The Problem Wasn't Solved Yet? (31)

Naraku's side had finally been taken care of... but another problem had come up. Well, it wasn't exactly a problem,

because the Leopard Cat Clan had come charging over and attacked Lin Yun and the others, then picked a fight with Little Dog. Everyone had been eager to teach the Leopard Cat Clan a lesson.

But Naraku's situation had put that on hold for the time being.

Lin Yun figured that three days had already passed. According to the original story, the Leopard Cats had apparently decided they hadn't done enough to get themselves killed, so they were going to force the issue. They'd lure Noble Son out, planning to sacrifice him to their deceased leader, a powerful being who had lived in Inu no Taisho's generation.

Come to think of it, this cat-dog war had already happened here fifty years ago—or even earlier.

But back then, the Leopard Cat Clan's leader, Shogun, had faced Inu no Taisho, who was in his prime.

As one would expect, Inu no Taisho was an immensely powerful being. He killed Shogun and drove the Leopard Cat Clan back to the West.

Then, fifty years ago, after Inu no Taisho's death, the Leopard Cat Clan could no longer hold back their hatred and charged toward the Central Dynasty once more.

But Rinsetsukime had no interest in fighting a group whose strongest youkai was Shogun's daughter, someone a generation younger than her.

So she had simply sent Noble Son off with a bunch of Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, figuring they could put up a bit of a fight and be done with it.

And, in fact, Noble Son alone really had been enough to drive the Leopard Cats back. It was just that... nearly all those Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals had died.

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