Holy crap, that was fast. Starks — too good, man!  

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Fwee! That was fast.

It was an okay chapter, but sort of boring. T_T I wonder which world Kagome will choose.

And on one of the pages, Inuyasha's speech bubble isn't filled in. D=  

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Ack, you're right. But all the text that is on the page is there. I simply squeezed one of Inuyasha's lines in the wrong bubble.  

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Too many pages of Kagome doing just about nothing. Seems like this chapter and the next could probably have fit into one piece.

Still, it's the most substantive Kikyo-Kagome-Inu in a long time, and probably the most substantive Kagome-Inu ever, so we'll see what happens next week.

And it looks like the shards aren't important to travel b/n worlds. Anime effs up again!  

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BTW, page 14 fixed on DDL and Photobucket.  

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Wow, Starks! Thank you so much for being so fast.
It's starting to scare me how mature Inuyasha has gotten. O.o

Dammit..they were so close. Please, Takahashi, don't pull a Ranma and Akane on us. Please!  

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Ah, an early chapter and I could read it before I collapse tonight from exhaustion (sp?)! xD
Ahem. Well, so thanks!

And I really get the feeling now that we're coming closer to the end of the series… Kagome's last thoughts about the two worlds… argggh! I don't wanna think about it! T_T
Anyway, I'm curious and seems I won't get a goodnight sleep now, that this occupies my mind… how would Kagome choose???  

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I can't IMAGINE Kagome ditching her family and friends to live in the fuedal era…I mean, surely she know she doesn't truly belong there.

I can see a few ways this could turn out.

1.) Choose feudal era.
2a.) Choose modern era.
2b.) Choose modern era when Inuyasha gets killed (if he does).
3.) Die.
4.) Find a way to be in both eras.
5.) Bring family to live in feudal era.
6.) Bring Inuyasha to live in modern era.

There's really nothing else. o_O

All the closeness of Inu-Kag… I seriously thought they were going to kiss. =w=  

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I think Inuyasha will live in the modern era because it seems like one of the main purposes of those modern chapters is to show that he can.

Me too! Actually, now that I think about it. This wasn't just any other RT tease. It's the first time Inuyasha and Kagome have even tried to kiss eachother, so it's possibly their best moment yet.  

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Awww…
I was really impressed for once (with Kagome and Inuyasha, that is). They have really matured. It would have been nice if they kissed, though. Hopefully, Takahashi-sensei will show them smooching
before the series ends. She owes us that much!  

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Dude! They so almost kissed! XD God, I've been waiting for that, but per usual with any anime, it's always interrupted in some way.

I actually really liked this chapter, but maybe that's because I'm more of a fan of the more sweet-and-simple chapters like this one rather than the kill-the-demon-that-has-nothing-to-do-with-the-plot chapters.

And finally.. more development on Inu/Kago.. Glee.   

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starks, if possible do you think you could post the raw on the site or at least tell us where to get it?

to anyone else who knows where you can see the Inuyasha raw chapters, please put up the link if you don't mind.  

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Oh, Thanks for the chapter^^
It was good and funny^^(Kagome, nice situation it was kukukuku…) But, I think the last chapter 'At that time ~'-this is really dangerous. I've been worried and now what I feared for finally came out. Someday, now seems not far, Kagome'll have to choose One world between two worlds…My, I don't want to see that thingT^T I want to vote for 5th way Azula wrote^^(please…) And really, it seems that Inuyasha is running to end…ㅜ_ㅜ; Dear…

To see Kagome's monologue, at least it seems Kagome won't die, Naraku will die…hm…(no?)

Anyway, It was Very-Very pitiful that they couldn't kiss… Rumiko sang's sense, trap, something kuku…please let them kiss

>>Starks
Um…I know this would be a difficult question, but thought someday I must ask you…Starks, if Inuyasha ends, what will you do? Eh…though it ends, this site and MakiMaki site would be alive? Will you choose new Manga or stop? I've been worried about this, too…because I don't want to cut the connection with foreign sites&people. The most what I fear for is 'shut down sites' though it'll be your choice…  

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Busy days, and I post comments just now…

>>Arvael
Um, I'm late^^; Thanks for the kind explanation about Japanese and others. Though I chose Science and maybe hard to major Japanese, if I enter the university, I wanna learn it^^ and Cheers!

>>Irene Sharda
Cheers!^^ You'll be able to make it!

>>Inuyashagirl234
Oh, it seems you wanna be a cartoonist? wow…Someday I could see your works^^it's good! Cheers!

Argh…winter vacation is almost ending…T^T Good bye my good days…(-what are you saying?) In my country, Korea, the first-semester starts in March. So-called, we take March-semester-system.(I wonder this word is right;;) It's different from you maybe…Now I become 2nd grade.(sigh) If the school starts, I'd be more busy than now…Cheers!(saying to myself )

Can anyone inform about the names of grade to me? Like junior, senior, others? They mix in me;   

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Finally, some modern-era fluff. It'd have been nice if they had finally kissed, though, since this was one of the most 'our-journey-is-almost-over' focused chapters yet. Is there any word yet on what happens next week?  

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Kaze, The Wind: In the U.S. we have four grade levels in high school and college, the youngest students are Freshmen, the next are Sophmores, then Juniors, and the oldest are Seniors.
You don't have to start your first class term until March? That's lucky. Do you get very long breaks between semesters? At my school our first semester starts in September, ends in December, and our second semester goes from February to May.  

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I agree, Stars. This was done in no time at all. Thank you! And even this chapter wasn't too plot dveloping or exciting or anything, one of the main reasons I keep reading the manga is for those sweet Inu-Kag moments. And the way Inuyasha has matured throughout the series is just awesome. I can't pinpoint exactly when but he did. When did you all notice the change in Inu?  

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>>Mental_Butterfly
Thanks for the explanation^^I got it! We have no special name of grades in Korea.

In Korea the student years are like this:(elementary-middle-high) 6-3-3 / And by the college, the year could be 2 or 4 or other.

There's a little differences between schools but almost same. I don't know the style of college, this is in middle or high school.(I forgot that of elementary school) I'm high school student.

