25 weeks pregnant and 1 week before the final preparation to bring back Gojo…

For the past few weeks, the higher ups have been losing power over their subjects. Most sorcerers were defecting as head clans were eliminating the moles planted in their clan. I didn't have to worry about mine since Gojo would've handled that years ago. He detest the higher ups so why would he have their followers in his clan?

Alone in my bedroom, I sighed as I stroked my belly. "Is this the turning point when the jujutsu society is going to change once they lose the trust and powers of their people? I wish you were here, Satoru. I know you would be laughing at the old men. They no longer ruled the people." I imagined his ugly laughter playing in my head, feeling my heart ache from being apart from him. I know he's not dead and he will be back in one piece, but it's so hard to go on without Gojo. Never in my life would I miss him so much. In the past, I'd literally need a few days away from him because Gojo can be overbearing. But now, I regret ever having those thoughts. I want him back in my arms.

A tear slipped out of my eye due to my saddened thoughts. It's so much responsibility to bear and live with until it's all over. It's hard to be strong. All I want to do is cry but it's not going to help. If I slipped any weakness, they would perceive me as a weeping wife who wanted revenge. Forcing a persona locked everything in place. It alerted everyone that I'm not weak and a crybaby, but a leader who will change this world we live in. I'm trying to show them a corrupt world we've been living in. We were once disposable puppets to the higher ups, but now we're combining our strength to win two enemies in one go. I doubt they will beg for forgiveness. They're stubborn old ass men. They will die with their views in the grave. I'll make sure they don't curse the world.

"Ahhh… If I wasn't pregnant, I would've gone feral after hearing Satoru's sealment." Thinking about it, I knew I would've messed up this country so bad. There'd be no survivors or green nature left. Everything would be deleted. No trace of human remains, and the sky would be red as ashes covered the land. "But that means all sorcerers would have to kill me." In the end, I'm glad I didn't because we wouldn't have progressed this far.

Knock knock knock

Wondering who it was, I told the person to come in. Naozumi was busy playing with Choso in the basement while everyone else was doing their own little thing.

Creaaaaak!

The door opened, revealing Sukuna. His hands were in his pockets as he walked inside my bedroom. "We need to talk."

I raised my brow at him. This may be our second or third time actually having a one-to-one conversation. It's been awhile since we did have one, and back then I was afraid of him. He has the power to destroy this world to get me; he will kill people to hurt me but ever since he changed his goals, I feel a bit reassured. Sukuna won't harm me.

"Yes? What is it?"

Then to my surprise, Sukuna stood a foot away from me and opened his arms wide.

I tilted my head to the side with a big question mark appearing. What in the world was Sukuna doing? Why was he opening his arms? What did he want me to do? I'm so confused. This was so unlike Sukuna because 1) he's acting very strange and 2) he's not saying a word.

I didn't want to drag this situation any longer when it made me more confused and a bit scared. My eyes flickered from his arms to his face. "Uhh… What are you doing?" I flat out asked him.

A displeased look took over his face for a few seconds before sighing, seeing how dense I've become. "My dear Ena, isn't this what humans do? Hug their friend when they're at their lowest point in life and reassures them that everything will be fine? Comfort is a form which tells a person that they're not alone. It's a vulnerable state indeed, and you need it right now."

It surprised me how generous and perceptive Sukuna was acting. He usually minded his own business unless my life was at stake. Maybe he's trying to understand human emotions to prepare himself for his next life with Nozomi.

I didn't think too much about a harmless hug so I went for it. There's no need for me to be scared when he wants to see me well and healthy. However, I gave him a side hug since my belly was big and in the way. My arm wrapped around his muscular and strong frame as it did feel nice to be hugged. Sukuna felt very warm with a sprinkle of kindness roaming in his body.

"Thanks,"

"Of course, my dear. You look completely exhausted from all the preparations and secret meetings you've been having. It's not good to tire your pregnant body. Your skin looks dull when it's supposed to be glowing while you're pregnant and you have eye bags."

It really hurts to hear Sukuna point out my bad complexion but he was right. I'm not taking care of myself that well because of my current situation. Who can blame me? I can't sleep properly without thinking about getting my husband back or what will happen to my son and triplets. The future is on my shoulders and humanity depended on it too, so yes I'm burnt out.

