"Where the hell did you get snacks from?!"
Suiryu peered over as Geto whisper shouted at Sukuna… and he indeed brought snacks. "You have to have some for a show… look at him, he has NO IDEA what he's doing does he?"
"Never asked me, I could have told them. Besides, he's too busy running to realize that he can expel everyone out of the estate… he's the one that has to do so. Or else, his little 'gatekeeper trick' won't work!" Suiryu explained. "Also that rule he added… doesn't work on those with divine power, since they can get past it with their own energy."
"How much longer are we going to have him run around like that, he's looking tired already…" Maki asked. "I could give a shit too…"
Suiryu ho humed the notion. "I think we will have to step in soon, besides. The sooner we get him use to this new identity he has, the sooner he will be of use to us."
"Really? Him? Do you not know my cousin?" she asked.
"I do," muttered Geto. "Bigger pain in the ass than Gojo when he kept forgetting his school supplies. Kept borrowing mine… never saw my best pen again…"
"Shut up, this isn't even about you" Sukuna snapped back. "So, how are you going to step in?"
Suiryu smirked. "Oh, not me. Not in the least bit…" his smile grew as he turned to Maki. "Time to show him why he is bounded to you…"
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He was tired.
Naoya couldn't run anymore and he was surrounded. These divine sorcerers were eying him like a meal now. "To think, there's a dragon made divine creature before us. Not as good as a dragon, but still… their power is greater than all our summons combined!" said one.
He didn't believe what he was hearing!
"Are you saying I'm stronger than all you assholes put together?!" he demanded.
The sorcerers smirked. "Only if you know how to use your power…" one of the old men even snickered at him. "Don't worry, I'll be sure you learn it well and use it for MY benefit!"
"In your dreams old man, a divine creature like him can keep me young forever! I'll be in all the major blockbusters with my alluring and youthful good looks…"
"Please, I can even tell your breasts aren't even real!"
They were armed with their chains. Naoya was too tried to keep going, so part of him is praying that the hot actress gets him first!
He froze as they all threw their gold chains. He braced for impact but then…
THUD
THUD
THUD
THUD
THUD
THUD
The chains hit the ground without snagging on to him.
"AGAIN!" one sorcerer shouted.
He watched this time as the chains came at him, when they touched. They instantly dropped to the ground without taking hold! He began to get arrogant. "HA! No wonder I never heard of a divine user before… YOU GUYS ARE GODAWEFUL!"
"Shut up, you WILL be our familiar!"
"OI! Who the hell are you?"
Naoya sneered as he saw her approach.
"Who the hell are you?" the actress demanded. "You are no sorcerer…"
"Maki Zen'in… This here is my clan's residence." She decreed.
Suddenly, the sorcerers looked dejected. They sneered and glared at Naoya oddly as they slowly backed off.
"What the hell is this?" he muttered.
"He really has no idea does he?" the actress asked of her.
"He was only turned a short while ago, but yeah, he is totally clueless right now." Maki said in a matter of fact tone.
"What are you talking about you monkey?!" he demanded of her. "What does it matter?!"
"Tch, I am saving you from being turned into their familiar… not my choice either." She muttered back at him. "But there is a rule about Silky that you don't know. When they are bounded to a house, they serve that family who resides in it. I'm one of the last members of the Zen'in family, and you already made a rule on the residence. Therefore, you bound yourself to this land before even knowing your power"
He froze.
Naoya was trembling with rage right now.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT BEFORE?!" he roared in anger.
"You told us to get lost, so we did. But… we couldn't miss the show either…" she smirked at him, knowing this would happen.
Naoya was panicked for nothing!
"So, this is YOUR familiar?" one of the divine users asked.
"More or less at this point, he's a familiar to the Zen'in house. Therefore he serves the Zen'in name," she decreed. "So, the only way to obtain him now is to ensure that everyone who is a Zen'in is dead. The moment the family name dies, he becomes a 'free spirit' as it were… so you can obtain him then."
Naoya paused as he noticed the looks on the faces of the sorcerers.
Many are assuming they could take her.
"Oh, I forgot to mention something…" she said aloud. "The reason why this place is so abandoned… is because most of the clan is dead. There are only a few of us left…" they began to close in around her. "That being said, the reason for that is because… I killed them myself."
They froze instantly.
