Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

If Miyuki Shirogane finds her, he might hear her tell Inuyasha about Naraku and the truth about fifty years ago. In that case, Kikyo probably wouldn't hate Inuyasha so much now.

Although Kagome was worried that Inuyasha might choose Kikyo over her, she would rather risk losing her love than see Inuyasha suffer.

"After receiving news that the person was a suspected modern human, Shirogane Miyuki prepared for some time and then set off alone."

"The reason he dared to set off alone is that he no longer needs to worry about his spiritual power attracting other monsters."

"This is all thanks to Di Nian'er."

"The flesh and blood of monsters possess power. If used properly, they can be eaten, forged into swords, made into armor, and so on, which can improve a person's strength."

"The more powerful the monster, the stronger and more nutritious it is throughout its body."

"Normally, humans cannot and will not consume the flesh and blood of monsters, even if it can increase one's strength—because it will cause backlash, shorten lifespan, mutate appearance, or even lead to immediate death."

"But the pronunciation is different."

"He is a half-demon. His blood is more neutral than that of a pure demon, making it easier to absorb and less harmful."

"Di Nian'er herself is willing to sacrifice her blood to make her best friend stronger. This sentiment is ingrained in her blood, which further reduces the corrosive effect."

"Finally, using his knowledge of herbs and medicine, he created an auxiliary medicine. Through these three steps, his blood became a harmless supplement that could increase Shirogane Miyuki's spiritual power, allowing Shirogane Miyuki to improve at a visible rate."

"At first, Shirogane Miyuki did not want to drink the blood of the Earth Spirit, but even if he did not drink it, the Earth Spirit would still draw blood, expressing his determination to give his best friend the ability to protect himself."

"It's easy to imagine how miserable that child's life would have been without you... Even if it's such a bloody method, that child truly wants to repay you!"

"Genji's feelings were touching, but his mother's advice became the last straw. After weighing the two options, Shirogane Miyuki had no choice but to harden his heart and obey Genji's wishes."

"From then on, a genuine, sunny, and honest smile appeared on Di Nian'er's face."

"He and his elderly mother moved from their remote hometown to the village and lived happily with the reformed villagers."

Granny Feng, who was in the process of relocating the entire village, looked up at the contents and sighed with relief: "Fortunately, the ambitious people are now blinded by the Shikon Jewel fragments."

Even if one or two manage to escape and, realizing they can't get the Shikon Jewel, try to devour Jinenji instead, they still won't be able to defeat him.

If the Shikon Jewel hadn't driven ambitious individuals mad beforehand, there would probably be many warlords leading their armies to hunt down Nen'er, all eager to become stronger.

If there are too many people, Di Nian'er will surely die. He is not strong enough to fight against a large number of soldiers on his own.

"Dinian'er is not strong. He is only slightly stronger than an ordinary monster. He is by no means powerful."

"Therefore, even if he consumes his blood, Shirogane Miyuki will not be able to leap much stronger; for the time being, he will still be at the level of a weakling."

"However, Shirogane Miyuki still set off alone, because in this world, the vast majority of yokai are just small fry."

"While the number of powerful yokai isn't small overall, they're considered rare in all of Japan. If you encounter one, don't be stubborn; just run away as far as you can."

"Shirogane Miyuki's safety is not a big problem. The village needs Jinenji to be there, so he persuaded Jinenji and then set off on his own."

"...Following the trail of information, Shirogane Miyuki searched all the way, and after questioning everyone who had seen that modern man, he built a basic model."

"A girl with black hair, wearing a modern school uniform skirt, riding a bicycle, carrying a schoolbag, and holding a bow and arrow, always acting with several companions."

"A female exorcist, a lecherous sorcerer, a dog demon, a child, and a pet."

"As for the names of these people, he knew most of them, because passersby had heard the way the group addressed each other as they moved around."

"Modern Kagome Higurashi, exorcist Sango, monk Miroku, dog demon Inuyasha, child Shippo, pet Kirara."

