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Chapter 16

"Say something"

"Huh?"

"Say something that will entertain me. Do something— fuck! Just do something that will keep my mind out of the gutter!" Noroi hissed trying her best to block out her thoughts.

'Do something? Like what?!'

Yuji is panicking, he doesn't know what to do or say to her that will help her. Sukuna who's feeling his vessel's dilemma grumbles in annoyance.

"Punch"

"Huh?"

"I feel like punching some— no stabbing someone. No fuck!" Noroi pulled away from him and clutched her head. "Roi, what's happening to you?" He worriedly asked. "Thoughts. The thoughts are annoying me" she chuckled gripping her head and hair.

"It's probably the dark impulsivity"

'Huh?'

"It's just like intrusive thoughts. It makes people act solely on their emotions on what they're feeling. It's the opposite where you think before you act because this one acts before thinking" Sukuna explained gripping his armrest.

"Someone who keeps a strong and high control id their emotions is dangerous. Because their emotions slip it will make them dangerous and as you can see she is now thinking of beating someone again. Unfortunately, you're the only person here. If her emotions got control of control her she'll beat you up"

'Is there a way I can help her?!'

"Didn't she tell you to say something or do something that will make her entertain?" Sukuna scowled. "Whatever that shit is too late, what your stupid teacher said to her trigger her emotions greatly" he growled the armrest he's gripping cracking in his hold.

"Aaaaah! Why is this so damn hard to control!" Noroi shouts and it was followed by a laugh. "Why are the bad things always feel so good!" Noroi laughed.

'Sukuna, is there an alternative way to help her?!'

"Swap with me"

'What?!'

"Swap with me"

'Why would I do that?!'

"Didn't you say you want to help her? Then swap with me. If she beat you up and snapped out from her entrance she'll feel bad and only make her condition worse. That's why you need to switch with me" he stated and Yuji pursed his lips, his words made sense but he can't do that. The last time he swapped with him he almost killed them especially her.

"I won't kill her" Sukuna added feeling his emotions. "And I won't hurt her" he whispered. "I promise" Yuji was stunned at that and he took a deep breath. Without replying a word to him he swapped with Sukuna.

Sukuna stood up and keep a close eye on her figure. "This feeling is disgusting but exhilarating!" Noroi laughed and let her hair go and stand up. The place changed and Sukuna saw themselves outside the house. His body twitched seeing her standing on the edge of the cliff.

"It's so disgusting that it makes me crave more!" Noroi bent her body backward and Sukuna saw the familiar mark on her face. He clicked his tongue and crossed his arm on his face blocking her punch. His eyes glanced down and glared at the frogs latching on his legs, immobilizing his movements.

"Su.Ku.Na!" Noroi giggled and he bent his body backward avoiding her kick. But a Nue appeared from behind him, hitting and electrifying him.

"Sukuna, if I told you I want your help would you help me?" Noroi grinned widely and he ducked his head avoiding her kick again, he swiped his finger and sliced the flying annoying birds.

"Would you help me on—"

"You're crazy" he scoffs and her grin turned wider. "I always get that a lot from people I know and I don't know!" Sukuna ripped the frogs and holding her arm he shoulder tossed her but her body disappeared when she hit the ground.

"What was the Zenin back in your days?" He scowled and looked around for her, keeping his guard up, whenever the frogs tried to latch on him again he always ripped them apart.

"Were they power-hungry for power?"

"Shut up"

"Were they always looking down on the weak and those who don't possess cursed techniques?"

"I said shut up"

"Are they misogynistic"

"Shut up and stop hiding"

"Was there even a time... A moment that a ruler was a woman?" His body stiffened and twisting his body behind him he caught the knife barehanded.

"Come to think of it" Noroi whispered and leaned on to him. "Is the reason why you're acting like this towards me is that I resemble that person you knew that is from the Zenin clan?" She asked the glint in her eyes disappearing and now being replaced by nothing.

"You didn't say if that person was a male or a female nor describe their features. You just resemble us because of how annoying we are. They are also no records about a woman being born in your era, not until today so my guesses that your friend was a male. But" Sukuna gritted his teeth, blood dribbling down his lips and his eyes glanced at the paw that penetrated his stomach from behind.

"I feel like you're hiding something from me, Sukuna. My intuition tells me you know something about the Zenin that isn't written in the books or in the history" she smiles and Sukuna's lips curved up for a smirk.

