Episode 132

At the shrine, Miroku is facing off with the blue wax-like head. She wants him to hand over his flesh. Miroku know that this is the demon who was manipulating the women of the village and making them skin men for their flesh. The demon explains (since she says Miroku would die anyways). She needs the flesh of men in order to return to her original form. The demon used to rule over the nearby swamp. She was exorcised by a monk and sealed inside of a scroll. After that her flesh was torn off and with the drawing of Kannon she was sealed. But her soul was still alive. Now she's had her chance to resurface. With that she lunges at Miroku and tries to swallow him up. He takes out a sutra but the village woman he came in with stops him by throwing herself at him. The demon dives at him again and Miroku grabs the woman and throws himself through the shrine doors to the outside. He keeps running and the demon stops at the door, laughing at Miroku's foolishness since she proclaims there's no escape. Suddenly she hears something that draws her attention away from Miroku. It is Shinosuke with Wakana. With evil thoughts the demon draws herself back into the shrine, closing the doors as she goes in.

Back at the swamp the women of the village are still attacking Inuyasha. Kagome reminds him to go easy on them since they're probably being controlled, and he snaps back that he knows. No matter what he does the women just keep coming. Miroku is running through the forest but wonders where the girl who was with him went. He thinks she's gone back to the shrine and realizes that all the women of the village are probably under the demon's spell. He wonders what he needs to do to get them back to normal. At a rustling sound he turns around to see Shinosuke and Wakana walking towards the shrine together. He tries to yell to Shinosuke but is not heard.

Wakana opens the shrine door and Miroku's yells are heard. Shinosuke turns around to see Miroku running toward him, telling him to run away. He doesn't realize that right behind him, the demon is opening her mouth to take his flesh. Worriedly he asks Miroku what's going on as Miroku continues to yell for him to run. The spell on Wakana wears off and she realizes what's going on. She tackles Shinosuke and they fall away from the demon right as she bites down. The demons strengthens her spell on Wakana and Shinosuke realizes for the first time that there was a demon behind him. Miroku orders Shinosuke to take Wakana away while he stays behind to fight the demon. Shinosuke does so and Miroku prepares to swallow the demon up into his Wind Tunnel...however, a village girl stands in front of it to prevent Miroku from doing so. She strikes at Miroku but he easily dodges the attack, raising his staff over his head and striking the demon with a holy attack (a 'Repent'). The demon's eye begins to melt and it flies out of the shrine. The girl remains in the shrine, attacking Miroku with what looks like a giant thumbtack (?). He comes up with an idea and lifts an "ofuda" (the scrolls he uses). The girl comes at him again and he lunges forward punching her in the stomach with the ofuda on his fist. The girl begins to cough and a squirmy little lizard lands on the floor. Miroku destroys it with his staff and the girl comes to, unaware of what she's doing in the shrine. Miroku dashes to Wakana and does the same thing. Another lizard plops onto the ground surrounded by green liquid. He destroys it as well. He assures Shinosuke that everything is alright and then dashes off.

Something huge plunges into the swamp before Kagome, Shippo, and Inuyasha. The girls follow it in. They grab onto the hanging scroll deep in the water and it begins to glow red and pulse. Suddenly something lifts itself out of the water. It's a giant lizard monster with bits of its flesh still missing. Inuyasha steps forward and the monster is delighted to see that it can acquire the flesh of a half-demon, and says the flesh of a half-demon equals to more than ten humans! She'll eat him and become complete. Inuyasha draws Tessaiga and lunges. The women burst out of the water, ready to defend the lizard demon. They lunge at Inuyasha while the giant lizard destroys the rock he was standing on, throwing Kagome and Shippou backwards. But Kagome is caught by none other than Miroku who has also caught Shippo. He instructs Inuyasha to hand the girls over to him. He takes out the ofuda and Inuyasha begins tossing the girls over. One by one he punches them in the stomach with the ofuda and tiny little lizards come out of their stomachs. Inuyasha attacks with Tessaiga but gets knocked back by the tail of the lizard. Miroku continues getting rid of the lizard-posessed women. The lizard shoots poison at Inuyasha who dodges it easily but then he gets slammed by the giant lizard tail. The lizard says that the evil presence that appeared in the world has given it power. Naraku. The Wind Scar gathers around the Tessaiga.

