give it all to miss machima

"Um... Machima, the way you're looking right now... is terrifying..."

Kagome didn't know what Machima was thinking, but with her keen intuition, she felt as if she was about to be eaten.

"Ah, I'm sorry..."

Machima withdrew her gaze, suppressing the restlessness within her.

"By the way, Kagome, may I stay at your place tonight?"

"……Why?"

"You should be going back to the Sengoku period tomorrow, right? Let's go back together. I'm also planning to go see Kikyo. I haven't seen her for a while, and I'm a little worried about her."

Seriously, not only Inuyasha, but even Makima cares so much about Kikyo...

Kagome cared about it somewhat, and...

"Machima went to see Kikyo... just because... she likes her?"

"I guess so, but more importantly... I want to save her—if I do nothing, she'll try to kill herself."

"...Seeking...death?"

Kagome looked a little confused for a moment, and Makima could understand why. After all, Kikyo was undoubtedly a dangerous person to Kagome—she had tried to kill Inuyasha more than once, and in the original story, she was even mistakenly believed to be colluding with Naraku.

"That's a long story. You can think of it as... I can see the future."

Machima smiled and took Kagome's hand.

"For example, in one future I see, you and Inuyasha will have a daughter—who inherits your looks and black hair, but has the same personality as Inuyasha—lively and cheerful, but also impulsive and tomboyish."

"Inuyasha and I have...a daughter!?"

Kagome was both anxious and embarrassed—after all, she was still just a child, and with that idiot Inuyasha at that! This kind of thing…

"How...how is this possible?!"

"Maybe so, maybe I just predicted it wrong..."

Machima collapsed onto the bed—luckily, Kagome's bed was large enough for two people to sleep in.

"Go to sleep... Don't worry, I just want to get to know you better, I won't eat you."

Machima drifted off to sleep without a care in the world, but Kagome was extremely concerned—what kind of food was being referred to?

No…it can’t be…the kind she’s thinking of, can it?

The next day

Compared to Makima, who usually bullies Tomie, Sadako, and others by transferring her consciousness back to another body, Kagome didn't sleep well that night.

She really couldn't figure out whether Machima's claim that she could see the future was true or false.

I wanted to ask more questions, but Machima was fast asleep and didn't react at all.

Moreover... the thought of possibly being with Inuyasha in the future, and even having a daughter, filled Kagome with both fear and a little joy, since it meant that the two of them would eventually be together.

I was originally planning to leave that idiot Inuyasha hanging for a few more days, but this time... hmph, I'll just go back for now.

After getting her food, lunchbox, and other belongings from her mother, Kagome took Makima and jumped into the Bone Eater's Well.

Then, as soon as they came out, the two noticed what seemed to be the sounds of a battle in the distant forest.

"What happened? Before you came back, which demon did you and Inuyasha defeat?"

"Uh...it's Inuyasha's older brother. He found an evil sword called the Demon God and came to cause trouble for Inuyasha again, but luckily we escaped..."

Oh, so this is the plot... Damn, I can't quite remember it...

Makima scooped up Kagome and rushed over, only to witness a scene that infuriated them both—Kagome had only been gone for less than a day, and Inuyasha! He was already back by Kikyo's side!?

Chapter 179 Machima Riding a Horse

The scene was exceptionally lively at this moment.

However, Inuyasha and Kikyo were present, as were the three cat demons sent by Makima to protect Kikyo, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and others.

Surrounding them were a large swarm of insects—including the most ferocious poisonous bee, and a huge, red dead soul worm hovering in the distant sky.

In addition, there are three other monsters—two of them have long silver-purple hair. One looks no different from an ordinary person, while the other looks completely like a monster—his hands are scythe-shaped, and his body is like a snake. He looks like a combination of some kind of alien creature and a human.

Although I can't quite remember, it should be one of Naraku's two incarnations, right? I think they were Professor Roumaru and Shadow Roumaru? I forgot their specific abilities.

