My personal opinion on Gensokyo

"I don't know when the rosary suddenly appeared in my hand. Then a voice rang in my ear and told me to throw the rosary at that guy. The subsequent spell was also said by that voice."

"Sudden appearance? Sound?"

Hearing what Kagome said, Grandma Kaede became even more confused.

"That's really strange. Who on earth would do this and why would they do this..."

"Tsk, bastard!"

After hearing Kagome's explanation, Inuyasha reluctantly climbed out of the deep pit on the ground with a fierce look on his face. The villagers surrounding Inuyasha also made way carefully, and Inuyasha, who was also in a bad mood, snorted coldly and gritted his teeth.

"Don't let me know who that damn guy is, or I'll tear him apart!"

Seeing Inuyasha's grumbling, furious and reckless look, Grandma Kaede sighed helplessly.

Alas, Inuyasha is still as unstable as he was fifty years ago...

However, he now has the rosary that can calm him down. If he can be relied upon to protect Kagome and the Shikon Jewel...

Just as Grandma Feng was thinking, suddenly, a casual and faint voice sounded around her without any warning.

"Inuyasha, don't bother guessing."

Following this casual voice, a handsome young man with gray hair, dressed in dignified gray and white clothes, with a casual expression, appeared beside the villagers silently, with one hand naturally behind his back.

Glancing at Grandma Kaede and Inuyasha who were stunned at the sight of him, as well as the even more confused Kagome, the handsome young man with gray-haired messy hair waved his hand casually and spoke slowly.

"The rosary is a gift I gave to Miss Higurashi Kagome. Consider it a gift to celebrate your escape from the seal."

“You, you are…?!”

Without giving the stunned Inuyasha a chance to speak first, the moment she saw the handsome young man with gray and white hair in front of her, the bitter memories from fifty years ago that had been buried deep in her mind suddenly exploded in the mind of the elderly Grandma Kaede.

Fifty years ago, in that bitterly cold early winter, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the snow in front of the shrine collapsed. Sister Kikyo, lifeless, and the handsome young man whom she looked up to as her brother, his cold eyes devoid of any human emotion...

Grandma Kaede, who was gasping for breath due to nervousness, raised the bow in her hand tremblingly in front of Kagome's bewildered and surprised gaze. With her other hand, she took out an arrow from the quiver and slowly pulled the string. Her tone was more serious and solemn than ever before.

"You're actually back here again... Monster Shangyang!"

“…Ah, it’s me.”

Glancing at the elderly grandmother who was already somewhat hunched over, the owner of Yunzhongting sighed softly in his heart, and his casual look disappeared, leaving only a calm expression without any ripples, and he spoke lightly.

"Fifty years, it seems you've been doing well, Feng."

Hearing Shang Yang's sigh, the unbearable anger on the elderly mother-in-law's face also disappeared, leaving only unprecedented seriousness.

The elderly mother-in-law said nothing, drew her bow and arrow, and aimed at the young man with a calm expression.

"Another trap set by you, Shang Yang!"

On this side, seeing Shang Yang, after being stunned, Inuyasha suddenly fell into a state of rage, baring his teeth viciously, and rushed over without caring about anything, raising his hand and shouting loudly with gritted teeth.

"Today, I will tear you into pieces! Soul-scattering Iron Claws~!"

"Stop it! Inuyasha!"

Seeing Inuyasha rushing towards Shangyang with his teeth bared and claws raised fiercely, the frightened Grandma Kaede subconsciously shouted anxiously to Kagome who was completely confused about the situation.

"Stop him, Kagome!"

"Eh?! How can I stop it... ah, right!"

Hearing Grandma Kaede's loud shout, Kagome, who didn't react for a moment, asked a question subconsciously, and then she suddenly realized, and immediately turned around and shouted at Inuyasha who was rushing towards Shangyang in anger.

"sit down!"

Puff up VII scattered Er Er Tong!!!

Before Inuyasha could rush to Shangyang, he slammed himself to the ground again under Shangyang's indifferent gaze. Seeing Inuyasha being stopped, Grandma Kaede, who was greatly relieved, immediately shouted loudly to the villagers who were also at a loss in a very serious tone.

"Don't move! Don't try to attack this person!"

Seeing Grandma Kaede's unprecedented serious and nervous expression, Kagome, who also became a little nervous, asked Grandma Kaede quietly.

"Grandma, do you know this person? Who is he...?"

"Alas... No matter how many years pass, I, and this village, will never forget him..."

Looking at the calm-looking young man with gray hair and a serious expression, Grandma Feng's tone was filled with indescribable meaning as she spoke in a solemn voice.

"He has existed in this land for thousands of years. He is an unattainable, extremely terrifying, and unparalleled ancient monster, the pinnacle of the demons and monsters in the world..."

"The chief demon commander of the world, the Heavenly Demon Shang Yang!"

