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

“No.”

Bai Jie tried his best to calm his emotions.

“Hello, Miss Ming… May I ask, is there anything important you need from me today?”

“Although it’s nothing important, can’t I look for you?”

The original male lead, Miss Ming, blinked her eyes and chuckled.

“By the way~ Mr. Bai Jie, could you accompany me for a little shopping trip?”

Is it still effective to object now?

……

The local post town has a small market, which is a street. Although small, it is fully equipped. There are inns and teahouses, not to mention book rental shops, barber shops, pharmacies, grocery stores, and stalls selling dry goods and fruits.

This street in the post town is like a commercial street, with people coming and going on both sides. The houses on both sides are wooden machiya structures. These wooden row houses can be used for living or business.

“The weather is really nice today, perfect for going shopping…”

“She” chuckled: “Speaking of which, what should we buy?”

“Sister, don’t stare at the confectionery shop. We’re here on serious business this time.”

The speaker was a girl wearing a maple-leaf-colored kosode. She was not very old, probably only 13 or 14 years old.

The girl’s name is Ayaka, and she is secretly tugging at her “sister’s” sleeve with an embarrassed expression.

Saying “what should we buy,” her eyes are completely fixed on the teahouse confectionery shop.

“Y-yes, that’s right.”

Tsukigara Yaming reluctantly withdrew her gaze.

“Speaking of… we have serious business today, we need to prepare offerings for visiting the grave…”

Listening to the conversation between these sisters, Bai Jie felt complicated.

He still doesn’t know how to deal with the male lead.

Of course, it is also a good thing to have a good relationship with the future savior.

However, the male lead has now become a girl.

Bai Jie knows the plot well. He is clear about the importance of Tsukigara Yaming as the male lead. Seeing the feminized Yaming, he feels like all his energy has been absorbed by a sponge.

‘Although I knew it already, seeing her in person is a different feeling~~’

His current mood is mixed with the shattering of dreams and a feeling of disappointment.

—Why did the protagonist become a woman?

The moment he officially met her, Bai Jie’s face turned a little green.

It felt like being struck by lightning. Too bad, it was terrible.

The female Tsukigara Yaming looked even more delicate than her younger sister Ayaka next to her, her figure was as soft as a willow, her skin was as white as jade, and her features were the epitome of a Japanese beauty.

“I wonder if there are any shops selling related supplies.”

Her eyes are as bright as morning stars, her snowy cheeks are rosy, and her eyes are curiously exploring the surrounding shops.

—Stand up, isn’t your future about protecting girls, always standing up, overcoming difficulties hand in hand with your beloved harem, and constantly fighting against the dark forces?

More than disappointment, Bai Jie felt betrayed. At this moment, he couldn't find a trace of masculine characteristics on this “Miss Ming”.

“Oh~~ right, I almost forgot.”

The girl’s voice turned to him.

“Mr. Bai Jie… I plan to buy some gifts for the lower ninjas.”

She opened her cherry lips slightly: “After all, everyone has been working hard these days, but I don’t know what everyone needs. Can you give me some suggestions?”

What?

Bai Jie couldn’t help but be stunned.

He didn’t expect that Tsukigara Yaming would plan to buy some gifts for the lower ninjas, saying that they had been working hard these days.

“No, these are just our duties.”

Bai Jie was surprised by her idea, but on second thought, this is indeed what the protagonist would do.

In this era of feudal society lacking human rights awareness, the upper and lower classes are strictly hierarchical, forming a strict system of social status. The bottom of the townspeople and common people are vagrants who are alienated from society, and are also called “non-humans” and discriminated against.

The status of the lower ninjas is no better. Bai Jie has hardly seen any superiors, those with noble status who deliberately care for the people below.

“This is also a little of my heart.”

She gave a bright smile and said, “Or rather, the heart of the Tsukigara clan.”

Since she even brought up the family name, Bai Jie couldn’t refuse. Moreover, he was just trying to decline.

After all, if you shamelessly accept the kindness, you will definitely be held accountable afterward.

“I understand.”

Bai Jie nodded slightly.

“I’m really sorry,”

She smiled while showing her teeth, and consulted him: “This is also the reason why I’m looking for Mr. Bai Jie today. I hope to get good suggestions?”

“Suggestions?”

Bai Jie thought about it, what do his lower ninjas need?

No, they lack everything, they need everything.

However, what is needed here is a “gift”, so in that case, you just need to make everyone happy.

The most convenient “gift” is definitely food.

Including snacks or sweets, especially sweets that are rarely eaten on weekdays, or other delicious things, are rare opportunities to improve the food for the lower ninjas, and they will definitely be welcomed.

