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“Aren’t you a delicious sight,” the CEO of Gojo Industries says as he stares over the brim of his dark shades. He licks his lips, crystal blue eyes glimmering. “Sukuna must have balls of steel to keep an omega like you so close by. What are you to him again?”
Maintaining a blank expression, Megumi answers. “I’m his secretary. We’ve met on several occasions before, sir.” He gestures down the hallway to where a large black door awaits. “Please, Ryomen-sama is expecting you.”
Gojo Satoru smiles. “It’s impossible that I’ve forgotten a face like yours. But you know how busy a man like me can get. Anyway, lead the way,” he says.
Megumi walks down the hall toward the door, feeling the alpha’s heavy gaze on his back.
Gojo is a tall alpha with a face far too pretty to be confined to the grim career of a CEO. Although Gojo has appeared in a lot of ads for luxury clothing brands and has guest-starred in television series, he mostly works in weapon manufacturing.
There are other, less than up-standing work he’s involved in as well but that isn’t Megumi’s business.
On top of Gojo’s good looks and supposed charm, he is one of the few elite alphas to exist in this day and age.
Reaching the door to his boss’s office, Megumi knocks once to alert the man of his presence. Moments later the door is automatically unlocked from the inside and they’re granted entry. Inside, his boss, Ryomen Sukuna is sitting at his desk. He’s adjusting his navy blue tie that pairs well with his charcoal grey suit and white dress shirt. As always, the alpha is handsome and well put together.
At the sight of him, Megumi has to compose himself.
Being around two elite alphas is difficult for an omega such as him. He doesn’t want to appear weak in front of Sukuna because Sukuna despises weakness. It was already difficult to get this job due to his second gender and he’s done well to keep it for the past three years, but at any moment all could be lost.
“Here are the reports you asked for, sir,” Megumi says, handing over a leather portfolio.
Sukuna takes the portfolio without sparing Megumi a glance. He's too busy looking at Gojo. “Stop staring at my secretary like that,” he says with a grunt.
Gojo laughs. “Can you blame me?” he asks. “He’s pretty enough to eat. Why bother making all of those arrangements if you have something like this at your disposal.”
At your disposal.
That is how alphas speak of omegas.
“He’s a man,” Sukuna says, his tone flat. “You know I don’t do men.” He looks up at Megumi. “Make sure everything is ready for the party this evening. I’ll get ready here at the office. Have my suit and shoes brought up to my private wing.”
Megumi bows. “Yes, sir.”
“Will he be at the party?” Gojo asks in regards to Megumi.
“Of course he will be. He’s my secretary,” Sukuna waves Megumi away.
As Megumi is leaving out of the office, away from the heavy scent of the alpha’s pheromones, he hears Gojo ask Sukuna if it’s a wise idea for him to be at the party. He doesn’t catch what Sukuna replies before he has the door closed behind him.
Out in the hallway, Megumi takes a deep, shuddering breath to calm his heartbeat. It’s time for him to take more suppressants.
Gathering himself, he walks to his desk that’s just outside of Sukuna’s office and plops down in the chair. He opens one of the small drawers and takes out a purple bottle of pills.
Elite Alphas are not like the typical alphas.
Due to their special blood chemistry, they heal faster than the average human, are immune to most non-deadly diseases, and are stronger, smarter, and physically superior to even the basic alpha.
Because of their superiority, they’re given high positions in society. If they happen to be born to prestigious clans - like Sukuna and Gojo - regardless of if they’re the youngest or eldest son, they’re always chosen as heirs.
Another thing about elite alphas is that they’re the only ones who can override a mating mark.
For instance, if Megumi was marked by a standard alpha and Sukuna decided to claim him for his own, all he has to do is bite over the old mark, and just like that he would be Megumi’s new alpha.
Megumi presses his thighs together at the thought of Sukuna marking him. He pops two suppressant pills in his mouth and follows up with water. He can’t have thoughts like that about his boss.
“Was that Gojo Satoru?”
Looking up, Megumi sees one of his many assistants standing in front of his desk. Kugisaki Nobara just started working at the company a few weeks ago. She’s a competent girl with a fun personality. She, like many of his assistants, is a beta.
“Yeah,” Megumi says, taking another sip of water.
