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

The main storyline of "Oborozuki no Akira" is called "The Great Heavenly God Sakura Mahora Purification Ritual."

To play through this part of the game, players must finish the prologue, spend an hour familiarizing themselves with the game's built-in strategy mode, and complete the beginner's quests before accessing the main story.

If you don't pay close attention to the story and skip it all by pressing the space bar and ESC key, you can speed things up even more.

However, if you don't watch the story or look up a guide online, you'll most likely get stuck on the "first level" of the main storyline for half a day.

"Moreover, the main character Yoake's strength in the main story must be improved. She must awaken at least a part of her bloodline power to overcome this crisis..."

Before, Hyakusuke deliberately arranged for Yoake to fight Ikk鬼, hoping to stimulate her through the duel and awaken her talent and bloodline power.

"Yoake's combat power will increase rapidly after awakening, but she is still too weak now..."

Hyakusuke thought that if Yoake awakened her talent, some "characteristics" should appear. However, he has not yet discovered any such "characteristics" in Tsukuyomi Yoake.

"Excluding the Kunitsukami demon/fallen god blood that is best not to awaken, there are no signs of 'reversal' or 'soul erosion' awakening."

Tsukuyomi Yoake's three bloodline powers come from her ancestors, her mother, and the power of a Kunitsukami-born demon/fallen god whose soul fragments are attached to her body through reincarnation magic.

The former two are crucial, but it is best not to awaken the demon/fallen god blood, otherwise Yoake may fall into the "dark side of the universe" and turn into a villain.

"Currently, it is impossible to tell when the power within her will awaken. I only hope that she can catch up to the decisive battle in the later stages of the 'Divine Sakura Festival'."

After listening to Sakogou Takayuki's instructions, Hyakusuke returned to the ninjas' "dormitory area."

On the way back, he ran into Taisou, who was also a chunin.

"Yo! Welcome back, Hyakusuke."

Taisou, with his messy hair, greeted him.

"Yeah."

Hyakusuke nodded.

"But I won't be staying for long... I received a new mission and will be going to Dewa Province soon."

"Hmm... I know."

Taisou smiled and said, "Because besides you, another chunin will also participate in this mission."

"Is that so?"

Hyakusuke secretly rejoiced.

His luck was not bad. Although he was about to enter the main storyline, he could at least have a reliable teammate.

"Who is the other chunin?"

"Haruhi."

Taisou explained simply.

"She is the only female chunin among the ninjas."

"I've hardly heard of this person?"

Hyakusuke was a little surprised.

"Well, me too. I know nothing about this female ninja."

Taisou said casually, "Anyway, you'll find out who she is later... Also, to celebrate your first mission as a chunin, would you like to go take a bath with me?"

"Two grown men going to take a bath together?"

Hyakusuke frowned slightly.

"Are you going or not?"

Taisou asked again.

"Are you talking about the 'sento' in town?"

Hyakusuke knew that the people of the island country were quite obsessed with bathing.

Sento were bathhouses in this era.

Tracing back, Buddhism was introduced to Japan around the 6th century. At that time, there were bathrooms next to temples for monks to cleanse themselves and statues of Buddha, and then they were opened to the public to promote Buddhism.

However, large sento had to burn firewood to boil water every day, so they were not popular in the early days.

It was only in the Edo period that there were various bathhouses in more prosperous areas, generally called Furoya and Yuya. Furoya were steam bathhouses, while Yuya were more common.

However, Hyakusuke felt that the sanitary conditions of this era were worrying, so he would not deliberately go to a bathhouse. He usually drew well water and cooled off with cold water.

"I know you don't like going to bathhouses."

Taisou said mysteriously, "However, I found a natural hot spring in a nearby mountain. No one else should know about it except me. Would you like to soak in it with me?"

"...You said a hot spring?"

Hyakusuke thought for a while, then exchanged glances with Taisou, and they both grinned.

"Should we prepare some snacks to go with the drinks?"

"I've already prepared them."

...

It is said that one of the indispensable plots in various swordsman novels of the island country is this type of plot where people soak in hot springs in the mountains to heal their injuries.

Hyakusuke had not read this type of work in the past, so he was not clear about it.

Speaking of hot springs, he had soaked in them a few times in his previous life, but they were all artificial hot springs.

This was Hyakusuke's "first time on a palanquin" when it came to natural wild hot springs.

"This place is more hidden than I imagined..."

After nightfall, the two arrived at a remote mountain.

This was a secret realm beyond the reach of humans. In this lush forest, one could vaguely smell the musty odor of wild animals, the scent of plants, and the faint fishy smell of soil, as well as a very faint smell of sulfur.

"Is it here?"

The two found the location of the hot spring, which was a natural hot spring formed by hot water gushing out between rocky depressions.

"There shouldn't be only one hot spring here. There are several other hot spring spots in the mountain." In the thick white steam, Taisou chose a slightly flat rock on the shore to sit down.

"I have drinks and snacks, so we can have a good rest today."

"Now that I think about it, why am I the one carrying everything?"

Hyakusuke was holding two wooden tubs.

"Hey~~ didn't I prepare everything? Why are you complaining so much?"

Taisou took off all his clothes, put them on the edge of the rock, and jumped into the water with a plop, splashing a large amount of water.

"Hey~ what are you standing there for? Come down and take a bath."

He swam around in the hot spring and shouted loudly.

"The water temperature is just right, it's so comfortable!"

"Wait a minute... are there any monsters nearby?"

Hyakusuke frowned slightly, looking around vigilantly. It wouldn't be strange if a monster suddenly appeared in this unfamiliar mountain forest.

