JUJUTSU KAISEN
The Culling Game Part 1
Episode 56 Tokyo No. 1 Colony, Part 3
Domain Expansion.
Deadly Sentencing.
A domain?!
Before he can activate his technique...
I'll defeat him!
All acts of violence are prohibited in this space.
For both of us.
Both of us?
Oh, sorry.
Harmful remarks are the exception.
Judgeman, please begin.
Yuji Itadori
stands accused of entering the Maji Vegas
pachinko parlor in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture,
on July 16th, 2017, as a patron,
despite being under 18 at the time.
Huh?!
Oh.
Uh, well, um...
Judgeman knows everything about those within this domain.
Um... Well... Uh... See...
But don't worry.
That information isn't shared with me.
The verdict will be decided solely by the arguments we present.
With the sole exception of this evidence.
Huh?! When did you...
This is the evidence provided by Judgeman for this case.
There is no guarantee that this will confirm the charges.
I also don't plan on telling you what it is.
Knowing that, you must now present your argument to clear suspicion
and win an innocent verdict from Judgeman.
A court trial technique?
That badge!
So he really was a defense lawyer?
But isn't he acting like the prosecutor here?
Higuruma is a modern man,
but this domain is like what Tengen-sama mentioned.
Domains used to be a much more standard skill for sorcerers in the past.
That's because
they lacked the "guaranteed kill" element
of most modern domains' deadly guaranteed hit attacks.
Guaranteed-Hit, Guaranteed-Kill
Guaranteed-Hit
They simply guaranteed that users' techniques
would hit the target in the domain.
You'll lose if you go out of bounds.
That was the common function of domains in the past.
Same if anything but your soles touches the ground.
Huh? Seriously?
By focusing too hard on the "guaranteed kill" aspect,
sorcerers raised the bar on the requirements for constructing a domain,
making it a more advanced skill with fewer practitioners.
That means this domain is founded on pacts
preventing lethality, prohibiting physical harm,
and requiring some explanation of its rules!
You get one chance to make a statement.
This also applies to both of us.
After your statement, I get one chance to make my rebuttal using this evidence,
and then Judgeman announces his verdict in accordance with the Six Codes.
What happens if I'm judged guilty?
Unfortunately, I have no obligation to answer that question.
Instead, I'll at least tell you this.
You have three options:
silence,
Silence
Confession
confession,
Denial
or denial.
Your denial may include false statements.
You mean I can lie?
In court?
If everyone told the truth,
there would be no need for trials.
Now, make your argument.
Judgeman is not very patient.
I did go to that pachinko parlor,
and I totally played some games. I think I even won some.
I can't avoid lying if I want to claim innocence.
So naturally, what I need to consider is...
what could be in that evidence!
There is no guarantee that this will confirm the charges.
One:
if that evidence doesn't prove I entered the pachinko parlor,
I just need to deny it or remain silent.
No!
Itadori "No!"
Two:
if the evidence only proves I entered it,
should I gamble on an excuse that would earn leniency?
Itadori "I just borrowed their bathroom."
I just borrowed their bathroom.
Higuruma "So you did enter it, then!"
But if the evidence is a bust,
So you did enter it, then!
I might be digging my own grave by admitting I entered it...
Y-Yes.
Itadori "Y-Yes..."
Three:
if the evidence proves I not only entered it, but played the games,
I'm basically screwed.
I regret it.
Itadori "I regret it..."
Should I bet on confessing to lighten my crime?
Does this court even offer lighter or heavier punishments?
I entered the pachinko parlor Maji Vegas,
but only because I suddenly needed to poop and
had no choice but to borrow their bathroom!
Is that so?
I'm throwing out option 3!
I don't know if this court accepts extenuating circumstances,
but this will leave the best impression!
I think!
My turn, then.
This is from the antique shop near Maji Vegas on the day in question.
In essence, it's footage from the security camera of a cash exchange.
Would you agree the appearance and build all match Yuji Itadori here?
Since he just admitted to entering the parlor,
this photo makes it clear his excuse about the bathroom isn't worth believing.
One can determine that despite being underage,
Itadori entered the parlor with the intent to play the games.
What crime... would that be?
The parlor explicitly prohibits minors from entering,
so criminal trespassing.
Penal Code, Article 130.
The Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act
doesn't punish minors, after all.
That wasn't fair.
There was no way to talk my way out of it.
Should I have gone with option 3?
What are you talking about?
Japan prohibits gambling,
so parlors and cash exchanges are separate legal entities.
Sometimes multiple parlors even share one.
You were only on trial for entry into Maji Vegas.
You simply needed to say,
"I don't recognize that parlor," and deny the charge.
Wait, we haven't heard the verdict yet.
Guilty.
"Guilty."
Confiscation.
"Confiscation."
I'm back where we were?
I was declared guilty,
but I don't feel any diff—
That's...
Not only can he make that gavel appear and disappear at will,
he can alter its size, too?!
No, more importantly...
You're tough.
That's the one thing I have going for me.
I can't control cursed energy!
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Law apprenticeship period 59.
Iwate Bar Association's Hiromi Higuruma, age 36.
He straightforwardly cleared all obstacles,
like the entry exam to Tokyo University's School of Law
and the old bar exam that preceded the institution of the law school system.
To Higuruma, that was all a simple task
of inputting and outputting the necessary knowledge.
His peers whispered that he was a genius.
Higuruma Law Office
Yet the gem that shone brightest
was his talent as a sorcerer.
