My personal opinion on Gensokyo

Gritting her teeth, Kagome fled with all her might towards the distant mountains and forests. As she ran, she would look back uneasily from time to time to observe the ugly monster flying and chasing her not far behind her.

Can I really escape... Is there anyone who can save me...

Kagome thought this with great fear as she ran away gasping for breath. The ugly and hideous monster chasing after her made all the fear surge into Kagome's mind.

If I can't escape, I'll be brutally killed by the monster behind me... No, there's a chance that the monster will eat me whole, bite by bite...

Mom, Grandpa...Hurry up and save me...

Although she bravely mustered up the courage and gritted her teeth to lure the terrifying centipede monster out of the village, Kagome was actually very scared.

As if to comfort her frightened self, Kagome anxiously cried out for help.

"Someone, come and save me!!!"

Deep in the forest, next to the sacred tree.

Inuyasha, nailed to the sacred tree by the sealing arrow, was still sleeping soundly as he had been for the past fifty years.

A gray figure gradually appeared beside the sacred tree.

The young man with gray and white hair looked thoughtfully at the silver-haired half-demon who was still nailed to the sacred tree.

It was at this moment that the girl's cry for help gradually came from a distance.

“…Just right.”

Hearing the girl's frightened cry for help gradually coming from afar, the gray-haired young man nodded slightly and spoke slowly.

"It looks like she doesn't need my help anymore."

As the cries for help from the young girl Higurashi Kagome gradually came from afar, Shang Yang clearly noticed that at this moment, Inuyasha's heart, which had not beaten for fifty years and was nailed to the sacred tree by the sealing arrow, gradually began to respond...

The vibrant demonic energy gradually spread throughout the silver-haired dog demon's body, and his right hand, which was hanging naturally, moved unconsciously.

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 322: Inuyasha Wakes Up

"Haha... I'm not dead yet..."

With a smug laugh, Inuyasha gradually woke up and slowly opened his eyes.

And the moment Inuyasha opened his eyes, his pupils couldn't help but freeze, and the pride on his face instantly turned into full anger.

"Damn it! I actually saw you the moment I opened my eyes!"

"Oh, you're awake."

Seeing the anger on Inuyasha's face when he woke up and saw him, Shang Yang didn't care. Instead, he raised his hand casually and greeted Inuyasha.

"Hey, long time no see, Er Gouzi."

"Yo sh*t! You bastard!"

Seeing Shang Yang's abominable and nonchalant look, Inuyasha immediately became furious and looked ferocious.

"No wonder I smelled such a nasty smell when I woke up. It turned out to be you, you damned thing! Damn it! Don't even think about running away! I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

While roaring in extreme anger, Inuyasha struggled to raise his hand to pull out the sealing arrow that was stuck in his heart.

However, before Inuyasha's claws touched the arrow, the ancient arrow emitted a light pink clear light, preventing Inuyasha's claws from approaching the sealing arrow.

Seeing this scene, Inuyasha was stunned for a moment and immediately gritted his teeth.

"Damn it! Is that witch's sealing power still working?!"

"Indeed, the sealed spiritual power on this arrow is enough to nail you to this tree for hundreds of years."

Looking at Inuyasha who wanted to pull out the arrow but was stopped by the sealing barrier, Shang Yang leaned casually against a tree trunk beside him, half-opened his eyes, and gave light advice.

"So, don't even think about pulling out the Sealing Arrow by yourself. Just hang on the tree."

There is still some time before Kagome escapes here. Out of boredom, Shang Yang plans to chat with Ergouzi.

"Damn it! Stop joking!"

Hearing Shangyang's words, Inuyasha immediately became angry and struggled while retorting.

"You want me to just hang here for a hundred years without doing anything?! I absolutely won't agree to that! I'm going to go down and tear you to pieces with my own hands!"

"...Yeah, it's really boring to leave you hanging on a tree with nothing to do."

Pretending to be suddenly enlightened, Shang Yang suggested slowly.

"How about this? I knock you out again and let you fall asleep. That way it won't be boring, right?"

"That's a coma, not a deep sleep! Ahhhh! Damn it! Bastard!!!"

Hearing Shang Yang's ridiculous suggestion, Inuyasha's eyes turned red with anger and he struggled and shouted hard.

