"I want to meet someone."
The silence inside the treehouse had grown comfortable after the sealing ritual. But now Kikyo's voice cut through it gently, almost as if it had been carried in by the wind outside.
She stood near the window, gazing at the shifting shadows cast by the forest. The moonlight filtered through the leaves, painting silver patterns across her face.
"I need to settle something from the past."
Uchiha Lie didn't even pretend to misunderstand.
"Inuyasha?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Inuyasha
Kikyo did not answer immediately.
That alone was answer enough.
Uchiha Lie leaned back casually, crossing his arms.
"You know," he continued, completely unaware of the danger he was stepping into, "I've always been curious about something."
He tilted his head slightly.
"Inuyasha is with Kagome now. But Kagome is your reincarnation."
Kagome Higurashi
He looked genuinely thoughtful.
"So what exactly is going on there? Is he still in love with the same person… or did he move on and now he's just—" he paused, then bluntly finished, "playing both sides?"
Silence.
Kikyo turned her head slowly and gave him a sideways glance.
Her expression was calm.
Too calm.
Her lips pressed into a thin line.
Uchiha Lie, however, was completely unaware that he was walking into a minefield.
"And here's another thing," he added enthusiastically. "Since Kagome is your reincarnation, which one of you is the real 'you'?"
He continued without pause.
"If Kagome ends up with Inuyasha, does that count as you continuing your relationship after reincarnating? Or has Inuyasha already let go of the 'you' who died and fallen for someone new?"
He spoke as if he were analyzing a philosophical case study.
He did not notice Kikyo's hands slowly tightening into fists.
"If I resurrect you successfully," he went on, "are you planning to compete with Kagome? Or will you step aside? I mean, fighting your own reincarnation over a man is basically competing with yourself, right?"
The air in the treehouse dropped several degrees.
Kikyo's knuckles turned pale.
For a brief moment—
She truly considered hitting him.
But she restrained herself.
She closed her eyes and pressed her fingers lightly against her forehead, calming the rising irritation.
Without responding, she simply turned and walked toward the door.
At that moment, several pure white Soul Reapers drifted out from the forest.
Soul Reapers
They hovered around her gently and lifted her body into the air.
"Do you need me to come with you?" Uchiha Lie finally asked, sensing something had shifted.
"No," Kikyo replied calmly.
Her voice was cold again—but steady.
"This is between him and me. I will settle it myself."
She paused mid-air and glanced down at him.
"Rest here. I will return."
And with that, the Soul Reapers carried her away into the moonlit forest.
Her white figure disappeared among the trees.
Uchiha Lie stared after her for a few seconds.
Then his lips curved upward into a mischievous grin.
"Going to see Inuyasha and Kagome without taking me?"
He shook his head.
"That won't do."
If he was being honest with himself… he had already grown fond of this tragic priestess.
He didn't want her walking alone into emotional chaos.
And he definitely didn't trust Inuyasha's decision-making skills.
In the original timeline, this reunion had not gone well.
Kikyo would encounter Kagome near a barrier.
Inuyasha would arrive.
And things would spiral into heartbreak.
He wasn't going to let that repeat exactly as before.
Fortunately—
When he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Kikyo to the treehouse earlier, he had quietly left a mark on her.
Flying Thunder God Technique
No matter where she went, as long as the distance was reasonable, he could reach her instantly.
At first, he considered simply wandering nearby and waiting.
But then a thought struck him.
"Wait… Kikyo no longer relies on spirit souls to survive."
That alone had already changed the course of events.
The original sequence would not unfold the same way.
With that realization, he abandoned the idea of staying behind.
He leapt down from the treehouse and began moving silently through the forest, keeping his distance while following her trail.
He moved like a shadow between the trees.
As agile as a hunting leopard.
"Speaking of leopards…"
A random thought crossed his mind.
"I really need a flying mount."
He remembered how gracefully Kikyo traveled while carried by the Soul Reapers.
It looked efficient.
Elegant.
Far better than sprinting across branches.
"Maybe that cat demon could fly…" he muttered.
Then he imagined himself riding a massive leopard spirit across the sky.
He burst out laughing at the mental image.
"Forget it. I'll just catch something less dramatic later."
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Meanwhile—
By a quiet riverside clearing, Kagome and her companions were resting.
Miroku
Shippō
The group sat in relative peace.
The sound of flowing water softened the atmosphere.
Not far from them, a young monk supported an injured elder monk as they walked slowly along a narrow forest path.
They had left their village early that morning in search of better medical care.
As they passed by Kagome's group, the young monk glanced over casually.
Then—
His face drained of color.
His eyes widened in horror.
"Ahhh—!"
His scream shattered the quiet clearing.
Kagome immediately grabbed Shippō and pulled him close.
Inuyasha jumped to his feet.
Miroku raised his staff defensively.
The young monk stumbled backward, dragging the injured elder monk with him.
"Demon!" he shouted, trembling.
Inuyasha frowned.
"Hey! Why are you running?!"
He dashed forward, easily blocking their escape path.
Under Miroku's calm questioning, the misunderstanding slowly unraveled.
Eventually, the monks explained what had happened the night before.
"We encountered… something terrifying," the elder monk said weakly.
His eyes slowly drifted toward Kagome.
"There was a priestess."
Kagome blinked.
"A priestess?"
The monk nodded.
"She looked exactly like this young lady."
Silence fell over the group.
Kagome's heart skipped.
"Injured like this… because of her?" Miroku asked gently.
"Not directly," the monk replied. "One of her subordinates attacked me. A man dressed like a samurai. He defeated me almost instantly."
His voice trembled slightly.
"He was not human. Perhaps some kind of shikigami under her control."
Inuyasha's ears twitched slightly.
"If she wanted you dead, why are you still alive?"
The monk swallowed.
"That samurai was about to strike the final blow…"
His eyes darkened at the memory.
"But the priestess stopped him."
He paused.
"And I heard her name."
He looked directly at Kagome.
"Her name… was Kikyo."
The river seemed to grow quieter.
The wind slowed.
Inuyasha's expression froze.
Kagome felt her breath catch in her throat.
And deep within the forest—
The long-awaited reunion was drawing closer.
The past and the present were about to collide.
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