Crossover: A Different Inuyasha.

Chapter 101 The Little World of the Chaos Pearl Girl's Heart

After dressing, Kagura stood up, her clothes draping down her slender figure like a summer flower unfolding in the morning light, bright and dazzling with vibrant life.

She swiftly unfolded her folding fan with her right hand, the fan covering the lower half of her face, revealing only a pair of bright, ruby-like eyes with slightly upturned corners. Her gaze traveled from above the edge of the fan, landing on Inuyasha's face.

"These clothes fit perfectly—it must have been hard on the owner."

The women present listened to Kagura's sarcastic remarks. Kaguya and Tsubaki tacitly stepped back, while Inuyasha's lips curled up. He simply raised his right hand and snapped his fingers crisply.

Kagura's smile froze abruptly before it could last.

Her legs unconsciously came together, her left hand instinctively covered her lower abdomen, her red eyes widened, and a mixture of surprise and embarrassment surged up at the same time.

The Wind Girl bit her lower lip, half-bent over, raised her head, and glared at Inuyasha with her bright eyes, gritting her teeth.

"————How shameless!"

Her cheeks flushed slightly, the blush spreading from her ears to the side of her neck. She gripped the folding fan tightly in her hand, the fan ribs pressed against her palm, as if she were about to use it to hit someone on the head at any moment.

Inuyasha stood with his hands in his sleeves, meeting the angry and annoyed gaze with a smile.

"We're all monsters, isn't it only natural for us to be a little shameless?"

"We are all monsters—"

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He spoke slowly, his tone carrying a self-righteous arrogance, "Isn't being shameless a matter of course?"

Er Gouzi tilted his head slightly. "You don't actually think I created you just to selflessly dedicate myself to you, do you?"

Kagura opened her mouth, her red lips moved twice, but she couldn't utter a single word.

"cost."

A clear, ethereal voice drifted from the side, and Shen Wu spoke.

"See, the older sister is more sensible." Under Kagura's piercing gaze, Inuyasha walked over, bent down, and hugged the soft, small Kanna in his arms.

Shenwu didn't struggle or make a sound; she simply nestled obediently into his arms.

Inuyasha turned his head to look at Kagura, "Don't look at me like that, after all, I'm not some kind of demon."

"I have no interest in treating you as mere tools. Leaving my mark on you, besides my personal perverse pleasure, is also to tell you—who you belong to."

With that, he snapped his fingers again, relieving the cursed seal from its effect on Kagura.

Kagura's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground, but fortunately the wind helped her straighten up and prevented her from embarrassing herself on the spot.

She pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

"besides-

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Knowing that Inuyasha could use both soft and hard tactics, he changed his tone and became cheerful again.

"I'll give you a two-month long vacation first. Travel around and see the sights, go to the East Country, the Affiliated World, wander around as you please. When you've had your fun, come back and we'll take care of your business."

"Don't leave the mainland while you're still on land; I can't guarantee you won't be in any danger."

Kagura blinked, not expecting this turn of events, and asked in astonishment, "—That's it?"

"Otherwise what?" Inuyasha laughed, "Lock you all up and use you as Star Fury's power?"

His smile faded, and his expression turned serious. "You are precious gems that I have created with a great deal of time and resources," he said, "not some mass-produced women that you can find on an assembly line."

"Have some self-awareness, will you?!"

Even though she was scolded, Kagura found that she couldn't get angry at all.

That feeling was strange.

It's like punching cotton; the cotton doesn't break, but your own strength is bounced back and scattered.

She wanted to say something but didn't know where to begin, yet silence wasn't in her nature.

After standing quietly for only a few breaths, Kagura's gaze drifted to Kanna, who was being held by Inuyasha. Her eyes flickered, and she couldn't help but speak up, "Kanna, say something too."

Kanna raised her eyes and said expressionlessly, "Kagura can say it."

"Tsk."

Kagura was momentarily speechless at those three light words. She lifted her robe and took two steps forward, reaching out to pick up Kanna when Kanna spoke calmly, "Kagura, are you jealous that your sister is being held by Inuyasha?"

His clear, black and white eyes gazed at her quietly, like a mirror reflecting the depths of her heart.

