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

Chapter 235 Skeleton Warrior
"Can this really be opened?"

Ye Ming's eyes were filled with doubt.

"Of course, since it's Lord Washizu, there shouldn't be any problem."

Old man Matsudaira chimed in.

"Please don't be too anxious about this matter."

Bai Jie suddenly interrupted.

"I feel it's necessary to explain some of the things that happened before."

He then told the three of them about Shanzang's previous plan to steal the box.

“At first, I didn’t explain this very clearly. In fact, Zenzo probably came to steal the box on behalf of the ‘Martyr Knights’ who were based in Kyushu, which is the Hidden Shidan group, for some purpose.”

"Hyakusuke, is there something you want to say?"

Saizo also came out to ask.

According to Shanzang himself, the Twenty-Six Holy Knights had been plotting a rebellion.

Hyakusuke hadn't explained this to everyone before, but this time, he repeated what Zenzang had said.

“These hidden Shitan groups may be cooperating with foreign powers. If they receive support from those powerful countries and launch an uprising or rebellion in Kyushu, no one knows what the outcome will be…”

He coughed lightly: "This is a matter of great importance to the country, and as it stands, the Twenty-Sixth Holy Knights are taking this box in Ye Ming's hands very seriously."

"Therefore, we should open the box and find out what's inside, which has attracted the attention of these Yinqiedan groups."

Kagaya Tomoe said with a smile, "Once we grasp the 'truth,' it won't be difficult to find a solution."

"However, this could also bring enormous trouble to the court and the country."

Bai Jie offered his opinion.

"If this matter only involves the secrets of the Yuejialuo clan, it's fine, since outsiders won't care anyway. But if the contents of the box are of great importance and involve the Cross believers in Kyushu, then if things break out in the future, the Yuejialuo clan will definitely be investigated, because this matter is inextricably linked to us."

"So what are your plans?!"

Kagaya Tomoe frowned slightly.

"It's very simple."

Bai Jie proposed the plan.

"Keeping the key and the box in separate hands is actually safer than opening the box and taking out the contents... Ms. Kagaya Tomoe, please continue to keep the key safe, and Yoruaki, please take care of the box. There's no need to take out the contents for now."

“But,” Tomoe Kanaya also raised a question.

"This can be considered a relic of the former head of the family, Lord Washizu. We can't just leave it untouched forever, can we?"

Upon hearing this, the old man Matsudaira frowned in slight distress, then nodded.

"Lord Ba's words make sense."

"Of course it needs to be taken out."

Bai Jie smiled slightly and said, "We need to find someone to witness the removal, then it won't be a problem. As long as the court is aware of this matter, we don't need to worry about being blamed for any misconduct or failure to report it if anything goes wrong..."

"Who?"

Kagaya Tomoe countered with a question.

"Lord Kukutsu Ichiki".

Bai Jie revealed the name.

Kagaya Tomoe frowned slightly in disgust.

"So, you're talking about him, kid..."

"Lord Kukutsu is, after all, a Kyoto Guardian and one of the Twelve Guardians of the Holy Land."

Bai Jie said, "He is also someone we can trust who has close ties with the imperial court."

Although there might be problems with Kagaya Tomoe, her brother-in-law, Kukutsu Ichiki, is trustworthy.

While remarking that "my brother-in-law has really become my brother-in-law," Hyakusuke secretly thought that as long as the box wasn't opened, no matter what schemes Yanagi Tomoe had, it wouldn't matter. Besides, if she really intended to steal the box, then no matter what happened afterward, the fact that she was the mole would be exposed.

"Even if I told everyone that Ganya Tomoe is suspicious and is a mole... hehe, I doubt many people would firmly believe me."

"Of course, Yoru and Ayaka might trust me, but I have no evidence to point out any problems with Kanaya Tomoe. This will only complicate the situation and, most importantly, alert the enemy."

Now, instead of immediately exposing the mole, Kagaya Tomoe, he plans to play along and see what her true intentions are.

……

On the other side, deep within a vast and hidden barrier in the Tottori Desert, lies a castle completely sealed off by the barrier.

