English Translation:

The rules of the game shift… and everything becomes more dangerous.

Higuruma steps forward and adds a new rule — players can now transfer points to each other.
A simple change… but it changes survival itself.

Yuji gains a single point.
With it, both of them regain access to their cursed techniques.

But Higuruma doesn’t stay.

He admits the truth — the points he carries came from killing.
And the moment the barrier opens… he plans to surrender.
Not out of fear… but because staying any longer would make him hate himself even more.

Yuji watches him leave… silent, weighed down.

Elsewhere, Megumi faces Reggie.

Reggie studies him carefully.
“You survived… that means you’re strong.”

Then he offers something unexpected — an alliance.

Megumi stays cautious. He listens.

Reggie explains the Culling Game isn’t just a battle… it’s a ritual.
A system designed to gather cursed energy from players… and turn them into something beyond human.

Megumi questions it.

Reggie breaks it down — the number of players, the imbalance in strength, the colony system.
If there are hundreds in each colony… the weak will die first.
Only the strongest will remain.

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And when that happens… the real plan begins.

Megumi realizes it — the game has already slowed.
In some colonies, it has practically stopped.

Reggie continues — teleportation scatters players, isolates them.
Some even die from it.
This is not just chaos… it’s controlled selection.

Then comes the real fear.

Once only the strongest remain… a final move will wipe everything out.

A bomb.

Not necessarily an explosion… but something far worse.

Cut to another place — Kenjaku sits calmly among officials, as if everything is already in motion.

Back to Megumi.

He notices the girl with Reggie. She seems weak.

Reggie reveals the truth — she is bait.
A trap to lure in opponents who let their guard down.

Megumi’s expression hardens.

He makes an offer — if they have enough points, transfer them.
Then maybe… he will consider joining.

Reggie refuses.

Negotiations end.

The fight begins instantly.

An attack comes from behind — Megumi vanishes into shadows.
He repositions… summons Divine Dog.

Tactical shift — Megumi uses shadows not just to attack, but to evade and control space.

The dog strikes Reggie.
Megumi counters another attacker and throws him off the roof.

A second shikigami crashes down… crushing the enemy into the ground.

Reggie reacts fast — drives blades into the Divine Dog’s face.

He sees through Megumi.

“You’re holding back… because you need our points.”

A dangerous truth.

If Megumi doesn’t fight to kill… he risks losing everything.

Then—

Something falls from above.

An eye.

Megumi looks up.

It explodes.

And in that instant… the game tightens its grip.

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.

English Translation:

Rainwater drips slowly across the empty hall.
Two fighters stand inside the ruined theater.

One carries a hammer.
The other refuses to fall.

The man with the hammer is Hiromi Higuruma, a 36-year-old professional lawyer.

Before all of this chaos began… his life followed a very different path.

He passed every exam with ease.
For him, studying was never difficult.

All he had to do was focus long enough to absorb knowledge.

His friends called him a genius.

But intelligence alone was not what made Higuruma dangerous.

Now, inside the Culling Game, that same sharp mind has turned into something far more lethal.

Across from him stands Yuji Itadori, still breathing hard from the relentless attacks.

Higuruma swings his hammer again.

Another strike.

And another.

Each blow is aimed with precise timing, but Yuji continues to dodge.

Every step, every movement… controlled.

Higuruma suddenly changes the length of the hammer.

The weapon extends instantly.

This time the strike connects.

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Yuji is forced backward.

Higuruma’s power did not come from years of sorcery training.

It came from pure talent.

When he awakened his cursed technique, he did not just gain a single ability.

His technique arrived with an entire system.

A domain.

And from analyzing that domain, he quickly learned barrier techniques as well.

Starting from a domain meant something unusual.

Instead of slowly learning cursed energy basics first…

Higuruma developed his understanding in reverse.

Within only twelve days, he had already reached the level of a Grade One sorcerer.

Before entering the colony, he had defeated many cursed spirits.

And at least twenty players.

Now he watches Yuji carefully.

“You cannot use cursed energy right now,” Higuruma says.

Because of the punishment issued earlier in the trial… Yuji’s power has been confiscated.

Normally, the confiscation penalty only removes cursed techniques.

But Yuji does not possess a normal cursed technique.

So the punishment affected something else.

His cursed energy itself.

Even Higuruma finds this strange.

Inside his mind, he analyzes the situation quickly.

Usually when sorcerers lose their cursed technique…

Their control over cursed energy collapses as well.

They rely on those techniques too much.

But Yuji is still standing.

Still fighting.

Even without cursed energy.

That is the frightening part.

Higuruma studies him with growing caution.

This must be because of Yuji’s physical body.

His natural strength is extraordinary.

If Higuruma loses focus even once…

Yuji might defeat him.

So he decides to stop holding back.

The hammer moves again.

Strike after strike.

Yuji keeps dodging.

Precise movements.

Careful timing.

Yuji suddenly lunges forward, trying to grab the hammer.

But Higuruma dismisses the weapon instantly.

The hammer disappears before Yuji can reach it.

Yuji moves toward a nearby bathtub inside the ruined building.

He kicks it forward, trying to use the environment as a weapon.

But Higuruma summons the hammer again.

With one clean strike, he shatters the bathtub.

Then the hammer expands again… becoming massive.

He swings it downward toward Yuji.

Yuji blocks the attack.

Higuruma’s eyes widen slightly.

Incredible.

It feels as if he is fighting an unbreakable doll.

Yuji refuses to collapse.

Inside his mind, Yuji searches desperately for a solution.

