Chapter 20

"UGH! He reeks!"

"Yeah, sorry and also… sorry… I had no control over my old scent either…"

Suiryu and Yuuji called in a favor. As their guardians are being selected, they asked Kitsune if she knew a way of hiding their new pet's… features. Suiryu was able to do so for the maid café using jujutsu, however he found that the effects are only lasting if he is near by. They need something with a little more… oof in a sense.

It was the first time Kitsune ever saw Sukuna in person, but apparently he still smells rather fowl to her nose. "I do admit, the stench he emits is not as bad as it was before oddly enough." She said as her nose hid in her kimono sleeve.

"Yeah, we figured since we cut off most of his curse energy" Yuuji explained.

"Who are you brats talking to?!" Sukuna demanded as his arms crossed with great displeasure. "I am not in the mood for your childish games."

"A grump as always, I do offer my sincerest apology, Suiryu… you really were nothing like him." Kitsune said with great sincerity.

"Water under the bridge, now, we need something to hide… this" he said and motioned to all of Sukuna.

"What do you mean hide this? There is NO hiding my features!" he protested. "You got lucky the last time to humiliate me…"

"Hmmm, I do have an idea, but I am not certain it will work on him. Would you mind waiting a moment?" she asked.

"Take your time Kitsune, we have to discipline him." Yuuji said gently. She vanished in a plume of fire.

Sukuna stared at him oddly. "Kitsune? Why did you speak of a fox spirit?"

"You've seen her before right? I mean, you have soul recall don't you?" Suiryu demanded.

Sukuna paused for a moment, he then sneered as it appeared he could remember her. After all, Kitsune announced the trial of body and soul and served as a witness. "Damn divine fox…" he muttered. "Why are you…" he paused oddly. "HOW can you be speaking to such a beast?!"

"She's not a beast!" Yuuji protested.

"Technically I am a divine beast, but I don't take offence to the name." She returned rather quickly and in her hand was a plain white mask. "I do think I have something that will work, and I can asks the craftsmen to make more if needed. But this should work for him." Yuuji took the white mask from her, he looked it over before nodding his approval.

"Put it on," he ordered Sukuna.

"I will not fall for this trap." He muttered. "And what are you going to discipline me on?"

"You scared Kiyoshi." Yuuji said venomously. "You never raise your voice to my child or any child here for that matter!"

He smirked at the threat. "What are you going to do about it? You took my power away, I am already under your verbal command, what more could you possibly take from me!" he demanded.

Yuuji paused oddly, he didn't think that far, however, Suiryu was grinning. "Meat privileges," he said.

Sukuna's smile dropped. "What?"

"We will take away your meat privileges. So this time around, you have lost the right to eat any beef products!"

"You think that's a punishment for me?" Sukuna asked and yet appeared rather confused about it all.

"For everything you have done, we feed you well. You eat the same as everyone else here, consider yourself lucky that we don't treat you like a dog. In fact, you can thank Yua for that." Yuuji snapped back.

He appeared confused once more. "What has Tooru said?!"

Suiryu even looked rather upset about it. "She told us, that… we shouldn't go overboard with the tormenting of you, at least… not yet. Also, we are not to deprive you of food or treat you like an animal… despite the fact you should be treated as such with a dog food bowl!"

Yuuji nodded. "But, we listen to Yua, she sees a broader picture than we do. So we will honor her wish. So, as Suiryu states, your punishment, each time you act out of line, we will take away your meats at your meals." He said.

"You'll be Vegan by the end of this!" Suiryu snickered. "And I was you, I know you don't like a lot of veggies and you LOVE meats, specially when it has been slow roasted over a low fire for a few hours with a sprinkle…." He paused as he saw Sukuna drool slightly.

"Human flesh does the same thing…" he said in a reminiscing tone.

"We're not talking about that," Yuuji and Suiryu snapped back. "Oh, one other thing. When you are in disguise out in public. No one will know who you are, and no one can call you by your name either." Suiryu decreed.

"So how do I know they are talking to me?" Sukuna asked with a smug look.

Suiryu's smile only grew. He looked over Sukuna before he casted another jujutsu. "Uba" he said.

"What?"

"When in public, the only name you will answer to, is Uba. No one but US can call you by your name."

"I think it's perfect…"

"What the hell kind of name is UBA?!" Sukuna demanded.

"I do admit that is rather funny…" chimed Kitsune as she giggled at the thought of it all. "It means Nanny right?"

Yuuji and Suiryu were snickering now. "And he picked the wrong day to get punished. We're having Korean BBQ tonight!" Suiryu laughed aloud.

Sukuna sneered. "So be it with this childish punishment, you think being deprives of a little meat will bother me?" he demanded.

"He hasn't had Eso marinade beef ribs has he?" Yuuji whispered.

"Ooo even I am a fan of those!" chimed Kitsune.

"He won't now!" Suiryu snickered.

"Can I leave?" Sukuna growled lowly. Then his stomach did as well. "I can't believe this, there's a buffet and I can't even have any of it!"

Yuuji was about to speak.

"Hold your tongue, I know what you are going to say, he's referring to everyone who lives here." Suiryu warned.

"Should have known…" Yuuji muttered.