"Were those people Konoha ninja? Why did they seem so unfriendly toward you, Miss Kikyo?"
The carriage continued onward as Fujimaru Tachibana voiced her question.
Cute little Fou also let out an adorable cry and rubbed himself against Fujimaru Tachibana.
For some reason, Fou had become especially attached to Fujimaru Tachibana. He usually stayed on her or occasionally ran over to Kikyo, rarely getting down or wandering off.
Fujimaru Tachibana always felt that Fou seemed somewhat repulsed by the outside world, as if this world itself disgusted him.
Facing Fujimaru Tachibana's question, Higurashi Kikyo merely said coolly, "The people behind them want my power."
Fujimaru Tachibana froze at that, then could not help frowning. Her impression of those Konoha ninja immediately worsened considerably.
After Kikyo used a sealing technique to trap the Konoha ninja, the girls continued on their journey. They had not killed anyone or done anything else to those people.
The aloof Kikyo clearly had no intention of killing, and Fujimaru Tachibana certainly did not want to kill either, so they merely left those people trapped where they were.
According to Kikyo, the sealing technique would hold the two of them for one shichen—roughly two hours. It was merely a minor punishment.
Moreover, Kikyo had left behind a "safety lock." If that group encountered danger, such as monsters or enemy attacks, the seal would automatically release. It would not continue restraining them while they were in danger.
Countless people in the real world thought the two were being soft-hearted, but that was simply their established characterization, so there was not much to say about it.
Still, Kikyo's effortless method of subduing enemies with a mere gesture once again amazed the world and gave people a full sense of just how powerful she was.
Her methods were not limited