Fate, Perhaps We Won't Meet Again! (Please Follow, 4K Mega Chapter)

Fate, Perhaps We Won't Meet Again! (Please Follow, 4K Mega Chapter)

"Who!?"

Midori looked warily toward Bai Ye. The faint sound he had made by accident had alerted her to someone watching nearby.

Her Spiritual Power had sensed Yokai Qi. Even though it was well concealed, the one spying on her was a yokai.

After Midori spoke, Kirara also looked warily toward Bai Ye's position. It was somewhat annoyed with itself for failing to notice him sooner. If Midori had not discovered him, a surprise attack from that yokai might have injured her.

"Kirara, keep him occupied for a while."

After Midori spoke, Kirara cried out in response and immediately charged toward Bai Ye.

"Is she Midori?"

Bai Ye glanced at the woman in the lake. He had thought she looked familiar earlier, and after hearing the name Kirara, he realized that she was most likely Midori.

This was the Heian Era. Yokai were powerful, but humans also had many formidable experts.

Figures such as Kukai, Miko Midori, Onmyoji Seimei, and warriors who slew great yokai with human bodies.

Any expert from this era would have been an overlord-like existence in the Inuyasha Era.

But before he could think further, Kirara had already arrived before him, swinging its claws at Bai Ye.

Midori was a miko, while the newcomer was a yokai. Naturally, Kirara regarded Bai Ye as an enemy. Besides, since he had approached without making a sound, he was surely planning to ambush her. Of course, it would not hold back.

"Too weak."

Judging by yokai standards, Kirara only possessed the strength of a Third-Rate Yokai, though it was quite fast.

Based on the timeline, Kirara was probably still in its juvenile stage.

Bai Ye knocked Kirara down with a single swipe of his claw. Just as he was about to leave, Midori had already changed into her battle attire. Holding a greatsword, she watched Bai Ye with wary eyes.

She had initially thought he was a yokai with very weak demonic power, which was why she had failed to notice his Yokai Qi. But after seeing his appearance, Midori realized that this yokai seemed to possess the potential of a great yokai, and he had already achieved a perfect human form.

Yet judging from his Yokai Qi, she seemed never to have met Bai Ye before. His aura was unfamiliar, and he did not seem to be here for revenge.

Still, he had most likely seen her in that state when he arrived. Although Midori was a miko and could usually face anything calmly, a faint ripple inevitably stirred in her heart.

"Yokai, why did you come to the Demon Extermination Village?"

The Spiritual Power erupting from Midori's body made even Bai Ye feel a trace of fear.

Was she truly the strongest miko?

Other miko fought with bows and arrows or cast spells. Only Midori wielded a sword and battled yokai head-on. A close-combat miko who fought yokai for many days, only to eventually merge with them into the Shikon Jewel because of exhaustion.

However, Midori did not seem inclined to fight Bai Ye immediately. She could not sense that bloody, evil aura from him.

Midori hated evil with a passion. When facing an evil yokai, she would definitely strike it down and never allow it to continue causing trouble. But she was not someone who killed every yokai she encountered.

Humans had good and bad people, and yokai naturally had good and bad yokai.

But even though she could not sense an evil aura from him, she did not dare lower her guard. Yokai possessed treasures that could disguise them, and some could even disguise themselves naturally.

The fact that he had approached her without making a sound meant he was no ordinary yokai.

"I walked here."

"..."

Was that what she had wanted to know?

Hearing Bai Ye's answer, Midori became even more vigilant.

"Miko, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

After thinking it over, Bai Ye decided he did not want to get involved with Midori.

Although that fleeting glimpse had deeply imprinted Midori's appearance and figure in his mind, Bai Ye knew very well that yokai who became involved with miko never met a good end.

Miko and yokai were natural opposites. No matter how deeply they loved each other, all they would create was a tragedy like Inuyasha and Kikyo's. In the world of Inuyasha, there were already many such examples.

Bai Ye did not want to become entangled with a miko.

Watching Bai Ye's departing back, Midori hesitated for a moment before finally putting away her weapon. She did not want to make an enemy of a yokai whose strength was so strange.

Since he did not carry an evil aura, at least he did not seem like those other yokai.

