The "Kagome" who had gone dark before definitely resented Kikyo; it had been obvious. But the Kagome now was different from her. She had grown up at Higurashi Shrine and lived as "Kagome" for more than a decade.
"Hate? Why should I hate her? I love Mom, Grandpa, Sota... and Little Fatty. And all my classmates, too." Kagome shook her head. She was not Kikyo... much less Yin Kikyo. She was... Kagome! The one and only Kagome Higurashi!
She was an independent individual!
"..."
Yae Sakura looked Kagome seriously in the eye and found her gaze exceptionally simple and resolute. She truly thought that way. She held no resentment toward Kikyo.
"It couldn't be better that you think that way. You are now a complete individual, the daughter your mother carried for ten months and gave birth to. You have no need to live as Kikyo's dark side. You are Kagome... the one and only Kagome."
The fact that Kagome did not care about her identity before her birth and would not become enemies with Kikyo was what Yae Sakura most wanted to see. If Kagome's current personality also wanted revenge on Kikyo, Yae Sakura truly would not know what to do.
This was good enough! She was simply Kagome, and Kikyo was simply Kikyo! Though they looked alike, they were not the same person. Both were independent individuals.
As for Kagome's original Yin Kikyo personality... she would keep an eye on her! But just in case, she still needed to prepare something.
Another three days passed. Kagome should have returned to school long ago, but Tokyo was currently suffering from violent winds, so the schools had predictably suspended classes.
In other words, for roughly the next month... Kagome would not need to go to school. To Kagome, this