And the remaining one...

—Her glossy black hair fell smoothly over her shoulders, and she had unusually pointed, elfin ears and ruby-like eyes.

Her face appeared reserved and modest, yet her demeanor carried a hint of beautiful allure and untamed spirit.

Coupled with a gorgeous yet elegant kimono... and inexplicably erotic bare feet...

This should be Kagura from Machima's memories.

Normally, Machima would have started thinking up some crooked ideas, but there were more important things to do right now.

Kikyo doesn't look well and is being supported by Haruaki, while Inuyasha is protecting her.

Makima, holding Kagome, used her hair to instantly slice the poisonous insects blocking her path into pieces, broke through the encirclement, and arrived at Kikyo's side.

"What exactly happened?"

She put Kagome down and picked up Kikyo instead, ignoring Inuyasha and instead looking at the three cat demons who looked tense.

"Didn't I tell you to protect Kikyo? How did things get like this?"

Kikyo's spiritual power is the nemesis of all demons. Her only weakness is her relatively weak combat power. With the three of them around, she shouldn't be able to get hurt!

"It's not...their fault..."

Kikyo leaned on her shoulder and said weakly.

"It's that red soul-dead worm in the sky. It sucked up all the souls around here, and even tried to take one from my body... And... it has those three monsters protecting it... They had no choice but to find a way to escort me here first..."

Upon hearing this, Machima looked up at the red dead soul worm hovering in the sky.

—Ordinary dead soul worms are only the size of pythons, but that guy's size is almost as big as a dragon...

Without even thinking, one can guess that this is a variant bred by Naraku.

This guy really found Kikyo's Achilles' heel—Kikyo needs to absorb enough young girls' souls to maintain her movements. Taking away all the souls in advance is like cutting off her lifeline.

As for those three monsters...

Kagura, needless to say, is an extremely mobile ranged fighter who is skilled at manipulating wind. Her combat power is even stronger than Inuyasha's when he first learned the Wind Scar Technique. In the early stages, she fought the main characters to a standstill.

As for the remaining Juro-maru and Kage-maru, Makima couldn't remember them clearly, but she figured they wouldn't be weak either.

Furthermore, Kikyo, the strongest among them, lacks the power of a dead soul and cannot exert her full fighting strength. The three useless cats also have to protect her, so it is understandable that she cannot win.

However, Machima was somewhat surprised—in the original Naraku storyline, just like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, apart from Kagura and Kanna, the rest of the clones basically came one by one to be delivered. Unexpectedly, this guy has now learned to gather his troops in one go.

As for the main characters, Miroku, who specializes in fighting groups, is completely countered by the poisonous bees; Sango's combat power is practically nonexistent; and as for Inuyasha...

"Hey! You bastard!"

When Machima turned around, she saw Er Gouzi holding up his Tessaiga, looking at her with a displeased expression.

"Although I have a lot of questions to ask you, let's deal with these enemies together first!"

"Together? Ha...who are you looking down on?"

Machima gave a cold laugh.

"Let me show you the power to control demons."

Then, to the horror of the main characters, Makima instantly transformed into the gigantic centaur—the Silver King form.

No! Not just the Silver King!

More ribbon-like strands of hair extended from her back, like two enormous wings—the forms of the two Abyss beings merged into one at this moment.

Having witnessed Machima's rage, Sango quickly grabbed the dumbfounded Kagome, dodged Machima's hooves, and called Inuyasha and the others to retreat to the side as well.

Ignoring them, Machima looked up at the sky.

"Then... let's start with the first one!"

Because it was inconvenient to shoot arrows while holding the bellflower in one hand, Machima instead pulled out a bone spear from behind her back, then her right arm suddenly expanded, and she hurled it at the red dead soul worms in the sky.

The Dead Soul Worm had already sensed something was wrong and was twisting its massive body in an attempt to escape, but it was instantly pierced by the wire-guided Void Spear, and the starlight-like Dead Souls inside its body scattered out instantly.