Kagura's heart skipped a beat, and she involuntarily withdrew her hand. Turning her head, she met Tsubaki and Kagami Kuya's teasing gazes.

She felt uncomfortable under his gaze, and her cheeks flushed even more. She retorted stubbornly, "I just don't want you to be taken advantage of. After all, you're my sister in name only."

"oh?

Kaguya pressed her fingertips against her chin, seeing right through Kagura's heart.

"Yes, the older sister was being held by Father, while the younger sister got a lecture. She felt embarrassed and naturally wanted a hug from Father too."

Chun joined in the commotion, looking at Inuyasha, "This is a case of not worrying about scarcity but about inequality. Inuyasha, you can't be biased towards one another."

"So that's how it is."

Inuyasha pretended to suddenly realize something, then moved Kanna to his left leg and patted his right leg, "Kagura, come here."

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"You bastard, you're all talking nonsense, I don't want to believe you!"

Kagura's cheeks flushed instantly, and she reached out and snatched the composed Kanna from Inuyasha's arms, carrying her as she rushed outside.

Behind her, Chun called out softly, "The door's over there—!"

"You're so verbose! I know that!"

Kagura turned around on the spot, then, carrying Kanna, disappeared into the light and shadow behind the doorway.

"Let's arrange Kagura and Kanna like this for now. I'll burn the black egg for a few more days to make sure it's completely burned inside and out, leaving no room for error."

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Naraku is like a cockroach in a sewer; we must not be careless and must eradicate him completely.

Inuyasha looked at Kaguya and Tsubaki, his gaze softening for once.

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

"Without any one of you in the formation delay and adjustment, or the material selection and proportioning, this matter would be difficult to complete smoothly. If you want any reward, just say so."

To be honest, the two women didn't hold much weight in Inuyasha's heart, and the methods he used to get them were hardly honorable.

Although it doesn't matter how you treat a bad woman, once feelings develop over time and she reciprocates those feelings genuinely, looking back on that past relationship, which was more intense than superficial, will still make Er Gouzi feel guilty.

But despite his guilt, Inuyasha's approach to dealing with bad women will remain unchanged; if he did, it just wouldn't feel the same.

The two women exchanged a glance, stretched, revealing their curvaceous figures, and let out soft moans from their bright red lips. Their charming gazes fell on Inuyasha simultaneously.

The latter leaned back on the soft couch, meeting the spring-like gaze in her eyes, and smiled, "You all want magic? Then show us your true abilities."

Several days later, Inuyasha walked out of Naraku's laboratory alone.

Behind him, the laboratory, densely covered with magic arrays, fell completely silent. The walls, once engraved with array patterns, returned to their pristine state, like an old house that had been cleaned and was awaiting another purpose.

As for Kagami Kuya and Tsubaki, they left satisfied after receiving their rewards.

Inuyasha looked down at the heavy bead in his palm, which was formed from Naraku.

Its color is chaotic, a hazy gray, like an uncut lapis lazuli stone, with very faint flowing lines slowly moving inside, sometimes like surging clouds and sometimes like starlight appearing and disappearing.

The bead was slightly warm in his palm, with a living, warm sensation.

"I hope that in the future you will be able to devour all things and give birth to all things—" Inuyasha held the bead up to his eyes. Sunlight shone through the hazy texture, refracting into tiny rainbows inside the bead. "I'll call you the Chaos Bead."

He put the bead into his pocket, stepped out of the area that had been shrouded in shadow for too long, and stepped onto the sunny stone steps on the back mountain.

When the sunlight fell, his shoulders were bathed in a warm, golden glow.

Inuyasha looked back and saw that the Ruri Shrine had more than doubled in size compared to three years ago, with a newly built main hall and additional side halls.

The longer corridors and wider paths are like a large tree that has taken firm root, sending out new branches in all directions.

Of course, there are also those shrine maidens, some cute and some aloof.

The wind travels through the mountains, bringing faint, crisp sounds, brushing against the budding branches, and caressing his cheeks, carrying the scent of earth and grass, making him feel refreshed and relaxed.

Inuyasha stood on the stone steps for a moment, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled. The tension that had accumulated on his shoulders over the past few days was mostly relieved in the gust of wind.

