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

Chapter 254 Showdown and Retreat
"—Beasthood Unleashed: Demon Wolf Form"

Kashiwaba let out a beastly roar.

She inhaled the desert air at night, allowing spiritual energy to flow through her body and awaken the implanted "werewolf" bloodline that was dormant in her flesh and blood.

This power permeated the spiritual energy within his body, causing a change in his appearance.

Its head has dog-like ears.

Their hands and feet, down to their elbows and knees, became like those of a wild beast covered in hair.

In that instant, Hana's muscles, which were not particularly strong to begin with, underwent a fundamental transformation. They changed from human muscles to slender, supple, and strong muscles—the muscles of a carnivore.

The immense power surged through her entire body, and she braced her beast-like hands on the ground, lowering her body to four palms on the ground.

call out!
As if the airflow had been cleaved, the beast-like Kagaya Tomoe grew to a size larger. She moved with lightning speed, her claws about to break through the barrier at the last second.

"Don't try to succeed."

Obana laughed, and a liquid-like power emanated from her body, quickly forming a semi-solid film in the air, creating a second barrier.

This layer of barrier covers an area that exceeds the range of the curse return barrier.

It's sizzling!

The moment Kagaya Tomoe's claws touched the pale purple membrane, it made that sound, accompanied by a foul-smelling smoke, and her hand was burned.

"hateful……"

The pain was unbearable.
She screamed and quickly jumped back to create distance.

"What the hell is this?"

"It's a talent of this child. She was born with a powerful spiritual body and can generate that oil-like substance. I guess it's what Western magic calls extraterrestrial substance. Anyway, it has extremely high corrosiveness and can defend itself like liquid metal."

Miyuki laughed and said, "I don't think you have a chance to break through this layer of defense."

"I do not believe."

Kagaya Tomoe took several steps back and licked her burned and corroded right hand, which was healing rapidly.

Beast transformation inherently enhances one's defense. The power that Kagaya Tomoe obtained, "Beast Release: Demon Wolf Form," not only allows her to transform into a half-human, half-beast form, but also grants her superhuman strength and regenerative abilities.

In the blink of an eye, her right hand was restored.

"...I just don't believe it."

Swish!
She took a step forward, transforming into a gust of wind that spun around Miyuki and his group at high speed, searching for an opening to strike.

"This little girl isn't too stupid."

Miyuki had no intention of moving. She and the two twins, Nadeshiko and Obana, remained motionless, only opening the curse-reversal barrier and the liquid oil film barrier.

'While I'm not afraid of the curse effect of those 'scented candles,' Nadeshiko and Obana cannot move freely under that curse. They cannot move freely without constantly maintaining this cursed barrier; if they leave the barrier, they will be affected by the curse and fall into a deep sleep.'

Miyuki pressed his finger to his lips.

He began to ponder strategies for dealing with Yanwu Ba.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After transforming into her beast form, Kagaya Tomoe gained speed and superhuman strength. She constantly tried to disrupt her opponent by running around, attempting to attack the blind spots of the "oil membrane barrier".

'Is this a test, to find out how self-disciplined the barrier around Obana is?'

Miyuki sneered inwardly.

If that's what she thinks, then this little girl is going to suffer a great loss.

As expected, Kagaya Tomoe moved quickly, launching dozens of attacks in succession.

However, each time, the liquid membrane would gush out from the hands, back, feet—and even all parts of the body of the flower, automatically expelling the terrifyingly powerful claws of the man-eating beast.

"As expected... this tactic won't work."

As Kagaya Tomoe ran at full speed, she felt a sharp pain flash across her chest.

After numerous harassing operations, her beast claws, having repeatedly plunged into the liquid oil film barrier, suffered skin peeling and flesh rotting away.

"Regeneration is indeed possible... but there's a limit, and I can't regenerate indefinitely..."

The regenerative abilities of beasts are far inferior to those of vampires or mermaids.

Although it can regenerate at high speed, it is similar to a healing technique, which achieves rapid regeneration by accelerating cell division, and therefore has an impact on the body.

