Chapter 20
One week would pass.
Lady Tiamat had come and assisted in aging the children that needed to age. As such, Nao and Chiyo were 8, the same with Wasuke and Towa.
Yuuji's youngest Ai, remained the same. Yet, the aging had worked on another. Lady Tiamat didn't intend on it to, but… some of her power affected Ryoto.
He was just over a year old the next day and began to mumble… meaning words would be coming out of him soon enough.
Yua was impressed to how well Lady Tiamat could control the growth of the children without taking away their childhood. "Now, the rest is going to be on you… and him…" she said and pointed to Sukuna lingering at a distance.
Yua nodded in agreement as Megumi approached her. "Yua… can… can I talk to you please?" he asked.
She paused to this, yet she peered at Megumi with a stunned look, she kept peering back to Lady Tiamat, as if saying silently 'your stepmother is RIGHT THERE'
"I do have to excuse myself for the time being, Yua if you don't mind?" Lady Tiamat saved face that way, but Yua felt bad that Megumi was asking her and not Lady Tiamat.
"Sure, take care lady Tiamat." Yua said as she was quick to take her leave. She looked to Megumi with disappointment. "I think you have been around Itadori too long… did you not consider…"
"I know…" he muttered lowly, his ears even drooped as did his tail. "I know she is my stepmother, but… I just don't know how to… I don't want her help…"
"She could get to the solution faster than me…" Yua said. "What's wrong Megumi?"
He confessed to her, that ever since they were shown the honeymoon incident… since knowing Sukuna and his sensei were regaling the battle like it was a good memory… he hasn't been able to turn back. In fact, he has gotten a little worst since. "I… I don't know why it upset me so much…"
Yua snorted a laugh. "Megumi… had I been in your shoes and learned they did that, I would be pissed too." She explained. "The fact is you were used… you had no control over your situation… and the fact that two supposedly grown men were having FUN in recalling an event that ended one of their lives and made the other more powerful… then yeah, I would be upset as well. But you can't let that thought be the very thing that holds you back. If anything, that should be motivation to get this under control." She stated. "Take into factor that you should be proud that you have more maturity than that of a sorcerer from a thousand years ago…"
He smiled slightly to that, but nothing more. "And I do believe Chusi said she would punish him for making that memory such a good one for him considering how he obtained it." She said in a hinting tone.
"I don't think…"
"If I may suggest?"
He was taken aback. "Yua?"
"I got a mean streak too. Word of warning Megumi, don't ever anger a woman, she can hold a grudge forever."
He nodded to that very seriously. So with a smile, Yua leaned in and whispered into his ear…
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"Bah bah… bah… bah…"
He was perplexed.
Sukuna sat there, staring at his son who stared at him and babbled utter nonsense. "When did he get this big?" he asked Chusi. He knows his child is growing, but the fact is, Ryoto was nearly doubled his original size. If he were to guess, Ryoto would be on the brink of being a two year old… he is almost a year… but…
'This is how it feels…' Sukuna thought to himself.
Chusi smiled as she took back their son. Ryoto was kicking and happy to just babble on in utter nonsense. Sukuna on the other hand was trying to make sense of it all!
But then, he got a sudden chill go down his spine.
He froze oddly when he saw Megumi lingering with the knockoff, brat and their curse womb brothers.
"You are all smiling odd…" he said.
Chusi turned and smiled back. "Hi boys, what brings you here?"
Megumi looked to Sukuna. "What you said before, when they were regaling their fight… Sukuna and Gojo sensei… you said you would punish Sukuna, right?"
That was the sensation of dread he felt.
"What is it this time? Do I have to clean up Suiryu's shit barehanded again?" he demanded.
"I wish!" Suiryu replied with a smirk. "No… this is even BETTER than that idea!"
"I doubt that"
"So what would you like done?" Chusi asked. "HOWEVER I draw the line at physical harm. I know he deserves it…"
Megumi leaned over and whispered into her ear.
An odd pause came over her as she peered at Megumi oddly. "Really?" she asked.
He nodded, as the brothers appear to be getting more and more… excited at the notion.
"I don't like this" Sukuna warned her.
"Sadly, a debt is a debt, however they want to make it fun. Hon, start running."
He paused oddly to her order. "Start running? What…"
"Make this fun… and start running for us. It's no fun if you sit there and do nothing!" the knockoff protested
"Then what?" Sukuna demanded as he began to feel this was building up to something.
"Well… let's just say this… if anyone other than Noranso catches you… you'll stay as you are." The brat explained. "IF Noranso catches you… well…" their smiles grew.
"I punished Suguru Geto once before with this, I am certain you would be just as amusing…" Noranso said as he cracked his knuckles.
"We're going to see what you look like fat!" the knockoff shouted with glee.
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"You're joking." Sukuna said and brushed off the warning.
"Hon… I managed to agree to get you a five minute head start… the longer you sit there… the easier it is for them to do this to you…" Chusi warned.
They… were not joking.
He ran as if Sukuna was hunting him!