In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 27 - The Bigger Picture: Dots Connect

"Loyalty is a rare commodity. Don't take it for granted. A rejected friend is a potential adversary."

(POV: Ryomen Sukuna)

I was walking away from the funeral, towards the dorms in the academy.

I expected Johan to lash out at me, but it was Ryogaku instead of him. He was quiet, too quiet, today.

It is not as if I am completely indifferent to Anny's death, even though I did not spend too much time with her, I still considered her a friend.

But, I will not go out of my way to get revenge for her or any such thing, such emotions will only create more problems.

If I were to describe what I'm feeling, it would be as if I lost an expensive pen.

It doesn't bug me too much, but it's also not like I don't care at all.

Johan seemed the saddest out of the three. That was expected though.

I was sure that Johan would end up with Anny, observing their interactions and intimacy.

The chemistry of them both was explosive, they made one of the best teams I had ever seen.

Anyways, I should leave this topic for later, right now, the more important people are Eva and Nect.

I called Nect to check if she's fine.

As for Eva, I got information from a hospital about her condition.

She's currently stable, recovering at a good pace. Her arm was regrown by healers, but it will be weak for the next few weeks. As for the other injuries, they were completely healed.

She's sleeping right now, and I'll be going to visit her.

But actually, I did not expect her to fight the demons head-on, I thought that she would just escape and not put her life in danger, so I'm still inclined to believe that there was a reason for this.

But thinking about this now will not give me any answers, so I'll wait until she wakes up.

.

(A little while later...)

I have been sitting in this hospital room, beside her bed, for about 40 minutes.

It was not that boring actually, I made a beat from the sound of the heart rate monitor beeping.

As I was playing the beat, banging my hands on the table, I noticed some movement in my peripheral vision.

I looked to my right and saw Eva's hands twitch, she was about to wake up.

I went closer to the bed, waiting patiently for her to awaken.

She slowly opened her eyes, and looked at me.

"Sukuna..."

She said silently, but her voice carried uncertainty and impatience.

"I saw him..."

She said with some difficulty, her voice a low whisper, almost wheezing as she managed to push out those words.

"...I saw that man." Tears threatened to fall from her eyes.

Now this is interesting, this means that the person who murdered her family is possibly a demon.

If that is the case, then taking revenge would be more difficult, as demons are inherently stronger than humans.

"I fought him..."

She said, looking away from my eyes, I could see despair, shame, and determination in her eyes at the same time.