ƚԋҽ Ⴆʅҽʂʂҽԃ ƈυɾʂҽ

Chapter 13

I just stayed in my bed, eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. Recollecting my thoughts and letting myself gather everything before I start the day.

I know I'm crazy but I swear someone was here with me last night

"Let's start the day, by not being productive" I muttered rolling to the side and safely landing on the floor.

My system that is still sleepy woke up from the cold water. Dress in training attire and I walked outside of my room and went downstairs.

The sizzling noises and singing are what I heard after I entered the room. Yuji who's the chef of this house is singing despite the horrible voice he has while slightly swaying his body to the rhythm of the music.

"Did you listen when I told you to shut up?"

I'm sure Sukuna's patience is running thin right or it probably snapped by now

A mouth manifested in his cheek. "How long are you going to stand there and watch this idiot?" Yuji quickly whipped his head in my direction and gave me a bright smile.

"Good morning, Roi!"

"Morning" I mumbled making myself a coffee. "Roi, how's your sleep?" He asked now and I'm glad he choose to hum than to sing the song out loud. "Fine, how about you? Did Sukuna bother you?" Carrying my cup I walked in his direction.

"He always bothers me. Talking nonstop just it lessened lately which I am thankful about" he chuckled making me hum.

So it's not him

"Stop talking like I'm not here" the curse grumbles and the mouth disappeared. "Roi, want to hear a joke?" My face scrunched into a scowl.

"Please don't ruin my morning with your horrible jokes"

"What did the flowers for when the bride walked down the aisle?" He grinned and I replied with a scowl. "Don't you dare say it—" he cut me off.

"They rose!" He laughed. "Yuji, I swear if you weren't my best friend I probably throw this cup at you" I hissed drinking my coffee. "What's the most detail-oriented ocean?" He ignores my threat and still gave another joke.

"The Pacific!" My eyes twitched in annoyance. Placing the cup on the counter I took a deep breath to calm myself.

"Why are spiders so smart?" He smiles and I pursed my lips. "They can find everything on the web!" He laughed again at his own horrible jokes.

"If I were you I would have cut his tongue"

"Too bad I am not you but I am reconsidering that idea"

"Hey, I was just joking!" Yuji groaned. "It's not funny," we both said at him. "It's funny!" He defended. "It's not" we both said.

"Yes, it is!"

"You damn brat, it's not! Even Noroi agree it's not funny!" Sukuna hissed and I nodded my head sipping by coffee. "That's because she doesn't appreciate it!" He groaned placing all the pancakes on the plate, discarding the pan on the sink.

"I appreciate humor it's just that yours is bad" I sighed. "See? She doesn't find you funny" Sukuna scoff and I saw him eye the fluffy pancakes.

"Hey, it's hard to make her laugh! Go and try to make her laugh with jokes! Wait do jokes even exist in your time?" He snickered making him growl.

"Ornaments and shits isn't the only thing we hang back in my days" I almost spit my coffee. "Huh?" Sukuna narrowed his eyes on me while Yuji has a confused look.

"Why don't cannibals eat clowns?"

"Why?" Yuji asked. "Because they taste funny" I cover my mouth and coughed. "Huh?" He even looks more confused now but he has his eyes on me, his attention on me.

"Why can't orphans play baseball? They don't know where home is" my shoulder slowly starts to shake and I bit my lips, my hand still covering my mouth.

"Hey is that even a joke?!" Yuji hissed and he rolled his eyes at him. "Shut up. Your not even the human I am making to laugh" he scowled, eyes gazing at me again.

"When you pray to God to take your parent's problem then after you wake up you either saw yourself in heaven or hell" If I am taking a dip of my coffee right now I probably spit it out or got choked by it.

"I see you have a fucked up humor" I gave him a smirk, my body especially my shoulder shaking from the vibration of my laugh.

"Oi brat, I win. I made her laugh so give me food"

"Huh?! We didn't even make a deal!" I took the syrup from the refrigerator, the powdery sugar on the side, and the ice cream and berries.

"And Roi how can you laugh at his jokes?!" I placed all the things I took on the counter. "Well it's funny" I answered placing two pancakes on my plate, a scoop of ice cream in the middle, showering it with confectionery sugar and berries then lastly the syrup.

"It wasn't! His jokes are much more horrible than mine!"

