In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 68 - For Love

The room was lit only by the golden, luxurious chandelier hanging from the ceiling, adorned with jewels of the highest price. One such chandelier could buy anything one could desire.

The mansion of the Ryomen family, the true definition of extravagance.

The floor was adorned with a deep red, soft carpet which muffled the sounds of feet hitting the floor with agitation.

On the plush, yellow couch, sat Eva and Nect, a little distance between them.

Eva's head was in her hands, her lustrous hair hanging down as it covered her face, which seemed to be holding an expression that would incite fear.

"He's not gone!" A scream echoed in the otherwise silent room, the heavy atmosphere turning darker, almost eerie.

Nect slightly jumped at the loud shout, a drop of sweat rolling down her cheek as she slowly turned to look at the ghostly girl next to her, still maintaining the distance.

Their clothes sweaty and bloodied. They had just returned from the battle.

Nect was comparatively fine, just a little shaken by her exertion and the disappearance of Sukuna.

Eva, however, was quite distraught, almost breaking down as soon as she heard the news.

"Yeah... he'll be safe," Nect said in desperation, trying to calm the screaming Eva down.

Her voice, however, was slightly shaking. She had never seen Eva in this state before, in which she looked utterly... crazy.

"That's right." Eva's voice was gravelly, almost as if she had scratched her own throat down. "He'll never leave me..."

Eva suddenly turned to Nect, her lustrous hair flying to the side, revealing her face, which made Nect's heart skip a beat.

She grabbed Nect's shoulders with her hands, pulling her closer. Her touch was both gentle and aggressive, a contradiction which scared Nect about her intentions.

"He'll come back..." Eva whispered, her expression slowly going normal, the tension in the air dissipating slowly. "...right, Nect?"

Nect gulped, her tense body slightly relaxing as she felt Eva going back to normal.

"Of course he will," Nect said, forcing a smile. "Nothing can beat him."

Eva smiled like she always did, but there was something uncanny about it which made Nect uncomfortable.

"You both are such a handful," A deep, solemn voice rang out, echoing in the air like a calm island in the middle of a storm.

Both Eva and Nect's eyes widened, their heads snapping to the couch opposite to them, where a man was sitting with his hands on his knees.

Eiji Ryomen.

They hadn't even noticed when he came, nor how long he had been there for.

Eva gently left Nect's shoulders, both the girls turning to sit facing him, their gazes both admiring and frightened.

He already knew about what happened to Sukuna, but that wasn't what he had come here for.

"Amara has woken up," he announced, his voice quite monotonous. "She's fine right now."

Both the girls' eyes widened further, smiles forming on their faces after hearing the news.

However, one thing confused them. Eiji's wife had reawakened, yet there was no sign of happiness on his face or tone.