Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

Shirogane Miyuki's eyelids twitched. He immediately turned back, intending to run back to the Bone Eater's Well and jump back to the Warring States period.

"He definitely can't win in a fight, but if he wants to run back to the Well of Bones from here, he can use all his spiritual power to increase his speed. He can manage to avoid being eaten by a monster of this level over this distance."

"—Rip!"

"An unexpected change occurred... This change is for the yokai, and Shirogane Miyuki believes that this is undoubtedly good luck for him."

"The curse and spiritual attack were launched by a third party, striking the relentless monster directly and causing it to suffer intense heat damage while wailing, quickly evaporating it into the air."

"When Miyuki Shirogane turned around to see who his new savior was, filled with gratitude, he was met with a shrine maiden."

"She wore a white shrine maiden's robe, had jet-black hair, a beautiful face, and fair skin."

"With an age and appearance that are both slightly youthful and on the verge of maturity, and an aura of pride surrounding her, what is the name of this shrine maiden..."

"Black Witch, Tsubaki!"

Inside the city's palace, Naraku, his face filled with horror, couldn't help but utter such a name in a very unseemly manner.

The Black Witch Tsubaki is now an elderly woman, the same age as Kikyo's younger sister and Kaede's grandmother, but she still uses magic to maintain her youthful appearance, so she still looks very young.

But she was truly young fifty years ago.

In other words, Miyuki Shirogane was able to travel back fifty years through the Well of Bones—to a time when Naraku had not yet transformed from Onigumo into a demon, when Kikyo had not yet formed a misunderstanding with Inuyasha, and when everything could still be salvaged!

Since the show "Future" started airing, Naraku's mood has never been worse than it is now, hitting a new low.

No matter what Shirogane Miyuki does in the future, Naraku can remain relatively calm, since none of it has happened yet.

However, if Shirogane Miyuki were to alter the past and tamper with Naraku's painstakingly planned schemes to save Kikyo from hell, he would absolutely go mad, because just thinking about it made him hate it to no end.

Fifty years ago, he schemed against Kikyo, causing her to die in resentment and distrust. This was the thing Naraku was most proud of in his life.

As Onigumo, he loved Kikyo and Inuyasha; but as Naraku, he needed to sever this affection, so he specifically set up that scheme to eliminate most of Onigumo's emotions.

If this situation is broken, even if it's just something that hasn't happened yet, "in the future past," Naraku will still be affected by Onigumo's emotions and his seed will sprout and revive.

Naraku would absolutely not allow such a thing!!

"That's...!?"

With wide eyes and a youthful appearance, the Black Witch Tsubaki was experiencing just as much turmoil as anyone else. She jumped to her feet, her mind in complete disarray.

Click, click.

Forgotten memories are on the verge of being restored, about to break free of their shackles.

Using magic to fix her appearance and skin in her youthful state, the physical effects affect her mind; although she is fifty years in the future, she still has the mind and soul of someone in their twenties.

Therefore, in such situations, the elderly are not as stable.

"...I see."

Far away, Sesshomaru closed his eyes. Although his memories had not yet returned, he had already deduced the truth and understood everything.

514. Arrogance plus pride

""snort…""

"With her head held high in pride, the shrine maiden approached Shirogane Miyuki with demure steps. Although she tried to be as reserved as possible, the unconscious elation in her steps and the excited look in her eyes betrayed her true nature."

"Monsters and such are really no match for you; they can be dealt with easily."

As the shrine maiden spoke, she glanced at Shirogane Miyuki out of the corner of her eye. When she realized that he didn't seem inclined to respond, a hint of disappointment and resentment flashed in her eyes.

At first, Shirogane Miyuki didn't react, but seeing the other person's expression and considering their age, he finally understood and quickly flattered her, "Ah, ah... You're truly amazing! You saved my life. You're the most powerful shrine maiden I've ever met. Please allow me to express my gratitude."

"Hmph~ You do have some good taste. Alright, listen up."

The shrine maiden, head held high and chest out, tossed her hair, in high spirits. "I am Tsubaki, the shrine maiden Tsubaki, destined to become the strongest shrine maiden, the greatest shrine maiden in the world! Remember that!"

