Miho stared at Sesshomaru's back, grinning widely at the fact that the male seemed to have changed quite a bit since she last saw him. He was much kinder, even though it didn't really show through his cold facade. In the past, he would've probably slain any one that got in his way without a second thought.

However, this time, he spared a couple of demons. It made her very happy that he was changing, even just a little bit—he was sure it had to do with the fact that Rin was travelling with him now. He was starting to become a little more human.

The male asks, "What are you smiling at?"

"Oh, nothing much, Maru-Maru."

"You are lying."

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not."

Sesshomaru never did like it whenever she played these mind games with him, it irritated him—right, fine, everything about her irritates him and yet, he can't even bring himself to kill her. Why? He didn't know, but at this point, he just tolerates her company because that was all she was good for.

"How did you know those wolf demons?"

She blinked, "I know lots of demons, Maru-Maru. I do travel everywhere whenever I got the chance to. Ko-Ko and his companions happen to be the very few that I've met. I don't know very many humans though…"

"As it should be."

She pouted at his response, still not really understanding why he had such hatred towards humans but she supposed that's just how demons were. They were arrogant, and looked down on the weak—humans happened to be in that 'weak' category; a part of their food chain.

Funnily enough though, she has never seen the dog demon eat anything before. It was true that some demons didn't need to eat as desperately as others, but even he had to take naps and eat food from time to time—right?

"Geez, you're so mean, Maru-Maru…"

"And you are far too soft."

"At least you didn't deny you were mean," she mumbled. "And is it really that bad that I'm soft? There are plenty of other demons that act like humans to some extent."

"Then they are weak."

She decided there was no point in arguing with him, letting out a small sigh before retreating a few metres back to talk with Rin and Jaken. Sesshomaru momentarily looked at her from the corner of his eyes, but didn't say anything and continued on with his journey in his desired direction.

He honestly could not understand her train of thought, acting like a human and showing human emotions. She was practically pointing out how weak she was, how easily fooled she could be and how fast she cared for others. No doubt, these feelings she uphold would be her downfall.

Just like his half-demon brother. It would be his downfall for housing all of those humans and those weak demons with him—he will surely die someday because of his insolence and pitiful desire to be in their presence.

They were all so stupid. She was stupid, his younger brother was stupid. Yet, he couldn't help but think he could understand her train of thought, even just a little—not that he would ever admit to even having such feelings.

"I went to a land that floated in the sky! The ground was made of clouds, even the ocean was except that if you sunk to the bottom, you would be back on this solid dirt ground again! They had people inhabiting the skies too!"

Rin asks, "What, really? That's so cool!"

"Can that even be true?" Jaken wonders in suspicion. "That sounds like a lie."

"I tell you, it's true, Kin-Kin! But it's really hard to get up into the skies to see the land, I had to go up this geyser that travelled up into the sky! It was really scary too, since I nearly died that time!"

"Lady Miho…" the imp sighs. "Please refrain from doing such dangerous things. Your death would be very saddening…"

She grinned, "I'll try my best. Oh, oh! I even travelled on a river that travels up a mountain, not down! It was so cool!"

Her wild tales continued for the rest of the day, Sesshomaru listening to a few of them out of curiosity and hoping that he could figure out where she had gone this time. Every time she came back, she would always come back with more stories beyond the universe's imagination. They were always so unbelievable.

Yet, none of them couldn't help but believe what she said. Each tale was different, due to the fact that she always went somewhere different in the three to four years time she isn't travelling with the both of them. Where she goes was always a mystery, always an unknown entity and would only be known by her.

Maybe one day she would tell them, but not now. To some extent, she was a bit demon-like with her mysterious and secretive demeanour—and despite the fact that she seems to trust people, she clearly didn't.

She's quite the deceitful woman.

Night had fallen, and the younger demons and the dragon had gone to sleep. The only ones left awake were Sesshomaru and Miho, who were eating some plants she had received on her trip to who knows where.

The dog demon was quite surprised that she wasn't falling asleep, expecting her to drop dead the moment he had stated they were stopping but she stayed awake and even dared to stand by his side while he stared at the skies.

"What do you want?" he asks.

She replied, "Nothing much. Just bored."

He shifted his gaze to her from the corner of his eyes, staring at her for a couple of seconds before glancing back at the sky again. There was no point in telling her that she was lying, since she would just divert the statement with mind games again.

"Where do you go when you are alone?"

