Born as Gojo Satoru Cousin

Deep underground in Mount Hida, the air is humid, enveloping the dark and gloomy room.

Dim light from old lamps mounted on the walls provides only faint illumination. The figure of Kenjaku, inhabiting Geto Suguru's body, walks leisurely, followed by Tengen, whose face is now expressionless, completely controlled by Cursed Spirit Manipulation.

Beside Kenjaku, the shikigami Kogane floats. Kenjaku's footsteps echo through the long corridor, breaking the near-suffocating silence.

His purpose is to retrieve the Cursed Corpses that form the foundation of the four Pure Barriers: the Imperial Palace, the Star Tomb, the Yamakuni Mausoleum in Kyoto, and Mount Hida.

"Kogane, add a new rule... Ban new players from joining the Culling Game."

"Denied, conflicts with rule 7."

"Oh come on."

"Denied, conflicts with rule 7."

Kogane rejects the rule Kenjaku adds. Even though Kenjaku initiated the Culling Game, he isn't the Game Master. So, he doesn't have full control.

Knowing this, Kenjaku isn't worried that Kogane will continue to refuse after he threatens it.

"To contain the spread of Cursed Spirits in Japan... Among them, there are four Pure Barriers that are crucial. One with the Imperial Palace at its center, one at the Star Tomb, another at the Yamakuni Mausoleum in Kyoto, and the largest among them that divides Japan east and west at Mount Hida."

"The Culling Game uses the Bon Shield created using the foundation of Tengen's Pure Barrier. The Culling Game doesn't have a Game Master. If I had to choose one, it wouldn't be me or you, but Tengen. However, of course, this is all my own design."

"If Tengen deactivates these four barriers after the Shibuya incident, the Culling Game will surely end, and all my plans will fail. But, that means canceling the 1,000-year effort in the endless war against Cursed Spirits along with the knowledge of Barrier Techniques."

Beside him, Tengen remains silent, arms crossed, not responding to Kenjaku's words.

Gazing at Kogane floating in front of him, Kenjaku continues to speak like other villains who love to talk.

"That also means there will be many human casualties, so Tengen decided to gamble everything on them winning against me."

"The result..."

"Tengen is now in the palm of my hand. As the original creator of these barriers, it's no problem for Tengen to destroy them."

"Ban new players from joining the Culling Game. If not, I will destroy the Pure Barriers and force the Culling Game to end."

"....!!!"

"B-but... R-rule no 7..." Kogane still wants to argue, then asks, "What exactly is your plan?"

"I want to deliberately create a bug in this game. No matter what you choose, this game will have no way to continue forever. Kogane, I know you will choose the option that will keep this game going for as long as possible."

"So this rule... will be approved."

After listening to Kenjaku's accurate analysis, Kogane, who reluctantly wants to end the Culling Game, has no choice but to fulfill his demands even though the new rule contradicts rule 7.

Next, all players receive the latest information through Kogane at their side.

"A player has added a new rule to the Culling Game!"

"Rule 13, new player registration will be closed from now until November 18, 2018, at 9:09 PM!"

Without hesitation, Kenjaku spends his points to add another rule.

"Add one more... When all players except Geto Suguru and Fushiguro Megumi die, the Culling Game will end."

"Do it, if not..."

Under Kenjaku's intimidation, Kogane announces once again.

"A player has added a new rule to the Culling Game!..."

Ignoring the busy Kogane, Tengen, who still retains consciousness even though she can't control her own body, asks Kenjaku.

"Why don't you just cancel these Pure Barriers?"

"If I do that, the testing area for the great merger with you will also disappear." Kenjaku replies casually.

Walking down the long corridor, they both reach the end.

A mummy dressed as a monk floats on the surface of the water.

"Kukuku... I'll take this as a souvenir for Sukuna, you don't mind, do you?"

Although Kenjaku asks, he doesn't care about Tengen's answer. He will still take it!

"Yeah, it's not needed to keep the Pure Barriers active." Tengen says helplessly.

❀❀❀

At the same time in Tokyo Colony No. 2.

Eiji, hearing the announcement, his expression darkens.

"If I'm just one day late, I can't join the Culling Game. Thank goodness my amnesia healed before Kenjaku banned new players."

Knowing the future, Eiji chooses to continue hiding the news that he's still alive.

"No, at least Yuta should know I'm still alive and ask him not to tell anyone. Countless Cursed Spirits will run rampant after the Cursed Spirit Manipulation user dies. This is also why Toji didn't kill Suguru-san."

Among the five Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers in the modern era, only Okkotsu Yuta remains on the surface.

Gojo Satoru is sealed in the Prison Realm.

Tsukumo Yuki committed suicide in an attempt to drag Kenjaku to death with her. Unfortunately, her attempt failed.

Geto Suguru was killed by Gojo Satoru in last year's Shinjuku incident.

Kamiki Eiji mysteriously disappeared and was declared dead in a fierce battle against millions of Cursed Spirits.

In other words, Yuta is the only individual with the power to defeat Kenjaku.

"In the original timeline, Yuta is the one who beheads Kenjaku with Takaba's help distracting him. After that, Yuta handles the rampant Cursed Spirits."

"Looks like I have to contact Yuta."

Thinking about Yuta's personality, Eiji is sure the other party can keep a secret.

"Let's do it tomorrow. Everyone must be tired."

Walking towards the window, he sees the tense atmosphere in Tokyo. Gunshots and roars add to the gloom.

"Eiji, dinner is ready."

Wearing an apron, Nino walks in from the kitchen.

"Okay."

Turning around, Eiji feels more relaxed when he sees Nino. He feels the burden on his heart lighter. Then, they both eat food at the table. After that, they sleep together.

Too many things happened today beyond common sense, Nino is physically and mentally exhausted, she falls asleep in a short time in Eiji's arms.

"Good night, Nino. Everything will be fine, I promise."

Kissing her forehead, Eiji hugs her and closes his eyes, trying to sleep in an environment filled with soldiers hunting Jujutsu Sorcerers and roaming Cursed Spirits.

[Note: This novel is complete. Please read it on Patreon or Ko-fi.]