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

Kukuri Ayaka.

The male lead's stepsister in the game 'Oborozuki no Akari'.

She is the adopted child of the Tsukigara clan leader, also known as Yomyo's father.

Ayaka's clan, the Kukuri, is a locally known family of exorcists, but far inferior to the Kurohimeyama, Tsukigara, and the nearly extinct Minami Mutsu's prestigious Kazuki clan.

The ancestors of the Kukuri clan were destroyed because of a feud with a certain ogre, leaving only two orphans, one being Ayaka's older brother, Ichiki, and the other being Ayaka herself.

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Both siblings were adopted by the Tsukigara clan and treated almost like the clan leader's own children.

However, in the game, Ayaka is a non-romanceable character.

Yet, in one of the heroine's story routes, Ayaka's performance in the story was highly praised by players, overshadowing the heroine of that route. Plus, she was often relied upon by the male lead in the game, jokingly called 'almost like a mother', 'everyone's mother', thus becoming a popular character.

'Hehe~~ I like Ayaka, the small, soft loli mother, heehee...'

'General, when did you arrive?'

'Please analyze why Kukuri Ayaka is a god...'

These are the deranged comments often seen on online forums and game review sections.

It's normal for Ayaka to be popular, after all, she is a rare character in this game who is neither yandere nor obsessed with the male lead, doesn't inexplicably pull out a knife to stab you to death, and always firmly stands by the male lead, maintaining her role as his stepsister.

Well, compared to the other heroines, she is naturally more likable to players.

'At first, I didn't like this kind of female character who nags the protagonist in everyday life, often scolding him, like she's doing some kind of PUA, but later I realized that Ayaka only speaks up when the male lead does something wrong or is hopeless, and she defends the male lead fiercely in front of outsiders.'

'The male lead was a lazy good-for-nothing in the early stages~~ Think about what he did in the early stages, didn't want to fight monsters, hated conflict, avoided reality... As the protagonist, it was impossible to empathize with him in the early stages.'

'Don't forget, his sister takes care of his daily needs... The male lead is basically hands-off when it comes to things like washing clothes and cooking.'

'Thinking about it the other way around, it's not a bad thing not to be a heroine, after all, you don't have to participate in the heroine battle royale in the fully corrupted route, and get brutally murdered.'

'What the hell? Why can't you romance the sister? This is Ayaka, the sister goddess with loli, sister, and mother triple attributes, why not open a stepsister route?'

'Quickly release a post-story FD to open a sister route, damn it...'

Overall, Hyakusuke believes that his sister Ayaka is a character who doesn't need much attention.

Ayaka is actually not an important character in the game.

She is an ordinary person, with no spiritual ability or combat power, and doesn't occupy much content in the later story routes.

Moreover, unlike the several ill-tempered yandere characters, Ayaka is gentle and kind, and shouldn't have any impact on him.

However, Hyakusuke now realizes that he was thinking too simply.

This stepsister might become a high wall in front of him.

...

The journey to Lake Yukionna requires a detour.

It will take about three days. Hyakusuke's idea is to use these three days as much as possible to find an opportunity to contact Tsukigara Yomyo in private and have a good talk.

Although he doesn't know what caused Yomyo to get angry before, he should apologize first.

Hyakusuke knows that with the protagonist's 'yasashii' (gentle) personality, as long as it's not a matter of killing her father or destroying her clan, if he tries hard enough, he should still be forgiven.

However, he soon discovers that he has no way to contact Tsukigara Yomyo in private.

...

The oxcart caravan stops by the roadside. This is a crossroads near a village. Maple trees, lacquer trees, mizunara oaks, and beech trees grow by the roadside. Under the largest tree, you can see several tea houses and stalls.

The tea houses specialize in serving merchants and messengers who travel along the road; the small vendors are farmers from the village, and their stalls sell products such as tea whisks, bamboo hats, straw mats, and straw sandals.

Poor tenant farmers can hardly support their families by farming alone, so they often do handicrafts and try to sell them nearby to earn some money to supplement their household income.

The low-ranking ninjas also stop to rest outside the tea house, taking a breather while drinking tea.

"Miss Yomyo, I have something to tell you..."

He was about to call out to her as the girl in the crimson kimono stepped down from the oxcart.

"Sister."

Ayaka rushed over from behind and hugged her sleeve.

"I just saw a peddler selling face powder, can you come with me?"

"Okay."

The beautiful sisters walked straight in the other direction.

"This?"

Hyakusuke's attempt to talk was interrupted, and he could only stop and watch the two leave.

...

"Miss Yomyo, excuse me for disturbing you, but could you spare some time to chat..."

"Sister Yomyo, Matsudaira said he has something to ask you, come with me quickly."

He was preempted again.

"I have something I want to talk to you about..."

"I'm sorry, sister, Ayaka seems to have twisted her ankle, can you come and help Ayaka."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Um... Hyakusuke-kakka, do you have something to talk about?"

