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

Chapter 38: Rewards for Winning, No Punishment for Losing

Baijie did not notice that his actions were discovered by Ye Ming.

He calculated the time, passed through the white fog surrounding the lake, and on the dark lake surface shimmering with moonlight, he could vaguely see a small island in the middle of the lake that should not have existed.

It is called an island, but it is actually a huge rock located in the center of the lake, exposed like a tengu's nose.

“It really appeared.”

He suppressed his excitement, jumped up with all his strength, and with a "swish", his body jumped towards the lake in front of him like a big bird.

boom.

Bai Jie did not fall into the lake, but stepped on a round stone. The moment he landed, he jumped again, took another big step towards the center of the lake, and stepped on another stone.

"This is the 'Sugetsu-no-Sandō' path, the path the lake master occasionally takes when strolling on the lake..."

This route does not appear during the day. Only when the fog is thick late at night and the sparse moonlight is visible can this "Water Moon Path" be identified.

Bai Jie landed on the rocky island in the center of the lake as if he was walking on a road paved with moonlight.

When he landed on the rock, he found that the surrounding scenery had also changed... The fog, no, those white mirages disappeared, and the lake was covered with moonlight ripples. In the distance, he could see rolling hills and the surrounding woods.

Bai Jie looked up at the sky. Perhaps because of the surrounding trees and the towering mountains, he had the illusion that he was at the bottom of a giant basin. However, the lid of this basin was hung with a glittering sky full of stars, and there was no sense of being closed in at all.

Coupled with the moon above the sky, which is neither waxing nor waning, it casts a dreamy light on the world.

"That's almost it."

Baijie took out the "Snow Yaksha's Comb" and threw it into the lake. The wooden comb fell into the lake with a "dong" sound.

Then, having done this, he clasped his hands together as if in prayer.

"...Then, Master Yukiyaksha, I will keep my promise and present this to you. Please allow me to enter the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake."

Baijie prayed quietly.

As he finished speaking, the wooden comb sank to the bottom of the lake.

There was a strange sound in my ears.

Ding!
It was like the crisp sound of striking a bronze cymbal.

Suddenly, a white mist swept in silently with incredible momentum, completely engulfing his figure.

……

vomit.

want to vomit.

"Uh... I feel dizzy. Did I roll out of a washing machine?"

Bai Jie was carried into the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake by the mirage, and it seemed as if the world was turned upside down before his eyes.

A sudden dizziness hit him, and his limbs quickly lost strength. Baijie tried to stand up again, but he found that he was so dizzy that he couldn't even move the tip of his little finger.

"It seems that I have really arrived."

He looked around and found himself in front of a corridor. He opened the paper-barrier door and saw heavy snow falling outside.

Outside the house is a courtyard with a stone-built water pool and a staggered path of grass and stones, which is simple yet full of ingenuity.

This path leads to the next building. From Baijie's perspective, it seems to be the interior of an old samurai-style building. This must be the so-called "Dragon Palace at the Bottom of the Lake", a space created by Princess Yuki Yasha.

"It should be a space created by mirage. It is said that the scene is different every time you enter it... The true form of Yuki Yashahime should be a dragon god that has some connection with the mirage dragon."

He walked forward on the snow, heading towards a teahouse-like house at the end.

"When I first heard your face, the green five-leaf pine trees... Turtles swam in the Imperial Pond, cranes gathered in the sky for a thousand years. Your feathered sleeves moved forward, your dancing fan shone with ten colors, and you looked back several times—"

Before I even approached the teahouse, I heard someone reciting poetry inside.

Baijie also stopped.

"Oh my... I didn't expect there would be customers coming at this time."

A stern voice rang in my ears, like the sound of a musical instrument like a stone harp. It was the voice of the lake lord, Snow Yashahime.

"Please come in."

"Yes."

Baijie responded and pushed open the lattice door at the entrance of the tea room.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

He lowered his head and knelt on the tatami.

"Keep your head up, young man."

Baijie obeyed the order and looked up. There was a woman sitting in the tea room.

She was wearing a wide-open kimono with a crimson base and peony patterns on it. A belt with light gold patterns was tied around her waist, and in her hand she held a silver-carved, gold-inlaid pipe with an emerald mouthpiece.

This is a beautiful woman dressed like an oiran. She gives people the feeling of a fully bloomed flower, a plump fruit that is so mature that it is almost falling from the branch.

"call……"

The woman opened her red lips, loosened the cigarette holder, and lazily blew out smoke rings.

"What a rare guest! What is your intention in coming here?"

The gorgeous kimono swayed gently, and she stretched lazily.

"Hello, Lord Lake Master."

Baijie said solemnly, "I am here to fulfill the agreement between Fujiwara clan and you."

"Huh...is that the comb?"

She sat in the Japanese-style room, stroking her long black hair and taking out a small comb.

