai Zenin dies at the hands of Self-sacrifice. Sacrificed herself to create a real weapon for Maki using her Construction technique. Died in Maki's arms.

Death

Zenin Clan dies at the hands of Maki Zenin. Most of the clan massacred by Maki after she awakened her full Heavenly Restriction (like Toji).

Battle

Maki vs Zenin Clan. Maki slaughters the clan after awakening Heavenly Restriction

Revelation

Maki achieves Toji-level Heavenly Restriction after Mai's death, zero cursed energy, superhuman physical abilities

Power-up

Maki Zenin gains Full Heavenly Restriction, achieves Toji-level power after Mai's death.

Fights

• Maki vs. Naoya

  Maki ZeninNaoya Zenin

• Maki Zenin vs. Ogi Zenin

  Maki ZeninOgi Zenin

• Maki vs. The Hei

  Maki ZeninThe HeiNobuaki Zenin

• Maki vs. The Kukuru Unit

  Maki ZeninThe Kukuru Unit

Manga chapters adapted

Chapter 148

Perfect Preparation

Volume 17

Chapter 149

Perfect Preparation, Part 2

Volume 17

Chapter 150

Perfect Preparation, Part 3

Volume 17

Chapter 151

Perfect Preparation, Part 4

Volume 17

Chapter 152

Perfect Preparation, Epilogue