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

The Curse Suppression Hall.

As dusk fell, with the calls of crows rising and falling, Hiragi Hiruko opened her eyes.

She didn't know how long she had been asleep; it seemed that after distributing the medicine, she couldn't hold on any longer and finally fell into a deep sleep.

No, Hiragi Hiruko couldn't remember the details, and she didn't even understand why she was lying here.

'There, there's still work... I can't fall asleep...'

She struggled to get up.

“Great High Priestess… have you finally awakened?”

Leaning by the bed, taking care of her, was a young shrine maiden from the Curse Suppression Hall; her name seemed to be Kyoko.

She was also very tired and was leaning against the tatami, hugging her knees with her hands, dozing off with her head resting on her legs.

The rustling sound of the bedding spread on the tatami made Kyoko realize that Hiragi Hiruko had woken up, and she immediately raised her voice.

“Please don’t move… you suddenly fainted before, scaring everyone.” She reached out and touched Hiragi Hiruko’s cheek.

“Really, your temperature is very high; it feels like you’ve caught a cold.”

Kyoko’s tone was very gentle.

“You are the Great High Priestess… what will everyone do if you accidentally collapse? Please pull yourself together… I’ll boil some medicine for you; after drinking it, you’ll be fine.”

Yes.

...I am the Great High Priestess; I cannot fall.

Hiragi Hiruko dazedly propped herself up.

Although Kyoko was saying something in her ear, she didn't seem to hear anything at all, and she slowly turned her empty gaze towards the paper sliding door.

The door was open, allowing her to see the courtyard outside. And the moon gradually rising above the courtyard, the light of dusk disappearing.

A moon, like the profile of a witch, hung in the realm of night, silently smiling.

“Great High Priestess… are you alright?”

Kyoko felt that something was wrong; she wondered if she should tell her superiors and the staff of the Divine Sakura Headquarters, feeling that Hiragi Hiruko’s condition was very bad.

The girl’s eyes looking at the moonlight were empty and hollow, like those of a patient with dissociative identity disorder.

At this moment, the height to which the moonlight had risen caused a faint moonlight to spill into the room.

“...A little.”

She muttered.

“What are you saying?”

Kyoko moved her neck closer.

Hiragi Hiruko’s gaze returned to Kyoko, and she showed a dreamlike smile. Kyoko didn’t know why, but she felt a chill and a blurring of consciousness.

“...Thirsty.”

Everything in Hiragi Hiruko’s vision emitted a blood-red light. Under the care of the dreamlike moonlight, the shrine maiden Kyoko’s fair neck looked full of temptation.

She inexplicably opened her mouth, and sharp fangs emitted a sinister light in the moonlight.

...

Hiragi Hiruko, missing?

Kukutsu Kazuki also received the same report.

However, he did not give this report to Renjo Sentaro.

“Really… I didn’t expect such a thing to happen at this crucial moment?”

The Kyoto Guardian frowned unhappily.

'Considering how much that old man Sentaro cares about Hiragi Hiruko, it would be troublesome if he knew about this.'

However, it seems that such a big matter cannot be concealed for long. With his keen senses, he will find out about it soon.

Kukutsu Kazuki asked the Night Walkers behind him.

“What exactly is the situation? You should have already been to the Curse Suppression Hall, right?”

After receiving the news, Kazuki sent his subordinates to search the Curse Suppression Hall.

“Yes.”

The black-clad man kneeling on the ground said in a deep voice: “According to our investigation, it seems that the Great High Priestess suddenly fainted during treatment, and then in the evening, she woke up, and as soon as she woke up, she attacked a shrine maiden who was taking care of her.”

“Attack?”

Kukutsu Kazuki sighed, his face heavy as he pursed his lips.

“After that, what else did you investigate? You should have grasped the key information, right?”

“Yes.”

The black-clad man said softly: “The minor wounds on the neck of the attacked shrine maiden named Kyoko, after identification, should be wounds caused by sharp teeth… Although she did not die, she fainted due to blood loss and has been sleeping.”

“So she really turned into a vampire.”

Kukutsu Kazuki’s face also turned ugly.

He was someone who knew the legends and inside stories, so he naturally understood what had happened to Hiragi Hiruko. Originally, the “power” possessed by the Great High Priestess, that is, the influence exerted by the Heavenly God Sakura, should not have led to this situation.

Unless, even the Heavenly God Sakura itself had undergone some kind of abnormality. Kukutsu Kazuki had an ominous premonition that if something really happened to the Heavenly God Sakura, it would bring some unimaginable disaster to the entire Dewa Province.

“The High Priestess and the Heavenly God Sakura are of one mind. If the curse of the ‘Red Heavenly Tiger’ has affected Hiragi Hiruko, then it is difficult to say that the Heavenly God Sakura will not be slowly contaminated… If necessary, we should only take necessary measures.”