However, the comb was so small that it looked like a pocket toy. The woman held it between two fingers.

"It's...really, really huge."

This was Baijie's first impression of the lake owner, Snow Yashahime, and this was literally what it said.

Yuki Yashahime is tall and much taller than ordinary humans. Although she is a beauty, she is also a giant.

Baijie deduced that when she stood up, her height should be close to two or three meters.

"Although the game settings state that she's enormous, it's only when you actually experience her that you can truly feel her overwhelming presence." "Whether it's the in-game illustrations or the CG, nothing can compare to the directness of actually touching her."

Although this Japanese-style room is not small, it is somewhat cramped considering the size of the lake owner.

"I see."

A look of nostalgia emerged on the woman's face, and she looked at Bai Jie deeply again.

"Oh~~ I didn't look closely before, you really are a very rare guest... Your soul, and that body, hehe, are really interesting."

Snow Yashahime suddenly smiled charmingly.

"Young man, what week is this?"

As she opened her mouth and said these words, Baijie got goose bumps all over his body and the hairs on his back stood up.

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill someone like you?"

The woman smiled slightly and glanced over from a high position. Her eyes were a pair of heterochromatic pupils, showing a mixture of gold and silver.

Along with hostile gazes, a strong murderous intent seemed to spread in the air, and a terrible murderous aura swept across Baijie's body.

His scalp tingled, and he felt the air around him become denser several times over. The cold penetrated his thick clothes, seeping through his skin and into his bones.

"No... you must be mistaken."

Baijie didn't know what was going on, but still tried to explain.

"I made a mistake."

Yuki Yashahime frowned slightly and looked at him deeply. Suddenly, she seemed to be in some confusion.

"...Strange...if you say that."

She seemed to be thinking silently, pressing her fingers between her eyebrows and muttering, "It's not a multi-circle... and no distortion was detected. If this is the case, could it be..."

Suddenly, the Lord Lake Master sighed deeply.

"It seems that I was wrong."

She exhaled, and the cold air around her gradually disappeared.

"Excuse me, little one, I mistook you for some other group, but it seems you are just an unexpected visitor."

Yuki Yashahime smiled.

"You are a rare guest, so we must treat you well."

She waved her right hand lightly, and a tea tray appeared in front of Baijie, with tea and snacks on it.

"this?"

Baijie was still in a daze. In the original work, there were not so many strange episodes when entering the "Xianhu Secret Oath Scroll".

"Oh, you don't dislike this kind, then try another one."

Yukiyaksha snapped his fingers.

The things on the tea tray in front of Baijie changed again.

"what?"

He was very dumbfounded. Green tea and Japanese sweets turned into fat otaku's happy water and hamburgers.

……

Gurgling.

Bai Jie took a sip of his iced cherry cola and asked in confusion, "So, the Lake Master mistook me for someone else?"

"almost."

Xue Yasha was inserting a straw into a large bottle of Diet Coke and took a sip of the carbonated beverage.

"In this world, there are some bad things like bugs that often run around in the timeline, causing destruction and causing time distortion and warping... In short, one of the jobs of good gods like me is to completely wipe them out."

When she said this, she lingered her gaze on Baijie for a moment.

"However, I have confirmed... your situation is rather special, so it's no wonder that people misunderstood you."

"is it?"

When Baijie heard this, he felt a little confused.

From what she said, bedbugs should refer to those who can travel through timelines.

Speaking of which, there are many people in this world who possess this kind of power.

In order to fight against demons and devils, the European Church developed a method of stealing advanced weapons technology from future timelines and reproducing it through alchemy.

The immortals in the ruins of Kunlun are even more detached from the mortal world and stand above the material universe, like quantum observers like Dr. Manhattan.

The eldest princess of the Kurohime family controls the power of time chanting. It is said that when it reaches the highest level, it can also jump on the timeline, but it requires a huge price.

However, the game also mentions that the harm caused by tampering with the timeline is quite great. According to the view of the Lake Lord Xue Yasha, benevolent gods like her will be responsible for dealing with those who endanger the timeline and correct the distortion of time.

"But, speaking of which, why did Yuki Yasha-hime mistake herself for a bug?"

He was a little confused about this.

"By the way, Lord Lake Master... why do you think I am..."

"Oh."

The lake master, Snow Yaksha, interrupted him.

"Come to think of it, I almost forgot what I was talking about. You came here to exchange the comb for the reward we agreed on earlier, right?"

She continued, "I have a proposal. The reward I promised you was to allow you to choose two treasures from my treasure trove... Young man, will you accept my trial? If you successfully pass it, I can let you choose one more treasure and give you a gift called 'Special'."

"Trial?"

Baijie was stunned for a moment.

"Yes."

The lake owner smiled and said, "There's a reward for winning, but no punishment for losing."

——Then what are you waiting for? I will definitely do it!
(End of this chapter)