Without cursed energy… the situation is nearly impossible.

He needs to regain his power.

Then he remembers something important.

The trial.

The judgment system inside Higuruma’s domain.

An idea forms instantly.

Yuji steps back and raises his voice.

“Higuruma… I request a retrial.”

The air changes.

A moment later, the courtroom domain appears again.

Both of them are pulled back into the trial space.

Higuruma looks slightly surprised.

“You figured it out.”

The previous trial was extremely close.

Because of that… a second trial is allowed.

Yuji understands the rule now.

If the defendant does not accept the guilty verdict…

He can request another trial.

And the judge cannot refuse.

Yuji takes a breath.

“I want to retry the case.”

The shikigami judge speaks again.

The accusation is announced clearly.

Yuji Itadori…

On October 31st, 2018…

He committed mass murder in Shibuya.

The words echo heavily inside the courtroom.

For a moment, everything becomes silent.

Yuji lowers his head.

Then he answers calmly.

“Yes.”

“I did it.”

There is no hesitation in his voice.

No attempt to lie.

No attempt to deny the accusation.

Yuji continues speaking.

“I will not deny it.”

Even if the truth is complicated…

Even if another force was responsible…

Yuji still accepts the burden.

The courtroom waits for the judgment.

The shikigami raises its hand.

“Guilty.”

The verdict falls instantly.

Confiscation.

And…

Death penalty.

The execution sentence has been declared.

Higuruma’s hammer appears once again.

But this time… the weapon is different.

Because when the court declares a death penalty…

The hammer transforms into an executioner’s blade.

Higuruma now carries the power to end Yuji’s life with a single strike.

The battle has entered its most dangerous phase.

Yuji stands silently.

He does not run.

He does not resist the verdict.

Because deep inside… he believes this punishment might be deserved.

The courtroom fades away.

And the execution begins.

English Translation:

Yuji studies the man standing in front of him.

Higuruma has one hundred points. That means he may have already killed around twenty sorcerers. Charging in blindly would be a mistake.

Yuji decides on a simple plan.

He will wait for Higuruma to attack first… and deal with whatever comes next.

But before Yuji can move, Higuruma calmly raises his hand.

“Domain Expansion… Deadly Sentencing.”

The space around them instantly changes.

Yuji tries to strike before the technique fully activates… but his kick stops mid-motion.

Violence is forbidden inside this domain.

Both of them are forced to stand still.

A strange judge-like figure appears above them.

Higuruma speaks calmly.

“Verbal violence is a different matter. The trial begins now.”

The judge announces the accusation.

Yuji Itadori… you entered a gambling shop called Mahji Vegas on July 16th, 2017… while you were still under eighteen.

Yuji remembers.

Yes… he did go there.

Higuruma explains the rules.

Inside this domain, the judge knows everything about the accused. However, that information is not shared with him. The final verdict will depend entirely on Yuji’s testimony.

A piece of evidence has also been submitted.

But Higuruma will not reveal what it is.

Yuji must clear the accusation himself.

Yuji quickly analyzes the situation.

This domain is different from most Domain Expansions. It does not attack directly.

There is no guaranteed killing effect.

Instead… it forces a legal trial.

Ancient sorcerers often used domains like this. Rather than creating a deadly attack, they imposed conditions and rules inside their territory.

Modern sorcerers focus on instant killing power. That is why their domains are harder to create.

Yuji understands something important.

This domain cannot harm him directly.

But the judgment might.

Higuruma explains the options.

Yuji can stay silent, confess, or deny the accusation.

A false statement counts as denial.

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Yuji begins thinking fast.

If the evidence proves nothing… denial works.

If it only proves he entered the shop… he could claim he went to the bathroom.

But if the evidence proves he gambled… then the trial is already lost.

After a moment, Yuji makes his move.

“I did enter the shop… but only to use the bathroom.”

Higuruma quietly responds.

“Then allow me to present the evidence.”

It is a photograph.

Yuji… standing inside the shop… claiming a prize.

Yuji’s expression says everything.

Higuruma explains the law.

The shop clearly states that minors are not allowed to enter. By entering the building as a minor, Yuji committed trespassing under criminal law.

Yuji feels frustrated.

No matter what excuse he gave… it would not change the outcome.

Then the judge finally speaks.

“Guilty.”

“Confiscation.”

The domain disappears instantly.

Yuji looks around.

They are back in the colony.

But something feels wrong.

Higuruma throws a hammer into the air. The weapon grows larger before landing in his hand.

He attacks Yuji immediately.

Yuji prepares to defend himself… but something is missing.

His cursed energy.

Higuruma explains calmly.

“That is the punishment.”

“Your cursed energy has been confiscated.”

Yuji stares at him in silence.

Now he understands.

This domain does not kill.

It judges.

And the punishment has already begun.

English Translation:

A narrow street. A quiet afternoon.
A boy stands there, stiff and silent… forcing a smile he doesn’t feel.

Across from him, a large, heavy kid keeps talking loudly.

He keeps correcting him… telling him he’s doing everything wrong.

Then suddenly, the big kid stops talking.

Amai watches him carefully.
Inside his head, one thought repeats.

These people… they are not good at studies.
They are not good at sports either.

And yet… their pride is enormous.

So Amai has learned one simple rule.

Never damage their pride.

Just smile.
Agree with whatever they say.
Do exactly what they tell you.

If you do that… they stop targeting you.

Sometimes… they even reward you for it.

But today… the atmosphere changes.

A voice cuts through the street.

