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"Because Miyuki Shirogane is the recipient of a favor, Tsubaki, as the benefactor, naturally finds him very pleasing to the eye, as she can find a sense of superiority in him."

"And Shirogane Miyuki's subsequent flattery, care, companionship, and straight man act further reinforced and legitimized this pleasing appearance."

"His unique temperament, which set him apart from men of the Warring States period, was also a key factor in attracting Miss Tsubaki."

"This is something only someone like Miyuki Shirogane, who has always been considerate of Kaguya, willing to yield to girls, and knows how to flatter, could do... For example, if it were Hachiman Hikigaya, he would definitely have fallen out with Tsubaki-san."

"Hachiman Hikigaya is gentle, but he doesn't respond well to force. He would argue with Yukinoshita on their first meeting, call Yuihama a bitch, and beat up Priscilla."

"I don't get along with Tsubaki-san. Only Shirogane Miyuki can."

"However, Miss Tsubaki's offer to teach Shirogane Miyuki cultivation wasn't entirely for his sake."

"Her initial idea was that she had already mastered her skills, so she wanted to travel all over Japan and promote the reputation of Tsubaki as the best shrine maiden in the world, but she has changed her mind now."

"Her inability to deal with the Bone-Eating Well made her realize that she was not strong enough, so she wanted to travel for a while and then return to the Taoist temple to continue her serious cultivation."

"I'll teach Shirogane Miyuki along the way... and to save face, she won't tell the truth."

"After discussing it, the two hit it off immediately and decided to travel around for a while, earn some money and fame, and then return to the Taoist temple to focus on cultivation for several years before returning to the martial world."

"During this journey, Miss Tsubaki repeatedly and secretly used spells to urge Shirogane Miyuki to talk about his past and his innermost thoughts... because she knew that with Shirogane Miyuki's talent, she would not be able to activate this spell after returning to the Taoist temple to cultivate."

"It's not that it will be ineffective, after all, the difference in cultivation level is obvious."

"The main thing is that Shirogane Miyuki will be able to detect when she's casting a spell."

"This is really..."

Kyosuke Kosaka wiped his sweat, hesitating to speak. This shrine maiden Tsubaki was indeed beautiful and powerful, but her possessiveness, personality, and actions were not very likable.

Although she didn't go too far, compared to other beautiful girls of the same level, she seemed to lack purity.

Priscilla, for example, is more possessive and self-centered, but her intention to get closer to Hachiman Hikigaya is clearly stated.

The shrine maiden Tsubaki was acting secretly, so that Shirogane Miyuki was unaware of it, only thinking that he was homesick and had become talkative... After all, he didn't know that a righteous shrine maiden could have such insidious spells.

Poor Miyuki Shirogane, he was completely manipulated by Miss Tsubaki.

"Creak, creak..."

Inside the Shuchiin student council chamber, Kaguya Shinomiya's face was contorted in pain, her cold smile filled with terrifying murderous intent.

The urge to kill someone is impossible to hide.

If it weren't for the fact that her own student council president had absolutely no feelings for the shrine maiden Tsubaki, Kaguya Shinomiya would probably have completely lost her temper by now.

"There are some things that people from the Warring States period can't understand. For example, if Shirogane Miyuki told Ji Nian'er that he was a time traveler from another world five hundred years in the future, Ji Nian'er would have a hard time understanding it."

"So even though Shirogane Miyuki was encouraged, he didn't reveal that he had traveled through time or that he was a modern person... This was just encouragement, not hypnosis."

"And there's something else he hid even deeper than his identity as a time traveler: he loved Kaguya Shinomiya."

"Because in the past, we had to engage in a battle of wits in love. If we accidentally slipped up and were tricked into saying, 'I like the fourth house,' then everything would be over."

"So whether it's his subjective thoughts or his subconscious, Miyuki Shirogane keeps 'I like Kaguya Shinomiya' as his most important secret and will never say it out loud."