"but."

Kagaya Tomoe stopped.

A cold smile played on her lips.

"I'm not just capable of transforming into a beast."

The girl's gaze rose and met Miyuki's, who was protected by the barrier. Their eyes met, and she immediately cast aside all thought and hesitation.

"disease--!"

Summon them quickly!

The sand beneath their feet burst open, and hundreds of talismans flew into the air, transforming into ferocious and merciless water dragons that attacked the opposing sorcerer.

"Summon Water Dragon Talisman!"

Hundreds of talismans spewed out large amounts of water, even in the arid Tottori Desert.

The hundreds of talismans, which had been prepared for an unknown period of time, suddenly erupted, spewing out a water dragon like a waterfall.

As the water surged forth, Tailflower dared not be careless in the slightest, and its liquid oil film expanded to form a massive defensive line covering its path.

*Pfft!*
When the water jet collided with the oil film, the pure water that was summoned counteracted the corrosiveness of the oil film, and the two immediately underwent a chemical reaction. In an instant, just like boiling water, a large amount of water vapor was evaporated into water vapor.

"...Is this what the little girl is planning?"

Miyuki's eyelid twitched.

"Swift as the Wind!"

The dams of the dams are attacking again.

In the blink of an eye—

Kagaya Tomoe seized the opportunity and ran at full speed, leaving all the humans present behind.

She was too fast, clearly pushing her werewolf powers to their limits, advancing at full speed.

She was so fast that almost no one present could react in time.

'His speed is no less than that of Hyakusuke and Yoru.'

Miyuki was quite shocked; her doll-like brain was thinking at an incredibly high speed.

This is a speed of thought that her body cannot keep up with. In an instant, her thoughts can turn thousands of times, and she can make thinking that is dozens of times greater than that of ordinary people. Kagaya Tomoe's strength is not too strong. She is definitely not up to the standard of a super-level exorcist, nor is she as good as Jujou Maika.

However, after being modified by Western magic, her combat power increased in a truly astonishing way.

She squinted at the front, but the doll's lowered eyeballs and reflexes prevented it from seeing the movement of the mannequin.

Miyuki could only speculate that this was a technique unique to the Knights of the Martyrdom.

'Judging from this, the imperial court's campaign against Kyushu will most likely end in failure... However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.'

Almost instantly, at the same moment Miyuki's thoughts were turning, Kagaya Tomoe pierced through the air and arrived in front of the doll. At the same time, she extended her beast-like right claw—the oil film that formed a barrier was neutralized by the water's effect and torn apart in an instant. The sharp claw tip stopped just as it was about to touch Kurohime Miyuki.

"strangeness!"

Kagaya Tomoe was also greatly shocked; her entire body seemed to be bound by an invisible force.

"silk?"

She was astonished to find that her beastly claws, and every inch of her body, were bound by countless silk threads.

“These are the threads that control the puppet.” Miyuki stretched out ten fingers, and one thread after another extended out as she said listlessly.

"The silk threads are taken from monsters like the Lady Spider and the Infant Spirit Spider. With the help of craftsmen who specialize in processing these kinds of items, they can be transformed into silk threads that control puppets. You see, they are almost invisible, aren't they?"

She spoke while flashing an evil smile.

“That girl, Hainai, is very skilled at manipulating these threads. Although you drugged her with incense, her ‘ability,’ her innate talent, can be borrowed and used by me… Your eyes seem to be asking why?”

She chuckled, "Indeed, a puppeteer is someone who can command puppets. Conversely, if a puppeteer considers themselves a puppet, then transferring their command abilities is also possible."

How can this be?

Kagaya Tomoe almost roared out.

However, as more and more threads wrapped around her from all directions, she was frozen in mid-air like a still photograph, unable to break free from them no matter how hard she tried.

She seemed to be under a golden binding spell, her body frozen in place, unable to move.

"It is possible."

Miyuki said in a calm tone.

"Only mortals like to ask questions like 'How is this possible?' or 'This is impossible,' which is why they can't do anything..."

