"King of the Marines"

How did Shiya know about that appearance?

It made no sense. She was the female lead of Inuyasha; she shouldn't have had any connection to this world at all. Could it be that Shiya was actually another hidden transmigrator?

Oh... I remember now.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Noah suddenly understood. He rubbed his forehead with a sigh, then irritably reached out and patted the little head of "Kikyo" in his arms.

"That hurts."

Kikyo covered her forehead aggrievedly.

"You secretly went through my sketches, didn't you?"

"Mm... I did." Kikyo's cheeks flushed as she lowered her head sheepishly. "That night, I used the telescope and saw Noah sitting at his desk, writing and drawing for a long time. I was just too curious, so I couldn't help myself..."

"Where's that telescope?" Noah demanded. "Bring it to me tomorrow. I'm smashing it."

"Huh? Huh? B-but..." Kikyo looked up, her face full of panic.

"No buts. I already agreed to be with you, so do you still need that thing to spy on my life?"

Noah angrily reached out with both hands and vigorously kneaded the girl's cheeks. "That telescope has to be destroyed. If you miss me in the future, come find me directly. Don't do such awful things again, understand?"

Mm, Kikyo's cheeks seemed softer and more tender to the touch.

"I... I understand..."

The surprise had come too suddenly. Though she was somewhat reluctant to part with the telescope that had accompanied her for a year, the girl still blushed and nodded happily, unable to hide her delight.

"...I drew a lot of pictures that night."

Though he felt it was somewhat inappropriate to ask, after studying Kikyo's face for a while, Noah still couldn't help saying, "Since you looked through all of them, then... you