"What exactly is that guy Naraku up to?"
"Why do I have to come and monitor this guy?"
Kagura covered half of her face with her fan, looking impatiently at the target hiding in the cave ahead.
Being forced to choose between Hakudoshi and Naraku was enough to give her a headache, and now she was ordered to watch this "Servant" whose background was unknown?
'Collect seven to grant any wish.'
'That person is a helper I summoned using a ritual.'
'He is slightly different from us youkai...'
Recalling Naraku's generous explanation at that time, Kagura knew that guy had no good intentions.
'Kagura, go monitor his every move.'
'As for Hakudoshi and the infant, someone will help me deal with them.'
Perhaps due to having new utility value, she could struggle on at death's door for a while longer.
"Mn?!"
Sensing movement at the cave entrance, Kagura saw the target clearly.
That was a man with a rather pale complexion...
Just from appearance, perhaps he was just a human.
"This guy... doesn't look like a human, nor does he look like a youkai..."
Having come into contact with numerous humans and youkai, Kagura had rich knowledge and experience.
She judged that the person before her wasn't that simple.
Then Kagura saw it.
That man turned the captured human into another creature.
"Tsk, all useless bunch."
"Bestowed so much blood, yet only a Lower Moon Demon appeared?"
Hiding behind a tree, she could clearly hear the other party's angry tone.
'Demon (Oni)?'
Frowning, Kagura withdrew her protruding head, feeling the situation was abnormal.
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!!"
Subconsciously avoiding it, that flesh spine piercing through the tree was so familiar.
"Tsk, is this guy the same type as Naraku?"
"Simply like a new incarnation."
Gripping the fan in her hand, Kagura looked at the other party's cold gaze with displeasure.
"I see..."
"If it were you, perhaps you could become an excellent Upper Moon Demon."
Having sensed the tracking personnel long ago, Muzan subsequently figured something out, the corners of his mouth raising.
From the mouths of the "Demons" sent out to collect intelligence earlier, he already knew part of the situation of this world.
Although "Demons" also existed here, they seemed different from "over there"; the more "mainstream" creatures were "Youkai".
Although that Master named "Naraku" was a bit strange, this chasing youkai seemed not to possess power like his.
"Ah!"
"Hah!!"
The Demons beside him already rushed towards Kagura.
"Tsk, minions get aside!"
Waving the fan, wind blades cut out. Muzan also saw that astonishing scene.
"Whoosh whoosh!!"
"Crack!!"
The Demons approaching were all cut into three pieces by the wind.
'Wonderful! Just this woman has combat power that group of Demon Slayers can't compare with.'
Able to easily decapitate Demons without relying on Nichirin Swords and Breathing Styles, among which included Lower Moon level Demons.
Ambition expanding, Muzan had many ideas to implement.
"First, let's start with you... Woman!"
...
"Heave-ho!"
"Wah!!"
Moroha drew her bow and arrow, hitting a strange "youkai" hiding in a house, then approached.
"This guy doesn't look like a youkai."
"Possessing very slight evil aura... it's another creature."
"Villagers said they saw him eating people at night..."
"Similar situations occurred before too."
Squatting down, looking at the opponent's gradually collapsing body, Moroha subsequently turned her head back.
"There is a mastermind pulling the strings behind this matter."
'The smell of blood is a bit strange; this doesn't seem to be Naraku's doing...'
Kikyo walked over slowly from not far away, looking at Moroha and responding softly.
"Mn... then what do we do next?"
"Although investigating the news it might be other guys..."
"But searching for so long we still have no clue; these guys seem to dare not come out during the day."
Hands holding the back of her head, asking very brightly, Moroha no longer had that sense of distance towards Kikyo like before.
She initially thought this person was the Tree of Ages, but after careful observation and contact, she discovered she wasn't.
Although there was a smell of "earth" and "clay", without a doubt, the other party was an orthodox Miko.
And the face was really similar...
To her mom.
"Moroha?"
"Eh?!"
Hearing that soft call, Moroha came back to her senses, seeing Kikyo waiting for her in front.
"Just follow this direction."
"Recently, this group of creatures has appeared very frequently."
"Oh! Understood."
Although she still hadn't figured out Kikyo's identity, Moroha didn't dislike her. On the contrary, she had an instinctive feeling of wanting to rely on the other party.
Just like... Mom was by her side.
...
"Bastard! Don't you become just like an ordinary human during the day! What exactly are you here for!!"
"Uh..."
Rikuo looked at the face leaning in front of him with sweat, inadvertently falling into awkwardness.
"Completely different from Inuyasha."
"Yeah, didn't expect a youkai with only one-fourth blood would weaken to that extent."
"Human during the day, youkai at night..."
"A modern youkai?"
Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kagome, and the others all looked at Rikuo who turned back into a human curiously and discussed.
"Calm down! Although usually I indeed can only turn into a youkai at night, during the day under specific conditions I can also do it."
Hands pushing Inuyasha, Rikuo hurriedly explained.
"Mn?"
Hearing this, Inuyasha looked at that short and weak figure before him with suspicion.
"Alright, Inuyasha, no need to haggle over this kind of thing."
"Stop making things difficult for others; being a half-demon too, you know it's not easy for the other party."
Hearing Kagome coming over to persuade, Rikuo breathed a sigh of relief instead.
"Tsk! Just feel annoyed that there is an extra guy to take care of."
Hands tucked in his sleeves, Inuyasha fully demonstrated his dishonest side.
"Sorry, don't look at this guy speaking like this, actually he is very kind-hearted."
Revealing an apologetic expression on her face, Kagome smiled lightly at Rikuo.
"Haha, it's fine, I didn't mind either."
"On the contrary, during the day, indeed might need you guys to take care of me more."
Although he hadn't fully seen the strength of this group of people yet, just judging from the combination of half-demon, demon slayer, monk, miko, and small youkai, it wasn't an ordinary team.
'The Warring States Period of 500 years ago...'
'Grandpa might be fooling around somewhere unknown.'
Also unclear if this was indeed the historical era, Rikuo was full of curiosity.
One had to know the establishment of the Nura Clan couldn't lack that person.
'Moreover, the miko traversing time and space feels very powerful.'
'Completely different from Classmate Keikain who uses Onmyodo.'
Looking at Kagome who was communicating with Inuyasha, Rikuo could feel a distinctively different power from her.
But just at this moment, Inuyasha suddenly changed expression, as if smelling something.
"Mn?"
"The smell of blood..."