His technique came with his domain by default,
but through analyzing that, he also learned the fundamentals of barriers.
Then, working backwards from barriers,
he intuitively grasped manipulating cursed energy for physical enhancement,
and within twelve days of awakening as a sorcerer,
he had grown to match Grade 1 sorcerers.
Before entering the Colony, he exorcised many cursed spirits,
and struck down over twenty Players who attacked him.
You lost the ability to control cursed energy?
Didn't you do this?!
The penalty of Confiscation
makes it temporarily impossible to use one's cursed technique.
I'm guessing you didn't have a cursed technique?
That must be why the penalty
switched to blocking the use of cursed energy.
Coincidentally, Confiscation
is generally a supplementary sentence that's never imposed on its own.
It's terrifying to think about.
How can he hold his own against me without cursed energy?
He's using his natural physical prowess, not his might as a sorcerer.
He must have frighteningly high physical durability.
Sorcerers often struggle with basic cursed energy control
when they lose the use of their technique.
Their instincts probably dull over the long years.
But the complete inability to use cursed energy is even more disadvantageous!
Yet it's true that he can fight this well under these circumstances,
when my first strike would have settled the battle against most foes.
If I'm not careful, he'll trip me up.
I'll crush him with my full might!
You're incredible!
It's like I'm fighting an unbreakable doll.
Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!
How long will this last?!
My cursed energy! Hurry back to me, cursed energy!
This is such a strong ability!
There must be something!
Something that's a disadvantage for Higuruma!
Think!
Think, think!
A technique for court trials...
Trials!
Higuruma!
I want a retrial!
One more time!
You figured it out?
That was close.
I-I get a second trial, right?
So long as the target judged guilty and penalized by Judgeman
doesn't admit their guilt,
they're able to demand up to two retrials.
Judgeman cannot refuse them.
All right, one more time!
Yuji Itadori
stands accused of mass murder
in Shibuya on October 31st, 2018.
Yeah, I killed them.
That's not a lie, and I won't deny it.
Guilty!
"Guilty."
Confiscation!
"Confiscation."
"Death Penalty."
Death Penalty!
Higuruma-kun.
Yoshizawa-san.
I've already submitted the proposal.
No, it's not about that.
I saw the documents. They were wonderful.
Good enough to be used as-is for sentencing.
You wanted to be either a public prosecutor or a defense lawyer, right?
Yes.
What do you say?
Would you try aiming to become a judge?
The heaviest sentence Judgeman can impose
"Executioner's Sword"
is the death penalty accompanied by Confiscation.
Confiscation makes it impossible to use their technique,
or in Itadori's case, his cursed energy,
and then Higuruma is granted the Executioner's Sword.
Anyone cut by the Executioner's Sword
will, without exception, meet their death.
Empathizing with another's feelings
means understanding their weakness.
The weakness of victims, the weakness of criminals.
Day after day after day...
I was so fed up.
"So ugly."
That's what I started to think every time I tried to help someone.
You're the same, Itadori!
All people are weak and ugly!
No matter how much you long for them to have noble souls!
There's nothing for you down that path!
The darkness before you is just that!
Even if you shine a light on it,
you'll just find blinding nothingness!
I'm sorry.
I won't become a judge.
I see.
May I ask why not?
All people are weak and ugly.
I'm not interested in promotions, so I'm not cut out for it.
However!
At the time!
At least up until that moment!
I believed that very depravity,
which no other creature possessed,
was meant to be cherished!
Why?!
Yuji Itadori,
why did you admit guilt?!
The evidence that Judgeman submits
is shared with the sorcerer before it is opened.
The evidence he provided
was about the demon harbored inside you called Sukuna!
You didn't kill them!
So why?! Why?!
Hey!
Penal Code, Article 39, Clause 1.
Being deprived of either sound judgment
or control of one's actions qualifies as non compos mentis.
In Shibuya, Sukuna had taken control of your body.
How do you know about Sukuna?
In other words, you lacked control of your actions.
You didn't voluntarily surrender control, either.
In other words,
you're innocent.
You've committed no crime.
Even so, it's still my fault.
Because I was too weak.
I see.
Higuruma, why did you release your technique earlier?
I returned to my roots.
Itadori, there may still be plenty of people who are weak like you.
Put your clothes on.
Then have a seat.
I'll give you my 100 points.
Itadori.
Have you ever killed someone of your own volition?
I have.
I see.
It felt absolutely awful, didn't it?
Kogane, add a rule.
Make it possible for Players to transfer points.
Of course, this should count toward the "change in points" mentioned in Rule 8.
Approved.
9: Players shall be able to view the following information on other players: name, points, number of rules added, current Colony.
Rule 10:
Players are able to transfer a number of points of their choosing to other Players.
Rule 10: Players are able to transfer a number of points of their choosing to other Players.
Kogane, give one of my points to Itadori.
As you wish.
You have been granted one point by Hiromi Higuruma.
Now neither of us will have to worry
about our technique being stripped for nineteen days.
Take care.
Higuruma!
What are you planning to do now?
You could help us if you're willing to.
My two remaining points are from the judge and prosecutor
I killed before coming to Tokyo.
Once the barriers open up, I think I might turn myself in.
Until then, I'll think about what I should I do.
Besides, if I stay with you,
I'm likely to hate myself even more.
Sorry. I'm not criticizing you.
Later.
A new rule will be added soon.
...a number of points of their choosing to other Players.
If you don't fight to kill...
You're okay with this?!
I don't want you as my Wi-Fi!
Hand over all of your points.
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