That's right, she can't use her own power, but she can rely on the power of others.

Miyuki has always been adept at taking things from others, especially the power of his own children.

"That being said, although my body is in this state, which prevents me from casting any powerful spells and I lack the abilities of an exorcist, you shouldn't underestimate me..."

Blue light danced from her fingertips and then surged forth. This was a lightning strike spell.

"Aa ...

A powerful electric current rushed through Kagaya Tomoe's body.

She hadn't expected the enemy to have such a tactic, and was immediately caught off guard. Instantly, a mournful cry burst from her mouth, robbing the air from Kagaya Tomoe's lungs, and even depleting all the oxygen in her body, leaving her unable to even cry out anymore.

Her entire body lost control due to the electric shock, and she fell to the ground.

"Well……"

Kagami Tomoe lay sprawled on the ground, completely exhausted, unable to move an inch. Yet, she still stretched out her right hand.

Then he struggled to grip the wet, rocky ground.

"..."

She tried to grab the ground and crawl, but her fingertips were almost bruised and she couldn't move her body forward.

"Look... because we underestimated our opponent, we lost here."

The female ghost from the Kurohime family, residing inside the doll's body, let out a sneer.

Kagami Tomoe collapsed at her feet.

However, she did not completely lose consciousness.

No, she is currently in a daze, confused.

Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat.

Boom, boom, boom.

The intense tremor felt as if the heart itself had been struck and shaken.

Those were fragments of the Philosopher's Stone buried inside the heart.

The blood flowed wildly, becoming so hot it felt like it was melting the bones.

At that moment, her figure, lying on the ground, began to change again.

Then, in my mind, I heard a sound like glass cracking.

boom!
A violent power erupted as Kagaya Tomoe's body began to spew out spiritual energy, the intense wavelengths of which caused the atmosphere to gradually become chaotic.

The human form dissolved, and the light continued to expand.

Then, the expanding light slowly revealed an outline.

The silhouette of a huge, ferocious beast.

"This is?"

Miyuki quickly stepped back.

Obana activated the Curse Return Barrier once again.

The spherical barrier deflected the intense spiritual energy impact. The spiritual energy wavelengths that stirred the atmosphere dissipated upon contact with the barrier, turning into fragments of light.

Then, a terrifying giant claw pounced.

"This little girl has this kind of ability?"

Miyuki was also somewhat surprised.

Suddenly, the silk threads shot out from her fingertips, binding the beast's claw. However, a strong burst of spiritual energy caused the threads to shatter in mid-air.

"Die!"

When Kagami Tomoe regained consciousness, she instantly transformed into the form of a giant wolf, leaped into the air, and unleashed her claws.

"Nadeko!"

Miyuki shouted lowly.

Nadeshiko, one of the twins, stepped forward with a grin. She held long whips in her hands. These were not ordinary whips, but rather ten long whips that split from the front where she held them, each with spikes attached to its tip.

These irregularly shaped weapons, held in each hand, comprised a total of twenty long whips, which Nadeshiko controlled with both hands—

"Wake up!"

She simply rotated her wrist.

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Twenty long whips, moving in different directions and with different trajectories, attacked the giant wolf's right paw.

The air seemed to explode in that instant.

"The attack was deflected."

To his surprise, Yanwuba discovered that his right hand claw had been flung away by the force of the twenty long whips.

Her body was forced to somersault in the air and land in another place.

"These two brats are really troublesome."

Tomoe licked her injured paw; she was certain she wouldn't escape any benefit today.

'As expected of the demon woman of the Black Princess Mountain clan, this must have been a pre-planned setup. I can hardly find any flaws; it's truly impeccable—'

However, she was anything but polite with her words, because she felt a deep-seated dislike and even physical aversion to Kurohime Miyuki.

"Fine, farewell then... you old woman!"

Realizing she had little chance of winning, she leaped up and shot off in another direction like lightning.

"A little girl who hasn't even grown up yet."

Miyuki coldly mocked.

She secretly admired Kanaya Tomoe's clean and efficient escape.

(End of this chapter)