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Chapter 10

"I'm hungry! What time will Gojo-sensei get here?"

"You just finished a whole ton of snacks and you're still hungry?!"

"Hey, snacks are different from meals!" Yuji hissed cleaning his mess. Throwing his trash in the bin. "What movie shall we watch next?" He smiles hugging the toy, walking near the television.

Sukuna who was lying lazily on his throne quickly sat up when he noticed something. He narrowed his eyes on his shadows vessel that stayed right in front of the couch.

'Doesn't shadows follow the body?'

The shadow stretched because Yuji walked to the television to change the CDs. Sukuna's eyes widen when the shadow got taller, almost like its forming a figure.

"I should get another sna—" Yuji dropped the case of the CDs he's holding when he saw someone appearing from the black thing. Their body went stiff when it revealed a person.

"I didn't mean well partially I mean to come here because something caught my eyes"

'Impossible'

"But overall I'm so... rry"

"Roi"

Both of them are staring at each other with wide eyes when suddenly the doll Yuji is hugging punched him.

"What the hell man?! I thought the two of us are already done?! Why the hell did you punch me?!" He shouted throwing the doll to the couch.

"Yuji?" He looked at her rubbing his face. "Long time no see, Roi" he smiles, a fond smile on his face. "I miss y—" Sukuna's domain shake and he almost fell down on his throne.

"Roi, why did you pu—" he didn't manage to finish his words when his head got bashed on the floor.

'Shit! She's going to kill me!'

"Of course she will! Do you think she's happy to see you after you died in front of her?! Who in their right minds will welcome someone who just died?!"

'You're not helping!'

He snaked his legs on her arm and twisted his body to the side dropping her. "Roi, calm down and let me expla— huh?" His body got lifted and his eyes widen when he got lifted by her arm.

Before he can smash on the floor again he unwrapped his arms and leg and rolled to the side.

"Roi, I know your angry but calm do—" Yuji froze and Sukuna stood up, a shocked expression on his face.

"What the hell is that?" Yuji gasp eyeing the dark thing on the right side of her face. He was caught off guard by her appearance not noticing that she's now right in front of him.

"Shit!" Yuji's body got sent flying by the kick, he gasped for air after hitting the wall. "Fuck I think she broke my rib" he coughed and his eyes widen at the blood in his hand.

He rolled away again and stood up, his jaw-dropping seeing the dent on the wall from the impact of her punch.

"Oi brat, if I were you I will knock her out"

"I don't want to hur—"

"Stop being a wuss right now! So what if she's a girl?! So what if she's your friend?! The person you like?! She is being controlled by her emotions right now! Unless you want Noroi to kill you then knock her out!"

"Noroi, won't kill m—" he grunted in pain after receiving a sudden punch from her. "You don't know a single thing right now!" Sukuna shouted in frustration. "You talk like you know her more than me! I know she won't kill me! Noroi isn't that type of per—" he gasped when her hand managed to get a hold of his neck.

"Roi" he groaned holding her wrist that is gripping his neck. "Please calm down" Yuji will be honest. He felt scared. His shaking right now in fear because of her. Her eyes are much more sharper than before, almost glowing with a dangerous glint. He doesn't know what that thing that almost looks like a tattoo or mark on her left face right now.

He dropped to the ground after receiving a punch. "How?" He wobbly stood up. "How can I calm down? I mourned for you. I fucking cried. Then I'll just find out your alive" he felt his throat being wrung by a barbed wire.

"I mourned for what?! I cry for what?! Don't you know how painful it is to mourn someone you care about?! To someone who isn't actually dead, you bastard?!" Noroi tackled him to the ground and this time he didn't stop her from hitting him.

"Don't you know how painful it is?!"

"I blame myself!"

"I blame myself for being weak!"

"Megumi also blames himself!"

"We all blame ourselves because you died!" She dropped her bloodied fist on her side. "Then here you are" her throat got squeezed making it hard for her to talk. "Alive" Yuji felt lightheaded, he doesn't know how he is still conscious after receiving those punches.

He pushed himself to sit then slowly he wrapped his arms around her. His hand pushed her head to his shoulder.

"I'm sorry" he whispered and Noroi's body tremble. "I'm sorry" he doesn't know what to do but right now the only thing he can think of it is to apologize to her.

"What will that sorry of yours do?" She whispered. "Will it help us? Will it give back the tears we shed for the dead who was actually alive?" Her voice broke and Yuji can feel that his shirt is getting soaked.

"I'm sorry" apologizing and consoling her is the only thing he can do right now. "I'm sorry" he buried his face on her shoulder. "I'm sorry" his body starts to shake and just like her Yuji started to cry.

