Carrying the pleasant feeling that this house and bed were brought about by his birthday wish, Sukuna happily accepted reality.
The room was indeed small; the two-meter square area basically only fit a bed.
Rather than a room, it was more like a spacious palanquin where you stepped inside straight onto a soft couch.
The light inside was dim, and something like a Luminous Pearl in the corner emitted a soft glow.
Sukuna walked to the edge of the bed and pressed down with his hand.
The white bedding felt very comfortable to the touch; it was the softness he liked.
There was also a white, fluffy blanket neatly folded beside the bed.
Sukuna's eyes lit up. Although it wasn't cold or hot in the Innate Domain, he wouldn't pass up having a fluffy white blanket on the bed.
After confirming there was no danger, he carefully lay down on the bed.
The moment his body touched the soft bedding, he couldn't help but sigh.
Ah—
Now this is a place to sleep... Sukuna, who had been lying on a Mountain of Bones for many days straight, comfortably closed his eyes.
Then, he happily rolled around on the bed~
Anyway, since Itadori wasn't here and no one could see him, he didn't need to maintain his King of Curses pretense!
He could roll however he wanted on the two-meter-wide bed!
Although he had experienced a terrible nightmare, he had also gained this bed, and suddenly felt like he had still come out ahead~
After all, the nightmare only happened once, but the bed—he could sleep on it countless times!
Sukuna happily grabbed the blanket, hugged it to his chest, and buried his head right in.
The blanket was excessively soft, carrying an extremely faint, almost imperceptible fragrance of grass and wood.
Ah—heaven... He wanted to hurry up and sleep on the bed, but he was too excited to fall asleep, so he simply got up and started calling for Itadori.
[Itadori, Itadori, Itadori—]
Itadori, who was lying on his own bed missing Sukuna, who hadn't appeared for two days, heard the familiar voice and immediately became so happy he nearly fell off the bed.
"Sukuna!! You're finally awake!!!"
His voice was slightly shaky with excitement.
Sukuna's voice quickly rang out, interrupting his excitement:
[Itadori, come in quickly! Come see the new thing that appeared in my Innate Domain, wahahaha!—]
Having received the invitation to enter, Itadori rushed inside without a second thought.
Then he stared wide-eyed at the house that had suddenly appeared and the bed inside it.
Sukuna showed off the bed to him with great smugness—
At this moment, the bed was spotless and tidy, and even the blanket was neatly folded and placed beside it—
—Hmm! He still had an Idol Complex; he quickly tidied up the bed he had messed up before calling Itadori.
"Su-Su-Sukuna!—You can actually have a house and a bed in here?!"
Itadori was also pleasantly surprised; he finally didn't have to worry about Sukuna's sleeping situation anymore.
Every time before, when he tried to switch places so Sukuna could sleep on his bed while he slept in here, Sukuna had refused.
Now it was great; there was a bed both inside and out.
He let out a sigh of relief, then thought of something else.
"Sukuna, does that mean every time you eat a finger, something new will appear in here?"
Sukuna:...?
Huh, he hadn't thought about that question.
He imagined that scene—
...Is this some kind of magical card collection game?
—And when he finally collects all 20 cards, can he summon a Divine Dragon?
Sukuna's heart was stirring restlessly.
For something this fun, he would accept even having nightmares! Besides, they might not all be nightmares, right? Wasn't the third finger a sweet dream?
Excellent! Sukuna excitedly rubbed his hands together. Let's do it!!
Itadori curiously touched the pillars of the house.
He didn't touch the bed, worried about his Sukuna's germaphobia.
"Speaking of which, since there's a bed, will a kitchen appear later on?"
Sukuna:...???
Kid, can we please avoid this topic? To avoid being treated like a cook, I even changed the name of my Innate Domain and Cursed Technique!
He thought exhaustedly... Wait... What were the names of my new Cursed Technique and Domain again?
I need to recall them quickly, lest I slip up later... Sukuna began trying hard to remember the names he had made up back then, but because so much time had passed, he genuinely couldn't recall them.
