I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 368 - 23: What Is It All For?

Seeing clearly what was happening, and confirming what she truly saw, Himura Kagome felt entirely out of sorts, standing there dumbfounded.

What exactly is going on?

She had only been away for two weeks, so how did the real world become like this... No matter what, she couldn’t understand it. Even if a war had broken out, how did the situation deteriorate to such an extent in just two weeks?

She felt a chill all over her body, looked blankly around her, and then finally realized, stumbling as she turned and ran towards the house behind her family shrine’s main hall.

"Mom, Grandpa, Kasuga..."

Hope nothing happens!

Wait! This terrifying Demon Qi... She suddenly sensed something, abruptly looking up to the sky. In that keen Spiritual Sense, she could feel a powerful and somewhat familiar Demon Qi rapidly approaching, clearly targeting her family shrine.

"This is!"

Her pupils contracted sharply, then she turned to look in the direction of the back mountain of her family shrine. That Demon Qi seemed to fall straight from the sky, diving instantly into the forest of the back mountain!

...

In the dense forest.

Although it was impossible to observe normally due to the concealment by powerful Demon Qi and Demonic Power, a gigantic Nine-tailed Demon Fox had landed on a relatively flat and open ground at the mountain’s edge, surrounded by tall trees. Not far away, one could vaguely see the buildings of the Himura Shrine and tall Divine Wood.

The gigantic Demon Fox gently lowered its body on the open ground, also bowing its enormous head, allowing the witch to calmly dismount from its back.

Kikyo landed on the ground, turned back to look up at the massive figure before her, slightly raising her eyebrows, but showing no expression on her face.

"..."

"..."

The air seemed to have quieted down, just like the silent melody of the tranquil forest.

And at this moment, urgent footsteps were heard coming from the outside of the woods. One or two seconds later, a schoolgirl in a sailor suit carrying a large backpack ran over, panting heavily.

Upon realizing the situation, Himura Kagome’s body reacted faster than her mind, instinctively running towards the direction of the back mountain, completely forgetting that she was still carrying a heavy backpack, not even having time to put it down.

No matter whether the visitor had malicious intent or not, they were already at her back mountain; she had to find out what was going on. If there was truly some problem, at least she could buy some time for her family.

This was purely an instinctive reaction. After all, she had trained in the Warring States Era for so long, both her abilities and her mentality had improved remarkably... So she had no hesitation or consideration, directly rushing to the back mountain herself.

Passing through the layer of trees that served as an outer cover, the scene before her was suddenly clear, and Himura Kagome saw the scene on the open ground ahead at once.

A witch dressed in white kimono and red hakama, calmly looking up at the giant Demon Fox before her.

The latter also lowered its head, its golden-red eyes like blazing flames, quietly gazing down at the witch.

The background was the lush forest at the foot of the mountain, green trees shaded, even the wind seemed to quiet down like the air, sunlight fell through the canopy gaps, spots of light flickering like stars in the sky, the whole scene exuding an elusive sense of tranquility.

This scene was immensely impactful, leaving Himura Kagome completely stunned.

Moreover, this scene surprisingly harmonious, without any sense of oppression or suffocation, even though the Demon Fox was extremely gigantic. However... at least the girl in the sailor suit didn’t feel any pressure, unlike facing those giant Demons in the past where she always felt an unbearable heaviness.

Of course —

This was limited to the influence of the current atmosphere, and if she were to face this colossal entity alone here, she would definitely still feel breathless.

And at this moment, the witch over there also noticed Himura Kagome’s arrival, she gently turned her eyes, casting a glance in this direction.

The schoolgirl in the sailor suit finally came back to her senses, remembering why she had come, her face showing an astonished and incredulous expression:

"Kikyo? It’s you! You, you... why are you here?"

Before the witch could respond, she couldn’t help but glance back. Due to the cover of the trees, she couldn’t even see her own family shrine clearly, let alone the sight of the city beyond. But she knew what had happened, biting her lip tightly, her voice trembling as she said: "The things happening outside... aren’t because of you guys?!"

Why is Kikyo appearing in her own time?

What did she come for?

And the city outside just conveniently becoming chaotic, it was really hard for Himura Kagome not to associate things with them... because it was all fine before, and after they came over, it turned into such a huge upheaval, logically anyone would make such associations.

And at this moment, a mirror suddenly appeared in front of the gigantic Demon Fox behind the witch, then quickly disappeared. In the next moment, the massive creature’s body began to shine, its huge outline rapidly shrinking in the light, eventually revealing a normal human form.

Just like a Possession Fusion requires the energy of the host to maintain, Demonizing, while just a higher Synchronization Rate form of Possession Fusion, naturally cannot say it occurs out of nothing without any cost to activate and sustain... just imagining it makes it clear that’s impossible.