"[Announcement]The rules of the Culling Game are as follows:"
"One, all players joining the game will receive corresponding points based on the amount of Cursed Energy and Chakra they possess. Points are capped at the sum of their peak Cursed Energy and Chakra."
"Two, defeating other players grants all of their points, and you inherit half of their Cursed Energy and Chakra."
"Three, players can form teams, but a team can only be changed once at most."
"Four, besides initial points, game points can be used to open the Game Shop. Points spent in the shop cannot be recovered."
"Five, increases in Cursed Energy and Chakra can cause point changes. Point changes caused by this method will be recalculated every hour. Decreases in strength due to injury or other conditions will not affect points."
"Six, in the early morning of the second day after the game begins, six Identity Tokens will be distributed to the top six individuals in points. These tokens are admission tickets to the Finals. Collecting all six tokens will unlock the game's Final Stage."
"Seven, when the Final Stage begins, teams must designate an Authorized Agent. The Authorized Agent must receive consent from more than half of the team members."
"Eight, Administrators are prohibited from participating in the game before the Final Stage. They may not influence players using their authority, nor may they personally kill players."
"Nine, the victor of the Final Battle will receive one 'Miracle' and can have any wish granted."
"Ten, all the above rules are absolute within the game and cannot be changed in any way."
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The global Culling Game commenced, and simultaneously, its corresponding rules surfaced in everyone's minds.
Merely by activating the barrier, Hanami felt immense pressure as nearly six-digit numbers of souls instantly surged into its body.
After Hanami's influence spread globally, anyone willing could easily extract Chakra, but there were always those who wouldn't listen to advice.
Among the billions of people worldwide, how could there not be a few idiots? A portion of those who hadn't trained at all were affected by Idle Transfiguration, dying on the spot, their souls naturally returning to Hanami.
However, these were merely minor interludes. Hanami even considered discarding these souls, thinking that filtering out a wave of low-IQ humans would aid in the overall development of humanity.
Unfortunately, the rules had already been set, and it lacked the ability to violate them; the Administrator could not intervene now.
For ordinary people with normal thought processes, the power of the Culling Game began to manifest, or rather, the power of Idle Transfiguration began to manifest.
Schwarzer's judgment was not mistaken; the existence of Chakra prevented ordinary people from dying due to Idle Transfiguration. Kenjaku's theory was also correct; he had modified the brains of all humans worldwide.
All humans gained the ability to use Cursed Energy, and this came at the cost of only a six-digit number of sacrifices, insignificant relative to the entire world. From this point, the existence of Cursed Spirits was declared extinct.
Conversely, countless Jujutsu Sorcerers were born. Many humans possessed Innate Techniques, but the brain structures of most prevented them from controlling Cursed Energy, which is why Jujutsu Sorcerers were rare.
Among those with Innate Techniques but unable to use Cursed Energy... Hiromi Higuruma was one. As a rare righteous lawyer, even after learning of the impending crisis, he still arrived at court on time.
Because today was the day of the Second Trial. Although he had already secured a not-guilty verdict for his defendant in the First Trial, this so-called Second Trial made him sense an unusual aura.
However, during the court session, everyone became aware of the Culling Game's activation and learned its ten rules.
The few individuals present showed no changes; they had all cultivated Chakra yesterday. As government personnel, they had learned the truth of Geto Suguru's words from their superiors.
Being in high positions, they naturally cherished their lives and had also extracted Chakra.
"The Culling Game... is this what they called the world-changing event?"
Everyone began studying the so-called ten rules. As for the supposed Second Trial, no one paid it any mind—except Hiromi Higuruma.
"We are still in court! Matters unrelated to the court should be discussed later!"
Several minutes passed before Hiromi Higuruma finally couldn't help but interrupt their discussion.
"Compared to a small verdict, the Culling Game is clearly more important, isn't it?"
"That can wait until after adjournment. And there's clearly no new evidence, so the Second Trial wasn't really necessary to begin with. Can we speed it up?"
"In that case, I shall announce the verdict. After deliberation, it has been decided: the defendant is guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment."
It seemed someone was deliberately targeting him. Despite the complete lack of new evidence, the judge rendered a guilty verdict.
It wasn't because of Hiromi Higuruma's defiance, but simply because arrangements had long been made. Now, feeling rushed, the judge decided not to conceal it and directly pronounced a guilty verdict.
"What?!" Faced with such egregious behavior, Hiromi Higuruma erupted in fury.
"Where is the new evidence?! Where are the testimonies from both sides?! What evidence is your verdict based on?!"
"Isn't this the adjournment you wanted?! I told you, the Second Trial is over. Do you dare to defy a judge in court?"
The judge and prosecutor hurriedly prepared to pack up, completely ignoring the enraged Hiromi Higuruma. How could a mere small-time lawyer contend with them?
Such practices were all too common in Japan's courts; corrupt judges and prosecutors were already the underlying logic.
Ordinarily, Hiromi Higuruma relied on his brilliant legal talent to maneuver against them, and many judges hadn't fallen to such an extent, still needing to maintain some pretense.
However, the advent of the Culling Game left them in no mood to play games with Hiromi Higuruma, leading them to make the most egregious mistake—
As the Culling Game commenced, Hiromi Higuruma, in his extreme rage, felt a power within him. The trace of Chakra he had refined was completely overwhelmed; he inherently possessed the talent of a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
The emergence of the Culling Game, along with the information revealed by Geto Suguru, made him realize that he was now a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
"Hiromi Higuruma, Jujutsu Sorcerer, Overall Score—Seven Thousand Points (Grade 1 Sorcerer)."
He possessed an Innate Technique, and after his brain was modified by the power within the Culling Game, he understood this, and simultaneously understood the ability of his Cursed Technique.
He could judge others, tallying their sins—an ability perfectly aligned with his wishes.
And, for the current situation, it came in handy perfectly.
But before that... he communicated with the Culling Game's System, pulling out a monocle with a green display screen. It was an item used to check other players' points, usable at any time.
It was currently the initial stage of the Culling Game's activation, meaning everyone's points were the most standard, a statistical measure of their own power, unaffected by other factors.
"I object!"
"The retrial begins now!"
Hiromi Higuruma stood alone at the judge's bench, making the few individuals who were preparing to leave stay. Behind him appeared a Shikigami with its eyes sewn shut with thread, shaped like a pair of scales.
He looked at the judge, who was forced to stop by his Cursed Technique, as several numbers appeared on the green display.
"Scum with only five Combat Power."
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