The actress snickered. "YOU? I know of the Zen'in clan, and I know they are known as one of the three great families of jujutsu. How could someone like YOU take down a family that powerful?"
Maki merely smiled back. "Ask him." she said and stared at Naoya. "He died by my blade…" She said. "Or… I'll show you how I did it…"
Naoya found the sorcerers stare at him, he sneered and turned away without answering them. But apparently that was good enough reason to believe what she said was true. "Oh, bravo! Well done!"
He saw everyone go pale suddenly, Naoya paused oddly as he began to feel this unbelievable pressure on himself. He turned and saw Suiryu had taken a seat once more and was sarcastically applauding what he saw.
But the sorcerers… why are they all so pale?
"So, you really thought it would be that easy to obtain a dragon made divine creature? Please, despite him being an asshole, he's still… well… I shouldn't finish that sentence it sounds creepy and super weird." He said offhandedly. "But case in point, I am not fussed on all of you here, throwing your chains around like you own the place. So…"
SNAP.
His fingers snapped.
The divine chains fell off of all the creatures that were chasing after him!
Naoya froze as these creatures that took human form, turned back to their original states and flee like hell!
"MY SUMMONS!"
"Ah, I wouldn't bother." Suiryu said offhandedly. But then, his gaze shifted to Naoya. "Alright Silky, show me what you can do!" he decreed.
"Huh? I don't know jackshit about this!" he protested. "What do you want me to do? Imprison them?!" As soon as he uttered those words, one of the houses moved oddly.
In fact, it tore itself out of the ground! The doors burst open as the floorboards lifted up and began to grab the divine sorcerers! They were all pulled into the house before it settled again and locked them inside.
Naoya froze.
"What the hell…"
"You see, as a Silky, you command these grounds, you can only make one rule at a time for the moment until you grow stronger. Your rule stands, however, you didn't enforce it. You could have told them all to scram and then forced your power on eviction… instead, you ran around like a chicken with its head cut off."
"Not going lie, that wasn't very entertaining…"
He felt part of him die as he peered off the grounds. Sukuna lingered in a tree with Geto who was snickering and waving towards him rather smugly.
"You were watching this whole time?" he demanded with a sneer on his face.
"Yeah," Suiryu said offhandedly.
"I thought it would have been more amusing, I give it a one out of ten in entertainment." Called Sukuna.
"At least I'm not his pet!"
"I'm not bounded to a house." Sukuna snapped back and smirked. "Quite frankly, I don't mind my standings right now… you on the other hand, are completely clueless and hopeless for that matter. Not much different from when you were a sorcerer and a curse right?… I'm board, I'm leaving."
Sukuna dropped out of the tree and went on his way.
"He came all this way to watch me suffer?" Naoya demanded.
"We stayed to watch you suffer." Said Maki. But she turned to the house. "So what are you going to do with them?"
"There are eight divine users trapped here right now. So, we are going to use them to train you up!"
"Why would I train? I'm naturally gifted…"
"Look Captain Special. YOU ARE NOT A CURSE USER NOR A CURSE! SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN TO ME!"
Naoya froze, suddenly, he felt compelled to sit down and listen… he didn't want to, but his body acted on its own. "Maki, would you head back first with Geto? I got to get him brushed up on the basics before we continue."
She nodded in agreement and excused herself. Naoya was never going to thank her for her help. He refused to!
He waited until she and Geto were gone. Which left him and Suiryu alone for the time being.
"What do you want with me?" Naoya muttered. "I know this is punishment, isn't it?"
Suiryu paused and appeared to be considering his answer. "Sort of?" he said offhandedly. "Look, you HAD potential as a sorcerer, but your head was so far up your own ass you didn't see the light nor errors of your way." He said bluntly. "You're no longer a curse, but a divine creature. Divine energy cannot harm you unless it is greater than your own, same with curse energy. If your attacker has a weak output of curse energy, you can over power them easily. How strong are you now? Well… that we are going to have to test and see. But for the time being, you're my bitch and I'm going to make sure you are the best Silky for this job!"
"Tch… I don't have a choice do I?"
"Does it look like I am leaving any time soon?" Suiryu snapped back. "And rest assure, I don't wanna be here. I got two babies at home and a hot wife waiting for me."
Naoya at least knew enough to not speak out about that. Instead, he stood in silence and understood tonight will be a long night…