Daimyo's Commission

"I smell it, the scent of the Jewel of Four Souls. Hand over the Jewel of Four Souls..."

A group of bizarre, grotesque demons charged toward the two shrine maidens dressed in white tops and red bottoms.

"Slash!"

The holy and beautiful shrine maiden held a strange katana. With a casual swing, she immediately unleashed a zigzagging tornado that swept up and froze every demon in its path.

After the tornado passed, all the demons before them had vanished.

"More and more demons are gathering..."

Yae Sakura stood behind Kikyo with Higokumaru, watching as Kikyo tested the Gale Blade.

"Hmm, this blade is so powerful. I only consumed a tiny bit of spiritual power to unleash such a formidable ultimate move. Are you really giving this to me?" Kikyo held the katana with both hands. Although her swordsmanship was not refined, she didn't need any technique with this blade; she could simply unleash the tornado directly.

"If I said it's yours, then it's yours! I have my own weapons."

Even though it was an unrefined Gale Blade, its power was immense.

The Gale Blade was a weapon of absolute deterrence created by ME Corp using Honkai biological energy technology, extracting the powerful wind-attribute biological core from the Fourth Herrscher and fusing it into a specially crafted Honkai-adaptive alloy.

In the lore, the Gale Blade was not mass-produced, but in the game, it was.

One could obtain it simply by grinding dungeons.

However, while the Gale Blade was decent, it was only meant for the early game. Yae Sakura had better blades.

Whether it was the Spirit Blade or the Void, both were better suited for Yae Sakura.

"By the way, are you getting used to the power of the Stigmata?" A sudden, massive increase in power required time to adapt.

"It's fine, I've already adapted..."

"As expected of Kikyo."

By noon, after cutting down quite a few demons that had come for the Jewel of Four Souls along the way, the trio of Yae Sakura finally returned to Kaede Village.

However, upon returning to the village, before they could even rest, the village head of Kaede Village walked over with an official and two samurai.

"Lady Kikyo! Lady Yae!"

The village head hurried to Kikyo, bowed, and then introduced her to the official beside him: "These three are attendants and samurai of the Uesugi daimyo. They have come to convey a request from his lordship.

My lords, these two are Lady Kikyo and Lady Yae Sakura. Both are shrine maidens with extremely powerful spiritual power. I trust you lords know of them, so I need not introduce them further."

"Greetings, Lady Kikyo, Lady Yae! We have long heard of your reputations. You are the finest shrine maidens in Musashi Province. In recent years, thanks to you, Musashi Province has been spared from demon attacks..."

"You are too kind, my lord. May I ask the purpose of your visit this time?"

After the official finished speaking, Kikyo asked calmly.

Kikyo rarely showed expression; she was neither sad nor happy... much like a saint. Only such a woman could possess that unique temperament!

However, Yae Sakura had seen Kikyo smile before, and it was beautiful!

"We represent the Uesugi daimyo to commission the two ladies for a task..."

Musashi Province could only be considered a small state, merely one of the sixty-six warring states of the East, but in this world of Inuyasha, the East had been magnified many times over, causing Musashi Province to grow from the size of a single county to the size of several.

Musashi Province was ruled by the Uesugi clan, which had been constantly vying for hegemony in the Kanto region against the Ashikaga clan, leading to endless chaos in the area.

However, in recent years, the Hojo clan, which harbored ambitions of unifying the land, suddenly took advantage of the chaos to attack Musashi Province. Incredibly, the Uesugi clan managed to defeat the powerful Hojo clan with a pyrrhic victory.

The Hojo retreated to recuperate!

However, an accident occurred while the soldiers of Musashi Province were clearing the battlefield. The entire area became a cursed land, and the corpses of the fallen soldiers attracted countless demons and monsters.

Ordinary soldiers and samurai were no match for those demons. Even when the Uesugi daimyo dispatched numerous monks, shrine maidens, and even onmyoji, it was to no avail.

Instead, they suffered heavy losses.

"So, the daimyo's intention is to ask us to clear out the demons gathered on the battlefield?"

"Yes! The Uesugi daimyo hopes that the two ladies can exorcise the demons on the battlefield. The daimyo has already prepared a generous reward for you, so... I beg of you both!" At this, the official suddenly bowed to the two of them.

"Oh! Please, rise, my lord! I accept! As a member of Musashi Province, exorcising demons is part of my duty as a shrine maiden."

"Thank you very much!"

After Kikyo accepted the commission, Yae Sakura, who was in a party with her, also received a system prompt.

[Commission Quest: Clear the Battlefield]

[Quest Reward: 50 Ability EXP Crystals (Purple), 50,000 Gold Coins, 100 Crystals]

[Accept?]

"Kikyo, when do you plan to set off?"

Arriving at Kikyo's room, Yae Sakura unceremoniously flopped onto her bed.

"Tomorrow!"

"Oh, but I must warn you! This commission won't be that simple." Typical commission rewards rarely exceeded 5 crystals.

The fact that the reward was this high meant it definitely wouldn't be easy.

"Hmm? Do you know something?"

"We might be facing... a Great Demon!"

Yae Sakura sat up, looked into Kikyo's eyes, and said with great seriousness.

"A Great Demon..."

Kikyo couldn't help but widen her eyes at the news. Why would they encounter a Great Demon just by clearing out some battlefield monsters?

However, Kikyo quickly calmed down. "A Great Demon, is it... I would also like to see how large the gap is between me and a Great Demon."

"Hehe, as expected of my Kikyo, never fearing any enemy." Hearing Kikyo's words, Yae Sakura was not disappointed.

"What do you mean, 'your'?" Kikyo turned her head to look at Yae Sakura seriously.

"Uh... slip of the tongue." Yae Sakura realized her mistake and looked embarrassed.

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