My personal opinion on Gensokyo

"...Please, please tell me what happened to that miko-sama later!"

"Well, even if you ask suddenly..."

Faced with the demon hunter's sudden serious tone, the farmer who had just spoken in the crowd was a little at a loss, and hurriedly recalled with difficulty.

"Because it was just a casual chat in the castle town a few days ago, I didn't pay too much attention to what the merchant said..."

"...By the way, that merchant seemed to have mentioned that the miko-sama traveled with his caravan for several days, and the place where the caravan and the miko-sama parted ways was probably near Musashi Province, which is governed by the lord of the Hojo family..."

"...The Hojo family's territory, the Musashi area?"

Coral breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the villager had racked his brains to recall the clue.

It would be great if we could determine a rough range. If the shrine maiden is very powerful, then we should be able to hear rumors about her in that area, and it shouldn't be too difficult to find her.

Moreover, the village where he came from had also accepted the commission of exterminating monsters from the samurai of the Hojo family in the past. In this Warring States period with years of war, the land under the rule of the Hojo family was relatively stable, there were not too many bandits and robbers, there were also relatively fixed towns and cities, information was more widespread, and it would be easier to inquire about the news.

"I see. Thank you very much for letting me know."

Coral, feeling relieved, politely thanked the uneasy villager. Then, under the disappointed gazes of the children in the village, she once again picked up her flying bones and luggage and said goodbye to the people in the village with a smile.

"Because I have something important to attend to, I will take my leave now."

After bidding farewell to the people in these six remote mountain villages, the demon hunter girl, carrying her flying bones and luggage on her back, took a resolute step and walked away.

Without further ado, he had no choice but to not return to the village for the time being, but to immediately go to the territory of the Hojo family and find the shrine maiden who might be able to purify the fragments of the Four Souls Jade as soon as possible.

A few days later, in the East Country, near Maple Village.

After a long journey, traveling day and night, the demon hunter girl, wearing a light-colored kimono and carrying a flying bone on her back, arrived near Maple Village in the remote countryside of Musashi Province.

After inquiring about the news along the way, Coral did hear that there was a young priestess in this area who seemed to be searching for the fragments of the Four Souls Jade.

It is said that as long as there is news about the fragments of the Four Souls Jade, the young shrine maiden will go looking for it.

Coral, who had been traveling for several days and was a little tired, was very happy to get the clue about the witch so smoothly. According to the information she got, she soon arrived near Maple Village in the remote countryside.

“…I didn’t expect it to be here.”

Stopping and looking at the village in the distance, Coral muttered to herself in disbelief.

Coral was almost certain that this remote village called Maple Village was the village where the shrine maiden who guarded the Four Souls Jade fifty years ago once lived.

The records left behind from the village where he was born detailed the birthplace and residence of the shrine maiden who had guarded the Four Souls Jade. This was the Maple Village in the distance that he was about to arrive at.

According to past records, it is speculated that this Maple Village may have been attacked by a great monster fifty years ago and was slaughtered by the vicious and cruel monster, and it no longer exists on this land.

Unexpectedly, the Maple Village still exists after fifty years, and now, fifty years later, a young priestess is born who may be able to purify the Four Souls Jade.

The demon hunter girl, who was rarely curious about this seemingly inconspicuous village not far away, took a step forward and walked firmly towards the nearby Maple Village.

After a while, Coral arrived outside the Maple Village.

While curiously observing this seemingly insignificant village, which had nothing out of the ordinary, the demon exorcist girl Coral suddenly saw that near a house in the village, a dog-type demon monster wearing a crimson coat, long silver hair, and with a conspicuous demonic appearance, was taking a step forward with a ferocious look, as if he was going to do something indecent to the girl in front of him with long black hair, who was wearing strange and revealing clothes and looked like a prostitute, in broad daylight.

"Damn you, you lecherous dog demon! How dare you do such evil things in broad daylight!"

