Chapter 223 Kurohimeshan Miyuki

Behind Nadeshiko and Obana was a woman in a dark blue kimono. In fact, she shouldn't be too old—she should be about the same age as Kohagi.

She was naturally tall, but she was stiff and slow in everything she did.

A giant with a tall, slow-moving form—this strange woman seems to fit that description perfectly.

In addition, she also had a huge square box on her back.

The object was almost as tall as her, and looked like a tall coffin.

"Um, this is so annoying."

"So annoying."

Nadeshiko and Obana look exactly alike, both with youthful faces. The only difference is that one has her hair tied into a ponytail on the right side of her head and the other on the left, creating a symmetrical look.

"I won't listen to you."

"...I won't listen."

The kitten was held tightly by the neck by the twins and lifted high as if showing off.

"No, if you don't listen... there won't be any evening dessert."

Hai Nai, the tall woman, had a pronunciation that lacked any emotion and intonation.

This results in her speaking tone being like some kind of machine, and the fact that she pauses after each word further enhances that inorganic quality.

Upon hearing her words, Nadeshiko and Obana exchanged a glance and immediately fell silent.

"Bad guy."

"Umino is a bad person!"

However, the twins obediently left the kitten aside.

"Ok."

Umino nodded.

Suddenly, at that moment, the sound of the tin ring on the staff vibrating came from behind.

"Lord Umino, and Miss Nadeshiko and Miss Obana."

Zhuo'an, wearing a straw hat, also arrived at the edge of the fishing village.

"Lord Hyakusuke has woken up and is willing to meet with you all."

The old man also coughed lightly.

"Furthermore, if nothing unexpected happens, the current master should have awakened his past memories. He is no longer the 'Hyakusuke' of the ninja clan, but the young master of the Shizuki clan."

"very good."

Hai Nai lowered her eyes and slowly nodded in acknowledgment.

"This is consistent with what Miyuki-sama 'predicted' before."

Zhuo'an narrowed his eyes.

Although the three members of the Shell Serpent Clan have submitted to Kuzuka and acted according to the arrangements of the acting head of the clan, Mikaku, the Shell Serpent Clan's long-standing loyalty has always been to the former head of the clan, Miyuki.

Even though the head of the family was dismissed on charges of "misconduct," the old members of the Kei-no-Kami clan, including Tsuruan, were still willing to work for Miyuki.

"Please, Lady Umino."

……

At this time, Hyakusuke met the envoy sent by the Kurohime family at the mansion by the port arranged by the Chamber of Commerce.

"It was her who came?"

He was quite surprised.

Umino's appearance surprised Hyakusuke a little.

According to Choan, in addition to Umino, even Kohagi and Kuzuka's twin sisters, Nadeshiko and Obana, were present.

Tenzui Umino is one of the romanceable female supporting characters in the game. Because there is a "twin route" in the game, you can pursue both the twins, including Umino, and Umino herself.

The twin route even offers the option to change the size at will, so if you don't like lolis, you can also choose mature women.

In addition, some players on game forums have secretly analyzed that Tenzui Umino is the hidden female protagonist of the "twin route".

"Nadeshiko and Obana are just two little brats, maybe with a bit of a female brat element. They're the kind of typical little devils who lack parental love..."

The twins' mother is Miyuki, a ruthless "monster" full of utilitarianism. She is a scumbag who would do whatever she wants with her daughters for her own benefit, and naturally she would not take good care of Nadeshiko and Obana.

The game also explains that the twins have always been cared for by Tenrui Hainai.

In the twins' storyline, Umino's identity is absolute and important; she can be considered a very important person involved.

"It's been a long time since I've sent my greetings, young master of the Ziyue family."

Upon meeting him, Hainai immediately bowed respectfully.

Hyakusuke was somewhat surprised, but he also realized something.

"I see... You must have met me before, that's why you know my identity."

He sighed: "Then you can call me Bai Jie, which is the name I've been using all these years... The Zi Yue clan has long been wiped out, so there's no point in talking about it now."

"Is that so... It's me, Umino. My apologies."

Hainai bowed her head again, and the coffin on her back bent slightly.

“Zhuo’an informed me beforehand that your identity is a ‘commissioner’ of the Black Princess Mountain clan.”

