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.