Pulling back from him, I moved back to sit on the edge of my bed. "You're oddly nice today. It's so rare and a bit eerie." I snickered, making me wonder if he was always this soft towards his true lover. I hope he's soft towards the next Nozomi or else he's living a short life and dying in a heartbeat.

"Can I not?" Sukuna stood in front of me, arms folded as he arched his brow up. "Only some people deserve to be graced by my kind nature. I am nice to those I acknowledge. I'm not wicked and ruthless. You can ask the brat for yourself. I saved his ass when he was fighting a special grade this one time. He begged and I took over his body and killed the curse, and I politely asked him to take back his body." He looked so smug talking about the past. It's like him being polite will grant him to go to heaven or something.

"But did Yuji come back?"

Sukuna clicked his tongue and brushed it off with a flick of his wrist. "Pshhhh, no. He chose not to so I used his body for my own desires."

I blinked a couple of times before changing the topic. I didn't want to argue about Sukuna's thinking. It's not worth talking about. "Are you really going to bring back my husband?" Just the word 'husband' made my eyes teary as I gulped through my dry throat. He promised me so I wanted him to confirm it again. It also reassured me about my plan. If it fails then Sukuna will back me up.

Without a doubt, Sukuna answered as he firmly locked eyes with me. "Yes. I hate to see you and Naozumi sad. Your son has been having it hard too… Watching you from afar made me realize that I do love you. Maybe it's because of the same face, or Nozomi could've been different if she wasn't shackled to her family...or it's your brazen personality and defiance of not wanting me." He bitterly chuckled to himself, seeing how fate had locked his life into place.

"Huh?!" Just when I thought Sukuna was over me, he dropped a bombshell. Should I be scared? I'm not too sure. I have to approach this with caution.

Sukuna wrapped his finger around my black locks, twirling it as he looked dejected. "But at the end, your heart would have never been mine. You love your husband and son a lot… and I yearn for that life too because of you. Tapping into your soul was the best thing that ever happened to me, dear Ena."

"HUH?" He made me so confused. His emotions were everywhere. One second ago, he's telling me that he loves me, and the next he's saying he's envious of what I have and entering in my soul chamber changed his life. How the heck am I supposed to interpret this?

A gentle smile curled his lips as he let go of my hair and cupped the left side of my cheek. I didn't flinch, rather I was confused about his bipolar feelings. Nonetheless, his hand was warm and comforting. "Now take care of your body and triplets. When I get back your husband and the world is in peace, hurry up and cleanse me and expel me from this idiot's body. I want my human life with Nozomi—A life we both couldn't have."

Then Sukuna left the room afterwards.

My face still felt his ghostly touch on my cheek, and I cracked into a bewilder smile. I'm still trying to process what just happened. He said so many things and it didn't register. "I should thank him for caring about me…? I don't know."

Later in the day, I wrote a personal message to Pseudo Geto about meeting me in Shibuya next week. I want him to bring the box which sealed Gojo as we 'come' with an agreement but in reality, I'm going to fight his ass. I'll make sure the body of Geto gets destroyed by me and this incident can never repeat itself. It's amazing how out of everyone, the person taking over Geto meticulously chose the body whose ability was to control curses. It's like they watched Geto overtime and marked their territory on him.

"Guys, I'll be back soon." I announce my departure to the people in the living room.

However, Choso stood up from his seat and shook his head. "Mother, I can't let you go by yourself. Let me accompany you to reassure me and others for your safety."

My sweet child caused my heart to squeeze. He's so precious. Whatever I do, he's always following me behind. It's sweet but sad because Choso's scared to lose me. He sees me as his mother so he's trying his best to hold on tight. How did I get this precious child in the first place?

I really couldn't refuse Choso. He's a good child who listens to my command. He obeys easily and doesn't ask about my actions. I'm guessing that Choso assumes my intention is to help the situation. If he knew I had a bad nature, I bet he wouldn't have stuck by me and questioned my every move.

"Alright Choso, you can come… But, I'm going to need you to follow me from a distance. I'm going to bait myself so Pseudo Geto's underlings will seek me out. I know damn well curses won't attack me because I'm marked by Sukuna, and his underlings won't hurt me either because they probably still think I'm Nozomi." I have a gut feeling Pseudo Geto didn't tell anyone that he put Nozomi's soul into one of my babies or even if he did, no curses would dare to attack Sukuna's future bride. They would rather not face death and his endless fury. "And besides, who would dare to hurt me anyways? I'm the strongest sorcerer!"

