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The three lowered their heads, hesitant to speak. Shippo was annoyed; he was about to speak up and become the villain, trying to stop Inuyasha and Miyuki Shirogane from changing the past, but before he could, Kagome calmly said, "I want to go too."

""…good.""

Inuyasha couldn't say anything else. He felt indebted to both Kagome and Kikyo.

"This eerie atmosphere undoubtedly suggests something is going on, but Shirogane Miyuki knows this is not the time to delve into it. He nodded and led everyone to rush toward the Well of Bones."

"Under the incredibly complex gazes of Miroku, Sango, and Shippo, Inuyasha, holding Kagome and Shirogane Miyuki's hands, jumped off the cliff without hesitation."

"The next second, Inuyasha and Kagome arrived at the Bone Eater's Well at Higurashi Shrine, which looked very familiar to them five hundred years later."

"It seems like only Shirogane-senpai could do this."

"Only at this moment did Kagome's racing heartbeat begin to calm down."

"Although she was reluctant to admit it, she knew very well that after realizing this powerless fact, besides a slight sense of loss at not being able to save people, she felt mostly relieved."

"Ah, yes... I'm counting on you, Miyuki." Inuyasha stood with his head tilted back, slowly closing his eyes. Even he himself didn't know what he was feeling at that moment.

"Amidst the overwhelming disappointment and anger, a touch of involuntary relief constantly reminded him that his love for Kagome was no less than his love for Kikyo."

"Inuyasha...this is good,this is perfect."

On the habitat, the group of people who had been waiting anxiously all had mixed feelings. Kagome was the first to put on a somewhat forced fake smile to comfort the group who felt guilty towards her.

Now it's up to Shirogane Miyuki.

Both Kagome and Inuyasha know this is shameless, placing all the responsibility and personal feelings on him unilaterally, but they have no other choice now.

"Am I the only one?"

"Having arrived fifty years ago, Shirogane Miyuki wasted no time after confirming this. He immediately rushed out of the Bone-Eating Well, gathered all his spiritual power, and sped toward Granny Kaede's village, while shouting for Miss Tsubaki to follow."

"Every time he returns to the Warring States period, Miss Tsubaki would see him off to the well and wait for his return here, and this time was no exception."

"Upon seeing Shirogane Miyuki in such a hurry, Miss Tsubaki was startled and immediately followed after him to ask what had happened."

"Shirogane Miyuki didn't have time to explain. He was racing against time, so he just apologized and then made a request: he wanted to jump onto Tsubaki's back and have her carry him to Kikyo's village."

"With his spiritual power, which is equivalent to that of Maitreya, he is not yet able to fly, but Miss Tsubaki has already reached that level. It would obviously be faster for her to carry him there."

"Shirogane Miyuki has thought of many things."

"Inuyasha is his benefactor and friend. Although Kikyo doesn't know him very well, she is a perfect priestess he greatly admires, possessing great love, gentleness, and selflessness."

"Whether from his own subjective will or to fulfill Inuyasha's earnest request, he should do everything in his power to save Kikyo's life and kill Naraku."

"Under these circumstances, he really couldn't care less about the separation between men and women, and could only ask Miss Chun to make do."

"Huh? Kikyo's village? ...Ah, um, okay, alright."

Miss Chun was shocked again and again; there was too much information coming at her all at once, and she couldn't process it all.

"Upon hearing that she was going to Kikyo's village, she instinctively wanted to refuse, but Shirogane Miyuki actually had very close contact with her because of it. Having received a sweet taste, Miss Tsubaki, in a good mood, swallowed back her refusal that was on the tip of her tongue."

"She flew very fast and arrived at her destination in just a short while."

"But as she arrived and descended, Shirogane Miyuki on her back was struck as if by a heavy blow, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, and he shouted towards the village from afar: "Kikyo, stop—!!"

"His cry came too late."

"Within sight, Kikyo, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, coughed up blood. She no longer had the gentle and calm demeanor that Shirogane Miyuki had once seen; instead, her expression was filled with endless hatred and resentment."

"Driven by hatred and resentment, Kikyo drew her bow, unleashing immense spiritual power, and fired the last arrow of her life at Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha was shot in surprise and sealed away by this attack."

