Hiromi Higuruma

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, Yue Liusi could naturally move about freely, ignoring the barrier walls.

And inside the arts theater was the one and only Jujutsu prodigy.

Hiromi Higuruma, a man hailed as an absolute genius.

In truth, the key to dealing with the Culling Game was still adding rules. To put it plainly, what he had just done was merely impose some restrictions and take cleanup measures ahead of time that should only have been carried out after the Culling Game ended.

Doing this was also very simple.

Earning points to add rules was child's play for Yue Liusi.

And right now, he was considering the issue of adding rules.

He summoned Kogane.

As the "window" for communicating with the Culling Game itself, it had actually appeared the moment Yue Liusi first stepped into the barrier.

Unfortunately, before it could say anything, he had slapped it back.

"Lord Player, what are your instructions?"

Yue Liusi's Kogane wore a little golden coat and had a pitch-black tomoe mark on its tail. It looked very cute.

"If I have enough points, would it be possible to add rules according to what I just said?"

Yue Liusi asked directly, naturally referring to what he had just announced to everyone inside the barrier.

Kogane spun twice in midair, then answered very seriously.

"I will tell you in the plainest, most direct, least roundabout, most objective, most correct, most systematic, most truthful, briefest, easiest-to-understand words, without keeping you in suspense."

"No."

After all, those rules of his would have far too great an impact on the Culling Game itself.

How was a game that was essentially a battle royale supposed to work with peaceful mode switched on?

Hearing those words, the corner of Yue Liusi's mouth twitched slightly.

Then he unceremoniously slapped Kogane back again.

Inside the theater, Hiromi Higuruma was soaking in a bathtub, dressed in a suit.

He had also heard the commotion outside, but paid it no mind.

Crisp footsteps reached his ears from nearby. He opened his eyes, but did not look over.

"Have you ever taken a bath with your clothes on?"

"Lately, I've felt that a lot of things don't matter anymore. Common sense, rules, and all that. Really, anything goes, doesn't it?"

Hiromi Higuruma's voice drifted over. He did not care who had come. Whether it was an ordinary person or a Jujutsu Sorcerer after his life, it made no difference.

"Yes, there weren't that many rigid restrictions in this world to begin with."

Yue Liusi softly agreed, walked up to the stage, and said directly,

"I need you to spend a hundred points to help me establish a rule."

"We're restoring order within the barrier, and this rule will help us. As a lawyer with a strong sense of justice, you'll agree, won't you?"

Listening to him, Hiromi Higuruma slowly rose from the bathtub, a trace of weariness in his eyes.

"Your proposal is very reasonable..."

He spoke slowly, looking at Yue Liusi, his tone calm.

"But I refuse."

He shook his head and continued,

"I told you, anything goes, really. So I'm challenging myself to do the things I always thought I shouldn't."

"Please allow me to refuse."

"Just leave. No one will get hurt."

Hiromi Higuruma stared straight at Yue Liusi and continued trying to persuade him.

Yue Liusi felt some regret and helplessness over his choice.

"Ah, I thought a Jujutsu prodigy would be very smart..."

He had a fairly favorable impression of Hiromi Higuruma, which was why he had intended to spend some time talking rather than force him outright.

He had not expected the outcome to be the same after all.

"So it comes down to fighting after all? A lot of people like you have come here lately."

Hiromi Higuruma was already used to it. He had lost count of how many Jujutsu Sorcerers seeking his life had died at his hands.

Although Yue Liusi was different, the fact that they had to fight remained unchanged.

Just as he was preparing to engage, his expression suddenly froze.

Why did he suddenly feel as though time around him had slowed?

What... was going on?

Boom!

The scene before him spun wildly. Hiromi Higuruma's mind grew dazed for a moment, and his young assistant's face appeared in his vision.

A defense?

Become a judge?

A verdict?

Scene after scene flashed by. These seemed to be... his past.

Was this... his life flashing before his eyes?

Hiromi Higuruma abruptly came to his senses. Before him, Yue Liusi had already raised his hand, and that Cursed Technique that tore everything apart was spinning violently.

Lying on the ground, his pupils abruptly contracted.

"Domain Expansion! Deadly Sentencing!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he activated his domain.

The next second, the two appeared within the space of Deadly Sentencing.

The Rasengan in Yue Liusi's palm rapidly dissipated. He surveyed his surroundings with interest. He had not immediately interrupted the windup because he was quite interested in Hiromi Higuruma's domain.

To develop his own domain, he needed to gather a large amount of material.

Whether it was Ninjutsu, Cursed Techniques, learning Barrier Techniques from Tengen, or other people's domains, the same applied.

Yue Liusi could feel that the rule prohibiting violence imposed on him within Deadly Sentencing was much stronger than the so-called confinement and sure-hit rules of ordinary barriers. Perhaps it could be broken with sufficient power, but he did not have enough right now.

Of course, dismantling this domain itself would not be difficult for Yue Liusi, but that would run straight into the stipulation forbidding violence.

Unless he was willing to pay any price to force himself to act under the constraints of the rules.

To a certain extent, this eliminated that possibility.

It was an excellent domain.

It was like ordinary people and firearms. Jujutsu Sorcerers were ordinary people, and domains were their firearms. A person with a gun could deal with people and wild beasts, but would have very little effect on a tank.

If Jogo's domain was a small handgun, then Hiromi Higuruma's domain was a rifle.

And Yue Liusi himself was at a level where he could easily destroy something like a small handgun, but could not easily destroy a rifle.

"Yue Liusi..."

Hiromi Higuruma could finally catch his breath. Just as he was about to have Judgeman pass judgment on him, his brow abruptly furrowed.

For the first time, Judgeman had conveyed explicit information to him, and it was information unrelated to the trial at that.

This clearly violated the trial's impartial and fair nature.

But stranger still...

Why were there only a dozen or so days of records?

What about the dozen-plus years before that?

Had the domain malfunctioned? Or had its effects been restricted by some special Cursed Technique?

Hiromi Higuruma could not make sense of it.

But if it was only a matter of passing judgment, even this small amount of records was enough.

He paid it no mind and continued using his domain, having Judgeman put Yue Liusi on trial for his crimes.

"Yue Liusi committed multiple murders at ×××× in Tokyo. The evidence is conclusive..."

Soon, a piece of evidence appeared in Hiromi Higuruma's hand.

Next, it was Yue Liusi's turn to defend himself.