Miho blinked, swallowing the snack she was eating and tapping her chin with her index finger in wonder if she should tell him or not. Honestly, she knew him long enough to trust him with such information but was it really necessary to tell him? It wasn't like telling the information would hurt anybody, since no one but her can really travel to the places she goes.

She asks, "You'll keep it a secret if I tell you, right?"

"If it is of any value."

She smiled at him, placing the root of a plant into her mouth and manoeuvring around him so her body stood in front of him. Now that he thought about it, she always seemed to keep a certain distance whenever she was close—keeping away from his personal space. So she did know a little about giving people space.

"Well then, I guess I'll tell you, Maru-Maru."

Her hands were clasped behind her back as she grinned at him, turning on her heels and staring at the sky.

"You see, Maru-Maru. I'm a Realm Traveller," she told him. "I jump back and forth between realms after a few amount of years to keep the worlds from clashing with each other. I'm a peacemaker, you could say."

He stared at her, "You are lying."

"What? No I'm not!"

She turned on her heels, looking at him once more with a pout on her face and her arms crossed over her chest. It seemed she was content on trying to make him believe that what she said was true—it would explain her tall tales, but there was no way it was possible. Not at all.

Travelling through other worlds? What a joke. Was there any other worlds apart from this one to begin with?

"I'm telling you the truth!" she huffed. "Hmph! Maybe I shouldn't have told you after all."

"You cannot prove it to me, therefore, there is no reason for me to believe you."

She nodded her head, "You do have a point there… No wait! I'm not supposed to agree with you!"

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"Hey! I do have something that proves that I'm telling the truth!" she stated triumphantly. "You won't be able to say I'm lying after I show you."

"Oh?"

She pulled out some plants from her pouch, showing it to him proudly and a grin spreading across her lips. There was no way he could deny that these weren't from some other place, considering that no one could find such plants unless they were in the realm she had travelled not too long ago.

"You won't find any of these plants in this world!"

"Where exactly did you go to get these?" he asks subtly.

"From the world of One Piece!" she told him cheerfully. "They have really tasty food over there…"

She quickly covered her mouth, realising what she had said and scolding herself for letting her guard down around him. Which realm she went in was supposed to be a secret, and she blew it!

"I wasn't supposed to tell him that," she muttered under her breath. "Mah, I'm such an idiot!"

He simply said, "Glad to know you've finally realised that."

"You're so mean!" Miho pouted. "But does that mean you believe me?"

"For now."

He only said that because her evidence was viable enough, but there was no evidence that they actually came from somewhere else—for all he knew, she could've just picked them up from this world in a place he'd never been at. For now, he had to believe her—and if he finds out she was lying, he might just kill her.

"Awesome!" she cheered. "Ne ne, one day, I'll bring you with me. Then you can see for yourself what I'm talking about!"

He simply said, "We'll see about that."

The group of five were travelling on the road once more, making their way in the direction of the Ox Tiger and Sesshomaru leading the group with the others standing a few metres behind him.

"Lady Miho, why is your hair so red?" Rin asks. "I've never seen someone with hair as red as yours."

Jaken scolded, "Fool! That's her natural hair colour! She can't do anything about what colour her hair is!"

The redheaded female said, "Well, from what I hear, all volcano lions have hair as red as lava, sometimes even redder. My hair happens to be darker than lava, I don't really know why though…"

"Shouldn't you know more about your heritage, Lady Miho?" Jaken asks. "You are a volcano lion after all."

"Well, I don't know," she told him with a grin. "I was abandoned by my parents when I was really young, so I don't know much about anything."

"What?" Rin said in shock. "Why would someone abandon you?"

"Who knows. It might just be the way of life for volcano lions, I wouldn't know since hardly anyone knows about it. So there's no one to tell me what's true or not."

Sesshomaru kept his eyes on the road, his mind still pondering the conversation they both had about her being a Realm Traveller. It was hard to believe, but for now, he was going to have to trust her words—it was highly doubtful she would lie about such a thing. She didn't lie about being a volcano lion, so she must be a Realm Traveller, right?

Of course, that would then lead to the question of why she would tell him after denying him any answers for years. What went on in that girl's mind when she thinks about travelling through other worlds, other lands? Did she feel homesick or was she fine with being a creature that had no real home?

Did she even belong in this world here?

So many questions, and yet, he would never get any of them answered unless he asked her himself. It was far too much of a hassle now, when he's busy trying to track down a spider half-demon, but one day, he will ask her.

He will ask her those questions, and he was going to have every single one of them answered, even if he has to choke it out of her.