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

Chapter 29 Head-on contact
Well, one of the conditions for completing the side quest has finally appeared.

Baijie was in a very happy mood, or rather, excited.

Of course, he did not rashly run to contact the mission NPC, the wandering witch Dongying.

"Anyway, we're about to reach the nearest inn. Remember, the main purpose of the NPC, the miko Fuyuharu, traveling around is to find her lost sister, so she'll definitely stay around the inn for a while."

Shukuba-cho was considered a post station in this era, usually consisting of one or several villages, with the hatagoya in the post station as the center, and a town or village group developed along the main transportation routes.

The journey to Gango-ji Temple, where the guard mission is to be held, is quite a long way off, so according to the itinerary, we will rest in the post town for a day.

During these three days, the Genin, including Baijie, hardly slept. They had to be wary of monsters and bandits along the way and remain vigilant at all times. They slept in the wild for these two days and ate things like roasted multi-grain rice balls.

After three days of walking, the people and horses were tired. The horses and the oxen that pulled the carts also needed to rest. At the inn, there was a high-end accommodation specially provided for the exorcists and their group.

The Genin can also stay in a cheap wooden house for a day, have a good rest, and then choose a day to set off after they are fully refreshed.

"I can take this opportunity to prepare well."

He pulled himself together and set off on his journey.

……

The lake in the forest was silent, and the rain had just ended.

However, the moonlight can be seen faintly between the clouds, and through the reflection on the water, it can be seen that there is a half moon tonight.

A pitch-black bird flew down near a secluded mountain hut.

"There's news from the Hachifukukai that the Kurohimeyama family has sent a group of guards to escort someone towards Gango-ji Temple."

"Should we send someone to investigate?"

"But we don't have any decent manpower, and my eldest sister is injured again."

"Shh, keep your voice down, the elder sister is still resting, don't wake her up."

"Then again, why would we work for those people from the Eight Blessings Society? They're not good people, are they?"

"This is just a temporary solution... After all, our 'Ziyue Party' is very weak. Even if we wanted to take revenge on the Kurohimesan clan, we are powerless and can only rely on external forces."

"Even if you say so, it seems now that it's only our Ziyue family that's being unilaterally used by the Bafu Society, right?!"

"Okay, you two, stop arguing."

The door of the wooden house was opened, and a woman in a crimson kimono appeared. The woman looked tired, her fair skin was wrapped in bandages, and one sleeve was empty.

The boy and girl outside the door were also startled.

"Sister, are you okay?"

"I should have stayed in bed longer..."

"It's okay, I'm not going to die."

Fukuza Sakiru's face was pale and her complexion was very bad. She was seriously injured.

Normally, for her, who has the bloodline of the great demon "Yamaba", ordinary injuries can be recovered in a very short time through "regeneration".

Even if the big demons are seriously injured, as long as they consume a certain amount of vitality and demonic energy, they can recover through "high-speed regeneration".

But she was injured many times, her right eye was blinded, and one arm was broken, and there was no way she could regenerate in a short time.

"I will go there myself for this matter."

She said solemnly, "No matter what the Eight Blessings Society plans, what we have to do remains unchanged... I just hope we can find their weakness this time, or at least get some clues."

……

We arrived at the post town late at night.

After escorting the women on the ox cart to the accommodation provided for exorcists, Baijie also took his companions to find a cheap wooden house for rent to stay.

Shukubacho is essentially a post station, but because it gathers merchants traveling from the south and the north, various hotels are also opened here.

The ones that cater to ordinary businessmen are called Hatagoya, which have better accommodation conditions and provide meals.

A wooden lodge was a cheap inn that provided lodging for merchants' servants and poor people traveling along the way at a low fee.

However, food is not provided here, and travelers need to bring their own ingredients. The so-called "wood rental" means "firewood fee".

Everyone was extremely tired, including Baijie, and most of them fell asleep as soon as they touched the bed.

"Is it morning yet?"

Hyakusuke was awakened by the Genin Tomosaka, who served as his deputy.

"Senior, the porridge is ready. You can eat it when you wake up."

Tomosaka was the young Genin who spoke to him when Matsudaira Inomaro came to see him before.

"Thanks."

Baijie stretched out on the bed.

"You were in charge of watching over the luggage last night... You must have worked really hard."

