"I'm her descendant?" Kagome asked perplexed. She knew that for as long as the family could remember they had been living on the shrine. Every generation there was a male Higurashi born who would uphold the legacy of being a monk. She had never thought that it might have something to do with holding the name in the family.
"I'm surprised you didn't know." Katsuo-sama admitted. "After all, I've been watching over Midoriko's family for centuries and visit the shrine once every year." Kagome flushed in embarrassment. Honestly, she probably would have known about her family history if she'd paid more attention to her grandfather all these years.
"I had the bad habit of tuning my grandfather out when he told me stories." She explained. "Often times he exaggerated so I never took his words seriously. When do you visit Katsuo-sama, I've never seen you there?"
"November fourth." He answered. "That is the day Midoriko died."