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

"A letter from home?"

With a mix of emotions, he opened it and read through it.

The letter seemed to be from his third younger brother, who was illiterate but had asked someone to write it for him.

In the letter, he said that the family's situation had improved significantly in recent years, and his eldest second brother had gotten married.

He worked as a clerk for a local oil merchant; the family had saved some money for him to marry a wife, and he was currently working at the shop in the city, occasionally sending money home during festivals.

After the third brother came of age, he was also able to ease the burden on their parents, and the remaining younger brothers and sisters included one who was still young and another who had been sent to work as a maid in a wealthy family, with room and board and wages.

Thanks to this, the family's pressure had been reduced a lot.

In the past, the whole family had been eating mixed grains like wheat, millet, and vegetable leaves, and when the harvest was poor, they could only survive on vegetable stews and wild grass dumplings.

The children in the family were often hungry and unable to have three meals a day... However, in recent years, they had occasionally been able to eat a few meals of rice, and the New Year could be slightly more abundant, which was a great improvement.

The third brother was also planning to work as a clerk for a horse merchant after the youngest brother came of age, save money, and find a way to get some land, so they wouldn't have to go hungry because the harvest was taken away to pay annual tributes and land rent.

"Although it's terrible to say this to my brother, we wouldn't have survived that winter without the money from the exorcist clan..."

The third brother also subtly expressed in the letter that he hoped his brother could come home to see their parents if he had the opportunity, as they also wanted to see him.

"Is that so?"

Bai Jie's face showed a distressed expression, his brows slightly furrowed, and he put the letter back into the envelope.

In recent years, he had been receiving letters from home intermittently.

He had never replied to any of them, but he still treasured these letters, keeping them carefully in a box.

"Even if I go to see them, it won't mean anything, I don't have any memories of the past..."

He didn't blame his family for selling him off; in this world, it was simply something that couldn't be helped.

"Alright."

He couldn't keep thinking about this kind of thing.

While the moon was still overhead, Bai Jie decided to do some independent practice.

As a transmigrator, he wasn't lucky enough to get system, panel, or golden finger-type cheating abilities.

He felt helpless about this, thinking that even though he was a member of the transmigrator army, he didn't have any of these transmigrator "perks."

He was a Genin, although he had a little bit of spiritual power, he was completely incomparable to those proper exorcists.

In addition to his low spiritual power, he hadn't awakened any special abilities.

Although he could barely use spiritual power to enhance his physical abilities, he was only faster and jumped higher than the average person.

If he were to deal with ordinary people, he might have a great advantage, but as a Genin of the Black Princess Mountain clan, the enemies he faced were all kinds of demons and monsters, and this ability seemed very low.

No, it was more than low, it was simply a minnow level.

In the main storyline of 'Oborozuki no Akari', as long as there were a few mistakes, there would even be a tragedy of the Black Princess Mountain clan collapsing and being exterminated.

In the later stages, there were also demons attacking the capital city, launching a human-demon riot, causing a bloodbath.

Without strength, he would die like a weed.

And the family of this body of his, he had no feelings for them, but if things worsened, those people would also die.

"...I'm really too weak."

Yes, Bai Jie knew how weak he was, he didn't have a strong body, nor did he have a lot of spiritual power.

He also didn't have extraordinary talent.

Incompetent and weak.

Nor could he shout 'Deep Blue, show me your potential' and increase his strength through stacking values.

"So, if you want to survive... you can only work hard to hone yourself."

Bai Jie picked up a spear from the weapon rack and silently practiced thrusting the spear by the moonlight.

Although it was a bit self-praising to say so, Bai Jie was more skilled with a spear than with a ninja sword or other weapons.

He wasn't thrusting the spear in an empty field, but came to a pool of water.

This was in the corner of the training ground, and also the place where water was usually drawn.

The pool was not big, and a moon was reflected on the surface of the water.

Without a breeze, the pool water seemed to glow.

He silently practiced the spear against the moon shadow, which was his unique way of practicing.

With continuous swinging of the spear, Bai Jie forgot everything in the rain of sweat, and only the spear and the moon reflected in the water remained in his eyes.

His heart was as still as water, the wind disappeared and the thunder stopped, and his mind was completely focused on the tip of the spear.

A night breeze blew.

The cold wind gently blew past his neck, but it didn't attract his attention, only the breath he exhaled turned into a white haze.

His eyes stared at the inch of space where the tip of the spear was located.

Swish!

Bai Jie thrust the spear.

In an instant, his movements were as fast as lightning, and the tip of the spear left a swaying afterimage in the void.

And at that moment, a leaf happened to fall.

Whoosh.

The falling leaf was blown by the wind in the air, but it was just brushed by the tip of the spear, and it was divided into two.

Finally, it fell on the water.

"Not bad."

A man's voice sounded next to him.

"..."

Bai Jie was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and only then did he notice a rugged-looking man appearing by the pool.

"It's you, chief."

The visitor was a Chunin of the ninja group, named 'Saizo', and also Bai Jie's serious superior.

He was a somewhat unkempt, sloppy uncle, and also one of the few Chunin who cared very much for his subordinates.

The identities of the Chunin were not as low as those of the Genin.

Among them, there were also people with exorcist bloodlines, or they were born as vassals of the main family, responsible for monitoring and managing the Genin.

It should be known that Genin have always been the largest unit in terms of members, with high consumption and low treatment, in order to prevent betrayal or escape.

The clan would send Chunin composed of vassals to supervise, and when necessary, they would punish or directly kill Genin who made mistakes.

However, Saizo was a good old man with a gentle nature who could treat even the lowly Genin equally, and thanks to him, Bai Jie was able to live to the present.

