In the original story, no one had pursued the matter further. They had simply accepted old Myōga's conclusion.
But in this timeline, Li Xia questioned it.
That, in turn, left the others puzzled too.
Someone as quick-witted as Miroku immediately caught on:
"That's right, Grandpa Myoga. Before Inuyasha obtained Tessaiga, he faced death plenty of times, didn't he? But we never heard of him transforming into a demon! Why did he end up with all these restrictions after getting Tessaiga?"
Everyone turned to the old flea.
Myōga sat cross-legged on Inuyasha's shoulder, his four arms folded across his chest, and explained solemnly, "That was because Young Master Inuyasha originally had a seal on his body. However, Sesshomaru destroyed it several months ago!"
"A seal?"
"...Sesshomaru?"
What was going on?
How had Sesshomaru gotten involved?
Everyone was full of questions.
"Young Master Inuyasha, you still remember the Black Pearl in your right eye, don't you?"
Myōga looked at his young master.
"Of course. It lost its demon power and returned to my right eye."
Inuyasha nodded.
"Actually, the Black Pearl sealed in your right eye also suppressed the demon blood within you, preventing it from fully awakening. However, its power was exhausted when Sesshomaru extracted it and used it to open a spatial passage. Though it has now returned to your right eye to accumulate demon power, at your current level, young master, I estimate it will take at least several decades, perhaps nearly a century, to restore it."
"The Black Pearl suppressed my demon blood?"
Inuyasha froze.
"The Black Pearl was crafted by the great demon Lord Hōsenki. It possesses the spatial ability to connect this world and the other world. If you weren't so young, young master, with so little demon power accumulated within you... if not for that,