"You're just jealous that I made her laugh" he snickered. "Yuji, I hate to tell you this but his jokes were funny. Why? Because I have a fucked up humor like he said" I told him taking a slice of my food.

"It's unfair how easily he made you laugh!" He groaned slumping into his seat. "You laugh at his jokes while you insult mine" he pouted giving me a childish glare.

"That's because Sukuna and I share the same humor while the two of us don't" I replied eating my breakfast. "Stop being jealous because of your demon" his eyes widen.

"I'm not jealous!"

"Yes, you are. I can feel it we share the same body, brat" the curse, demon living inside his body replied. "No, I'm not! Why would I even be jealous?!" He hissed, glaring at the eye under his eye.

"Because I made her laugh while you didn't" he cockily replied with a smirk. "Tsk Roi!" I hummed telling him he has my attention.

"Do you know what bees make?!" He smiles and I stared at him. "Yuji, I am holding a table knife with me right now and if my impulsivity suddenly acts don't blame me" he gave me a pout.

Is he really that determined to make me laugh with his horrible jokes?

With a loud sigh, I placed my utensil down. "Ask me again" his pout turned to a smile. "Do you know what bees make?" He asked again.

"Honey" I answered. "Yes dear" he softly smiles and I stared at him. "Dear sounds awful" I sighed after processing his joke.

"Huh?"

"I prefer if you will call me honey too, honey" I smile. "Looks like your joke backfired" I chuckled. "I'm out. I don't want to see this disgusting sweet thing" he grumbles disappearing.

"This is so unfair!" He groaned burying his face in his hands to hide his flustered face. "Well, a chuckle is still counted as a laugh, honey" he peeked through the gaps of his finger and glared at me.

"Honey, my sweet strawberry honey" I smile, and his ears turn redder. "Is my honey still jealous? Why would my honey be jealous when he's the only person who can make me like this?" I chuckled softly smiling at him.

"Your jokes might be truly horrible but that didn't make you a horrible person. You just really sucks at making a joke but at least you don't suck on others things"

"Are you really teasing me, making me feel butterflies, and insulting me right now?" He grumbles removing his hands off from his face and glaring at me.

"Yes so stop sulking, honey" he groans and I chuckled. "Are you two done already? I'm hungry" Sukuna butted in.

"Stop ruining our moment!"

"I already gave you two a moment, you ungrateful brat!"

The two started to bicker with each other and it was really entertaining and amusing to my eyes.

"Okay, that's enough. We need to eat breakfast and I still need to go back to school" I told them, ending their childish bickering.

"Feed me"

"As long as you won't annoy us"

"Fine"

Did he just seriously easily agree at that without dropping a threat?

I just shrugged it off and just like he said I feed him breakfast. And because Yuji was complaining about him getting feed by me I also feed him to shut him up.

Breakfast peacefully went by to the three of us. And now I'm here... Back at the school again.

"Noroi, good morning!!" Panda and Nobara enthusiastically greeted me while the three normally greeted me.

"Noroi, try this" I stabbed my weapon on the ground and took the three-section staff in her hand. "It's light but kinda uncomfortable to use," I told her swinging the staff around my body.

"That's a special grade curse tool. Playful cloud. The only weapon that isn't imbued with cursed energy and relies on the user's raw strength" Maki explained placing her hand on her hips.

"It can be best utilized for those who have incredible strengths"

"Well weapons like this are suitable for you" I mumbled ducking my head when I almost hit myself. "And also for you. Other than me you're also the person whos best at handling cursed tools" I sighed and swing the staff downward at her.

She avoided it and when the staff hit the ground it created a small dent. "It's uncomfortable but I think I'll manage it" I mumbled the five of them staring at me with surprised expressions.

"Ha glad I made the right choice" Maki chuckled, smirking at me. Taking a deep breath I clutched the weapon tightly and attacked her.


"Eh Noroi, what are you doing here?" I narrowed my eyes and frowned. "I should be the one asking you that. What are you doing here?" He rolled his eyes and sauntered in my direction.

"Shouldn't you be training with your classmate and the second year's?"

"Training ended for me quickly after Maki hit the three-section staff accidentally on my head" I answered sighing a little bit. "Tell me. Your head was bleeding again right?" He chuckled and I rolled my eyes at him.

