Fifty-seven.

"What is it like", the uneasy miko suddenly wondered aloud, "to be inside a body that isn't yours?"

Sesshoumaru did not have to think twice about his answer. "Extremely uncomfortable."

"Yes, but do you still feel like yourself? Do you still have your old instincts?" It was clear that she wanted to go somewhere with her questions, and the Western Lord allowed her. "I know that demons of your rank coexist with their beast, but how can an inuyoukai beast reside inside a kappa body?"

Immediately, he went rigid. That was not a topic he wished to debate anytime soon.

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(100 words)