Nobara purses her lips. "He's a lot taller in person." She leans on the desk with a bored expression. "I thought I would see some exciting stuff working here since there are so many rumors surrounding the place but you're the only one who sees any real action."
"It's all boring meetings and press conferences," Megumi says. "I promise you you're not missing anything."
"What about the party tonight? The boss is renting out the old Monroe estate. That place is like 200 acres!"
"It'll just be a bunch of wealthy snobs bragging about how wealthy they are," Megumi says, and he's not looking forward to it. "Speaking of, could you make sure Sukuna-sama's suit is picked up from the cleaners? I'm going to take lunch."
"Sure thing," Nobara says.
On a typical day, Megumi eats his lunch at his desk just in case Sukuna needs him for anything last minute but today he wants to avoid seeing Gojo again. He's sure he'll see the man at the party tonight and he needs to mentally prepare himself for that. It's hard enough that he spends so much time around Sukuna. The last thing he needs is two, elite alphas breathing down his neck.
Then again, Sukuna isn't interested in him like that.
The other night, Megumi had the displeasure of breaking things off with Sukuna's latest fling.
His boss goes through women like they're underwear. He finds a new woman —most likely a beta— fucks her for a week or two at most, and then he orders Megumi to cut things off. Megumi has been slapped, cursed at, and even had champagne poured on him during these encounters. But that's what a secretary does.
They clean up their boss's messes.
Before Megumi grabs his lunch, he slips inside the restroom and finds an empty stall where he takes care of the mess the two, elite alphas caused. His suppressants haven't kicked in yet.
Biting his lower lip, he shoves two fingers inside of his wet, slick-filled hole and fingers himself as he strokes his small leaking cock. Moaning quietly, he thinks about Sukuna bending him over a flat surface and pounding into his body. He's never felt an alpha's cock inside of him but he imagines it feels amazing. Especially Sukuna's cock. Tears filling his eyes, Megumi strokes himself faster as he shoves his fingers as far as they'll go until he reaches his limit.
His orgasm hits him hard, leaving him panting and gasping for air.
Looking at the mess he made on the floor and on his hands, he quietly groans. He needs to get stronger suppressants. He uses a lot of tissue and paper towels to clean up his mess. Then he stops by his locker for a change of underwear. Then he finally has his lunch and makes it quick to make up for the time.
After a small lunch of onigiri, Megumi brushes his teeth—Sukuna will be able to smell if he doesn't— and he returns to his desk. Gojo has already left so he's put at ease for the remainder of the workday that consists of meetings. He picks up Sukuna's suit and shoes from the front desk downstairs then he takes the private elevator up to Sukuna's suite.
Sometimes his boss likes to sleep at the company overnight. He has a small, one-bedroom condo on the top floor that's nicer than Megumi's place.
"Sir," Megumi says knocking on the door lightly.
When he doesn't get an answer, he lets himself in using the keycode only he and Sukuna know.
Inside the condo is dimly lit and is filled with the alpha's strong pheromones.
Megumi swallows hard and enters the condo. He can't lay the suit down across the couch because Sukuna will be pissed so he walks down the short hall to where the bedroom is. The alpha's scent is stronger in the bedroom. Megumi's heartbeat quickens as the hairs on the nape of his neck stand up. He can feel his nipples hardening underneath his dress shirt.
"Damn can you knock next time?" Sukuna asks. He's walking out of the bathroom with only a black towel wrapped around his waist. Water rolls down his sculpted chest and abs, and his black hair is wet. "Hang the suit up and leave." He turns his back to Megumi to pick up a bottle of lotion from his dresser.
Megumi sees the massive tattoo that takes up the entirety of Sukuna's back.
It's a red oni; a red demon with sakura petals spilling from its open mouth. The tattoo is beautiful and intricately designed. That tattoo signifies Sukuna's place as heir to the Ryomen Yakuza Syndicate. He's never witnessed the alpha doing anything illegal but he knows that the work Sukuna does isn't all clean.
Hurriedly, he hangs the suit up in the closet.
"Wait," Sukuna says. He walks over to where Megumi is standing in front of the closet. He towers over the omega.
"Sir?" Megumi asks nervously when Sukuna sniffs him. He can feel the heat radiating off the alpha's body and it makes him shiver with anticipation.
Sukuna grunts. "Be sure to change your scent patch before the party," he says. "It's wearing off."
"Yes, sir."
