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

Okay, one of the conditions for achieving the side quest has finally appeared.

Hyakusuke's mood was quite cheerful, or rather, excited.

Of course, he didn't rashly run to interact with the quest NPC, the wandering shrine maiden, Hotaru Fuyu.

"Anyway, we'll be reaching the nearest post town soon. I remember that the shrine maiden, Hotaru Fuyu, travels around with the main goal of finding her lost sister, so she will definitely stay around the post town for a while."

A post town is like a station in this era, usually consisting of one or several villages, centered around the inns in the post town, and developing along the main transportation routes as a town or village group.

There is still a long way to go to Motokouji Temple, where the escort mission is headed. According to the route schedule, they will rest for a day at the post town.

During these three days, the Genin, including Hyakusuke, hardly slept. They had to be wary of monsters and bandits along the way, and always be vigilant. For these two days, they had been camping in the wild, eating things like grilled mixed grain rice balls.

After walking for three days, people and horses were tired. The horses and oxen pulling the carts also needed to rest. In the post town, there were high-end accommodations specially provided for the exorcist group.

The Genin could also stay in cheap wooden rental houses for a day, get a good rest, and then set off another day.

"I can take this opportunity to prepare well."

He cheered himself up again and strode forward.

...

The lake in the forest was silent after a rain.

However, moonlight faintly shone through the clouds, and through the reflection on the water surface, it could be seen that tonight was a half-moon.

Near a hidden mountain hut, a black bird flew down.

"There's news from the Yafuku Association that the Kurohimeyama family has sent out a group of guards to escort someone towards Motokouji Temple."

"Should we send someone to investigate?"

"But we don't have any decent manpower, and Big Sister is injured."

"Shh, keep your voice down, Big Sister is still resting, don't wake her up."

"Speaking of which, why should we work for those people from the Yafuku Association? They're not good people."

"This is just a temporary measure... after all, our 'Shigetsu Party' is weak. Even if we want to avenge the Kurohimeyama clan, we don't have the strength, so we can only rely on external forces."

"Even if you say so, it seems that we, the Shigetsu family, are just being used by the Yafuku Association, aren't we?!"

"Okay, you two, stop arguing."

The door of the wooden house opened, and a woman in a scarlet kimono appeared. The woman's face was full of fatigue, and her fair skin was covered with bandages, with one sleeve hanging empty.

The boy and girl outside the door were also startled.

"Big Sister, are you okay?"

"You should have stayed in bed longer..."

"It's okay, I won't die."

Fugurakuza Sakiru's face was pale, and her complexion was very poor. She had suffered serious injuries.

Normally, with her lineage as a great demon, "Yamanba," she could rely on "regeneration" to recover in a very short time.

Even if the great demons are seriously injured, they can recover through "high-speed regeneration" by consuming a certain amount of vitality and demonic energy.

It's just that she was injured multiple times, lost her right eye, and lost an arm, so she couldn't regenerate in a short time.

"I'll go this time myself."

She said with a solemn expression: "No matter what the Yafuku Association plans, what we have to do remains the same... I just hope we can seize the other party's weakness this time, or at least get a clue."

...

Arriving at the post town was late at night.

After the women on the oxcart entered the accommodation provided for the exorcists, Hyakusuke also took his companions and found a cheap wooden rental house to stay in.

The post town is essentially a station, but because it gathers merchants from north and south, there are also various hotels open here.

The ones facing general merchants are called Hatago-ya, which have better accommodation conditions and provide food.

Kigariya are cheap hostels that provide accommodation for merchants' servants and poor people traveling along the way, charging low fees.

However, they do not provide food here. Travelers need to bring their own ingredients. The so-called "Kigari" means "firewood fee."

Everyone was so tired, including Hyakusuke, that they basically fell asleep as soon as they touched the bed.

"Is it morning?"

Hyakusuke was awakened by Tomosaka, the Genin who was his deputy.

"Senior, the porridge is cooked here. You can eat it when you wake up."

Tomosaka was the young Genin who spoke to him when Matsudaira Inomaro looked for him before.

"Thanks."

Hyakusuke stretched on the bed.

"You were responsible for guarding the luggage last night... you've worked hard."

"It's nothing."

Tomosaka handed over a bowl of porridge with dark circles under his eyes: "This is just my duty."