The first semester starts in March 2nd(almost-if it's not Sunday-I don't know if Sat.). It ends in the middle(or a little later) of July and that time we meet summer vacation.
The second semester goes From August(the earliest 20th~) or early September(at the latest 1st week) To December, around Christmas. It's awful that mostly we meet winter vacation After Christmas.-_-kuku…
In February we go to school for a few days.(3days~1week on 2nd or 3rd week) Though go to school we do nothing…;; Until new semester starts, it's vacation, too.(we call that 'spring vacation')

A little…complicated?^^
In Korea there're some insistences to change this system to September-semester-system like you or not to go to school in Feb. I don't know what is better. On March-semester-system it has short summer vacation(almost 1 month) and long winter vacation(almost 2 month). Right now the important thing to me is that my lovely winter vacation almost end…(joke)  

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Oooh, it's almost exciting to get to know other countries' education system^^

And finally it's clear for me, too! I think I'll write it down… I mean the freshmen-sophomore-junior-senior… no, I think I've already memorized it^^" You see, here in Hungary we just use the number of grades (I mean first-year student or second-year, etc.)

I don't know much (yet) about the japanese education system, but here's what I've been thaught so far:
the educational (and financial) year starts on April 1st, so I think the vacations might be (almost) the same in Korea, what do you think, Kaze? :S
And… well… they have elementary school and two kinds of high school (the "lower" and "higher"… like… if you're freshmen you're in the lower and if you're senior you're in the higher… or sg like this… truth to be told, it's confusing me, but I only heard about it from here and there… there'll be a lesson which is going to introduce us the japanese education system, but until that… I'm stuck with this explanation). But the college/university is more clear! My teachers (both japanese) told us! So ehre it is:
BA is 4 years long (daigakusei), MA is 2 years long (daikuin) and the PhD is 3 years long (daigakuin).
@.@ sorry, it's just a little bit complication to me, seeing here, in Hungary this is the first school-year which started in the bologna-system (sp???). We had 4 years of uni/college before and that's all… than you can also study more, to become a PhD, but it was a different PhD from what you're used to in the bologna-system…
Now it's 3 years BA, 2 years MA and 3 years PhD… at least, that's what they planned -.-' The funny is, though, that nobody knows exactly how to handle things and how will the system develop… and will the BA's entrance MA… you see, in the old system, it says your degree will be an equal to an MA's, but here, you will have to have entrance exam to MA after BA and it's… well, it's just doesn't seem right that the ones in the old system:
1) have less year to study, while we're sitting in the desks for one more year
2) will have an equal degree to MA after they finished their studies, while we only get a BA and had to have ANOTHER rows of exams (?) to get into MA… and there'll less in MA than BA, it's already clear and almost everybody wants to get into MA right now…
So it's a big chaos, as you see T_T
But it's more simple before uni/college… we have elementary school, which contains 8 grades, then high school. That's all… but you can "play" with this… since there's high schools (we have at least three kinds of high schools/secondary schools) where you can learn for 4, 6 or 8 years. So, for example, you're in elementary school and choose to go into an 8-years long high school… so you have to left the elementary school after 4th grade and then go to high school… all in all elementary school+high school gives you 12 years of torturing (usually -.-"). Then you can finally choose to study more (university/college) or go to work… though it's hard to find a job without a degree, but it's not impossible… :/ Oh, yeah, and if anyone's interested, you have to study 'till you reach 18 (before it was only 16 years). But it's 18 now… probably, because when you become 18, you'll reach adulthood and then you can do what you want (drink alcohol, smoking, etc.) – all on your account, of course…

Anyway, I wanted to ask some people who lives in the US:
I heard that you're in this bologna-system (BA-MA-PhD), but you're going to change it, because it wasn't as good as you expected it… is this true??? :S

Oh, and the chapter! I was soo tired yesterday, I forgot everythingˇˇ" T_T
So, yeah, I agree with you all, Inuyasha matured… I think it was around after Kikyou's (final) death. He seemed to be more mature after that, I guess… but it's just my opinion… but seriously, I thought they would finally kiss, and I couldn't believe it, seeing Takahashi-sensei never gave them the chance (I herad rumours about the 2nd movie's kiss… she didn't want it to happen :/ ), and for a change, Inuyasha was only thinking about Kagome for herself, and because she resembles Kikyou for him or sg on this lines @.@ So I was glad, they finally-finally…
WE'RE HOME!!!  

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(and here goes my little comp. and messing everything up -.-")
So, it was a little disappointing, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting something to happen to prevent them from that kiss… ~pouts~
But it was really sweet, kiss happened or not! xD

Ahem. Anyway, sorry for the lenght and the off-topic, but I do think Kaze is right: meeting people around the other side of Earth is always interesting and and exciting experience, no matter if sombody says otherwise…

Ja ne!   

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I don't know what school systems have anything to do with Inuyasha, but alright…xD

As for after Inuyasha ends, maybe it'd be good to pick up a new series, like one of CLAMP's!11!1eleventyone!! 8DDD *coughcough*. =w=

This site won't close, since some people might still want to download the Inuyasha manga, right? =O

>>2251
I don't think Starks tells anyone where to get raws. ^^;  

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With regard to what I plan to do after Inuyasha:

This site will continue to exist and I may pick up other projects, but anything I do pick up will be scanlated at a exponentially more relaxed rate rather the 2 or 3 hour rush for Inuyasha each week.

With regard to raws:

In respecting the wishes of our anonymous friend, her raws are not to circulate beyond the scanlators and a very select bunch of people.  

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Arvael: You're in Hungary? That's awesome. A friend of mine went to Budapest once and he said it was one of the most amazing cities he's ever gone to. He said the food was good, too.

To answer your question, in the U.S. most of our universities use the B.A.- M.A. – PhD system. A few schools are trying some new systems of giving out degrees, but those schools are rare, and the degrees they give out usually have some sort of equivalent to a B.A., M.A., or whatnot. The traditional degree levels are so pervasive and we've used them for so long that it's unlikely a new system is going to sweep the nation and replace them. At this point, people define what kind of jobs you're qualified for based in large part on the degree you hold, so to tamper with it now would cause some massive beaureaucratic confusion.

