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Hokkaido in December was a white hell. The wind cut like blades, whipping up curtains of snow that erased the horizon and turned the fir forests into a frozen labyrinth. The air was so cold it burned the lungs, and every exhalation became a thick cloud that lingered, as if even breath fought to survive.
The elite squad moved in perfect formation through the frost-laden trees. Four tall figures wrapped in reinforced black coats, military boots crunching on packed snow. Their faces barely visible beneath thermal hoods, but their postures spoke for themselves: predators in their element.
Ryomen Sukuna led. Undisputed leader. Two meters of pure tattooed muscle, broad shoulders that seemed capable of smashing steel doors. His coat open despite the cold, as if winter didn’t dare touch him. Black tribal tattoos peeked from his collar and wrists, lines that seemed to shift when moonlight struck them. His scent—dry citrus wood, sharp as freshly cut lemon mixed with scorched cedar—dominated the air around him, marking territory without effort.
To his left, Satoru Gojo. The tallest of the group, even taller than Sukuna. Silver-white hair shining like snow under the moon, eyes hidden behind dark glasses despite the night. His icy mint scent was so intense it seemed to drop the temperature further: crisp, stinging, almost painful to inhale directly. He walked with that relaxed arrogance he always carried, hands in pockets, as if strolling through Shibuya in summer instead of hunting in the middle of nowhere.
To Sukuna’s right, Suguru Geto. Long black hair tied in a high ponytail, loose strands moving like snakes in the wind. His woody incense scent was the warmest of the group: deep sandalwood with smoky undertones that evoked ancient temples and forbidden rituals. His violet eyes scanned the forest with calculated calm, and his permanent smile hid the coldness of his thoughts.
Closing the formation, Megumi Fushiguro. The youngest, but no less deadly. Messy black hair, dark eyes that seemed to absorb light. Slimmer than the other three, but with feline tension in every movement. His scent of fresh rain on hot asphalt was subtle at first, but intensified when he grew angry: wet earth, ozone, impending storm.
They had been tracking the omega for three days.
The boy—nineteen, according to the files—had escaped the breeding center in Sapporo after giving birth to his fourth pup. He had killed two normal alpha guards with a kitchen knife and vanished into the storm. He left a trail of seduced and abandoned bodies: local alphas found with pants down and idiotic bliss on their faces, knots swollen and empty.
“Pathetic,” Sukuna had growled when they found the third, snapping titanium cuffs around the unconscious alpha’s wrists. “They couldn’t even resist a scent.”
None of the four had reacted to the fugitive omega’s aroma beyond faint environmental recognition. To them, the sweet, cloying slick he left on the trees was like cheap melon air freshener. Their cocks stayed soft beneath thermal pants. Their knots stayed dormant.
Efficient. Always efficient.
They found him at last in an abandoned cabin near a frozen lake.
The omega was cornered, breathing hard, knife in hand. Beautiful, of course. All dominant omegas were: perfect skin, large eyes, body designed to drive alphas mad. His scent filled the cabin like a blow: ripe peach, juicy, almost rotten with sweetness. Slick stained his inner thighs, glistening under flashlight.
He tried to seduce them. Slowly knelt, spread his legs, exposed his swollen, dripping entrance. His voice trembled but practiced:
“Please… I can please all of you… don’t take me back…”
Sukuna let out a low laugh that vibrated the rotten wooden walls.
Megumi moved first. His rain scent intensified, filling the space. The omega gasped, eyes glassy, but before he could react, Megumi had the sedative ready. Needle to the neck. The boy’s body collapsed like a puppet with cut strings.
Gojo slung him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes, no ceremony. The omega hung limp, slick slowly dripping down his thigh and staining Gojo’s coat.
“What a waste of scent,” Gojo commented lightly, adjusting his glasses. “Smells like cheap dessert.”
Geto was already at the door, checking results on his tablet. Four previous pups. This would be the fifth. Then conditional freedom, probably. The numbers were cold.
Sukuna handled the local alphas who had tried to “protect” the omega. Three unconscious bodies in the snow. Titanium cuffs on wrists and ankles. They would leave them for the local squad to find. Lesson learned.
They were leaving the forest when the communicator crackled.
The colonel’s voice, distorted by static:
“Elite Squad. New high-priority target. Confirmed dominant omega fugitive heading toward Sendai. Eighteen years old. First recorded escape. Possible intact virginity. Maximum priority for live capture.”
Sukuna stopped so abruptly the snow crunched under his boots.
Sendai.
He had never set foot in Sendai.
The colonel continued:
“You have two hours to intercept before he crosses the prefecture. Do not fail.”
The silence that followed was heavy as lead.
Gojo dropped the unconscious omega into the snow without ceremony, dusting his hands.
“Looks like someone else wants to play,” he said, wide smile behind his glasses.
Geto slowly pocketed the tablet. His violet eyes gleamed with something that might have been interest.
Megumi looked south, where the storm was rising again.
Sukuna inhaled deeply the icy air. His citrus scent sharpened, cutting like a blade.
“Two hours,” he repeated, voice low. “We won’t fail.”
The four moved in unison toward the black armored vehicle waiting on the forest road. The captured omega was thrown unceremoniously into the rear compartment.
The snow began falling harder, erasing their tracks almost instantly.
Southward. Toward Sendai.
Toward something none of them could yet foresee.
Sendai was not prepared for them.