"Shit, why is she here?" Their body froze. "Let me go" he let her go just as she told him. "Don't run away" Gojo suddenly got a shiver. Yuji move away and leaned his back on the couch.

Her fist stopped inches away from his face. Gojo gap seeing her face. "Turn your infinity down" Noroi ordered. "Calm do—"

"I said turn off your infinity now, Satoru!" Her shadow rippled and it stretched all over the floor making Yuji alarmed.

"Turn it down now"

"No"

Noroi pulled away and her hands move into a stance. Her cursed energy engulfed her body.

'This energy again. It reminded me of Fushiguro'

"With this treasure" Gojo drops the bags he's carrying. "Are you insane?!" Noroi gave him a crazed smile.

"I summon—"

"It's off!" Noroi drop her arms and Yuji's jaw drop when she punched their teacher sending him flying to the stairs.

Gojo groaned in pain, this was his first time to experience something painful again in his life.

Holding his jaw that she dislocated he fixed it back and use the reverse cursed technique. Thankfully none of his teeth went flying.

He took a deep breath and raised his head looking at her. Noroi stared back at him, before her stretched shadows swallowed her, making her disappear through the room.

"Sensei, are you alright?" Yuji worriedly asks. "Yeah. How about you? Are you alright?" He asked standing up picking his glasses and the paper bags.

"Does he even look alright to you?" A mouth manifested at the back of Yuji's hand. "Well no. How many punches did you receive?" Gojo winced and Yuji stood up, holding his side.

"I think ten? I also received a kick" he walked to the couch limping. "There's a bruise forming on your cheek" Yuji chuckle making Gojo roll his eyes. "Says the one who got a battered face right now" he sassily replied with an eye roll.


Megumi who was reading something on his phone almost throw it at the black figure that appeared in his room.

"Use the doo— what happened?" He softly asked seeing her broken expression. "I can't tell what it is" Noroi whispered lowering her head.

Megumi stood up and opened the lights. His eyes landed on the shirt she has, ignoring it he looked at her hand. Seeing it's messed up again he took the first aid kit from his drawer. "Take a seat" Noroi sit on the bed, and she looks like a child who is ready to be scolded by the adults. But Megumi didn't scold her. He just carefully mend her wounds.

"You can sleep here for the night" he sighed closing the lights turning the lamp on his nightstand.

"Let's sleep" he laid down and opened his arms. Noroi kicked her shoes off and laid down. Using his arm as her pillow. Megumi clasped his hand summoning the black divine dog who whined and squeeze himself between them.

"I won't ask and I won't force you to tell what it is" he almost didn't hug her because of the dog. "I'll tell the others tomorrow you don't feel good so you can skip training. Is that okay?" Noroi nodded her head burying her face on the shikigami's fur.

"Thanks"

"No problem"


"Hellooooo!"

"Gojo-sensei/Satoru!"

He smiles and waves his hand at them. "Huh is that a plaster bandage I am seeing right now?" Maki narrowed her eyes fixing her glasses. "Why is he wearing something like that?" Panda whispered the second year's sticking close next to each, throwing Gojo a suspicious look.

"I have something to ask" they even felt more suspicious. "But first where are the two balls of darkness?" He looked around.

"That's already a question and the—" Maki closed Nobara's mouth. "Before we answer your question remove that plaster on your face now" she ordered catching him by surprise.

"Don't you know this is the trend today?" He scoff playing it cool. "Maybe only YOUR trend. Hurry up and remove it!" Panda ordered. "Why are your attention in this bandage I just stick in my face?" He pouted. "You don't pay attention to me but now your paying because of this" he sulked.

"Toge" Inumaki nodded his head pulling his collar down. "Hey, no need to go such lengths!" Gojo shouted. Inumaki didn't listen to him and opened his mouth to use his technique when Megumi arrived.

"What's happening here?"

"Fushiguro, we thought you weren't coming!" Nobara finally managed to escape Maki. "Megumi!" Gojo smile and Megumi's eyes went to him.

"What did you to Noroi?" He scowled giving him a glare that made him stop together with the others. The deadly glare he gave made his peers nervous.

"Huh, what do you mean by that?" Megumi pointed his own cheeks. "Noroi is the only one who can make you turn your infinity down whenever she threatens you. You're wearing a bandage that made her beat you up" wide eyes looked at Gojo.

"So you mean the strongest sorcerer got beat up by a high school kid?" Panda gasps covering his mouth. "I didn't get beat up," he said with a tick mark.