He continued walking up the stone steps.

Not far ahead, beside the stone steps, a figure was holding a bamboo broom, sweeping the fallen leaves that had settled on the steps.

Her light blue hair shimmered with a soft sheen in the sunlight, the ends curling slightly like a stream that hadn't fully thawed in early spring.

She was wearing the shrine's uniform plain-colored robes, with the belt tied neatly at the waist and the cuffs rolled up twice, revealing a slender wrist.

Hearing footsteps, Bingli looked up. The aloofness characteristic of the Snow Maiden clan was not noticeable on the girl; it was completely overshadowed by her lovely and bright face.

She bowed slightly and greeted him, "Your Excellency, greetings."

"Cleaning."

Inuyasha stopped beside her, glanced down at the pile of fallen leaves she had already swept up, and asked, "Are you settling in alright?"

"I'm used to it."

Bingli straightened up, her tone natural.

"I was a little uneasy when I first arrived, but now I'm used to it—it's much more lively and crowded here than the Nura Clan area, and there's something to do every day, which is great."

"Is it just fine?"

Inuyasha asked softly.

He was genuinely surprised when he learned that it was Bing Li, along with a white snake named Rinko who could bring good fortune, who had sent them.

According to the original storyline, after being captured by Tsuchigumo, the loyal Hyōrei chose to end her own life to prevent Nurarihyon from taking risks.

If that affection, which accumulated from the smallest everyday moments and transcended even life and death, hadn't left a mark on Hyōri's heart, Inuyasha would never have believed it.

As for forcefully breaking up the romantic relationships of his subordinates, he disdained such a thing.

The order was given to Gyallo on a voluntary basis.

When Inuyasha was all alone, he had the idea of ​​collecting them, but now that he is surrounded by beauties, that idea has faded.

Unless he's the kind of disgusting gigolo who forces a harem, that kind of guy doesn't deserve the female lead, so it's no big deal if he steals her away.

The wind blew down from the mountaintop, passing through the roof ridges and eaves of the shrine, stirring the strands of hair on Bingli's forehead. The scattered shadows of hair fell into the girl's yellow eyes, revealing a hint of hesitation.

"Bingli".

Inuyasha spoke, his tone casual and relaxed, "Do I look like a bad person?"

"No."

Bingli shook her head.

The harmony between yokai and humans in the shrine, and the peace and prosperity and bountiful wheat fields that one occasionally sees when going out for training with the head priestess, are all genuine.

Without a doubt, a god who can bring smiles to everyone's face is a good person.

"Then tell me what it is." Inuyasha reached out and stroked the Yuki-onna's head. "Maybe I'll agree?"

So gentle—like an older brother.

Bingli lowered her head, a suppressed thought rising in her heart, and whispered, "Lord God, I want to go back to the Nura Clan."

"That's it?" Inuyasha asked, puzzled. "The shrine has monthly and yearly holidays, so you can leave anytime."

"Can I go back?"

Bingli raised her head, her round eyes gleaming with surprise. "I thought—I was your concubine—ah!"

Realizing what she had said, the Snow Woman quickly covered her mouth, her face turning bright red.

"A concubine?" Inuyasha withdrew his hand, a hint of amusement in his voice. "Did someone tell you something?"

"No, I just guessed it myself." Bingli quickly shook her head.

"Is that so?" Inuyasha sensed a lie coming from the Yuki-onna, but he didn't press the matter and simply changed the subject.

"Do you want to have a child with me?"

"?!"

Hit by this direct question, Bingli's brain seemed to have crashed and restarted.

It took her several breaths to regain her voice, and she managed to stammer out a few words, "That—I, I don't know—"

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Not knowing how to answer, the Snow Maiden lowered her head, gripped the broom handle tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Please punish me."

"I'm willing to do anything, just please don't punish the Nura Clan."

"Do I look like the kind of ruthless killer?"

Inuyasha patted the girl on the shoulder and smiled gently. "Pack your things, go home, and confirm your feelings."

Bingli stood there, watching Inuyasha walk away into the sunlight, and after a long while, she nodded heavily.

"I will definitely make sure it's confirmed!"

