Early morning, November 10, 2018. Tokyo No. 2 Colony.
Jinichi Zenin stood alone before the Barrier, looking up at the vast curtain that stretched into the sky.
Following the plan he had made with Naoya, he had arrived early to officially enter the Culling Game.
Jinichi had initially hesitated about participating in the Culling Game.
The Culling Game was not the Zenin Family's backyard. The Ancient Sorcerers revived by Suguru Geto within it were monsters who could each leave their names in history.
Though he had confidence in his own strength, he knew that among Grade 1 Sorcerers, he was not considered exceptional in there.
But when Jinichi looked at the armor on his arm, he immediately felt much more at ease.
It was an armored guard covering his entire right forearm, called the "Thunder Scale Armor."
The Thunder Scale Armor was one of several Special Grade cursed tools in the Zenin Family's collection vault. It was said to have been a protective tool worn throughout his life by a Grade 1 lightning sorcerer from history.
Its effect was simple: it could absorb external lightning and, in turn, bolster its wearer's ability to endure prolonged battles.
Although Jinichi had acted dismissive of Hajime Kashimo and spoken lightly of him before Naoya,
what strongest sorcerer? How could a sorcerer without Domain Expansion be called the strongest?
He was merely an ordinary sorcerer born in an era without Special Grades.
But Jinichi knew full well that if Hajime Kashimo had become the strongest four hundred years ago,
then even if he truly lacked a Domain Expansion, he was undoubtedly extremely powerful—at the very least, he possessed Quasi-Special Grade strength!
Jinichi knew that with his own strength, he would certainly be no match for a Quasi-Special Grade.
Therefore, to ensure the plan proceeded