Seeing the girl who seemed to have no power to resist and was about to be attacked by the hateful and lustful dog demon, the demon hunter Coral suddenly became furious. Regardless of the fatigue of the long journey and the inconvenience of still wearing a light-colored kimono, she immediately took off the flying bone on her back, threw it at the hateful and lustful dog demon not far away, and shouted loudly.

"Flying bones~!"

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 441: The Curse of the Half-Demon, a Different Future

Earlier, in Maple Village, outside the house where Grandma Maple lived.

"Grandma Kaede, Inuyasha's injuries seem to be recovering very quickly."

Carrying a bamboo basket filled with many herbs, Master Miroku was helping the elderly Grandma Feng while sighing in a relaxed tone.

"Based on his current recovery, even if Inuyasha transforms into a normal human body on the night of the new moon tomorrow night, his injuries will not be serious."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that after Kagome cleansed Inuyasha from the miasma poison, his injuries would recover so quickly."

Hearing this, Grandma Feng, who pushed the door open and entered the house, also sighed.

"It seems that the blood of the Western Dog Demon Clan that Inuyasha inherited from his father, the Inu Daisho Toga-oh, and the human blood that he inherited from his mother have merged well within Inuyasha's body. As a result, Inuyasha's body is extremely tough and strong, almost indistinguishable from a pure monster. This is a very rare situation."

"Half-demons, born from the union of humans and monsters, have been a deeply tragic group since ancient times. Feared by humans, they are also loathed and rejected by their own monster communities. Most half-demons spend their lives wandering and dying alone. Moreover, half-demons themselves often have their own flaws, and some with severe flaws can even die without warning."

"Are you talking about the curse of the half-demon clan? I have heard of this too."

Hearing Grandma Feng's sigh, Master Maitreya's tone became a little more serious, and he frowned as he spoke while recalling the past.

"My father told me this when I was young. Ultimately, since ancient times, the half-demons, born from the union of humans and monsters, are a tragic group that is neither monster nor human. Monsters and humans are ultimately different groups. Half-demons, whose bodies contain a mixture of both monster and human blood, often have defects, some minor or severe, due to the rejection of their parents' blood. This causes them unbearable pain."

"Moreover, among the half-demon clan, most of them were born because of..."

"...Most half-demons are born because of evil, filthy monsters with evil intentions. They covet weak human women, abduct them, and force those sorrowful women to mate with the evil monsters. The result is that they become pregnant with monster offspring and give birth to half-demons."

The old elder witch calmly stated the fact that the young wizard was reluctant to say.

"Although those weak women who were attacked and abducted by monsters were powerless to resist the evil and foul monsters, when they were forced to give birth to monster children, the resentment in their hearts would flow into the half-demon children's bodies through their blood, constantly rejecting the half-demon blood in their bodies. Ultimately, over the years, countless hidden wounds would be left deep in the bodies of those half-demons, and many half-demons would even die at some point without any warning."

"This is the curse that countless half-demons are born with."

Stepping into the house, looking at Inuyasha, who was leaning against the corner of the house with an expression of impatience on the surface, but from time to time, she felt a little worried, but had to pretend to be calm and look at another corner of the house. The elderly Grandma Kaede sighed.

"It can be seen that Inuyasha's father, Inu Taisho, and his mother, who passed away nearly two hundred years ago, were indeed a couple who loved each other deeply."

"That attachment-like love even extended into Inuyasha's body."

"The mingled blood of his parents within Inuyasha is the best proof of their past love, and it has always been protecting Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha's parents never left him and always protected him."

Looking at Inuyasha, who was obviously worried to death but still tried to pretend nothing was wrong, and from time to time cast worried glances at the sleeping Kagome Higurashi, whose face looked a little pale and weak, the elderly grandmother Kaede sighed in relief.

"Well... maybe one day, Inuyasha will feel his parents' attachment and love for him, and will not be bound by the curse of the half-demon clan. He and Kagome will have a completely different future."

"Hey……"

Master Miroku also sighed softly as he looked at Inuyasha, who was leaning against the corner of the mansion but had put all his attention on Kagome Higurashi who was tired and sleeping, and did not notice Master Miroku and Grandma Kaede entering the mansion.