"That's right, could we talk in private for a moment."

"Sister, what are you talking about~~"

The innocent stepsister interjected.

"No, it's nothing important."

Hyakusuke retreated again.

...

'What on earth is going on...?'

Hyakusuke doesn't understand why, but it's clear that his stepsister Ayaka is hindering him, preventing him from contacting Yomyo.

Whenever he tries to talk to Yomyo, she finds an opportunity to interrupt him, like an ice wall blocking him and the protagonist.

...Unknowingly, a sad, thick barrier has separated himself and the protagonist Yomyo.

"But, why?"

While he is filled with question marks, the group finally arrives at Lake Yukionna.

On this day, the oxcart drove out of the forest and proceeded along the stream. Following the guidance of the mountain villagers they met on the road, they passed through a straight, deep bamboo forest and crossed through thorns and weeds.

As the sky gradually darkened, the bright moon rose, and the view suddenly opened up, revealing a wide lake in front.

At this time, the moon was directly opposite the position of the group, and a straight path of light extended to the surface of the lake, sparkling dazzlingly due to the ripples caused by the breeze.

"What a great place... but it's a bit too remote."

Yomyo got out of the oxcart and coughed a few times, seemingly from catching a chill.

"Speaking of which, I can hardly feel any demonic energy along the way, and there are very few minor demons... This place has almost nothing wrong with it except for being too remote."

She seemed to have caught a cold in the past few days, and her body temperature was a little high. It seemed she had a cold.

Hyakusuke was very surprised when he first heard this news. He found it hard to imagine that Yomyo, the descendant of a prestigious family of exorcists and the protagonist blessed with three powerful bloodlines, would catch a cold.

"It is said to be thanks to the local lake master, Princess Yukionna. This lake god has a strong divinity. Although she is very willful and has a bad temper, her power is extraordinary. A certain area centered on this lake is covered by her divine power, and almost no monsters dare to act recklessly."

Old man Matsudaira explained.

"Let's spend the night here tonight, and everyone should not move around at night... The lake master Princess Yukionna hates people approaching the lake at night."

"According to the locals, mist will rise from the lake surface at the last moment of midnight, and the lake master and her familiars will occasionally play and watch the moon by the lake at night."

"During this time, anyone who dares to intrude on this lake at this time and offend her interests will be punished by Princess Yukionna."

"Is that so?"

Yomyo was a little surprised.

Well, no wonder she is said to be a willful and ill-tempered god.

"It is said to be punishment, but only to the extent of pranks..."

Matsudaira Iori explained that the lake master Princess Yukionna will do some pranks out of anger, but will not harm people's lives. However, the local people respect this lake master very much and will never disturb her.

Moreover, even the pranks of gods are something that ordinary people avoid. The blessings and punishments brought by "gods and Buddhas" in this world are real, and not many headstrong people would be foolish enough to provoke a lake god who can manifest.

"Set up camp here today."

Hyakusuke ordered the low-ranking ninjas to prepare to set up camp, and he added: "Don't go out at night tonight, and don't approach this lake."

Of course, he only said that, he doesn't intend to abide by this rule himself.

After all, Hyakusuke plans to use the opportunity tonight to go to the center of Lake Yukionna and return the comb to the lake master.

...

Late at night, everyone in the camp falls asleep.

Suddenly, a layer of mist rises from the surface of Lake Yukionna.

The thick mist appears almost instantly, then covers the lake surface and spreads around the lake.

--This mist comes extremely quickly and is extremely strange.

"It's finally starting."

Hyakusuke had already prepared. He put on his equipment, took out an invisibility amulet, left the camp silently, took a slight detour, and walked towards the lake.

"Hyakusuke-kakka, where does he want to go so late?"

Tsukigara Yomyo got up. She coughed a few times, her face was as pale as a dead person, but burning hot.

Because she felt unwell, she couldn't sleep. At this time, her overly sensitive five senses heard the movement outside, so she lifted a corner of the oxcart curtain and noticed Hyakusuke's leaving figure.

Although that man used an invisibility amulet, Tsukigara Yomyo was born with special eyes.

Her eyesight is much stronger than ordinary people, and since childhood, her eyes could easily see through illusions and demon magic—the effect of the high-level invisibility amulet in Hyakusuke's hand is useless to her.

"Cough cough... I said before, don't get close to the lake after dark, Hyakusuke... what is he doing?"

Tsukigara Yomyo stood up, but as soon as she stood up, her eyes were filled with white.

"...My body feels so heavy."

Even though she was extremely dizzy, Yomyo still supported herself on her knees to get up.

I really am sick.

She had never had a cold or fever before. This time, for some unknown reason, she caught a cold and her body became very weak.

"Let's go see."

Tsukigara Yomyo felt puzzled by Hyakusuke's actions, and a feeling of worry welled up in her heart. She walked out of the oxcart, shook her head to get rid of the dizziness, and walked out of the oxcart.