Chapter 509. Demons and Humans Desperate to Cross Over
Blood flowed like a river.
Venting his indignation over his future failure, the painter slaughtered more than half of the attacking opportunists. The survivors were scared out of their wits; leading their broken remnants, they beat a hasty retreat to find high-ranking monks and priestesses to suppress the ink demons. Previously, they hadn't sought them out because they knew the Shikon Jewel fragments were even more attractive to those with supernatural abilities, but now it seemed they had no choice.
The power of a Shikon Jewel fragment possessor was thus tangibly demonstrated before everyone, ensuring that the self-righteous warlords would never dare to underestimate them again.
As for the painter, although he was blinded by desire and rage, he fled immediately after the slaughter, relocating to an undisclosed location. He was no longer a "frog at the bottom of a well"; at the very least, he knew that in this world, Inuyasha's group could easily kill him. He had to hide well, or he would be in trouble if he encountered a true master.
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「Shirogane Miyuki hugged for a while until his mind calmed down. Once freed, Inuyasha reached out and handed the Shikon Jewel fragment searched from the painter's body to Kagome for safekeeping.」
「Following this, Shirogane Miyuki recounted the entanglements between himself and the painter from beginning to end. This story of repaying kindness with enmity made Inuyasha fly into a rage, making him want to draw his sword and slash someone.」
「However, Shirogane Miyuki hadn't decided how to deal with the painter yet, so he tied him up to keep him as a prisoner for the time being.」
「Afterward, Kagome and Shirogane Miyuki looked at each other, both having much to say. But the wilderness was no place for a chat, so they held back.」
「Monk Miroku led everyone to the wealthiest household in the local area, claiming there was a demon in the manor and that he was there to perform an exorcism—and indeed, a small demon was hiding there.」
「After the small demon was eliminated, the people in the manor were greatly grateful to Miroku. Fine food and wine were served, and Miroku's group was permitted to sleep there tonight.」
「Shirogane Miyuki discovered that this was the same general's manor that had previously thrown the painter out.」
「To be honest, he would rather stay in a more dilapidated place than here because, much like the painter, the people in this manor gave him a strong sense of malice; he disliked them very much.」
「But since this was the result of Monk Miroku's hard work, he couldn't say much and could only stay.」
「After tossing the bound painter into the manor's storehouse, the group gathered in a room. While enjoying dinner, Shirogane Miyuki began to converse with Inuyasha and the others.」
「First was the topic of crossing over (time travel).」
「"Eh? Shirogane-senpai actually has no way to go back!?"」
「"What? You can actually go back whenever you want!?"」
「The result was that both Shirogane Miyuki and Kagome were deeply shocked by each other, looking at one another as if they were seeing aliens.」
「"I crossed over through the Bone Eater's Well. That day, I was looking for my cat by the well when a demon suddenly popped out and dragged me in, and then I crossed over to this side."」
「Kagome held nothing back, introducing the passage that allowed her to return to the modern era. "As of now, there doesn't seem to be any limit on the number of times."」
「She paused for a moment as if remembering something. "However, my younger brother Souta, Monk Miroku, Sango, and Shippo can't cross over. Right now, only Inuyasha and I can travel back and forth between the two eras through that well."」
「No one knew what the qualification for crossing over was.」
「Therefore, whether Shirogane Miyuki could return to the modern era was an uncertain matter... Kagome was somewhat worried.」
「"The rest of us don't have time right now; we have to find the Shikon Jewel fragments. We can't accompany Shirogane-senpai to run the experiment, so I'll give you a map first. Go try it out by yourself."」
「Kagome said somewhat apologetically, "If the Bone Eater's Well doesn't react, Shirogane-senpai, please go to the nearby village where Granny Kaede is and stay as a guest. We'll head back there once we're done with our business."」
「"At that time, Inuyasha and I will think of a way to see if we can help."」
「At this point, Shirogane Miyuki didn't particularly care anymore whether he could return to the modern era, because after his initial shock, he had remembered something.」
「Based on the information Kagome provided, her side was currently around the year 2000, and she had never heard of the Shinomiya Group. Therefore, it was basically certain that Kagome's "modern era" was not Shirogane Miyuki's original world.」
「Since the members of the Student Council, his father, and his sister didn't exist there, it didn't make much difference whether he was in the Warring States period or the modern era—because if he needed modern items, he could completely commission Kagome to buy or fetch them for him.」
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Shirogane Miyuki stopped being particularly invested in the idea of crossing over, but in the modern era of Inuyasha's world, a large group of people went wild over it.
"Found her! Found her! Higurashi Kagome, fifteen years old, third-year middle school student. Her family owns the Higurashi Shrine, and the Bone Eater's Well she mentioned is right inside the shrine!"
The high-level officials of various countries went into a frenzy. What did the Warring States period represent? To ordinary people, it was danger, but to these officials with armies ready to go, it was a massive piece of "fatty meat"!
Demons were powerful, yes, but even the currently strongest-performing painter, Inuyasha, and Monk Miroku would be defeated under the baptism of modern firepower. Even if the combat power ceiling of the Warring States period was ten times higher than Inuyasha's current level, it would be impossible to survive the carpet bombing of tens of thousands of tanks and planes.
The Permanent Five (P5) joined forces; today, they were going to greedily carve up this "fatty meat" called the Warring States period.
Inside the shrine, hearing the rumbling of tanks outside, Kagome's grandfather remained composed. Holding his grandson Souta's hand, he said leisurely, "Oh, they're here. Let's go, Souta; come with Grandpa to welcome them."
As early as when the light curtain in the sky mentioned a "girl in a skirt, suspected modern person," he had already anticipated this moment; he wasn't surprised at all. He offered no resistance whatsoever, leading his family out of the shrine and allowing the P5 officials to conduct all sorts of experiments on the Bone Eater's Well, not worried in the slightest.
Because the Bone Eater's Well clearly picked its people, and something like the power of time and space was not something current technology—nor technology developed for several hundred more years—could ever touch. The officials' hope of using this well to send an army to conquer the Warring States period was likely nothing more than a pipe dream.
Meanwhile, in Inuyasha's ancient world, many demons and opportunists were also swarming toward the Bone Eater's Well, attempting to go five hundred years into the future to feast.
Controlled by greed, creatures from five hundred years ago and five hundred years in the future were performing the exact same actions.
But no matter how hard the ancient demons and modern humans tried, none gained the authorization or successfully performed a crossing.
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