"Get out."
Megumi leaves as quickly as he can.
His boss has a mean temper and although he's never really yelled at Megumi the way he does his other employees sometimes he looks at Megumi as though Megumi was a bug he wanted to squash. There are small moments when Sukuna looks at him warmly but those moments are brief and Megumi is sure he only imagines it. The man isn't a fan of omegas but nobody knows why that is. Not even Sukuna's half-brother knows why.
But Megumi tells himself what he always tells himself.
It's none of his business.
The party is held at the Monroe manor that resides in the countryside, far from the dazzling lights of Tokyo city.
The manor was built by a famous film director who had an obsession with the American actress Marilyn Monroe. The manor is three stories, equipped with an indoor and outdoor pool as well as a hedge maze in the backyard.
There are at least thirty of the wealthiest alphas, omegas, and betas in attendance. Sukuna is here tonight with his new woman. She's some actress who has recently won a major award. She's beautiful, and just Sukuna's type.
While they all gather around the manor eating and drinking, Megumi makes himself scarce.
He along with Sukuna's bodyguards are the only ones from the company in attendance tonight. Even though he doesn't really know what the party is for, Megumi didn't bother asking questions. Sukuna only tells him what he needs to know and he knows that if he goes poking his nose around too much he's going to be in a world of trouble. So Megumi keeps his earpiece in just in case Sukuna calls and hangs out in the study.
Megumi can see the partygoers from outside the window.
He can see Sukuna and his date mingling with the other guests. Watching the woman touch and caress the alpha makes Megumi's stomach burn with envy.
He wants to be able to touch and caress Sukuna. He wishes that he was on Sukuna's arm instead of her. As much as he knows he has zero chance, he can't help but want the alpha. He thinks it has more to do with Sukuna being an elite alpha who is also attractive and mysterious.
It's also the way the alpha's pheromones smell better than any pheromones Megumi has ever smelt.
Soon Megumi gets thirsty. He leaves the study to get a glass of water from the kitchen. The chefs should be done preparing the small plates for this evening so he shouldn't be in anyone's way. On his way to the kitchen, Megumi sees two men kissing in the hallway.
At the sight of a head of white, wavy hair, Megumi tenses.
As if sensing the omega, Gojo lifts his head from the pale neck he was licking on. He looks at Megumi and grins, his smile predatory. The man he's holding against the wall looks at Megumi with a bored expression. He's a handsome beta with long, black hair and unimpressed black eyes. There is a beauty mark under each of his eyes. They look good together, Megumi absently thinks.
"Is he going to join us?" The beta asks Gojo. "He looks boring."
"Geto, be nice," Gojo says, kissing the beta's neck affectionately. "And this is Sukuna's...secretary. He isn't involved in any of tonight's festivities."
The man, Geto, frowns and it almost looks like he's concerned. "Then he needs to leave..."
"Fushiguro-san, where are you heading?" Gojo asks.
Megumi was sure Gojo forgot his name since he forgot his face earlier. He guesses not.
"To the kitchen to get water," Megumi says.
"Then you'll return to the study?"
Megumi nods slowly, unsure why the man is asking him this.
Gojo smiles at Geto. "See, everything will be alright." He boldly gropes the man's cock through his pants. "Now let's continue this upstairs."
Megumi blushes and looks away earning a laugh from both men.
As they walk by him, Gojo pets him on the head and tells him to have a goodnight.
Once they're out of the hallway, Megumi makes his way to the kitchen. He's confused by what just happened but he writes it off as Gojo just being a strange man.
In the kitchen, there's no sight of the chefs or anyone else for that matter. After drinking a glass of water, Megumi decides to see where the chefs are. They shouldn't leave until the event is over. Out in the living room, it's completely empty as well. There are only leftover glasses and half-eaten small plates. Feeling worried, Megumi rushes outside to where the pool is. That's where he saw most of the guests from the window of the study.
When he's making his way outside, he's hit with the strong scent of mingling pheromones from various alphas and omegas. Head clouded, Megumi begins to pant and lose all sense of where he is.
What's happening?
Through the thick haze of pheromones, Megumi tries to pinpoint Sukuna's scent but he's unable to locate his boss.
A whine slips past his lips and tears roll down his face.
Where is Sukuna-sama?