The remaining poisonous insects surrounding the group, and Machima's wings, shot out countless tiny bone spikes in all directions, each of which was connected to a tough strand of hair.

"Turn to dust!!"

Machima took a step forward, suddenly turned its body and wings, and countless strands of hair swept out in an instant.

Apart from the people at her feet, everything within a radius of several dozen meters was instantly reduced to powder under this brutal cutting, whether it was poisonous insects, trees, or even stones.

This is not over yet!

"And then—you!"

The roaring Silver King launched a tsunami-like charge, each step carrying an effect comparable to the trampling of war.

Machima's right hand transformed into a giant lance, aimed at the fleeing Juro-maru and Kage-rou-maru—these two weren't stupid; upon realizing the situation was dire, they immediately turned and ran.

The other Kagura was sent flying close to the ground.

She clearly didn't want to fly too high and end up like the Dead Soul Worm—with the cover of the trees, at least she still had a glimmer of hope.

But for some unknown reason, she could have brought two companions with her, but she completely ignored the remaining two, and the latter were quickly caught up by Machima.

The insect-like creature, Shadow Wolf, seeing the danger, immediately dodged away like a flea, moving so fast that Makima could barely see its trajectory.

The remaining beast wolf roared, turned around and caught Machima's spear. Then, with his brute strength, he plowed a deep furrow in the ground for several tens of seconds, forcibly stopping Machima's charge.

A long line of cars stopped in front of them!?

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot! He's courting death!"

Enraged, Machima jerked her spear and flung it away, then her hooves were about to stomp down!

But at this crucial moment, she suddenly felt a tearing sensation in her hind limbs, and then her whole body... oh, her whole horse staggered and almost fell to the ground.

She looked back and saw two cuts on her hind legs.

The tendon is injured?

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the work of that Shadow Wolf Maru—this guy kept bouncing back and forth at incredible speed, his two scythe-like upper limbs instantly creating several more wounds on Machima's body—all aimed at the weakest points of her bone armor.

"Insects!!"

Countless bone spikes, each containing strands of hair, shot out again, followed by another AOE attack that cleared the entire screen.

But to Makima's surprise, this guy actually blocked all her attacks with his speed and a pair of sharp blades—Kageroumaru's pair of bone blades were no less sharp than Makima's hair.

At the same time, the beast wolf Gaumaru rushed up from the front and punched Machima's hoof, actually shattering it with a single blow!

These two Naraku clones... one specializes in speed, and the other specializes in strength?

That's... kind of interesting!

After a few seconds of barely managing to repair her joints and tendons, Machima staggered away, flipping open her ribs and chest cavity to place Kikyo inside and protect her—Kikyo, with her clay body, didn't need to worry about oxygen.

At this moment, Shadow Wolf seized the opportunity and rushed over, his pair of scythes aimed at Machima's neck and other vulnerable points, instantly adding several new wounds to her.

The wound doesn't heal as quickly as it could have; if a few more rounds of attacks come, it might be beheaded.

Machima seemed to have given up, closing her eyes and using only her hands to protect her chest.

The main characters and the three cats in the distance were too late to arrive, and Kagura, who had originally run away, turned back to watch.

"Alright! Keep holding her hooves and restraining her! Beast Wolf Maru! Right now—I'll cut her head off! Hahahaha!"

With a loud laugh, Shadow Wolf attacked Machima again, his sharp scythe gleaming coldly.

But the next second, it was grabbed by Machima.

"You...how is this possible!? How...how could you see my movements!?"

Machima had opened her eyes; her eyes had a compound eye structure, like those of an insect.

—Since AOE attacks are ineffective against highly mobile enemies, the only option is to improve one's dynamic vision.

"It took me a little while to get used to these eyes... Well then, die, you bug."

He crushed the disgusting creature into a lump of mud and then burned it to ashes with demonic fire.