Chapter 17: The Bandit Ghost Spider
"Fulfill any wishes?"
"Hmm!"
"That's amazing, that thing is called the Jade of the Four Souls!"
"In the village ahead, there's a shrine maiden named Kikyo who has it!"
"How about we go sweep that village tomorrow?"
"No, you should go alone!"
"Why?"
"Kikyo is very sensitive, and if we all go, she will definitely run away. If it's you, you can do it with an arrow from a distance, right! ”
"Haha! Of course! Fulfill any wish, maybe we can take over the whole world! ”
In a forest not far from Kikyo Village, a bandit leader is poised by a robber called Oni Spider to kill Kikyo and seize the Jade of the Four Souls to satisfy their evil desires.
The next day, the bandit leader found Kikyo on top of a small cliff who was about to go out to get rid of demons.
"Found you, Kikyo, go die!"
The robber looked down at the unsuspecting shrine maiden below, mounted his horse, mounted his bow and arrow, and shot with great force.
"What!"
Just as the arrow was about to hit Kikyo's body, a red shadow flashed, and he grabbed the arrow that was about to hit in his hand, and at the same time, before the robber could complete his recovery, he jumped up the cliff quickly, startled the horse under the robber, and threw his master down.
"Who are you!"
"What! Human, just a human who wants to take the life of the bellflower, do you want the jade of the four souls! ”
Inuyasha looked at the human in front of him who dared to attack his lover, and with a look of disdain on his face, he mocked loudly.
"Shut up, youkai!"
Annoyed, the robber immediately drew the long knife from his waist and slashed at Inuyasha.
"Bump!"
Inuyasha blocked with his hand, and the sharp knife slashed at Inuyasha's unobstructed arm, but the huge force shook back and broke the bandit's knife, and the rebounding blade blinded the bandit's right eye.
"What! Ah......h
"I'm sorry, but I'm not a youkai! Sa, now I'm going to clean you up! ”
"Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha, who was about to torture the robber in front of him and send him to hell, heard Kikyo's call, and realized that Kikyo was down there, and Inuyasha didn't want Kikyo to know that someone had attacked her and killed her, so he had to reluctantly turn around and return to Kikyo's side.
"You're in luck this time!"
"Did something happen, Inuyasha!"
"Humph! Nothing, just a fly! ”
"Don't do anything bad in front of me, okay!"
Kikyo probably guessed what was going on, but since he didn't feel the demonic energy, then the other party must be human, and Kikyo didn't want to see Inuyasha kill in front of him, of course, the robbers who were ready to attack the village in a place he didn't know were a different story.
However, Inuyasha didn't know that the bandit he had spared this time would create an enemy that would make him suffer for the rest of his life.
The robber leader who went back quickly recovered his subordinates who had been tricked, and burned down the ghost spider and the restaurant with a fire. Seeing the ghost spider that still had its last breath left, the bandit leader ordered his men to pick up the ghost spider with a straw mat, and came to the place where he had been ambushed and blinded during the day, and threw the ghost spider off the cliff.
"Ghost spiders! This time it's your turn to get ...... The Jade of the Four Souls! Hello ask Kikyo for me! Hahahaha......"
However, this ghost spider who is about to fall into the abyss of hell was saved by the bellflower who passed by here again, and the bellflower didn't know that the man in front of her would cause her a lifetime of pain, but, there is no regret medicine in this world, even if the other party is a vicious robber, but the benevolent bellflower also hopes that in the next few days when the other party dies soon, he can die with peace of mind.
"Orange ...... Kikyo! ”
"It's me! I brought some porridge over, and it was time for Inuyasha to patrol the village, so it happened to be time, and I heard that a small town not far away was attacked by robbers a few days ago, so he was a little worried! ”
Kikyo secretly hid the ghost spider in a small cave in the mountain, and at the same time took advantage of Inuyasha's tour of the village to bring some herbs and food to slow down the ghost spider whose whole body was burned and seriously injured, but even so, the ghost spider's life was not long.
