The Truth

POV: Ryomen Sukuna

I was hesitant doing that to Ryogaku, but it is better if he grows stronger due to this.

Honestly, I expected someone to lash out at me, I thought it would be Johan, but he was quiet as hell 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, such emotions will only create more problems.

Also, Johan seemed the saddest out of the three, honestly though, the chemistry of those two was explosive.

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

I called Lucas to check if he is fine.

Just this little action will improve my image drastically.

He probably has no one even glance at him, so someone asking him of his well-being must be a huge thing.

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 till she wakes up.

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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.

I looked to my right and saw a little movement from Eva, indicating that 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 I could see that she was a little impatient.

"I saw him . . ."

She said with some difficulty.

" . . . I saw that man"

Now this is interesting, this implies that the person who murdered her family is 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 many more such emotions on her face.

" . . . and ended up like this"

I could see her eyes getting wet, even though she was looking away from me.

But, not a single tear fell, she steeled her resolve and said . . .

"I have to become stronger, so please . . . help me, Sukuna"

She looked me straight in the eyes while saying this, I could feel her unshakeable resolve.

This outcome is very beneficial for me.

If I am the one who trains her, then her loyalty to me will be concrete.

"I hear your determination Eva. Rest for now, we will start your training once you recover"

I said as I picked up a box kept on the ground.

She eyed the box and turned towards me for an explanation.

"All attacks leave a unique type of mana signature, which is very similar to the one of the attacker . . .

. . . I already used this on your arm to record the signature and sent it for investigation"

She thanked me as I started to walk towards the door.

She looked at me with a little smile on her face before turning away to face the ceiling.

"Oh, and by the way . . ."

I said as she turned her head to me again.

" . . . I left cake on the table"

I said, leaving the room.

She exhaled with a smile.

"Of course you did"

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POV: Lucas

"Yes, I am fine, I managed to escape without being harmed, luckily"

. . .

"Yes definitely, thank you for your concern"

. . .

"Okay, I'll wait here, they told me to stay for a few hours just in case anyway."

. . .

"Yes, thank you"

I cut the call and fell back on the bed, looking at the ceiling.

My brain was in a state of confusion right now.

Sukuna just called to check up on me.

He told me that he would be coming to visit me soon, and also that he would train me to be stronger.

It was announced that we would stay in his Academy for refuge, which means that it would be easier for us to contact each other. 

But, I don't understand why he cared.

At first I thought that it was pity, but I started feeling that he was comfortable talking to me, and I felt the same.

I think I finally . . . made a friend.

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POV: Ryomen Sukuna

I was looking out of the window of the car I was sitting in.

The scenery was quite good, the roads had well-grown vegetation on either side, which, along with the sun about to set, painted a beautiful picture.

Training Lucas just like Eva will be good for gaining loyalty from him.

They both will be staying in the Academy, so it's not that much work anyways.

"We have arrived"

The driver said as he got out and opened the door for me.

I am currently at the security department of the ITAAS Academy.

My dad was called to investigate the case of the attacks along with a few other people.

I requested him to allow me to look at the CCTV footage of the attack on ITAAS, which was not difficult for him to get.

I entered the building and was guided to the recordings' room, where my father, along with another person, was waiting, sitting on chairs, talking to each other.

 I greeted the other man, who introduced himself as the head investigating officer of the case, Don Hawkes.

He fiddled with his laptop, which made the projector start playing a video on the screen. I sat down beside my dad, looking intently at the video.

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After the video ended, I saw both of them looking at me, probably waiting for my thoughts on it.

"Watching this video, one thing is clear . . ." I said, making a thinking face.

"And that is . . .?" My dad said, a small smile on his face.

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"They were targeting Anny"

I said, which made both of them laugh a little.

"It's not that easy to deduce, you may have talent as an investigator"

Don said, fixing his posture to a straighter one.

"What else do you think?" My father asked me, the smile not leaving his face.

"Anny being targeted is pretty important here. The assassination of the Royal Family of England just before this also proves to be suspicious."

I was not looking directly at him, but I could see that my dad's smile was getting bigger.

"So it is possible that this is the work of some country, or some high ranking official, to either take over England, or to destroy it, or to fulfil some personal hatred with the Royal Family . . ."

I continued without stopping . . .

" . . . If it is a country, we can get leads by observing which countries are most eager to obtain ownership of the land of England."

"If it is a high-ranking official, we would need to do a thorough search throughout the ranks, which will prove to be extremely troublesome."

I said, putting up most of my thoughts to them, which made them quite surprised.

"I told you, didn't I?" My dad said to Don with a smug smile.

"Yeah yeah" He said back to my dad, not looking at him.

Then he turned to me and said . . .

"As you can see, this situation concerns many countries, maybe even the whole world, and participating in this can be a threat to your life."

He paused.

"Do you still wish to help with this investigation?"

He said with a serious face, which I responded to with a smirk.

"Where's the fun without danger?"

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Sukuna left the room after bidding farewell to his father and Don.

A few seconds after he left, Don turned to Sukuna's dad, Azrol Ryomen.

He uses his family name after his first name, unlike Sukuna, because that is how everyone is in this world.

But, the Ryomen family used to write their last names preceding their first names, so it is still Ryomen Azrol in records.

"He is so much like you, it's scary"

"Yeah, seems like he will do great no matter which field he chooses" Azrol says as he leans back on his chair.

"He is my son after all" He said with a smug smile.

"Tch, shut up, just look at these files" Don said with an annoyed expression.

Azrol laughed and took the files from his hand.

'I hope that everything will be fine, though I can't help but feel that this is the beginning of something big'