Episode 87

While Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Kirara et Shippo wait in a shelter for the rain to pass, Kikyo finds a old bandit, Asatsu, looking for a peaceful place to die. His life is maintained by a shard of the Jewel, which he took from a demon. She tends to him while he recounts his story. Fifty years ago, he was lured by a fellow bandit, who was Onigumo, into attacking Kikyo to possess the Sacred Jewel. InuYasha defended her, and Asatsu lost an eye. Seeking revenge, he set fire to the house where Onigumo was, then threw his badly burned body from a cliff... at the bottom of which Kikyo fatefully found him. Asatsu dies asking Kikyo for a favor in exchange for his shard of the Jewel : if she could take a strand of his hair to Mount Hakurei, were they say even villain can find peace.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha and company stop to rest from a storm. Kagome catches a cold, but Inuyasha gives her his kimono for warmth. The two lean on each other, both blushing and Inuyasha scratching his head. With one eye open, pretending to be asleep, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara witness the sentimental scene.