"Leave Noroi alone. She's not feeling good right now and I know you have something to do with it" Megumi said walking past him. "If you pester her today I won't hesitate to summon Mahoraga, Gojo-sensei" he whispered going to his group.

Gojo sighed and warp himself away from the place. Making plans that she'll approach her when things calmed down for her.


"Megumi, don't you have training today?" I mumbled when he entered my room. "Training got canceled. Everyone has something to do right—" the door opened hitting him, making him fall to the floor.

"You free right now, Noroi?!" Nobara shouted. "No" I answered and she opened her mouth to say something when a slipper hit her face.

"What the hell is your problem?!"

"Don't you know how to knock?!"

"Want me to knock you out first?!"

"Hey tone down the noise" I grumble and they instantly stop. "Nobara, I can't go out today. I don't feel like going out right now. I prefer staying right now in my room" she sighed rubbing her head.

"Fine" I frowned when she entered my room. "Let's just watch something" she pulled her phone out and sat beside me. "Hey, Megumi. Go get us some snacks and drinks. We can't watch without having some snacks" she ordered.

"I am not your errand boy you know that?" He groaned walking to my bed. "I know so go get us some sna— huh I didn't know this bed is like those drawers bed" Megumi throw the snacks on the bed and walked to my desk and then crouched down.

"You also have a mini-fridge? Damn what else does this dim room has?" The only light I have is the lamp from my desk. The black curtains are pulled blocking the sunlight from entering my room.

"Don't do an inspection on my room" she pouted and settled beside me. Megumi settling on my other side. "Okay what to wa—" the door opened, the second-years entering my room. Each of them carries plastics in their hands.

"Why are you three here?" Megumi asked in a tired tone. "I texted Maki-san that Noroi doesn't want to go out. So we're going to have a movie marathon here. I don't know why that two tag along with her" Nobara's face scrunch in annoyance.

"We brought some snacks with us. A movie isn't a movie if we don't have snacks"

"Salmon"

"Hey be honest with me" everyone looked at me. "Did you cancel your training just to comfort me?" Megumi did tell me last night he'll tell them my condition. So the only reason why they're acting like this is because of me.

"The person who will lie will get themselves chased by the dogs" I threatened. "Yeah/salmon" they all answered looking away.

"Plus we also need a time out for training!" Maki groaned rubbing her nape. "Aren't you the one who always pushes the trai—" she strangle Panda. "Shut up before I skin your fur and make it a carpet!" I looked away and rested my forehead on Megumi's shoulder.

"Tell them the small projector is under my study table desk" I mumbled. "Inumaki-senpai, please get the small projector under her study table," he said to him.

"Tuna"

"If you all get noisy and rowdy I'm going to kick you out of my room, understand?"

"Understand"


"Noroi, where are you going?"

"I'm going to see, Gojo-sensei" I can tell his against my decision because of his facial expression. "Did you argue with, Satoru?" I shrugged my shoulder taking a hoodie inside my cabinet.

"I'm calmed down I'm going to listen to him. Maybe I'll give him another punch in the face I think?" I mumbled wearing the shirt.

"Kick him in the balls!" Panda grinned Inumaki nodded his head. "Ruin his career okay?" Maki seriously said making me deadpan. "I'm leaving. Clean up the mess and don't touch anything here. I'm not going to eat dinner today" before every one of them can say a word my shadow swallowed me.

I frowned not seeing their shadows in that room. Fishing my phone out I dialed his number. It didn't take him that long to answer my call.

[Noroi!] I can tell he was nervous the way he pronounced my name. "Where's Yuji? He's not in the room where he was last night" I scanned my eyes around the place and I didn't see his shadow around.

Did Gojo transfer him somewhere?

[He's on my house]

"Fetch me on the school and bring me there. We still need to settle things from last night" I ended the call and walked to the entrance of this school to wait for him.

"Did you tell them?"

"No. But I will tell them if you won't give me a proper explanation, Gojo" I inserted my hands inside my pocket. "Let's go" he sighed and warp the two of us to his house.

"Yuji is on the basement training"

"Did he say something after I left?" I asked walking to the kitchen to get something to drink. "None. But he's worried" I opened the fridge and saw nothing but bottles.

Why are they liquor here when he doesn't even drink in the first place?

"Worried for me or worried for himself that I'll beat him again once I calmed down?" I took one bottle and took a knife to open it up.

"Both" I haven't taken a sip when he took it away from me. "You came here for an explanation, not for a drink" I gave him a glare.

"I need a drink to calm my nerves"

"Your a minor"

"Don't test my patience"

"Noroi, don't test mine too. I am the adult between us" we glared at each other. "Sensei, Roi?" We looked at the door and I snatched the bottle taking a quick swig.