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 328: Familiarity

"Wha, what?"

Hearing what Grandma Kaede said, Kagome was stunned.

"Wait, wait a minute! Grandma Feng! The name you mentioned... isn't it..."

Before Kagome could finish her words, Inuyasha, who was covered in dust, also got up after hearing what Grandma Kaede said. He interrupted Kagome and questioned the serious Grandma Kaede with a look of disbelief.

"Huh?! What are you talking about, old woman?! Isn't this guy just a monster that used the Four Souls Jade? What kind of ancient monster is this?! Also, who the hell are you, old woman?!"

"...You still don't know? Well, no wonder."

Seeing Inuyasha's look of disbelief, Grandma Kaede sighed deeply.

"I am Kaede, Kikyo's younger sister. Inuyasha, you have been asleep for fifty years."

"And fifty years ago, not only you...my sister and I, but also the entire village, were completely deceived by him, the great demon Shang Yang..."

The bow in her hand was fully drawn, and the tip of the arrow was aimed at Shang Yang, whose expression remained unchanged. In the face of Inuyasha's stunned gaze, the extremely serious Grandma Feng spoke loudly, enunciating each word with great certainty.

"Inuyasha, the 'Shoyang' I knew was never a half-demon like you!"

"From the very beginning, he disguised his origins... From the very beginning, he was an ancient monster that existed in this land for thousands of years!"

"what?!"

When Inuyasha suddenly heard this explanation, he was really stunned.

Although he couldn't believe it for a moment, Inuyasha subconsciously believed it about 70%.

Because this statement directly solved the biggest doubt in Inuyasha's mind.

That is why Shang Yang suddenly became extremely terrifying and powerful after obtaining the Four Souls Jade fifty years ago.

Even Inuyasha would have found it hard to believe that this vast and extremely dense demonic energy was the work of the Shikon Jewel. After all, fifty years prior, Inuyasha had also come into contact with the Shikon Jewel, only to have it send him into a violent rampage. Far from possessing the terrifying demonic power of Shangyang, he was instead "easily" sealed with a single arrow by the then-extremely weakened shrine maiden, Kikyo.

"An ancient monster that has existed in this land for thousands of years..."

On the side, Kagome also repeated Grandma Kaede's words in a low voice in surprise.

Although she was also surprised that the young man with gray and messy hair in front of her was actually a monster who had lived for thousands of years, on the other hand, Kagome was also slightly relieved.

Because, in history class at school, Kagome had heard an almost exactly identical name, and the person represented by this name was an extremely important historical figure in the ancient history of the Warring States Period taught in history class.

However, the person in the history textbook is a historical figure recorded in history, while the one Grandma Feng is talking about is a monster of this era...

Maybe it's just the similarity of the names...

Kagome thought so.

However, let’s not talk about Kagome’s thoughts for now. On this side, Inuyasha thought about how he was inexplicably sealed and had been sleeping for fifty years. Now he knew that Shangyang was not a half-demon queen like him from the beginning. Inuyasha was immediately furious.

Inuyasha instantly imagined that everything that happened afterwards was a trap set for him from the very beginning by the sinister and despicable guy Shangyang.

Now, with new hatred and old grudges added to it, Inuyasha immediately threw to the back of his mind Grandma Kaede's warning not to be impulsive. He bared his teeth viciously and rushed towards Shang Yang, who still had a calm expression. While shouting viciously, he raised his right hand high again.

"Shang Yang! So this was all your plan! Prepare to die! Scatter! Soul! Iron! Claws!"

"Uh... As expected, even after fifty years, you are still so impulsive, Inuyasha."

Even when he saw Inuyasha rushing towards him ferociously, with a terrifying cold light flashing on his raised right hand, Shang Yang still turned a blind eye. He sighed helplessly, without any intention of raising his hand to resist. He just half-opened his eyes and calmly uttered two words.

"……sit down."

Bang! ! !

Without any warning, Inuyasha, who was charging at him with rage and gnashing teeth, slammed his entire body into the ground again, creating a large dent in the ground before collapsing in it without a sound. It seemed he had been knocked unconscious...

This guy is so useless!!!

Seeing Inuyasha being dealt with so easily, Kagome, who was hiding carefully behind Grandma Kaede, was suddenly very upset, and Grandma Kaede shook her head helplessly.

"Really? This guy is always like this. It's really a headache..."

After sighing, Grandma Feng took a deep breath, her eyes became sharp and resolute, she turned around seriously, looked at Shang Yang, and spoke in an indifferent tone.

"...Please leave here, Lord Shangyang, the supreme commander of the world's monsters. Sister Kikyo has been gone for fifty years. Now, it is meaningless for you to appear here again."

Hearing Grandma Feng's deep questioning, Shang Yang naturally revealed a faint smile of indifference, and spoke slowly and casually.