We moved out from the house and traveled to an abandoned park. Some parts of Tokyo looked like a ghost town. It was deserted as if nobody had lived here for 50 years. Humans had to leave to flee from the curses taking over their normal life. There were many curses roaming around because sorcerers were busy taking care of other populated cursed places. There's not enough sorcerers to exorcise these curses. Japan would be in hell if I were to die. I don't know how they would manage to birth out more children into this overrun country filled with curses. And to think these higher ups wanted me dead in exchange for this ugly scenery.

"Mother, are you sure? I'm afraid of leaving you alone until his underling comes in." Choso grabbed my hands as he pleaded through his pouting lips and puppy eyes. He insisted on waiting with me until I'm able to deliver Pseudo Geto a message.

Shaking my head, I rejected his offer. "I know you're concerned, but if I have you with me, I don't know if they'll come. To the underling's eyes, this is their only opportunity for them to see me without any guards. If they see Sukuna's lover out and alone, they will pursue me with no hesitation. I'm pretty sure they'll somehow use me to get Sukuna on their side." Then I pulled him into a hug as I patted his back. "Choso dear, they won't lay a finger on me. I promise. I'll make sure they regret it."

Choso bit his lips and nodded his head, understanding the tight condition that I have to go through. "I'll be near exorcising curses. If you need any help, I will be there before you know it, mother. Be safe!"

"Thank you, and you too."

Not long after, a person presented themselves to me as I sat patiently on a bench. A white haired monk slowly walked to me. "Lady Nozomi,"

A tick mark appeared on my head. Did the monk purposefully call me 'Nozomi' to mess with me? I despise that name because I'm not her even though we share the same face. It felt like an insult. I didn't build this life to be mistaken as someone else.

"First of all, I'm not Nozomi. I am Ena. Now you know my name, are you with Geto?" I didn't want to be here any longer. I just wanted to deliver the message and leave. I have a family waiting for me.

"Yes, I'm with Geto. The reason you wander alone?"

"For my husband of course. Why else would I be out here? Sorcerers are busy killing cursed spirits like you because you decided to take away the balance of this world, who is my one and only husband." I hissed out venom boiling in my blood. I bet Pseudo Geto has been laughing for many weeks. This would obviously entertain him. Whoever he really is, he loves to watch people suffer.

However, the monk got agitated by the fact I acknowledged myself as Gojo Satoru's wife. Their eyes twitched as they snarled, repeatedly calling me Nozomi instead of my real name. "You're not Ena, you're Nozomi! You will never be Ena—"

I snapped, immediately summoning my purification pentagram to lock this fool in place. The monk will not tell me who I am or dictate my life. "I will never be Nozomi!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. "I'm born as Kita Ena and married into the Gojo family! You don't get to tell me who I am when I know who I am. I get that me and Nozomi shared a similar life, but it's not my fault that Sukuna and Nozomi couldn't be together. I shouldn't be forced upon this burden! I live as Ena to choose my own path. Nozomi's life has ended and you need to let that shit go. In this lifetime, she will never return to Sukuna." The monk really infuriated me. I really want to exorcise them but the monk was my only way to contact Pseudo Geto.

The monk gritted their teeth, still refusing to accept my every word. I can hit them with everything but their brain will not welcome the truth. It's a useless fight. "You're delusional, Lady Nozomi. You can't outrun fate. It's been written in the stars and sealed for many years until my master's return. You will always be my master's woman."

Unconsciously, I released my technique as I couldn't believe what the monk had said. "Your...master? Are you talking about Sukuna…?" For this whole time that Sukuna has been living inside my house, has he been plotting to betray me?! I trusted him. He said he's going to help me get Gojo back because he cares for me and Naozumi… Or was it all a lie? I really believed that he has changed for the better, and yet I have Sukuna's minion telling me that I will be linked to Sukuna no matter what.

"Yes, Ryomen Sukuna is my master. I am Uraume."

I don't know what I should believe anymore. I'm going to have to confront Sukuna about this.

