"This is... a miko's spiritual power! It's purifying the evil energy!"
As the surrounding evil energy receded at a visible rate, a shimmering white light gradually enveloped the area, and Kagome's eyes widened in shock.
This pure and powerful energy was all too familiar to her; it was the spiritual power unique to a miko.
"Kikyo... and Retsu!"
Kagome instantly understood who was coming. Sure enough, as the two figures approached, she saw that one of them was Kikyo, dressed in her miko outfit and carrying a bow and arrows.
Beside her was Retsu, whom she had met before.
Soon, Retsu and Kikyo walked up to them. Looking at Kagome and Sango, Retsu greeted them, "You're here too, Kagome, and the Demon Slayer lady I met before."
Turning his gaze to Shippō, who was hiding behind Kagome, he waved. "I remember you're called Shippō, right, little fox?"
"Ah... y-yes." Seeing Retsu talking to him, Shippō was so startled that his tail stood on end. He instinctively shrank back behind Kagome and nodded nervously.
During their last meeting, the invisible pressure emanating from the man had been far too intense.
"You are... the two people who came to our Village before?"
Since the surrounding evil energy had been purified by Kikyo's spiritual power, Sango felt a bit better. Seeing these two familiar faces, she spoke in surprise.
"That's right, it's us," Kikyo said, nodding as she looked at Sango.
She still remembered meeting her on the road back then, when Retsu had stolen a shikon jewel shard from her.
Thinking of this, Kikyo walked straight up to Sango and gently pressed her palm against her chest.
A shimmering white light radiated from her palm, and a gentle yet highly piercing purification power slowly flowed into Sango's body, dispelling the residual evil energy bit by bit.
The pallor on Sango's face quickly faded, replaced by a healthy glow.
Sango's body had initially stiffened at Kikyo's sudden movement towards her chest, but before she could react, she felt a sense of comfort within and instantly understood the other's intention.
Once Kikyo withdrew her hand, Sango immediately bowed in thanks, her tone sincere: "Thank you very much. I'm fine now."
After thanking Kikyo, Sango suddenly turned to Retsu and bowed deeply to him in gratitude. "Thank you so much for your previous warning! Although the Village was destroyed by demons, many people survived!"
"Oh? Your Village was attacked by demons?" Retsu looked at her with feigned surprise. Even though he already knew the plot, he played along and asked, "How is the situation?"
"Yes, thanks to your warning, the non-combatant villagers were moved to safety before the demons attacked. Although the Village was ruined, most of the villagers survived," Sango explained, then bowed again in thanks. "Truly, thank you very much!"
"No need to thank me. I only mentioned it. What truly protected the villagers was your father's decisiveness as their leader," Retsu said, waving his hand.
"By the way, my name is Sango. I don't know your name yet?" Sango finally remembered she hadn't formally introduced herself and spoke quickly.
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