Little Fox's tails were a little unstable.
Whenever it had a little too much fun or got a little too excited, its second tail would pop out, leaving it frantically patting and pressing until it managed to push its new tail back in.
It took several days for Little Fox to barely learn how to hide its tail. Sukuna looked at the new town ahead, thought for a moment, then tucked the sleeping fox into the loose neckline of his kimono.
-They were near a town, and someone could pass by at any moment. Worried someone might see Little Fox sprout two tails again, he simply hid it inside his clothes.
He put on his veiled hat and looked at Uraume.
"Go in and buy things yourself. I'll wait outside."
Little Fox still wasn't very good at hiding its tail. If he rashly took it somewhere crowded and someone discovered it and took it for a monster, that would be trouble.
Uraume said, "...All right."
He knew it. His standing had definitely fallen.
Now the Young Master only had that little fox in his heart!
Uraume sadly headed into town alone, while Sukuna tracked him with his mental power. It could extend roughly three chō-over three hundred meters. The town wasn't large, so he could keep track of Uraume most of the time.
He found a deserted spot outside town and rested his hand on Little Fox's head inside his clothes, stroking it now and then.
With Sukuna stroking it over and over, the sleeping Little Fox finally woke up.
It struggled to open its eyes, its mind still foggy. Smacking its lips, it felt a little hungry.
Then the familiar, sweet scent of cursed energy wafted into its nose, and it immediately looked toward the source-
Beside it, on