"Don't ...... Don't come to take care of me anymore, just go back to your Inuyasha! ”
The ghost spider looked at the witch who was originally framed by his own conspiracy, and was also the person who caused him to look like he is now, and said in a low voice.
"Inuyasha would be very happy if he heard it, but it's a pity that I can't tell him about you, otherwise he won't even eat the vinegar of a child, and he doesn't know what kind of thing he will do. It's a pity that even with my herbs, your injuries are still too serious, maybe in a few days...... So at least I hope it will make your death less painful! ”
"Humph! It's really a kind shrine maiden.,This kind of kindness to everyone, as always.,Sometimes it kills you! ”
The ghost spider looked at the fairy-like bellflower who was feeding him porridge, and said with a strange smile, but at this time, in the depths of his heart, a strong desire for jealousy and longing gradually grew. Jealous that a half-demon can have such a beautiful dream-like woman as Kikyo, Inuyasha longs to get Kikyo and the Jade of the Four Souls with great power.
"Inuyasha has told me that too, but after all, I can't leave you alone, no matter how evil you used to be, but in my eyes, you are just a poor and seriously injured person who is dying!"
After Kikyo fed the ghost spider rice porridge, he put away the bowl and prepared to leave, because she couldn't stay here for long, Inuyasha was almost done with his rounds, and if he found that he wasn't there when he went back, he would definitely come out to find him, and once he found the ghost spider, then even if he didn't kill him, he would forbid her to take care of the ghost spider. Just like having Kikyo teach Kaede, Inuyasha can be considered the head of the family when it comes to certain similar things, and even Kikyo has to listen to Inuyasha.
"Yes! Am I just a wretched wretched creature who can't move and will die at any moment! ”
Looking at the back of the bellflower in the distance, the hatred of the ghost spider grew rapidly.
It had only been three minutes since I got home, and Inuyasha had already returned, and I was relieved to see Kikyo safely staying at home grinding the herbs that had just returned.
"Why is it so late today, are you ......?"
"Well, I went to find the robbers who were rumored to be making trouble, and the leader turned out to be the robber from last time, so I taught them a lesson, and I believe they should not do evil again in the future."
Although Inuyasha said it was an understatement, but Kikyo can be sure that even if those robbers are not dead, it is estimated that they are almost from death, Inuyasha is a direct hit to the monsters, and he doesn't know the severity of the people, but after all, he is for the people, so Kikyo is not good to say anything about him. However, remembering a few letters sent from neighboring countries today, Kikyo stopped and said to Inuyasha:
"Inuyasha, I've received a few letters today!"
"Letter?"
"Hmmm! I hope you'll help me! ”
"What's the matter, suddenly I said this without a head, did you say anything in the letter?"
"There are many places to get rid of me to sweep away youkai, not only are there a lot of them, but they are also a bit far away, so even I can't resist it now!"
In the past, Kikyo came out to remove demons, all of them were near the village, not as far as when they traveled before, and since Inuyasha came, there are still many youkai who come to seize the jade of the four souls, but most of them have been stopped outside the village by Inuyasha, and Kikyo went out to clean up the fish that slipped through the net under Inuyasha's knife, but this time it was sent by several other countries to ask for help, so Kikyo said that to Inuyasha.
"Cut! It's really troublesome, I'll just go with you, Kaede's current ability is not bad, just leave her behind! ”
"But if there are too many monsters, Kaede ...... alone."
Kikyo immediately thought that Inuyasha wanted to live a two-person world with her, although she also wanted to go out with Inuyasha and travel with the two of them like this, but she was worried that if there was a situation that Kaede couldn't deal with, she was still a little hesitant.
"Don't worry, I'll leave the trace of the waning moon to Kaede, put it in the shrine and lay down the enchantment, even high-level youkai can't break in, I can sense it in case of danger, and then let Kaede use it!"
"Well, then let's leave tomorrow, and if we go out early, we can come back early!"
Kikyo replied with a chuckle.