"I... I..."
An indescribable bitterness surged in the depths of Kagome's heart.
She knew that Inuyasha had come here for Kikyo.
Just as Kikyo had asked, who was she to Inuyasha?
At that moment, Kikyo reached out and lightly tapped Kagome. Kagome was horrified to find that her body suddenly couldn't move at all, leaving her frozen in place like a wooden puppet.
"Kikyo... what are you trying to do?"
Kagome asked in a panic.
"Kill him, and have him accompany me to hell."
Kikyo's voice was cold.
As soon as she finished speaking, several Soul Reapers flew over, tightly binding Kagome's body to the tree trunk behind her.
"Kikyo, someone intentionally made you two hate each other!"
Kagome struggled to turn her neck, desperately arguing,
"The one who killed you wasn't Inuyasha at all! You... you've both been deceived by Naraku!"
"Naraku?"
Kikyo was stunned for a moment upon hearing her words. Then, she smiled faintly and said:
"I died a long time ago. Such things are no longer important."
"But the current Inuyasha always has you on his mind! Inuyasha loves you!"
Kagome looked at her with an incredibly serious gaze.
Kikyo walked forward two steps in silence and stopped in front of Kagome.
She raised her hand, pinching Kagome's chin with her fingertips, her sharp eyes staring at the face that was so similar to her own, and said:
"And what about you? Does he love you?"
"I... you..."
Kagome was choked up by this sudden questioning, her mind going blank, not knowing how to respond.
"Alright, he's almost here."
Kikyo let go of her hand, turned around to stand beside Kagome, and looked into the distance,
"Let him say it himself."
Kagome followed her gaze and indeed saw Inuyasha's figure rushing toward them in a hurry.
She looked at the expressionless Kikyo beside her, her heart full of confusion. What exactly did Kikyo want to do?
She wanted to explain several times, but though she opened her mouth, she didn't speak, waiting with Kikyo for Inuyasha's arrival.
At this time, on a nearby treetop, Retsu was looking down at everything below, feeling somewhat puzzled.
This plot development seemed a bit different from what he remembered, leaving him a little confused as well, so he could only watch patiently.
By now, Inuyasha had already passed through Kikyo's Barrier and arrived before the two of them.
When he saw clearly Kikyo standing there and the trapped Kagome next to her, he froze on the spot.
"Kikyo... Kagome... you guys..."
Inuyasha looked at the two of them, his mouth hanging open with unconcealed shock.
Retsu watched the stunned Inuyasha, curious about how he would react.
Right now, Kikyo had only trapped Kagome and hadn't made her invisible to Inuyasha like in the original plot.
To be honest, if he were Inuyasha, he would be bewildered by this scene too.
His girlfriend died, and then he continued their relationship with her reincarnation—that seemed like a beautiful thing no matter how you looked at it.
But then, bam, it turns out the dead girlfriend has been resurrected.
This wasn't just having a foot in two boats; it was clearly the boat itself splitting into two!
For an inexperienced rookie like Inuyasha, this was simply a hell-level test.
"Inuyasha, hurry and tell Kikyo! What happened back then was all Naraku's conspiracy; you were both tricked by him!"
Kagome shouted anxiously, trying to remind him.
"Kikyo..."
Inuyasha immediately snapped out of it and was about to explain, but he was interrupted by Kikyo's cold voice:
"Inuyasha, I now rely on my resentment toward you, using this fake body made of grave soil and Remains to remain in the mortal world. Do you think that the current me is hideous?"
"Don't... don't talk nonsense!"
Inuyasha shook his head hurriedly, his eyes full of earnestness,
"Maybe you resent me, but I... I haven't forgotten you for a single day!"
"As expected... Inuyasha has always... toward Kikyo..."
Hearing Inuyasha's words, Kagome felt extremely dejected and suddenly felt a wave of grievance.
Inuyasha didn't notice Kagome's low spirits and continued:
"No matter what you become, I will never find you hideous!"
"Is that... true?"