"Of course there is meaning, Feng. You don't have to hide it deliberately. The girl behind you is Kagome."

When Kagome heard the person in front of her, who according to her grandmother-in-law was a terrifying ancient monster that had lived for a thousand years, mentioned herself, she became nervous again. She had been relieved that Inuyasha had been subdued. When grandmother Kaede heard Shang Yang casually mention Kagome, her heart sank.

After glancing at Grandma Feng's changing expression, Shang Yang just spoke casually.

"This girl is related to Platycodon grandiflorum, right?... Yi Ling ⒎ (eight) (four) (seven) like wu (six)"

"You are not allowed to talk about my sister!"

Shang Yang's words were interrupted in vain. Grandma Feng's aged face, which had experienced countless hardships in the past fifty years, showed an unconcealable anger and shouted.

"Sister Kikyo is gone! Everything that happened fifty years ago is long over... And yet, you're planning to take advantage of Kagome again?! Impossible! At this point, even if it costs me my life, which is not much longer, I will stop you! Youkai Shangyang!"

Although she was too old to have any strength left, the aged Grandma Feng still stubbornly pulled the bowstring to its full extent, without any wavering in her tone.

"I have never forgotten Sister Kikyo's sorrow in these fifty years! And I will never let Kagome suffer such a tragedy again!"

"...That's it."

Looking at the old woman with a hunched back, and the familiar, somewhat nostalgic stubbornness on her aging face, Shang Yang sighed softly.

On Grandma Feng’s, no, Feng’s aging face that had experienced fifty years of wind, frost, rain and snow, Shang Yang actually saw some familiar shadows.

Platycodon grandiflorum...

While Shang Yang was recalling, Kagome, who was standing beside him, noticed that Shang Yang looked thoughtful, and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

Strange, this person's expression seems to be a little... nostalgic?

Of course, it was only for a moment, and Shang Yang put away his thoughtful expression and spoke slowly again.

"That's a good resolution, but don't worry, I don't have much concern for the Four Souls Jade, which is currently being guarded by the girl behind you. If I wanted the Four Souls Jade, I would have gotten it fifty years ago."

Hearing Shang Yang's casual words, Grandma Feng frowned. Indeed, for fifty years, Grandma Feng had always believed that Shang Yang had taken the Four Souls Jade after Sister Kikyo passed away fifty years ago. But what she didn't expect was that the Four Souls Jade had never been in Shang Yang's hands. This was too strange...

However, although she was also extremely confused about this, Grandma Feng was more wary of another possibility, that is, Shang Yang was lying. Perhaps fifty years ago, for some reason, Shang Yang did not get the Four Souls Jade. Now he noticed that the Four Souls Jade had reappeared, so he showed up in person to take the Four Souls Jade away.

However, if this is the case, then the doubts are even greater. For the past fifty years, after knowing Shang Yang's identity, Grandma Feng has tried every means to find all the information related to Shang Yang. She also knows very well how terrifying this ancient monster in the form of a young man is.

If he wanted to take the Four Souls Jade away, he could have just killed everyone present and taken the Four Souls Jade. Why would he make such strange remarks?

Shang Yang was not surprised to see Grandma Feng still looking serious. No matter what, there was no way Feng would believe that he was not here for Kagome and the Shikon Jewel just because of what he said.

But that doesn't matter.

So, Shang Yang just shrugged indifferently.

"...Well, if that's the case, it's time for me to leave."

As he spoke, Shang Yang glanced at Kagome, who was protected by Grandma Feng behind her. From his eyes, he could see that deep in the soul of the extremely nervous and beautiful girl, the Soul Blue Lotus was quietly floating in the girl's soul. Under the protection of the Soul Blue Lotus, the thoughts of the priestess Kikyo were also quietly sleeping there.

The next time I see Kagome will be when Kikyo returns to this world.

After this thought crossed his mind, Shang Yang naturally turned around and disappeared in an instant in the surprised gazes of Grandma Feng, Kagome and the uneasy villagers.

You're leaving just like that?!

She stared blankly at Shang Yang, who turned around and instantly disappeared into the deep mountains and forests in the night. Although Grandma Feng, with an extremely serious expression, was shocked, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing the pinnacle of all evil spirits in the world, the commander-in-chief of the monsters in the world, the pressure is really too great.

After a long sigh of relief, Grandma Kaede put down her bow and arrow, looked helplessly at Inuyasha who was still lying in a deep pit on the ground, and ordered the villagers who also breathed a sigh of relief to take Inuyasha back to the village.

Looking at the villagers taking action, Kagome seemed hesitant to speak, but finally made up her mind to ask Grandma Kaede.

"...Um, Granny, do you know the princess of Owari Province in Kanto, Her Highness Oda Nobuna of the Owari Oda Clan?"

"...Your Highness Oda Nobuna?"