Chapter 6

"Uuugghhhhh!"

Yuuji woke up with the mother of all stomachaches the next morning. He couldn't remember what happened, but the moment he woke, he felt his body rebel. "Ryujin… what did you eat?!" he moaned once more.

"More like what DIDN'T he eat…" Yuuji peered towards the door and saw Suiryu standing against the frame with a smirk on his face. "He's well fed, I can assure you on that… my bank account can verify it too… also you're not welcomed at two restaurants anymore… sorry…"

"I don't care if I ever see food again…" Yuuji muttered as he rolled over on to his side. "Just leave me here, make sure I don't puke up on the bed…" he moaned.

"Yeah, rest up bro, you are going to need it." Suiryu left the room, but at the same time, Yuuji wanted to get up and move around a while. Lying in bed won't digest the food!

Slowly he convinced himself to rise. His feet shuffled across the floor as he saw the discarded clothing in the corner. "Guess Ryujin changed before we switched back… it's nice to wake up fully clothed for once…" he managed to get to the bathroom. When he peered in the mirror. Yuuji's face was covered in various sauces! "Is that chocolate?" he muttered as he peered about. There were splatters everywhere, but at least it wasn't blood!

He showered and got cleaned up for the day. Perhaps a walk would do him some good. "SUIRYU GOING FOR A WALK, OKAY!" he called.

"SURE, DON'T GO TOO FAR! WE GOT STUFF TO DO!"

"Stuff to do?" he muttered but shrugged.

He figured a little walk away from the school would help his sore stomach.

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Suiryu watched him leave. Along with Fushiguro and Nobara. "You sure about this?" Megumi asked. "I don't even like this idea."

Despite saying he was on board with it last night, Suiryu was having second thoughts as Junpei brought up a valid point. Yuuji will be forcefully possessed again, just like what happened with Sukuna. He wouldn't want him to go through such a thing again, yet Ryujin has a plan. He needs to honor it.

"At the moment, it's all we got. As well, we can stop this asshole once and for all. He has part of his victims souls imprisoned in his own, it is what keeps him alive. So, the only way to release them is this method."

He told the school… well… those he trusted last night about the plan, shortly after they returned from dinner. Gojo appeared to be keen to participate, but wondered how far they will go when it comes to tormenting this body snatcher. "When it's done, I will confer with Yuuji as to how far we can go with this guy. I doubt he won't say no to a little torment, besides, what we plan on doing is messing with him, not really hurting him… well… maybe a little. But Yuuji won't feel a thing."

They were still reluctant, however Fushiguro sighed. "If getting possessed means he will help save people and allow them to pass on peacefully. I am certain he won't mind. Also, this person isn't going anywhere right?"

"Not unless we allow them to," Suiryu stated, but then that evil smile came over him. "He can try to leave… but he won't be able to"

"Creepy…" Nobara muttered as she looked a little white.

Suiryu stopped. "Sorry, sometimes that does get the better of me,"

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Yuuji strolled through downtown Tokyo. He would stop and admire the scenery every so often and sighed aloud. "To think this was a hell on earth…" he said and sighed. "At least things sort of worked out… still have to deal with Sukuna and everyone else he inspired,"

He couldn't shake the feeling though that he was being followed. Every so often he would peer behind his back and feel a presence. "I know someone is following me, the odd thing it… I sense both curse and divine power within them…"

To be safe than sorry, he kept his back up.

The walk did settle his stomach to say the least, but he was confused when he walked by a buffet restaurant and saw his face in the window. 'Do not permit in' yet his hair was silver. "Ryujin…" he muttered, but then snickered at it all. "Well if he was that hungry, I can't blame him. Not to mention, being cooped up for a thousand years, the first thing I would do too is have a good meal…"

He wondered on. He paused at a music store that had Suiryu and the band on a poster in their window! He didn't think his brother would have made it that big so soon, but it appears fans can't get enough of him. His music videos catch people's eyes to say the least. He goes all out but at the same time, he appears to have fun while doing it. Even Junpei, Eso and Tanso enjoy themselves as they play.