In the deserted ancient city, there were ruins everywhere. Beside a collapsed shrine, a campfire was burning on a straw mat, and the old sword saint Kibune Kyōunsai sat on it.

Behind him was a large umbrella, and the straw mat was piled high with fresh food. The warmth from the firelight and the faint smoky aroma of burning wood filled the air—right in front of this crackling campfire, and in front of the old swordsman, floated a strange ice mirror.

That was an ice mirror created by the shikigami "Shuisen" (水仙) beside Kifune Kyouunsai.

Yuki-onna is a powerful demon, and human power is rarely able to seal or capture them, let alone force them to become shikigami.

"He is also someone we can trust who has close ties with the imperial court."

At the same time, Bai Jie's voice could be heard coming from inside the ice mirror. This unkempt old man had also observed and heard the conversation.

However, he had no interest in these words.

"This brat is a bit smarter than the girl from the Yuejialuo family," the old swordsman stroked his unkempt beard, picked up the bowl of wine, and drank a cup in one gulp.

"But he is the disciple of the Sword Saint, and I cannot take away his talents. Although I can teach him some things, whether he can benefit from them depends on his own potential and talent."

After speaking, the old swordsman's gaze also turned to the side of the campfire where black smoke was billowing, where a dark shadow was a skeleton wearing samurai armor.

"What do you think?"

The armored skeleton stared expressionlessly at the old man, a terrifying yellow light emanating from the depths of its empty eye sockets.

The skeletal warrior is quite robust, with six thick bone arms, each with five fingers.

Each skeletal hand gripped a cold-bladed longsword tightly. At the same time, its entire body was enveloped in a chilling aura, like the sharp energy of a sword.

There's no need to elaborate; anyone can sense the power of this skeletal monster. It is far superior to those fragile skeletons, undead, and corpse monsters generated from corpses.

This "monster" possesses unfathomable power, and its aura is deeply hidden, like an abyss.

"Recently, your broken collarbone has healed again, and the recovery speed is even faster than before."

The old swordsman used chopsticks made of bone to pick up a piece of meat and choked on it.

In fact, this bone chopstick was made using the collarbone of this "monster".

Unfazed by the powerful monster, Kifune Kyouyunzai used chopsticks made from its bones to pick up food and drink wine.

boom!
The skeletal monster was enraged. One of its six bony arms moved.

In that instant, the void seemed to be cleaved apart.

The skeleton, clad in a red martial arts armor, waved one hand.

The cold, long blade traced an ominous arc.

In an instant, the sword light surpassed human imagination.

end.

The skeletal monster unleashed a devastating attack with a single blow.

The sword light moved at a speed that surpassed the speed of time.

This cold katana blade, when swung, can sever the very space itself, which is devoid of anything. This astonishing swordsmanship can even tear apart the earth, the sky, and time itself.

However, the old swordsman suddenly tilted his head, and the sword was misaligned. But if he had hesitated even slightly or reacted a moment too late, he would probably have been cut in two.

The bone hand moved again, and the blade returned like a swallow in flight.

In that instant, it slashed down again.

The old man remained seated, motionless, yet the blade flashed out of place once more.

This scene was as if the old sword saint, Kibune Kyōunsai, was not within the range of the blade, nor as if he had dodged; rather, it was as if the bone monster had struck the wrong spot.

Moreover, this happened two, three, and four times in a row.

Ding!
On the ninth attempt, the bone chopsticks reached out and caught the knife.

"Your temper is still as bad as ever!"

The old swordsman chuckled.

I must say, this is a really stubborn guy.

From a certain perspective, Kibune Kyōunsai even felt that this skeleton with four arms could be considered his own disciple.

Well, I first heard the rumors about this skeletal monster that roams the Tottori Desert five years ago.

For a long time, the old swordsman Kibune Kyōun-sai had been living a nomadic life without a fixed abode.

He heard that deep in the desert where the great battle took place 150 years ago, a monster seemed to have appeared and killed several demon-slaying swordsmen who entered the desert.

While it's true that this desert is a "desolate place" and is usually deserted, some exorcists use it as a natural training ground, or skilled swordsmen come to the desert to hone their skills and test their swords against the demons here.

However, they underestimated the dangers of the Tottori Desert, and most of them died by the monster's sword.