Hyakusuke asked in confusion, "But I still don't understand, whose subordinate are you... Whether it's Miss Kuzuka or Miss Kohagi, both of them should be related to you, who are in charge of taking care of Nadeshiko and Obana."

It can't be kudzu flower.

Umino's role is quite unique; she is essentially Nadeshiko and Obana's caretaker.

These people weren't even considered part of the inner circle of the Kurohime Yamamoto family.

Miyuki's greatest concern was always her youngest son, Fujihakama. It seemed that in her eyes, only her youngest and most beloved son was qualified to accept everything from the Kurohimeyama family.

Suddenly, the old man of the Shell Serpent Clan, Mu Zhuo'an, who was sitting on the other side, coughed lightly.

"Lord Hainai, now that things have come to this, there's no need for us to beat around the bush any longer."

The old man, Zhuo'an, dressed as a monk, looked at Bai Jie.

"Umino, and we, the Shell Serpent Clan, have always been loyal to Lord Miyuki."

"Yeah."

Bai Jie wasn't too surprised by this.

"If that's the case, then what's the point of you looking for me?"

His voice didn't stop: "Also, Zhuo'an, actually, one of the reasons you accepted Gehua's punishment and stayed by my side was to monitor me in place of Miyuki and the Kurohime clan, right?"
"You should be aware of my regained memories. Although the Kurohimeyama clan wasn't the direct cause of the Zizuki clan's destruction, it's a fact that your clan plundered the Zizuki family's property and seized resources from their territory."

He let out a long sigh: "You should know that after I regained my memories, as the young master of the Ziyue clan, I will not have much goodwill towards your Heiji Mountain family."

Upon hearing these words, Zhuo'an could only manage a wry smile.

Just as Hyakusuke said, he and the other two members of the Hexie Family, Utsusemi and Tessai, would be "punished" by staying by his side, which was indeed to monitor Hyakusuke and confirm whether he had regained his memories.

"What you say is correct, Lord Hyakusuke."

Zhuo'an sighed.

"We must admit that we do indeed harbor such thoughts. However, we did make this choice for the sake of the Kurohimeyama clan. As for this, we hope to obtain your cooperation, Lord Hyakusuke, as Lord Miyuki's 'acting agent'."

Hearing this, Hyakusuke frowned uncomfortably.

"What do you mean by all this? What exactly happened?" "The old man has recovered."

Tianrui Hai squeezed out a sound from her mouth.

"It parasitized Fujihaka, and secretly controlled several heads of the branch families within the clan. Even Gehua was imprisoned by it."

"what?"

Bai Jie was somewhat stunned.

He had been considering the matter of Weng Mian's recovery for some time.

However, he never expected that the rooster's body would parasitize Miyuki's youngest son.

Fujikawa is arguably an unimportant character in the game. In the game's setting, apart from being Miyuki's favorite youngest son, no one pays special attention to this child.

Fujihakama was the youngest of Miyuki's children, only seven years old, and he did not show any amazing special abilities.

The person who wanted to push his youngest son to become the head of the family was Miyuki.

The Kurohimeyama clan has always been headed by women, making it a matriarchal society. It will be quite difficult for Fujihakama to rise to power.

'However, if Weng Mian were to become parasitic on this youngest son and gain the support of the six branch family heads, Weng Mian could indeed become the head of the clan.'

Bai Jie stroked his chin.

However, he couldn't understand why the old man would parasitize the brat Fujihakama.

Just then, Tenrui Hainai and Zhuo'an exchanged a glance.

"Bai Jie, my lord, please allow me to open this 'Coffin of the Puppet Soul'."

As Haina spoke, she placed the white wooden box, about the size of an adult, vertically onto the wooden board.

There was a "click".

The coffin emitted the sound of some kind of mechanism or gear turning. Then, the coffin opened, and a cold draft blew out.

Hyakusuke realized that this must be some kind of special device. Then, he saw a slender hand slowly extend out.

Then, one foot stepped out as well.

"I'll finish the rest..."

The speaker was a black-haired girl dressed in black.

She slowly emerged from the coffin; she was an extremely beautiful young woman.