It wasn't until Itadori finished curiously inspecting his house that he finally sighed in relief.
Great, I remembered them.
They seem to be "Mo Yan Prison" and "Fuma Yanyutian."
He did remember that the Cursed Technique name was derived from the Domain name!
...So why did he choose such difficult names to remember back then?
"Sukuna, welcome back!"
Although it was the second time, Itadori still felt emotionally excited.
He was too familiar with Sukuna's presence; the two of them could chat anytime. If Sukuna disappeared for even two hours, let alone two days, he would feel completely uneasy.
"...Hah, sentimental."
Although Sukuna said this, he also felt a bit emotional.
He was a survivor of a calamity—the nightmare triggered by eating this finger was no less potent than Satoru's loaded chocolate.
"What's the situation outside right now?" he asked.
"It's nighttime now; everyone is asleep."
Itadori was a bit disappointed; otherwise, he could have immediately informed everyone that Sukuna was back.
"Is that so..."
Sukuna responded.
So, it's bedtime now?
His mood improved, and he extended a generous and smug invitation.
"How about you sleep inside the Innate Domain tonight too?"
—With a new bed, he absolutely had to share it with his buddy!
"Huh? Is that okay!"
Itadori was excited but looked at his Sukuna with some uncertainty—
Could his Sukuna's germaphobia allow someone else to lie on his bed?
"What's the big deal? There's no dust in the Innate Domain, and you're a soul body; what is there to worry about?"
Sukuna saw through Itadori's thoughts and immediately pulled him toward the house.
"Come on, let's go, let's sleep!"
The two-meter-long, two-meter-wide bed was large, and the two of them lying side-by-side weren't crowded at all.
"Sukuna, this bed of yours is really comfortable."
Itadori poked the bedding and felt as if he were lying in a five-star hotel.
Of course it is; if it wasn't comfortable, I wouldn't have let you try it~
Sukuna thought smugly.
He relaxed, lying on his back on the bed, legs crossed, hands clasped behind his head.
"Right, did anything happen these past two days? What about that Curse called Mahito?"
Itadori withdrew the finger he had been poking the bed with, his tone low.
"We didn't find him... Nanami and Mr. Ijichi searched everywhere near the sewers but couldn't find Mahito. Since there was no follow-up, I came back to school."
"These two days were the same as before; nothing special happened... But the Exchange Event is in half a month, and everyone has been training very hard recently."
Sukuna sighed. It was probably better they didn't find Mahito. Since he wasn't awake, he would have been worried about his kid going alone.
He'll beat him up when he runs into him next time!
As for training... his lip curled up.
"It looks like it's time for this great one's Reverse Cursed Technique to make an appearance!"
Hearing the smugness in Sukuna's tone, Itadori couldn't help but smile.
He really loved seeing his Sukuna look so smug~
"Sukuna..."
"Hmm?"
"I feel like you're my little brother... no, my older brother. If I had an older brother, this is probably what it would feel like."
Itadori turned over, lying on his side to look at Sukuna.
Their faces looked almost identical, giving off a feeling of closeness.
Sukuna was stunned for a moment... Older brother?
Hmm... Shouldn't it be Senpai? He's over a thousand years old, after all.
However, he tilted his head and glanced at the bright, dependent look in Itadori's eyes, which shone like stars.
He awkwardly shifted his shoulder, turned his head away, and felt his face warming up... Fine... Older brother it is... Young people have more common ground, and he couldn't exactly be of a different generation than his own kid, right?
Otherwise, having a generation gap wouldn't be good.
"Yeah, something like that."
There was an emotion in Sukuna's tone that even he couldn't describe.
Itadori looked at the reddened tips of Sukuna's ears, which were turned away, and silently grinned... His Sukuna was truly too cute... What should he do... He wanted to pet him!
...And so, the next morning after the two fell asleep.
Sukuna opened his eyes and stared blankly, realizing he was being hugged by Itadori, one arm and one leg wrapped around him, while the person holding him slept soundly.
Hey! I'm not a Body Pillow, what are you doing?
Get off me—you brat are going to crush me!—
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