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"Add five points."

Xuan kicked the "cursed tool" beneath his feet away and walked out of the alley without a ripple of emotion.

"There's an acquaintance here too..."

The man before him had done nothing but run ever since he saw him. It took Xuan a moment of confusion before he realized who the man was.

He was the head of the Zenin Clan from Xuan's generation. His cursed technique was... what was it called again? Burning-Brow Bind?

When they had surrounded and attacked him, this guy still hadn't mastered a Domain, and he hadn't even learned Reverse Cursed Technique. The moment Xuan unleashed the first wave of grid-like Dismantles, he went down.

Was it because he had signed a contract with Kenjaku in advance?

Xuan casually formed a piece of shadow cloth and wiped the blood from the toe of his shoe.

This guy was as disgusting as ever. Running was one thing—Xuan hadn't originally planned to kill him—but he had cursed at him while running.

Sigh.

Xuan pressed his palm against the man's corpse. In an instant, countless fine slashes reduced the body to dust.

Although Xuan hadn't understood what the guy had been cursing about, that didn't stop him from sending him on his way with a single Dismantle.

"Kogane bug."

"You currently possess 65 points."

"Ah, while you're at it, check Dhruv, Ryu Ishigori, Kurourushi, Uro Takako, and Hajime Kashimo for me."

"Okay!"

The Kogane bug under Xuan's command circled through the air for a while before landing in front of him.

Dhruv: 10 points held.

Ryu Ishigori: 46 points held. Location: Tokyo No. 2 Colony.

Kurourushi: 29 points held.

Uro Takako: 35 points held.

Hajime Kashimo: 5 points held. Rules added: 1.

Xuan was not surprised by the scores.

Ryu Ishigori's techniques were far too broad and destructive. If he encountered a situation where he had to fight for his life, the cursed energy he fired would likely blow up an entire building outright. The resulting casualties would naturally earn him points beyond those from sorcerers.

But Kurourushi had already started moving?

That thing he had pinned down in Sendai Colony had actually begun to act?

After thinking for a moment, Xuan roughly understood why Kurourushi had begun moving.

Clearly, it was because of Dhruv's unusual actions.

Originally, Dhruv would spread his Domain over a vast area. If Kurourushi was even slightly careless and ran into Dhruv's Domain, it would lose a huge amount of "cursed energy." Therefore, after hunting for a while, Kurourushi would enter hibernation because of Dhruv's presence.

But because of Xuan's interference, Dhruv had chosen to shrink his Domain. As a result, Kurourushi no longer needed to fear Dhruv's Domain and could move freely.

Given this score, and considering the relatively small population of ordinary people in Sendai Colony, roughly three or four sorcerers had likely died to Kurourushi's swarm. The rest were ordinary people.

However, constrained by Kenjaku's binding vow, Xuan had no intention of returning to Sendai Colony.

As long as Kurourushi ran into Dhruv, it would once again face the threat of "death" and enter hibernation.

And as it happened, the place where Xuan had buried Kurourushi was not far from the stadium where Dhruv was located. Dhruv might already be brawling with Kurourushi.

As for Ryu Ishigori?

If Ryu Ishigori was in Tokyo No. 2 Colony, then perhaps Ryu Ishigori versus Hajime Kashimo might happen. Though that probably happened later in the original story too. After all, Okkotsu hadn't killed Ryu Ishigori—he had spared his life.

Strolling down the street, Xuan entered a manga shop.

"Ah... Naruto."

Xuan picked up a manga volume from the counter and flipped through it while recalling the plot of Jujutsu Kaisen before he had transmigrated.

The rules that Jujutsu High would definitely establish in the Culling Game—the one allowing travel between colonies—should appear soon... As for that guy said to rival Okkotsu, his name was Kinji Hakari, right? Xuan remembered that he went to Tokyo No. 2 Colony.

There should be a battle between Kinji Hakari and Hajime Kashimo.

Xuan flipped through the latest issue of Boruto. After reading a few chapters, he speechlessly put it back on the shelf.

Tokyo No. 1 Colony...

The people who appeared in the manga were Reggie, that self-destructing guy... what was his name again? And then there were Takaba and Hiromi Higuruma.

Higuruma...

He would take things one step at a time. Though based on points, Hiromi Higuruma was currently the strongest in Tokyo No. 1 Colony on the surface, the actual strongest was probably Takaba.

Holding a bag of chips, Xuan ate as he walked out of the deserted anime shop.

"You there!"

A young man's voice came from Xuan's side. Xuan turned his head—and saw someone wearing half of a "Superman" costume, with the other half of his body almost completely naked.

Takaba?

Crack.

Gen crushed the potato chip in his mouth, then watched the "cursed energy" flowing around Takaba's body.

An automatic cursed energy defense—he could probably use it offensively too, and it likely activated even when he was unconscious.

"You're one of those 'swimmers' too, aren't you?!"

"You're just like those swimmers who play RPGs, barging into people's homes and rummaging through everything!"

What was this guy talking about?

"I saw quite a few weapons along the way just now. Come to think of it, aren't 'heroes' supposed to collect weapons as they travel? Why did you just throw them away?!"

"Ah, that's because I already 'graduated.'"

Gen looked at the weapons that had somehow appeared in Takaba's hands—cursed tools once wielded by the swimmers he had defeated along the way. Their appearance had completely escaped Gen's notice as well.

Was it because of his technique?

Gen pondered the effect of Takaba's cursed technique—it was probably something like creating objects out of thin air. That durability capable of taking explosions head-on was likely just the effect of that "cursed energy" around him.

Gen swung the weapon in his hand. It continuously shifted and swayed, transforming into weapons of all kinds.

"What the hell?! A weapon that can change however you want is way too OP! Shouldn't an administrator weapon be in the hands of an administrator?!"

Gen suddenly felt the weight leave his hand. Then, his little Kogane bug appeared beside him, and it had clearly undergone some unusual changes—for instance, it had grown a tiny hand. And that hand was gripping the Merchant God's Scepter.

Gen grinned and raised his hand.

"Are you Tom Cat or something?"

"Dog: Release."

The slash instantly passed through Takaba's body, but Gen noticed something—Takaba's eyes were not looking at him, but at the suddenly appearing slash.

So heavy... no, had time slowed down?

Gen watched time suddenly slow, and Takaba flipped himself upright within that slowed time, seemingly about to casually dodge the slash.

The transparent slash carved a massive trench into the street behind Takaba, while Takaba himself split into upper and lower halves.

Then, before Gen's eyes, Takaba's lower half did several consecutive somersaults in midair before seeming to realize that his upper body had not turned along with it. It twisted itself back around and ran back.

"Because I'm an anime character! So it's fine even if I'm split in half!"

As Takaba spoke, he viciously twisted his mismatched lower half. It spun like a top before finally aligning itself properly—while Takaba himself sprawled out with his limbs spread wide.

"Look! Nothing happened at all!"

Then, as though the glue had failed, Takaba's lower half slapped onto the ground, leaving only Takaba himself to crash down from the air.

"Pfft—"

Gen snorted, while Takaba pushed himself up from the ground and looked at Gen with expectant eyes.

"What the hell is wrong with you? That was way too funny."