Inuyasha stood before the sacred tree, and with a slight thought, the air in front of him cracked open, its edges shimmering with a faint blue light.

He stepped in, and the crack closed behind him, revealing an alternate dimension.

Located at the heart of the sacred tree, this is an independent space that naturally formed due to the spatial and temporal attributes inherent in the ancient tree itself.

Inuyasha drew the void behind the Wind Cave to this place, and then used a spatial barrier to bind and shape the two together, which is now taking shape.

The area is about the size of a football field, and the ground is as smooth as a mirror, like a stone countertop that has been polished by man.

All the light sources around us come from the soul of the sacred tree.

The spirit of the ancient tree took root in the ground at the center of the space in a form exactly like its physical form in the outside world.

The roots penetrated deep into the boundary between reality and illusion, the trunk was thick and upright, and the branches stretched and extended upwards into the void, penetrating both the upper and lower ends of this small space.

Norse mythology tells of the World Tree—a giant tree that spans the nine realms, its roots reaching deep into the Well of Fate, its branches supporting the heavenly kingdoms, bearing the birth, death, and reincarnation of all things.

Inuyasha secretly hoped that one day, this sacred tree, whose soul he controlled, might be able to grow from an ancient tree of time and space into a great tree that could support a whole world if it had a bit more good fortune.

At that time, wherever the roots reach, that will be the extent of the territory.

Inuyasha took out the Chaos Pearl, held it in his palm, and placed it into the trunk of the Sacred Tree.

The moment the bead touched the bark of the spirit tree, it encountered no obstruction.

A very faint ripple appeared on the surface of the bark, which then returned to its smooth state.

But the next second, the sacred tree trembled.

The entire tree, from its crown to its roots, every leaf and every branch, trembled violently, as if an invisible electric current was penetrating through its heart.

The eerie green light became blinding in the blink of an eye, then quickly subsided, returning to a gentle brightness, as if it had completed some kind of internal adjustment and adaptation.

Then the branches and leaves of the tree canopy opened slightly to a visible extent, and the emerald green glow flowed along the texture of the trunk and branches, becoming more abundant and brighter than before.

Inuyasha could clearly sense that the sacred tree was breathing.

It is not breathing in a metaphorical sense.

The roots that stretched out toward the void were slightly contracting and expanding. Each contraction and expansion brought with it a wisp of extremely faint void energy, almost invisible to the naked eye, which was absorbed into the tree trunk, flowed along the veins to the depths of the tree heart, and merged into the Chaos Pearl that had just been embedded there.

The Chaos Pearl exhaled another wisp of energy, nourishing the Divine Tree and making it stronger. The intensity of the surrounding space was gradually increasing.

Although it is a slight change, its strength lies in its continuous nature.

Inuyasha suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Only a stable space can truly contain a world."

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He tucked his hands into his sleeves, gazing intently at the spirit taking its first step from the "ancient tree" to the "space tree."

The myriad realms and universes are governed by their own creation.

This moment marks the beginning of creation.

"The space is pulsating. According to other fictional worlds, is it possible for it to resonate with other worlds at this time?"

An idea flashed into his mind, and Inuyasha pondered for a moment before deciding to give it a try.

This matter can be big or small.

If the pulsation of void energy is unidirectional, then everything is fine; it can simply be considered a normal rhythm in the growth process of the Divine Tree.

However, if it's a two-way street—while you're opening a window, someone outside might be looking in through that window—then you can no longer ignore it.

It's always better to be prepared than to be caught off guard and scramble to react when things happen.

"You'll know once you try it."

The Mirror of Time appeared, and Inuyasha placed his hands on either side of the mirror's edge, calming his mind and focusing his consciousness into the depths of the mirror.

In that instant, his senses left his body, transforming into an invisible and intangible flow of energy that extended in the opposite direction along the veins through which the roots of the Divine Tree absorbed energy from the void.

He passed through the spatial barrier that he had personally stabilized, crossed the boundary between nothingness and reality, and explored the infinitely distant void.

Like a drop of ink falling into clear water, it slowly spreads in the boundless clarity, without direction or edge, only layer upon layer of perceptual ripples pushing outwards.

Then, something happened.

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