The two parted ways. Midori headed south, while Bai Ye went north. Before leaving, Bai Ye seemed to sense something and turned to look behind him. Midori had also turned to look in his direction. Their gazes met for only an instant before Bai Ye withdrew his eyes. Perhaps after this, the two of them would never meet again.

After all, her fate was to become the Shikon Jewel.

But...

If he changed this part of the story and Midori did not become the Shikon Jewel, would that count as completely changing every storyline in Inuyasha? Would that be considered a major change?

Bai Ye silently considered it, then decided to find Totosai first. Perhaps he could only find out later. If fate allowed it, perhaps they would meet again.

He did not know whether changing this one event would alter everything that followed and cause the entire plot to change. But if only his own single change counted, wouldn't that be a loss?

"Let's go, Kirara."

Midori patted Kirara's little head, then withdrew her gaze and shook her head. She was also somewhat surprised. Why had she suddenly wanted to look at that strange yokai?

Kirara rubbed against Midori, a human-like apology appearing on its face. It also felt sorry about what had happened.

If it had discovered him sooner, perhaps Midori would not have gone through that just now.

"It's fine. You don't need to apologize. We probably won't run into that guy again. I was a little careless too."

Midori smiled gently. She thought perhaps she had grown somewhat lax recently.

She had killed off a batch of yokai nearby, so she had instinctively assumed no yokai would dare approach the area anymore. As for humans, Kirara would definitely notice them.

Yet she had not expected such a yokai to appear.

Still, what had happened earlier had indeed stirred a faint ripple in her heart. That yokai's face resembled that of an elegant young nobleman, and he had a tall, slender figure. Even though both of them had deliberately avoided mentioning that matter...

Midori could be certain that he had seen it. She was a miko, but she was also a woman.

Forget it.

They probably would not meet again, right?

Midori sighed inwardly, hoping that they would not meet again in the future. Perhaps they truly would not. She was a miko, and he was a yokai. They were enemies by nature. Even if they were not enemies, they could not be considered friendly. How could they possibly see each other again?

With that thought, she withdrew her gaze and left the riverbank.

"Kirara, rest well for the next few days. In a few days, we'll leave the Demon Extermination Village and head to the lord's place to complete a demon extermination mission."

"Chirp!"

Kirara answered.

"Totosai, forge me a sword."

"Young Master Byakuyasha?"

Totosai poked his head out from his smithy and looked at Bai Ye in surprise. Then, when he discovered that Bai Ye already possessed the strength of a First-Rate Yokai, he was even more shocked.

He had originally thought Bai Ye was only a Second-Rate Yokai and wanted to forge a good weapon so that Bai Ye could reach the first-rate with its aid before participating in the war.

It seemed he had underestimated Bai Ye.

"Then, Young Master Byakuyasha, did you bring any materials?"

"Isn't one of my teeth enough?"

In the original story, hadn't Inuyasha reforged Tessaiga using one of his own teeth?

And Sesshomaru and the others only needed to throw in a tooth from Goshinki, didn't they?

Why did he need additional materials?

Hearing Bai Ye's answer, Totosai felt miserable.

Who told you that forging a sword only required a tooth?

Indeed, if it were merely a suitable sword, then one tooth would naturally be enough. But Totosai clearly did not want to forge that kind of merely suitable weapon for Bai Ye. If he was going to forge one, he wanted to forge the best sword he could currently make, and one that suited Bai Ye perfectly.

"Young Master Byakuyasha, that is true, but using a tooth to forge a sword is only the foundation. If you wish to fuse other traits into it, you'll need additional materials. For example, Housenka Oni's Diamond Shards can make your sword harder. Fusing certain special demonic powers into a Demonic Blade can also grant it different traits."

"But if too much demonic power is fused into it, the sword will become extremely sinister—what people commonly call a Demonic Blade. Demonic Blades can backlash against their owners, but their power is also the greatest among all swords. There are advantages and disadvantages. If Young Master Byakuyasha merely wants a sword that looks decent, then your tooth alone will be enough!"

Totosai briefly explained the principles behind forging swords to Bai Ye.

He could help Bai Ye fuse all of those things into the weapon, but the more power it absorbed, the more problems might arise later.

