At this, Kinji Hakari sighed and began recounting the reasons behind his suspension from Jujutsu High.
"Back then, we didn't have the protection of a good teacher like Satoru Gojo."
"The higher-ups in the jujutsu world were mostly conservatives!"
"They were conservative not only about the system, but also pathologically conservative about cursed techniques."
Kinji Hakari shook his head with a helpless sigh.
"To them, only cursed techniques with simple structures are ideal, good techniques."
"And techniques like mine, with complex underlying principles, are thorns in their eyes."
Itadori and the others nodded, indignant over Kinji Hakari's treatment.
At the same time, they became even more determined to rescue Satoru Gojo. Without Gojo-sensei, they would never have become who they were today.
Itadori especially felt this way. If Gojo-sensei had not fought so hard to protect him, he might have died that very night.
Kinji Hakari scratched his head. "All right, tell me about your plans from here on out."
Just as Itadori was about to speak, a golden, fly-like insect suddenly appeared!
"Ding ding—new rule added!"
The little Kogane announced the latest update to the Culling Game.
"Players may access information on other players! Including their names, scores, number of added rules, and the colonies they are located in."
The sudden development drew everyone's attention, and they all watched the little Kogane floating in the air with interest.
Itadori even reached out and pinched the little Kogane's face.
"Ugly as hell!"
However, the little Kogane seemed to have no function beyond broadcasting announcements and showed no reaction whatsoever to Itadori's actions.
"This thing is probably some kind of in-game communication interface, right?" Fushiguro immediately guessed the little Kogane's origins.
"But I haven't even entered a game colony yet. Why do I have one?"
As everyone puzzled over it, Lin