Uraume stared at Sukuna for a while, torn, before finally blurting out.
"...Are you really Sukuna??"
Sukuna: "...?"
Weren't you the one who spent ages confirming I was Sukuna earlier?
Uraume wasn't actually doubting his identity. She was just a little confused.
"How did your personality change so much?"
Sukuna thought for a moment, then said earnestly.
"A thousand years have passed, after all. Time is the best medicine."
-Medicine that had straightened out the brain-dead version of himself who'd wanted to become a curse.
Now he just wanted to turn back into a human!
"Also, I lost my memories, so modern life has probably had a pretty big influence on me."
"You should've picked up some basic knowledge of modern society from Tsumiki, too. You can probably tell this era is different from the old days. Killing people isn't the done thing."
"Anyway, I'm not planning to kill anyone now. You'd better not kill anyone from now on, either."
His stern tone carried a faint threat, letting Uraume know he meant it.
Uraume recalled the modern knowledge she'd received when she woke up-
The kind seen through the eyes of Tsumiki, an ordinary person.
Incredibly peaceful.
True...
Unlike a thousand years ago, you couldn't just kill people as you pleased in this era. There were surveillance cameras everywhere.
More importantly, she couldn't even come out... She couldn't kill anyone even if she wanted to.
"But I want to eat, too..."
Uraume sounded a little aggrieved.
After accepting the Emperor's offer of amnesty a thousand years ago, she'd lived an incredibly comfortable life of leisure, lounging in the palace with attendants waiting on her and eating whatever she wanted.
"I want some Tang-style sweets..."
She sighed regretfully. It had been so long since she'd had any.
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