I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 352 - 16: Souls Should Be Freer Than When Alive (Part 3)

Chapter 352: Chapter 16: Souls Should Be Freer Than When Alive (Part 3)

In fact, if the Four Souls Jade had not reappeared in the world, Naraku would never rise, his life would simply remain as it was... Even relying on the power of the Four Souls Jade, he spent a long time gradually optimizing his body and undergoing transformation, eventually growing into a particularly ruthless form.

But speaking of this, if I take part of the Four Souls Fragment with me, wouldn’t it mean the Four Souls Jade can never be complete in this world? 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

This is the distance between dimensions and the universe, not like in the original story where the so-called last fragment is taken away by a Great Demon, and people can still chase into the Netherworld to search for it... It’s truly as long as Gu Mo does not return, the missing part of the Four Souls Jade is really gone.

Thinking about it this way, could it be that Naraku really cannot rise this time?

"With Half-Demons, there should be a day each month when they lose their power..." Kikyo pondered over this information, considering its possibility and credibility, she spoke softly.

"Half-Demons do indeed have such a weakness, but Naraku’s situation is very special, he seems to be able to freely choose which day he becomes weak..."

Gu Mo mumbled to himself, vaguely recalling some key information—

"Moreover, Half-Demons completely lose their power and become human on that day, but he’s different, he uses that day to reorganize his body."

"Reorganize his body?"

"Yes, his body itself is formed by merging thousands of demons together, to put it nicely, it’s a case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change, to put it poorly, it’s a bunch of rabble barely having a leader, different demons’ traits and abilities provide him with different powers, but the conflicting traits and powers undoubtedly are more."

So Naraku uses the inevitable day of weakness each month to reorganize his body, combining the powerful parts of these demons together, discarding the weak parts, optimizing the order over and over, making himself stronger.

Kikyo frowned, then gazed at the person across from her: "So you know so clearly because, indeed, for you, this has already happened, hasn’t it?"

"In a certain sense, that’s the case..."

"So everything you say is true?"

"What do you mean? But everything I’ve said should be true, at least I’ve never told any lies in front of you." Gu Mo very candidly looked into the priestess’s eyes, with no hint of guilt, instead, the words he spoke and his demeanor made the latter awkwardly look away.

"..."

"..."

Following that, the air became somewhat quiet.

The priestess lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought, and didn’t continue asking other questions, it’s unclear whether she is not curious about fate or whether she has lost interest in everything long ago.

Gu Mo raised his cup and took a sip, observing her as he tentatively asked, "What do you plan to do next, are you going to deal with Naraku? If that’s the case, I can offer a bit of help, though I can’t guarantee its effectiveness, this guy is extremely cunning..."

—He always appears as a puppet substitute...

—He enjoys manipulating plots and schemes, causing others to fight while reaping the benefits...

—Even when his power became astonishing later on, he still relies primarily on long-distance control of clones and playing tricks to operate...

Basically, from start to finish, Naraku’s true body appearances are really few and far between. Such a cowardly old schemer, he is truly a very competent antagonist, even Gu Mo who knows the plot feels quite headache-inducing, like a tiger eating a melon, unable to start, wanting to target but not knowing where to cut in.

"..."

Yet the priestess lightly shook her head, remaining silent.

She now has basically confirmed the affairs of the past, but has fallen into a deep confusion, rarely losing a sense of direction, not knowing what she should do, what she can do... Killing Naraku, but what difference would it make, it can never return to the past, and the existence of Himura Kagome constantly reminds her of this.

As for the Four Souls Jade, the girl named Kagome is collecting and purifying them, perfectly replacing her duties...

And the village, she has died for fifty years, those familiar people have already passed, the village is no longer the one she protected and should not reappear...

Even her sister who was just a little girl at the time has now become an elder with wrinkled skin, she couldn’t take care of her back then, now returning is meaningless, it would only disrupt the peace she should enjoy in her twilight years...

"How they are... actually has nothing to do with me anymore. I am just someone who died fifty years ago..."

These thoughts flashed continuously in her mind, the priestess lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and on that unseen face, a smile slowly appeared.

Only...

A bit sad.

"If you truly believe it’s that way..." Having focused on Kikyo all along, Gu Mo spoke lightly, "Then you should possess a more free soul than when alive, why not live once according to your thoughts, for yourself free from constraints?"

The priestess calmly looked up at him.

Gu Mo didn’t avoid, he met her gaze seriously.

"Kagome?"

"How are you here?"

Just then, outside suddenly came the shouting voice, it appears quite startled.

Both turned their heads, to find three girls in sailor uniforms standing outside the window, when Kikyo turned to look, they glanced at each other as if confirming something, then hurriedly ran off. A few seconds later, the café’s glass door was pushed open, and the three girls quickly walked in from outside.

They quickly gathered at the booth by the window, standing on the aisle as they looked at the priestess, chirping and buzzing with concern.

"Why did you come out today, and didn’t call us?"

"Yeah, we were really worried about you... By the way, how is your athlete’s foot?"

"Oh yes, yes, and the gout from last time, is it better now? Does it affect school, everyone is really concerned about you."

"..."

"..."

Kikyo was slightly silent.

The opposite Gu Mo quietly raised his cup, took a sip, then he placed his elbow on the table, supporting his chin as he looked out the window, letting out a lengthy sigh.

Misidentified... However, the resemblance between the two is indeed uncanny, yet he could never imagine Kikyo’s presence in the school... Wait, hold on...