"I will tear you to pieces! I will kill you! Remember this!"

"Don't be too angry, it's been many years!"

Hearing Inuyasha's shouting, Shang Yang shrugged indifferently and slowly comforted himself.

"Don't worry about the little things in the past. Besides, I don't think you can kill me in this lifetime... No kidding, I didn't come here to reminisce with you."

As he said this, Shang Yang left the tree trunk he was leaning on and walked into the depths of the forest, waving his hands casually.

"A girl who can remove the seal for you will be here soon. Please protect her. I will leave now. Take care."

"What?! Come back here, asshole!"

Seeing that Shang Yang was completely ignoring him, Inuyasha was completely overwhelmed by anger and struggled desperately.

"You actually want to escape?!"

Even if Inuyasha shouted loudly, the young man with gray hair still waved his hand casually and gradually disappeared into the depths of the forest.

"……This guy!"

Inuyasha, with his fists clenched tightly, was still nailed to the tall sacred tree and unable to move. He bared his teeth and glared fiercely at Shang Yang's departing figure.

Inuyasha sneered at what this hateful guy said, saying that there would soon be a woman who could lift the seal for him, and didn't believe it at all.

However, what Inuyasha did not expect was that just as the figure with gray and white hair disappeared into the depths of the dark forest, a loud noise suddenly came from another direction of the forest shrouded in darkness.

Bang! ! !

As the loud noise sounded, the ground shook slightly.

At this time, Inuyasha also saw that in the distance, he could see a girl in strange clothes looking back from time to time while fleeing towards the sacred tree in panic.

Behind the girl, a monster with an upper body shaped like an ordinary human woman but a lower body like an ugly arthropod insect was screaming angrily, swinging its ugly lower body, knocking down the trees that were blocking the way, and relentlessly chasing the frightened young girl.

...What? It's a little monster like the centipede witch...

Although Inuyasha saw the centipede witch roaring and chasing after the panicked Kagome, he was a little disappointed.

I'm afraid that for Inuyasha, who is not very powerful among the monster clans, a small monster like the Centipede Monster is too weak.

Even though Inuyasha was now nailed to a tree and unable to move, he was not worried about his safety.

The arrow that sealed him was the one cast by that nasty shrine maiden, Kikyo. Although that shrine maiden was truly detestable and had always protected the Four Souls Jade flawlessly, given her terrifying spiritual power, if the Centipede Vampire dared to touch his body covered by the sealing barrier, she would surely be killed by that nasty shrine maiden's spiritual power...

Just as Inuyasha was thinking this, he raised his head again, glanced at Kagome who was fleeing towards the sacred tree, and was stunned.

...Wait! That's not right! That woman running for her life in panic is...that extremely annoying, yet terrifying, miko?!

Just as Inuyasha, who was still nailed to the tree, was surprised by the extremely similar appearance of Kagome and Kikyo, Kagome, who was running away in panic, had no idea what Inuyasha was thinking. She had no time to care about other things at the moment, but concentrated all her energy, gritted her teeth and ran with all her strength into the deeper parts of the forest.

She was so scared that she was shaking all over. She was alone in the forest at night, with a ferocious monster screaming and chasing her relentlessly. No one would come to save her... However, compared to the fear in her heart, Kagome knew better that she couldn't stop. If she continued to run away, she might still have a chance, but if she stopped, she would definitely be eaten by the terrible monster behind her!

Gritting her teeth, even though she was very tired and her legs could hardly move, Kagome absolutely did not want to give up.

Grandpa, Dad, Mom, and my younger brother Sota must be worried about me now... So, I must return home safely!

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 323 The Beginning of the Story

As if she had sensed Kagome's determination, the ugly face of the centipede witch who was circling and chasing after her became even more distorted and resentful.

"Hand it over! The Four Souls Jade!"

Screaming like this, the centipede witch violently swung her ugly countless limbs, knocking down all the surrounding trees, and slammed down on Kagome's back with huge force.

boom! ! !

“Eh?! Yeah!!!”

The originally flat surface was instantly smashed into a huge pit by the huge body of the centipede witch. Kagome, who barely escaped, screamed subconsciously as she was thrown into the air by the huge body of the centipede witch and then fell heavily to the ground.

