I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 353 - 17: A Great Demon Escaping in the Modern World?

"Speaking of which, Kagome, you seem a bit different today."

A short-haired girl was energetically sizing up the silent Kikyo, her gaze roaming over her, and in the next moment, she felt like she understood something and couldn’t help but express her admiration.

"Is it because you’re wearing a miko costume? Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve seen you dressed like this, Kagome. Although your family runs a shrine, I haven’t seen you in a miko outfit before... but it looks so good on you, your aura is just amazing!"

"Yes, yes, it’s also my first time seeing it..."

"But why are you wearing a miko costume today? Is there an event at your family shrine? Uh, wait a minute, who is this handsome guy?"

Another two girls started chatting away, sharing their thoughts on the matter.

Then they seemed to be a bit slow to catch on, finally noticing Gu Mo, who had been seated beside them all along, and let out a gasp of surprise.

They covered their mouths with their hands, simultaneously shocked and curious, looking back and forth between the two, with their eyes darting between Gu Mo and Kikyo, giving them away as they were clearly deep in thought, with expressions full of curiosity and intrigue.

"Sorry, but you have the wrong person... I’m not the Kagome you’re talking about."

At this moment, the miko finally waited for them to quiet down and spoke softly with calm eyes.

The joys and sorrows of people are not shared, and she only felt a bit disturbed, after all, she was just feeling melancholic and lost, and the sudden cheerful atmosphere these people brought seemed rather out of place, and indeed made it hard for her to adjust her mood.

Hmm, it’s a slight pity... Gu Mo, with bright eyes, had just come up with a weird idea, but couldn’t put it into practice as the miko directly dismissed it. Though thinking about it, with her personality, it was obvious what kind of response she would have.

"Huh? You’re... you’re not Kagome?"

A short-haired girl appeared a bit flustered, then her face turned slightly embarrassed as she blushed and wanted to bow to apologize.

"Youka, don’t believe such a thing, you’re too naive! And Kagome too... we won’t fall for this trick."

However, another girl seemed unfazed, pouting while winking at the miko: "This excuse is too clumsy, isn’t it unnecessary? Even if you’re going on a date with your boyfriend, there’s no need to hide it from us, aren’t we best friends..."

She was sure her friend must have come out for a date that morning and got caught by them, so she refused to admit it, even coming up with such a ridiculous excuse.

Apparently, it was like this before too...

Really, is there a need to be so secretive?

"Boyfriend?"

Kikyo raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously not understanding this modern term.

Meanwhile, Gu Mo quietly picked up his cup again, took a gentle sip of coffee, and fell into thoughtful contemplation. He wondered if these three girls were a bit thick-headed, at least from his perspective, Kikyo and Himura Kagome were quite easy to distinguish.

Emmmmm...

Wait, could it be because he already knew, which made them easy to distinguish in his eyes?

Thinking about Inuyasha, even that guy recognized Higuarashi Kagome, who just traveled to the Warring States Era, as a miko and wouldn’t believe her clarifications until she repeatedly explained, only then did he realize the issue... Even if that Half-Demon was like that, it was quite normal for others to misrecognize too.

—This probably also indicates that the two are indeed very similar.

Plus, since many people only know one of them and aren’t aware of the other’s existence, they naturally wouldn’t think in that direction... Just like these little girls here, they don’t know about Kikyo’s existence, nor do they think there would be someone so similar to Himura Kagome nearby.

Moreover, knowing that Himura Kagome only has a brother, no sisters, and their family runs a shrine, wearing a miko costume isn’t entirely unreasonable either... After all, people can only make judgments based on the information they have, instead of making groundless assumptions against their intuition.

So their mistake in recognition and reluctance to believe the miko’s denial at once seems understandable.

"Hey! You’re that person, right!"

At this point, the three girls had lined up, arms akimbo, glaring fiercely at the contemplative Gu Mo, as though they were holding a tribunal.

"...What person?"

Putting down his cup, Gu Mo looked up at them, blinking lightly to show he didn’t understand what they meant: "Which... one?"

"Um... you, you... I mean..."

"Don’t, don’t play dumb! You know what we mean!"

Seeing his face, meeting his eyes, the three girls blushed inexplicably and their momentum waned. Although they were just pretending initially, their stammering yet pretending to be assertive appearance now was even less intimidating.

"What do you mean by playing dumb? You should make yourself clearer."