"Old man! Carry me!!"
"Really... don't make a fuss, I still have a bellyful of questions."
That cheerful and boisterous personality perfectly inherited from her parents. Helplessly hoisting her onto his shoulders to let her sit, Inuyasha didn't refuse.
On the contrary, he had to accept this fact. No matter what, Inuyasha wouldn't mistake this scent.
Clothing and weapons could be wrong, but that sense of connection from blood relations absolutely wouldn't be wrong.
Moroha was definitely his daughter...
"Haha, thanks! That Master..."
"Hey, watch your language!"
That happy appearance made Moroha very grateful for this summons. Just as she was about to thank Kikyo, she was suddenly interrupted by Inuyasha.
"Huh?"
Looking at her old man's awkward expression with confusion, Moroha tilted her head, puzzled.
"You don't happen to not know Kikyo's identity, do you?"
Leaning his head closer, Inuyasha asked in a low voice tentatively. He originally thought Moroha knew, but judging from the way she addressed her, this child seemed to be missing a screw.
"Eh?"
"She is your mom's previous life... She is alive now because of special reasons."
"Eh?!!! No wonder I thought she looked so much like Mom!!"
Speaking in low voices, the father and daughter were more nervous than the other.
Watching the two of them like that, Kikyo truly felt unsettled. If it weren't for that drama directed by Naraku, if it weren't for her and him being blinded together, perhaps they would be living peacefully like this now.
"Sorry!! Mom!! I really didn't know it was you earlier!!"
In her eyes, the figure jumping down from Inuyasha's shoulder ran over and shouted loudly.
"I am not Kagome..."
"No, maybe the two Moms are a bit different, but both are my mothers."
Just wanting to deny something, Kikyo saw Moroha's face looking up happily before she could finish her sentence.
"I also understand why I was summoned by Mom. Without the two Moms, I definitely wouldn't exist in the future either! It's really... great that you and Dad could meet!"
Faced with Moroha's solemn and direct expression, Kikyo was speechless for a time.
Ever since that incident happened between her and Inuyasha, there was almost no future to speak of.
After all, she was a dead person with a body made of clay; she couldn't walk on with Inuyasha, a living being.
Moreover, Kagome was by his side now, and she could bring Inuyasha a better future than herself.
She only needed to focus on defeating Naraku and then disappear. That silent heart now had no desire for extravagance.
But now, looking at the half-demon girl in front of her, Kikyo had a throbbing desire to watch her grow up.
At least her past existence wasn't meaningless.
"..."
Inuyasha stood not far away with his arms crossed, watching Kikyo raise her hand to stroke Moroha's cheek, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.
If that bastard Naraku hadn't caused trouble, perhaps he and Kikyo would have been like this 50 years ago.
Although it also led him to meet Kagome, there would always be a sense of regret in his heart.
Moonlight shone here through the gaps in the forest. Lighting a fire, Inuyasha and Kikyo stopped here to communicate with Moroha.
"Inuyasha, you should go back."
"But..."
After a long time, Kikyo subsequently advised Inuyasha solemnly. But Inuyasha was a bit worried.
According to Kikyo's previous statement, Naraku might also be a selected guy; how could he rest assured letting the mother and daughter go alone?
"Moroha isn't as weak as you imagine."
"Yeah! I will definitely protect this Mom! So Old man, you have to protect the Mom over there!"
Looking at the stubbornness of the two, Inuyasha indeed couldn't leave Kagome's side alone.
Although Miroku and the others were there, it wasn't safe; he was always an important combat force in the team. After all, he hadn't really seen what kind of strength Rikuo had.
"I got it! But... if there is danger! You must tell me through the Soul Collectors!! No matter where you are, I will definitely rush over!"
Standing up, clenching one hand into a fist, Inuyasha said seriously.
That appearance completely shouldered the responsibility named "Father".
Clearly he himself wasn't very mature, yet he had to do it.
...
"Ugh!! Tsk! That guy's armor is really hard."
Koga looked at Moryomaru in front of him and felt terrible all over. That indestructible armor was widely something he and Cu Chulainn couldn't deal with.
Even if the exposed head was smashed, it could recover; they were simply wasting stamina here for nothing.
"Heheh!! I've absorbed the youkai power of your Goraishi too. Unleash whatever other means you have to your heart's content."
BZZT!!
The lightning turned into the opponent's power, forcing Koga to retreat.
"Hey, do you have any other ways?"
"There is a method to try, but I don't know if it works on this guy."
Seeing he couldn't solve Moryomaru, Koga could only turn his head and ask Cu Chulainn loudly, but the latter responded seriously.
"Can't care about that much, you try it first."
"Then leave it to me, Master. The outer shell is very hard, but the inside might not be."
Holding the long spear, Cu Chulainn got excited.
He tried to enchant the spear to stab just now, but the effect was still minimal. And this opponent seemed able to absorb energy to turn into his own attack means.
Such a youkai was hard to deal with using ordinary methods.
Surging magical energy erupted on the long spear, but Moryomaru didn't care.
This human using a long spear did indeed use some strange power, but it didn't constitute a threat. Ignoring him and just grabbing Koga would suffice.
"Tsk, actually not putting me in your eyes. Big guy! I will make you regret it!"
Scarlet flames spread on the spear body. Cu Chulainn subsequently aimed at Moryomaru.
"Your heart! I'll be taking it!!"
"[Gae Bolg]!!"
"What?!"
The red light flashing on the spear tip traversed the air and reached Moryomaru's side.
Dodge? No...
'Already hit!!'
"This is!!"
Moryomaru's body was carried along. He looked at the wound on his chest in astonishment, finding it hard to imagine there would be such huge impact force.
CRACK!!
"How is that possible?!"
A tiny crack and hole were drilled into his chest; the long spear indeed pierced the vital point.
"Oh, not bad! Although the opening created is small, it still pierced in."
Koga looked at this scene and looked at him with new eyes.
"This guy... No heart?!"
But Cu Chulainn didn't look very good. He didn't have the real sensation of hitting the heart.
His Noble Phantasm [Gae Bolg] was a demonic spear that reversed causality.
It was based on the premise of inevitably hitting the enemy's heart.
That is to say, as long as he locked onto the enemy, the moment the long spear was thrust out, the enemy's heart was actually already in a state of being pierced.
Generally, things happen with "cause" first and "effect" later. But this Noble Phantasm had "effect" first and "cause" later.
So facing this move, evasion was meaningless; after all, the heart was already hit at that moment.
The Noble Phantasm Cu Chulainn trusted as a trump card...
But it failed facing this youkai.
Because Moryomaru had no heart!