"I went out hunting and caught two raccoon dogs, a male and a female."

Saizo smiled triumphantly and patted his waist, where two dead raccoon dogs were hanging.

"You should be able to eat raccoon dog hot pot, right~"

He reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Alright, alright, you've been practicing for a long time, isn't your injury not healed yet? Don't waste your energy so much, come and help me skin and process these two raccoon dogs, so everyone can eat something good tomorrow and replenish their bodies, and I'll give you a little more meat."

"Okay."

Bai Jie was covered in tired sweat, and his shoulders rose and fell with his breathing.

However, he still nodded with a smile, put down the spear in his hand, and walked towards Saizo.

...

"It's so boring today~~"

The original male protagonist, the future savior appointed by destiny, was stretching lazily in his room with a bored expression.

Tsukigara Yomei, the eldest son of the Tsukigara clan, was originally the future head of the prestigious exorcist clan that dominated the Kitauoku region.

However, a few years ago, the Tsukigara clan was attacked by a powerful demon king, suffering unprecedented damage.

Many family members, including the clan leader, were killed, and only a few cats and dogs survived.

The territory of the Tsukigara clan was completely lost, becoming a place where monsters and goblins gathered.

This was a powerful demon that came south from the undeveloped Ezo region (Hokkaido), said to have originally been a god worshiped by the Ezo people.

For unknown reasons, it degenerated and transformed into a powerful demon, leading a large number of half-human, half-owl monsters to attack the territory of the Tsukigara clan.

This incident also shocked the island nation's court and the public.

The act of a demon king-level existence occupying human territory directly triggered a response from the imperial court, and they immediately thought of the demon riots that occurred one hundred and fifty years ago.

Five demon king-level existences launched an army to seize land, causing serious damage to various parts of the island nation.

Fortunately, the owl-shaped demon that attacked the Tsukigara clan's territory did not take any further action, only maintaining its sphere of influence around the main city where the Tsukigara clan was located, without intending to encroach on the surrounding territories.

This also relieved the nobles in Kyoto, and they suppressed the idea of launching imperial forces to attack Kitaoku, or rather, they were reluctant to launch an attack on the demon king occupying the Tsukigara clan's territory.

In recent years, the Yamato court has frequently suffered disasters, earthquakes, droughts, floods, and endless small-scale demon disturbances, and its finances are very tight.

Mobilizing troops for a long-distance raid would be a very huge expense for the court.

It was also at this time that the Kurohimeyama family, also a famous family in Minamiku in the north, showed great activity at this juncture.

The head of the family personally went to accept the eldest son and his party who had escaped from the territory and were displaced.

She explained the situation on the one hand, and made a solemn promise on the other: the Kurohimeyama clan was willing to help the Tsukigara clan regain Kitaoku, on the condition that Tsukigara Yomei become an adopted son-in-law of the Kurohimeyama family, but after regaining the territory in the future, the Kurohimeyama's tentacles would also enter the Kitaoku region - this is the prologue of 'Oborozuki no Akari'.

"But, thinking about it the other way around, being able to be so rarely idle, without having to practice swords or spiritual arts... it's really nice to drink tea peacefully like this."

Tsukigara's eldest son, Yomei, is a typical Japanese manga Yasashi male protagonist, he is a kind, considerate, and gentle old man who can show kindness to anyone.

His personal hobbies are basking in the sun on the outer corridor and playing shogi with his stepsister, and he likes to prune potted plants and enjoy delicious kelp tea indoors.

"The sun is nice today~"

"He" lifted the quilt and prepared to go out to bask in the sun and breathe some fresh air.

These days, "he" had been forcibly locked in an airtight room by the therapists of the Liyu Institute, and tested by various means.

Even the oldest director of the Liyu Institute, the most experienced healer of the Kurohimeyama clan's main family, the old woman named 'Shukuka', couldn't figure out what had happened to "him".

"Even I don't understand, this is not a curse, nor is it a technique... what exactly is going on?"

The old woman sighed: "But in general, son-in-law, after a thorough investigation of your body, we can confirm that your body is healthy now.

It seems that although you have become a woman, there are no other traces of curses."

--'But, is this a good thing or a bad thing?'

The old man sighed deeply in the end, and his eyes revealed concern for "him".

However, "he" didn't notice this at all at the time--

"Strange, why do my old clothes feel weird when I wear them,"

"He" took out a few pieces of clothing from the Maki-e decorated lacquer chest and changed them, and was very surprised to find that these clothes didn't fit.

"Um... is it because my breasts have gotten bigger?"

I always feel that when I put on my old clothes, the neckline will inexplicably open, becoming very revealing.

"Have I really become a woman?"

"He" didn't have any real feeling about all this, until he came to his stepsister's dressing table, and only then did he see his changed appearance in the mirror.

"--Is that really me?"

A beautiful girl with a beautiful face was standing in the mirror.

The facial features are delicate and the lips are rosy.

Also, her movements are exactly the same as his.

"He" shook his head.

The girl in the mirror made the same movement.

In an instant, the hair draped over her shoulders slipped off.

Yes, she has long hair like black silk, and the slightly drooping corners of her eyes have a soft feeling, and there is a black mole under her eyes.

"Really, is that me?"

"He" touched the mole on the corner of his eye--at the same time, the girl in the mirror made the same movement.

In the bottom of Tsukigara Yomei's heart, a strong sense of absurdity and dislocation emerged, and "he" had the strange feeling of becoming another thing for the first time.

"I, have I become a woman?"

"He", no, now she should be called, uttered a doubtful tone from her lips.