Five years ago, the Eight Blessings Society seemed to have heard about the relevant information and sent some people to the desert to investigate. As a result, they also encountered this skeletal swordsman and were all killed by it.

After the old swordsman arrived, he discovered that the skeletal monster had already killed many powerful beings in the Tottori Desert.

The leader of the Bone Spiders, a powerful high-ranking ferocious demon;

The Corpse King, who awoke from the corpses of the demons, was a high-ranking undead, and it was also slain by his sword.

The reconnaissance team dispatched by the imperial court's Shadow Bureau was wiped out after encountering it.
Furthermore, the Bloodstained Six Gates Army also dispatched a high-ranking demon official deep into the desert, intending to persuade this skeletal monster to join this remnant of the demon army.

Unfortunately, this thing was exceptionally stubborn and showed no interest in the invitation, killing the other party with a single strike.

Out of curiosity, the old man took the initiative to test the skeletal monster.

Even if this skeletal swordsman is incredibly powerful, he is destined to be defeated in the face of a mighty swordsman.

However, during their fight, the old swordsman also saw through the skeletal monster's natural talent in swordsmanship.

Talent is something that cannot be described.

If there is, there is, if there is not, there is not.

There are many people in this world who yearn to make breakthroughs in swordsmanship.

However, the enormous wall of talent blocked their path.

In the eyes of the sword saint Kifune Kyōunsai, talent is something that can be predicted and perceived. In his many playful exchanges with this skeletal swordsman, he increasingly realized that this monster possessed a kind of "rough jade"—no, a huge diamond-level talent that was like an uncarved gem.

Kifune Kyouunzai did not kill the monster casually because he was surprised by the skeletal monster's talent.

This is a terrifying monster.

A skeletal demon devoid of humanity, who only knows how to wield a sword to kill his enemies.

Logically speaking, Kifune Kyōunsai, as a sword saint, should have killed this guy immediately.

However, the old swordsman couldn't help but have an idea in his mind: he wanted to know the limits of this skeletal monster.

If such a gifted being were given a force to propel it forward, to what level would this skeletal monster rise to?

Will this guy ever surpass himself?

The old swordsman felt both awe and delight at having such a thought.

Of course, he also realized how contrary to common sense his idea was.

Unfortunately, the Sword Saint Kibune Kyōun-sai was fundamentally indifferent to things like "common sense" in the world.

During those five years, he frequently ventured into the great desert to fight against skeletal monsters.

"This guy is exceptionally stubborn and very ambitious...hehehe."

The old swordsman discovered that this skeletal monster had no sense of defeat. Time and time again, he had defeated it, but each time, it would come back and challenge him again.

Seeing this monster with amazing talent and a strong motivation to become stronger, the swordsman Kifune Kyōunsai was very happy to "nurture" it.

The skeletal monster possesses an incredibly tenacious and astonishing tenacity; it even learned the swordsmanship of the Sword Saint during the battle.

Its learning speed is astonishing. Any sword technique that is used in front of it once can be learned by the skeletal monster, and it can apply what it has learned to other situations and bring it to its full potential.

This made the Sword Saint look at it with new eyes. Through repeated battles, the Sword Saint taught the skeletal monster the sword techniques he had mastered.

The monster began to "evolve" rapidly, and challenges and failures continued one after another. Kifune Kyōunsai also sincerely acknowledged the master-disciple relationship between the skeletal monster and himself.

He personally named the skeletal monster "Six Bones," meaning that the monster had six arms.

"Because you are my disciple, I will eventually give you a great trial."

Guichuan Kuangyunzhai stroked his beard and laughed, "I have been keeping you trapped in this desert all this time because I designed this place to be a huge trial for you. Only by passing through it will you have a chance to be reborn... or you will be completely trapped and die in this desert cage."

The skeletal swordsman ignored the old sword saint's words. It simply turned its neck slightly, its right empty eye socket facing the old man—because in its eyes, all of this was just to find the old sword saint's weakness and an opportunity to kill this enemy.

Slay him, and you will evolve further.

Transform, and then become "unique".

This is the only unwavering state of mind of the skeletal swordsman "Six Skeletons".

(End of this chapter)