Chapter 21

Inheritance of Souls is the 21st chapter of InuYasha manga.

Summary

 * Gamajiro tries to eat Tsuyu, but Inuyasha arrives and stops him.

Synopsis

 * Gamajiro has taken Princess Tsuyu to an underground room, and inside there are hundreds of egg sacs, each one containing a young human girl. The Toad demon reveals to her why he's been summoning the maidens to the castle: so he could feed on their souls! He also tells Tsuyu he's been saving her, as he believes her soul will be the most delectable he's ever eaten. He wraps her in his tongue, about to place her in one of the sacs when Inuyasha busts inside, Kagome and Nobunaga behind him. Kagome asks Nobunaga if he's alright, since he's wounded, but he says he's fine. Myōga explains the egg sacs; The Tsukumo no Gama places the souls of humans in the sacs until they're ripe, then it eats them, soul and all. With the power of the Shikon jewel shard, Gamajiro was able to possess the lord of the castle, take over his domain, and demand all the pretty young maidens as he wanted. Unbeknownst to his servants, he planned to devour the girls.
 * Enraged, Nobunaga raises his sword to try and attack the toad, but Inuyasha draws his Tessaiga and tells Nobunaga to stand down. He's able to slash Gamajiro, and Kagome is impressed, because the blade transformed into its fang-form, because Inuyasha used the sword to protect a mortal. Injured, Gamajiro says he needs souls. He calls out to the egg sacs, and the souls of maidens fly out and delve into his mouth, healing his wounds. The toad cockily says Inuyasha can cut him down all he wants, he'll just devour more souls. Meanwhile, Nobunaga cuts open Tsuyu's eggsac and releases her, and when she sees Nobunaga she embraces him. Nobunaga says he can die happy now.
 * Angrily, Gamajiro spits his tongue out at Nobunaga, spouting "Get away from my wife!"