More women burst out of the swamp and attack Miroku. He calls to Sango for help. Shippo points out to him that Sango's not even there. She disappeared because he kept going after all the girls she went to deal with the women herself and disappeared. Suddenly, Kirara appears and begins tugging on Miroku's robes. Inuyasha attacks the lizard with the Wind Scar. Lumps of green lizard flesh rain down on them, the demon dead, but the women are still posessed. They have to purge each individual lizard from their stomachs. Kirara keeps tugging on Miroku's robes. He hands the ofuda to Kagome and asks her to take over. He then jumps on Kirara and they dive into the swamp. Suddenly, Hiraikotsu comes at them from the depths. Kirara avoids it and they go deeper into the swamp only to see Sango standing on the bottom, clearly posessed by a lizard. She emerges from the water and catches Hiraikotsu. Kirara and Miroku also emerge. Miroku calls out to Sango but recieves no response. Green jyaki is coming out of her mouth. The fight begins. Sango hurls Hiraikotsu at them but Kirara dodges it. Miroku wraps an ofuda around his fist, preparing himself. He runs towards Sango to try to get an easy shot in but Hiraikotsu comes at him from behind and he narrowly dodges it. Sango swings it and Miroku ducks. This is when he finally realizes that dealing with Sango won't be as easy as dealing with the townsfolk. He has to get behind her. He throws his staff behind her knees, throwing her off-balance and causing her to fall to the ground. Now's his chance. But Sango catches herself, and a slashing light is seen.

Inuyasha turns around, obviously sensing something. It's the smell of blood.

Miroku is holding his arm as a small pool of blood collects underneath it. The tip of Sango's sword drips with blood as she holds it calmly. Kirara whimpers, looking from Sango to Miroku. The sun rises behind them. Miroku's staff lies on the ground. Sango lunges at him, swinging her sword and Miroku dodges to the side, grabbing his staff. He lifts it, blocking a sword attack. He finally manages to push Sango down on the ground, knocking her sword aside. But as he's about to punch her in the stomach, her switchblade rips out of her sleeve and she strikes Miroku, cutting his cheek. She then jumps to the side as Miroku bleeds. She attacks again, this time cutting his left forearm. He grabs her arm and punches her in the stomach. An unhatched egg falls to the ground. He sits down on the ground with Sango in his arms and the words "I thought I was a goner." Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo come running towards him. Kagome notices that Miroku is injured. Miroku notes that if the egg had hatched he would have received worse injuries. It basically ends up to be Miroku's fault that Sango was posessed since she wouldn't have gotten posessed if Miroku hadn't been going after other women. Shippou destroys the egg and Miroku sighs.

Kagome is saying goodbye to Shinosuke and Wakana. They're both returning to where they were born. Shinosuke wants to thank Miroku as well but Inuyasha says he's a bit busy at the moment. Miroku and Sango are sitting by the river. Sango apologizes to Miroku but he tells her not to worry about it since it was because of his bad habit with women and besides, Kagome had told him everything. He asks her to forgive him. She tells him that there's no need for him to apologize because she was the one that let her guard down and it has nothing to do with him. He asks her to hear out his feelings. To him she is a special girl. Sango's eyes open wide. Kagome, Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kirara are watching from behind a bunch of rocks and some trees. Miroku goes on to say that he's never though of another girl as fondly or strongly as he has for her. Sango begins to blush. But... he cannot love her as an ordinary woman. Sango's shocked and obviously speechless. Kagome is staring with wide eyes. She is a comrade alongside whom he fights. Those are his feelings. Kagome decides that she'll never forgive Miroku.

With tears in her eyes and a faint smile on her face Sango tells him that she knows that without having to be told. It's not like she thought he was in love with her. But the smile has disappeared. She moves to stand up telling him that since he's finished, she's going to go. He continues talking. "If the battle with Naraku comes to an end, the curse of the Wind Tunnel is broken, and I am still alive, at that time, will you live with me and bear my child?" Sango gasps and straightens up. The tears in her eyes flow down her cheeks. Kagome cheers. Sango falls to her knees and holds her face in her hands, and says yes. She turns around, her cheeks slightly red and Miroku takes her hands in his. She asks him with a big smile on her face if Miroku would stop chasing after girls.. Miroku looks shocked. Silence. Miroku closes his eyes and looks to the side. Sango sighs, taking it as a "no".

The episode ends with a view of Miroku and Sango sitting together. Sango is leaning against Miroku's shoulder, and Inuyasha says that they wouldn't even last a day.