Kyoto Sister School Goodwill Event - Team Battle, Part 3

Kasumi remembers Mai dismissing her sister Maki as a permanently low-ranked weakling, but the present tells another story. Maki overpowers her, kicks her into a stream, and reads through her Simple Domain by snapping her own spear and hurling the pieces as distractions. After disarming Kasumi and seizing her sword, the fight is watched through Mei Mei's crows; Mei Mei argues Maki deserves immediate promotion, though Gojo notes the Zenin clan obstructs it, and she admits she only sides with money.

Above, Nobara chases the broom-riding Momo, who explains the heavier burdens placed on female sorcerers like Mai under Zenin pressure. Nobara has no patience for it. Her training with Panda lets her shrug off Momo's wind, and she rejects the notion that misfortune excuses cruelty, pointing out that Maki and Mai shared the same upbringing yet turned out nothing alike. Activating Straw Doll Technique with Hairpin, she detonates her missed nails, then uses Resonance to break Momo's control of the broom and pummels her, declaring she loves herself when she is strong and beautiful. Mai's rubber bullet finally knocks Momo out, and Mai warns her that Mechamaru is likely down.

Maki confronts Mai in the trees, and the sisters' history surfaces. Born with a Heavenly Restriction that left her near-empty of cursed energy but physically gifted, Maki went unacknowledged by the clan and left to chase her future, breaking a promise never to abandon Mai. Maki forces Mai to spend all six shots, but a hidden seventh comes from Mai's secret Innate Technique, Construction, which conjures a single costly bullet a day; Maki catches it bare-handed. Maki moves on, while Mai, still calling her a liar, voices her bitter disappointment.

Maki defeats Kasumi and disarms her, prompting Mei Mei to call for Maki's promotion. Nobara overwhelms Momo with Hairpin and Resonance and rejects her ideals about female sorcerers, with Mai finishing Momo off. Maki battles Mai and reveals her Heavenly Restriction. Mai unveils her hidden Construction technique and fires a single conjured bullet, which Maki catches. The estranged sisters part on bitter terms.

The episode adapts Chapters 40 through 42 and introduces Mei Mei alongside a flashback appearance of Naobito Zenin. A Juju Stroll short finds Kasumi upset that Mai and Momo ate her edamame, only to be won over by Momo's punishing homemade ramen.