In the underworld, at Inu no Taisho's grave.
Luo Shu and his companions, who had just arrived in the underworld, were surveying their surroundings.
"Wow, it looks exactly like the real world..."
Chisato Nishikigi held a hand across her brow and gazed at the distant mountains and sky:
"I thought the underworld would be some terrifying place covered in skeletons."
"There are a few differences." Takina Inoue looked around, her gaze serious. "The air isn't moving at all. Those clouds are less like clouds and more like murals hanging in the sky. And most importantly..."
Luo Shu suddenly cut in, finishing Takina Inoue's sentence:
"The Essence, Energy, and Spirit Three Flames are being consumed at an abnormal rate."
Luo Shu scanned their surroundings, his gaze passing over the heads of Chisato Nishikigi, Takina Inoue, and Inuyasha. Above their heads and on both shoulders, he saw the fiercely burning Essence, Energy, and Spirit Three Flames.
"At this rate of burning, the longer you stay in the underworld, the closer you get to death. Even if you make it back to the human world, you'll probably fall seriously ill."
"Without special means, anyone staying here will die within seven days at most."
Hearing Luo Shu's words, Chisato Nishikigi immediately understood the problem:
"Then does that mean the Onmyoryo people who stayed in the underworld have either left or died, and the only survivor is probably that Vermilion Bird Divine General?"
"Most likely." Luo Shu wasn't certain how long Hoshikagi Shirayuki had spent in this underworld, but with her abilities, it was only natural that she could hold out a little longer.
"In short, the sooner we leave, the better, right?" Inuyasha patted his trousers, looked around, and called out:
"Hey, Myoga, where'd you run off to?"
"Ow!"
The words had barely left