That said, we have seen a rise in some new types of degrees – two-year degrees, for example – that people can get if the job they want to do doesn't require all the work (and tuition money.) that a B.A. entails. Those are usually for people going into skilled trades like mechanics or construction, though. People going into business, the sciences, computer technology, teaching, etc., usually need a B.A. or higher.

In the U.S. a B.A. is supposed to take about 4 years, but because of tuition costs and graduation requirements it takes most people 4 1/2 to 5 years. M.A.'s usually take about 3 years. How long it takes to get a PhD varies, it depends on your school, your major, how much money you have, and how much time you have to devote to your work.

I've heard that in Hungary and most of Europe a lot of schools are government-funded, so tuition is cheaper, is that true? Pretty much everyone I know has had to take out some kind of loan to pay for their college, if you want a degree you're likely to end up tens of thousands of dollars in debt. That makes it very, very tempting to move to a country where the government is willing to put out the cash to educate their young people.  

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in regards to the last page of the chapter, kagome sounds as if she is talking from the future "at this time, i didn't think i would have to choose between the two worlds."

Is that the way it sounds in the raw too or is it just a nuance that comes up with the translation?  

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Thanks for the enlightement, Mental_Butterfly!^^

Well, yeah, you see, I have a feeling that in this country (Hungary) nobody (I mean people from status who can do something) seems to be disturbed about the thought that some changes could cause a little chaos :/
First, the school-living exams (2005) and now this bologna-system (2006) … I wonder what'd be the next? -.-'
But it sound a little.. scary(?) that you have to use that much time, money and energy only to get a BA in the US :/

And you're right, most of the schools are goverment-founded here. There are students who don't need to pay for their education, moreover, get some sort of scholarship (if their grades are well enough, they get an amount of money – it depends on their grades).
Also, there are students, who have to pay for their education, even in those schools. You see, these two financial forms exist. To get in the one where you don't have to pay, you had to have high scores when you get out of high school. But sometimes the difference is striking. For example in my caseˇˇ"
Last year, the score limits were these if I remember correctly:
142 – for the government-financed
106 – for the non-subsidized
… and all in al, the maximum score was 120 points… you can earn more points (with high-leveled (sp???) school-living exams or with great perfomance in studying/sports), but you can't gather more than 144 scores…
grrr…
Ahem. Anyway, there are schools which are non-goverment-founded (is this even a word??? xD): the religional and the private schools. Sometimes they have some (veeeery little amount of) students who don't have to pay, but almost all of the students have to and the sum is much more than in the government-founded universities/colleges… :/

HOWEVER, some things seems to be changing… You know, the goverment last year started a financial program here, to… well, to pick up Hungary from its poor state… you've probably also heard about what happened here the end of summer and in the early autumn… (Gyurcsány's speech was all over the internet, and when some people… well, attacked some of the most important buildings here, it was in the CNN, BBC and on other news-channels @.@).
So, back to the point: it seems that from the next school year and on, everybody will have to pay for their education… but who would be in the government-financed form, they'd have to pay less than the others who wouldn't be in it… (I hoep you understand my babblering, sometimes I can get very confused in long English sentences… hell, even in my long Hungarian ones! xDD)
But there're also rumours that you'll be able to have scholarship, even if you're in the one from which has to be paid (now I don't get any scholarship, even if I get good grades, because I have to pay… 134 scores wasn't enough… grrrrr… -.-), which is good, because I see it as a less discriminative system (hence my last sentence in the round brackets).
~sigh~ Still, it's complicated and I'm sure not even the government knows right now how everything will turn out -.-'

But Budapest! I live in there! I mean here! xD I live in Budapest! Though I like it when it's night – the bridges and the Parlaiment and the Buda Castle could be… oh, they're so beautiful with all the lights on in the night!!! ~shining eyes~ Ahem. I think Budapest is a nice city, though it also has its darker side, if you know what I mean… there are some place where I don't want to go after nightfall :S But it's true that this is a safer city than a lots of…
And your friend liked the food?^^ I can easily imagine it, since we use a wide variety of seasoning^^" But you can also find restaurants with different cultures (Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Spanish, Pubs, Italian, etc.), and you can also find a Mc Donald's or Burger King on the next corner xD

Oh, I don't know about other European universities/colleges, but I think you're right, because I also heard rumours about it – I mean about the government-founded schools. But I don't think it's true for every country here. So, if you're interested in one/two/a lot xD you have to search a little on the internet and find the one which siuts you
But if you're looking for an University or a College here, in Hungary, I recommend you this site: http://www.felvi.hu
On the right side, near the bottom of the page, you'll find a British flag which changes the language ;P
But, seriously, you can find some very old and very famous University which gives you great education and a degree which can easily get a job in most European countries, I'm sure

Azula: gomennasai, again!!! It's just… I'm always excited when I meet people from other countries/cultures and I'm extremely glad if anyone asks about my little, tiny country once in a while^^" And even knows about it!!!! Woah! ~faints~

PS.: Sorry for the lenghtˇˇ" T_T I'll try to keep my excitement in check and not to write this much… I guess it's occupational hazard^^" (I just love writing^^")  

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Ooops… @.@ ~faints again~
I swear, I didn't mean it! I didn't it to be this long!!! o.O  

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Kind of a boring chapter. It wasn't until the end where things got intresting. Kagome is now realizing that she will eventually have to make a choice between the two worlds. Inuyasha has pledged officially to protect Kagome with his life. He is also worried that this task will take Kagome's life as it did Kikyo's. Stupid Souta! Ruining a perfect, tense moment! Well, that's little brothers for you… (I know how that feels, I have 2.)

My questions for next time is: Will Inuyasha finally say the powerful three words?  

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I think the best choice for Kagome to make, is for her to stay in the feudal era, because she'll never be able to forget the friends she left there or Inuyasha. She's experienced too much to settle back down into the life she once had in the modern era. I think she should settle down to a life in the feudal era with Inuyasha, but visit her family in the modern era every once in a while just to keep in touch. it's like when a woman gets married, normally she doesn't see her family everyday or still live in her family's house, but she sees them every so often in visits.