“Stop that.”

Amai turns his head, annoyed.

Another idiot… he thinks.

The bullies look over and laugh.

The newcomer is wearing the jacket of a prestigious junior high school.

To them, he looks like nothing more than a kid who does not understand how to speak respectfully.

One of them steps forward.

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He decides to teach the kid a lesson.

But before he can say anything else…

Yuji slaps him across the face.

“Violence ends here.”

The words are calm… but the moment explodes.

The other bullies rush him instantly.

Yuji moves without hesitation.

One punch drops the first attacker.

A quick kick sends the second one flying.

Clean. Direct. No wasted motion.

Yuji does not fight wildly — he ends the fight in seconds.

Then he turns his head toward Amai.

“What about you?” his eyes ask.

Amai freezes.

This was not supposed to happen.

But before the tension grows further…

The scene shifts.

Elsewhere in the Culling Game zone.

Megumi explains something important.

“This area is crowded with players.”

There is a reason people move through this route.

First — it is easy to travel.

Second…

Megumi’s base is nearby.

And right now, he has a simple request.

“Let me take a bath,” he says calmly.
“I haven’t had any rest since yesterday.”

Meanwhile, Amai guides Yuji through the city.

They stop in front of an old theater building.

Amai points toward it.

“Gurumaa made this place his base.”

Yuji nods and starts walking toward the entrance.

“Thanks for helping me.”

He pauses for a moment.

Then adds quietly,

“I want to meet my friend… so I need to hurry.”

Amai watches him walk away.

Inside his mind… chaos begins.

He remembers something.

Gurumaa.

A powerful player.

Someone even strong fighters struggled to defeat.

Yuji, however, sounds confident.

He claims he has already beaten someone like that before.

But Amai’s thoughts are darker.

He knows something Yuji doesn’t.

He could warn him.

He should warn him.

Instead… his fear wins.

His breathing becomes heavy.

Then suddenly…

Amai drops to his knees.

“Please forgive me.”

Yuji turns, confused.

But the apology is not meant for him.

From the shadows… another figure appears.

Reggie.

Amai had already met him before.

And now the truth becomes clear.

Yuji was walking into a trap.

Reggie watches Yuji carefully.

Megumi — Fushiguro — also notices the strange expression on Yuji’s face.

“Why are you making that face?” Reggie asks calmly.

“You don’t scare me anymore.”

He begins to explain something about Reggie… but Reggie immediately cuts him off.

“Be quiet.”

“My time is valuable.”

The tension rises.

But the scene changes again.

Inside the theater.

Gurumaa sits comfortably in a bath.

Relaxed. Completely at ease.

Then someone approaches him.

Gurumaa raises an eyebrow.

“Who are you?”

“And what exactly are you doing here?”

The visitor calmly asks a strange question.

“Have you ever taken a bath… while still wearing clothes?”

Gurumaa blinks.

“No.”

The stranger continues.

“It feels better than you would expect.”

He sounds oddly relaxed.

He even begins talking about swimming lessons from school.

Lessons where students had to swim fully clothed.

Recently, he says, he has started challenging himself.

Trying things he once thought were wrong.

Even though he is already in his thirties…

He feels like he is slowly becoming reckless.

Gurumaa laughs.

“Alright… that is a little funny.”

Then he finally asks the obvious question.

“You are Gurumaa, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s talk.”

Gurumaa raises a hand immediately.

“Wait.”

“My consulting fee is five thousand yen per minute.”

He pauses.

Then smiles.

“I’m joking. I was just pretending to be a corrupt lawyer.”

But his eyes sharpen.

“You have one hundred points… don’t you?”

Yuji realizes something.

This man is not someone from the distant past.

He recently gained his cursed technique.

Which means…

There is a chance he might listen to reason.

Yuji decides to speak honestly.

“We want to stop the Culling Game.”

Then he corrects himself.

“More precisely… we want to remove the rule forcing players to kill each other.”

To do that…

Yuji needs those one hundred points.

Gurumaa listens silently.

Then answers without hesitation.

“No.”

Yuji pauses.

“Was that another joke?”

“No.”

Gurumaa’s expression grows serious.

“I see possibility in this game.”

Most of the time, he explains…

Laws are powerless.

But here, inside the Culling Game…

The power he received feels real.

And if the power is real…

Then the rules must also be real.

This means something important.

Justice no longer needs a courtroom.

Truth no longer needs lawyers.

Here…

People can punish the guilty directly.

Gurumaa admits the system has flaws.

But he is not ready to destroy it yet.

Especially because of two rules.

Rule number two… and rule number eight.

He wants to see how their “stack removal” truly works.

Yuji tries to argue.

“The Culling Game is a ritual.”

“When it ends… everyone in this country will die.”

Gurumaa immediately calls him a liar.

“This game is designed to continue forever.”

Yuji hesitates.

Even he is not completely sure.

But he pushes forward anyway.

“Then let me change the wording of my request.”

“Let me use your one hundred points.”

The room becomes quiet.

Gurumaa stares at him for a moment.

Then asks a chilling question.

“Have you ever killed someone who made your life miserable?”

Yuji does not answer.

Gurumaa smiles slightly.

“It feels far better than you think.”

Then he calls someone.

“Shikigami.”

A presence begins to form beside him.

The air inside the theater changes instantly.

The negotiation is over.

Now… the real conflict begins.

English Translation:

A stone cuts through the air… aimed straight at Haba.
But before it can reach him, the spinning propeller behind his back shreds it into dust.