"Noroi!" I rolled my eyes and didn't bother to take the bottle back. "You look ugly" I move away from Gojo and sat on a stool. "Sit" I ordered pointing at the empty stool on my left side."Also, you sit" I pointed at the empty stool in my left. Both boys taking a sit.

"Now explain before I beat the shit out of you two again"

Both of them explained the situation right now to me. It took an hour for the explanation because I feel like there's something more to it.

"Are you angry?" He asked after Gojo left us to buy dinner. "Huh, who wouldn't be angry?" He lowered his head and I massaged my temple. "I'm s—" he jumped on his sit when I slammed my fist on the counter.

"Stop apologizing. Even if you apologize the one week suffering we, I did, won't be returned and get exchanged" I stood up and walked away. "Then what can I do?" He whispered.

"What can you do?" I stopped. "Don't get yourself killed again" I walked away. My eyes landed on the cabinet near the door. Opening it I didn't expect there is still something here.

Taking it I walked out of the house. I took a stick inside and placed it between my lips. I lightened it up and stood by the edge, staring at the city lights.

I exhale and watch the stream of smoke. Placing it back between its lips a hand, held my wrist. And I didn't move when he brings the stick to his mouth.

"So this is the modern way how human smokes?" Sukuna took a drag and my nose scrunched when he blew the smoke right in front of my face.

"How did you manage to swap with Yuji?" He smirks taking another drag. "Calm down. I won't hurt you. Scared I might push you down this cliff?" He snickered and I let the stick go my hand gripping his shirt.

"You got the fucking guts to show your face after you killed him huh?" He let my hand go and spread it. "Then why don't you kill me now?" He chuckled.

"What do you want, asshole?"

"You came from the Zenin clan right?" My grip tightened. "How did you know?" I growled. Pushing him more to the edge. "Blood is related to Kamo's. Six eyes and limitless are to the Gojo's and the shadow are from the Zenin's. You use your shadow as a medium right?"

Is his memory that sharp that after being sealed for thousands of years made him still remember things from his life?

"I know someone from the Zenin back in my days" I almost left him go when his smirk turns into a small smile. "And to be honest you resemble that person. Both annoying" my eyes twitched and I was ready to let him go when the marks slowly disappear from him.

"Ro— Aaaah!" He quickly latched to me like a kid. If my arms weren't quick to wrap around him we two would have fallen on the ground.

"I didn't mean to see you smoking so why are you throwing me off the cliff?!"

"What?" I groaned having a hard time carrying his body. "Why are you throwing me off the cliff?!" I gave him a glare. "Shut up and speak more clearly before I really throw you out now" he gulped.

"I-I followed you after your words finally sank into me. But I didn't expect to see you smoking. Then the next thing I knew is you, ready to throw me on the cliff" he whispered looking away.

Didn't Sukuna just possess him? Shouldn't he know what's happening right now around him when they swap?

I narrowed my eyes on him feeling something off before I heave a sigh. "Let me go. Your heavy" I ordered. "Huh I'm just holding—" his eyes slowly turned wide noticing our position. "I'm the one holding you dumbass" I groaned not expecting I can carry someone this heavy in my life.

"I'm sorry!" He shouted unwrapping his legs on my waist. I massaged my arms when I finally let him go.

"I'm so—"

"You're starting to get on my nerves now, Yuji" he moves away from me with an anxious expression.

"Hey, you two what are you two doing there?! Get inside already!" Gojo appeared in front of the gates carrying a fast-food paper bag with him.

"Sorry co—" he jumped when I held his hoodie. "Don't tell anyone what you just saw right now okay?" He nervously nodded his head.

"But smo—"

"I know it's bad. I just took one stick to clear my mind" I let him go and picked the stick that I drop. "I'm not a smoker. It's just a coincidence I saw this in the drawer. People in our ages are curious about things like this so I tried it out" I mumbled bumping his shoulder to gesture him to walk now.

"Let's go inside before Gojo scold the two of us"


"You want me what?" I growled slamming the bottle on the counter. "I want you to train Yuji" he smiles, the bottle of the cap I threw bouncing away from him.

"Huh, why would I train with him? Don't you know how tiring it is to train with the others?" I hissed taking a sip of my cola.

"I know how tiring it is to train under the sun. It's irritating, right? It's hot and light"

"Then why the hell do you want me to train this idiot?" I gave Yuji an annoyed look seeing how messy his face is. "What are you a five-year-old kid who just got his first McDonald?!" I gripped his shirt pulling him to me and wipe his lips using a napkin. "Thanks" he smiles. I clicked my tongue letting him go.