In the original story, when Douma was human, neither his parents nor those around him had ever thought of "forming bonds" with him. After becoming a demon, under the Scum Boss's guidance, bonds?
What even were those?
In the end, it was only through his strange feelings for Shinobu Kocho that he developed a twisted form of "love," and thus came to possess what could be called emotions.
And rather than love, some people's interpretation was that those feelings resembled hatred more. But Douma, who had never had emotions before, believed it was love.
Whether that was true or not, it at least showed that Douma's lack of emotions could be changed through the help of others.
And that was indeed the case. At the very least, Douma no longer placed himself in the position of a "god" that his parents had once imposed upon him.
"After all, your talent is poor. It's only natural for you to hold a grudge~"
Muzan heard Douma mocking Sugiura Tomoaki again. This basically happened every time the two met.
The veins in Sugiura Tomoaki's fists bulged with rage. "All you can do is run your mouth! Fight me!"
"I don't want to bully you." Douma smiled as he turned and walked away, acting as though Sugiura Tomoaki did not exist.
Being looked down on and humiliated like that, Sugiura Tomoaki's mind filled with fury. He shouted, "At least I have emotions! What the hell are you?! Do you deserve to call yourself human?"
Douma's smile vanished instantly. Anger was suppressed beneath his calm expression as he turned to look at him coldly, one hand already resting on the Nichirin Blade at his waist. "Do you want me to teach you how to speak?"
Sugiura Tomoaki was frightened by Douma's gaze. He also realized