Chapter 3
A while ago…
"Not another one…"
Sukuna was in a mood after he learned something recently. In fact, the domain appeared rather excited about the notion.
Comic con.
He went once before, well… forced once before by Satoru Gojo to attend, it wasn't that bad considering the money he made on the side and not to mention putting a mortal in their place, still, he didn't understand the big deal about it.
Sukuna was outside as the curse wombs gathered their children and explained what a comic con was and why they are going to attend. "Naturally, we are going to get you kids some interest and hobbies! Reading, writing, drawing, you name it, it's there!" Junpei explained.
The older children ho humed the notion, the younger ones on the other hand…
"We can go too?!" asked Toshi's brood.
"Of course you can! You know what you can do? You can dress up too!"
Their eyes sparkled. "It's like Halloween!"
"Just don't expect candy…"
At least this time he won't be dragged along to this. Sukuna took pride in that he won't be forced to go!
At the time… he thought such a thing…
When he returned home, he found Ryoto telling Chusi about it. "Uncle Junpei said you can dress up, there are books to read and toys to see…"
Sukuna, froze to this as he heard his son ramble on about a comic book convention. "Oh my, that sounds like fun…" she said and smiled.
"Uh huh, uncle Junpei said dad even went one year! He was really popular!"
She paused to this and took notice of Sukuna standing rather awkwardly now. He was desperately shaking his head, he doesn't want to go to this again.
"Did he?" she asked.
"Uncle Junpei said that his… costume was the best and everyone wanted to take his picture! I wanna go too! I want to dress up as well!"
'Oh shit…' Sukuna thought.
"Well, it just so happens that Yuuji told me about this too, I think we should ALL go, but we are going to dress as a family!" she decreed.
"Huh?" came out of Ryoto.
"What?" Sukuna followed suit.
Chusi however bore an infamous grin, she knew about this, this whole time and didn't say a word about it until now… thinking that Sukuna could scoot around the situation. "Oh Yuuji told me about this WEEKS ago, I think it's rather interesting. Personally I do like the artwork in some of the mangas I've borrowed from the others, but I think I should start my own collection."
"You two have fun," Sukuna announced.
"Hon, you are coming with us, we need you as part of our cosplay… you're the center of it all!" she said.
He cringed to this. Why does HE have to go to this as well? "Chusi…" he tried to weasel his way out of it until…
"Really mom? We're going to match?" came out of Ryoto. He… sounded excited on the notion. "What are we going as?"
She smiled. "It took me a while to make these, your father's was far more detailed than I care to admit, but I think we are going to enter a cosplay contest and win it!" she said proudly.
"CONTEST?!" Sukuna protested.
"AWESOME!" cheered Ryoto. "But… what are our costumes?"
Her smile only grew. "You'll see soon enough, I have to put the finishing touches on your father's. Let's surprise everyone!"
'Oh dear God, what family did I wed myself into?' Sukuna thought.
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Comic con.
"You serious?" came out of Suiryu.
The curse wombs explained that Sukuna, Chusi and Ryoto would be following them soon, they were getting their costumes on. Suiryu also remembered he has to get his one as well soon enough.
"How can SHE make him dress up and we had to force him?" Suiryu asked bluntly.
"Because, Chusi didn't make him wear a maid outfit and force him to dance at a maid café?" asked Yuuji.
"You were part of that."
"I don't deny it." Yuuji replied and snickered at the notion.
They entered the comic con, there were a lot of people dressed up and yet, as Suiryu wondered in, and he found everyone froze. Just like a certain King of Curses appearing the last time he came… and already people were taking off their costumes.
"Okay… I'll bite, they are behind me, aren't they?" Suiryu muttered. He turned and paused.
Chusi wore a rather lavishing gown embroidered with gold, green and white. Her hair was shorter and turned blond. Ryoto was dressed in one of the main outfits he has seen in the game they took the characters from… which game… well… Sukuna made that clear.
His skin was darkened green, his hair long and blood red with a beard he kept itching at the side of his face.
Suiryu bore a wicked grin. They went as the three main characters from the legend of Zelda, tears of a kingdom. "This… actually suits you!" Suiryu said.
"Shut up! This beard is itching like hell!" Sukuna protested. He kept scratching but paused as he peered about. "People are already removing their costumes?" he asked.
"Why are they doing that?" asked Ryoto.
"Because, they felt yours is a lot better than theirs. By the way, which Link outfit are you wearing? You look like a dragon…" of course he does since his mother made it for him. Ryoto happened to have a nearly exact replica of Link's Ember armor set. Red cloth with gold threads and a head piece that looked like dragon horns. The costume itself, lights up as well!
"It's my favorite costume Link has! I like the fire dragon in it too, now I look like both!" he said proudly.
Chusi nailed Zelda's look rather well. "This is fun" she said with a smile. "Show us around, Ganondorf…" she said to Sukuna.
He snorted and rolled his eyes. "Fine, they have the mangas over here…" the family went on their way, Suiryu snickered since… they really did look like a family… and a happy one at that.
Still, how on earth did she get him to cooperate for that?!