"Kikyo, having exhausted her last bit of strength, could no longer hold on. She collapsed to one knee, coughing up blood continuously, so weak that she was about to die."

"Shirogane Miyuki had already let go of Tsubaki's hand and was falling even faster from the sky. He burst out with his fastest speed ever to get to Kikyo's side and caught her before she fell to the ground."

"Don't die..."

"His eyes widened in terror, cold sweat poured down his back in tension, his body trembled slightly, and Shirogane Miyuki shook his head repeatedly, screaming, 'Don't die, don't die, don't die... don't die, Kikyo—!!'"

535. Chun's Misunderstanding

It’s over.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone knew that it was too late to reverse the situation.

No matter how anxious Shirogane Miyuki was to save people, he simply couldn't.

Through the two years that Shirogane Miyuki and Tsubaki spent together, everyone has gained a considerable understanding of the power system in the Inuyasha world. In this world, healing is relatively underdeveloped.

Let alone the healer in the world of Bikyal, who can bring someone back to life as long as they haven't been dead for too long, even compared to Phyllis, she is far inferior.

Kikyo's fatal wound could be treated by Phyllis with her eyes closed, as easily as playing a game, and she could save her.

If it were Rem or Priscilla, although it wouldn't be easy, the rescue would be almost guaranteed.

But that doesn't work in the Inuyasha world.

Not to mention Miyuki Shirogane, even if Tsubaki, who is among the top in strength and has a wide range of spells, were to intervene, she would be powerless to turn the tide. The shrine maiden system has not made any noteworthy progress in the field of healing.

It's not just the priestess system; in this world, even the most powerful demons, who rank at the top of the world's combat strength, can die from a fatal wound if they don't receive adequate treatment.

For example, the Great Demon Dog General that Miss Tsubaki once mentioned in a chat.

At that moment, Inuyasha's mind went blank, filled with confusion. He stared wide-eyed like Miyuki Shirogane, as if all his strength had been drained away, and he couldn't even utter a heart-wrenching cry of "Kikyo."

She just stared blankly at the scene of Kikyo's death, and then silently shed two lines of tears.

Kagome neither comforted him nor showed any sign of relief; she simply held her breath and didn't disturb him... Like Miroku and the others, she knew that this was a time for Inuyasha to be left alone in peace.

In the distance, looking at her dying state, Kikyo, who had always been calm, couldn't help but have a flicker in her eyes. "Is this how I die?"

What moved her was not the manner of her death, but the heartfelt concern of Miyuki Shirogane. His anxious cries, which turned his hands and feet cold, infused Kikyo's resurrected soul with a touch of warmth.

Aside from that, she didn't feel anything else about Shirogane Miyuki's failure, such as resentment or lamentation.

Those who are complaining and lamenting are the enlightened monks, exorcists, witches, and ordinary people all over the world.

Although Kikyo's death did not prevent Shirogane Miyuki from killing Naraku fifty years later, if Kikyo had lived, she could have killed an extremely large number of demons and vengeful spirits in those fifty years.

This plays a significant role in human survival and peace.

Conversely, the monsters of the Warring States period cheered and celebrated the failure of Shirogane Miyuki's rescue. Without the strongest priestess pressing down on them, they no longer had to live in fear.

"I missed it, I couldn't defy fate, alas."

On this side of the world, many people are listless and depressed, affected by the tragedy.

However, not many people are blaming Shirogane Miyuki.

Long before, after watching Hachiman Hikigaya's Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- from beginning to end, many people on Earth had already been influenced by the two angels, Hachiman Hikigaya and Emilia, thus improving their morality and character.

Houtarou Oreki immediately declared, "Shirogane Miyuki has done his best, so there's nothing to blame him for."

Chitanda Eru nodded in agreement.

"If Inuyasha and the others hadn't been so long-winded, wouldn't they have made it in time?"

At the same time, at the Kousaka family home, Kousaka Kyosuke sighed at his sister Kirino's fallacious argument and immediately corrected her, saying, "Even if Inuyasha and the others said less, it wouldn't matter. Kikyo's fatal wound was caused by Naraku's sneak attack on her in the plains."