However, Bai Jie also plans to buy some food to reward his subordinates.

“How about this… Miss Ming, could you please buy some new straw sandals for the lower ninjas? If you go out often, your shoes will easily wear out, which should be what everyone needs more.”

“Alright.”

“Miss Ming” nodded readily.

“According to your suggestion, Ayaka… let’s find a shop that sells straw sandals together.”

……

“Finally… I can separate temporarily.”

Bai Jie couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

After that, Tsukigara Yaming bought the straw sandals and suggested that she personally go to the wooden hut to deliver them to the lower ninjas.

However, this overly considerate behavior is still relatively troublesome. Perhaps, she herself has forgotten that the identity she is currently playing is that of a young lady from a distinguished branch family.

It is not suitable for such a noble figure, especially a woman, to run to a lowly place to “condescend”. If the news reaches the ears of the ninja head Takayuki, I will not have a good time.

Fortunately, the old man Matsudaira and the respected younger sister persuaded her to leave, and she left with a puffed-up face.

Bai Jie rubbed his shoulders. He is now empty-handed, but the straw sandals and snacks used to comfort his subordinates have been entrusted to the shop clerk to be sent to the wooden hut.

“Let’s go find that NPC. If I’m lucky, I can solve the first step today.”

Next, he needs to find the wandering shrine maiden Fuyuhotaru.

Moreover, Bai Jie needs to help this NPC solve a certain problem she has.

“Although it is a troublesome ‘curse’ in itself, I am very clear about the strategy of the game side quests, and the difficulty should not be too great.”

After wandering around the post town again, he heard the sound of arguing.

“Bitch~ How dare you!”

“Do you know who we are?”

“Have you seen this crest? Do you know who we are?”

A group of samurai-born ronin were shouting loudly in the street, aggressively surrounding a woman.

The woman was the wandering shrine maiden Fuyuhotaru. She looked weak and delicate, wearing a grass-colored shawl, holding a kokyu in her hand, and was blocked at the intersection by several ronin.

One of them also grabbed one of her hands.

“Don’t be ungrateful, you’re just a prostitute who sells her body.”

The shop owners and stall vendors next to them didn’t dare to intervene, but people gathered together to watch from a distance.

These days, samurai are worthless, let alone ronin. However, they are not people that ordinary people can afford to provoke, not to mention that these ronin may be hired by a famous exorcist family.

“Excuse me.”

Bai Jie pushed aside the people blocking the road and took the initiative to walk over.

“Everyone, please listen to me.”

He said unhurriedly: “You look like you are from samurai families and have extraordinary backgrounds, but this place is a post town. If you cause trouble, it will inevitably bring trouble to your master… Please let the matter end here.”

“Who are you? Don’t meddle in other people’s business…”

The ronin didn’t take Bai Jie, who came out to mediate, seriously, until he silently took out an inro.

The black lacquered inro showed the family crest of the exorcist family. It was a Hannya mask-like pattern, which was also a symbol of the “oni women” of the Kurohimeyama clan.

“...Kuro, Kurohimeyama family.”

Several ronin showed stiff expressions on their faces.

“Everyone, my master is resting in the post town. Can you give me some face? If it gets to the top, everyone will have a hard time saving face. Please stop here…”

Bai Jie’s tone was a bit threatening.

He was of course bluffing, but the name of the Kurohimeyama family was indeed effective. The ronin looked at each other. Facing this inro, they didn’t dare to say anything more, and fled in embarrassment, looking even a little ridiculous.

“Hehe.”

Bai Jie smiled.

In the original work, the protagonist was very stupid in this plot. He came forward to stop the ronin himself and did not report his identity as an exorcist family.

This led to retaliation by the “gang” of these ronin later, and he almost lost his life.

In fact, as long as he honestly used his identity to suppress people, no one would dare to say anything more, but he didn’t want to make things bigger, which led to the subsequent problems.

Bai Jie didn’t have these concerns. If he could bluff, why wouldn’t he?

At the same time, the surrounding onlookers also dispersed knowingly. At this moment, the voice of the wandering shrine maiden Fuyuhotaru slowly sounded.

“This sir, thank you very much for saving me.”

She sighed softly: “No, this is the second time you have helped me a lot. The previous time was on the mountain road.”

...No, no, no, I didn’t save you.

I really saved that group of ronin.

Bai Jie couldn’t help but smile wryly. After all, if I didn’t come forward to stop those people, you would definitely retaliate against them, finding opportunities to stab them one by one—yes, with the short sword hidden in your kokyu.

Who would have thought that a weak and delicate wandering shrine maiden was a top female assassin specially trained by the imperial court’s “Shadow Cage” organization?