"Can't talk about it."

Tomosaka, with two black circles on his face, handed over the bowl of porridge: "This is just my job."

"Thank you still needs to be said."

Baijie patted his shoulder and took the porridge and chopsticks.

"Go get some sleep when you get back. I'm going to go to the market outside and see Master Matsudaira. I'll buy you some snacks as a souvenir on the way back." "Boss, is there any room for us?"

"Yeah...it can't be that only Tomosaka benefits, right?"

"That's right~~We worked very hard yesterday too."

A few Genin who had just woken up nearby also started to jeer loudly.

"Alright, alright~~everyone has a share."

Baijie could only shake his head.

"I'll bring everyone some food when I come back... Considering the upcoming mission, everyone should stay indoors and rest."

"As ordered."

The Genin were somewhat disappointed, but still followed orders obediently.

"Looks like I'm going to spend a lot of money today."

Baijie muttered to himself.

Because he was also a genin who had risen to the chunin level, he treated his subordinates "friendly". However, there was a huge difference between being a chunin and a genin.

"It may be hard to say, but I do have the power of life and death over everyone here."

Baijie reached out and touched the back of his neck. In addition to the previous "Frog Curse Seal", there was another curse seal imposed on him by the Kurohime clan after he became a Chunin.

This is the "Double Curse Seal". After being cursed with this seal, he can control the "Frog Curse Seal" on the back of the necks of all the Genin.

If Baijie wanted to, he could curse all the Genin present at any time.

The curse seal is a reflection of the strict hierarchy among the Kurohime clan. Any Genin who dares to rebel, desert the battlefield, or commit insubordination will be cursed and killed at any time.

Moreover, if the Genin stay too far away from Hyakusuke, the curse seal will be activated within three days.

The "double curse seal" on the Chunin, Hyakusuke, was also controlled by the ninja head, Sakura Ryusei, who was from the Sakura family.

A Chunin who treats Genin so gently like Saizo is a complete anomaly in the Kurohimeyama family. Other Chunins treat Genin as "consumables".

"Then again...if I didn't have this thing, I would have run away a long time ago."

Baijie shook his head.

……

After eating his meal, Baijie left the wooden rental house and headed to the market in the post town.

You cannot wear the black fox mask when you go out alone in public.

Baijie also took off his mask and changed into inconspicuous casual clothes. As a Chunin, he had to avoid showing his face in front of others, so in order to be as inconspicuous as possible, he put on a bamboo hat.

"Let's go meet with Mr. Song Ping first and explain the situation."

The center of Shukuba Town is the main jin and wakihonjin, which are specially provided for the imperial court officials and famous exorcists.

The former was the main house of the post station, and the latter was an accommodation facility provided for the retainers.

When he arrived at the main house of the post station, he saw Matsudaira Inomaru dressed in samurai attire. The old man had been waiting for him outside the door for a long time.

"Oh~~ Lord Baijie, you're here quite early."

"No way, how could I keep Master Matsudaira waiting?"

"Don't say such awkward things."

Old Man Matsudaira smiled and said, "Your Excellency and I hit it off right away. There's no need for such formalities in private. I'm older, so I'll just call you Baijie from now on."

Bai Jie could also feel the gentle attitude of this old man. He was from the Wu family. Although the Wu family had long been in decline at this time, their status was still higher than that of a servant like himself. However, the old man was not arrogant at all.

It can be said that Mr. Matsudaira's attitude naturally won Baijie's heartfelt favor.

"That's very kind of you."

Bai Jie asked with a smile: "By the way, we should rest for a day today and set off again tomorrow... Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"There is one thing indeed."

Elder Song Ping suddenly put away his smile and said, "Baike, I don't think you have any chores today... That's good, it's a rare opportunity, someone wants to see you."

"see me?"

Just as Baijie was wondering, a pleasant female voice came from behind him.

"Hello, Lord Baijie."

Baijie turned around and his expression became extremely stiff.

It turned out that behind him, there was a beautiful girl standing there.

"I am Akira, the daughter of the Nakaya family."

Her voice is quite clear and her manner is generous and natural.

"Thank you for taking care of our young master."

Suddenly, Miss Ming tilted her head slightly.

"Why do you look so unhappy? Did you eat something dirty this morning and have a stomachache?"

(End of this chapter)