第30章 公公要杀谁啊?

Who is the old man going to kill? As soon as those words came out, Yuji Itadori's gaze tightened slightly.

Even Panda, who was playing games with the kids nearby, paused his movements.

Ninety-six points!

Five points per sorcerer, one point per civilian.

That meant the smiling man before them had killed at least nineteen sorcerers and one civilian.

Possibly even more!

Yuji Itadori and Panda exchanged a quick glance, their cursed energy unconsciously activating.

After all, no matter how harmless Jie Jian seemed right now, it was certain he had killed at least twenty people!

The atmosphere began to grow heavy, and a sensitive girl beside Jie Jian vaguely noticed something.

She grabbed Jie Jian's arm and shouted:

"Wait! Did you guys misunderstand something? Lord Jie Jian isn't a murderer! The people he killed were all bad guys!"

Yuji Itadori blinked slightly upon hearing this.

What did it mean that the people he killed were all bad guys?

Yuji Itadori's changing expression caught the attention of the crowd around them.

An older man guessed something in his mind, instinctively assuming Yuji Itadori wanted to hold Jie Jian accountable for killing people within the colony.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly shouted.

"You guys aren't planning to hold Lord Jie Jian accountable, are you? He's a good man! The ones he killed were all sorcerers who came looking for trouble and some evildoers who committed crimes!"

With the first person taking the lead, the rest of the people reacted as well, chiming in and agreeing one after another.

Seeing that his behavior seemed to have aroused public anger, Yuji Itadori hurriedly gave a French military salute.

"You guys misunderstood! We aren't here to arrest anyone; we have another purpose!"

Jie Jian looked at the crowd defending him, feeling quite satisfied in his heart.

It seemed his protection of them for all these days had not been without reward.

He raised his hand and pressed it downward, signaling everyone to calm down.

"Yuji Itadori, did you hear something from somewhere, and that's why you have some misunderstandings about us?"

Yuji Itadori scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, not knowing whether he should speak.

He glanced around at the people at the scene.

There were nearly a hundred people gathered here right now; if they were all bad guys, wouldn't that be a bit too many?

After a moment of hesitation, Yuji Itadori recounted his initial encounter, including the person who said this place was a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

Jie Jian pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

"Oh! I probably have an impression of the person you met."

He pointed to a girl not far away. "That person tried to make a move on her the day before yesterday during the campfire party. After I discovered it, I chased him out. He must be holding a grudge against us."

The pointed girl shrank back bashfully and tightened her clothes.

Yuji Itadori was startled upon hearing this, and shouted indignantly:

"That really is too detestable; such people must be chased out."

Panda's focus, however, was a bit peculiar, and he looked at Jie Jian with a face full of surprise.

"Ah! You guys can still throw parties in the Culling Game?"

Jie Jian nodded without a care.

"Why not?"

He pointed to the boundary of the barrier in the distance that went straight up to the sky.

"It's full of danger here, and who knows when something will happen. In this kind of situation, isn't it great to throw a party and be happy?"

"Uh..."

Panda was stunned, then nodded.

Indeed.

Things were already like this, why not be a little happy.

As he spoke, the impulse in Jie Jian's heart surged up again.

He turned his head and shouted loudly.

"Charlie, friends have arrived, let's throw another party! Let the music play, let the dancing begin!"

Watching the surrounding crowd cheering along, Yuji Itadori hurriedly raised his hand to stop them.

"Wait, wait, wait! Now is not the time to throw a party!"

Jie Jian looked at Yuji Itadori in disappointment and scratched his head.

"Fine then, what do you need now?"

Seeing that Jie Jian was willing to communicate, Yuji Itadori breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stated his purpose according to the initial plan.

"Uh, simply put, we want to bring the Culling Game to an end."

The survivors nearby instantly became excited upon hearing this!

They had long wanted to leave this ghost place, and someone couldn't help shouting.

"Can the Culling Game really be ended?!"

Yuji Itadori hurriedly raised his hand to signal them to calm down.

"Wait! Don't rush, rather than ending it, it's more like first nullifying the compulsion for mutual slaughter."

"We want to add a rule that allows points to be transferred between different players, so everyone won't need to kill each other anymore."

Saying this, Yuji Itadori paused and looked earnestly at Jie Jian.

"So in order to achieve this goal, we need the points in your hands. Please lend us your points!"

To Yuji Itadori's surprise, however, after hearing his words, the excitement on the faces of the previously excited survivors diminished a lot.

Were they even somewhat disappointed?

Uncomprehending, Yuji Itadori looked at Jie Jian. After all, the points were in his hands, and other people's opinions didn't matter.

Jie Jian picked at his ear and said without the slightest hesitation.

"Sure, all my points can be given to you."

Yuji Itadori's expression instantly turned ecstatic.

"Tha—"

However, just as he was about to say thank you, Jie Jian raised his hand and interrupted him.

Jie Jian looked at Yuji Itadori with a beaming smile.

"But there's a small problem I have to tell you first."

Yuji Itadori swallowed hard. ...What problem?

"That is, I only have 96 points right now, which is still not enough for the 100 points required to add a rule."

"Then let's just get 4 more points?" Yuji Itadori said tentatively.

Seeing that Yuji Itadori didn't quite understand what he meant, Jie Jian simply stopped beating around the bush and said straightforwardly.

"If you want me to add a rule, I still need to kill 1 more sorcerer or 4 more civilians."

Jie Jian paused for a moment, then uttered words that made Yuji Itadori's heart shake.

"So, have you prepared the person you want me to kill?"

Tokyo No. 1 Colony.

Kinji Hakari swaggered into the theater.

Before even entering the theater, he saw traces of battle everywhere on the ground. It was clear that several battles had taken place here.

When he pushed open the theater doors, Kinji Hakari thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Because he saw an adult man in his thirties wearing a full suit soaking in a bathtub full of water.

Seeing someone enter, Hiromi Higuruma, who was lying in the bathtub resting with his eyes closed, didn't even raise his head.

"Who is it?"

"Kinji Hakari."

Kinji Hakari stated his name while lifting his foot and walking inside.

"You're out of your mind, soaking in a bathtub wearing a suit."

"Haven't you ever gone into a bathtub to soak while wearing clothes?"

"Normal people wouldn't do that, right?"

"True."

Hiromi Higuruma nodded, scooped up some water, and wiped it over his head.

"You can try it next time; it's even more comfortable than I imagined."

Immediately after, Hiromi Higuruma continued speaking on his own.

"Speaking of which, I quite liked taking 'clothed swimming lessons' when I was a kid. Lately, I often feel like nothing matters anymore and started challenging things I previously thought couldn't be done."

"I never expected that in my thirties, I'd start learning to be bad. Do you think it's funny?"

Kinji Hakari arrived in front of Hiromi Higuruma at that moment, nodding casually.

"It's a little funny." He looked down at Hiromi Higuruma from above. "Before we start, I have something I want to ask you. How many points do you have?"

"102."

Hiromi Higuruma's flat voice came through.

Kinji Hakari's eyes lit up.

"Oh! That's great!"

He reached out his hand toward Hiromi Hakari without ceremony and spoke directly amidst the latter's puzzled gaze.

"I'm a student. Can you give me your points?"