"Therefore, Miss Tsubaki naturally did not know that the man she had her eye on actually loved a woman named Kaguya Shinomiya... Even so, she was still very unhappy."

"Because under her encouragement and questioning, Miyuki Shirogane revealed the brief time he spent with Kikyo."

"There was no special feeling, only his amazement and praise for Kikyo—but the fact that he valued Kikyo more than the shrine maiden Tsubaki was enough to greatly anger Tsubaki-san."

"Not to mention, Kikyo had taken care of Shirogane Miyuki personally for several days, which made her resentful even more."

"Besides Kikyo, Shirogane Miyuki also mentioned Kagome, but since Tsubaki had never heard of her before, and Kagome didn't have any close contact with Shirogane Miyuki, she didn't pay much attention to it."

"...Since Miyuki Shirogane has such a high opinion of Kikyo, when Tsubaki, who is all jealous, is exorcising demons, she naturally chooses the area very carefully."

"The places she passed through were mostly places rarely visited by Kikyo, where Kikyo's name was not well-known, and where people rarely discussed Kikyo."

"This is why Shirogane Miyuki never realized that Kikyo was active in this era, because he hadn't heard anyone discussing Kikyo."

"The only time he almost realized that Kikyo existed in this era was by accident."

"He was drawing water by the stream when suddenly a powerful monster rushed out from the forest behind him. Just then, an arrow imbued with strong spiritual power flew from afar."

"With just one arrow, the monster that suddenly appeared was killed."

521. Possessiveness overflowing, Tsubaki vs. Kikyo (Part 2)

"In a place where Shirogane Miyuki can't see, there's an area separated from him by many trees."

"Here, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, with a calm expression, Kikyo, still in an archery stance, did not relax even after defeating the yokai."

"Because someone is releasing murderous intent towards her."

"Miss Tsubaki's face was gloomy. She stood in front of Kikyo, her eyes slightly narrowed. She seemed to be weighing whether or not to make a move against Kikyo."

"He has a backup plan I gave him; a monster of that level can't harm him at all."

"In her very first sentence, Miss Tsubaki described her hidden protection of Miyuki Shirogane, thus erasing Kikyo's moral high ground."

“I know.” Kikyo simply nodded slightly, unconcerned that the other party had erased the favor and kindness she had shown.

"But this kindness did not quell Miss Chun's unease; instead, it further fueled her suspicion: 'If that's the case, why are you shooting arrows?'"

Kikyo said solemnly, "Saving humans from being hunted by demons is a priestess's duty."

"That sounds nice." Miss Tsubaki's lips curled into a mocking smile. "You don't actually think I know nothing, do you? You have the nerve to make up such nonsense to fool people—let me make it clear beforehand, I've heard a lot about Yuyuki from him."

Kikyo was a little confused, not understanding what she meant.

"Shooting arrows when Yuyuki's life is not in danger, isn't it all so that he can smell your unique stench and be reminded of you?"

Miss Chun's face grew colder and colder, her accusations sharp to the point of being cruel: "If you're in heat and want to cheat on your husband, just say so. Why pretend to be innocent? It's disgusting, utterly repulsive."

Kikyo, who had never been in love before, was somewhat taken aback when she realized the shrine maiden Tsubaki's intention to defend her relationship.

She glanced at Shirogane Miyuki, then said calmly, "I don't know that man."

"This isn't an explanation or clarification, but simply a statement of facts, hence its unusual calmness. To Miss Tsubaki, this unnatural calmness appears as an overacting performance."

"She already disliked Kikyo long before she met Shirogane Miyuki."

"Because whether it's her master or the general public's opinion, they all believe that in this era, Kikyo is undoubtedly the number one priestess."

"The shrine maiden named Kikyo possesses a purity of soul and boundless spiritual power that no one can match."