"Thanks still needs to be said."

Hyakusuke patted him on the shoulder and took the porridge and chopsticks.

"Go back and get a good night's sleep later. I'm going to go to the market outside for a walk and see Lord Matsudaira. I'll buy you some snacks as souvenirs when I get back."

"Boss, what about our share?"

"Yeah... can't only Tomosaka get benefits, right?"

"That's right, that's right~~ We worked hard yesterday too."

Hyakusuke could only shake his head.

"I'll bring everyone some food when I get back... considering the upcoming mission, everyone should not go out and stay in the house to rest."

"Yes, sir."

The Genin were a little disappointed, but they honestly obeyed the order.

"It seems I'm going to spend a lot today."

Hyakusuke muttered to himself.

Because he was a Chunin who climbed up from Genin, he was considered "friendly" to his subordinates. However, there is a huge difference between being a Chunin and a Genin.

'Although it sounds harsh, I do have the power of life and death over everyone here.'

Hyakusuke reached out and touched the back of his neck, where, in addition to the previous "Toad Curse Seal," another curse seal was applied by the Kurohimeyama clan after he became a Chunin.

This is a "double curse seal." After being applied with this curse seal, he can control the "Toad Curse Seal" on the back of the necks of all Genin.

If Hyakusuke is willing, he can curse and kill all the Genin present at any time.

The curse seal is a manifestation of the strict hierarchy of the Kurohimeyama clan. As long as the Genin dare to rebel, desert, or defy their superiors, they will be cursed and killed at any time.

Moreover, as long as the Genin leave Hyakusuke too far, the curse seal will activate within three days.

The "double curse seal" on Hyakusuke, this Chunin, is also controlled by Sako Takayuki, the leader of the ninja from the Sako family.

Chunin like Taizou who treat Genin kindly are completely outliers in the Kurohimeyama family. Other Chunin completely use Genin as "consumables."

"Speaking of which... if it weren't for this thing, I would have run away long ago."

Hyakusuke shook his head.

...

After eating, Hyakusuke left the wooden rental house and headed to the post town's market.

He couldn't wear the black fox mask in public.

Hyakusuke also took off his mask and changed into inconspicuous casual clothes. As a Chunin, he had to avoid showing his face in public. In order to avoid attracting attention as much as possible, he wore a bamboo hat.

"I'll go meet with old man Matsudaira first and explain the situation."

The center of the post town is the Honjin and Waki-Honjin, accommodation facilities specially provided for court officials and distinguished exorcist families.

The former is the main house of the post town, and the latter is the accommodation facility provided for vassals.

When he arrived at the front of the post town's Honjin (main house), he saw Matsudaira Inomaro dressed in samurai attire. The old man had been waiting for him outside the door early in the morning.

"Oh~~ Lord Hyakusuke, you've come quite early."

"Not at all, how could I make Lord Matsudaira wait."

"Don't say such formal things."

The old man Matsudaira said with a smile: "I and Your Excellency can be considered to have hit it off at first sight. There's no need to be so polite in private. I'm a little older, so I'll call you Hyakusuke from now on."

Hyakusuke could also feel the old man's gentle attitude. The other party was from a samurai family. Although samurai families had declined long ago in this era, they were still higher in status than a commoner like himself. However, the old man had no airs at all.

It can be said that Lord Matsudaira's attitude naturally won Hyakusuke's heartfelt favor.

"You are too kind."

Hyakusuke asked with a smile: "By the way, today should be a day of rest, and we'll depart tomorrow, right... is there anything else you need to tell me to do?"

"There is indeed one thing."

Old man Matsudaira suddenly put away his smile and said: "Hyakusuke, you shouldn't have any miscellaneous tasks today, right... that's good, a rare opportunity, someone wants to meet you."

"Meet me?"

Just as Hyakusuke was wondering, a pleasant female voice came from behind him.

"Hello, Lord Hyakusuke."

Hyakusuke turned his face around, his expression becoming extremely stiff.

It turned out that behind him stood a beautiful young girl.

"I am Akira, the daughter of the Nakaya family."

Her voice was quite clear, and her demeanor was generous and natural.

"Thank you for taking care of our family's young master."

Suddenly, this Miss Akira tilted her head slightly.

"Why does Your Excellency's face look so bad? Did you eat something dirty in the morning and get a stomachache?"