Yuji does not hesitate.

He sprints forward, then leaps off the rooftop. Mid-fall, he grabs Haba’s leg and slams him straight into a nearby building.

Concrete cracks. Dust fills the air.

Haba stares at him, stunned.

This kid… how much power does he have?

The propeller behind Haba’s back begins spinning again, faster now. He launches another attack from the air.

Yuji watches carefully.

He expected this fight to be difficult… but if Haba keeps flying like this, there is only one real way to strike him.

The propeller.

To attack Yuji, Haba must come close enough for that blade to reach him.

So Yuji disappears into a nearby building.

If Haba wants to fight… the fight will happen inside.

Haba understands immediately.

So that is the plan… trap me inside and seal the propeller.

He adjusts the angle and length of the spinning blade behind him. Then he increases the rotation speed.

The propeller howls.

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If it can cut steel… it can cut concrete.

The spinning blades tear straight into the building itself, slicing through walls as if they were paper.

Haba’s voice echoes through the collapsing structure.

“I will turn you into paste.”

Yuji studies him closely.

Something is different.

Haba has turned his head directly toward him now.

Yuji remembers the woman he fought earlier — a sorcerer with terrifying strength. She was strong enough to slam him into a building and destroy the structure itself.

Yet even she lost… to something as small as a stone.

Because of one rule.

The further a body part is from the source of a technique… the weaker it becomes.

It is a binding condition.

No matter how durable the weapon looks… the head controlling it will always be the weakest point.

Yuji tightens his fist.

If this strike lands… Haba’s skull will split open.

He moves.

The punch connects.

Blood spills instantly from Haba’s head as the impact tears through his guard.

Haba stumbles back, gripping his face.

Then he looks at Yuji’s hand.

“Your fist is broken… isn’t it?”

He thinks the damage will end the fight.

But Yuji answers with a kick that sends Haba crashing across the ground.

“I am fine,” Yuji says quietly.

There is something he needs to know.

“I want information… about a sorcerer named Higuruma.”

But Haba is already unconscious.

Yuji pauses.

When should he question him?

Then—

A voice echoes behind him.

“Do not bother. I know about Higuruma.”

Yuji freezes.

How does this stranger know his name?

The man continues speaking calmly.

“You cannot see my face. I prefer it that way.”

Yuji studies him carefully.

“Who are you? Have we met before?”

The man pauses for a moment.

“No… but I know who you are.”

“You are famous.”

“The Tiger of the Best Junior High School.”

Yuji blinks.

“So you are from my town.”

Elsewhere, another conversation unfolds.

Megumi stands across from a mysterious girl.

“Then you are not a sorcerer from the past?”

The girl raises an eyebrow.

“Do I look that old to you?”

Megumi narrows his eyes.

“Then why are you fighting?”

The answer comes without hesitation.

Because this game leaves no other choice.

Those who were not originally part of the game were given one chance to escape the barrier.

But those who were inside from the beginning…

have been trapped here for twelve days.

Twelve days of killing or being killed.

She looks at Megumi with quiet seriousness.

“I am not doing this because I want to.”

“If you fight to find a reason… you will die.”

In twelve days, she has learned one thing.

People grow stronger here.

And the difference between modern sorcerers and ancient ones… is starting to disappear.

Megumi reflects on her words.

So modern sorcerers are learning from the past.

Perhaps he misjudged the situation.

He changes his approach.

“Fine. Then tell me where we are going.”

The girl immediately refuses.

“No.”

“There is no guarantee you will not kill me after you learn it.”

Megumi answers calmly.

“What if you die before reaching that place?”

The girl smiles slightly.

“Then you should protect me.”

“And stop calling me ‘you.’”

Meanwhile, Yuji continues speaking with the mysterious man.

“You are sure? Those two were your friends.”

The man shakes his head.

“I only worked under them.”

“They would have killed me eventually anyway.”

Then he finally introduces himself.

“My name is Amai.”

Yuji nods once.

“Amai… where is Higuruma?”

At the same time, the girl with Megumi begins to explain.

“The stronger players gather in better locations.”

Places where resources are easier to obtain.

She finally reveals the name.

“Higuruma is in Sendai.”

Amai confirms the same information.

“Higuruma is in Sendai Colony.”

Megumi processes it quickly.

So Yuji must be heading there too.

And if that is true…

Then the person they are searching for will likely appear there as well.

Far away, in a dark room, several sorcerers sit among scattered bills and empty space.

One of them grows impatient.

“Is he late?”

Another voice answers coldly.

“That kid… when will he bring me my next prey?”

The camera shifts deeper into the darkness.

A sorcerer sits alone in the shadows.

Waiting.

And the hunt… has only just begun.

English Translation:

A woman waits impatiently near the edge of a ruined building. Her voice cuts through the silence.

“Amai… I’m waiting for your signal.”

A nervous voice answers from the other side.

“I know… but it’s not my fault. No one has entered the barrier yet.”

Her tone sharpens immediately.

“Are you talking back to me?”

Amai quickly apologizes. The woman warns him that if he keeps speaking like that, she will remove him from the team.

Somewhere else, two figures stand before the massive barrier of the Culling Game.

Megumi Fushiguro explains the real danger waiting inside.

The sorcerers they must avoid are not ordinary fighters. Many of them come from the distant past. Sorcerers who lived hundreds… even thousands of years ago.

Back then, human life was not valued the same way.

And for sorcerers, battle was everything.

Fighting. Killing. Dying in combat.

For many of them, that was the only purpose of their existence.