Hyakusuke's gaze was also somewhat puzzled. The girl was about eleven or twelve years old, still very young, but she possessed a strange sense of oppression.

She wore thigh-high stockings under her skirt, along with a hair accessory and tie, and everything inside her gloves was black.

This outfit is not typical of island nation attire; it is more akin to the attire of European aristocrats.

"Who are you?"

Bai Jie's eyes became unusually sharp.

At first glance, she appears to be just a petite and adorable young girl.

However, he vaguely sensed a feeling that made him very uncomfortable.

"Hehe, this isn't the first time we've met."

The petite girl had waist-length hair and small ribbons. Although her eyes were slightly upturned, her face, the faintly visible skin, and her blouse were all white. The strong color contrast made it seem as if only these parts were floating in the darkness.

"—The brat from the Ziyue family."

The girl, with an arrogant attitude, gave Hyakusuke an elegant smile, as if in defiance.

At this point, Bai Jie finally realized what was happening. He stood up abruptly, and his spiritual power erupted.

"……It's you."

He gritted his teeth, his voice filled with murderous intent.

"Kurohimeyama Miyuki."

"Yes."

The petite girl laughed.

Bai Jie frowned.

He also noticed that the girl's dress had a blue pattern imprinted on the exposed chest area.

"High-level autonomous doll... no, the kind of soul-transferring doll."

Some information flashed through his mind quickly.

"This is the work of a top-tier puppeteer. It's a puppet that can contain a human soul. You didn't learn some unorthodox techniques and cut off a part of your soul, transferring it into this puppet."

These soul-transferring puppets, also known as top-tier puppets, have appeared in games before, and Yumen Tenzen was able to create this type of puppet.

However, it is possible that Kurohime Miyuki obtained this precious soul-transferring doll through some special channels from Western alchemists and puppeteers overseas.

'My spiritual energy wavelength couldn't immediately discern that this was a puppet's body, which shows how special this soul-transferring puppet is...'

Hyakusuke is a completely different person now. Although his strength has not recovered to its former state, after regaining some of his past memories, most of the skills, combat techniques, experience, knowledge, and information he learned in the past have returned to this body.

Bai Jie, who was once called "the prodigy", was not judged as a genius solely based on his innate talents and abilities.

He diligently studied various exorcism techniques during his childhood. As a transmigrator, although he knew the power of his own abilities, he did not rely too much on that talent and had also put in a lot of hard work.

'But I almost misjudged it just now; this doll is truly extraordinary.'

While calmly pondering, Hyakusuke allowed the intense fluctuations of his emotions to amplify his spiritual power, causing a fiery aura to erupt forth.

"You actually dare to show your face in front of me, woman...aren't you afraid I'll destroy this doll?"

“You brat from the Ziyue family, you don’t need to put on airs.”

The female doll stood with her arms crossed over her chest, looking up at him with haughty pride.

"You should know that the destruction of the Ziyue clan, and many other things, were basically all the work of Wengmian... What's the point of you coming here to take revenge on me instead of going after the culprits?"

"No need to put it so nicely, you and Weng Mian are birds of a feather."

Bai Jie criticized him without any reservations.

"You can't escape responsibility for letting Weng Mian parasitize Xiao Qiu and arranging for her to enter Zi Yue's family."

"There's nothing strange about this."

Kurohime Miyuki coldly snorted in a girl's voice, "Whether it's my mother, Kohagi, Kuzuka, or all the children I've given birth to, as long as they're stained with the blood of the Kurohime clan, even my own body is nothing more than something that Ongmen can take at will."

Her cold gaze fell on Hyakusuke.

"Give that thing even a little chance, and it can manipulate our race at will... The Black Princess Mountain race, which is under its control, didn't have much of a choice to begin with."

"you?"

Hyakusuke was also somewhat surprised by her explanation.

"Wasn't this something you secretly conspired with Weng Mian in secret?"

"As long as Wengmian is not in a deep sleep, he can read the memories in a clan's bloodline at will. It is almost impossible to deceive or mislead him."

Miyuki shook his head.

“You think I’m the culprit, a malicious woman… but you don’t know that sometimes I’ve done things that even I’m not entirely sure of.”

She sighed deeply: "My mother, Mikaku, was the same, and so is my daughter."

(End of this chapter)

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