I don't think her family will mind, since she's not home a majority of the time already. Her friends might think it strange, but she can just say that she moved in with her boyfriend in another town and is moving to another school. Hojo will be sad of course, but who cares about him…

This I think is the best course of action for Kagome to take.  

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Hi.

This "At this time" really confuses me…or throws me off to exactly what Kagome means. As far as "I didn't think I would have to chose between the two worlds" Thing…I thought by her profession "I will always be with you, Inuyasha." That Kagome had already made her choice about where she belongs…its just a matter of how it goes about. Do we really need to worry about Kagome turning her back on the feudal era. Not gonna happen. I honestly think that Inuyasha would come to the modern age, but…I mean either way…some serious stuff will have to occur before anything could be guessed at. At least now they have both come to a place where they can be open about their feelings for each other.

That's my two cents.  

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In response to Comment #2251:

Curious One, if you want to see Inuyasha in glorious Nihongo, why don't you buy the imported manga tankoubons/volumes? There are several places where you can purchase them through mail order, and it's not expensive.  

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You know, I was just watching the reruns of the Evil priestess, Tsubaki arc on tv, when Kagome was held under a curse and thought that the whole feudal era deal was a dream. She went through a whole episode feeling that though she was back in her world and in her normal life, something was missing, something was not right. I know this scene was not in the manga, but I can't help sensing that the feeling was still there. Kagome's not going to feel right living the life she did before. She NEEDS Inu-tachi, and she needs Inu. The modern era has become more of a place she vacations for rest, then it is her actual life. Her real life is in the feudal era. She's kind of like a girl born in the wrong time.  

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Irene — You know, I agree with a lot of what you're saying (even if it's not officially cannon). You make a really interesting point about Kagome having the best of both worlds: living in the feudal, and regularly visiting the modern. But is that even possible? I was always under the impression that Kagome would have to choose b/n the two worlds b/c the well would no longer be effective. I thought the existence of the Sacred Jewel is what kept that pathway open, and that once it disappeared, the well would be sealed. Is that right?

Whether those impressions are right or not probably depend on the earliest manga chapters, which I own. I think they suggest that Kagome is able to travel through the well b/c on her 15th birthday her spiritual powers may have been slightly awakened thanks to the Jewel within her. (I'm not 100% on this.)

If that's the case, b/c ppl have spiritual power that is not tied to the Jewel, including Kikyo, it's possible Kagome may retain some of her powers after the Jewel disappears. And that means she may be able to travel through the well even after the Jewel disappears.

If so, it makes this whole dilemma a lot less meaningful, b/c she'll still be able to get the best of both worlds.

Still, I read this chapter as setting Kagome up for deciding an either/or situation; that she won't get the best of both worlds and can only be in one world, period. That would make things a lot more interesting.  

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Next Chapter: Yeah!! My Sessho's back!!

And Byakuya too…hmmm. What is the spawn of Naraku up to?  

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Man! And I was kinda hoping she'd finish the Inu x kag moment within the next chapter. But, alas, it looks like Sessh is taking the spotlight now. Oh well. At least we get some action this week!  

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Y'know, I kind of wanted the modern-era fluffiness to go on for a little while, even though it seems that this week's chapter made it's point pretty clearly. That said, I'm glad RT's decided not to let the Tenseiga plot drop for six months, I thought it was a little dodgy that she didn't just wrap it up right away.

Arvael: I had no idea I'd learn so much about the Hungarian academic system in just one week. (Of course, I never knew that I'd ever learn much of anything about how Hungarian schools operate. Life's always an adventure.) It sounds very complicated. The tuition prices for graduate study on that website you posted are comparable to the fees at the university I'm at now, if I ever get sick of being in the States I might look into spending a semester or two abroad, just for fun.

We heard about some of the stuff that happened in Hungary last summer/fall, the scandal with the Prime Minister and such, but the U.S. was in the middle of an election at the time so most of our news was dominated by that. (And what an election it was! American politics at its finest.) I didn't know that people were actually attacking buildings because of it, I was always under the impression that Hungary was a pretty stable country these days.

Budapest looks like it's really gorgeous at night, it must be great living in a city with two thousand years of history behind it. Milwaukee, the city I live in, is mostly known in the U.S. for filling the void between Chicago and Canada. It's a nice city, though. It's small enough so that you can never get lost, but big enough so that there are plenty of entertaining things to do if you know where to go. It has a few places that people don't go into at night, too, but those areas are small. During the day the people who live there are usually pretty nice – it's the ones who come out at night that you have to worry about.  

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>>Mental_Butterfly

Hey, you don't live that far away! Cool!

>>Arvael
I wish I could say that I live in an amazing two-thousand year old city. Our country isn't even half that old. My city's not scenic or anything, at least to me. I never seem to see what tourists see in it But maybe that's just me. I live in a city thats one of the biggest in the nation. It's kind of boring, but I must say that I love it here two times out of the year.

During Christmas Time, this place is almost magical. The shops are crowded but downtown almost takes on a life of its own. There's decorations, lights, and snow everywhere–and then the giant Christmas Tree in the park. It's cold but wonderful. There's no other time like it.

And then there's the summertime when I'm off from school. We have so many festivals and activities to do. It's hot, but we do know how to have fun in the summer.

Yes, My city has it's ups and downs, but I think we're almost in the perfect location in the country. We don't get the hurricanes of the southeast, the dry desert heat of the southwest, the rough winters of the northeast, the constant wet weather of the northwest, the earthquakes of the west coast, the high altitudes of the Rockies,or even the tornadoes of the inner midwest. We sit right next to the biggest of the Great Lakes, and we have an amazing skyline. We have the biggest building in the United States, which is a major tourist attraction (though I really never see why…) And even the great singing legend, Tony Bennett said "bet your bottom dollar that you'll lose the blues" here.

I'll leave it up to you and these many clues I've given, to guess what city I live in! I'll tell you next chapter. Good Luck!   