Megumi believes this is why many ancient sorcerers made contracts with Kenjaku.

The chance to fight again in a new era.

Two names stand out the most.

Hajime Kashimo.
Hiromi Higuruma.

Megumi warns that if they encounter fighters like them, negotiation will be pointless.

These people came here to fight.

Still, not every player is like that.

Some participants are modern humans who were forced into the game… just like Megumi’s sister.

If they meet someone like that, sharing information could help them survive.

A floating shikigami appears in front of them.

Kogane speaks in a mechanical voice.

“This barrier contains the Culling Game. A death match between players. If you enter, you will become a participant. Do you still wish to proceed?”

Yuji Itadori does not hesitate.

“Yes.”

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Megumi has already accepted the risk as well.

Kogane offers to display the game’s rules again, but Megumi refuses.

They already know enough.

Their immediate goal is gathering information about Higuruma.

With that decision made, they step inside the barrier.

But the moment Yuji crosses the boundary… something unexpected happens.

The ground disappears beneath him.

He begins falling from the sky.

Megumi is nowhere in sight.

The truth becomes clear immediately.

Players who enter the barrier are randomly transported to one of nine different locations inside the colony.

This rule was never mentioned before.

High above the city, Yuji notices something strange.

A man holding a signal device.

The man raises his arm… and sends a signal.

That signal activates a trap.

A woman wearing a jetpack suddenly appears and launches an attack.

She strikes Yuji midair and blasts him through a building.

These attackers have a specific role inside the game.

They are known as Beginner Hunters.

Their strategy is simple.

Attack players the moment they enter the barrier, while they are still disoriented.

The woman studies the destruction below.

Normally, that strike would completely eliminate a new player.

But then Yuji appears again.

He lands on a rooftop, completely unharmed.

Not only is he alive… he is ready to fight.

The woman immediately realizes something.

“This boy is not normal.”

Yuji quickly grabs a stone from the rooftop and throws it.

The rock strikes the jetpack on her back.

But it is not just a normal throw.

Yuji had already infused the stone with cursed energy.

The impact sends the woman crashing into a building.

Yuji watches the debris carefully.

“Did I defeat her already?”

But his focus quickly returns to his real mission.

He still needs information about Higuruma.

And he also needs to find Megumi.

Before he can move, another man steps forward.

Anger fills his voice.

“What do you think you are doing?”

The man looks toward the fallen woman.

“That is my partner.”

Nearby, Amai recognizes Yuji immediately.

“That is Yuji Itadori…”

While Yuji faces this new opponent, Megumi is dealing with his own situation somewhere else in the colony.

He is already fighting another player.

The woman screams in pain.

“Why are you doing this to me?”

Megumi responds calmly.

“You attacked me first.”

The battle ends quickly.

Megumi realizes how far apart they have been separated.

He summons Nue to search the area.

But even Nue cannot locate Yuji.

The barrier is far larger than expected.

They might be separated by more than two kilometers.

Megumi decides to gather information instead.

He turns toward the defeated woman and asks a question.

“Do you know a sorcerer named Higuruma?”

The woman hesitates.

Megumi studies her carefully.

He knows she might be lying.

If she refuses to cooperate… he will not hesitate to eliminate her.

Finally, she answers.

She does know about Higuruma.

In fact, she knows exactly who he is.

The man who already has one hundred points.

But information is never free in the Culling Game.

She offers a deal.

She will tell Megumi everything… but only if he helps her with something first.

Megumi’s patience is already running thin.

“Say it.”

The woman finally reveals her request.

“Will you become my knight?”

Megumi does not even react.

He simply accepts the deal immediately.

The woman looks surprised.

“You are not even going to discuss it?”

Megumi has no time for long conversations.

“Just start talking.”

But she clarifies something important.

Being her knight means protecting her life.

Completely.

Megumi answers coldly.

“That depends on whether you are telling the truth.”

If she lies… she already knows what will happen.

He also makes one thing clear.

He is not like Yuji.

If necessary, he can earn one hundred points himself.

The woman sighs in relief.

Then she corrects him.

“Stop calling me ‘you.’”

“My name is Remi.”

And just like that, a fragile alliance is formed inside the deadly arena of the Culling Game.

English Translation:

A quiet prison corridor… heavy footsteps echo through the hall.

Inside a dark cell sits Masamichi Yaga, the former principal of Tokyo Jujutsu High.
He is imprisoned… and the reason is standing right beside him.

A small cursed corpse.

Someone observing the scene asks a simple question.

“What exactly is that creature?”

Another sorcerer begins explaining the problem.

Normally, cursed corpse manipulation works in a very limited way.
The puppets can move on their own… but they rely on a sorcerer’s cursed energy to function.

But what Yaga created is different.

Completely different.

His creation can restore its own cursed energy.
It can function independently without a master constantly supplying power.

That discovery changed everything.

Because if this technique is understood… it could create an entire army of autonomous cursed corpses.

That is why the higher-ups classified Yaga as a Special Grade threat.

And that is why he is now facing execution.

The sorcerer outside the cell asks him directly.

“Tell us the truth. Do you actually know how these cursed corpses are made?”

Yaga remains calm.

He simply answers yes.

The scene shifts slightly.

Yaga is sitting beside a small cursed corpse named Takeru.
The puppet speaks with an innocent voice.

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“Masamichi… everyone is worried about you.”

Yaga gently pats the puppet’s head.

Takeru says he came to cheer him up.

Yaga smiles faintly.

“You really are a genius.”

