"Akihabara can wait. Even though Kagome and the others aren't here, Old Master Higurashi and the rest are still at the shrine. We should pay them a visit too. They count as your elders."
Yae Sakura had no objections. Taking her daughter out for fun was a good thing, after all. But since they were already here... even if Kagome was absent, given her strange relationship with Kagome, she still had to pay them a visit.
There were certain reasons behind it, but she had gotten someone else's daughter—and granddaughter—pregnant... No, that wasn't right! How could she have gotten them pregnant? She had clearly been trying to save Kagome at the time.
If anyone was to blame, it was that ancient Snake God, or the world itself... It was all the world's fault. What did it have to do with her? Right?
Still, no matter how one put it, they were her child's grandmother and grandfather. She should see them.
"Alright!"
Ling'er hesitated for a few seconds before nodding as well. She was a very sensible child, after all. Going out to play a little later was fine!
Holding Ling'er's hand, they entered Higurashi Shrine. There had been almost no changes inside. Everything was still much as it had been over a decade ago, with only a few unimportant buildings renovated.
They had barely taken a few steps when a burst of commotion came from ahead, followed by the sound of something shattering. A familiar voice rang out. "Little Fatty, you stole fish again! Don't run!"
The next second, a fat cat dashed past Yae Sakura and her daughter with a still-struggling Pacific saury clamped in its mouth.
"It's Little Fatty! You stole food again."
Seeing the cat before her, Ling'er could not help smiling as she waved at