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Riki first knew that his mama didn’t love their family, at least not as much as his father did when he was 6.
“Why can’t you just let me go?! What more do you want from me Sukuna?” One day Riki accidentally heard mama pleading to his father angrily.
“Come now little dove, you don’t want our child to hear this do you?” replied his father calmly, voice a little cold.
The knowledge that his mama wanted to leave their family didn’t upset him, his father had told him to be understanding toward mama since Riki could comprehend words. His mama’s spirit was fragile, and his mental state could be unstable at times. However, Riki was determined to make his mama love him just as Riki loved and adored his mama. After all, mama was the best mama in the world, and the loveliest and most divine wife according to his father.
So Riki asked for help from his father’s most trusted advisor, Uraume. The loyal family… friend invited the young boy to make ginger tea because it was mama’s favorite.
“Mama showers me with love and affection but he keeps asking father to be let go in private. Why is that?”
“Young master, the lady doesn’t know what he’s talking about sometimes. You must not take these things to heart,” responded Uraume monotonously. “Your mother was abandoned by biological family at a young age, and his so-called allies expected him to sacrifice everything for them. The lady undoubtedly still has confusing thoughts about love and loyalty to true family.”
“Oh… if mama’s old family and allies were still alive, I would love to accompany father to bathe in their blood,” mumbled Riki regretfully.
“You are truly your father’s son, young master,” beamed Uraume. “Trust that Sukuna-sama and you are the only family the lady has and needs now.”
“Yes, and mama will learn to be happy with father and me,” smiled Riki brightly, his red eyes flashing merrily.
But his father and Riki were only two people… if their family had more… After all, his father had said his family deserved all the pleasure in the world, so it was his right to seek more pleasure wasn’t it?
“Darling, you must be feeling unwell to have these irrational thoughts, I will send someone to…” Riki walked into his father speaking softly to mama while caressing mama’s soft pale cheek gently. His mama’s large green eyes just stared at his father silently while biting his pink lips in… some indescribable emotion.
“Don’t worry father, I made mama some ginger tea!” The young boy announced his presence and immediately, his mama stopped tensing up and composed his face into a relaxed and soft expression.
“Good boy, come and sit with your mother, Riki,” beckoned his father proudly, glad that his son had joined him in consoling his troubled wife.
His mama smiled warmly at him, ruffling his hair fondly when Riki finally sat on the opposite side of his father with his mama comfortably propped up between them. His mama gestured for him to put the cup of tea on the bedside table, but Riki insisted his mama drink it now while it was still hot. After mama took a few sips, Riki carefully took the cup and put it on the table.
“Is mama unhappy here with us?”
His mama blinked rapidly a few times, shocked at Riki’s question and turned to Riki’s father with his eyes narrowed. His father put on an innocent expression, his hand now moved to hold mama’s left hand and thumb smoothing over his mama’s little knuckles.
“Riki, sweetheart, where did you get this idea?”
The young boy snuggled up to his mama’s warm body, head burrowing into the crook of mama’s slender neck.
“I heard mama asking father to let you go somewhere earlier…”
“Oh that… I just want to go outside but your father won’t let me out of this castle,” said his mama while rubbing his back soothingly.
“Father is keeping mama safe from the bad people who want to take mama away from father and me,” Riki replied passionately and a little sharply.
“See honey, our son clearly understands what’s going on,” said father triumphantly and then admonished his mama teasingly. “My dear Megumi needs to behave and stop worrying his husband and child.”
Mama looked like he wanted to say something back but refrained from doing so. Instead he hunched his shoulders, as if in defeat, and buried his face in Riki’s black hair.
“I guess I just get a little lonely. Sorry for worrying you, Riki.”
“Don’t worry mama, I have the perfect solution!” said the young boy excitedly, putting his strong hands on his mama’s shoulders. “Why don’t we have another family member? I don’t mind taking care of a little brother or sister.”
His mama froze under his hands, mouth agape. His mama must have been very surprised by this wonderful idea. His father seemed very impressed, too.
“Megumi, look how thoughtful our Riki is! And very smart, too! He’s truly the divine fruit of our love.” His father enveloped both mama and him into his four magnificent arms, gathering his wife and child into a crushing hug. “Riki, you’ll have to teach your little sibling to become strong and help us look after your mama, do you understand?”
“I understand father! I won’t let father and mama down!” declared Riki solemnly.
Riki’s hair got a little wet as father and he spoke to each other. Mama must have been crying tears of joy at the prospect of their family growing bigger.
TIME SKIP
Riki always thought his mama looked beautiful with his breathtaking green eyes and irresistible eyelashes, angelic face and elegant body, but these days his mama looked absolutely gorgeous. Riki’s mama always seemed to glow now that his belly grew to accommodate Riki’s little brother or sister. Father took pleasure in doting on mama and Riki followed his father’s lead like a cute little duckling.
“Is mama happy here with us now?” asked Riki expectantly as mama and he rubbed mama’s cute baby bump together.
Riki wanted to transfer some of his curse energy to lessen the burden on his mama’s body, but father had strictly forbidden him to do it. Only father could do it. Riki was a dutiful son, so he obeyed his father without further questions.
“Yes, Riki I’m happy now.”
Riki was sure father, Riki and his little sibling would work hard to keep mama like this.