"I am extremely grateful, Miss Tsubaki. I will always remember this."

"This was the first time the two met, Tsubaki and Miyuki Shirogane."

"...Now that things have come to this, what's the use of rewriting the past...I've learned to hate, and I can't forget this feeling, Inuyasha."

Alone, gazing up at this scene, Kikyo murmured to herself, and at that moment she understood: this was fifty years ago. She still remembered the black witch who had come to curse her.

Kikyo could remain calm, but Inuyasha couldn't... He trembled all over, his breathing rapid, so agitated that he couldn't even hear Kagome's shouts beside him.

He prayed, prayed deeply, praying that Shirogane Miyuki could change history before that event happened.

The prerequisite for Shirogane Miyuki to stop Naraku's conspiracy from fifty years ago was that he knew about it; in other words, Inuyasha had to inform him.

"Hurry back to Kikyo's village and compare the information with Shirogane Miyuki! Hurry! Hurry! My future self!"

"Since we're in an unfamiliar place, and from both a safety and intelligence gathering perspective, it's best to stick with Tsubaki first," Shirogane Miyuki said, then, seemingly without realizing it, began to subtly extract information from her.

"What? What? You idiot, did a monster hit your head and damage it? You don't even know that? Are you alright? But it's okay, I'm the greatest priestess in the world, I can do anything, including healing your head~"

"During the initial conversation, he endured a lot of meaningless, self-aggrandizing boasting from Tsubaki, but other than that, he still managed to obtain the information."

"The truth surprised him greatly; this was fifty-two years ago, during the Warring States period."

"Aside from Inuyasha, who is a very old demon, none of the people he knows are probably even born yet. This time period should be the era of Kikyo, Miroku, and Sango's grandfathers."

"Hmph, don't think I'm no good just because I've only just come out of seclusion. You've seen my strength, haven't you?"

"The enthusiastic Chun, according to her, is only eighteen years old. Because her master has died of old age, she has chosen to shoulder the honor of her sect, leave the mountain to sweep away the world and make a name for herself."

"So, fifty years from now, you'll be around seventy?" Shirogane Miyuki looked at the youthful, beautiful, and still innocent and lively girl, and the image of Granny Kaede popped into his mind.

"When he returns to the Warring States period through the Well of Bones and goes to Chun's Taoist temple to find her, he should see an old woman with a face full of wrinkles?"

"This kind of imagination made Shirogane Miyuki feel a little uncomfortable, which made him look at Tsubaki in a rather strange way. Tsubaki glared at him angrily and hit him on the head in a fit of rage."

"What are you saying, hmph!" She waved her hand dismissively. "I won't grow old. At worst, I'll just use magic to keep my body looking the same—I'm pretty, aren't I?"

"Shirogane Miyuki didn't answer. He stroked his chin with his left hand, scrutinized the girl for a while, and said suspiciously, 'I say, Tsubaki... you, could it be that you've been praised since you were little?'"

"That's not a compliment! My talent is exceptional; my spiritual power is one in a million. I'm a genius among geniuses. Master is just stating the facts."

Chun crossed her arms and hummed in response to his words.

"Shirogane Miyuki shook his head with a wry smile... No wonder this girl seemed so outgoing."

"Her master died not long ago, and no one was praising her anymore. She had just debuted and was eager to get positive feedback and praise, so she would arrogantly hint to him, 'Hurry up and say nice things to me and praise me.'"

"She must have spent a lot of time at her base and rarely went out, otherwise she wouldn't be so naive—which makes sense, because cultivation requires seriousness, quiet, and time. The effect of cultivation outside is definitely not as good as that in the Taoist temple."

"She's in her growth period right now. If she spends more time out there on her own, she'll quickly become more mature."

"Hey, you still haven't answered me. Tell me, I'm very pretty, right?" At this moment, Tsubaki is still a proud child.

"Yes, it's very beautiful."