"I guess you don't know this, but… In the golden era, a sorcerer made a deal—not a binding vow—with my master to bring back Lady Nozomi in return for my master to acknowledge him. Now he's finally fulfilling the deal—!"

SLAPPP!

"Shut the hell up!" I hit the monk, Uraume, across the face. My hand stung a bit from the harsh impact but it didn't bother me. I had enough of Uraume's blabbering. Whether it's true or false, I will confront Sukuna. If it's true, I'm going to kill him and make sure he doesn't deserve a happy ending. I'll make his life a living hell. How dare he do this to me? And never told me about this? Now I learned it from a different person who wasn't Sukuna. "You take the damn letter to Geto! I demand a response in the next 24 hours… I mean business." I smacked the handwritten letter into Uraume's hand and stormed off.

I angrily left the park and went to find Choso while I purified the area.

BAMMMM!

I slammed the front door open as my chest heaved in madness. All I could think of was Sukuna betraying me and my cause. I was never wary of Sukuna until now.

"SUKUNA!" I screamed out his name, making the roof shake as I stalked the living room.

"Choso, what happened?" Someone asked.

"I don't know. She has been quiet after sending off her letter. She won't tell me what happened."

Yuji, who was talking to Yuta, immediately switched to Sukuna when he made eye contact with me. Yuji saw my burning rage flowing out from my body, and he didn't want to mess with me if I asked for Sukuna. He had to dip.

In a flash, Sukuna appeared as his tattoo marking covered his face. "Did you call me, dear En—"

SLAPPPP!

I hit Sukuna's face, leaving a red handprint on his cheek. His eyes widened from shock and confusion. He didn't understand why he got slapped. Nobody dared to ever lay a hand on him except me. Sukuna's face looked priceless as he couldn't comprehend what just happened.

Then I grabbed his collar as I pulled him close to my face, letting him see me lose my sanity. "WHAT THE HELL, SUKUNA! I learned that you have a living minion named Uraume! Not only that, but you made a deal with a sorcerer to bring you and Nozomi back together?!"

"Ena, Ena, calm down! Don't get physical and hurt yourself and the babies." Yuta pried me off Sukuna, hooking his arms underneath my armpits. He didn't use much force as I was already in a weakened state.

"You lied to me! YOU FREAKING LIED TO ME!" I cried out loud, wiggling in Yuta's grip as I felt my tears pricking my eyes. "I bet you're not going to help me get back my husband! You didn't dare to tell me this and I had to find out through another person." A few hot tears slipped from my eyes. "I guess you wanted to pretend to help me since I'm holding Nozomi...and of course, you wanted to get on my good side so everything comes out your way! But you know what?" I glared at Sukuna and mocked his misery. He will never have a happy ending, after all he planned this years ago and now it has ruined my life. "I won't let you reunite with Nozomi, my future child!"

For the first time, Sukuna looked remorseful. He knew his actions had consequences, and for me to rip away his chance of being back with his lover was it. "Ena… I'm sorry. It's true that I made that deal, and I didn't know Uraume was alive too. But if it's the sorcerer from my past, that means he's the one controlling Geto Suguru and putting Nozomi's soul in one of your babies."

I stared at him in disgust, feeling my heart throbbed. I didn't want to be in the same room as him. "Yuta, let go of me. I'm heading back to my room. Yuji, come back. I don't want to see his face ever again…"

"But Ena, I swear I didn't mean for this to happen!" Sukuna grabbed my wrist, stopping me from leaving. "I didn't think it would happen either! I understand your pain and grieve over a loved one because I lost Nozomi remember?! I foolishly made a deal with that sorcerer because all I wanted was Nozomi back in my arms. Love will drive a person crazy. I know you could kill everyone to bring back your husband. Don't you think I did unthinkable things too?"

Sukuna's right about love and doing the unimaginable, but I just can't bring myself to say anything. I'm just too hurt and mad.

"I've been in your position before, dear Ena. I'm sorry... And I swear to bring back your husband!" Sukuna got down on his knees and lowered himself to me, getting rid of his prideful and sadistic nature for me to forgive him. "I don't care if you can't forgive me, but trust that I won't let you down!"

I sighed, shaking him off me. "I'll forgive you once you can rescue my husband."