A short time after the Culling Game began.

In the middle of a ruined city, amidst a silence thick with cursed energy, I finally found Guest, whom I had been searching for for so long.

A rogue sorcerer not affiliated with Jujutsu High. Possessing strength rivaling Special Grade... and the person the higher-ups designated for execution.

But to me, Guest is not just a 'target for execution.'

We were partners who performed several missions together in the past. You were someone who lived more freely than anyone else, and you weren't the type to harm people without reason. I truly respected you for that.

That's why Yuki Tsukumo, Megumi Fushiguro, and the other students must have argued that we should recruit you to Jujutsu High instead of killing you.

If it's you, surely...

But I didn't know.

The fact that the higher-ups intentionally leaked the execution order for Guest to the outside.

And the fact that Guest is already waiting for me, having received information that 'Special Grade Sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is coming to kill them.'

Through the dust fluttering in the wind, my eyes met Guest's in the air.

I quietly called your name.

The seasons have changed several times, but just as the thought crossed my mind that the sunset reflected on your fair cheeks is still beautiful, I felt something was wrong.

Because I have never seen you making such a heartbreaking expression while releasing your cursed energy.