But then his voice becomes quieter.

“I’m sorry, Takeru. I might not be able to visit for a long time.”

The puppet asks if Yaga is leaving for another business trip.

Yaga nods.

“Yes. This one might take a while.”

Still, he reassures the puppet.

Tengen is protecting the forest.
And someday… his mother will come back to see him.

Even without Yaga, everything will be alright.

Yaga slowly walks toward the hidden exit of the forest.

Behind him, the cursed corpses speak again.

“Masamichi… we will feel lonely without you.”

Meanwhile, somewhere else, a rope suddenly snaps.

That rope had been restraining Panda.

The one who cut it was Atsuya Kusakabe.

Kusakabe tells Panda something important.

“Do not tell anyone that I helped you.”

The authorities had captured Panda only to lure Yaga out.

But Kusakabe owes Yaga a personal debt.

Another flashback appears.

Kusakabe once visited Yaga with a young girl.

Yaga examined the cursed corpse carefully.

He then told Kusakabe the truth.

“This is not your real nephew.”

The puppet only carries the information and memories of the boy who died.

Kusakabe understands that.

But he also explains the situation.

If he keeps mourning his dead nephew forever… he will never move forward.

His younger sister cannot handle the loss either.

She needs Takeru.

To her… the puppet is still her son.

Takeru looks at Yaga and asks a simple question.

“That woman… she is my mother, right?”

Yaga answers honestly.

“Yes.”

The puppet proudly says the same thing again.

“I knew it. I really am a genius.”

Kusakabe’s real nephew used to say the exact same words.

At that moment, Kusakabe’s sister rushes forward.

She hugs Takeru tightly.

Tears fill her eyes.

Later, Kusakabe apologizes to Yaga.

He knows he cannot reveal the existence of cursed corpses to the public.

Because of that… his sister cannot openly live with Takeru.

Yaga stops him from apologizing.

Instead, he says something unexpected.

“Thank you. Truly… thank you.”

The memory fades.

Back in the present, another sorcerer approaches Yaga.

He notices that Yaga is walking alone.

“Where are your cursed corpses, Principal Yaga?”

Yaga calmly answers.

“I’m going to see my son.”

The sorcerer gives him one final offer.

There is only one way to delay his execution.

Reveal the method of creating a living cursed corpse.

Tell them now… and his life might be spared.

Yaga simply sighs.

Since Satoru Gojo was sealed away, the higher-ups have become extremely confident.

Too confident.

Then another figure arrives.

The principal of Kyoto Jujutsu High.

Yoshinobu Gakuganji.

Without hesitation, Gakuganji attacks.

The other sorcerer offers to handle the execution himself.

But Gakuganji proceeds with the order.

Yaga collapses, badly injured.

With his final strength, he begins explaining the secret.

First, information from the body.

Then information from the soul.

Both must be copied.

Next, that information must be placed inside a cursed corpse core.

But one core alone is not enough.

Three separate cores must be created.

All three must exist inside the same body.

Then something unusual happens.

The cores begin observing and interacting with each other.

Over time, they stabilize.

When that balance is achieved… a true soul is born.

And with it… a new ego.

After about three months, the cursed corpse will begin producing its own cursed energy.

A completely independent life form.

Gakuganji listens in silence.

Finally he asks one question.

“Why tell me this now?”

If Yaga had revealed this earlier… his execution could have been delayed.

Yaga smiles faintly.

“This is a curse, Principal Gakuganji.”

“A curse that I am passing on to you.”

At that moment, Panda finally arrives.

He sees Yaga lying on the ground.

“Masamichi…”

Gakuganji prepares to fight.

But Panda does not attack.

Instead, Panda walks past him… heading straight toward Yaga.

Gakuganji is confused.

“You are not going to fight me?”

“Do you not hate me?”

Panda answers calmly.

“Do not compare me to humans.”

Pandas do not think like humans.

From Panda’s perspective, Gakuganji was simply following orders.

Like a knife falling from the sky.

A dangerous force… but not a personal enemy.

Still, Panda says one final thing.

“At least remember this.”

“Pandas… cry too.”

Later, a quiet scene appears.

Several moths circle around a single light.

One moth flies too close.

It touches the flame… and burns away instantly.

That moth carries the name of Masamichi Yaga.

And just like that… his story ends.

But the curse he left behind…

will continue to live on.

English Translation:

The room is silent, but the tension is heavy.

Megumi finally speaks.

“Technique removal… so the Prison Realm’s back gate can only be opened using Angel’s technique.”

Everyone understands what that means.

If they want to free Satoru Gojo, they must find Angel first.

Megumi looks toward Tengen.

“Do you know where Angel is?”

Tengen answers calmly.

Angel should be located in a colony on the east side of Tokyo.
But the information is incomplete.

Even Tengen cannot see everything inside the Culling Game.

The reason is simple.

The barrier of the Culling Game rejects Tengen’s influence.

Now the group focuses on what they do know.

Tengen explains the structure of the battlefield.

Across Japan, there are ten colonies created by the game.
Each colony is connected to the others through the barrier system.

Yuji imagines the layout in his head.

“So the entire country is divided into zones like this.”

But one place is missing from the map.

Hokkaido.

Yuki Tsukumo explains why.

Hokkaido already has a powerful barrier maintained by the Jujutsu organization.
Because of that protection, the Culling Game could not expand there.

In a way, Hokkaido is considered a sacred region.

Yuki then turns her attention back to the real problem.

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Kenjaku’s plan.

According to her theory, the Culling Game is only preparation.

