JUJUTSU KAISEN (呪術廻戦)

Sorry.

Who are you?

I’m the sorcerer who set up this barrier.

This place was chosen

for a killing game.

Unfortunately, it’s not exactly an honor.

A killing game…

Could you not do that at my place?

You’re funny.

There’s an old execution ground a short distance from here.

That’s the center of the barrier.

It’s about a five to six kilometer radius.

I pushed things to the limit to create this barrier,

so I can’t impose overly unreasonable conditions.

Those of you who were inside it from the start

have the right to leave.

Just once.

If you want, when you wake up, you’ll be outside the barrier.

So, what’ll it be?

When I wake up?

Is this a dream?

A gap between dream and reality. Like a curse.

Be careful. Take it slow.

There are already some eager ones outside.

Oh, right. I almost forgot.

Thanks for being nice to my son.

Sasaki!

Sasaki!

Iguchi!

Thank God, there’s someone I know!

MY FEET ACHE I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES

IGUCHI

Where are we?

Somewhere between Kotodai and Hirose Dori, I think.

More importantly, look.

As an Occult Club member, what do you make of this?

What do you mean?

02 A.M., SENDAI BARRIER

Can I talk about a dream I had?

Everyone is doing that. A long-haired guy in a robe, right?

So you saw him too? About his son and all that…

What? No, that part’s new to me.

Itadori?

Seriously? Mr. Gojo was sealed?

- Seriously. - Seriously.

What?

Also, sorry to pile this on, but the principal is dead.

Panda?

Sorry. I kept quiet.

But it’s true.

It’s okay, Itadori. Not in Shibuya.

After that, things got messy with the higher-ups.

That doesn’t make it okay.

The principal was your…

I know, and I said it’s okay. Thanks.

If you’re saying that, we can’t say anything.

Yes.

Still, everyone who helped me ends up…

I haven’t felt this down

since Yakul got an arrow in the butt.

You’ve lived one hell of a life…

Fine.

I’ll help settle the Culling Game.

Don’t get it twisted.

I’m not doing this out of kindness. This is a deal.

You got it? Once the Culling Game is over, you guys will help me.

You want a say in revising the jujutsu regulations, right?

Now that curses are public knowledge,

a revision is inevitable.

But what exactly are you going to do?

Either way, I don’t think it will be that hard.

What? What do you know, sea urchin?

I’m head of the Zen'in clan.

- Really? - What?

What? No way!

Sorry, but that’s the biggest shock I’ve had all day.

If one of the Big Three backs me, getting a say in the revision is easy.

The problem is what comes after.

How do we keep the Zen'in clan out of running the fight club?

- Sea urchin head! - It’s Fushiguro.

Fushiguro, my boy!

Let’s be friends.

Okay.

THE ZEN'IN FAMILY WAS ANNIHILATED THE NEXT DAY

All right. Next is assigning which colony barriers we head to.

Yuta was in Miyagi, right?

Ring-ring!

A rule has been added to the Culling Game

by a player!

Rule nine. Players may view other players’ info.

Their name, points,

number of rules they have added,

and which colony barrier they’re in.

I’m Kogane!

I’m the liaison between players and the Culling Game!

Did it just switch personalities halfway through?

The first one was an announcement from the Culling Game!

This one is me as the liaison

attached to player Yuji Itadori.

Oh, right, that’s what Tengen said…

No, that’s not right.

Why is Itadori already counted as a player?

You need to have received techniques or cursed objects from Kenjaku,

and then enter a colony barrier to become a player, right?

Someone like Yuji Itadori,

who ingested a cursed object I gave out…

A thousand years ago, I didn’t only make contracts with sorcerers…

He was a real person.

From over 1,000 years ago, though.

- Sukuna… - Sukuna?

Maybe Sukuna was one of the sorcerers

who made a contract with Kenjaku and became a cursed object?

So joining the Culling Game was part of that contract?

Still, it’s weird.

You chose to ingest Sukuna’s finger.

I’m your witness.

Let’s leave it for now.

Itadori, have Kogane show us the players’ information.

Kogane. Can you do it?

Sure can!

PLAYER LIST

This is him.

He already has 200 points?

Why do you think he added this rule?

At the very least, it means he has killed 40 people.

Can't imagine he has an altruistic reason.

But with this,

we might be able to proceed without killing anyone.

Kogane. Can you list only the players with 100 points or more?

Well, I’m attached to Yuji Itadori.

It’s fine. Just do what Fushiguro says.

SEARCHING

People dragged into this, like Tsumiki,

won’t rush to leave the barrier unless they panic.

And incarnated sorcerers from the past

all had their own reasons for making contracts with Kenjaku.

They’re not all highly-motivated.

If there are still guys like Kashimo who have points to spare…

Right. Someone with 100 points or more

who doesn’t plan to add a rule. We’ll beat them…

And make them create a way out for Tsumiki!

There it is.

SEARCHING

One more!

- Yes! - Yes!

- First, we exploit Rule Eight. - What?

What was Rule Eight again?

If your points don’t change within 19 days,

your technique is confiscated and you die.

So we add a rule stating

"Allow players to transfer points between themselves."

05 A.M-FIFTH DAY-09:58 A.M. 46 A.M.- 0:00

If we keep circulating points among ourselves,

we won’t have our techniques confiscated, and won't die.

If possible, we add one more rule.

"You can spend points

to withdraw from the Culling Game."

Wouldn’t that count as "a rule that threatens to end the game"?

I think so too.

But if we include a condition to pull a non-player into the Game

as a substitute, it might work.

Makes sense.

Does Kogane decide details like that?

Either way, we know what we have to do.

Yeah. While we search for Angel, who can break the Prison Realm’s seal…

We’ll hunt Hajime Kashimo

and Hiromi Higuruma.

CONVINCING A PLAYER WITH 100 POINTS WHO DOESN’T WANT TO ADD ANY NEW RULES

HUNT HAJIME KASHIMO, HUNT HIROMI HIGURUMA

TANINAKA GAINED 500 POINTS OBITA GAINED 0 POINTS

BARRIER-TOKYO NUMBER TWO

No luck finding Angel.

It’s probably not their real name. Like you and Sukuna.

Tengen said they’re on Tokyo’s east side…

In the Tokyo 2 colony.

Do we know what they look like?

Seems you’ll know when you see them.

- That doesn’t sound reassuring. - What…

Whatever. Panda and I will go to Tokyo 2.

Fushiguro and Itadori will go to Tokyo 1.

Kirara waits outside the barriers.

What?

We good?

Based on what?

Going by points, Kashimo is the strongest, so it makes sense for me to take him on.

So I’m left out?

Panda has a good nose, so focus on finding Angel.

Okkotsu hasn’t contacted us,

so phones probably don’t work inside the barriers.