"Nue."
"Yurayura."
"Eight-Handled Sword, Divergent Sila Divine General, Mahoraga."
Amid the croaking of frogs and howling of wolves, the white cocoon tore open after a brief moment. Along with the sound of the cocoon splitting came the gavel striking in the grand theater—and, with each strike, the domain barrier gradually unfolded.
"Domain Expansion."
"Deadly Sentencing."
...Half an hour earlier...
As Megumi Fushiguro followed Rin Amai to the entrance of the grand theater, the Kogane Bug before him immediately popped out.
"Ding dong, ding dong! A player has added a new rule! General Rule Twelve!! Players may transfer their points to other players!"
"?"
Megumi's eyes lit up. If Higuruma had added this rule, then perhaps Itadori had already reached an agreement with him inside. On the way here, Megumi had vaguely heard that Kinji Hakari had taught some manga artist a lesson and was looking for information on Hajime Kashimo. It had only been a short while, so this probably had nothing to do with Hakari's side.
"This rule...?"
"Ah... Higuruma probably added it. Maybe my friend is already inside."
Megumi said this to Rin Amai behind him, then hurriedly opened the door and stepped into the grand theater.
Rin Amai, behind him, was just about to say something when he saw Megumi close the door. After hesitating for a while, he still failed to say it.
That Higuruma himself had been studying the rules...
Creak—
As the door shut, Megumi followed the theater lights with his gaze toward Higuruma, who was seated on the stage.
Strange... Itadori wasn't here.
He couldn't sense Itadori's cursed energy. In comparison, Higuruma's current state looked more like he was...
Making rules himself?!
"...Do you know?"
"Huh?"
Higuruma's voice carried through the theater and reached Megumi's ears. Then Higuruma spun his pen.
"If people