The King's Queen

Chapter 9

You felt a shiver going down your spine as you watched Sukuna switch back to his loving self once more. The more you seem to uncover about him the more confused you become with the pink haired man that stood a few paces ahead of you. "So just past these doors is where your grandfather is, correct?" Sukuna said sweetly which almost made you sick, 'Is it weird that I prefer him ruthless than sweet?' You thought as you watched the lovebirds with a bitter taste in your mouth.

The crimson eyed man glanced back abruptly before reaching his hand out towards you and grabbed the back of your head, making sure not to touch Hamako, and pulled you to him. The waitress looked rather pleased with the way Sukuna seemed to manhandle you to move forward, even though she didn't understand what Sukuna was trying to do. Swiftly he placed his hand close to your ear as he formed a mouth within the palm of his hand and immediately whispered so as to not prolong the unnecessary physical contact. "Place that stupid weakling somewhere else, it will be a hindrance later on." He moved his hand away as it rested back by his side as he gave the waitress a fake polite smile.

'What does he mean later on?!' You thought as you gently placed Hamako on the floor opposite of the door. The waitress was kind enough to listen to Sukuna and waited along side him for you to remove Hamako from your person. Walking back to the two, the waitress seemed to be talking Sukuna's ear off as she went on a rant on how annoying her younger brother was.

She seemed not to notice or rather she ignored you in favour of having such a wonderful listener. 'This man should have a career in theatrics because he is good.' You thought as you observed the fact that he seemed rather interested and invested in what the woman was rambling on about. "Ah yes Yo, from what you say your brother seems rather troublesome but I am sure he will shape up as you are his older sister." He said smoothly as he obviously turned to see you had stood there a couple of minutes, this allowed the waitress, Yo, to acknowledge your presence. Again she scoffed before looking towards the door and opened it leading to a barely lit room.

A single lamp that was placed on a table in the middle of the room flickered every few seconds causing the shadows in the room to dance around making the situation eerily creepy than you would have liked it to be. Suddenly a figure enters into the light provided by the candle in the lamp. He stood a few centimetres shorter than Yo and yourself with brown hair like his sister's and had black eyes with a large amount of cursed energy. He made a face to his sister as he had seemed not to notice Sukuna and you yet since the light wasn't reaching the two of you. "Yo what are you doing here, it's your turn to waiter the restaurant today." He said as he seemed rather annoyed by his sister's actions, Yo didn't seem to like that very much as her face portrays the emotion of annoyance towards her brother. "Well Yu, unlike some people I am always working! Anyway where's grandpa I want him to meet someone." After reprimanding her brother she asked where her grandfather was seemly pleased with her predicament.

"Oh what does my dear sweet granddaughter need from me?" A old wise voice reached the ears of Sukuna and yours as a very old man entered into the light. He had full head of white hair that seemed sickly and ready to fall out and had a hunched back that made him appear much shorter than the rest of the crowd within room. His wrinkled and aged face became more so as he smiled in your direction. You hadn't tried to hide your cursed energy after being caught by Sukuna so you didn't bother trying whilst the pink haired man beside you had been suppressing his since the moment the village was in view. It was quite hard for you to see him in the dark but you were sure that Sukuna was most probably smirking in pure delight.

"Oh Grandpa I want you to meet a man that I think you will really like. He said he wanted to especially thank the man who made him such delicious food!" Yo exclaimed as she ran towards her grandfather and draped one of her arms on the old man's shoulders, all while she was busy gushing about the devilish man. Sukuna grimaced at the thought of that disgusting food that she had the audacity to portray as delicious, pathetic. "Oh really well may I see the man who praises my skill set." He said with a hint of amusement in his voice, 'Who's the idiot that got cursed by this useless girl now this time?' He thought without even changing his demeanour on the outside, both towards his idiot granddaughter and the stranger he had yet to actually see.