So it's really my demons who visited me last night

"I know Ieiri was so done when she saw me entering her office with a terrible look again" he burst out laughing and I move away before he can lean his body on one.

"The tables have turned between us two when she managed to snatch the weapon on my hands"

When it comes to physical strength or abilities I'm standing a little bit far behind her

"So you're here in the library to read books now that you don't have training anymore?" I nodded my head walking away from the current aisle I'm in.

"Well you're here might as well use you" he gasps and held his chest. "Noroi, why are you so rude?! Megumi, gave me the silent treatment while you always give me the loud treatment! You're hurting my feelings, Noroi!" He dramatically said wiping nonexistent tears.

"Does the school have any books related to the Zenin?" He straightened his back and the air around him changed. "Why did you become interested in the clan you hate?" He hummed and we entered the restricted area of this library.

"I want to read books related to the ten shadows technique. Maybe this school has archive books about that" I answered my eyes glancing around the display books, some look new, some old, and some really ancient that if you touch it will get destroyed.

"So doing research in your free time?" I nodded my head. "I'm lazy and tired right now might as well read books to pass the time," I yawned. "Well ten shadows techniques are as rare as me" I rolled my eyes.

"The last person that was recorded to have hat was when the clans are fighting before the aristocracy" I glanced at him and saw him looking at me already.

"Where the Gojo and Zenin head killed each other. A limitless and six eyes like you vs a ten shadow techniques like me and Megumi" he grinned nodding his head.

"Mostly books about your clan can only be found in your clan"

"I already read those"

"But of course" he stretched his arm getting a book from the highest shelf. "The school keeps records about techniques and people" he chuckled giving the book to me. "Don't blame me if its content is the same as the book you already read" I accepted the book and blew the dust away.

Zenin Clan. That's the title written on this old cover.

"Thank you" he smiled ruffling my hair. "Now run along. Children shouldn't enter restricted areas" he laughed slightly pushing me out of this place. "Funny when you're also not doing what you just said" I mumbled and disappear through my shadow before he can smack my head.

I arrived at my destination and went to the kitchen. Going to the fridge I took the box full of ice cream mochi and walked out.

I walked to the garden and I saw him there, laying under the tree that is near the pond.

I quietly, without a noise walked to him, placing the box and the book on the slab of stone on the side I slightly crouched down to look at him.

I don't know if he's sleeping right now or not but I am tempted to kick him to the water

That thought made me shake my head and sigh. I was a little bit startled when he opened my eyes and held my wrist, bringing me down.

"Welcome back, honey" he smiles softly and I click my tongue resting my forehead on his shoulder. "Hehehe Roi is really cute when she blushes— ack!" I slightly jab his stomach.

I pushed him away and sit beside him. "Roi, why are you here? Don't you usually go here when it's dark?" He curiously asked laying his head on my lap.

"Training ended for me quickly" I answered placing my hand on his hair, and he closed his eyes when I brushed it. "How about you, why are you here?" I took a piece of mochi and ate it.

"Got too bored on the basement so I explore around the place and tada! I found this!"

I took another piece and ate half of it, giving the other half to him. "Want to train with me?" He shakes his head and rolled to the side facing my stomach and hugged me, burying his face on my stomach.

"Let's train later and stay like this for a while" it came out as a muffled voice but I still understand it. I caressed his head till he slowly falls asleep. "I love you" my face softens turning a little bit hot and my heart racing a little bit too.

When I feel him finally in deep slumber I pulled my hand back and took the book on the side.

Still the same... I don't exactly remember the contents of the book before but reading this feels familiar to me so they probably share the same contents.

The book only tackles first the history of the Zenin clan then next to the heads and the members and lastly to its famous techniques.

So we're really that special huh

There's no record about the ten shadow techniques where you can use the shadow to hide things and to teleport.

So the only thing left for me to do is to get stronger so I can make my domain expansion

With a soft sigh, I closed the book and froze.

Come to think of it

"You said you know someone from the Zenin clan right? Do you have knowledge about the Zenin's technique?" I asked placing the book on the side. "If the technique is related to shadow that means the user is a Zenin. Like how blood is related to Kamo and how the limitless and six eyes are related to Gojo" he answered not breaking his eye contact with me.

"Is there more to what the ten shadow technique has?"

