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Yaga.

What is that?

Artificial cursed corpses can act

more independently than other puppetry.

But their power source, cursed energy,

is consumed from what a sorcerer provides.

That thing's cursed energy is its own.

It can even replenish itself.

The higher-ups have now designated you as a special grade,

and are formally moving to detain you indefinitely.

If you intentionally created that thing,

then you could easily command an army.

Answer me, Yaga.

You truly don't know

how to make it, do you?

Yes.

Masamichi.

Everyone is worried about you. They say you've been down lately.

I see.

So I told them,

if you're not feeling well, you just need cheering up.

I see.

I'm a genius, right?

Yes.

Takeru, I'm sorry, but I won't be able to come back for a while.

Tell everyone that for me.

Another trip?

Yes. A long one.

It's all right. Master Tengen protects this forest.

Your mom will come visit you again too.

You'll be fine even without me.

Masamichi…

It's lonely without you.

Is this really okay, Kusakabe?

Don't go saying I helped you.

You being captured was just bait to draw Yaga out.

I owe that man.

Go. Now.

You're sure about this?

That isn't your nephew.

It's something carrying your nephew's information.

If you cling to the dead forever,

you can't live in the future, right?

But, my sister can't live on…

Without Takeru supporting her, she can't live on.

Masamichi, that woman is my mom, right?

Yes. You figured it out.

I thought so.

I'm a genius, right?

I'm sorry, but…

I know.

The existence of a fully autonomous cursed corpse can't be made public.

Takeru can't live with his mother.

I'm sorry.

Why are you apologizing?

Thank you.

Really, thank you.

Where are you going without your cursed corpse, Principal Yaga?

To see my son.

Let me tell you the only way you can survive this death sentence.

Reveal the method for creating an autonomous artificial cursed corpse.

You're so bold, now that Satoru is gone.

Principal.

Stand down, and I'll handle the rest.

Understood.

You copy the soul's information

from the body.

Then you input that information into the cursed corpse's core.

But that alone isn't enough.

You must place three compatible souls

into a single core.

and have them constantly observe one another.

Only then does the soul stabilize,

and an ego is born.

After about three months,

it begins self-replenishing cursed energy.

Why…

tell me this now?

Why not sooner? Why did I survive?

It's a curse,

Principal Gakuganji.

A curse from me to you.

Masamichi!

Why won't you fight? Don't you hate me?

I'm not bound by that stuff.

You and Masamichi weren't on bad terms.

To me, you're like a knife lying on the ground.

But remember this…

Even a panda can cry…

Kinji Hakari is currently in Tochigi Prefecture,

running gambling matches at the old multi-storey car park site.

Gambling matches?

Sorcerers beating each other up.

Then the spectators are…

Mostly non-sorcerers.

That's a direct violation of Secrecy,

Article Eight of the regulations.

SECRECY

Some of the fighters will likely be curse users.

Be careful.

Why change clothes?

Hakari got suspended after fighting with the higher-ups.

He's still actively breaking regulations.

If they realize we're with Jujutsu High, he might run.

It's like cops and robbers.

So we are on Jujutsu High's side now?

The morality is a bit gray,

but from Hakari's point of view, we're definitely the bad guys.

Is he even the type who would help us?

Hard to say. The upperclassmen all say he's a scumbag.

But even Okkotsu says Hakari's stronger than him.

We absolutely need his strength.

Go home, brat.

This isn't a hangout spot.

On the count of three, turn back.

Any other choice and I'll punch you.

We need money.

Let me enter the gambling matches being held here.

Rule number one.

"You do not speak about the gambling matches."

Now, answer. Who told you? I'll punch you after that.

I don't know his name. I killed him.

About a month ago.

There was a loudmouth loser, remember?

Kondo disappeared a month ago.

I'll fill that spot.

Or I could drop you right in front of the bookie.

I see…

If we ask to see him right away, they'll get suspicious.

Yes? - And we can't even say "Hakari."

No proof. - Better keep my mouth shut.

That's far enough.

The boss bookie gave the okay.

We'll slot him into today's seed match.

But the one entering is that one.

Works for me. Itadori is the better fit for the match.

No. I'm going.

Boss says you're not worth betting on.

If you don't like it, deal is off.

Fine. That works.

Fushiguro, that was risky. That bluff was too much.

Not really.

If curse users are competing too, there should be turnover.

More importantly…

Yes. Someone is here.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 100 METERS AHEAD

If they were watching us on the security cameras,

there's a good chance Hakari is in there.

Itadori, enter the match and investigate from the inside.

While you do, I'll infiltrate that car park… Maybe.

Maybe? - They're probably letting me run free.

If my infiltration gets exposed, we lose all credibility.

Then we'll never get a chance to talk to Hakari.

Then we go all-out.

That's the real last resort.

We're here to ask Hakari

to help us.

I want to avoid anything that will ruin our relationship.

I don't think we should act tonight.

But I don't want to waste time

before Tsumiki's declaration deadline.

It's 17:00 on the 10th.

So, we've got nine days left.

It took longer than I thought to get here too.

That's why I'll infiltrate tonight and feel him out,

but if it looks bad, I'll pull back. That's why it's "maybe."

Got it.

Two rules. Don't run. Don't use cursed techniques.

Why? I don't mind if they do use cursed techniques.

Most of the spectators are non-sorcerers.

They can't see it. Invisible fights don't hype the crowd.

Then why "don't run"?

It means fight where the crowd can see you.

So it's all about the audience.

Of course. It's business.

What is the boss like?

Curious?

Yes.

You'll know when you meet him. - I can meet him?

There are two kinds of matches.

No-script straight-up bouts like today, and fixed matches with a script.

The boss writes the scripts.

If you put on a good show here, he might call for you.

