After leaving Mirror Castle, Miya said goodbye to the monster and the girl and set off home alone.
He refused the girl's request to accompany him, not out of concern for the monster beside her, but out of concern for his own feelings.
I can't let myself fall any deeper.
She was the most vivid stroke of color in his life, a brilliant hue that would never fade.
It's enough.
In what remains of my cursed life, I can no longer bear to keep loving her.
So let me smile as I welcome my own end.
Whether it was the form Naraku had taken to tempt him or the enchanting illusion in Kaguya's mirror, both were beautiful dreams from which he did not wish to wake. Nor did he intend to tell anyone this sweet secret that belonged to him alone.
Naraku was said to be the monster who had killed the miko guarding the Shikon Jewel. No one knew how he had managed to kill that powerful miko, but from the few scraps of secret information his monster underlings had inadvertently let slip, his scheme could hardly have been an honorable one.
Miya was a spellcaster. Although he served the Buddha and wished to bring salvation to all living beings as the Buddha did, he had no intention of renouncing the world to become a monk.
After parting with the young miko he had met on his travels, Miya continued his journey alone.
Then he discovered a mansion along his route overflowing with demonic energy. Miya stepped forward and tried to destroy the monster, but unfortunately, the monster proved more skillful. Not only did he evade Miya's attack, he also escaped without trouble.
That should have been the end of the matter. Unfortunately, the ill-fated bond between them