"So your technique name is ten shadows huh?" He mumbled making me confused. "Ten shadows technique is the inherited technique of the Zenin clan" I am confused, but my confusion is being subsided down by my curiosity to know more about our techniques.

"You know what the inherited techniques of the two clans how come you don't know the inherited technique of my clan when you know that shadows are related to the Zenin" I am glad there's still some mochi left on the box.

"It's because ten shadows technique wasn't the original name of it" the mochi stopped in my mouth and my eyes looked down and his eyes are still focused on me.

"They are no records that it changes name, ten shadow technique is the technique that had been recorded since Heian period to now" I ate the mochi and confusingly looked at him.

If the original name wasn't ten shadow techniques then does that mean there's really more to what our technique has?

"You said you know someone back from your day, was that someone a shadow user?" I was surprised when his expression slightly changed but it quickly fades away.

"The first and last user"

The first and last user? Was there another type of shadow technique the Zenin clan has?

"But I'm not sure about it" he mumbled staring at me while I looked at him baffled, not believing that the king of curses isn't sure with his answer.

Probably because it's been years and his memory is turning crap—

"Do that"

"Do what?" I frowned. "What you were doing to this brat" my frown deepened and his face slightly scrunched in annoyance. I tensed up when he held my hand and was now utterly confused when he placed it on his head.

He also snatched the mochi I am holding and ate it. "You want me to caress your head?" He rolled his eyes and rolled to face the pond, so now I'm not seeing his expression.

"Sukuna, give Yuji back to me and how did you managed to control his body again" we might not be killing each other right now but the two of us are still enemies.

He was after all the reason why Yuji died in the first place

"I managed to take control of his body" he answered not facing or looking at me. "Brat always let his guard down whenever he's with you" he grumbles in annoyance.

"Do you know people always let their guard down around the people they love?"

"Yes because they feel safe and home around them"

But why is he telling me that? How come someone like him knows that? Was the little bit amount of humanity he still has is the one talking to me right now?

No, he doesn't have any humanity left. But just like us, he was once a human who succumb to the dark side... Turning him to what he is right now.

"I'll give the brat back once I experience it," he said something but it turned to a really quiet whisper so I didn't hear it.

With a loud sighed I placed my hand back in his head and he shifted a little bit like he's leaning on my hand.

Without saying anything, I caressed his head like he said. The atmosphere between us was quiet and peaceful like we just didn't kill each other like he didn't just kill me and the others back at the juvenile.

I don't want to think of any kind of thoughts or have any kind of intrusive thoughts with me. Taking a deep breath I closed my eyes and relaxed, still caressing his head.

I don't know how long I was doing this, but slowly my body becomes numb, it was slightly pulsating, vibrating and I feel like I'm floating.

Like I lost my sense of touch around my surroundings.

Slowly my senses start to come back and I flinched hearing the sound of the shishi-odashi.

Opening my eyes everything was blurry but one thing I know for sure is that there's no shishi-odashi here in the garden.

Looking down on my lap I frowned not because Sukuna or Yuji was gone it's because of the black traditional outfit I'm wearing.

This is too real, so real... I read books about shifting so did I unconsciously shift to somewhere?

"S... Am... Sam... Sama"

"Zenin-sama" I snapped out and raised my head looking to my side and saw two people, one almost reaching my shoulder and one reaching my waist.

Zenin-sama? Am I getting a vision of the future? But who are these people?

I don't know what's happening right now, I want to go back but at the same time not. My feelings are currently in a mess because of this.

"Zenin-sama, let's go back inside" I am confused, my mind is in a state of shock and confusion but I still let the tallest person help me to stand up.

"Hey, you promise you're going to make onigiri's so what are you here taking a nap?!"

I want to see their face... Why can't I see their faces?

"Zenin-sama, are you okay?" They asked. "Y-yeah" it was hard to talk so my words came out as a choke. "Oi are you okay?" Unlike the other one who's speaking formally and with great respect to me this one is speaking in such an informal way.

"Yeah, just tired" yeah I'm tired, I'm tired for no reason, and maybe that no reason is actually a reason.

Maybe the reason why I'm tired is because of this

With a loud click of their tongue, they pulled me away not in a rough manner but in a slight gentle manner and made me sit on the ground again.