So basically, I just need to win big and get attention.

That sounds simpler.

That's your opponent.

First time I saw him, I lost it too.

He's basically a crowd-puller.

All right, let's get started tonight!

The no-script, straight-up Fight Club Tournament!!

Your commentator, John Bobby as always!

Here we go with a killer match-up!

A sudden assassin! Triangles, then squares!

The dangerous fireball boy! Yuji Itadori!

Standing Panda, sitting Panda,

walking Panda is literally Panda!

Panda!

BATTLE ARENA - 2ND FLOOR

Now then! Feel the excitement?

I can feel the excitement cooling off.

Why, Kinji?

"Luck" only matters if it's being tested.

A bet where you can see the win is boring.

There aren't many tough guys out there who can beat Panda.

Oh! Here it is!

Maybe not. - What?

Panda, did you find Hakari?

No.

LIGHT TOUCH

We know each other, so he's not on guard.

But he's avoiding me.

LIGHT TOUCH

There's also one more third-year, but their technique is the problem.

You're hiding that you're from Jujutsu High, right?

Yes.

Good. You know what to do next, right?

Oh, wow! This is absolutely the best bout of my commentary career!

I've only been doing this for six months, though!

Hey!

TAP

LIGHT TOUCH

LIGHT TOUCH

LIGHT TOUCH

And the winner is Itadori!

What a punch!

I can't move! Animal welfare groups won't stay quiet about this!

Your acting sucks.

When the tournament is over, bring Itadori up to the roof.

What? - He'll make it to the end anyway.

And he was consciously moving in 3D to entertain the upper-floor crowd.

I can write a good script with that.

Like I always tell you…

Strike while the iron is hot.

Quit it, you sound like an idiot.

Yes, sir. But what do we do about the other kid?

Keep watching him. I'll send Kirara to security later too.

What?

This is getting noisy. The last time it got this noisy

was when my ex kept racking up charges on monthly payments.

Stop talking about your ex.

JUJUTSU HIGH 3RD YEAR-KIRARA HOSHI

I see.

So Itadori and Hakari might actually make contact.

Why haven't you been able

to meet Hakari yet?

Right… I know where he is.

The monitoring room on the roof.

But I can't get close.

You can't get close?

Even if you walk right up to the door, you can't get closer to him.

The sensation is kind of like Satoru's technique.

It's probably Kirara's technique, but…

Kirara? The other third-year was a guy, right?

He's a guy.

Does that only happen when Kirara is in the monitoring room?

No idea.

I figured it's better to be "crowd Panda" than push too hard and have him run away.

I'm glad you two showed up.

Do you think Itadori can convince him?

It will be rough. But it might come down to timing.

Itadori's upbeat, likable personality should pair well with Hakari.

But he's terrible at lying, right?

More like, he has no concept of lying in the first place.

Once Itadori gets into the monitoring room,

I can seize control of this hideout,

and buy those two time to talk.

No, that's…

Relax. I'll just put them to sleep.

I've already got the camera positions and blind spots memorized.

How many guards?

Four at the entrance. Two on each floor besides the roof.

We can do it.

The concern is Kirara's technique.

Yes, can't help that.

If it can warp Itadori out or bring reinforcements in,

then we give up on persuading Hakari.

Yuu-chan, you're still a first-year? So young.

Yuu-chan?

Kinji repeated a year in middle school.

You look weirdly happy about that. - Yes.

Kinji is getting fired up again, for the first time in a while.

And I love a fired-up Kinji.

Itadori. If someone told you, "Just do one thing for one hour a day

and you'll be making 10,000 yen a month." Would you believe it?

What? Depends what that one thing is.

But to learn that one thing, you would have to buy a course for 20,000 yen.

What? I wouldn't buy that.

Yes. You have good intuition.

It's a classic scam.

The scammer pretends to be rich, sells you a way to get rich,

and takes your money.

Logically, it's obvious,

but there are plenty of idiots who still fall for it.

Why? Because of heat.

Heat?

Both sides have it.

That "I'm going to change my life right here" kind of heated passion.

People get swept up in it and make bad calls.

But without heat, people can't even fall in love.

I love heat.

A more direct exchange of heat. Know what that is?

Gambling?

Knew you would get it.

Living is gambling.

A ton of women dumped me because they hate gambling,

but they've got it backwards.

In this society, the ones who can't go big

and the ones who don't know when to fold get shaken off.

There's no such thing as a person who never gambles.

Gambling isn't what they hate.

It's "losing" and "ruin."

Some people just want a calm life, though…

Don't know any of them.

I love heat.

Heat is gambling. Gambling is life.

And love is control.

Someday, through Fight Club, I want to control this country's heat.

With cursed spirits acknowledged and the higher-ups barely functioning,

now is the chance to expand.

Crush every obstacle,

ride the coming revisions to the jujutsu regulations,

and get Fight Club recognized publicly.

Anyway, I've got excellent pieces on the board.

Including you, Itadori.

Want to get swept up in my heat?

Boss, we need to talk--

Itadori. Want something to drink?

Oh, anything's fine. As long as it's not alcohol.

What, you can't handle it?

That's not the issue. I'm underage.

You don't look like the type who cares about that.

Did you know? Satoru Gojo is a lightweight too.

What? Gojo who?

And what do you mean "too"? It's not like I…

Listen.

What kind of sorcerer doesn't know Satoru Gojo?

Why would you pretend you didn't know? Are you…

an agent of Jujutsu High?

Listen!

Calls from Kirara's number

mean something is wrong.

Listen!

No!

I've cooled off now!

If we can persuade this person, negotiating with Hakari will be easier!

Wait, Kirara!

I have something to say! - Don't lay a hand on him.

I have to say it here!

Please. We don't have time.

Kinji is in danger!

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