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Sorry, one minor change. My city is next to the second largest great lake. I forgot about Lake Superior. Sorry…   

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Hm-hm… I had a feeling, it was Chicago, Irene, but then I hesitated, because if it is, then why have I never heard of the building you're talking about??? o.O
But, fishing out my huge book which has (sometimes) plenty information on famous and important things around the world… I came across the…
Sears-tower! Is it?^^"
Oh, I also found Mental_Butterfly's Milwaukee, there's a bottle of beer beside it o.O xDD
Ah, I'd love winter there with snow-snow-snow!!!^^ Sadly, in the last few years, we had a very little amount of snow here :'(
And this winter!!! It's terrible! It's like fall or spring, but no winter! ~pouts~ And the biggest news on winter since New Year, was that on Kékes-tető (the highest point in our country, but it's only 1014 meters… eeer… let me see… around 927 yards?) that there was 2 centimeters… (a little less than an inch) snow… -.-' It's funny, seeing even in summertime, ice could be found there… T_T Not, not funny, pathetic
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Mental_Butterfly: eeer… yeah, sorry for the lenght of my explanation^^" I tend to do this sometimes.. ehheee^^"
But right now, the only thing for sure (about the Hungarian academic system) is, that is't very confusing, and nobody knows nothing, what will happen when the next semester begins or when my year (? I mean me and the people who started uni/college this year) get their BA's and decide to go for MA… and when MA will start -.-"
Everything right now is a chaos in my opinion xD

Ah, the election! Yeah, I think I heard about it… but I guess it was the other way around here: everybody's attention was on the happenings here, not on the other side of the Earth; however, we also use to follow the news on the US' elections… you know, it a veeeeery big country and has a lot say in everything in the world xD (though I'm sure you already know this^^")
Anyway, yes, I also thought Hungary is a pretty stable country xD You see, there are two domination political party here and one tends to pick on the other all the time and it's more bitter now that the other won two elections in a row (2006, spring was the last one). … mmm… I don't want to imagine what'll happen on 15th March here… :S (It's a national… well, festival here… though I don't think it would have to be considered festival in a classic way… rather a day when we remember what happened in 1848-49 and how much death followed the events after 15th March, 1848…)

But besides that, I like here and I just can't help but hope, everything will calm down eventually… I know, I'm naiv, but I just want a little peace and I don't think most people around the world wnat otherwise, no matter where they are living, ne…?

Both of you mentioned Budapest has a two thousand history behind… well, yeah… but to be punctual, Hungarians came here around 896-900 (I mean here, as in the Carpathian basin) and for long, Buda existed as the capital city (you know, the castle and all ~rolls eyes~) and Pest was another city/town… both of them growed and everything and if I remember correctly, then around 1875 (?) Budapest "born" eventually, with some bridges across River Danube (now there are 9 bridge, but a 10th one is already on its way^^).
But before Hungarians, "pre-Buda" (xD) was a part of the Roman Empire… Pannonia Province (sp?)… you could even find ruins in Buda nowadays, 'Aquincum' which remind people of the Romans baths here xD
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Irene, how do you know about my (do you agree to 'our'?^^") Sesshoumaru in the next chapter??? o.O I'm really excited – and glad that I don't have to wait again for a lon gtime, until he appears again^^
And I like Byakuya's character, also, and the scenes are always funny when he and Sesshoumaru meet xDD Don't you think?^^"

…… eeeerm… yeah… sorry^^^^^^" gomennasai!!! for the lenght, I meanˇˇ" T_T  

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Oh, sorry! Naiv! I meant naive… (I used the wrong language xD opps^^")  

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Oh, almost forgot: Mental_Butterfly, if you decide to come to Hungary for a semester or two, let me know and we can meet during sometime! xD ^^"  

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I absolutely LOVE hearing about all the various places you all live in, and I wish I had as interesting of information. Alas, I live in Gunnison Colorado. Small town, lots of college students, and the smallest Walmart in the United States, lol! I can still say that I used to live in South Park though; Fairplay Colorado is only two hours or so from Gunnison, so I get a lot of jokes about the cartoon.

As for the chapter, I like it when Kagome TRIES to relax in the modern era and gets bothered by Inuyasha. This one was a little different, and I'm glad that they had some alone time to get their feelings a little more "out there". It makes them much more aware of the other in a positive way, I think.

I'm willing to bet that Myouga is going to seek out Sesshoumaru on his own like when he did so for Inuyasha at the beginning of the series (right when Sesshoumaru came in, in fact!). I think he has to, consdering he knows something that could benefit Sesshoumaru. It would certainly move the story along a little faster….  

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Here, Arvael.

http://www.inu-yasha.org/blog/index.php?itemid=182#more

This gives you a preview for the chapter 495.

(And maybe we can share Sessho… :/ Also I'm sorry you didn't get any snow. I wish I could give you some of ours. My city just had a blizzard last week, and we're supposed to have more snow on the way. Our entire country been having funny snow storms this winter. From the big blizzard in Colorado, to the bigger one in New York. Even Oklahoma got hit with a harsh ice storm. We're a little tired of the white stuff…)  

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o.O WHAT HEAVY INJURY???? T_T

Irene, I'd glady accept your snow, however… and okay, let's share Sesshoumaru, both of us will get enough (?) of him, though it's never enough of him… @.@

Sorry, it's getting late… o.O

Oh, yeah, and thanks for the URL!

About chapter 494. and Kagome's words… I think she would eventually have to decide which world to live in, and that also means, she won't be able to live in both or travelling between them…
And Lys' thought about Myouga is also interesting… it could possibly happen Though the little flee didn't seem enthuastic about telling Sesshoumaru anything about Tenseiga…ˇˇ" -.-

PS.: Lys, you're getting jokes because of where you live? Oh, wonder why xD
Ahem. BTW, did you that a city called 'Budapest' is also exist there in the USA somewhere? o.O  

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Arvael: Yes, but only about where I USED to live. It's a complicated relationship I have with Fairplay…. Ahem. I also used to work in a museum there that was called "The South Park City" museum; it was composed of old 19th century buildings from around the geographical area of South Park, which is how it got its name. People would always come to the ticket booth where I worked and ask if it had anything to do with the show, to which I said "Blasphemy!! Hold your tongue!!" (I only said this to really freak people out, and then a second later I would tell them it was a joke, heehee.)

