Curse back: Gender-swapped cosplayers always meet the real person

Chapter 421 I don’t regret it

Note: This chapter is two chapters in one

"Excuse me... who are you?"

Although Ryoumen Sukuna's mother was also from a noble family, her name has never been known.

Before, during the fast forward, I only saw the servants around her calling her Madam. After she ran away with the young Ryomen Sukuna, the name changed to "Maid". Neither of these two was her real name, so I never knew her name from beginning to end.

The light in the room was very dim.

At this moment, the sun was facing the door, casting human shadows against the backlight. From her perspective, she could only vaguely see two people standing in the light, looking at her motionlessly and silently.

This should be terrifying for the people in the house.

So she clutched the quilt tightly, covering her heart, picked up a handkerchief, tried hard to suppress her faint cough, and said in a low and haggard voice: "There is nothing left at home... cough cough... If there is anything you like... cough cough, please take it."

"Just, please don't hurt me, okay?" she said in a hoarse voice, "I have a child."

"Ma'am... Ma'am," I quickly explained to her, "We have no ill intentions. We just happened to pass by and heard someone coughing and sick, so we came to ask if there is anything we can do to help."

Ryoumen Sukuna stood behind me, watching my performance in silence. He didn't cooperate, but he didn't expose me either.

"Ahem...Is that so?" She relaxed her tense shoulders a little after receiving the kindness. She exhaled lightly and shook her head. "It's not a serious illness. I should be able to recover after two days of rest."

"Then I'll get you some medicine." I offered, "What else do you need...? Ah, I'll bring some food as well."

"Thank you, but no thanks—"

"Heh, stupid woman." Behind us, Ryoumen Sukuna, who had been silent all the time, suddenly interrupted our conversation.

"what?"

I was very unhappy with his outrageous remarks, especially since the person lying on the bed was his own mother!

"Can't you see?" He raised his eyebrows calmly, "She's going to die soon."

I was stunned and turned my head to look at my wife who was still lying on the bed.

Her body was frail, her cheeks were sunken, her face was gray with an unnatural blush, and a hint of death was spreading from her surroundings.

Hearing Sukuna's words, she smiled bitterly and took the handkerchief off her hand.

The deep red color soaked the fabric. She looked at the thick bloodstains on it, slowly leaned back, leaned against the wall, sighed, and said, "So this is what happened."

"What would he do if I wasn't here? He didn't even get to see the child grow up."

"Why don't you go back?" Ryoumen Sukuna asked, "Didn't your family and your husband say that as long as you abandon that evil, you can continue to live with them?"

"Continue to live your high life. At least you won't die of starvation or disease here. Why bother?"

"He's not a nuisance." The lady looked over with an unshakable determination in her expression. She said, "That's my child."

"So, you are willing to be bound by the word 'mother'?"

"It's not a bondage." The lady's eyes became gentler, and she said to Sukuna, "I can go back and continue my life, but how can I do this?"

"I am the only mother he has left in this world. If I abandon him, then there will be no one to love him."

"..."

Ryomen Sukuna was silent for a long time.

"Even if it kills you?"

"I won't die." Her pale lips curled into a faint smile, "For my child, I will try to live."

"Really?" He said calmly, with no emotion on his face, "Then it's up to you."

"..."

Hearing this, the lady raised her head as if she had realized something. She raised her eyes carefully, looked over my shoulder at Ryomen Sukuna, and her voice was faintly trembling: "Um... the distance is a bit far, so I can't see your face clearly."

"So, can you come a little closer, young man?"

"Can I?" she requested softly.

Ryomen Sukuna walked out silently from behind me. The light moved downward, revealing his pink hair, face, four eyes, and more mature features than Yuji.

The lady opened her eyes slightly, covered her mouth, and tears just fell.

"So... is this what you're like when you grow up?" she said. "That's great... It seems like you're growing up well."

I wisely took two steps back, turned around and left, leaving the two of them some private space.

After all, it is the moment when mother and son who have been separated by life and death are reunited. It would be better for me not to stand here and act as a light bulb.

Even though I have no sympathy for Ryoumen Sukuna, what I want to do most now is to send him back to where he belongs. However, it turns out that what Haibara said when I went to Shuei Juvenile Institution is true.

"After all, no matter how annoying a person is, they still have families who care about them."

Thinking of this, I felt a little emotional. It seems that Ryomen Sukuna didn't become like this on the first day.

I looked up at the sky that existed thousands of years ago. White clouds were floating leisurely in the sky, flocks of birds were flying below, and a few loud calls came from the distance.

The crow perched on the door of a house, its two black eyes rolling around and it tilted its head to look at me, as if trying to find out the purpose of this strange visitor.

"Who are you?" In front of the crow stood a child who was about eight or nine years old.

He was wearing a women's gown and had pink hair. His two outer hands were holding a lot of firewood, and his two inner hands were wrapped around each other. His four eyes were open and staring at me, with a hint of vigilance and brutality in their gazes.

As I studied him, he studied me.

"What are you doing in front of my house?"

"Uh..." I turned around and glanced at Ryoumen Sukuna who was still in the house, and said, "Another person and I are here to visit your mother. They are talking in the house now."

"Then go away." He walked straight to the door and leaned close to the crack. He saw his wife sitting up with excitement and smile in her eyes, talking to Ryoumen Sukuna who had her back to her.

"Humph, you're not lying." He pulled away, piled the firewood in his hand by the door, and suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "How interesting."

"What do you mean?"

"You are not afraid of me like others." He raised his head and said calmly, "You are the second person besides my mother who has no fear when seeing me."

"Who was the first one besides your mother?" I asked curiously.

