Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game

"Th-Thank you so much."

The loyal servant of the village chief's house, Kōzaburō, cried his eyes out. He was not young, but he insisted on following the ninja all the way into the mountains to personally pick up the little girl, Yemei, and hold her in his arms.

"Young Miss, you nearly scared me to death."

The tears of the old servant wet his wrinkled face.

From Yemei's memories in the game, Kōzaburō should be one of the two people closest to her at home. Besides this old servant, there was also her wet nurse, who was willing to listen to her. Her grandfather was often busy with chores and rarely spent time with her.

"S-Sorry... Kōzaburō."

The girl apologized honestly.

"It's all my fault for making you worry."

Hyakusuke noticed that the girl, held in the loyal servant's arms, was still biting her lip and glaring at him.

'...She really holds a grudge.'

He sighed inwardly.

In fact, Hyakusuke's approach was common in this era.

You should know that the exorcists of this era can be said to be all in the "Goblin Slayer" style.

"Monsters are dirty things, dirty things must be disinfected," "Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots," "Kill, kill, kill, kill," "I want to exterminate all the monsters without leaving a single one"...

These are not stereotypes, because they are lines from the game, and even killing monsters is a common sense in the exorcist industry.

Even ordinary farmers would swing their hoes to kill weak miscellaneous monsters with all their strength. Most people's hatred for monsters is a bloody lesson learned after experiencing various tragedies. In this environment, it is Yemei, this little girl, whose mind is a little strange.

'No, to be honest, it's strange to the point of feeling a sense of incongruity...'

Hyakusuke vaguely felt a strong sense of incongruity in his heart.

He recalled the ending of the Inasumi Village story and had a bad guess in his heart.

'Combining the players' deductions, perhaps... there is something else behind this...'

Hyakusuke felt that he was getting closer to the answer.

"No, no, no, it's good that you're okay."

Kōzaburō wiped his tears and bowed to Saizō.

"Lord Saizō, I really want to thank you, and all the other ninja."

"It's nothing."

Saizō was directing his men to carry the bodies of the Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) out of the cave and dispose of the monster corpses.

Monster corpses mixed with demonic energy can attract monsters with scavenging habits and are prone to mutations, turning into corpse demons or rotten Gedo(外道: Gedo, heretical path).

However, the meat, bones, horns, feathers, and scales of some monster corpses can be processed into weapons, elixirs, or cursed tools. The exorcists skillfully cut off the usable parts and the parts that can be exchanged for money.

As for the remaining parts, they must be purified and burned. The Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) in the cave must be destroyed by fire, especially the Yamabiko(山男: Yamabiko, mountain man) corpses burned into charcoal, which must also undergo a simple purification ceremony and then be burned to ashes.

After killing monsters, leaving the valuable corpses to the exorcists or lower-ranking ninja to handle is also a default behavior for the villagers. After all, the Kokki(黑姬山: Kokki, Black Princess Mountain) family would not ask the villagers to pay a commission after hunting monsters.

"Everyone, Lord Kichitei(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) has also prepared a simple banquet. After the matter is finished, I hope everyone will join us."

Kōzaburō also conveyed the intention to hold a banquet.

"Oh, ho ho... Lord Kichitei(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) is really too kind."

Saizō laughed a few times.

"No problem~~ We'll go over when we're done."

Kōzaburō nodded respectfully and left with Yemei in his arms.

"Why do you bother with this?"

Saizō turned around and stared at Hyakusuke.

"Just leave that ignorant brat to her grandfather to deal with. Hyakusuke, why do you have to do such unpleasant work?"

"No, I'm just doing my job."

Hyakusuke's tone was very calm.

He couldn't possibly say that he was interfering with the plot, trying to change the ending of the Inasumi Village incident.

"Okay, you've always been like this anyway."

Saizō frowned. He wasn't angry, and besides, out of consideration for his feelings, he also had an obligation to take care of him.

'This awkward personality is still the same as back then... Oh well, I've been asked to take care of him, so I can only help him clean up as much as possible.'

Suddenly, the Chunin(中忍: Chunin, middle ninja) seemed to have thought of something again and asked him, "Hyakusuke, when you searched the Yamawaro's(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) 'warehouse', besides the corpses used as food, did you find any belongings of the dead, such as stolen clothes, valuables, and luggage?"

"No."

Hyakusuke shook his head.

"That's strange."

Saizō touched his chin.

"I suspect that these Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) may be robbing peddlers and passersby nearby, killing them for food. In theory, that warehouse should have looted supplies."

He added: "Moreover, the number of Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) in the nest is quite large. According to my experience, this nest is a large nest, and there may be another Yamabiko(山男: Yamabiko, mountain man) hiding there."

"..."

Hearing this, Hyakusuke's brows furrowed into a "川" shape, and he fell into silence.

He thought of the bad ending of the Inasumi Village side quest.