I don't… think I said that there was a Budapest in the USA, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was. I imagine there would probably be a "New" in front of it though, like the other places here that were named after older European places (ex: New York, New Jersey, etc.)

And yes, that preview also worries me a bit. What do they mean by that? A physical injury, or an injury to his pride? The latter is old news, if so, but the former….

When are you planning on telling SESSHOUMARU about this agreement of yours to share him? Something tells me he wouldn't exactly agree to it if you could….

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Hey, Lys, he don't have to know about our agreement with Irene

Oh, and I see, where's the problem… somehow I forgot to type a verb o.O (sadly, this isn't uncommon, even in Hungarian… when I think quickier than I typeˇˇ")
Anyway, let's get this straight… I wanted to say/write this:
'Did you know there is a city/town called "Budapest" in the USA, too?'
It was a question to all the people, who haven't get bored about the topic yet xD
Anyway, I don't know where exactly it is located, but I know, it's in the States… and without 'New', as far as I know… :/ If something, then it would be "Új Budapest" xDD (new=új … pronounciation: ú is like 'oo' in 'too' and j is as 'y' in 'yet' for example.)
Ahem. Forgive my silliness^^" It's after all, weekend! xP  

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Scene change. Rin and the others are separated from Sesshoumaru.
Scene change again. Toutousai is getting ready to retreat. His home has been destroyed by Meidou Zangetsuha. Sesshoumaru appears. They talk. Sesshoumaru wonders that when Meidou Zangetsuha is complete, Tenseiga will be absorbed by Tessaiga. Toutousai confirms this. Sesshoumaru attacks. Toutousai dodges and attacks the ground.
Toutousai: "Did you honestly think that Inuyasha would be given such a poor lot in life? Well, you're being unreasonable right now. While you're fussing over your father's memento, Tessaiga, just think about what your father was thinking beyond that…"
STFU, and Sesshoumaru attacks.
(Sesshoumaru has thrown everything away… At that time is when he will surpass his father), thinks Toutousai, as he hides in a rocky area.
Scene change. Rin-chan waits for Sesshoumaru. Kohaku's Shikon senses tingle and let him know someone is coming. Kohaku tells the two of them to run.
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2363: Oh! That makes a lot more sense. And as I said, I'm not surprised, lol!

2365: And thanks for the spoiler, Starks. When you say Sesshoumaru's group is "seperated" from him, do you think that means he left them in a safe place like always, or does it mean that they lost track of him? I wonder how long after the battle with Shishinki this takes place… It's hard to put this story in a good timeframe, at least for me….  

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Ooooh, thanks the spoiler!

Lya, I think Sesshoumaru left them behind – he do this a lot, so why not? He has business with Toutousai, after all… :/
(Oh, and sorry for my confusing sentence above @.@)

Anyway, now that I've read the spoiler, my brain is already thinking about Kohaku's and Naraku's meeting…ˇˇ" blah, I'll never learn xD  

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Sesshoumaru is such an emo bastard when it comes to his sword. I really don't like his 'WAH DADDY DIDN'T GIVE ME THE BIG SWORD' attitude when it comes to Tessaiga. Don't get me wrong, I love Sesshoumaru, but.. Seriously, he's gotta get over it XD It's not like he could wield it anyways, so.. what's the deal?

Anywho, thanks for the spoiler, Starks :} It looks like we're about to get up to the final confrontation. I betcha Naraku's come for Kohaku's shard at last to complete the jewel.. and then.. chaos and the final battle ensues. Or at least that's my speculation. Maybe not. We never know what's going through Rumiko's head XD  

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So, what, Papa's just been using Sesshoumaru to make Inuyasha's inheritance all nice and shiny for the boy? What does Sessh get out of all this? It's time Sessh just said 'screw it.' and blew the whole thing off. I think Takahashi's starting to make this rather overly complicated.

Irene: You're in Chicago? I love that town. I take it you weren't too thrilled with the little dusting of snow we got this weekend? (For those of you not in the Midwest, we've gotten about 18 inches of the white stuff over the past day or so, and we have about four more coming.) At least we haven't gotten hit as bad as they did in Colorado, Colorado is one of the few places in the States able to make me feel pretty good about living in Wisconsin in winter.

Lys: I'm sure that by now, Sesshoumaru is pretty well-acquainted with the effect he has on those of the female persuasion. If he's smart, he'll figure out some way to use it to his advantage.

Arvael: Yep, Milwaukee is also reknowned for beer. It has the dubious honor of being the hardest-drinking city in the Union. "Liquor before beer, you're in the clear, beer before liquor, never been sicker" is practically a nursery rhyme in this town. Can I get in on your deal with Irene to share Sesshoumaru? I really just want to sit the kid down on my couch, hand him a half-pint of Häagen-Dazs and a spoon, and talk him out of this unhealthy fixation he has with his father.  

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Yeah, but.. Take into consideration how crappy Inuyasha's entire life has been up until recently. Sesshoumaru was born with power and respect, Inuyasha was born with nothing, and didn't even have a mother for part of his childhood. It'd only be fair that he gets the better weapon of the two, especially considering what Sesshoumaru would DO with a sword like that. Inuyasha has respect for humanity, so he has the Tessaiga. Sesshoumaru had little to no respect for humanity, so he's given the sword that can save lives. I feel like it was all part of Inuyasha's father's plan. Sesshoumaru doesn't need a sword like Tessaiga.  

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I understand Papa wants what's best for his youngest, but really, having Tenseiga taken away from Sesshoumaru is rather strange. It's as if Papa's will was opened, read by the lawyers, the dispensation was made, and then years later it was decided that Inuyasha was actually supposed to be the only beneficiary, so Sessh could you please hand Tenseiga over? But first, make sure you put lots of time and effort into risking your life and the lives of others to make Tenseiga all it can be, because your baby brother deserves nothing but the best.

Having been written out of my own crazy grandmother's will for totally inane reasons not once, not twice, but three different times over the last two years I can totally see how Sesshoumaru might not react positively to all this.  