"Abe Haruaki," he nodded and said, "but he is dead now."

Abe Haruaki...a famous figure in history, the legendary great onmyoji, I have also seen him before.

By the way, was Sugawara no Michizane, the ancestor of Gojo Satoru and Otsutsukota, a person of this era... If I could see him, I would definitely have something to brag about when I go back!

Ah, no, Sugawara no Michizane was born earlier than Abe no Haruaki. According to the chronology, both of them should have passed away...

"Hey, woman." The young Ryoumen Sukuna was dissatisfied with my daze and asked loudly and impatiently, "Why aren't you afraid of me? You should be afraid of me."

I:"……"

It turns out that this guy's collection of super heroic and domineering quotes has been accumulated since he was a child.

How come after becoming an old man, he hasn't made much progress? Is he just thinking about food while being in a daze for a thousand years? Is he just being in a daze out of loneliness?

"Why should I be afraid of you?" I simply squatted in front of him, stared at him and asked, "Why do you insist that I be afraid of you?"

After growing up, I beat up Ryoumen Sukuna countless times.

They tore each other apart, butted heads, pulled hair, sat on each other's backs, and even bit each other with teeth. It seemed that there was no awe or fear in my heart.

What's more, the person in front of me is just a child who has not grown up at all.

"Because no one is afraid of me." He raised his chin and said, "Everyone should be afraid of me."

"But you're not afraid of me either." I stroked my chin and looked at him, saying, "No one is not afraid of me either."

"It's so funny." He laughed and said, "What do you have to be afraid of?"

"Then what do you have to be afraid of?"

He and I stared at each other, as if we were saying some difficult instructions, but I saw real confusion and bewilderment in his eyes.

It suddenly dawned on me.

Human beings are creatures made up of past experiences and events they have witnessed, but they cannot make statements beyond their cognition.

In Ryomen Sukuna's past, because of his natural appearance, the people here excluded, insulted and bullied him more than once. But when he really grew up and became taller, stronger and braver than them, they were frightened and dared not offend them.

Then, perhaps in Ryoumen Sukuna's heart, only the fear of others can be considered safe for him?

Therefore - any act of rebellion that is not afraid, not submissive, and not under control will result in his killing, and this is probably the reason.

"Okay." After figuring this out, I took several steps back, retreated directly to a safe distance, nodded and said, "Now, I'm afraid of you."

"Hey." This action did not satisfy him. He frowned and tilted his head to look at me and asked, "Are you looking down on me?"

"what?"

"You're obviously not afraid of me at all."

I:"……"

"Okay, okay." I raised my hands in surrender and said to him, "I'm really not afraid of you."

"But there's a reason for this!"

I have nothing to do, so why should I explain this to the young Ryoumen Sukuna? Am I crazy because I have nothing to do?!

"What happened to you?" I gently poked his two hands that were exposed and waving their claws, and said, "It's not a disaster."

"Over here, situations like yours are quite common. The scientific name is called the Chimera phenomenon."

"In short, when you were in your mother's womb, you actually had a twin brother. But due to various reasons, the two of you merged your bodies, leaving only one child alive."

"So, it's like you're living on behalf of two people."

Ryoumen Sukuna mentioned in the original work said that he ate his twins when he was in the womb, and then the soul fell into the hands of Nosozo, who used it to reincarnate and become Hisahito's father.

Even now, I still feel super explosive when I think of that plot.

The underworld of the villain Zuosuo has reached such an extent that I feel even if he were to go to the underworld, the people in the underworld would be scared away by him.

However, I feel very confused about this statement.

It’s not that I think Ryomen Sukuna is incapable of doing such a thing, it’s just that he didn’t become a 2-meter-tall man the moment he was born.

When it was developing in the womb, it was just an embryo without a fully developed brain and nerves, and it didn't even have thoughts or ideas. How did it come to the conclusion that it ate all its brothers in order to survive?

Did Noso tell him? Then the question arises, how did Noso know this? Did he install a camera next to Sukuna to monitor the whole process 24 hours a day?

Also, after that brother died, how did Nozomi get his soul?

Damn, it feels like the original work itself is a big pit with many unsolved mysteries.

Just as I was trying to figure out the whole story based on the information provided in the comics, I heard the young body say, "Oh, that's how it is. I ate that guy."

I slowly opened my eyes, looked at him and asked, "Wait, what makes you think you ate your brother?"

"Didn't you just say that?" He seemed puzzled by my reaction. He glanced at me with a bit of surprise and continued, "For various reasons, only one person was left. I survived for two people."

"Putting aside your messed-up description, if you take it literally, isn't it just that I ate him? It's a life-and-death struggle, there's nothing to be surprised about."

Hahaha?

So, has his reading comprehension been so good since he was young?

After going around in circles for so long, the noose turned out to be me???

I opened my mouth and was about to say something else when the door creaked open and Ryomen Sukuna walked out and stood behind me.

He lowered his head and looked into his younger self's eyes. In a sense, eight eyes overlapped subtly. After three seconds, he walked forward expressionlessly. Before leaving, he said with disdain, "What is there to talk about with her?"

Me: “…” I have nothing to talk to you about!

As long as you return Yuji's body to me, I promise not to say a word to you.

"Mother." Since the conversation was over, the young form of Ryoumen Sukuna no longer bothered to talk to me. He pushed open the door, rushed to the bed quickly, looked up and said something to her.

She responded with two low sounds, her eyes still fixed on the two Sukuna's backs.

She moved the corners of her mouth, revealing a gentle smile filled with reluctance and longing.

“I don’t regret it,” she said. “I really don’t regret it.”