The real goal is to merge the people of Japan with Tengen.

A massive ritual.

But rituals of this scale require time.

Someone asks the obvious question.

“How long will it take?”

Tengen answers carefully.

That depends on how the game progresses.

But most likely… around two months.

Now they begin reviewing the rules of the Culling Game.

The first rule is critical.

After awakening their cursed technique, every player must declare participation within nineteen days.

Maki checks the current time.

It is November 9th, 9 AM.

Yuta adds another detail.

Most players awakened on October 31st.

Megumi immediately calculates the timeline.

That means Tsumiki still has about ten days and fifteen hours left before the deadline.

But the second rule makes things far more dangerous.

If a player refuses to participate after awakening their technique…

their technique will be removed.

Yuji asks the question everyone is thinking.

“Does that mean they die?”

Tengen explains that even Shoko once discussed this possibility.

Technique removal does not mean banning someone from the game.

It means taking the technique directly from their brain.

Tampering with a sorcerer’s brain could easily lead to death.

Maki agrees with that interpretation.

But there is one exception.

People without cursed techniques… like Maki herself… will not face that risk.

Yuji then looks toward Panda.

“And Panda?”

No one answers immediately.

The third rule creates another layer of danger.

Anyone who enters the barrier without being a registered player… automatically becomes one.

Yuji remembers something else.

“What about people who were already inside the barrier before the game started?”

Tengen explains that they will be given one opportunity to leave.

But this is only allowed at the very beginning.

After that moment passes, the barrier becomes a trap.

Players must enter the colony willingly in order to be bound by the game.

The fourth rule explains how players earn points.

They gain points by killing other players.

And the fifth rule defines the value of each kill.

A sorcerer is worth five points.
A normal human is worth one point.

Yuji frowns as he realizes something.

“This rule hides another rule inside it.”

Megumi nods.

Then he asks Tengen about something else.

Earlier, Tengen mentioned the Game Master.

Who is controlling everything?

Tengen clarifies the misunderstanding.

Every player receives a small shikigami called Kogane.

But Kogane is not the Game Master.

It is closer to a clerk, simply managing the system.

In truth, the Culling Game itself functions as the master.

Yuji struggles to process the idea.

A game… controlling itself.

Then comes the sixth rule.

If a player collects one hundred points, they can use those points to add a new rule to the game.

Yuji immediately asks if that means they can delete existing rules.

Megumi shakes his head.

They cannot erase rules.

But they might be able to add indirect rules that change how the game works.

The seventh rule limits that strategy.

No player can add a rule that would fundamentally break the game’s long-term balance.

Choso quietly asks if Kenjaku gains any special advantage from these rules.

Tengen answers honestly.

No.

Even Kenjaku must follow the same system.

However, as the one who created the game, he already shaped its structure.

The eighth rule adds constant pressure.

If a player’s points remain unchanged for nineteen days, their cursed technique will also be removed.

Yuji finally understands the brutal logic.

“So… players are forced to kill.”

Megumi responds calmly.

“Not necessarily.”

He believes there might still be a way to work around that rule.

At this point, the group has gathered enough information.

Maki shifts the conversation to strategy.

Roles must be decided.

Yuji and Choso will stay here for now, protecting Tengen.

Meanwhile, Maki has her own mission.

She plans to return to the Zenin Clan estate and collect as many cursed tools as possible.

When Satoru Gojo was sealed, the Zenin family moved most of the weapons from the Tokyo storage rooms into their own vault.

Now the Tokyo storehouse is completely empty.

But something unexpected has changed.

Megumi has become the new head of the Zenin Clan.

Yuji is shocked by the news.

Megumi only says he will explain later.

Before leaving, Maki asks Tengen about one more thing.

The Kumiyai Workshop.

It is connected to a legendary cursed tool creator.

Tengen confirms the location.

Maki thanks him.

After collecting the tools, she plans to regroup with Panda.

Yuta then reveals his own decision.

He will also enter the Culling Game.

But not near Yuji or Megumi.

His goal is to gather information first.

If possible, he wants to prevent unnecessary fights between allies.

There is another concern.

Inside the barriers, electronic signals may not function properly.

Communication between colonies could become impossible.

Megumi understands the real reason behind Yuta’s choice.

If Ryomen Sukuna takes control of Yuji…

even Yuta might struggle to stop him.

Keeping distance may actually protect everyone.

Megumi finally speaks.

“We don’t have time to keep debating this.”

Then he says something that freezes the room.

“If I die… kill me afterward.”

Yuji immediately rejects that idea.

He wants to avoid that outcome completely.

Maki adds another request before leaving.

They should also search for Kinji Hakari, the suspended third-year student.

Yuji asks if Hakari is really that strong.

Yuta answers honestly.

Hakari can be difficult to handle.

But when he is serious… he might even be stronger than Yuta.

Maki quickly denies that exaggeration, but the message is clear.

Hakari would be a valuable ally.

As everyone prepares to separate, Yuji turns to Choso.

“Thank you… for helping me.”

Choso looks at him quietly.

“Just don’t die.”

After the others leave, Choso remains behind.

And suddenly… he starts crying.

Far away from all this planning, another scene unfolds.

A small comedy stage.

A comedian finishes his performance.

But no one laughs.

The audience stays silent.

The performer thanks them politely and walks off stage.

Backstage, the manager explodes with frustration.

“How long are you going to keep doing this?”

The comedian is already thirty-five years old.

The manager tells him to quit.

This industry is filled with people who rise to fame later in life.