"I also hope that Miss Kagome and Inuyasha will have a smooth life in the future."

After expressing his emotion, Master Maitreya took the initiative to speak and gave a reminder with a smile.

"...Inuyasha, Miss Kagome really needs to rest. Please take good care of yourself and Shippo. Don't disturb Miss Kagome."

"...Such a longwinded thing! Why would I do such a boring thing?"

After hearing Master Miroku's reminder, Inuyasha came to his senses and subconsciously clenched his palms, as if he was about to swing out his signature skill, the Soul-Dispersing Iron Claws, to attack the "uninvited guest" who "rashly broke into" the house.

And after discovering that it was Master Miroku and the elderly Granny Kaede who entered the mansion, Inuyasha immediately put his hands away awkwardly, and said with a disdainful tone to cover it up.

"Besides, Qibao, that guy, was kicked out of the house by me a long time ago."

"Oh? It seems that you, Inuyasha, are also worried about Miss Kagome."

Master Maitreya sighed as he placed the basket of herbs in his arms next to the wooden steps.

"To think that you would take the initiative to do such a thing for Miss Kagome."

"…Miroku, what on earth are you talking about?"

Hearing this, Inuyasha seemed to feel some unknown irritation in his heart, and his tone was a little unhappy.

"I just think Kagome is too simple-minded. It was just a trivial poison from that despicable Naraku. I can recover on my own. There's no need for her to do anything extra."

Speaking of this, Inuyasha felt inexplicably angry. The half-demon second son of Inu no Taisho was a guy who could not hide his emotions, and he complained in a very unhappy tone.

"Furthermore, she even used a miko's spell that she hadn't mastered at all. If she had made any mistakes, how could her weak human body resist the youkai's poison... Kagome is such a foolish woman that I don't even know what to say."

"Oh...So that's what you've been thinking all along, Inuyasha."

Hearing the unhappy and depressed complaints of the young dog half-demon in scarlet fire rat fur and long silver-white hair, Master Miroku ignored the extremely obvious contradiction in Inuyasha's words, but showed a helpless bitter smile, turned his gaze to the side of the room, and said with the same helpless tone.

"That's what Inuyasha-kun said, Miss Kagome."

Wait, Kagome is awake already?!

Hearing the helpless words of Master Maitreya, the stunned silver-haired dog half-demon subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the other side of the room.

Sure enough, what caught the eyes of the dog half-demon was a beautiful girl who was lying not far away, sleeping soundly under the quilt, but who had stood up at some point, supporting her upper body with one hand, staring at him fiercely, her pretty face full of frost and her eyes grim.

"... Dog Emu Zero (II) Medical Clothes Zero Eight 2 Skirt Chat! Night! Cross!!!"

The beautiful girl gritted her teeth and uttered the name of the silver-haired dog half-demon. She was originally a little weak, but now she felt an uncontrollable anger rising in her heart. She pulled away the quilt covering her body.

She didn't care about the slight chill brought by the sudden exposure of her fair thighs under her school uniform skirt to the icy air. The fifteen-year-old girl, who was born in the future five hundred years later and had no idea of ​​the traditional restraint and tolerance that women in the Warring States Period were required to show when facing adult men, had a cold gaze that seemed to have frozen into ice, and her tone was filled with suppressed anger.

"I was so worried about you...but you dared..."

“…Sit down!!!”

Bang! ! !

Accompanied by the girl's angry shout, the deafening sound resounded throughout the entire Maple Village...

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 442: Changes Brought by Kagome

"But, damn... my eyes feel dizzy..."

Under the words of the angry Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha, who had been wearing the curse beads around his neck, fell headfirst onto the floor of the house without any defense, smashing a big hole in the cypress wood floor.

Inuyasha raised his head from the hole with difficulty. His silver-white hair was covered with sawdust, and his eyes turned into mosquito-repellent eyes, making him feel dizzy.

It can be seen that this time the collision was quite severe.