He can feel the slick dripping from his pulsing asshole. This isn't his heat. His heat isn't due for weeks. He's also on suppressants so there's no reason for him to be this sensitive to the pheromones. The only thing that makes sense is Sukuna or Gojo being among the alphas but Gojo is inside the manor, and Sukuna is-
"What do we have here?" an unrecognizable voice says.
Blinking, Megumi looks around and finds himself outside by the pool. He sees all of the guests, naked and engaging in various sexual acts with one another. Women are kissing other women while men are between their legs either licking them or fucking them. Men are fucking other men, too. All of it is dizzying.
Nipples hardening, Megumi moans without trying to.
"He's fucking gorgeous," another voice says. "Look at his sexy body."
"Isn't that Sukuna's omega? I'm not trying to die..."
"Sukuna's with that actress...this omega doesn't have a scent so he's fair game..."
Megumi blinks up and finds himself surrounded by two alphas. One of them has blond hair and the other has red hair. Neither of them is an alpha that he's seen before. Neither of them is elite alphas either. If it wasn't for the many scents in the air, he would be able to easily run away from them but Megumi's limbs are heavy and he's dripping slick.
"I want him first," the blond alpha says. "Or maybe we can fuck him at the same time..."
Megumi cries. "No! Please, I don't want-"
The redheaded alpha grabs a fistful of Megumi's hair, tugging so hard that his scalp burns. "You'll want it soon enough," he says. "You're an omega."
The blond man laughs.
Before Megumi realizes what's happening one of the men is forcing their cock down his mouth. His eyes fill with tears.
I don't want this, he tries to say. But the girth pushing inside of his mouth prevents him from speaking.
No, please stop!
Megumi can feel the other man putting his fingers inside his wet hole and he feels disgusting. With nothing else to do, he bites down as hard as he can as a last resort. His mouth fills with blood as his ears fill with the sound of an angry, pained scream.
Then everything goes black.
When Megumi comes to, he's sitting inside a cold room that he's never seen before.
He's naked with a large comforter wrapped around his body. Shivering, he wraps the comforter around himself tightly as he looks around the room. Across from him, Sukuna is seated in a chair. The alpha is leaning his head on his fist while he stares at Megumi blankly. Smelling the alpha's pheromones, Megumi begins to relax.
This scent always comforts him.
"You know," Sukuna says, staring at Megumi thoughtfully, "you have a beautiful face. It's actually a pity that you're a man. If you were a woman, you'd be mine."
Megumi isn't sure how to respond to that. It feels more like an insult than a compliment. But soon, the memories of his attack come flooding back to Megumi, and his eyes water.
"Kenshi's going to need weeks to heal," Sukuna says. "You nearly bit his cock off."
Megumi frowns at the tone Sukuna is using with him.
"Excuse me?" Megumi asks, dumbfounded. "Kenshi...he and his friend forced themselves on me."
Sukuna sighs. "What's the big deal? Aren't omegas always like that? They always pretend not to like it but in the end, they want more. So why are you playing innocent?"
"Playing innocent?" Megumi hugs himself. The alpha's words cut deep. "I've never..." He's still a virgin. Well, he hopes he still is. "Sir, I think you misunderstand..."
The door to the room opens and a woman with long dark hair steps in. She's wearing a white lab coat and a kind expression on her face. Megumi assumes she's one of the private doctors that Sukuna keeps on his payroll. He's only ever seen the male beta that Sukuna likes to call to the office to perform physical exams. The woman asks if she can sit next to Megumi on the couch and Megumi nods.
"I can ask Ryomen-san to leave if that would make you more comfortable," the woman says.
Sukuna takes out his gold cigarette holder. "I'm staying," he says. He takes out a cigarette, lights it, and smokes. "He's my secretary."
Is that all I am to you, Megumi wants to ask the alpha.
Is he just a dispensable secretary not worth even the most common of decency? Sukuna has always been Sukuna but there were moments when he was kind toward Megumi. But perhaps that kindness was part of Megumi's imagination.
"Well, I'll go ahead and tell you the good news," the doctor says. "There was no penetration. So that means no tissue scarring. You may suffer from over-exposure to too many pheromones, however. The other guests all took inducers so they're fine but since you didn't take any inducers.."
Sukuna blows out a cloud of smoke. "How soon can he return to work?" he asks nonchalantly. "I've got a major deal to close out this week."
