The Chat Group's public screen remained fixed on Kikyo's line, "So that's how it is..."
Beryl was curious to see the meeting between Kikyo and Inuyasha, now that Kikyo knew the truth.
[World's No. 1 Princess: "@Kikyo, is it convenient for you to start a live stream?"]
[Kumoko: "Live stream, live stream, where's the live stream?"]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "Kumoko, you've popped out again."]
[Kumoko: "Wuwuwu, what do you mean by popped out? I've been waiting for this moment, finally surviving the Demon Lord's clutches. This is the third time, the third time! How much trauma has my innocent heart suffered, Group Leader, do you know?"]
[Kumoko: "The Demon Lord, she doesn't play fair. She actually made Guli-Guli open a teleportation gate to hunt me down."]
Kumoko felt angry just thinking about it.
She tried to appraise the Demon Lord's teleportation, but it showed as "unable to appraise".
What else could this be but the system's administrator giving the Demon Lord a backdoor?
[Kumoko: "Wuwuwu, Group Leader, I almost didn't get to see you. Just by a hair's breadth."]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "You seem very active. Not like someone who's just survived a disaster."]
[Kumoko: "Anyway, Group Leader won't come to help me, so I have to face every day optimistically, treat every day as my last, eat well, sleep well, and watch live streams."]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "Your spider life is truly simple!"]
[Kumoko: "Group Leader, you can't say that about me. Aren't you also a 'fun-loving' person?"]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "@Kumoko, you're getting more and more lively."]
[Kumoko: "No, no, no, Group Leader, please don't be angry. Little spider just spoke too quickly."]
[Kumoko: "Let's watch the live stream, yes, watch the live stream. Hmm, where is the live stream?"]
[Kikyo: "Are you sure you want to watch? I might do something rather intense later."]
A certain white-haired loli, currently in the God of Destruction Realm, looked at the Chat Group's messages.
Intense things, what could they be?
That makes it even more interesting, doesn't it?
Of course, such words couldn't be spoken aloud.
The Group Leader was always full of dignity, and today was no exception.
[World's No. 1 Princess: "If it's a personal matter and you don't want to live stream, it's fine. We understand."]
[Kikyo: "No, it's not that. I'm just worried that some people in the group might not be able to accept what I do."]
[Asakura Hao: "Go ahead and live stream. Do you think there are many good people in this group?"]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "..."]
Asakura Hao, although I don't know how you came to that conclusion, it seems to be very correct.
Those who joined the group were either villainous side characters or future major BOSSes.
It was practically a group of bad guys.
If you were to talk about kindness, only you, Kikyo, were the kindest.
[Asakura Hao: "No, I mean, except for the Group Leader. The Group Leader is a good person."]
A certain Great Onmyoji hurriedly tried to salvage the situation.
[World's No. 1 Princess: "@Asakura Hao, your attempt to salvage the situation looks more like a clumsy cover-up under duress. Also, I don't want to be given a 'good person' card."]
[Aizen Sōsuke: "@Kikyo, I'm very curious, has the soul cultivation method I sent up been useful to you? Could you tell me about it?"]
[Kikyo: "It's useful. My spiritual body is almost solidifying. Even if I don't use that clay body for resurrection now, I can still act purely as a soul, and my strength won't decrease much."]
[Kikyo: "However, perhaps because the worlds are different, I can't maintain that state for long. I still need a medium as a soul carrier for now."]
[Aizen Sōsuke: "It's good that it's useful. I was worried you might regret buying something that wasn't worth it."]
Aizen's tone of voice in the Chat Group was very gentle, like a kind older brother next door, making people inexplicably feel good about him.
[Kikyo: "No, I'm very satisfied with the cultivation method. Thank you very much, Mr. Aizen. Besides that, I also want to thank Lord Asakura Hao. Your Onmyōdō has also been quite useful to me."]
[Asakura Hao: "No need for thanks. I'm actually very curious about the world you're in."]
The unspoken meaning was, start the live stream.
Under everyone's encouragement, Kikyo finally made her choice.
[Ding, Kikyo has started a live stream.]
At this moment, Kikyo was inside a cave, looking out.
She was wearing the red and white miko outfit that Urasue had specially prepared for her.
She walked out step by step, not quickly, as if her entire being had lost its soul, her pupils devoid of any vitality.
Watching Kikyo's full-screen live broadcast, Beryl was a little astonished.
She acted so well, just like in the original story.
No wonder they say women have a talent for acting; even a pure miko like Kikyo could act flawlessly.
"You've come. Indeed, these clothes suit you better."
The demon Urasue, hunched over, looked at Kagome, who was soaked in green medicine, and spoke casually to Kikyo beside her.
Kikyo didn't answer. Her dark eyes seemed completely lifeless, and her gaze was fixed on Kagome.
"Who...who is she?" Kagome, lying in the pool, completely bound and unable to move, looked at the woman beside Urasue, who resembled her by seventy or eighty percent.
"Her name is Kikyo, hailed as the strongest miko fifty years ago... And you are her reincarnation."
"Me, reincarnation?" Kagome was clearly stunned by Urasue's words.
"That's right." Urasue's voice carried the joy of a plan about to succeed. "Your soul is about to be returned to this strongest miko, and she will also be my most capable subordinate."
Urasue said, and began to cast her spell.
The green liquid in the pool, mixed with various medicines, gradually began to glow.
"It...it hurts so much..." Kagome struggled to get up, but her body felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on it, completely unable to move. Moreover, she felt herself gradually losing control of her body.
"It's useless. A half-baked miko like you can't break free from my restraints. Just accept your fate."
Just then, a voice came from afar.
"Kagome!"
"How is that possible? I clearly deployed many subordinates to block him..."
Seeing Inuyasha rapidly approaching, Urasue panicked.
She sped up her spellcasting.
She had to revive Kikyo as quickly as possible, otherwise she was no match for Inuyasha.
"Kaede..." Kikyo recognized the old woman with the aged face on Inuyasha's back; she was her little sister, the little girl who would follow her around all those years ago.
"So many years have passed," Kikyo murmured softly.
Such a clear voice, and so close by, Urasue should have heard it, but she was panicking and didn't notice at all.
Inuyasha leaped from the mountainside, landing just in time to see the miko he had longed for.
"Kik...Kikyo."
His voice completely shook Kagome, who had been struggling to hold on.
Countless soul fragments floated out of Kagome's body, then instantly merged into Kikyo's body.
However, no one present noticed.
Kikyo subtly performed a spell with her finger. These incoming soul fragments were not absorbed by Kikyo's soul but were placed into a pre-arranged barrier.
Of course, Kikyo still pretended to absorb the soul fragments.
She floated into the sky, surrounded by pure white light.
A moment later, as Kagome's soul was completely "absorbed" by Kikyo, Kikyo slowly descended.
Her closed eyes slowly opened, her dark gaze carrying a hint of coldness. Her sight passed over Urasue in front of her and landed on the white-haired, fire-rat-robe-clad half-demon.
"Inuyasha, so you're still alive. Why didn't you die?"