Bang!

“Hiss! It hurts…”

Kagome was thrown to the ground hard, her body almost falling apart. She groaned in pain and glanced sideways behind her. However, the monster centipede woman who should have been chasing her not far behind, with an ugly face full of distortion and resentment, was nowhere to be seen.

However, instead of feeling relieved, Kagome became even more nervous when she saw the centipede demon woman disappear.

That monster is probably hiding in the darkness, waiting for the chance to attack me! No, I can't stop! I have to run away quickly!

"Hey...Miko! What the hell is wrong with you?"

Just as Kagome was about to stand up, a frivolous and disdainful tone suddenly came from above.

……who is it?

Subconsciously, Kagome looked up in confusion.

What caught her eye was the tall sacred tree and Inuyasha, who was nailed to the tree and looking at her with disdain.

Looking at Kagome's confused face, Inuyasha snorted disdainfully and then said sarcastically.

"That's just a centipede monster, right? Could it be that you can't even deal with this kind of rubbish monster now, Miko Kikyo?"

He actually spoke...

Staring blankly at Inuyasha, who was still nailed to the trunk of the sacred tree with a look of disdain on his face, Kagome subconsciously exclaimed.

"You, you're still alive?!"

“…Huh? What are you talking about?!”

Although he thought Kagome's reaction was a little strange, Inuyasha still curled his lips in disdain and said sarcastically.

"I don't know how long I've been here, but it seems you're indeed so old and weak that you can't even deal with the Centipede Temptress, Miko Kikyo!"

"Wait, wait! Who is the shrine maiden Kikyo talking about? Listen carefully! I'm not a shrine maiden, nor am I called Kikyo. My name is Kagome! Higurashi Kagome!"

Kagome reacted immediately and stood up in dissatisfaction and loudly retorted. Although she could hear that the guy nailed to the tree was very dissatisfied and resentful about what he called the "Miko Kikyo", she was not a shrine maiden, so why did she have to be talked about like that by this guy!

"...Huh?! Stop kidding! If you're not...eh?! Wait...you really aren't that miko..."

Inuyasha, who was already unhappy after being yelled back by Kagome, immediately asked back angrily while sniffing subconsciously.

However, after unexpectedly smelling an unfamiliar scent, Inuyasha was stunned.

This woman really doesn't seem to be that annoying witch...

Seeing that Inuyasha looked confused, but finally understood that she was not the shrine maiden Kikyo he had mentioned, Kagome couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and continued to emphasize word by word.

"...You see, my name is Kagome, Kagome~! Kagome~!"

At the same time, behind the trees not far from the sacred tree.

Leaning against the solid tree trunk, Shang Yang looked sideways at the situation at the sacred tree with a thoughtful expression.

This "plot" does not have too much significance for Shang Yang, but with the intention of witnessing the beginning of this "story" and other reasons, after "visiting" the ghost witch Rito with Watatsuki Yoshiki, Shang Yang also came to Maple Village alone.

This is also the first time that Shang Yang has returned here in fifty years.

Looking at the beautiful girl standing by the sacred tree over there, with a serious face, hands on her hips, emphasizing her name to Inuyasha with great momentum, Inuyasha with a suspicious look on his face, and the centipede monster hiding in the depths of the dark night, which was easily spotted by Shang Yang, Shang Yang sighed.

As expected of Miss Higurashi Kagome, she is quite courageous.

Even thousands of years ago, when Shang Yang was still living in the world where he was born, he had a deep impression of the "heroine" Kagome Higurashi.

Just as an ordinary modern girl, Kagome is outstanding in all aspects, especially her kindness and courage, which are truly admirable.

But looking back, what Shang Yang admired most about Kagome at that time wasn't her kindness and courage, but the fact that Kagome, as an ordinary middle school student in the modern world of Tokyo, Japan, fought monsters in the Warring States Period five hundred years ago while still studying with school textbooks and returning to the modern world on time to take various school exams...

As a good student who ranks among the top 30 in her grade, Kagome has really tried her best.

If he wasn't paying attention, Shang Yang's thoughts would wander a little far away. After noticing that his thoughts had wandered too far, Shang Yang shook his head and put these not-so-important thoughts aside for the time being.