"The books are full of lies" he laughed leaning at her both of them sharing a crazy smile and smirk. "Stories are always being twisted" the blade broke in his hand and he gripped her shirt.

"No one knows the true story, how it all started, how it all happened, and how it all ended" his smirk twitched and he gripped her shirt tightly. "And it's infuriating. Really infuriating to the point I want to massacre anyone. It enranges me how the story was twisted. Making the villain the hero and the side supporting characters as the villains" she knows the story is about him, he was pertaining about him. Because she can clearly see the hatred, anger, and lust for blood in his eyes.

But behind the emotions were another set of emotions... Small and faint which she manages to see.

It made her chest throb... To the point, she felt sympathizing with him.

Sukuna saw how the marks slowly fade, how her expression reverts to its usual expression. He let her go and healed his hand and the gaping hole on his stomach when everything turned back to normal. He mentally commended her for landing such an attack on him.

Noroi felt her phone buzzing inside her pocket and she took it out and stared at the caller's name.

"Roi, was everything okay?" Yuji asked when Sukuna swap back with him. The last time he saw what happened was when they switched but this time he didn't see anything making him anxious and worried.

"Yeah" Noroi whispered and he sighed in relief on seeing her unharmed. "Also I'm sorry for making you worried and using Sukuna as my punching bag—" her words got cut when Yuji hugged her.

"It's okay as long as you're fine and okay now"

"It still doesn't justify that I made a gaping hole in your abdomen" he moved his head and looked at his stomach there he saw a hole and part of his shirt having blood. "Be thankful I healed your body" Sukuna growled manifesting a mouth. "Well thanks" Yuji mumbled in reply.

"Noroi, are you okay now? Like literally okay?" Noroi nodded her head resting her forehead on his shoulder. "I heard what you and sensei were fighting about and this is only my opinion but Gojo-sensei was worried about you. He surely didn't mean what you've said because after you disappeared going here he was devastated, his face is full of regret" Yuji spoke, giving her back a gentle caress, rubbing circles in her back.

"Sometimes people spoke harshly when they are being overwhelmed by their emotions. In your case when you're being overwhelmed you act, in sensei's case he speaks. But I know sensei truly regrets what he said to you" he whispered, hoping that their issues will get settled as soon as possible.

"Oi won't you answer that annoying phone of yours?" Sukuna chimed again. Noroi sighed and pulled away from Yuji. Yuji stole a glance and saw Fushiguro's name.

"You should answer the call" Yuji suggested. Noroi glanced at him and her phone and sighed again before accepting the tenth call.

[NOROI, I SWEAR IF YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO THE ZENIN'S I'M GOING TOO! MEGUMI, CALM— SHUT UP, GOJO!] The line suddenly died and Noroi stared at her screen. When Megumi's name popped out again she answered the call.

[Gojo-sensei explained to me what happened. Yes, I am mad about what you did but I can't blame you. I'm also mad at what he said and I also can't blame him because both of you let your emotions get the best of you. But Noroi, I swear if you're going back to that hell hole place I'm going with you. I'll even steal the position, the spotlight, everything! Just so you won't go through the same thing over again—]

"Megumi, I won't go there" Noroi cut him off. "Relax and calm down. I won't go there. I'm sorry for scaring you and making you worried" she whispered.


Megumi drops to his bed and slowly relaxes, a loud relief sigh coming out from his lips. The second years and Nobara and even Gojo are outside his dorm, peeking through the glass sliding door.

"Noroi, please come home" he begged. "I'm worried so please come home now," he told her.

[I can't I'm sorry. Going there means facing Gojo too and I still can't face him] everyone hides when he glanced in their direction. "This is your fault! You think everything is a joke for you! This is the consequence once you speak something without thinking through about it!" Maki hissed and their former teacher lowered his head.

[You don't need to worry me, Megumi. I'm with someone right now] Megumi scowl. "Noroi, you know I don't trust people who I never met" he's starting to get anxious and worried.

[Tell Gojo I'm with the strawberry tiger]

"What?" He frowned. [Tell him I'm with the strawberry tiger. He knows who that is] the people and Panda who's sitting outside flinched when the door slide opened.

"Who's the strawberry tiger?" Megumi scowled, glaring at their teacher. "Strawberry tiger?" Gojo frowned. "Noroi is with someone nickname with that" under those blindfolds he has Gojo's eyes widen and without saying anything he warped back to his place.


