Chapter 28

A week would pass.

Sukuna didn't leave his residence once.

It came to a point where Yua had to ask Suiryu and Yuuji to check on him. "He's eating if you're worried that he's not. We leave food outside of his door and there's empty plates a few hours later." Said Suiryu.

"That's not what I'm worried about," Yua told them what had happened, and yet, she couldn't understand why he was isolating himself like this.

Yet as they spoke, Suiryu peered over and saw Toshi approaching with Syrax. "Hey, what's going on?" Suiryu questioned.

Toshi held a rather large bottle of sake. "Perhaps this may draw him out, fresh batch I made a while ago. By the way, sorry about using that curse your mother is punishing right now to brew this…"

A smirk came over him. "Really, you're using Mahito as a heat source?"

"He brews rather well, this is probably Sukuna's second favorite sake compared to the one he ages in the river."

"Mom really likes this one too, she can taste his suffering!" Syrax said proudly.

That's… oddly specific.

Suiryu knew he HAD to get himself a bottle later.

"Actually, Syrax suggested I pay him a visit." Suiryu picked up on his tone. It was odd. He sounded concerned and yet…

"What are you hiding?" Suiryu asked of Toshi. "You are not a man to keep secrets, but this seems… out of the ordinary for me."

Yuuji however cleared his throat. "He's been brewing with Sukuna for a while and they just went into business too, so it's only right he checks up on him."

Now, Suiryu was curious. "How about I go with you?" he asked offhandedly.

"Sure," Toshi said without hesitation.

"I doubt it will amount to anything, perhaps he has relived his trauma… but didn't go mad," Syrax said. "After all, he is well protected by you two and Yua."

Suiryu forgot about that, so with a shrug of his shoulders, he went along with Toshi and Syrax to see what was up with the former King of Curses…

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"SUKUNA! OPEN UP!" Suiryu shouted.

He has banged on the door in various and annoying ways, but none of gotten him to answer. Yua and Yuuji exchanged looks as Toshi sighed aloud. "I don't think he is going to answer," he whispered. "If anything it maybe best to let him figure it out, right?" He left the bottle of Sake at the door. Which remarkably opened and closed very quickly but the bottle was gone.

Suiryu sneered at the notion. "He ought to be out here explain what shit is going on in his head right now. We can't help him if he needs help."

This made everyone pause oddly. "What?" Suiryu demanded.

"You're… really trying to help him?" Yua asked.

"Tch, he's MY pet right? I got to take care of him until I get my puppy." At the same time, he didn't want to admit, he felt like he was looking after himself too. He was part of Sukuna at one point.

Even Yuuji was concerned.

"I just want to make sure he doesn't fall back into his old ways, if he does…" he said in a warning tone.

"Had he, I doubt I would be standing here." Yua chimed in.

"I think it's the other way around," Suiryu said and smirked. But the smile quickly vanished. "Either way…"

This wasn't sitting well with him.

"Perhaps then we will join the brothers tonight. They are doing a concert… quite frankly, I've never been to one." Toshi said offhandedly. "Even though Todo has tired many and countless time to get me to see Taka-chan with him…"

Yuuji and Suiryu snorted a laugh. "Yeah… you ought to go too Syrax." Yuuji said.

"Oh I intend on going too, my sisters as well. We're curious to see them on a stage before mortals." She said offhandedly.

Toshi and Syrax excused themselves as they went to get ready. Still, Suiryu kept peering at Sukuna's residence.

What is going through his head right now?