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Chapter 9: Miroku's Inheritance ~ The day following the group's return to Kaede's Village, after defeating the bat demons to rescue Shiori and empower the Tessaiga, Miroku left the group and headed north, sitting on Hachi's back, who was currently in his giant flying gourd form. During the flight, Miroku frequently held out his right hand and looked at his palm, his brow furrowed in contemplation. "Miroku, are you sure about this?" Hachi spoke up after a while. "Hm?" The monk's concentration was broken as his focus relaxed. "What do you mean?" "Not wanting the others to come with you," the tanuki demon answered. After blinking a couple times, Miroku closed his eyes as he recalled his rather short discussion with the group before he left. ~ Miroku and the others had been sitting inside Kaede's home that morning trying to figure out where they should head next to continue their search for the Jewel Shards. However, no one seemed to reach an agreement. Considering the