"Shirogane Miyuki nodded in agreement, but hesitated... Since this was fifty years before the Warring States period, he was actually not interested anymore and wanted to go back to the Warring States period to wait for Inuyasha."

"However, he was really worried about letting the still-naive Chun venture out into the world on her own. He wondered if something might happen."

After a pause, Shirogane Miyuki, using the correct posture, followed Tsubaki's good ball area and complimented, "May I follow you for a while and admire your heroic figure in vanquishing demons?"

"Oh? Haha, you have good taste, not bad at all."

"Tsubaki seemed to feel that she had captivated the other party with her charm, and she was very happy. She scrutinized Shirogane Miyuki, who had volunteered himself, pondered for a while, nodded and then shook her head."

"It's alright, your looks, posture, and clothes don't lower my standards, but your eyes are really awful, they look a bit fierce, you have to change that."

"She pointed at Shirogane Miyuki's eyes... The latter twitched the corner of his mouth. Because he had been traveling day and night for the past few days, returning to Di Nian'er Village and then coming to the Bone-Eating Well, he was sleep-deprived, so his eyes had returned to their seemingly murderous look."

"But it's alright. He's already had this experience before, and it caused Shinomiya to become distant from him back then."

"Oh, that? Don't worry, it's just because I'm not getting enough sleep. I'll get some sleep these next couple of days, and my eyes won't look so bad anymore."

515. Public Execution, Shijou Maki

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Suddenly, a scream, a mixture of grief, anger, and some twisted emotions, rang out from the student council. The sound was so loud that it could be heard by all the students in Shuchiin.

"She! How dare she! Reject the president's fierce, adorably silly, yet incredibly masculine eyes!!"

"Unbelievable! How can there be such a blind woman in the world? Her eyes, her eyes, my favorite president's fierce eyes, oh my god!!"

Each sentence was accompanied by the sound of Kaguya Shinomiya slamming her fist on the table in a fit of rage.

As she spoke, her voice became so sorrowful that it brought tears to the eyes of those who heard it. Kaguya Shinomiya had a premonition that she might never see those fierce eyes on the future student council president's face again.

This immediately reduced the enjoyment of watching videos by a full nine-tenths.

How is she supposed to live like this!

"Not only that, she even shamelessly agreed to the president's excuse of pitying her colleagues. Ha, it's hilarious. This naive girl can't see that the president is just pitying her, can she?"

With sharp words, Kaguya Shinomiya angrily berated Tsubaki. This was very inappropriate... but Chika Fujiwara, Yu Ishigami, and Miko Iino dared not stop her.

Because they could tell that Kaguya Shinomiya was feeling threatened.

Actually, before, whether it was Kikyo or Kagome, as long as they didn't have an excessive tendency to be love-struck, everyone could see that neither of them had any feelings for Shirogane Miyuki.

But for Miss Chun, who is new to the world and has no one in her heart, and whose only close person, her master, has passed away not long ago, this may not be the case.

Compared to the men of the Warring States period, Shirogane Miyuki is undoubtedly a unique and refreshing figure. He is certainly more charming than he was fifty-two years ago.

Will this charm attract Miss Tsubaki? It's hard to say "no".

Kaguya Shinomiya sensed the crisis and, by angrily confronting Tsubaki, indirectly forced Miyuki Shirogane to stand up and defend her.

Since he's going to protect Tsubaki, shouldn't Shirogane Miyuki compensate her, like Shinomiya Kaguya? For example, by promising that he'll never let Tsubaki fall in love with him.

"..."

Miyuki Shirogane was calmly thinking.

If Kaguya Shinomiya wants him to guarantee that he won't like Tsubaki, that's easy.

However, he couldn't guarantee what Miss Tsubaki would think. Although he didn't think he had the charm to make her fall for him, anything was possible.

"Ah... well, everyone has their own aesthetic sense. Speaking of which, Shinomiya, do you really think my eyes look good when they're fierce?"

"Huh? Of course, President! Let me tell you—"

Miyuki Shirogane chose to divert Kaguya Shinomiya's attention with a new topic, making her ramble on about "how cool the president looks when he glares at you," leaving her no time to pay attention to anything else.