That night, Sukuna lay in bed with his eyes closed, his mental energy spreading out as usual.
At night, his awareness would automatically go on high alert, monitoring every movement around him.
Then he "saw" a certain Little Fox, which had been sleeping on the table, sneak down to the floor, walk over to his bedside, and look up at his bed.
Little Fox hooked its paws over the edge of the bed and stood upright, swishing its big tail as it peeked at Sukuna.
He... should be asleep by now, right?
It looked at the bed, then gave Sukuna an envious glance-
It wanted to sleep in a bed too-the table was far too hard!
Once it confirmed that its handsome Young Master was asleep, it carefully jumped onto the bed, its steps light and soundless.
There was only a thin mattress on the hard wooden bed. It instinctively padded at it, then tilted its head in confusion.
...This wasn't quite what it had imagined...
Weren't beds supposed to be soft?
It looked at the quilt covering Sukuna. Hmm, maybe it would be softer on top of the quilt?
It snuck around, found a spot where more of the quilt hung over the edge, and stepped onto it.
It seemed... okay?
Two layers really were a little softer than one...
It quickly curled up there, wrapped its big tail around itself, sighed, and closed its eyes.
...No, this wasn't right!
It promptly lifted its head and frowned at the quilt-
Why was it still so hard?!
It wasn't soft at all!
It got up indignantly and circled Sukuna again.
Then its gaze suddenly landed on...
Sukuna himself.
Oh, right...
A quilt plus a human cushion... surely that would be soft?
Its eyes lit up, and it quickly glanced at