Kikyo looked up at him, her gaze complex.
In the next second, she suddenly reached out and grabbed Kagome's collar, pulling her sharply to her side, and looked at Inuyasha indifferently:
"Then what about her? What do you plan to do with her?"
"Eh?"
Kagome, who was immersed in her disappointment, was suddenly pulled to the front to face Inuyasha directly. Not having reacted yet, she looked at the two of them with a dazed expression.
She hadn't expected Kikyo to be so direct, but she couldn't help but be curious about Inuyasha's answer. Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, she looked up at Inuyasha.
"Here it comes, this is the high-level play!"
Retsu raised an eyebrow, not expecting Kikyo to be so decisive, throwing the choice directly to Inuyasha.
This was the Sengoku Priestess he knew.
Unlike the Kikyo in the original plot who was consumed by resentment and evil energy and acted impulsively, the current her, with the help of Chakra, had already purified the resentment in her body with her own Spiritual Power.
Having regained her former strength and clarity, she naturally wouldn't make the brain-dead moves from the original plot and instead went straight to the core question.
"I... Kagome... Kikyo..."
Inuyasha was completely stumped by the question Kikyo threw at him. His body was stiff as he looked at Kikyo and Kagome, who were both staring intently at him, and for a moment, he was at a loss.
"I, the two of you..."
He opened his mouth with difficulty, wanting to say "Can I choose both?", but meeting their sharp gazes, he didn't dare to utter those words.
"Is it a hard choice?"
Kikyo looked at his indecisive manner, her tone still flat,
"Since you can't make up your mind, I'll choose for you."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Soul Reapers wrapped around Kagome suddenly exerted force, pulling her tightly against the tree trunk.
"Ah!" Kagome cried out in pain, her face instantly turning pale.
"Kagome!"
Hearing her scream, Inuyasha's heart tightened, and without a second thought, he rushed toward her.
Demonic Power condensed at his fingertips. With a swing of his claws, he instantly destroyed those Soul Reapers, then immediately pulled Kagome into his arms and asked urgently:
"Kagome, are you alright?"
"Inuyasha..." Kagome leaned in his arms, looking at him blankly.
As a woman, she instantly understood Kikyo's intention, and her gaze involuntarily drifted toward Kikyo.
Kikyo was watching them quietly, a trace of indiscernible disappointment flickering in her eyes.
Seeing this, Kagome abruptly sat up from Inuyasha's arms, about to say something.
Kikyo moved her lips first; no sound came out, but Kagome clearly understood her lip-reading: "I leave him to you."
"It seems you've already made your choice, Inuyasha."
Kikyo's voice came, carrying a hint of relief.
Inuyasha snapped his head back, only to see Kikyo surrounded by countless Soul Reapers, slowly rising into the air.
"Kikyo! I..."
He hurriedly reached out to grab her, but only caught empty air.
"That woman... is more important than me, Inuyasha!"
Kikyo looked down at him, her eyes regaining their former coldness. She gave them both a deep look and, without staying any longer, turned and flew into the distance, her figure gradually disappearing into the horizon.
With her departure, the surrounding Barrier also slowly dissipated.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome looked at Inuyasha's dazed expression, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
In this "contest," she seemed to have won, but there wasn't a hint of joy in her heart; instead, it felt somewhat heavy.
She looked in the direction where Kikyo had disappeared and said softly, "Kikyo... she has turned back into that Sengoku Priestess."
"Huh? Wasn't Kikyo always a Priestess?"
Inuyasha looked blank, clearly not understanding her underlying meaning.
"You guy, you don't understand women at all!"
Looking at the blockheaded Inuyasha, Kagome spoke with some anger.
"What! What kind of nonsense are you talking about!"
Inuyasha was completely baffled by her sudden anger and spoke unhappily.
"Sit boy!" Kagome's voice suddenly rose.
Boom!
Accompanied by the dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground, Inuyasha slammed into the earth once again, his face full of grievance.
"You bastard!"
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