Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (半妖の夜叉姫)

His Excellency!

- Do I address the Princess Half-Demon?

I am Deputy Shogun of Kanto.

My name is Ogigayatsu Hiiragi Danjo.

The name's Towa Higurashi.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm no Princess Half-Demon.

- She claims this is a mistake in identity, Sokyu.

- My Lord, by your leave, please allow me.

My young princess, this is a manuscript

you had on your person, is it not?

- That idiot! Why'd she have to bring that back with her?

- Are the strange things written in here to be believed?

You hail from a place called Reiwa.

Why don't you tell us about this land?

- I have to keep quiet, or else I'd change history.

Well, Princess? Say something!

Here's some friendly advice.

You should let me go right now if you know what's good for you,

or else you're really not gonna like it

when my friends get here.

Such nonsense.

I have something I would like for you to see.

Is that a bicycle seat?!

- Ah, so you recognize this object.

So it would seem.

She at least knows something about it.

- What's a thing like that doing here?

- You see, this was discovered one day

when a local clam fisher was raking the river.

It was presented to us soon afterwards.

There used to be rumors in the Musashi Province.

You see, the story goes that a priestess arrived

through the Bone Eater's Well

from a faraway land called Tokyo.

Tokyo?

Well? Priestess?!

- The item before you is the saddle she used

to ride her mysterious iron wagon from place to place.

She and a half-demon by the name of Inuyasha

were known to traverse the land slaying demons of all sorts.

Listen well, for what I'm about to share with you

is a tale that I heard over a decade ago.

It's been nearly six months

since I made the decision

to live with Inuyasha in the Feudal Era.

I know I made the right decision.

Every day since has been so peaceful.

It's as though the time we spent

fighting for the Shikon Jewel was all a dream.

"Inuyasha: Since Then."

Hey look. I found another one!

- Hey, Sango! - Can I have it?

Oh! Hi there, Kagome.

- Mm? - It's Kagome!

Hi, Kagome!

Hey, lookie, lookie!

What have we here?

We dug these up.

- Yeah. We found lots and lots of 'em.

- - These are kudzu roots.

If we dry these out, they'll make a really good medicine.

Wow! Really?!

- That reminds me. Oh?

Here. You can have this.

What is that thing?

This is called a Kikyo root.

A Kikyo root?

Kikyo is very benevolent.

It helps people with coughs and even breaks a fever fast.

That's all?

I thought it was a snack.

We want snacks! - Hmm?

- We want snacks! - Snack time, huh?

- Alright, you two, stop giving Kagome a hard time.

'k!

The seven autumn flowers?

Yep. It's from the Manyoshu,

by some poet named Yamanoue,

but that's all I could remember.

Ah, there, there, now.

No need to cry, Hisui.

Ah, there, there, Hisui!

Oh, did I wake you? -

I know I've said this before,

but Kin'u, Gyokuto, and Hisui,

they all have very unique names.

They were Miroku's idea.

He sure is an original thinker.

- - Speaking of,

Inuyasha and Miroku aren't back yet, are they?

No. From what I hear,

the demon they're dealing with is giving them trouble.

Huh?

- A landslide collapsed a tomb nearby.

There was a demon sealed inside. It ended up getting out.

Is this it?

There's only bones left.

- So many of our people have been attacked

since the tomb collapsed.

And every time, the heads

are the only things that get taken.

- -

- Hey, Miroku. - Yeah.

It's pursuing us from close by.

- - Those are their heads!

No way!

Tessaiga!

- - Yeah!

That's what you get.

- Eh? - Good monk,

we can't thank you enough!

Excuse you!

I'm the one that got rid of it!

- Though it seems to have run away for now.

Inuyasha, our work isn't quite finished yet.

Hmm?

- We need to see the collapsed tomb.

Could you lead us to it?

Well, this is it.

It's in pretty rough shape.

Huh?

This is...

Huh?

That's Kikyo's arrow.

Inuyasha...

would you know anything about this?

No. Why would I?

If you say so.

The next thing we should do is head back

and ask Lady Kaede about it.

- That village was lousy.

- Yeah, but all of them have been like that lately, Boss.

Kirara!

This is horrible.

What could have caused all of this carnage?

It was Root Head.

Lord Sesshomaru.

Ah, yes, I see.

The demon energy from earlier

must have come from Root Head.

Master Jaken.

Please tell me, what exactly is this Root Head?

- A useless demon no better than vermin, except...

Except what?

Except it's-- - A nuisance.

My Lord, wait!

Do you mean me?

There's no doubt.

This is my elder sister Kikyo's Arrow of Sealing.

It did belong to Kikyo, then.

- This happened shortly before my sister met you.

There was once a demon called Root Head

terrorizing the village,

and she managed to seal it away in a tomb.

Why did she seal it away,

when instead she could have purged it with a Sacred Arrow?

It's a mystery.

At the time, my sister had been dealing

with so many demons of all sorts.

I think she was growing tired of killing them.

That was also around the time

when she helped the bandit Onigumo,

who eventually became Naraku.

As for Root Head...

it was after my sister's Shikon Jewel,

much the same as you once were yourself, Inuyasha.

- Ah. - Who cares?

I'm not the one we're talking about.

Shippo! Shippo!

- Come on, Kin-Gyo! Get off of me, would you?!

- I wonder what they're talking about.

They went straight over to Lady Kaede's. But why?

- - Hmm.

It's obvious, isn't it?

They're talking about stuff they don't want overheard.

- Yeah, and they told me I had to stay here

at Lady Sango's house with you.

Oh, they did, did they?

- - Hmm?

Maybe they're back!

No, wait! That's not them!

Huh? What do you mean?!

Kikyo!

The Shikon Jewel!

- - Give it to me!

Oh, no.

- What is that thing? -