A missing piece (itafushi) |itadori × fushiguro|

Chapter20

Chapter20: Beginning of an end

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After the night, they didn't get to talk about what had happened (mostly because they were actively trying to avoid 'the conversation').

Soon they enter the culling game and Okkotsu gets separated from the duo.

It's been a few days of constant fighting, the two are injured but fine enough to take what's next head on.

It was very rare that Megumi ever let someone see what he was really thinking. He had always kept his thoughts shielded from the world for not only himself but the sake of others. His mind is cruel and overwhelming, consuming any poor traveler that gets too near.

Then they end up leaving him. It’s always the same.

He never thought he’d find an exception to this rule, but to be fair, he’d never thought he could ever be in a situation like this one either.

Yuji was jittery, sweating, and obviously freaked. Megumi tried his hardest to hide his expression but the widen in his eyes definitely caught the others attention.

To get the angels help to break the seal, they only had one condition. Kill The Fallen One. Which wouldn’t be an issue if it wasn’t for the information Yuji just obnoxiously hand signaled from across the room.

If he understood correctly, The Fallen One is Sukuna. This was an issue that would be difficult to work around. He quickly flipped though alternative options in his head, visualizing other ways, but when he looked back up to meet Yuji’s eyes, It was crystal clear what he was thinking.

Yuji was ready to die for this mission. Megumi was sure Yuji could read what he was thinking, he’s never had an issue with that before. As Megumi tightened his fists, and narrowed his eyes in a desperate look, he watched Yuji’s mouth gape open.

What is that idiot going to say?

"Ughh!!" Yuji shot up quickly snapping around to face Megumi, "This really sucks, huh?"

Megumi couldn’t help but smile, he admired Yuji’s resilience. No matter the situation, Yuji was always able to bounce back. Although they never really got a chance to discuss their previous situation in Shibuya. Kugisaki.. Megumi felt a quiet sting in his eyes. 

His thoughts dispersed as Yuji stood in front of him, "Alright! Uh, can you take off your shirt?"

"What?" Megumi felt the heat rising to his ears.

Yuji titled his head, "I'll change your bandages"

Megumi willed away the pink undertone in his cheeks. He looked anywhere but at Yuji as he tugged off his black long sleeved shirt. He grimaced as the bandages wrapped around his midsection clung to the fabric.

There was a few beats of silence before Yuji spoke, "So… I’m the disgraced one, huh?"

Megumi was leaned back on the palms of his hands against the bench, he finally bit his tongue and made contact with Yuji, "No, not you. Sukuna." Megumi winced as he sat up as straight as he could.