Half an hour earlier, Kenjaku had seized the chance to escape while Sukuna fought Yamata no Great Serpent, then pulled a trick to lure everyone away.
Because Yamata no Great Serpent had taken Itadori, every teacher and student at Tokyo Jujutsu High had rushed out in pursuit. With Satoru Gojo sealed as well, the Tombs of the Star Corridor stood empty.
The moment Kenjaku realized this, he fled toward the Tombs of the Star Corridor just as Sukuna and Yamata no Great Serpent were about to clash.
"Interesting! This is far too interesting!"
His path was clear all the way. Kenjaku, a master of barrier techniques, felt as though heaven had finally turned fortune in his favor.
For thousands of years, everything had remained unchanged because of Tengen and the Star Plasma Vessel. Kenjaku had been like a wild beast trapped in a zoo, stripped of its freedom.
He longed to break out of his cage and regain his freedom.
And Toji had done something momentous: he had killed the Star Plasma Vessel. It was the equivalent of opening the first gate of Kenjaku's zoo.
After that, one stroke of luck had followed another. First came his encounter with Naomitsu, then Cursed Spirit Manipulation and Mahito's Idle Transfiguration, followed by Tengen losing control and the resurrection of ancient jujutsu sorcerers and cursed spirits.
Now, he could reach the Tombs of the Star Corridor without any obstacles, make contact with Tengen, who possessed the Immortality Technique, and use Cursed Spirit Manipulation to assimilate Tengen as Tengen gradually became a cursed spirit.
Once all of that was done, Kenjaku would control all of Japan. Then he would launch the culling game and extend it across the entire country.
In this game, he would be the player moving the pieces, constrained by a