"We're sorry for disturbing your sleep, Zenin-sama. It's probably you felt tired because of you suddenly wakening up by us" I just wave my hand telling them I'm fine.

"Onigiri can wait. I'm also tired because you made us search for you through the whole household" they sit on my right and the other one sat on my left, both of them leaning into my arms.

"ร҉̝̭̦͚̑ͯ̌͡к҉̴̶̬͈̫̹͖̾̎ͭ́̍̐͜͜͝͠ย̶͖̖͆̊̈́͡͡ภ̸͐̈́͟͟͝-ร҉̝̭̦͚̑ͯ̌͡ค҉͖̟̜̞̂̃̑̽͢͢͠͡๓̴̵҉̸̲̗̰̼͗͌̃̇͟͟͟͠͞͠ค҉͖̟̜̞̂̃̑̽͢͢͠͡ got into a fight" I just hummed frowning a little bit when I didn't understand the child's name. I can't just assume their gender because of their voice. I can tell the smaller one is a child.

Also, add the part where I can't see their faces because everything is still blurry, or did my eyesight turn bad?

"Those new servants were bad-mouthing her!" They hissed. "Your action will reflect Zenin-sama" I felt them flinch at the person's comment.

"Don't worry I'm not mad. I'll handle whatever they're going to say or do to me" I sighed understanding their reason why they picked a fight with the servants.

Why are these people so loyal to me? I can tell I'm not the child's mother so why? Is it because I'm the head of the Zenin? Did I adopt them is this tall person my servant? Did I turn as the head in the future that's why those servants are bad-mouthing me?

They are so many questions... So many questions that needed to be answered.

"Zenin-sama, he picked a fight with the Kamo's clan head child"

So the child is a he and wait— The head of that clan has a child? Is this really a vision?

"He provoked me!" He hissed. "Did you win?" I don't know why I asked that but I'm more interested if he won or not.

"Of course I am!"

I froze.

His laugh... His laughter turned to a chuckle... It was the same as that chuckle I heard last night... Although that chuckle last night was deep and this one a little bit high pitched I can tell they're the same.

So it was not one of my demons but someone from the future that visited me huh?

"Zenin-sama?" I stood up and patted my outfit. "Let's go inside and make the onigiris" I know I don't have a talent for cooking but maybe I finally have a talent in the future.

"Are we going to celebrate my victory?!" I almost stumble down when he bumped my side. The other one quickly supported me. I looked to the side where he is and froze.

"Are we going to celebrate my victory?!" He grinned widely. I swallowed the lump stuck on my throat and placed my hand on his head.

"Yes we're going to celebrate your victory" I smile and he pulled away from me. "Let's go to the kitchen and prepare the ingredients!" He ordered running away.

I can't understand... I can't understand how their feature suddenly became visible in my eyes but I am thankful for it.

The person who helped me followed him quickly, tailing him behind, I didn't saw their face but they possess white-colored hair.

"Hey, why are you just standing there?! Let's go!" I chuckled seeing him standing in the entrance, with a frown. I can't figure out his face, it was still a little bit blurry but I finally pieced the pieces thanks to his hair.

They called me Zenin-sama and they called him sama, is he our child? Is this really a vision of the future?

I was about to follow them when someone caught my attention. Both of us having shocked expressions etched on our faces.

"You... What are you doing here? How did you manage to—"

Pain... Excruciating pain... I feel like my head is splitting and ready to explode... "It hurts" I cried gripping my head. The pain was too much, so unbearable.

"๓̶̶҉̳͈̺͟͢͠͠ͅє̵̡̫̫͍͕̎ͭ̐͟͟͝͞ﻮ̷̵̸̡̼̱͎͎̞ͤͬ̅͢͟͞ย̶͖̖͆̊̈́͡͡๓̴̵҉̸̲̗̰̼͗͌̃̇͟͟͟͠͞͠เ҉̧̯̤̙͔̑ͧ̅̔ͦ́͜͟͢͝͠-ร҉̝̭̦͚̑ͯ̌͡ค҉͖̟̜̞̂̃̑̽͢͢͠͡๓̴̵҉̸̲̗̰̼͗͌̃̇͟͟͟͠͞͠ค҉͖̟̜̞̂̃̑̽͢͢͠͡!!" The last thing I saw was him running in my direction with a worried and scared expression carved on his face.