The Delta Squad—four local alphas with faint scents and relaxed attitudes—was reassigned in under an hour. Their temporary offices in the city center became the elite squad’s headquarters. The building was discreet: gray facade, tinted windows, small government plaque on the door. Inside, everything was functional and expensive. Black leather ergonomic chairs, high-end curved monitors, an Italian coffee machine that constantly hissed. Sections divided by frosted glass partitions that muffled sound. Upstairs, the bedrooms: king-size beds with black sheets, rain showers, fully equipped gym. No one in Sendai asked who they were. One look at the uniforms was enough to know it was better not to stare twice.
At nine the next morning, the four went out on patrol.
Impeccable black uniforms, not a wrinkle. Heavy tactical boots echoing on the sidewalk like a slow heartbeat. Long coats open despite the cold, because no dominant alpha needed to bundle up like civilians. Megumi carried the sedative kit in a discreet waist pouch. Geto, compact weapons under his coat. Sukuna and Gojo walked ahead, shoulder to shoulder, as if the entire city belonged to them.
From the first kilometer, the change was obvious.
Civilians instinctively stepped aside. Betas lowered their eyes. Normal alphas stiffened, sensing hierarchy without words. Omegas blushed or retreated according to temperament. No one dared hold their gaze for more than two seconds.
They ran quick tests on main streets: finger prick, drop of blood in the portable device. Omega, beta, alpha. Dominant or not. Routine bureaucracy to justify their presence. Most came back normal. No one protested.
They were in the open-air market in the center when it happened.
Gojo saw him first.
His blue eyes, hidden behind dark glasses, shifted as if pulled by a magnet. There, among the winter fruit stalls, a pink-haired boy was choosing melons. Tanned skin even in December, loose gray hoodie, fitted jeans outlining runner’s strong legs. Talking to an old vendor with a big smile, small fangs peeking, honey-colored eyes wide as if every fruit were a wonder.
Gojo took a sideways step without thinking.
Megumi noticed immediately and grabbed his arm.
“What are you doing?”
“That one hasn’t been tested yet,” Gojo lied lightly, but his icy mint scent sharpened suddenly, cutting like arctic wind.
The other three stopped.
And then they smelled it.
It wasn’t the ripe, cloying peach of dominant omegas they had hunted a thousand times. It was subtler, almost unripe. Green peach, barely sweet, with a warm undertone impossible to ignore. But the worst wasn’t the scent.
It was what it did to their bodies.
Within seconds, all four cocks hardened painfully against tactical pants. Knots swelled at the base, throbbing with an urgency none of them had ever felt. Never. Not even with the most potent dominant omegas.
Sukuna clenched his fists until his knuckles cracked.
Geto bit the inside of his cheek so hard he tasted blood.
Megumi inhaled deeply and his fresh rain scent turned into electric storm.
Gojo approached first.
“Excuse me,” he said in that silky voice he used before breaking necks. “We’re doing routine checks. It’ll only take a second.”
Yuuji turned his head.
Tilted his neck adorably, frowned for a second as if processing the interruption, then smiled. That practiced smile, wide, showing small fangs, doe eyes innocent and bright.
“Ah, good morning, officers,” he greeted clearly, cheerfully. “Everything okay?”
Gojo felt his knot throb so hard he feared it showed. He wanted to lean closer. Inhale straight from his neck. Wanted something deep, primal, he couldn’t name.
Sukuna pushed him aside with a shoulder and took the device from Geto.
“Extend your finger,” he ordered, voice rough.
Yuuji obeyed without hesitation. Quick prick. Drop of blood.
The four waited for the positive beep. Waited for the perfect excuse: fugitive dominant omega. Justification to throw him over a shoulder and take him to headquarters. To take turns. To sink into him until that faint scent filled them completely.
The device beeped.
Negative. Recessive omega.
Silence.
Geto smacked the device hard with the back of his hand.
“Did you calibrate it properly this morning?” Megumi asked quietly, eyes fixed on Yuuji as if memorizing every exposed inch of skin.
“Perfectly,” Geto replied through gritted teeth.
Yuuji blinked, still smiling, but with genuine confusion.
“Is there a problem? Because I need to go to work… the bakery opens in half an hour.”
The four stared at him.
Pure frustration coursing through their veins like acid. Cocks painfully hard, knots swollen, dominant scents clashing in the air until forming an invisible cloud that made nearby civilians back away without knowing why.
No legal excuse to hold him.
Sukuna was the first to step back, as if standing near him burned.
“Everything’s in order,” he growled. “You can go.”
Yuuji bowed his head in a small, polite reverence.
“Thank you for your work, officers. Have a good day.”
He turned, melon bag in hand, and walked calmly away down the snowy street.
The four stood motionless, watching the pink figure disappear into the crowd.
Gojo slowly adjusted his glasses. His usual smile had vanished.
“That wasn’t a recessive omega scent,” he said finally, voice low.
“No,” Geto agreed, licking the blood from the inside of his cheek. “And none of us has ever reacted like this in our lives.”
Megumi looked at the device in Sukuna’s hand.
“Either the test is broken…”
“Or we’ve never smelled anything like him,” Sukuna finished.
His citrus scent sliced the air like a sharp blade.
The four looked at each other in silence.
The hunt had just changed.
The fugitive omega was no longer the priority.
Now they had a name to discover.
And a scent they couldn’t get out of their heads.