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I definitely will agree with that. I think, somehow, Sesshoumaru will get to keep Tenseiga. That'd be pretty harsh for Tenseiga to all of a sudden have to be fused back into Tessaiga, leaving Sesshoumaru with absolutely nothing. I do understand him being rather appalled at that. But, forever, even when he'd found out he was able to use Tenseiga as a weapon, he wanted to kill Inuyasha for having Tessaiga. That's the only thing I've not ever liked about Sesshoumaru, but it is understandable considering his character. He never wanted his 'filthy' half demon brother to get the good stuff, and thought father would only give him the best.

Sigh, such a complex situation, I will agree with that. And I do hope somehow Sesshoumaru gets to keep Tenseiga.  

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2377: " At least we haven’t gotten hit as bad as they did in Colorado, Colorado is one of the few places in the States able to make me feel pretty good about living in Wisconsin in winter."

It's all good. It turned out that we could handle it, so it was not as bad as it looked here in Colorado. Relatively, of course.

And as for Sesshoumaru's certain advantage over women, he probably HAS realized it by now, but that does not necessarily mean that he would have any intention of taking advantage of it, lol. Considering there are no females save Rin in his life right now (no matter what Starks says, I do not agree with the idea that he is sexually attracted to her at all), I'm going to assume that he has no use for females at this particular time in his life. Sure he'll have his pick of them when he figures out a need for sex in his life, but right now it seems he's more interested in other things.

I would also like to talk to him about his unhealthy tendency to second-guess himself under the APPARENT abandonment of his father, but I hardly think he would listen to us. Of course, if I got in on this deal as well, and we collaborated, I'm sure we could devise some sort of tactic for his cooperation…..

Which brings me to my asking if I can also join the "Share Sesshoumaru" club. Please? *pouts*

2379: That's an entirely new perspective that I had never considered, and it makes the Inu No Taishou look like a complete villain, lol! I suppose only time will tell what his true intentions are, unless we get a direct visit from him/his spirit in the future to clear things up. At this point, I want to believe that the Inu No Taishou has the best in mind for both his sons, but all these plans just seem so incredibly… biased toward Inuyasha…  

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Good news everyone, I believe I have successfully squashed 99% of all future comment spam.

Also, I have a lot of studying for midterms and essays to do this week, so the chapter may or may not (most likely not) be a few hours late depending on when the raw comes out.

Edit: Chapter 500 is quickly approaching and I'll be looking for ideas soon as to special things I can do with that chapter or with the site in celebration of the milestone.  

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Kinda boring at the begining….but sooo worth it at the end…i REALLY wanted them to kiss….and god he does act older then he did in the begining…im proud of him!  

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I couldn't read the comments before the spoiler yet, but someday soon I'll read it so don't feel displeased^^; I can't come so much…ㅜ_ㅜ;

Oh my, as I think Sesshy's Group without Sesshy is very easy to be in danger…even not byakuya, NARAKU?!Well…good luck, Sesshy and don't lose your temper please…(poor Toutousai…he'll think, 'his personality didn't change at all')

Will Inu's Group save Kohaku? If so, Sango will be angry at Sesshy surely.(if the situation ends and he come back late or in the middle)

Also I feel Very sorry we could't have any chances to see Kagome&Inu's kiss for some time…kuku…one more morden chapter~

>Starks
Thanks for the spoilers, and I'll expect your celebration about 500th chapter. Always Thanks~^^ but Have your time!  

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Well, we have enough Sesshoumaru for all, so feel free to join in our 'Sesshoumaru Sharing Club' with Irene xP
Though, Irene's opinion on the matter is still needed
Ahem. Anyway, I totally agree with Mental_Butterfly, about Sesshoumaru and the Tenseiga… or his heritage… I mean… well, I couldn't put it in words, but that's how I thought about it. It's really unfair for him…!
But do not fear, our Sesshoumaru, we'll have a talk with ya with a bottle of beer on the couch! xD
(Or maybe it's better for him if he fears… o.O LoL)

Starks, good luck with your essays! I think some little (?) changes in the design will cover our celebration on the 500th chapter, ne? But do what you feel to do with it

Anyway…
SNOW!!!
Guess what!!! Guesswhat-guesswhat-guesswhat!!!!!!
When I woke up today, it was raining… though I heard somebody ploughing the streets with a snow shovel (mind I add, it was even before 7 o'clock in the morning, so if somebody didn't have to get up early, their plans were ruined immediatelyˇˇ") and I checked several times, why would somebody using a snow shovel, when it was only raining??? o.O
When I got on the streets, sleet covered everything in my path…
And during my stay inside the University, snow began falling!
So we're finally having snow (though with slime :/ ), but finally!!!! Snoooow!!! xD
So thanks, Irene&Mental_Butterfly for sending a little snow here!!!^^

Oh, Mental_Butterfly, I also wanted to add something to the explanation of the Hungarian academy-system… If I'm right, you can't get in the government-founded places (I do not mean the institution, but the student's places /ex. government-founded or not/), if you're not a Hungarian citizen. So you'll have to pay in the end…  

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>>Arvael

You're very welcome. We'll try to send somemore of this darn white stuff if we can. Mental_Butterfly is quite right in that we are getting tired of this snow and ice. And yes, you all guessed right, I live in the Windy City, Chicago.

>>Spoiler-wise
I agree with you Mental_Butterfly. I think it's very wrong that Sesshomaru would get nothing and Inuyasha get everything, even if this series is named after him and he is the weaker half-demon. There has to be more to this that Toutousai isn't saying. Something about the true meaning of Sesshoumaru's power.

Maybe the Tessaiga reabsorbs the Tenseiga, but both sons get something even better in return? Or, one thing I thought of was this 80s cartoon movie called Starchaser, in which the hero spent the whole movie trying to learn the secret of the power of his sword, only to find in the end, that the sword never had any power to begin with. It was all inside of him all along, the sword was just a tool to teach him how to use the power and to help him mature and get self-confidance. This could also be anothter possibility for Sesshoumaru, and he'd definately surpass his father like Toutousai alludes to.

And Naraku gets to Kohaku alone?! Oh no!!! Somebody come to protect the boy, anyone! I don't care if it's just Sango and Miroku alone! Inuyasha and Kagome are still in the modern era, Sesshomaru's having a temper-tantrum, where are all the protectors when you need them?! Naraku's about to win and kill the boy with the LAST SHARD and there is nobody to be found…this is pathetic guys…really pathetic.

