English Translation:

A courtroom hangs heavy with silence… judgment has already been decided.

A voice recalls the past — urging Higuruma to reconsider his path. He had the skill to fight cases… but why not become a judge instead?

Back in the present, the verdict is clear. Guilty. Confiscation… and execution.

Higuruma’s gavel transforms into a blade — the Execution Sword.
A single strike guarantees death. No exceptions.
And under confiscation, the opponent cannot use cursed techniques.

Yuji stands there, facing him… unarmed.

Higuruma reflects — every day, every case, every human… filled with mistakes.
The more he tried to understand people, the more he saw darkness.
No matter how much light you offer… it gets consumed.

Yuji moves. Throws objects to create an opening.
Higuruma cuts through — but misses. Yuji slips past him and closes the distance.

A memory hits again. Higuruma once chose not to become a judge.
Not because he couldn’t… but because he saw something flawed in humanity — something impure, yet worth preserving.

Back to the fight.

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Higuruma questions Yuji — why admit to a crime he didn’t commit?
The evidence clearly pointed to Sukuna.

Then suddenly… the Execution Sword disappears.

Yuji lands a clean punch. Higuruma is sent flying.

He explains calmly — under the law, if a person lacks control, they cannot be held guilty.
At that moment, Sukuna controlled Yuji’s body.
Which means… Yuji is innocent.

Yuji refuses it.

“No… it’s still my fault. I’m weak.”

A pause.

Higuruma deactivates his technique — not out of defeat, but realization.
There are still people like Yuji… carrying guilt that isn’t theirs.

He hands over his points.

Yuji looks down… searching for meaning.

Then one final question.

“Have you ever killed someone… by your own will?”

Yuji answers quietly.

“Yes.”

Higuruma understands.

That truth… hurts the most.