"I can't face you so give me a day or so to collect myself. I need some space. Don't worry I won't do anything stupid. Bye," Yuji just watch her end the call and placed her phone in her pocket. "I was sold to the Zenin clan by my own mother" Yuji and Sukuna were stunned at that information she suddenly drops.

"Yes I have their blood running through my veins but I was an outsider. Because I was an accident child, an unplanned child. Product of a one-night stand or whatever you called it" Noroi sighed.

"Humans are greedy creatures. My mother didn't even treat me as her child, a person who she birthed too. She just blames me for all the misfortunes that happened to her. Hence why my name is Noroi because she told me I was the curse to her life and people's life" she chuckled.

"Actually I don't remember much about it childhood just abuse from my mother" Noroi pulled her sleeves up and stretched her arms to him.

"Because of my pale complexion, the scars aren't visible but you will see the faint scars when you're up very close to them" with his trembling hand Yuji held her arm and examined it. "I thought the abuse will stop after she sold me out to the Zenin after I found out they're my family" she chuckled.

"I got a nice shelter and can eat three times a day something I didn't do when I was still with my mother. I thought everything was nice, but it wasn't. The reason why they want me in the first place is that I inherited the family's technique. The abuse didn't stop. I called their training abuse because they will force me to train even if my body can't handle it. It was hellish that's why I call that place a hell hole. They trained me, making sure the ten shadows technique will improve so they can use the technique for their own gain" Sukuna's domain was shaking violently, the water rippling creating a small wave that is crashing on the pile of skulls scattered around the domain.

"Women aren't made to rule but to serve. But because I inherited the family's technique I was excluded out from that saying. I endured everything. But four years ago I finally snapped. All the things I've bottled up, all I've endured for four years in that household exploded. Four years ago the Zenin clan almost got wiped out by me" Yuji looked at her.

"I summoned the strongest shikigami and half of the family member of the clan died that day. If it weren't for Gojo I won't be here with you today" she smiles. "I won't be where I am today. Gojo took me out of that place but he can also bring me back. In exchange for saving the Zenin, they let me have my freedom under Gojo's supervision but once I reached the age of 18 I need to go back to that place to compete with the position of the clan. I don't have any plans to go back and compete with a seat I don't want to take but after meeting Megumi my plans changed. I found out something I want to protect and treasure" Noroi chuckled pulling her sleeve down.

"That's why it hurts when Gojo told me he will throw me back to that place. I know he just said it out on impulse but it still hurts that's why I still can't face him. You said it yourself, once I've been controlled by my emotions I will act and once I act solely by emotions blood will be spilled be it a tiny amount or a large amount of blood" Noroi finished sighing loudly.

"Let's go to the city and do some relaxing things. I want to eat some sweet to boost my dopamine—"

"I'm sorry to hear what happened to you" her face turned soft and she raised her hand placing it on the head resting on her shoulder. "It already happened. I actually don't remember much about what my childhood is because of the trauma. Which I am thankful for. You don't need to apologize for something you didn't do, Yuji" she whispered twisting her body to hug him back.

"Bro, are you seriously crying because you heard my shitty back story?" Noroi groaned feeling how her shirt gets wet. "Yuji, when did you become a cry baby?" She mumbled pulling his head away.

"Should I really be hearing this from someone who cried more in front of me?" Her eyes twitched and Noroi successfully pulled him away from her. "Come on stop crying" she sighed wiping his tears.

"If you continue to cry it will make me feel bad for sharing my background story with you" Yuji's face scrunched and she deadpanned seeing him trying his best to hold back those tears.

"Why do I have a softie like you in my life?" She sighed and Yuji pouts his lips a little. "Because opposite attracts?" He answered. "Hmm probably" Noroi replied and leaned in kissing her cheek and smile seeing his flustered expression.

"Thank you for everything, Yuji"

"Even though I didn't much do anything you're still thanking me" he mumbled.

"You being here with me is already too much and a great help" Yuji's face softens and holding her hand cupping his face he kissed it. "You're making me fall for you even harder, Noroi" he whispered leaning his cheeks on her palm.

"I can share things from people, share everything from my friends. But the only thing I can't share is you, honey" Noroi smirks leaning on to him and Yuji almost malfunctioned when she kissed the corner of his lips.

