Chapter 24

The Broken Body is the 24th chapter of the InuYasha manga.

Synopsis

 * 1) Noh Mask attempted fused Kagome's Shikon shard but its body was having crush with Umao and Shikako's sport car.
 * 2) Kagome will have another makeup test after three days and Inuyasha came and ordered her to return to feudal era, however it ended in a meaningless fight.
 * 3) In order to rebuild a strong body, Noh Mask started killing humans which were having corrupted souls in modern era.

Summary
While Kagome accidentally fell asleep during her revision at her own room, the Noh Mask appeared itself outside the window and attempted fused Kagome's Shikon Jewel Shards. A couple - Umao and Shikako who were in the high-speed sport car merely said they had highly chance to meet a ghost in this midnight. At sudden, they saw the Noh Mask who was too late to dodge their sport car, had a serious crush between the couple's car and the Noh Mask. Although the Noh Mask was having serious injuries, but still it could manage to stand up and silently left the accident place, leaving the frightened couple behind.

At the same moment, Kagome suddenly awaken that effected by the sound of the mysterious crash, she also found that it was already 2 o'clock. Within a second, she quickly rushed back to her desk and continue her revision. Meanwhile, Inuyasha still stayed in feudal era for waiting Kagome's return. He hoped that Kagome would back here as soon as her test was over for continue the journey of collecting Shikon shards.

After several days, Kagome and her friends were feeling relief that the exam was finally over. Before Kagome attempted to back home, Hojo appeared in front of her and gave a green bamboo for showing his concern. Also, he invited Kagome to watch a movie at Saturday. Although Kagome tried to refuse, but Eri and Yuka kept staying her side and provided suggestion, and so Kagome agreed.

After that, Kagome was called by her teacher. She found herself failed for her Mathematics test and her teacher informed her that she will have another makeup test at Saturday (in other words is after three days), and so Kagome backed home with having tremendously confuse and upset emotions. But before arrived at home, Inuyasha showed himself at modern era, dragged Kagome along with him and rushed back to Kagome's home. While Inuyasha intended to back to feudal era, Kagome told the truth that she was forced to stay at here for preparing the Mathematics makeup test. Inuyasha who did not truly understood Kagome's situation caused Kagome extremely angry, later she kicked Inuyasha backed to the feudal era through the Bone-Eater's Well.

At night, the punks was beating an old gentlemen at the park. When they tried to take off his money from his wallet, the Noh Mask suddenly showed itself at the park, along with its damaged body. In order to regain a perfect body and seized Kagome's Shikon shard, the Noh Mask started devouring everyone who stayed in the park, except the old gentleman who acted as witness by using he creep-looking huge mouth that formed at the front of the mask.

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