Only after much persuasion did everyone finally steady Miroku, who was missing his left arm, by telling him that Manganomaru had been destroyed without even a scrap remaining.
"Miroku, Manganomaru inherited the demon power of generations of Flying Demon Moths, and he even extracted the souls of countless living beings everywhere to strengthen himself. He was far stronger than Naraku. But even Manganomaru was defeated when everyone worked together.
"So as long as we unite and bring all our strength together, we're certain to defeat the weaker Naraku.
"If you want to free yourself from the Wind Tunnel curse, then stand up like a man and come with us."
Kagome actively encouraged her companion to emerge from the shadow over his heart.
"That's right, Miroku. Manganomaru used schemes to separate us before, giving him the chance to defeat us one by one. As long as we stick together, he can't succeed. The same applies to dealing with Naraku. Unity is strength."
Sango also eagerly tried to persuade him.
Beside them, Inuyasha even brought out an example Li Xia had used while joking around with everyone in private.
Namely:
One chopstick snapped easily.
A handful of chopsticks couldn't be broken...
Crack, crack...
Inuyasha exerted just a little strength, and the entire handful of chopsticks broke.
That made the atmosphere very strange.
"Inuyasha, if you don't know how to comfort someone, then don't."
Shippo spoke with utter disdain.
With a dark expression, Inuyasha casually flicked his forehead, making the little fox demon howl and tear up from the pain. That rotten Inuyasha did nothing but bully him.
Meanwhile, after the corners of his mouth twitched twice, Miroku took a deep breath.
"You don't need to comfort me.
"Naraku won't be defeated so easily.
"The main reason you were able to defeat that