The good news is that Megumi is still a virgin.
The bad news is that he means absolutely nothing to Sukuna.
Unable to bear another second in the man's presence, Megumi gets up. He bows his head to Sukuna.
"Forgive me, sir, for ruining your evening and making things difficult for you and your guests." Megumi has had enough of this shit. "Thank you for having your private physician see to me." Megumi is so done with this shit. "I quit."
Sukuna's eyes widen.
Megumi leaves the room. Once he's out in the hallway he realizes that they're at Sukuna's penthouse in Tokyo. He finds his way out with ease, not even bothering to look for clothes to put on. He's just numb. The sooner he gets away from this asshole the better.
Downstairs in the lobby, Megumi uses the phone at the desk to call for a ride.
"I can't believe you really quit!" Itadori Yuji, Sukuna's half-brother, says. "Finally!"
Megumi laughs. "Yeah, I can't believe I stayed that long." He picks over the food on his plate with his chopsticks. He doesn't really have an appetite. He hasn't had an appetite in weeks since he's quit.
"But why?" Yuji asks. "Like I know my brother is a cunt. But what was the last straw?"
The truth is, Megumi hasn't told any of his friends about what happened to him at Monroe manor. After the way Sukuna reacted to it, he's afraid of receiving the same reaction from his friends even though he knows they would never do that he just can't bring himself to talk about it. He's having enough trouble as is coping with everything.
"I don't know," Megumi lies. "I guess I just reached my limit."
Yuji nods in understanding.
Unlike Sukuna, Yuji is a standard alpha. Also unlike Sukuna, he's kindhearted and friendly with the warmest smile Megumi has ever seen.
Since they have the same father, the alphas grew up under the same roof but they aren't as close because their mothers hate each other. Even though they both grew up inside the Ryomen compound, they practically grew up in separate areas. Neither of the alphas talks much about their childhood. Megumi only knows that despite everything Sukuna and Yuji love one another in a strange way.
"Sukuna is a difficult person," Yuji says, taking a sip of his soda. "I'm not making excuses for him or anything but our father..." Yuji stares off into the distance. "It doesn't matter. I'm glad you left but damn has the company been going to shit without you."
Megumi frowns deeply. He hates how much he still cares about that place after weeks. "What do you mean?"
"I had to come in to help with a couple of things. Do you have any idea how bad shit has to be if Sukuna calls me in?"
"Wow, it's that bad?"
"Well, you were the foundation. You managed to keep everything in check."
"I can be easily replaced." At least that's how Sukuna treats him. "The only way I'll ever go back to that place is if your brother gives me 5 percent of his shares."
Yuji laughs. "Yeah, that's never going to happen."
"Exactly." Megumi doesn't want to think about Sukuna because every time he does there's a pain in his chest. He changes the subject. "How's the new manga coming along?"
Other than being the shadow vice president of the company, Yuji is a popular mangaka. His latest shonen series is doing well internationally. In order for him to be a mangaka, he promised his father to return to the company to help whenever needed. That's how he's able to live a life outside of the clan. But if something happens to Sukuna that means Yuji will be the next heir.
"I'm in a creative dump," Yuji says with a pout. "But I'm talking to this new guy so that's something good."
"New guy? Tell me about him."
Megumi hasn't had time to date, and ever since that incident the thought of dating hasn't crossed his mind once. He used to want an alpha to settle down with; he used to want only one alpha. Now he just wants to be left alone.
When they're done catching up, they say their goodbyes. Yuji promises to stay in touch and Megumi promises the same.
Later at his apartment, Megumi takes a nap on the couch.
Ever since he quit nearly three weeks ago, he's been a walking mess. Too afraid to leave his apartment, too anxious to check the mail, and too anxious to close his eyes for too long. It took him days to find the courage to meet up with Yuji.
He's been having trouble sleeping at night due to the darkness. Even when he has all of the lights on, he finds it difficult to go to sleep. It feels like at any moment they're going to come and try to rape him again.
"No! Stop!" Megumi cries in his sleep. "Let me go!"
Hearing a knock on his door, Megumi shoots up from the couch, heart pounding violently in his chest. His entire apartment is dark now. He must have been sleeping for hours without realizing it. Wrapping his arms around himself, Megumi looks around the room anxiously.
Have they found him?
There's another knock at the door. Megumi jumps from the force of it.