However, Kagome Higurashi, who was really irritated by Inuyasha's annoying remarks, had no intention of letting him go, and she angrily recited the Words loudly again.

"Sit down! Sit down! Sit down!!!"

BANG! BANG! BANG!!!

"Kagome girl, this is inside the house... Well, whatever."

Continuous banging sounds rang out in the house one after another. The elderly grandmother Kaede, who had lived in this house for many years, was about to speak out to stop the extremely angry Kagome Higurashi, but when she saw the broken gaps on the cypress wood floor that had been smashed by Inuyasha's head, she sighed and gave up the idea of ​​persuading her.

"It's better to ask the villagers to bring some wood and repair it later."

After Inuyasha, with his mosquito-repellent eyes, banged his head on the cypress wood floor several times and felt dizzy, he lay there twitching all over. Kagome Higurashi, who had vented a lot of anger, did not care about the slight weakness in her body. She stood up neatly and grabbed the schoolbag beside her.

"Mother-in-law, Master Miroku, I'll just go home and rest for a few days. I have exams at school later, so I'll have to ask you to take care of Inuyasha for the time being!"

After saying this, the fifteen-year-old girl snorted coldly, put on her shoes and socks, and walked out of the house.

"oh oh……"

Master Miroku stared blankly at the angry beautiful girl who picked up her backpack, put on her shoes and socks, and walked out of the house. He was a little dazed and subconsciously agreed. After coming to his senses, he did not object. Instead, he agreed with what Kagome Higurashi said.

"...Don't worry, Miss Kagome, just go back five hundred years and have a good rest for a few days. I and Granny are here, so nothing will happen. Inuyasha's injuries are basically healed, so there's no need to worry."

Although he had never seen with his own eyes what the modern society would be like five hundred years later, Master Miroku, who had often heard Kagome Higurashi talk about things five hundred years later, knew that in the modern world five hundred years later, there would be a place called "hospital". The doctors gathered there would use advanced medical skills that were unimaginable in the Warring States Period to care for and cure the sick.

Miss Kagome Higurashi's body was just a little weak due to excessive fatigue, and she was not eroded by the monster's poison. Even if she needed treatment, it would be a good thing for her to go back five hundred years and recuperate in the "hospital" for a few days.

After hearing the conversation between Kagome Higurashi and Master Miroku, the elderly Grandma Kaede nodded slightly, seeming to agree very much.

"Well, then I'll leave it to Grandma Feng and Master Miroku."

Seeing the approval of Master Miroku and Grandma Kaede, Kagome Higurashi, who was still very angry with Inuyasha, pushed open the door and walked out of the house.

Looking at the angry girl leaving the house with her schoolbag and walking towards the forest where the Bone-Eating Well was in the distance, although Master Miroku was a little worried about Kagome's health, he had no choice but to turn his head helplessly and glance at Inuyasha who was still staring at him with a pair of mosquito-repellent eyes.

"Damn it, Kagome, you bastard..."

At this moment, Inuyasha gradually regained consciousness. He covered the swelling on his head and crawled up. With his drowsy and confused thoughts, he reluctantly looked around the room, looking for the figure of the beautiful girl, and his tone was very dissatisfied.

"What on earth did I say wrong?! You're just... Eh? Hey! Miroku! Where's Kagome?!"

Inuyasha was halfway through complaining when he realized that Kagome Higurashi seemed to no longer be in the house.

"Oh...you regained consciousness really quickly, Inuyasha."

Seeing Inuyasha gradually regaining consciousness from the dizziness caused by the collision, Master Miroku first praised him and then explained slowly.

"After giving you a good lecture, angry Miss Kagome said she would go home and rest for a few days."

"What?! Kagome is going back?!"

After hearing Master Miroku's explanation, Inuyasha felt a little empty in his heart for some reason, and complained in an unacceptable tone.

"Really? What on earth was that guy thinking? We've learned some of the truth about that despicable Naraku. Now's a good opportunity to catch up with him, destroy him, and take back the fragments of the Shikon Jewel. Why do we have to wait until five hundred years from now?"