Kukutsu Kazuki had investigated ancient documents. In history, there had also been a few rare examples where the High Priestess was overwhelmed or too old to suppress the outbreak of the curse.

In the end, the only method people took was one.

“I heard that her mother, Miyoko, also died early for this reason…”

Kukutsu Kazuki sighed in his heart, but in order to save this city, he would not hesitate to take on the cruel task.

“Go… secretly search for Hiragi Hiruko’s whereabouts.”

He said slowly: “If you confirm that she has completely fallen into a vampire, then don’t show mercy and execute her directly.”

“As you command.”

The black figure of the Night Walkers disappeared without a trace in the moonlight.

...

“What?”

After getting this information from Kuzuhana, Hyakusuke, who was on his way, was also stunned.

“The Great High Priestess of the Divine Sakura Headquarters is missing?”

His brain was in chaos.

Why?

What's going on?

If Hiragi Hiruko is missing, it is highly likely that she has turned into a vampire.

However, Hiragi Hiruko's transformation into a vampire was not so fast in the original work. What exactly happened?

Hyakusuke's face also turned pale.

“I don’t know the details, but that woman doesn’t seem to have been kidnapped by anything; instead, it seems like she hid somewhere…”

Kuzuhana said lightly: “Now, many people are looking for her: the Divine Sakura Headquarters, the lord’s people, the Renjo Trading Company, and even that Kukutsu Kazuki is taking action… Everyone has spent a lot of effort searching everywhere, but they haven’t found her whereabouts.”

It would be strange if they could find her.

Hyakusuke was also quite helpless about this. It was so difficult to track down the whereabouts of upper-level vampires who wanted to hide their aura, especially in this kind of city, like a drop of water merging into the sea.

From Kuzuhana's description, Hiragi Hiruko realized her abnormality after becoming a vampire, and she should have hidden herself.

'Unlike the original work, she may not have hidden in the Honmaru where Lord Suo lives… After all, the demon hunters of the Kurohime Mountain clan and Kuzuhana both live in the city. Even Hiragi Hiruko, who has become a vampire, cannot freely hide her figure in front of a large group of demon hunters.'

The last hiding place is the castle town, or the sacred forest where the Heavenly God Sakura is located. That forest has a complex environment, which may be more suitable for hiding.

Damn it, why did she turn into a vampire so quickly?

Hyakusuke was very annoyed. He was thinking that if he had stayed in the city all the time, he might have had a chance to prevent this from happening.

Well, there is no point in dwelling on the reasons for this problem. Things have obviously exceeded his original expectations.

“Now that she has turned into a vampire, the best strategy is to hunt her down.”

Hyakusuke didn't want Hiragi Hiruko to be discovered now. It would be best if she hid for a longer period of time. This guy is the final boss of this chapter, and she has three stages of transformation after becoming a vampire.

To kill her, it is best to defeat her before she "transforms" into a complete "Progenitor Vampire Red Heavenly Tiger."

The first stage of Hiragi Hiruko is the easiest to defeat. As long as certain conditions are met, she can be defeated without reaching the third stage.

“Fortunately, we have enough manpower on our side. Even if Yomei has not awakened his true power, it is still sufficient in terms of combat power if Kuzuhana takes action… In addition, I may be able to ask Renjo Sentaro for help. Considering his relationship with Hiragi Hiruko’s mother, I should be able to get help.”

However, Kukutsu Kazuki is a trouble. He is a stubborn and inflexible person.

What Hyakusuke fears most is that Kukutsu Kazuki will lead the Night Walkers to launch a subjugation war against Hiragi Hiruko in advance.

Kukutsu Kazuki's strength is not weak, but he is likely to push Hiragi Hiruko to the limit and enter the third stage in advance.

Originally, Hiragi Hiruko was very resistant to the vampire instincts in her body, which would create a "gap" for her to be defeated. Aiming for this point can defeat her.

If not handled properly, it will lead to a further deterioration of the situation, which is equivalent to releasing the progenitor vampire Red Heavenly Tiger who has been sealed for many years in advance.

“Time is running out. We must return to Kasumi Castle in advance.”

Hyakusuke couldn’t help but urge the female ninja Haruka who was beside him.

“My shikigami is already running fast enough~~ Senior, why are you in such a hurry?”

Haruka let out a coquettish laugh. She and Hyakusuke were sitting on a huge wild boar, galloping through the snow.

“The situation is urgent.”

Hyakusuke frowned.

“It can be said that it is a race against time now. Can this shikigami go any faster?”

“It can, it can.”

The female ninja nodded.

“However, Senior… next, hold on tight to this guy’s mane, and remember not to throw up. If you are not careful, you will be suffocated to death by your own vomit.”

Ah?

Hyakusuke showed a dazed expression. The next second, the wild boar began to accelerate explosively. The wind surged from all directions, and his face seemed to be blown wrinkled.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…”

At this moment, even if he wanted to make a sound, he could only hear a nearly mournful scream.