"This is disgusting" the third wheel spoke. "Are you two done? Didn't you say you're going to the city to do relaxing stuff with this brat? Didn't you also add you're going to eat? Feed me. Payment for what you did to me and also payment for healing this body" Sukuna demanded with a scowl before disappearing.

"What if someone sees me?" Yuji worriedly asked contemplating if he should go with her or not. "Then let's just get rid of the witness" her answer startled him. "Kidding" he gave her a glare.

"We're going to disguise you and go somewhere that out of their reach" Noroi looked around the place her eyes narrowing at the city. "And where's that?" He curiously asked and got startled when the place zoomed.

Noroi ignored his question and has her eyes focused on her phone. He let her drag him and he frowned seeing the train station. "Yeah it's me" he looked back at her then in front of them and frowned when they entered the train.

"Do you know another person who carries the name curse other than me? Glad you know it"

She sits on the chair beside the window and Yuji sits beside her, looking around. the whole place reminds him of a ghost time, only the two of them being present, just them and the demon he's carrying.

"Wait give me a moment. Yuji"

"Yes"

"What car do you want to use?" He stared at her bafflingly and blinked his eyes. "I don't know how to drive a car but I want a car that resembles bumblebee!" He smiles and Noroi nodded her head.

"Find a car that looks like bumblebee. That yellow car from the movie transformer. The yellow Camaro with black stripes and also" he suddenly felt conscious to his body when she looked at him from head to toe.

"A large hoodie jacket, cap, and mask. That's all I'll just send some updates" Noroi ended the call and he flinched when the train moves. He was weirded out and confused and also amazed.

Yuji didn't ask her where they're going and enjoyed the silence he has with her But after getting bored he raised their intertwined hands and place a kiss on the back of her hand from time to time, earning an annoyed look from her.

He also cracked a joke out of nowhere which the two complained about. Yuji is getting Noroi's attention by annoying her on their journey. "Oi make this brat shut up" Yuji was getting Noroi's attention but what he got is Sukuna's attention.

"Yuji, shut up"

"Nope!" he said with a pop and grin. "Shut up before I make you shut up" Noroi mumbled looking at him. "And how will you do that?" He challenging asked and Noroi sighed standing up from her seat.

"Is that seat taken?" He raised an eyebrow and looked down then looked back at her. "Roi, of course, it's taken I'm sitting on it as you can see" Noroi deadpanned at his answer. "Okay take two" she took a deep breath.

"Is that" Noroi pointed at it. "Seat taken?" She asked. "That's my lap, Roi" Yuji answered confused and Sukuna facepalmed. "I know what I am asking, Yuji. Seeing how it's not taken I'll take a seat" he gap when she sits on his lap.

"EEEEHHH?!"

"Don't shout" Yuji groaned and hide his face on her shoulder. "Isn't this a bit too much?" He mumbled. "I don't know. How about you is this too much? Can't actually tell having your arms around my waist" Noroi scoff stifling her laugh.

Yuji mumbled incoherent words which she can't decipher. He pulled her closer and snuggled with her. And that's how he shut up on their way to their destination.


"We're here" Noroi announced when the train stopped. "Let's go" she yawned getting up from her seat. Yuji winced feeling the prickly pain in his legs when he stood up.

"What are you doing?!"

"What the fuck are you doing?!"

The two shout when she held the hem of her jacket and pulled it up. "Stop acting like a virgin shy boy" Noroi commented seeing Yuji covering his eyes.

"That's because I am a virgin and a shy boy!"

"Well virgin correct but shy? You sure you're shy not a pervert?"

"Yes!"

"Then how about the poster in your dorm room" Yuji opened his mouth and closed it. "Wear this" something hit his head and removing his hand he took it out and saw it was her jacket.

"You should have said you were wearing a shirt underneath your jacket!" He groaned wearing her jacket. "Stop complaining" Noroi yawned and the place zoom.

Yuji pulled the hood up hiding his face when they went out of the other realm. He followed her when she started to walk. They walked up the stairs and his eyes widen seeing the signs and name.

"Are we actually in Yokohama right now?!" He whispers shout and Noroi nodded her head. They got out of the subway and Yuji went alert when a large person that screams bad vibes approached them, he was clad in an all-black outfit. Black trousers, black dress shirt rolled up to the sleeve and—

'Is that a gun?!'

Yuji exclaimed wide eyes eyeing the gun on the holsters like a belt. Yuji pulled the hood down hiding his face and he lowered his head. He sighed in relief when he walked past that person.