>>Sesshoumaru-Sharing Club-wise
There is more than enough of Sessho-chan to go around Mental_Butterfly, you are very welcome to join Arvael and I, we would love to have you in this prestigous club of ours!   

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Oh, oh, you know what? I see how it is. Forget all about me, will you….

lol, I kid you. Thanks for the membership. Four people is…. well, unfortunately weak to try to restrain a youkai who can take out an entire human army by himself for the purpose of boosting his self esteem a little, but I'm sure we could always use some form of alcohol, like Mental_Butterfly suggested.

Anyhow, does anyone else get the feeling that Sesshoumaru is going to die in the very near future? I have the most horrible feeling. Luckily, my feelings tend to lead me nowhere (logic does better for me), I just wanted to know if anyone else felt that Sesshoumaru's newly acquired tendency to act on his temper would effect him long-term.  

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RT would never kill off Sesshomaru if she knows what's good for her…

Don't worry, he's going to get through this eventually. If he's gone, who's going to take care of little Rin? That little girl might just commit suicide if he were to die. I think he need her, she might actually be the only one able to talk sense to him. He won't dare harm her, and she's got him wrapped around her finger. She might just save him, like he saved her so many times.

(Oh, and I didn't mean to forget you, I just saw you late. Oh, and if you don't think you have enough snow, I'll be sure to send some up there. I'm getting tired of it. We had some this weekend, and we're supposed to be getting some more. My uncle lives in Colorado and we weren't able to contact him for a week after the big blizzard a month or so ago. He and his family like to ski up there though, so they were happy. I just don't get it. )  

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Thanks for the heads up, Starks. Good luck with your exams this week!

Lys: Killing off Sessho would be great for dramatic effect, but I don't see it happening. It would steal Inu's thunder too much.

I think Kohaku will die, though. He's already accepted that fact. He'll have a nice scene with Sango, and then go kablooey. It'll be a sad scene.

Very surprised by the spoiler preview. Things are really moving full steam ahead!  

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New here (love the website, by the way. Do you take donations?).

I don't dare read the spoiler, but I really enjoyed 494. It does seem like the manga is beginning to phase into ending. For some reason, though, I have this bad feeling–like Inuyasha or Kagome are going to die or something.

By the way (and sorry for bring this up, I just recently read this), when Kikyo finally died in the chapter "Light," did the severed soul that her and Kagome shared return to Kagome? I remember Kagome commenting on feeling a warmth while the soul engulfed her alone, and I'm wondering if it perhaps re-entered her (while the group of souls that drifted off into the sky were those of Midoriko and the many souls of women she had "borrowed").

I mean, where else could it go? Is it possible that a small portion of a soul could go to the afterlife, while the majority remains in a body? It's not as if it was "Kikyo's soul" in the sense that the body that was known as "Kikyo" owned it, and likewise for it not being "Kagome's soul". It's just one entity that was separated. I'm wondering if this is why Inuyasha, after expressing some of his anguish in "Wounded Heart" (chapter 474, the one where the flower demon "Kaou" dies) looks at Kagome and says "It's…alright now".  

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Lys: Well, maybe the four of us couldn't restrain him (Although some kind of Clockwork Orange mindwashing might be effective if we could pull it off. Or maybe a fifty-two hour filibuster.), but I think we could use the one substance no dog in the entire course of history has ever been able to resist: Bacon. After all, the way to a dog's brain is through his stomach. With enough booze and enough bacon I think eventually we'll be able to talk some sense into him.

As for the thought that Sessh might die, I think the odds are against it, but it definitely within the realm of possibility. I do think that Kohaku's probably going to kick it within the next few chapters.

Irene: I think I saw 'Starchaser' at some point, a really long time ago. I think going that route would be a decent idea. The dichotomy has been Sesshoumaru = Tenseiga, Inuyasha = Tessaiga for so long that it's gotten a little hard to see how things could turn out any other way.  

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2405: Nah, you can keep the snow. We get enough here in Gunnison to fulfill all of my needs, lol! Not that I really have needs when it comes to snow, considering I don't really enjoy winter sports much (I like bouldering much better). I just like to watch the snow fall, which really coincides with the weather I've been experiencing lately. We've had a couple of the last snow showers disappear by the time noon rolled around (seriously, all of the snow that fell, a few inches, was ALL gone).

I'm fairly happy with how its been this year because, you see, Gunnison is in a valley, which means that it's in one of the lower parts of the state. Since heat rises, we get temperatures from negative 25-50 fahrenheit about this time of year. People are walking around in negative 10 degrees thinking that it's warm, lol!

2414: You… are…. awesome. I never thought of bacon… Strange, given the enormous attraction I have to it myself. Seriously, I'm salivating just thinking about it. That's probably why I shouldn't be allowed to take part in this idea; I'll likely end up fighting with Sesshoumaru over the bacon, and that will either leave me dead, or Sesshoumaru in a mild half-amused/irritated state at my sardonic attitude toward him. Come to think of it… I think that would make an incredibly funny piece of fanart, but unfortunately I can't draw.

To Everyone who answered my question: Yeah, my intuition tends to go on the fritz when I try to predict what might happen in this manga, so I thought I'd ask you guys. Thanks for the reassurance…. the only downside is I want Kohaku to survive somehow, but I KNOW he's never going to live through this. I mean, Inuyasha and company really want to find a way to save him, but with the exclusion of the possibility of Tenseiga by Sesshoumaru's mother, there's really no other option left.

I just would really love to see that courageous boy to come out of this alive, particularly because he has accepted that he is as good as dead at this point. I want to see him proven absolutely wrong, and having another chance at a normal life. He deserves it most definitely.

Then again, Kikyou NEVER got her chance at the normal life she wanted to live, and she also deserved it. So, I guess it's a toss up.  

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actually she's probalbly glad sota walked in when he did, (she would wish he not come in at all and destroy a moment). but if he was going to come in it wauld be best (through her eyes) that they not be caught in any thing. imagin if her 4th grade brother walked in 10 or more like 15 minutes later. theyed be caught in more that just kissing.  

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