Regarding the ending of this quest, many players also conducted research.

They speculated about the tragic fate of the village chief Kichitei(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) family.

One theory, in particular, was popular, or rather, generally accepted.

Players believed that in the third ending, the Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) could pass through the barrier and enter the village to take revenge on the Kichitei(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) family because the little girl Yemei let the Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) into the village at night.

"After all, she's a crazy little girl, who still thinks there are good monsters in this worldview?"

"You reap what you sow."

"It's all your own fault..."

——However, this is just a guess.

Other players believed that the Inasumi Village clan was targeted by bandits because of their wealth, or that the villagers who were jealous of this clan were the killers.

They simply blamed the crime on monsters like Yamawaro(山童: Yamawaro, mountain goblin) after killing people to vent their anger.

Regarding the second theory, some research experts believed that there was some truth to it.

"In the history of the island country, there are those known as possessing 'Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god)', this kind of family line residing in the bloodline."

A big shot once posted on the internet to demonstrate.

"Of course, monsters don't exist in reality~ Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god), but in the old days, people would forcibly impose such names and labels on others out of jealousy, resentment, and hatred towards someone."

The Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god) family line was known in the history of the island country as "Tsukimono Suji(憑物筋: Tsukimono Suji, possessing lineage)". Tsukimono(憑物: Tsukimono, possession) includes Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god), Sarugami(猿神: Sarugami, monkey god) and Hebigami(蛇神: Hebigami, snake god), and is a clan of people with special powers.

The method of making Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god) is quite simple: bury a dog in the ground, leaving only its head exposed, then place food in front of the dog. When its hunger reaches its limit, chop off the dog's head with an axe.

The dog's appetite and resentment before death will condense, and putting that dog's head in a box and worshiping it will give you an "Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god)".

It is said that you can use "Inugami(犬神: Inugami, dog god)" to freely curse others and plunder their wealth.

Of course, whether there is such power is not important, the key is the outsider's perception.

For example, in a village community, a certain villager may have earned money outside, and their family suddenly becomes wealthy, which becomes very conspicuous in the eyes of other villagers.

It is difficult for everyone to believe that he has become rich through hard work. As a result of not understanding the truth or doing it intentionally, jealous villagers will forcibly attribute the source of this family's wealth to earning it through witchcraft or evil magic.

Therefore, such a family line is often hated by the locals, becomes the target of public criticism, and is feared and hated by the entire village.

"No matter what the reason, according to the original side quest plot, even if you save Yemei, either she will run away from home and disappear again, or the village chief's family will die tragically."

To be honest, Hyakusuke had become somewhat numb deep down after staying in this world for so long. The corrupt court, the disgusting old system, and the bloodthirsty and brutal demons... all kinds of tragedies happen every day in such a world.

It was also difficult for him to feel any sympathy or pity for the village chief Kichitei's(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) family...

Moreover, there were too many people in this world who were more miserable than the village chief Kichitei(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) of Inasumi Village and his granddaughter Yemei, so there was no way to sympathize or pity them all.

'However, this is an opportunity for me.'

Hyakusuke thought, if I can reverse the fate of the village chief Kichitei's(吉丁: Kichitei, lucky decision) family and completely resolve this incident without the protagonist's intervention, does this mean that I can change the progress of the game?

"Tsukigara Yoake(月伽罗夜明: Tsukigara Yoake, Moon Garra Night Light), this male lead, originally used the strategy of different heroines to indirectly affect the transition of the main storyline, and achieve specific 'conditions' to reverse the situation."

Step by step, defeat the mastermind BOSS and solve the crisis of world destruction.

In this game's main storyline, if Tsukigara Yoake(月伽罗夜明: Tsukigara Yoake, Moon Garra Night Light) dies early or fails during the strategy, the "Yomotsu Hirasaka(黄泉之涡: Yomotsu Hirasaka, vortex of the underworld)" that can destroy the island country will be born seven years later, and the world will be destroyed.

"Assuming that I can guide Tsukigara Yoake(月伽罗夜明: Tsukigara Yoake, Moon Garra Night Light) well, or achieve some conditions without the protagonist's intervention, bypass the crisis, and change those tragedies, thereby preventing the world from being destroyed."

Instantly, a glimmer of hope ignited in Hyakusuke's heart.

"If I can replace the protagonist's role in certain situations, it is not impossible to solve the incident."

He was very familiar with the original work and had this idea in the past.

From a certain point of view, it is not to say that the male lead must capture all the heroines, but to indirectly intervene in the incident through the heroines, and change the future direction at key nodes——

That's right, no matter what, I can't just sit still and wait for death...

I can't just endure this ending and welcome the fate of world destruction just because the male lead has been gender-swapped and turned into a girl, right?

"At least I have to try."

Hyakusuke clenched the spear in his hand.

He felt that he had to do this...

Although this world is fucked up, he still wants to live.