"The more details he learned, the more excited Shirogane Miyuki became, because according to people's descriptions of Kagome, Shirogane Miyuki felt that she could always pull out all sorts of modern gadgets, and she didn't seem to feel depressed or desperate from being trapped in the Sengoku period."

"Could it be that the other party possesses the means to communicate with modern technology?"

With this expectation in mind, Shirogane Miyuki arrived at a new town. If Higurashi Kagome and her group were moving at their normal pace, they should be here by now.

"He took a deep breath, and just as Shirogane Miyuki was about to begin his final search here, his attention was drawn to one place."

"That was a general's mansion, the residence of the owner of this town's territory."

"No, I am not some down-on-my-luck painter, I am the hero who slew the wandering samurai!"

"A man was thrown out of the mansion. He had clearly lied, trying to fabricate a false identity and achievements to become a guest of honor in the general's mansion, but he was exposed."

The guards were enraged. If someone were truly capable of killing a wandering samurai, how could they be so weak and pathetic? "Still trying to be stubborn? Do you think we're fools?!"

Just as they were beating the painter, the princess from the manor appeared and gently instructed, "That's enough, don't go too far."

"Consider yourself lucky!"

"The guards, upon hearing the order, stopped beating the painter, but instead wrapped him in a straw mat and threw him into the swift-flowing river."

"Shirogane Miyuki watched the whole thing from the sidelines. He originally didn't want to get involved, but the fact that the painter was thrown into the river exceeded his tolerance limit, so he couldn't help but jump into the river and rescue the painter."

"Pfft... Damn it, I'm a warrior, a strongman, a nobleman, I'm not... Ahh, I'm going to marry a princess, such a gentle and beautiful princess, I love her, I love her, hahaha!"

"After being rescued, the artist's first reaction was neither to thank his benefactor nor to celebrate his survival, but to laugh loudly and get lost in his own delusions and desires."

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P.S.: Hell Painter, from episode 17 of the Inuyasha anime.

507. Ingratitude

"—Bang!"

"The ugly state of being trapped in desire fully reveals the artist's true nature."

"At that moment, Miyuki Shirogane did not regret saving a life, but he could not tolerate such an ugly person continuing to degenerate, so he threw a punch without mercy."

"With a thud, the artist, struck in the face, staggered out of his reverie and couldn't help but glare angrily at Shirogane Miyuki."

"You idiot!" Shirogane Miyuki directly rebuked him, "Leaving aside whether you're just lusting after the princess's body or genuinely like her, if you truly want to marry her, you should sort out your own mind and body."

"Showing such an ugly face and drooling here, with looks like that, who do you think you can marry? You're dreaming!"

""What did you say!?""

The artist was furious. "How dare you look down on me? How dare you bully me? It's one thing for a noble general to bully me, but how dare someone like you? I'll kill you!!"

"Upon being told that the princess looked down on him, anger overwhelmed everything else, and the painter showed no respect or gratitude to his benefactor."

"He even repaid kindness with enmity, pulling out his own scroll, and with a flick of his wrist, the evil demons and yakshas depicted on the scroll suddenly became real, ready to kill Shirogane Miyuki."

"Shirogane Miyuki was taken aback and quickly rolled over."

"He never expected that a down-on-his-luck painter who dared not resist a mere ordinary guard and allowed himself to be trampled on would have such abilities. He also never expected that the other party would be so utterly depraved as to kill his benefactor just because of a single sentence."

"Although there are many villains in this Warring States period, the first person he met in this world was the angelic Kikyo, followed by the villagers with a conscience who could correct their mistakes, and the simple and kind-hearted Jinenji."

"During the pursuit of Kagome, in order to save time, we didn't have much contact with people along the way, so we didn't experience anything."

"This is the first time he has personally and blatantly experienced the malice of this era."

This undoubtedly made Miyuki Shirogane extremely angry and disappointed.

"The consequence of meddling in other people's business..."

With Beatrice and Shaula sitting in his lap, seemingly at odds with each other, Hachiman Hikigaya's relationship with Shirogane Miyuki is entirely focused on him.

