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

Chapter 66 Return of the Soul
In an instant, the shadow behind them stretched, slowly creeping and growing larger, moving towards the wall. Then, a sludge-like black shadow expanded on the wall, and a hand slowly emerged from it.

The white fingertips began to move.

The shadow also moved from a two-dimensional plane to a three-dimensional one, expanding vertically and slowly transforming into a slender black figure.

"I'm here to lend a hand, sir."

A young girl dressed as a kunoichi emerged from the shadows, half-kneeling in greeting.

"The Eight Blessings Society may not be able to help you, but if it were someone else, helping you achieve your long-cherished wish wouldn't be impossible."

"W-Who are you!?"

Akamatsu Mitsuyu became more alert.

"I am the one who can help you become the next city lord."

The female kunoichi smiled, her rosy lips slightly raised, and she spoke in a voice that sounded like she was talking to a child: "But, explaining it with words is too troublesome~~ How about showing it with your own hands?"

She held two talismans between her slender fingers.

The paper talisman drew an arc and flew to the bodies of Jinno and the monster Kuki, and blue flames immediately surrounded the two bodies.

Next, the two corpses began to move, struggling like puppets being manipulated.

"Return, return soul technique?"

Akamatsu Mitsusuke opened his eyes wide and watched with his own eyes two bodies that had been dead for a long time "resurrect" in front of him - the two bodies exhaled and then groaned slowly.

"Yes."

The kunoichi said this while giggling deep in her throat.

"This is the talisman that Master Saigyo left behind secretly on Mount Koya after completing the soul-returning ritual. It also contains a pill called Jixiwan. Using this talisman and pill can achieve a more perfect soul-returning technique, unlike the one performed by that half-baked idiot named Jinye."

"Y-really?"

Akamatsu Mitsuyu had heard of the art of returning souls.

However, the technique used by the female kunoichi was different from the soul-returning spell he knew.

According to records of the resurrection technique in the Senshusho, Saigyo was a noble samurai serving the emperor before becoming a monk. However, after a friend passed away, he lamented the impermanence of life and became a monk on Mount Koya. Missing his friend, he developed the desire to resurrect the deceased, and so he collected the remains of the deceased.

Arsenic was also smeared on the bones, mixed with raspberry leaves and chickweed leaves, and new vine branches and leaves were tied to the bones and then washed with clean water. The ashes made from burned soap leaves and linden leaves were applied to the head to promote hair growth.

The soul-returning ritual can be completed by spreading a straw mat on the bones on unventilated land, burning incense and chanting mantras continuously after fourteen days.

However, people who are resurrected in this way have a heart but cannot hear their heartbeat, and have no self-awareness. To put it bluntly, they are just walking corpses.

In later generations, this technique was continuously improved and became the technique used by the Central Plains to create zombies and the technique used by Western necromancers to control corpses.

"To put it bluntly, it's just a fake resurrection of the dead. Resurrection can't truly bring the dead back to life. The resurrected dead are irrational and speechless, just corpses that can move. But—"

What kind of witchcraft did this woman use?
Akamatsu Mitsuyu felt a chill that penetrated his bones.

The situation that happened right before his eyes clearly proved one thing:
The techniques mastered by the female ninja were obviously more "mature" because after the talisman was integrated into the two corpses, in less than the blink of an eye, the already dead Shen Ye stretched and climbed up.

"I didn't expect that this time it would be my turn to be resurrected by the Resurrection Technique. This kind of experience is really rare..."

He spoke human language.

"Asshole! I'm going to die!!!"

The bird demon Jiugui was also resurrected by the soul-returning technique.

"Although you have been resurrected, it is only temporary. If you do not take the Earth Breathing Pills regularly, you will return to death sooner or later."

The female kunoichi threw a bottle of medicine box to Akamatsu Miyuki.

"Lord Akamatsu... these two guys will be under your control from now on. With their help, it won't be impossible to capture this city."

"Who...are you?"

Akamatsu Mitsuyu was shaken.

This female ninja, who was surrounded by a charming aura, revealed an aura of evil and conspiracy in every word and sentence that came out of her lips.

"Who is this little girl? Is it important?"

The kunoichi chuckled, a teasing laugh that made the family elder, Akamatsu Mitsuyuu, frown unhappily.

"The key is... Lord Akamatsu Mitsuyu, do you truly wish to become the master of Kasumi Castle? If so, I will generously provide assistance."

Akamatsu Mitsusuke swallowed. This girl might be the devil of hell, as Kirishita sect spoke of, tempting humans to steal their souls. However, to achieve his ambition, to become the lord of Kasumigashiro Castle—Akamatsu Mitsusuke was willing to sign a contract with the devil.

……

After being "entertained" by Renjo Senjuro, Baijie was called to the front of Miss Kuzuka II.

"Servant, you really did refuse the reward from that old fellow Lian Zhang, didn't you?"

Inside the repurposed oxcart, the tabletops are filled with alchemical instruments, creating a chemistry lab experience—crucibles, alembics, glass flasks, beakers, test tubes, and other jars. A nearby shelf also houses a chalices engraved with a pentagram, ritual daggers, and numerous other items related to Western alchemy.

"That's rare~~I thought you would agree to his request."

While doing a chemical experiment and stirring a metal crucible, Ge Hua said in a teasing tone, "Servant, are you really not going to agree to the old man's request and go to the Chamber of Commerce as a guard, or marry that little girl and become a village chief in the countryside..."

"Please don't say such things. I have already rejected Master Lianzhang's proposal. I am loyal to my clan and would never betray them."

"You're smart."

Ge Hua snorted.

"That old fellow, Lian Zhang, has no good intentions. He simply has doubts about your identity as his 'benefactor.' He's a shrewd businessman. Even if you're sincere to him, he'll still scheme against you. Don't assume he'll truly consider you. In short, don't believe a single word of his promises."

"I understand."

Baijie lowered his head.

"Servant, there is one more thing I need you to do."

Ge Hua suddenly said something else.

"Before, that little girl Ye Ya did a good job. She contributed a lot to this matter. From now on, you will be responsible for accompanying her for a day."

Eh?
What do my ears hear?
Baijie looked confused and suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"I, spend a day with her?"

"Yes."

Ge Hua smiled indifferently.

"I have other work to do...this kind of thing?"

"It's like giving you a day off."

Ge Hua spoke in a flat tone.

"Ye Ya will be my spy at the Lianzhang Chamber of Commerce in the future. You must build a good relationship with her. According to my intelligence, that old fellow Lianzhang Senjuro thinks highly of her. Also, she has made great contributions this time, and her status in the Chamber of Commerce will rise as well."

"Yes."

Baijie sighed.

"Also, even though it's only for one day, don't let yourself be charmed by that little girl."

Ge Hua reminded coldly.

"That brat is very shrewd and clever... but her position in the Chamber of Commerce is unstable. She'll probably be looking for external support. She might even try to seduce you."

Seduction?

How big are the leaf buds?
Did Second Miss Kuzuka stay too long in the viper's den of the Kurohime family? Did she really think everyone in the world had ulterior motives?

Baijie couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

"Servant, you really don't have the ability to judge people. That little girl..."

Ge Hua paused here and snorted.

"Forget it. Anyway, if you make any mistakes in the future, I, as your master, will not tolerate it easily—"

There was a hint of coldness in her eyes, as if she was warning Baijie.

"I understand."

Baijie just lowered his head obediently. He had no intention of arguing with Ge Hua on this issue.

"Okay, let's go down!"

Ge Hua waved her hand casually, indicating that Bai Jie could leave on his own.

(End of this chapter)