Kagome risks her life to help Shippo escape the den from Koga and his comrades, telling him to find the others. Kōga, who is watching from nearby finishing hunting for food, notes that she is loyal and instead of harming her, declares he is going to make her "his woman," getting a surprised reaction from everyone who reminds him that she is human. Kōga, however, states his intention to use her ability to sense sacred jewel shards to gather all of the remaining shards in the region and tells Kagome that she is his now. Kagome, furious, slaps him - shocking everyone. She declares that she isn't a "slave" to be auctioned for and lies insisting she is already "sort of" seeing someone. Kōga assumes it to be Inuyasha and bluntly says he doesn't care and that the "next time he sees him he'll put a spear through his heart and feed him to his wolves," saying that he "won't be much competition" after that. Kagome, upon hearing this, soon fears for Inuyasha's life.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha and his friends are finishing off the Birds of Paradise. Miroku, deeply thinking, says Inuyasha should let a bird capture him, and earn a glare from Sesshomaru. Miroku explains how the Birds have no wolf bones around the area, therefore hinting at a possible alliance between the wolves and them. He says how doing so might lead them to their nest where Kōga and his wolves might be at; creating a chance to save Kagome.  Shippō, meanwhile, is running to find Inuyasha and soon reunites with the group again, who points out that the Birds of Paradise and the Wolf demons are enemies coming across a valley filled with wolf bones. Inuyasha destroys the Bird and the group then continues to look for it. During this, Kōga, Kagome, and his comrades are planning an attack on the Birds of Paradise. However, they are quickly caught and a battle breaks out. Kōga uses Kagome to detect the jewel shard that he is after and she soon locates it in the nearby cliff on its very peak. But soon the two leaders Birds of Paradise come out with the intent of killing Kōga for his shards. Kagome soon detects the shard is in the Bird's mouth and Kōga gives her to his two comrades to be protected as he fights the Bird for the shard. It is here that she gets annoyed by being called "Sis" by them since she is Kōga's "woman" now, and everyone trying not to laugh at the revelation. Though a Bird soon captures one of them, causing Kagome to quickly grab a bow and arrow that was tossed aside during the battle and save him. But as soon as she saves him, another one goes after her.

Before she can be harmed, Endomaru shows up and saves her by destroying the Bird with ease because Maya is nearby. Kagome is reunited with her group and Miroku quickly disposes of the Birds using his Wind Tunnel. However, Kōga demands that Inuyasha leave. Inuyasha refuses threatening he was here because he wanted to help and Sesshomaru is fighting. Kōga then warns that he run but to "keep his hands off his woman," as she can see the sacred jewel shards making her "perfect" for him, stunning everyone and shocking Inuyasha. Miroku asks Kagome if Kōga was telling the truth to which she responds that it was just "wishful thinking." But Kōga states he has claimed her as his and declares his love for her before insulting Inuyasha calling him "scraps" and for Kagome to be with him "a real warrior." Inuyasha, confused to no end, then begins yelling "Why is everyone keep assuming that we are lovers when I already have a mate? She isn't my property nor mate." Kōga continues to look for the jewel shard Kagome detected in the mountain to which she alerts was another 50 ft. up to Kōga, also stunning and ignored Inuyasha.

Kōga though is attacked by the Birds and during the fight loses his shard in his arm. Inuyasha goes to finish the Bird and does so with one swing using the Wind Scar. Inuyasha goes back to the group and begins to boast about his victory and ignores Kōga in Kagome's arms who is looking after Kōga since he is wounded. Kagome sends Kōga off with his comrades to get better and Inuyasha returns to Sesshomaru's side. Nearby, Sango wonders, as well as among the others, if Kagome has developed feelings for Kōga to which Miroku suggests as well since he "lavished her in bold declarations of love and loyalty." Inuyasha was super relieved, and quickly told them to "Let's move out." The following morning, the group finds the two jewel shards and Kagome is worried that Kōga and Inuyasha will keep fighting and declare his love for Sesshomaru. Sango suggests Kagome calm herself down saying how Koga was very protective of her and how the whole must have made an impact on her. Kagome, taking the advice, goes to talk with Inuyasha is happily talking to his mate. "it doesn't take much; just a few sweet words, to get Kagome to like someone." he joked. Kagome asks if it bothered him that Kōga said he loved her to which Inuyasha honestly denies. Kagome, not buying it, assures him that Kōga "wasn't her type." 

 "what exactly happened between them her and Kōga while alone in his den?" Kagome becomes furious that he'd ask her that stating she did have "some self-respect" and Inuyasha eventually ends the conversation by flipping her off then Kagome asks Sango to borrow Kirara. Katsuki mockingly comments that she "misses her wolf boy already?" But Kagome furiously yells that she is going back home, calling him a jerk, and flies off with Katsuki yelling after, "Go back home again! See if I care!" Izuku laughs at his explosive reaction and gets spanked on the ass. 

"Now that the wench is gone, we need to go find a safe place to rest and I need to punish my puppy," Sesshomaru stated making Inuyasha blush.

"For what?!"

"For disobeying my order on fighting."

"but I-"

"No buts"

"Everyone of you will be due soon so we got to go into hiding for a while," Vegeta said "and we don't need her to slow us down over stupid shit or Naraku finding out."

"The Prince has a point." Sesshomaru agreed and they set off for a secret location.