In spite of Yuji’s confession, Higuruma already knows the truth about what happened in Shibuya. Emotional conflict arises as a result of this.
After Sukuna’s Shibuya slaughter, Yuji acknowledged full responsibility for his actions. It is evident to anyone who knows him that he takes full responsibility for everything that has gone wrong. Since the beginning of the series, he has maintained there is no way he could ever accept the blame for Sukuna’s death. Since the beginning of time, Nothing has changed.
The curse of Higuruma Despite Yuji’s insistence that the crime was not his, the judge pronounced him guilty. Exterminator Sword, Higuruma’s gavel, then turns into a new weapon. Anyone who is slashed by this weapon will die instantly. Higuruma’s ability to quickly accumulate 100 points in the Culling Game may be due to this.
When Higuruma hears Yuji’s confession, she erupts into an emotional outburst, even though she knows that Yuji is innocent. That “all individuals are weak and nasty no matter how high-minded they wish to be,” he screams at Yuji. He claims to have heard, “Nothing more can be said about the blackness before their eyes. It’s just blackness. There is Nothing in front of them that can be illuminated.”
When Higuruma speaks at this time, it is evident that his remarks are impacted by the injustice and corruption that he has witnessed and experienced as an attorney. Anger is being expressed at the court system’s indifference to the rights of those who have been wrongly accused. In addition, he’s enraged by the clients he attempted and failed to help. In spite of the fact that he did his best, those clients treated him with disdain and contempt after they weren’t found guilty.
Higuruma has stated that if something isn’t right, he can’t leave it alone. When he mentioned that Lady Justice wears a blindfold to signify the law’s impartiality, he was referring to the fact that individuals close their eyes in order to avoid the truth. Even though he’s the only one, he wants to keep his eyes open so that he doesn’t shake off the hands that are clinging to him. An interesting parallel can be drawn here between this and the time he was about to sever Yuji’s limbs with the Executioner’s Sword.
As the battle continues, Higuruma reflects on the days when he thought that people’s wickedness was something to be treasured. Everyone is weak and ugly due to their shortcomings, and he now believes this to be the case for everyone. He doesn’t want to believe that Yuji could be different, so he closes his eyes as he prepares to slash him in half. Even so, he can’t help but question why Yuji confessed to the crime, and it’s clear to him that if he follows through with this execution, he’ll be no different from the corrupt court system he despises. Before he can get his sword to Yuji, he deactivates his Cursed Technique.
When Sukuna took possession of Higuruma’s body at Shibuya, he didn’t deliberately give up control, and so he’s innocent. Yuji, on the other hand, is adamant that it was his fault, claiming that he is weak. People that are weak, like Higuruma, are likely to remain in this world. He is once again beginning to regard people’s depravity as something that should be embraced rather than despised. When Yuji asks him why he dispelled his technique earlier, he responds that he realised why he became a lawyer in the first place.
After the duel, Higuruma tells Yuji that he will award him 100 points. Now that Yuji and his pals have added a new rule, Tsumiki Fushiguro will no longer have to participate in any fights to the death in the Culling Game. Higuruma goes on to question Yuji on whether or not he’s ever killed someone on his own initiative. A hypothetical question from Higuruma suggests that Yuji had the same experience as Higuruma and that that’s how it felt to him.
However, this contradicts what Yuji said a few chapters earlier. He mentioned just before they got into it that killing someone who irritates him feels better than he thought it might. While it’s possible he was exaggerating, this suggests he had no intention of actually killing anyone. Indeed, he appears to be remorseful. Another Higuruma flashback is hinted at in the closing panel of the chapter, and it’s likely to provide some light on the Culling Game player’s true feelings.
