I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 415 - 38: Time, Experience, and Photographs

The people from the Ministry of Defense did not let down their guard. Even though they knew it might not yield any results, they still formally requested a thorough tour of the entire Shrine——

It was indeed routine. When making such a request, they repeatedly emphasized that they just wanted to take a look and it wasn’t a search, hoping the Himura Shrine wouldn’t misunderstand. Furthermore, if they were unwilling, there would be no forcing them.

It seemed contradictory, yet very understandable.

Although they were gathering clues about the inheritance of the Mysterious Powers, they had yet to find any hint. But this was to be expected; not finding something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s more likely their target has hidden something from discovery, just like what happened on the streets of Tokyo went unnoticed until it happened.

——But who can deny the reality of it now?

——It’s only been a little over a week since the bombing near the city center!

The directly affected citizens are countless, terrified into psychological trauma, and even those unaware of the details are furious, demonstrating and protesting against the atrocities of the US Army stationed in Japan...

Though it was futile, the Americans were unwilling to even offer a token gesture. Now their full attention is on Mount Fuji, completely ignoring the public’s protests. If they weren’t understaffed, the newly established special department of the local Ministry of Defense wouldn’t have been tasked to investigate these matters; they undoubtedly would want to cover everything themselves...

And even under such circumstances, they were pressuring the Japanese Government, issuing uncompromisable orders that any discovery must be reported, with no room for wishful thinking.

Setting aside the arrogance and presumptuousness of the Americans, those actually doing the work felt conflicted, anxious both if they found nothing and if things got out of hand...

They wanted to confirm the existence of Mysterious Powers but feared that once found, miscommunication could lead to a terrible conflict. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

After all, the Mysterious Powers are likely to exist, like the large Nine-tailed Demon Fox on Tokyo’s streets, or women reportedly resembling ancient Princesses, and another dressed as a traditional Witch... These were gathered and confirmed intelligence, though still quite vague by strict standards.

In this era, it’s near impossible to find coincidental video or audio recordings, and the eyewitnesses are relatively few. Those who did seem to have been frightened badly, their accounts vague and unclear, unable to provide more useful information.

As a result, the authorities struggled to piece together an outline of events. They didn’t even understand why such a sudden Burst of conflict occurred that day...

Those Powers from only legends that had faded into obscurity, why did they appear suddenly without warning and engage in fierce conflict among themselves...

It’s all unknown, and it’s causing them great headache. Even though they felt there must be some secret involved, the confusion of that day, happening on Tokyo’s streets, eventually brought on a US Army bombing. They didn’t know how many people or facets were involved, making the investigation workload unimaginably immense.

But regardless, if something that hadn’t appeared before is now proven to exist, the logical explanation is that these forces deliberately hide themselves.

And since they’re deliberately hidden, they naturally did not want to be discovered.

They couldn’t confirm a single one, which made them even more cautious, meticulously following procedures without any presumptuous intentions...

——They feared winning a dreadful lottery, that problems would arise on their side, turning them into mere cannon fodder in a conflict.

There were no issues from the Himura Shrine, allowing them to tour it once.

After all, ordinary people can’t see the uniqueness of the Divine Wood...

And the ancient well through which time can be traversed, to ordinary people, still looks like nothing more than a dry well...

As for Inuyasha, he wasn’t so slow-witted as to wait for them to come and discover him before making his escape...

——Hence everything ended in disappointment, seeming to be just an ordinary Shrine.

It looked as if it had a long history with a rich cultural heritage... However, running a private Shrine or temple in this country, who doesn’t share a similar background? The people from the Ministry of Defense, despite their disappointment, felt somewhat relieved and left after a few polite exchanges.

Himura Kagome, who’d been on tenterhooks, breathed a sigh of relief but soon found herself anxious again.

Having scrambled her way from the chaotic Warring States Era to the present, this experience had made her more mature than her peers, naturally considering more aspects.

She asked her grandfather for that stack of medical records, feeling both a scalp-tingling urge to find a hole to crawl into and a serious internal struggle, believing it needed more authenticity... For instance, making sure those people her grandfather entrusted really believe she was sick, not just recalling they were asked to fake documentation.