"So please!"
Because she had already explained the reason to Kikyo yesterday, she had come this time to take over the Sacred Jewel directly.
If possible, the demon slayer had actually planned to deliver the Sacred Jewel to Kikyo herself, but... escorting the Sacred Jewel was simply too dangerous.
She could only ask Kikyo to come and collect it in person.
The Sacred Jewel was a hot potato. During the short time they had guarded it, the demon slayers had already lost quite a few people. If they did not hand it over to someone else soon, the demon slayers' village might even be wiped out.
And at this moment, Kikyo, who was famous throughout Musashi Province and even the surrounding countries, was the best candidate.
Led by the demon slayers' clan chief—Kagome and Amber's grandfather from Inuyasha—they arrived at a room guarded by more than ten fully armed demon slayers. The room was also protected by a powerful barrier.
The clan chief had the guards open the barrier and the door, then led Yae Sakura and Kikyo inside. The Sacred Jewel was enshrined in the very center of the room.
Originally, Yae Sakura was not allowed to enter with them, but the demon slayers' clan chief was reassured after Kikyo vouched for her.
Chapter 22: Don't Be Afraid, Fish Balls Can Fly
Yae Sakura looked at the Sacred Jewel enshrined above them, a tiny pink crystal.
It was about the size of a marble and gave off a pink glow.
"Miko Kikyo, this is the Sacred Jewel," the demon slayers' clan chief said solemnly, pointing at it.
"So this is the Sacred Jewel..."
The Sacred Jewel had been formed from the soul of a super Great Yokai created by the fusion of Midoriko, a powerful miko