I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 355 - 17: The Great Demon Escapes in the Modern Era? (Part 3)

Chapter 355: Chapter 17: The Great Demon Escapes in the Modern Era? (Part 3)

Perhaps only Himura Kagome can truly be unbiased. Although this girl is very wary of Kikyo and inevitably has some thoughts driven by strange prejudice and rejection, at the most critical moments, she is often the one least influenced by the questioning whispers of her inner distractions.

That’s basically how it is.

Regarding that issue, the answer seems... quite cruel.

"Ha, such big talk... Don’t think we don’t know; we clearly heard her say how badly you treated her."

However, these girls didn’t know about these things, and they didn’t buy it at all, firmly using what their former friend had complained about as an important reference, concluding that this man was nothing but a hateful scumbag full of flaws, aside from having a good appearance!

"Isn’t it possible that you guys have mistaken the person..."

Gu Mo showed a helpless expression, wanting to correct these girls.

It is said that birds of a feather flock together; could it be that female high school students who get along well with Himura Kagome are also carefree in some ways? Even though their temperaments are completely different, doesn’t the presence of the witch in the room seem like it quiets the air itself, contrary to the effect of Himura Kagome’s silence in their view?

But at that moment, one girl with sharp eyes looked out the window and let out a low exclamation: "Oh no, it’s Hojo!"

The other two also looked out nervously, noticing on the street outside, a tall and handsome boy holding something, hurrying by with a worried look on his face.

He looks like the popular type in school, the kind of heartthrob that many girls would adore during the summer in their white shirts on the sports field.

"Keep your voice down so he won’t find you here..."

"Hojo is so pitiful, obviously he likes Kagome a lot..."

"Yeah, he asks us to bring you health products for Kagome every day. Even when your rheumatism flared up last time and you couldn’t come to school, he was very concerned about you."

The three girls started whispering, seemingly discussing a boy pursuing Himura Kagome, whom they wished well for... It’s just unfortunate that Kagome already has a boyfriend, one with gaps in comparability!

Unable to resist, they glanced at Gu Mo once more, only able to silently mourn for Hojo, thinking it seemed indeed hopeless for him.

"The thing in his hands looks a bit strange..."

Just then, Kikyo lightly furrowed her brows, focusing on the item in the boy’s embrace, seemingly sensing something unusual about it.

Being reminded, Gu Mo also looked outside and saw the boy holding a quaint-looking box. Although its contents were unclear, it exuded a distinctly peculiar aura, which stunned him momentarily. He suddenly remembered that this Hojo clan is known for dabbling in curious things.

It’s not about his ancestor falling for Himura Kagome five hundred years ago but rather that this Hojo clan likes collecting odd items like a demon blade comparable to the Iron Shattering Fang. Could this also be one of those items?

At this point, the group of girls began discussing again:

"Hojo looks a bit anxious, should we help him?"

"Let’s go and see what’s going on... Kagome, we won’t disturb you guys, but next time, don’t pretend not to know us, or we’ll really be upset."

They still hadn’t caught on or maybe assumed things to be so, disbelieving Kikyo’s earlier words. However, they didn’t continue to entangle themselves, seeing as people were clearly on a date, it wasn’t right to awkwardly intervene, just checking up and quick greeting Kagome’s health sufficed.

"Quite lively, aren’t they..." Watching the three girls dash out of the café to catch up with the boy’s figure, Gu Mo commented offhandedly.

The witch across kept calm and said nothing, though her expression at least wasn’t as pensive as before.

In a sense, these carefree girls seemed to have eased the earlier atmosphere significantly.

Gu Mo withdrew his gaze; insubstantial spiritual touch threads extended straight ahead, traversing the display window and street, reaching the people at the corner opposite, silently eavesdropping on their conversation. Kuiyo gave him a puzzled glance.

But did not intervene, the item that boy had didn’t seem ordinary, even she sensed an unusual trace of terrifying demon qi involved...

—Finding out could be beneficial.

......

"...I was planning to go to Mount Fuji. According to the family doctrine left five hundred years ago, this thing must be thrown into the volcanic crater to be destroyed, but it’s impossible to do that in these times of course. So I’m troubled about what to do now..."

The boy’s voice clearly transmitted into Gu Mo’s mind, seeming quite distressed.

"Why destroy it... The feather robe looks so beautiful."

The girl named Youka asked.

"Didn’t there occur several consecutive full moons a few days ago? It’s really abnormal, though experts explained the phenomena caused by whatever reasons, I don’t quite get it. However, our family has had warnings for generation after generation; if continuous full moons appear, this item must be taken to Mount Fuji’s crater and destroyed..."

"Huh? Is this some kind of fantasy story?! Sounds a bit frightening!"

"I’ve also heard the explanation of the recent full moons, but still feels strange overall."

......

Gu Mo listened to the information transmitted back by the spiritual touch threads, pieces of conversation allowing him to vaguely understand the situation.

Feather robe...

A chain of consecutive full moon anomalies that appeared a few days ago...

Piecing these keywords, he approximately understood the situation, his lips curling slightly looking at the witch opposite: "Kikyo, it seems a bit troublesome..."

Could it be due to his meddling, the butterfly effect twisted the narrative of the Warring States Era utterly? As a result, Kaguya was neither broken free in the Warring States Era nor properly dealt with, but instead has only emerged in this era breaking the seal?

The horrifying great demon, able to use techniques to stop time across the world...

This already should’ve happened during the Warring States Era; is it about to unfold in the modern world instead?