Chapter 13

At the domain…

"Aw! I wanted you to be fun size a while longer!"

Sukuna smirked as his wife was pouting, Shin has returned to normal but is now training with his young brothers on his power. Sukuna knew he had to step away the moment those two go involved. But as of late he has been keeping an eye on Yua who has been oddly… solo as of the past few hours.

She does her rounds as usual, but as of late, those of the domain have been off doing their own thing. The curse wombs in child rearing, Toshi's children has taken over his brewery, Nanami has been missing along with his wife as of late. Perhaps they are finally getting alone time, but he could care less about that.

Still… he was curious to Yua and began to approach. "Trying to distract yourself?" he asked of her.

She peered at him but smirked. "Needless to say…"

"I take it your husbands…" he trailed off as he peered at her reaction. She wasn't embarrassed like the last time but sighed in defeat to it all, she only nodded her head to him. But that smirk crept over his lip.

"I see… so the third wheel is lost?"

"Blunt as ever," she protested. "But, you're not wrong. I don't get between them in their snuggle fest or whatever the hell that is… seriously, my instincts say stay clear of that!"

"It's good you trust your instincts then…"

Yua however sighed aloud once more, despite everything, she looked lost for the first time he has seen her. "If I didn't know any better, I swear this was all just too… I don't know… odd!" she said suddenly.

"You're restless?" he asked, but snickered. "I've been there too, you want to do something but there is nothing to do. It would be the same with me, I could take out a village but it's nothing but a waste of a few seconds, hardly kills the boredom."

"But I'm not board!" she said. "I'm just… I don't know… What to really do anymore… everyone has adjusted who have been turned into a dragon…"

He sighed to this. "Typical Tooru" he muttered.

His words caught her off guard, then again, it's been sometime since he uttered such a thing to her. "You do understand what I am trying to say here…"

She just stared at him. Sukuna, rolled all four of his eyes. "The Toorus always believe they are needed. They have to be needed, since they know what others do not know. Even now, you feel as if you have to be at the ready for if something were to happen, and yet you have yet to really ask yourself what do YOU need? Toorus never think about themselves, but those around them." He decreed. "How else would they have found the nerve to raise me?"

Yua was silent for a moment, but sighed to this. "In other words, I am board. In a Tooru sense, since there is no one to help… besides Suguru who is probably knocked up."

He snickered to that. "That explains a few things…" he muttered. "Either way, at least this time there will be no interference with your children or husbands. At the same time…"

"Yeah I noticed too… Suguru starts channeling his inner Gojo when they are like this… they share a brain cell between them."

"Ah, one thing I do adore about a Tooru woman, they tell you how it is without beating around the subject…"

Yua stared at him oddly. "Why are you so relaxed?" she asked of him. "If anything, every time I see you, you appear more and more content with yourself and situation… Are you truly having that positive of an experience here?"

He paused to consider the question. Was he relaxed? He does feel more at ease if anything, at the same time… he hasn't been obsessed with looking for a fight… he's content merely hunting divine and demonic beasts with Rook…

"I didn't consider it." He said bluntly and shrugged. "At the same time, I am smart enough to know not to do anything foolish around here. However… you are correct… I have felt more… peaceful lately."

She nodded in agreement to that. "You're acting more like Chusi than anything, hell, Rook has even said you have started to sound a little like me. That or the Tooru influence that strong in you when your sane?" she asked

He had no answer for her, he merely shrugged his shoulders to it all. "I should find Rook, if you got a pregnant husband he's going to need to eat…"

"He already went hunting with Saitama this morning, they bagged some of those bull fish things…"

Sukuna felt betrayed.

"WITHOUT ME?!" he protested.

She giggled to it, like it or not, whenever there's a hunt and he's not part of it… really does piss him off!

"It just happened, if anything since we need to prepare just in case if Suguru is preggers… we are going to need more food are we not?" she asked in a hinting tone.

He sighed in defeat but nodded. "Still, that boy better not leave me out of it again!" he said in a warning tone.

Yua was about to speak until she peered behind him.

"OJI!" Rook shouted.

He turned but sneered a little. Rook paused in his tracks before realizing the reason. "Oh, I know that look. 'You killed something fun without me' glare."

"You boy catches on fast…" Sukuna muttered.

"He's a Tooru and you do have a readable face…"

"Shut it" he growled. But he turned back to Rook. "What do you want, boy?" he asked.

"Well, we spoke about it and never had it yet. So I was wondering for lunch did you want to join the sibs and I? We're having sukiyaki with the demonic goose eggs… well one of them, I think one or two would be enough for all of us…"

"Wishful thinking and I'm in. I was wondering why we have yet to have such a divine dish…"

"We ran out of beef that's why."

"Ah, a good enough reason then. You better not be holding back on any of that meat when it comes to sukiyaki!" he scolded.

"I'll prepare extras… mom, want to join us?" Rook asked.

She snickered and nodded. "I would be delighted to, as well, we need to find some good areas for you and your uncle to hunt. I think Suguru is pregnant… again."

Rook sighed but nodded to this. "I also think we need more for uncle Sanso too, Choso just approached us on getting more sea food… for some reason Sanso is craving that."

"Looks like you won't be board for much longer Tooru." Sukuna muttered to her.

She smirked back at him. "I would be careful or you will curse yourself with my luck" she warned.