"It took her quite a while to get back to the village from the plains before this scene unfolded. It's not like if Shirogane Miyuki had arrived ten minutes earlier, he would have seen a lively Kikyo."

“It’s too late.” In the Shuchiin student council, Kaguya Shinomiya shook her head. “Inuyasha and the others came back too late. If they had been in the village when the president last returned to the Sengoku period, they could have stopped them completely.”

"It is indeed too late, but it's not just Inuyasha who's too late, it's too late for me too."

Shirogane Miyuki lowered his eyelids, clenched his fists together, his short nails digging into his flesh, leaving marks on the back of his hands, and sighed regretfully, "If I could return to the Warring States period more frequently and earlier in the future, this just-right mistake wouldn't have happened."

The student council members hesitated, but ultimately kept quiet and said nothing.

After all, the kind-hearted Guild Master Shirogane must be quite upset, so let him calm down for now.

At this very moment when everyone was in mourning, inside the palace of the Warring States period, the triumphant Naraku was laughing wildly: "Hahaha, hahahahaha!"

Heaven knows how scared he was just now. Fifty years ago, he was far from having the ability to escape like a cicada now, and he didn't have the confidence to survive facing a powerful priestess like Tsubaki.

But now that the only chance to catch him, Naraku, was when he appeared on the plains disguised as Inuyasha, has passed, he is confident that Miyuki Shirogane and the priestess Tsubaki will definitely not be able to find him, Naraku.

It was a false alarm; after the fear subsided, what followed was extreme joy and elation.

"..."

Alone in one place, Miss Tsubaki saw her beloved Kikyo die, but felt no joy whatsoever.

Having regained all her memories, she knew exactly what was going to happen next. Kikyo's death was a good thing, but it would also be a fuse, and the bomb that would explode afterward was something that Tsubaki, the shrine maiden, absolutely did not want to recall.

""Who are you……""

"Her breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible. As she lay dying, Kikyo struggled to open her eyes because she heard someone grieving for her passing."

"The last person she saw in her life was Shirogane Miyuki, who was so caring towards her. She remembered that he was a man she had once saved."

"Shirogane Miyuki's caring cries and calls brought a touch of warmth to Kikyo's soul and heart, which was filled with hatred for Inuyasha, in her final moments before death."

"Then, the strongest priestess Kikyo closed her eyes and died peacefully."

"Shirogane Miyuki no longer knows what he's thinking or doing; all he can do is cry bitterly. He's let Inuyasha down; he's failed Inuyasha."

"Having failed to fulfill Inuyasha's request, how can he possibly have the face to return to the Warring States period?"

"These thoughts lingered in his mind, causing Shirogane Miyuki to feel an indescribable grief. His sincere emotions moved all the villagers present."

"This made Miss Tsubaki frown even more deeply."

536. The two sides that initiate the dispute and separate due to disagreement.

"All the villagers, including Feng, who was still very young at the time and no more than fourteen years old, were shocked and bewildered."

"The grief I felt from witnessing the death of Kikyo, the village's guardian deity, was forced back down by the appearance of Miyuki Shirogane and his desperate, wailing cries, as if he had seen the sky fall and the earth collapse."

Everyone was completely baffled. After thinking it over, they concluded that Shirogane Miyuki must have been someone Kikyo had saved during her travels, otherwise a complete stranger wouldn't be crying so bitterly.

Moved by Shirogane Miyuki's heartfelt weeping, the old village chief, leaning on his cane, walked over, sighed, and offered words of comfort with great reluctance: "Please accept my condolences, young man, alas."

Shirogane Miyuki shook his head vigorously. He couldn't bear to think about how disappointed or even desperate Inuyasha would be if he returned to fifty years in the future. He turned around and pulled Tsubaki over, his voice loud and urgent, almost shouting, "Save her! Save Kikyo!"

"Shirogane Miyuki regretted it as soon as he shouted. He shouldn't have treated Tsubaki like that... But he was in a terrible mood and couldn't control his expression and volume."

"Miss Tsubaki's dissatisfaction became increasingly apparent at this moment. She stared coldly at Kikyo and did not hold back her spiritual power, using all her healing methods to the fullest extent."