Even in the world of Emilia, he often meddles in other people's business and does good deeds, improving the lives of many commoners and freeing many slaves.

However, that was based on the premise that he had already laid the foundation and had the power as a backing, so even if there were monstrous malice, he, Hachiman Hikigaya, could calmly and without any fluctuation.

But Shirogane Miyuki didn't.

He is currently the leader of a small village in the Warring States period. Meddling in other people's business could easily lead to his downfall.

"What a kind-hearted idiot... But I like this kind of idiot, Miyuki Shirogane."

Softly to himself, Hachiman Hikigaya offered his full praise. He could sense that Miyuki Shirogane was someone like Julius, someone he longed to befriend and confide in.

At this moment, he sincerely hoped that Shirogane Yuuki would make a comeback and that some savior would appear to help him. He didn't want to see a kind-hearted fool perish.

"It's here!"

Just as the continuously tumbling Silver Yuki was about to be unable to dodge and had begun to draw blood, accompanied by a shout of energy, a blade of energy pierced through the air.

"With a single stroke, he cleaved through the demons and monsters formed from the ink!"

"Hey, I knew those corpses around there smelled of ink. Looks like it was all your doing, you bastard!"

"A man with short, silver-white hair, two dog ears, wearing a red fire rat fur coat, and carrying a large sword leaped through the air and arrived here in an instant. He stood in front of Shirogane Miyuki and gently protected him from behind."

"Those wandering samurai? Serves them right, who told them to look down on me! You want to look down on me too? Then die, you monster!"

"The painter had gone mad. His soul was being devoured by anger and desire. He quickly splashed out more ink, forming a massive army of painting demons that blotted out the sky. Even Inuyasha found that number troublesome."

Inuyasha gritted his teeth, telling Shirogane Miyuki to run to a safe place before the battle began. "Tch, even with the Tessaiga, this kind of guy is... Hey, stay away!"

"No response, Shirogane Miyuki has not taken any action."

"His heart soared to the heavens in that instant, as if it had been suddenly pierced."

"The sudden, inexplicable kindness that followed extreme malice was like a ray of light cleaving through the darkness, capturing him and, for a moment, even more profound than the feeling brought by Kikyo."

"Because Inuyasha is straightforward, passionate, and expresses his care directly, while Kikyo only shows her feelings through actions. The former resonated more with Miyuki Shirogane."

"Inuyasha! ...Huh? E ...

"An arrow came from the west, its spiritual power as brilliant as the sun attached to it, helping Inuyasha drive away the enemy."

"As soon as Kagome arrived, she exclaimed in surprise. Her exclamation attracted the attention of Miyuki Shirogane. The two looked at each other and saw the modern clothes the other was wearing."

"However, this is a tense battlefield, and there is no time to help each other."

"Sir, please come this way. Mica will protect you!"

"...Shirogane Miyuki also came to his senses at this moment. He obeyed the invitation of the monk Miroku and hid next to Kirara."

"In normal times, Kirara is the size of an ordinary cat and is a two-tailed cat demon. But in battles like this, she reverts to her demon form, becoming a powerful creature with a size large enough to carry two or three people on her back, and capable of flight."

"The artist's ink seems inexhaustible; even when demons and monsters are scattered, they quickly recombine, making them difficult to completely eliminate."

"Inuyasha wields his great sword Tessaiga, and demons and monsters die instantly upon contact with it, while the exorcist Sango throws her boomerang-like weapon called Hiraikotsu."

"Master Maitreya stretched out his right hand, and there was a hole in the palm of his right hand. When it opened, a powerful suction force appeared, sucking in a large number of demons and monsters, just like a black hole."

"Every arrow Kagome shoots is accompanied by a dazzling light; it is the manifestation of overwhelming spiritual power."

"Mica's strength is by no means inferior."

"Shirogane Yuki watched as these people used their various methods, like gods descending to earth, crushing the Mo Gui who had previously been able to crush him with overwhelming force."