"No way… Ryomen Sukuna!?"

Yuuji didn't respond until a woman came before him. "You're him right?" she asked in an excited tone.

"Sorry, you have me confused for someone else," he said gently. "Besides, I am not exactly rock star material…"

"You can't fool me…" she said with a coy grin. The young woman was rather brash as she spiked the front of his hair. "You ARE him!"

"Sorry, no, I'm not… my voice doesn't go that deep," Yuuji said gently once more as he brushed his hair back down. "Excuse me please…" he tried to get by her, but she refused to let him off the hook.

"Oh come on, Mr. Rockstar!" she protested. "You HAVE to be him,"

He once more shook his head no to her, people were starting to stop and stare on as she continued to pester him about being Ryomen Sukuna. Despite how gentle he tried to explain himself, he could hear his voice growing firmer by the minute. "I am NOT him!" he finally shouted.

He didn't realize how far he had walked to avoid this woman. In fact, he was on a side of the city he has never been to before, no one was here. "Wait, how…" he muttered.

The woman bore a wicked grin. "Oh this was almost too easy, you feel for my destination displacement… I was told the demon vessel wasn't all that smart, but this… like candy from a baby…"

Before Yuuji could react, she lunged at him… and gave him a passionate kiss!

In that alone, he felt a surge course through him. His mind began to grow hazy until…

"Fledgling?"

He opened his eyes, but was in Ryujin's soul space. "Huh? What?" he muttered. "Ryujin…"

He nodded. "I am sorry this had to happen, but understand…"

"Wait, what happened? Ryujin, what's going on!?" He tried to wake himself, but couldn't. "I… I can't wake up!"

"You're not asleep… you're not in control of your body, nor am I."

He froze. A sense of dread flooded over him. "I'm… we're… then who is?" he whispered.

"A body thief… but I wanted them to take control of you… since we are going to punish them"

He was more confused than ever before. "We're going to punish them?" he asked, then he heard the faint whispers in his ears.

'Help'

'Someone… anyone… please…'

'I just want to move on… I want to leave!'

'Please, I'm in so much pain… please…'

"Ryujin…" Yuuji whispered.

"What you are hearing are soul fragments from but a few victims this thief has taken over from. He needs them in order to obtain the body he possesses, as well, the soul fragment grants him age defying powers. That I have yet to look into myself on, but as long as he obtains life force from others, he can live far longer than a normal sorcerer."

Yuuji felt sick. "So what do we do?"

Ryujin smiled. "We are going to torment him, in that time, you are going to assist me in releasing the souls from his grasp. The thief believes that he as evicted you out of your body, I made a little energy ball that would mimic a human soul, but as he tried to evict you. I brought you here. And now, he is going to try and take you to Hong Kong."

Yuuji sneered at the notion. "Divine users?" he asked.

"Yes, they have a binding vow on this one. However, this body swap has made him pass out." Ryujin said and began to smile wickedly. "Suiryu has already picked him up, he is lying in the hospital wing of the school. From this moment on, him trying to escape is going to be hell."

Yuuji grinned as well. "Even though it's my body… I don't mind it getting punished a little. Oh… can we call Kitsune for a moment?"

"You can call for me any time"

Yuuji jumped, Ryujin snickered. "Still not use to that. Okay, Kitsune I need a favor…" he manifested a pen and paper and began to write something down. He passed it back to her. "Please give this to Suiryu and have him meet with everyone."

She nodded and vanished once more.

"What did you write?"

Yuuji smiled. "Pretty much a hall pass for everyone at school… Now… how do we watch everything unfold?"

Ryujin guided Yuuji to the cherry tree, there they sat down and rested against it. "The show will begin, the moment he opens his eyes."