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Taisou said with a smile, "This place is also considered the territory of the Kurohimeyama family, and exorcists regularly patrol the area. Moreover, there are also barriers set up in the mountains for vigilance... The monsters also know that this is the territory of the Kurohimeyama clan, so they generally don't approach it easily."

"That's right."

Hyakusuke nodded slightly.

Even if there were really monsters here in the past, as long as they had a little brain, they should have been frightened by the Kurohimeyama clan.

"Then I'll come down too."

He took off his clothes and put his charms and waist pouch on the shore, as well as his demon-breaking gauntlets. As for his shikigami "Dream Eater," it could turn into a tattoo on his arm during the day.

As for what Taisou said about preparing drinks and snacks in advance, they were all placed in the wooden tub.

'Although Taisou said this place is relatively safe, I should still carry a knife with me. If someone takes our clothes and equipment, we'll be left empty-handed...'

He thought for a while, then put his ninja sword in the wooden tub and pushed it into the water.

"The water temperature is really good."

Hyakusuke put the wooden tub on the water and slowly sank his body into the hot spring, up to his shoulders.

This open-air wild hot spring was not very deep. Standing in the middle, it was about the height of a person standing and stretching out their arms.

At this time, being in the steaming hot spring, if you looked up, you could see the starry sky.

Closing his eyes, Hyakusuke exhaled, feeling the night breeze caressing his hot face that had been soaked in the hot spring.

Leaves fluttered down from the branches and fell gracefully into the water.

At this time, he and Taisou not only enjoyed the beauty of nature, but also picked up wine glasses, drinking cheap unfiltered sake while eating snacks.

"It feels like life has a little meaning this way."

Hyakusuke couldn't help but admire.

"You're too hard on yourself~~ Of course, you have to find some fun for yourself in life."

Taisou put down his wine glass and stretched.

Suddenly, he noticed that Hyakusuke had even brought his knife.

"You're too vigilant~~ No one will come to this deep mountain forest."

He sank into the water, blowing bubbles.

"Besides the monkeys in the mountains, no one comes to bathe in this place."

"Monkeys?"

"There are monkeys that like to bathe. I found several other hot springs when I came to survey the area."

Taisou pointed to the distance.

"Those monkeys often stay at another hot spring. This mountain is quite large, and there are animals like bears in the mountain."

"Okay."

Hyakusuke finally put his mind at ease and shrank his body to enjoy the hot spring.

...

After chatting with Taisou for a while, Taisou, who had finished drinking, dozed off and leaned against the rock with his eyes closed.

"He can fall asleep like this."

Hyakusuke couldn't help but complain.

However, Taisou was also a skilled exorcist. If an enemy with a slight killing intent approached, he could quickly wake up even if he was dead asleep.

Being able to fall asleep in this place should mean that there was indeed no danger here, otherwise he wouldn't have relaxed to this point.

"Then I'll go to another place. The water temperature here is a bit too hot."

Hyakusuke was not used to this water temperature and decided to move to another place.

Suddenly, his gaze casually glanced at the shore, and the corner of his eye noticed a small black shadow falling on the rock where his clothes were placed.

"Monkey?"

He opened his mouth in surprise, and a macaque surreptitiously came to the edge of the rock, quickly grabbed something, and squeaked as it scurried up a tree.

"Damn it! It's my demon-breaking gauntlets."

Hyakusuke never thought that such a ghost thing would happen, that his equipment would be stolen by a monkey.

"Eh... what happened?"

Taisou, who was asleep, was also awakened.

"A monkey stole my things."

Hyakusuke jumped up.

"Taisou, please watch over my things... I'll be right back."

He ran naked into the depths of the forest, wearing nothing but a ninja sword in his hand.

...

I was completely careless and negligent.

No, it should be that the animals themselves were not malicious, and neither Taisou nor I noticed the existence of the monkey.

Hyakusuke quickly chased after the monkey that had scurried up the branches. This thing was extremely agile, and even he, who had strengthened his body with spiritual power, could not catch up for a while.

"Damn it."

Just as his hand was about to grab the monkey, it stepped on a branch and used the reaction force to jump to another tree, and then scurried down from the tree, landing on a rock.

Next to it was a steaming hot spring. In the dark night, the monkey's eyes flickered with light, looking at Hyakusuke with a mocking gaze.

"You bastard, you're finally willing to come down from the tree?"

Fierce flames burned in Hyakusuke's eyes. He didn't even know how long he had been running, and he wasn't even wearing pants.

"You're finished, you know that?"

He took a step forward, his feet stomping hard on the ground.

The monkey chuckled evilly and quickly moved in another direction. It was much more agile than Hyakusuke, however, a large hand reached out from behind and grabbed the monkey.

"Squeak, squeak..."

The monkey was grabbed by the neck and struggled desperately, while also discovering in horror that the figure of the man rushing towards it disappeared, scattering into a cloud of mist with the wind.

"I even wasted one of my phantom charms."

Hyakusuke snorted coldly.

"So, how am I going to teach you a lesson next—"

"You better not do that."

A clear voice came from behind him.

"It's just acting according to my instructions."

A chill ran down Hyakusuke's back. He turned his stiff neck and looked behind him, where a kimono-clad woman with a parasol appeared behind him.

Her beauty was reminiscent of a mountain goddess, but she was surrounded by a violent aura mixed with demonic energy and spiritual power.

"Kurohimeyama's servant, give me back my arm."

The woman's vermilion lips curled into a sneer as she spat out a cold voice to Hyakusuke.

—Fuguraku Sakiru.

Cold air swept through his body. Hyakusuke gritted his teeth, knowing that he had encountered the worst situation.

'Is soaking in a hot spring a sin? Am I going to be struck by lightning just because I came out to rest?'