Curse Returns: What did the human-shaped wishing machine do wrong this time?

Rime settled Alluka in the house where they were temporarily staying. Since they had been invited to participate in the festival and it was getting late, they did not leave Heian-kyo.

"Xiaomei! Do you know where your brother went?"

The rain broke through the clouds and poured down, forming a continuous line in the air. Standing under the wooden porch, Alluka curiously reached out and caught a few drops.

At the shrine, Kyūko did not allow Alluka to leave his room in rainy or snowy weather, and the obedient boy always abided by these rules that were unique to him.

Now that he's far from that shrine, no one will restrict his behavior anymore.

"Lord Sukuna probably has something to do."

Rime stood behind Alluka, her expression somewhat strained.

When he learned that Alluka and Lord Sukuna were brothers, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Lord Sukuna left Alluka with him and then walked away. Rime didn't dare to speculate on Lord Sukuna's thoughts.

"OK."

Alluka nodded, not at all discouraged. He turned around and went back to his room with light steps. Perhaps he was tired, because he quickly fell asleep.

The next day.

It was noisy outside. Alluka, who was still half asleep, yawned sleepily. He rubbed his eyes and pushed open the shoji door. He saw a girl wearing only an outer robe and no inner garment, standing with her hands on her hips, arguing with Rime in the courtyard.

"Where's Ryoumen Sukuna? Where is he? I heard he slaughtered half of the Fujiwara clan yesterday and kidnapped someone very important to them? Was it a woman?!"

The girl named Wan called Sukuna by his full name without any regard for his feelings, and treated him as her own possession.

"You lowly person! Watch your mouth!"

Upon seeing this person, Rime's face instantly darkened.

Yesterday, this woman disregarded all etiquette and pounced on Lord Su Nuo. He had never seen such a shameless person.

An unbearable restlessness churned within him, and the power of his curse shifted at his fingertips, unleashing an ice blade, wreathed in a ghostly blue light, towards Wan's neck.

"Ha, you're just a servant. Wait until I become Su Nuo's wife..."

The beautiful girl dodged Rime's attack by flipping over. Just as she was about to teach Rime a lesson, she noticed Alluka's direction, and her pretty face turned sinister.

"It's you! The one Sukuna snatched away."

Looking at the androgynous boy before him, Wan's eyes burned with a fierce, vengeful fire.

The twisted evil thought caused that beautiful face to briefly distort.

Yesterday, she fell in love with Sukunu at first sight during the Daijō Festival, feeling that she was the only one who could relieve his loneliness.

She never expected that after she received the reversal technique treatment, half of the Fujiwara family would die, and the old man Fujiwara Michimitsu would age ten years overnight as if he had lost his parents.

Man didn't care about these things at first, but the one who did them was actually Ryoumen Sukuna. Man treated Sukuna as his possession and couldn't accept that he went to slaughter the Fujiwara family for someone else.

Two streams of black fluid appeared beneath Wan, and the liquid metal hurtled toward Alluka at the speed of an arrow. She stood on the fluid and rushed toward him, attempting to reach out and twist his neck.

She was incredibly fast, appearing in front of Alluka in the blink of an eye. Just as she was about to make her move, an ice wall appeared out of nowhere and blocked Alluka's path.

Rime's Ice Condensation Spell is a ranged attack, and its speed is nowhere near Wan Kuai's. Just as he was about to unleash his maximum power, chaotic footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard, growing louder as they approached.

"Wan! What are you doing?!"

A squad of elite Fujiwara soldiers, clad in armor, stormed in behind her. Their faces were covered by visors, so only their eyes could be seen through their wispy hair, not their features.

"What are you doing here again?" Wan's tone was harsh.

After she single-handedly defeated the Five Void Generals, she was entrusted with important responsibilities by the Fujiwara family based on her strength. Logically speaking, the leader of the group should be considered her superior, but she had no intention of giving them face.

After meeting the two Sukuna, her mind was no longer with the Fujiwara family.

She wanted to marry Ryomen Sukuna as his principal wife; she would never let that man have those lonely eyes again.

Anyone who stands in her way deserves to die. Just as she continued to use the liquid metal, an invisible slash arrived along with Rime's ice blade.

A sharp line of blood cut from her shoulder down to her lower abdomen.

Her body was torn open but not completely severed; she fell backward to the ground, blood and foam continuously oozing from the wound.

"Two-faced Sukuna! Let me alleviate your loneliness!"

She forgot about the blood gushing out beneath her, and a sickly blush spread across her face.

Two-faced Sukuna stood under the eaves, half the light shining on his face. His scarlet eyes held a haughty indifference, looking down at him as if he were an ant.

"Who are you?"

He glanced coldly at the group of Fujiwara's elite soldiers as if he didn't recognize the man.

"Are you all here to die too?"

The Fujiwara family members were intimidated by his imposing presence and took a step back in panic, wanting to run away, but then they remembered the purpose of their visit.

The team leader forced his trembling legs to steady himself, his voice shaking as he said, "Two...two-faced Sukuna-sama, my...our family's...our divine child seems to be lost, is it...is it possible..."

It was no coincidence that Wan came here.

Yesterday's Daijosai festival, in which she threw herself at Ryomen Sukuna without any clothes on, has already caused the Fujiwara family to lose face.

Fujiwara no Michimitsu was with the Emperor yesterday and did not participate in the sacrificial ceremony. When he returned, he discovered that all those present at the shrine had perished. The others were not particularly important, except for Alluka…

He only breathed a sigh of relief after ordering his men to search through the pile of corpses for a long time without finding their target.

The act of cutting a person into pieces was clearly the work of Ryomen Sukuna. Fujiwara no Michimitsu didn't know if it was Alluka's ability that attracted the monster, so he ordered his men to search for it before Ryomen Sukuna left Kyoto.

They also sent a small team under the pretense of looking for Wan to investigate whether Alluka was here.

Alluka has no choice but to stay with the Fujiwara family unless he dies. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, they will take him back.

The squad leader knew his mission was extremely dangerous, but before he could finish speaking, his body was torn into several pieces and slid off in different directions.

Before the warriors' terrified screams could even escape their throats, the same slash sent them down the same path as their leader.

"Brother! You're back!"

He was not bothered by the fact that he had almost been killed.

The black-haired boy tilted his head back, his slightly curved blue eyes pure and clear, as bright as gemstones.

"Lord Su Nuo!"

Rimei coldly looked at the dead group of people and bowed respectfully.

These noisy people actually treated Lord Su Nuo's temporary residence like a marketplace, coming and going as they pleased. They truly deserve to die.

"Knowing you're going to die, why do you still come to your deaths? What's so special about you?"

Ryomen Sukuna casually glanced at Alluka, his chin resting on his hand, the black runes making his features appear even sharper.

"Does my brother want to see Nanika?"

Alluka's eyes lit up, and her smile grew even brighter.

He knew his brother couldn't possibly dislike Nanica.

Yesterday, Nanika was a little sad because of the word "trouble," but Alluka knew that her brother could never hate them, whether it was because he rescued her back then or because he just stopped that woman.

He adores his older brother!