Of course, if Bai Ye only wanted a weapon made from his own tooth, he would not need to worry about such things.

"I see. If I need to find materials, let me think."

Bai Ye sat directly on the ground, propped his forehead up, and began thinking.

What treasures did this world even have?

It seemed there were only Housenka Oni's Diamond Shards. But wouldn't that merely create a Tessaiga version of Adamant Barrage?

Bai Ye was not trying to copy Inu Taisho's weapon. Tessaiga was somewhat overpowered, capable of absorbing a yokai's demonic power and evolving.

But forging such a weapon for himself clearly would not be so simple.

Yokai Byakuya: [Everyone, help me think. I want to forge a Demonic Blade that belongs to me. Aside from my teeth, what else should I add?]

Perhaps...

He could use treasures from other worlds?

Pirate Byakuya: [Later, if I get Vegapunk to research a way for swords to eat Devil Fruits, I wonder if I can enchant your weapon with one.]

Weapons consuming Devil Fruits had been implemented after Vegapunk cracked the secret of the Lineage Factor and conducted further research based on it.

Yokai Byakuya: [That's worth considering. If possible, it would be best to let this sword eat the Weapon-Weapon Fruit.]

A sword that ate the Weapon-Weapon Fruit could transform into all kinds of weapons.

Thinking of the future, Tessaiga could wipe out tens of thousands of yokai with one slash, while he could drop a little boy down and instantly destroy an entire city. Sir, times had changed!

Hokage Byakuya: [Want me to have Orochimaru research it for you?]

Yokai Byakuya: [Orochimaru doesn't specialize in that, and you'd probably have to pay a price to get him involved. You haven't even solved your own problems yet. The Uchiha clan's situation still isn't very good.]

Although he felt Orochimaru might be able to produce some miracle, he did not want to make things difficult for Bai Ye in Naruto World. The Uchiha clan's current predicament had not even been resolved.

Hokage Byakuya: [I'm actually fine. Pirate World Bai Ye is the one who needs to work hard. Develop your Rumble-Rumble Fruit and Three Types of Haki properly. Later, when I need to fight, do you understand how valuable a Thunder Welcome is?]

Thunder Welcome's range was enough to destroy an entire Sky Island.

With one Thunder Welcome, he could completely wipe out Konoha.

Pirate Byakuya: [Ahem, ahem. I'm working on it, I'm working on it. Don't rush me!]

He had discovered that this thing was difficult to develop. Mainly because he did not want to carry a drum on his back to store electricity, so discharging electricity barehanded consumed much more power. And although he had Enel's template to follow, he still felt it was not easy to develop.

Slice of Life Byakuya: [I don't have anything I can give you.]

Damn it!

Not only did he lack strength, he did not even have anything to offer. Being poor was really just being poor!

Zombie Byakuya: [By the way, do you want to add Corpse Qi and Corpse Poison to the blade? I also have a trace of pure Spiritual Energy that can be injected into the sword and fused with it. Then you can add your own demonic power, and find some treasures from your world to fuse in as well.]

Hokage Byakuya: [How do you even have Corpse Qi and Corpse Poison? Bro, are you taking the Evil Path?]

Zombie Byakuya: [There's only me left in the entire sect now. Well, there's also a senior sister who went missing. Originally, she should have been the sect leader. This Corpse Qi and Corpse Poison were probably preserved after the previous sect leader killed someone from the Evil Path. I don't know why they were kept, but if you need them, I can give them to you. Too much time has passed, so they probably no longer have the toxicity to infect someone and turn them into a Jiangshi. But they can weaken people, with an effect similar to a curse. Wounds will also be eroded by Corpse Poison and Corpse Qi for a long time and won't heal. I was originally planning to destroy them, but if you want them, I can give them to you. I'll also give you a trace of the Patriarch's Spiritual Power to help you suppress them. It's just that I don't know Samadhi True Fire. If I did, I could even refine it for you!]

Yokai Byakuya: [Alright! Then thanks. Also, I'm planning to find the Sacred Tree. It's something in this world that can travel through time. I wonder whether fusing it in would give the sword the ability to slash through time and space in a single strike.]

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