But those people were always funny from the beginning.

They just weren’t noticed yet.

“You are not like them,” the manager says coldly.

“Tokyo is ruthless. Find another job.”

The comedian’s friend tries to comfort him.

He actually likes the man’s material.

But the comedian responds with an unusual observation.

Popularity does not always depend on being funny.

Some people succeed simply because they believe they are funny.

He explains that there are two types of people who remain popular.

Those who are genuinely funny.

And those who are completely convinced that they are.

His friend asks a strange question.

“So which type are you?”

The comedian smiles slightly.

“You think it is fifty–fifty.”

But in reality…

“It is more like seventy–thirty.”

Then he says one quiet phrase.

“The Culling Game.”

And just like that…

a new player quietly steps toward the battlefield.

English Translation:

He says… “I’m sorry.”

Sasaki looks confused. She has never seen him before.
“Who are you?”

The man answers without hesitation.

He is a sorcerer.
And he is the one who created the barrier surrounding this entire area.

He explains it like it is a simple fact.

This place… has been selected as a battlefield.
A place where people will fight until death.

Sasaki immediately reacts.

“A battle to the death? Why are you saying something like that outside my house?”

The man calmly points toward the nearby land.

Long ago… this location used to be an execution ground.
Many people were killed here in the past.

That history made it the perfect center point.

The barrier he created spreads five to six kilometers in every direction.
Constructing something this large required immense effort, so he could not place many detailed conditions on it.

But he did leave one small mercy.

Anyone who was already inside the barrier…
would be given a chance to leave.

He asks Sasaki a simple question.

“When you wake up… do you want to be outside this barrier?”

Sasaki is still trying to understand what is happening.

“Wake up? What do you mean… is this a dream?”

The man answers carefully.

This world she is seeing now exists between dream and reality.
A space created by cursed energy.

But the warning in his voice is very real.

“Be careful. Inside that barrier… there are many people who are ready to kill.”

Then he gently takes her hand.

Instead of harming her… he leads her out of the barrier.

Before disappearing, he says one final thing.

“Thank you… for being kind to my son.”

Sasaki does not even understand what he means.

And then…

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Her eyes open.

Someone is calling her name.

“Sasaki!”

She sits up and sees Iguchi, her old friend from school.
He looks just as confused as she feels.

He says he is relieved to see someone familiar.

They quickly realize something strange.

They are standing between Dai Street and Hero Street.

And the time is very specific.

November 12th.
6:02 in the morning.

This location is known as Sendai Colony.

Sasaki asks the question that everyone around them seems to be asking.

“Did you… also have that dream?”

Apparently, many people experienced the same vision.
The same mysterious man.

But when Sasaki mentions that the man talked about his son, Iguchi looks confused.

He never heard that part.

Somewhere else, the jujutsu sorcerers are already investigating the situation.

Panda studies the list of players connected to the upcoming conflict.

One name does not match anything.

“It is probably not his real name,” Panda says.

Angel agrees.

In this deadly game, many participants hide their true identities.

Just like how Sukuna is not Yuji’s real name.

Megumi remembers something important.

Tengen once told them that Angel should be inside Tokyo Colony Number Two.

Hakari asks the obvious question.

“Do we know what Angel looks like?”

No one does.

But Megumi believes they will recognize her when they see her.

So the team decides to divide their roles.

Panda and Hakari will head to Tokyo Colony Number Two.

Their mission is simple — find Angel.

Meanwhile, Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro will enter Colony Number One.

Kirara will stay outside the barrier to support them.

Megumi studies the information again and reaches another conclusion.

Among the known players, one name stands out.

Hajime Kashimo.

If the rumors are correct… he might be the strongest fighter inside the colonies.

Megumi decides something important.

“If possible… I will fight him myself.”

Kirara is surprised.

“You are leaving me outside?”

Panda quickly explains the reasoning.

Kirara has an exceptional sense of detection.

That ability makes Kirara the best person to track Angel’s location.

There is also another problem.

They have not received any message from Kogane, the game’s system.

Which likely means one thing.

Inside the barrier… mobile phones will not work.

Communication will be extremely limited.

That is why someone must remain outside.

Kirara eventually accepts the role.

Yuji, however, has another concern.

He looks toward Megumi.

“Is it really okay if we enter different colonies?”

The idea clearly bothers him.

Megumi immediately shuts that down.

“Our three seniors already decided the roles.”

Hakari, Panda, and Kirara are not changing their assignments.

Megumi tells Yuji not to be selfish.

The two of them start arguing like stubborn teammates.

Panda quickly steps between them.

“Stop fighting.”

The plan is already set.

Later that day…

November 12th, 12:00 PM.

The view shifts across Tokyo.

The atmosphere feels tense.

A special announcement appears.

Only twelve hours remain before something significant begins.

Outside the barrier, the strange floating shikigami known as Kogane speaks to a civilian trying to enter.

The man calls it “Kogane,” but the creature corrects him.

“I am not Kogane.”

Instead, it introduces the event taking place inside the barrier.

The Culling Game.

A deadly competition where sorcerers and cursed users fight for survival.

The rules are simple.

The moment someone steps inside the barrier…

they automatically become a player.

There is no turning back.

Hakari and Panda step forward first.

They accept the risk.

Megumi calmly states that he has no problem becoming a player.

Yuji follows right behind him.

Without hesitation… he walks into the barrier as well.

The moment he crosses that invisible line…

he becomes part of the game.

A battlefield where every participant must fight.

And the Culling Game has only just begun.