"Fushiguro," a deep voice says from the other side of the door, "let me in."
Recognizing the voice, Megumi calms down. The reaction is instant.
Before he even thinks about his actions, he's walking to the door and opening it. The scent that floods through the door fill him with the comfort he's been desperately seeking for weeks.
Sukuna is standing out in the lit hallway. His white dress shirt is unbuttoned at the top and his pants aren't wrinkle-free like they usually are. There are deep bags under the alpha's tired brown eyes.
He walks past Megumi, feeling along the wall to find a light. Flipping the light on, he looks around Megumi's small apartment.
"Where's the foyer?" he asks, looking for a place to remove his shoes.
"...this is the foyer technically."
"This place is small," Sukuna says. He takes off his shoes. "You live alone?" He pauses and sniffs the air. "Yeah, you live alone."
Megumi watches the alpha line his shoes against the wall neatly. "Sukuna...Ryomen-sama, why are you here?"
"I need you," Sukuna says. He stares into Megumi's green eyes. "Quit with the dramatics and come back already!"
For a second there, Megumi thought Sukuna needed him, not his faithful secretary back. But he should've known better than that. Feeling foolish, Megumi walks away from the alpha. Sukuna grabs him by the arm and Megumi flinches.
"You want 5 percent of my shares," Sukuna says.
Megumi sighs. "Your brother is a traitor."
"I smelled you on him when he stopped by my place. I forced him to tell me."
An elite alpha has sharp senses. Yuji and Megumi weren't around each other for that long and yet Sukuna could still smell Megumi.
"Well, are you going to give me 5 percent?" Megumi pulls his arm away from the alpha and walks further into his apartment.
Sukuna follows him at a close distance. "I can give you a raise. I'll even buy you a new place close to work." He huffs. "But dammit, 5 percent shares? I can't give you any shares in my company."
"Then I can't come back to work for you."
"Let's find a common ground," Sukuna says, and he almost sounds desperate. "You're the best secretary for me. I don't have to tell you to do anything. You just do it."
"Maybe I'm tired of doing things for you."
Sukuna curses. He grabs Megumi again, forcing him to turn around and look at him. When he sees the tears in Megumi's eyes, he frowns. "You're mad at me for not taking your side that night?" he asks quietly.
Megumi is mad about a lot of things and that's only part of it. He stares into Sukuna's eyes, surprised to find how warm and concerned they are. This is what he meant. There are times when Sukuna looks at him like this and it gives Megumi a mixed signal.
Is the alpha cruel or caring?
"Come back," Sukuna says quietly. He wraps his arms around Megumi's small frame. "I'll give you anything you want." He smirks. "Except for the shares."
Will you give me your love? Megumi almost asks. But he knows that will be setting himself up for a world of heartbreak.
Megumi finds it difficult to say no when he's wrapped in Sukuna's arms like this, senses flooded by the alpha's scent. But he does manage to stand his ground a little.
"I want more vacation days," Megumi says. "The next time you throw a party like that I would like to know in advance and given permission to not attend. I also want that raise you mentioned."
Sukuna is staring at Megumi in a way he's never looked at him before and it scares Megumi. The alpha lowers his face, his brown eyes darkening. "You want me to get you a new place too?" he asks, his voice deep. "I can put you up someplace nice and bigger than this."
Megumi's heart is going crazy from their proximity, slick is pooling in his boxers. What is going on right now?"
"N-no that won't be necessary. Just...give me what I asked for."
Sukuna slides his large hands down Megumi's back, grabbing the omega's ass. Megumi gasps.
"Why do you fucking smell like this?" Sukuna asks. He sounds irritated and aroused. "You smell so fucking good..."
"I...I took my scent patch off."
Sukuna looks absolutely pissed when he pulls away. "This is what you smell like all the time without that scent patch?" He puts distance between them. He looks disgusted.
"Yes, sir."
"You omegas are trouble," Sukuna whispers, backing off. "Okay, I'll make good on the three things you asked for. Return to work tomorrow."
"Okay."
Sukuna storms out of the apartment and slams the door behind him.
Megumi has to sit down on the couch because his knees still feel weak from the embrace. As he thinks about how Sukuna held him, Megumi also thinks about how his scent alone almost made Ryomen Sukuna fall to his knees.
This could be useful in the future...