"Even the people of the exorcism village were captivated by Kikyo's purity and power, and voluntarily entrusted her with the safekeeping of such a precious item as the Shikon Jewel."

"Kikyo, Kikyo, Kikyo... pressing down on the head of the shrine maiden Tsubaki, that haunting Kikyo."

"Her one-sided hatred of Kikyo and her belief that Kikyo was an enemy who should be defeated reached its peak after Shirogane Miyuki appeared."

"—Even the people she saved, her companions, and the man she fell for thought Kikyo was better than her. How could she possibly tolerate that?"

"Originally, she wouldn't have fallen for Shirogane Miyuki so quickly, but under the influence of her spells, Shirogane Miyuki praised Kikyo several times, which accelerated her jealousy."

"A competitive spirit arises spontaneously."

"...If Shirogane Miyuki, who constantly praises Kikyo, were to fall in love with the shrine maiden Tsubaki, would he change his tune? Would he genuinely say that Tsubaki is far more amazing than Kikyo?"

"It was under this mindset that her feelings of liking and possessiveness towards Shirogane Miyuki gradually deepened, especially her rejection of Kikyo."

"Heh, the legendary pure Kikyo is such a fraud, full of lies... Fine, since you say you have no interest in Miyuki, then prove it to me."

With a mocking laugh, Miss Tsubaki stated her conditions: "Get out of here now, and never again come within ten miles of Miyuki, not even a single step!"

Without saying a word, Kikyo turned around and left decisively.

"This wasn't because she agreed to the shrine maiden Tsubaki's request; she simply felt that this conflict had come out of nowhere. And since the other party had no intention of fighting, she naturally left."

"She didn't want to hurt anyone, so she left after the shrine maiden Tsubaki gave up her intention to fight, that's all."

"Miss Tsubaki stood there, watching Kikyo's departing figure, and naturally assumed that Kikyo had accepted the conditions."

"She then revealed a very cheerful and triumphant smile, one that hinted at victory."

For people and demons in the Sengoku period, living for fifty years and maintaining their youthful appearance was not an incredible thing, so only some common people who were surprised by such things were making a fuss.

But in Inuyasha's modern world and on Chiju's Earth, many people were quite surprised.

My first reaction was surprise that Kikyo was already active fifty years ago.

And the second reaction was…

Without any basic information about Inuyasha and his group, Kyosuke Kousaka, Sho Ryuen, and the others were completely baffled as they discovered an illogical fact.

No matter how you look at it, Kikyo doesn't seem like the type of person who would extend her life for the sake of her survival instincts.

It could even be said that someone as pure and innocent as her would not agree to extend her lifespan to protect everyone, even if the villagers knelt down and begged her.

Kikyo and Reinhard have many similarities, the most significant being that both of them possess an ideal and perfect mindset.

They are so perfect that they believe they should die when it's their time, and that dying peacefully in their sleep is the best outcome; they won't try to defy fate or prolong their lives.

In other words, the fact that Kikyo could live for fifty years while maintaining her youthful appearance must have been due to external forces. What those external forces were, however, is highly debatable.

The men were racking their brains, making guesses, trying to solve the mystery before the answer appeared.

And the girls…

Whether it's Anastasia, Priscilla, Rem, or even Yukinoshita, they all focus on the aspect of "remaining youthful even after fifty years of life".

This was far more appealing to them than anything else.

Magic is highly developed in the world of Emilia, and there are even techniques to resurrect the dead. For example, Phyllis's father once kidnapped Crusch and blackmailed Phyllis into helping him resurrect his wife.

However, it has not achieved much in terms of prolonging lifespan or preserving youthful appearance.

Even Echidna, whose magical skills were unparalleled, failed in her attempts to maintain immortality after being tricked by Pandora and losing her witch genes.

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522. Anastasia holding on tight, Hojo letting go.

As for a way to stay young forever, there is no such thing.

Even if Emilia froze herself, her appearance would still age over time, even after a hundred years.