Stigmata: Midoriko

[Special item obtained. Recharge now?]

Yae Sakura held the Jewel of Four Souls, feeling quite surprised.

Because of the Inuyasha plot she had seen, the Jewel of Four Souls had always been in the hands of Kikyo, so Yae Sakura had never paid it any mind.

Yae Sakura understood the Jewel of Four Souls; she knew it only possessed the power to increase a demon's strength, and that granting wishes was nothing but a lie.

Even if it were used to boost a demon's power, the demonic energy was extremely impure.

To Yae Sakura, it was completely useless, so she had never cared about it.

Now, holding the Jewel of Four Souls in her own hands, it actually prompted her that it could be used for a recharge?

This was an entirely unexpected joy.

"Kikyo, if I use this Jewel of Four Souls, you won't be angry, will you?" Yae Sakura did not recharge it immediately, but asked Kikyo instead.

"Sakura... do you intend to use it to make a wish or to increase your strength? Didn't you say it was..."

"Neither..."

"Then what?"

"How should I put it... you know I can produce many strange and varied weapons, right? I can use this to create even more weapons..."

After thinking for a moment, that was the only explanation Yae Sakura could come up with.

"Create weapons? Then use it... It's better if this thing doesn't exist; leaving it behind is only a curse." Kikyo's expression returned to calm upon hearing this.

"Thank you." Yae Sakura thanked her sincerely and began to recharge using the Jewel of Four Souls.

[Recharge successful]

[Congratulations on obtaining: 2000 Crystals, 4-star Stigmata: Midoriko (set)]

"Hmm? Stigmata: Midoriko? What is that?"

Recharging 2000 Crystals was quite good.

A single Jewel of Four Souls was actually worth 200 units of currency, and it even came with a set of Stigmata.

Yae Sakura took a look at the Midoriko set. It was a set primarily focused on increasing attack and speed, and the set bonus even included the ability to purify and extract souls.

The Jewel of Four Souls was formed from the souls of Midoriko and the demons; turning Midoriko into a Stigmata now... it seemed quite logical, didn't it?

"What's wrong?" Kikyo watched as the Jewel of Four Souls in Yae Sakura's hand vanished, and then she began to look lost in thought.

"Nothing, it's just that from now on... there won't be a Jewel of Four Souls anymore."

Without the Jewel of Four Souls, the plot would be completely changed, right?

However, Yae Sakura had never intended to rely on the plot to do anything from the start. Most fan-fiction writers followed the plot for the sake of the girls within it.

But did Yae Sakura need to?

No!

Looking at those 41 Valkyries, she was equivalent to 41 beautiful girls, even though many of them were the same person.

But their temperaments were completely different, weren't they?

For example... Flame Sakitama had the temperament of a young girl, while the Yae Sakura in her true form had the temperament of a married woman.

Then there was Goushinnso Memento, with the air of a cold, aloof goddess.

Although they were all Yae Sakura, they were completely different!

Even in bed... cough... cough, some strange thoughts had appeared.

So, as I said...

41 Valkyries were equivalent to 41 wives.

Although right now, these 41 wives were all equivalent to... herself...

So, did Yae Sakura still need other girls?

No! She didn't need them...

Twins, young girls, lolis, goddesses, Eurasian bloodlines, animal ears, animal tails...

She had everything.

"Without the Jewel of Four Souls, perhaps it is my good fortune..." Kikyo had this feeling. Indeed, as long as the Jewel of Four Souls remained with her, her future fate would surely be poor, filled with bumps and misfortune.

As for giving the jewel to Yae Sakura privately, how would she explain it to the Demon Slayer Clan?

Kikyo had already made her decision.

"That's true..."

Without the Jewel of Four Souls, there would be no possibility of a bond forming between Inuyasha and Kikyo. Perhaps she would never even meet Onigumo.

At the very least, Kikyo could live out the rest of her life in peace.

On a remote mountain road, Higokumaru, the size of a young girl with a pair of fox ears and several fox tails swaying behind her, was holding a whip and driving an ox cart at a leisurely pace.

Sitting behind the ox cart were two shrine maidens.

"We left Kaede all alone again; she won't resent us, will she?" Yae Sakura looked at Kikyo beside her, catching a special, faint fragrance from her. She didn't know where it came from.

She had never seen Kikyo use any incense; could it be the legendary natural body scent?

Regardless of what it was, it smelled quite pleasant.

After becoming Flame Sakitama, Yae Sakura's hearing and sense of smell had become many times stronger.

Inuyasha liked Kikyo; could this be one of the reasons?

After all, Inuyasha was a dog, and a dog's nose was much more sensitive than a fox's.

"Kaede won't. I understand her." Kikyo was sitting cross-legged on the cart with her eyes closed, resting. She only opened them upon hearing Yae Sakura's voice.

"Alright then..." Although they had left Kaede Village, Kikyo had left behind a barrier, and now that the Jewel of Four Souls was gone, nothing should happen.

However, looking at Kikyo, Yae Sakura wanted to laugh...

She had originally said she wasn't going to come along, yet here she was, following her anyway.

The ox cart they were riding in had been bought by Yae Sakura.

Although an ox was very expensive in this era, that was only for others. To Yae Sakura, who possessed hundreds of millions in gold coins, the current Emperor might not even be as wealthy as she was.

Wealthy enough to rival a nation!

That was the current Yae Sakura.

However...

"Higokumaru, why can't you turn into a big fox?"

Just think of Kirara; she could act cute as a pet and also serve as a mount.

What was the use of her own Higokumaru?

A loli to act cute? Or a young girl to be seductive?

"Ugh... I want to too! But Big Sister, you have to give me the Jizo Mitama! Without the Jizo Mitama, I only have these current abilities."

Higokumaru turned her head and looked at Yae Sakura with a helpless expression.

"Jizo Mitama..."

Yae Sakura searched through her inventory and quickly found the 5-star, max-level Jizo Mitama.

"You can turn into a big fox if you have the Jizo?" Yae Sakura took out the Jizo katana.

"Mm-hmm, with the Jizo Mitama, I will have the strength of Hellmaru." Higokumaru nodded quickly.

Higokumaru was not equivalent to Hellmaru; Higokumaru was the one who acted cute and scavenged for trash in the open world, while Hellmaru was the super boss in the memorial arena.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Yae Sakura walked directly to Higokumaru's side and slammed a fist onto her head.

Thinking back on the road they had traveled...

Her heart instantly felt unbalanced.