In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

Suzumiya Yu fled the castle tower. He and his friends from Manyo headed north, choosing not to travel by water but instead taking a long detour to return to their hideout.

He glanced at the wounds on his hands caused by the blade; the healing speed was much slower than usual.

As expected, the more powerful the attack, the slower the recovery speed.

Moreover, although the strike that General Raiden made earlier seemed incredibly ordinary, Ryou could feel every cell in her body trembling.

It was out of fear of death; his intuition told him that if that knife had struck him, he would have died and his body would never have recovered.

Fortunately, General Raiden did not pursue them. If she had chosen to give chase, then Suzumiya Yu might have had to head to Liyue ahead of schedule.

After his wounds had fully healed, Suzumiya Yuya finally recovered from the battle. He glanced at Manyo's friend and found that he had already fainted.

He has no fatal wounds, he is just too exhausted to stay conscious, he should be fine after a good night's sleep.

Suzumiya Yuu also needs to carefully observe the situation outside. Although Raiden General has not chased after him, it does not mean that there are no organizations like the End of the World following him.

......

After observing the area outside and confirming that no one was following her, Suzumiya Yu returned to her hiding place and covered the entrance.

He saved Manyo's friend, once again changing the original plot. The next step is to find a way to turn him into a demon.

He couldn't refuse this, the only thing he needed to be careful about was whether he could accept the premise that he had to devour flesh and blood to survive.

If he can't accept it, he might just run out into the sunlight and burn himself to death. If there's really no other way, he'll just have to torture him like he tortured Thomas.

"What's wrong with you?"

Suzumiya Yu took Manyo's friend to a room that had been unused for a long time. The commotion attracted the attention of Kamisato Ayaka, who came out of the room and happened to see this scene.

"he is?"

Ayaka Kamisato quickly noticed Manyo's friend. She was both curious and somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of a stranger there.

This was the first time Suzumiya Yui had brought other people here.

"He challenged Kujo Sara to a duel before the emperor, but lost. I saved him before he was killed by Raiden-sō."

Suzumiya Yui said truthfully.

"You... saved him right in front of the General?"

Ayaka Kamisato covered her mouth with her hand, looking at him in disbelief.

Although Suzumiya Yuu has agreed to help her abolish the Eye Hunting Order, it doesn't mean he has the ability to confront the Thunder General head-on. After all, he is a god, a being far more powerful than humans.

Ayaka Kamisato, of course, knew the rules of the duel before the emperor, and therefore understood what it meant to save the loser of the duel before the emperor from the Raiden General.

"You can actually fight against the gods?"

Unable to contain her surprise, Ayaka Kamisato asked Suzumiya Yu directly.

"So what if it is? If you can only fight back but not defeat them, then it's meaningless, isn't it?"

"Moreover, gods are not as invincible as you imagine. In the past, there have been instances of humans overthrowing the rule of gods."

With that, Suzumiya Yu carried Manyo's friend into the room, leaving only Kamisato Ayaka standing there in a daze.

......

The next morning, Man-yo's friend gradually regained consciousness. He opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar place.

He was lying in bed without a blanket, his clothes were still on, and even his wounds hadn't been treated.

Looking around, in the dimly lit room, there seemed to be another person besides him.

"woke up?"

The match lit the oil lamp, and he finally saw the man's face clearly.

A young man, very handsome, but his face showed no emotion, and his eyes, which looked as if they had been stained with blood, were extremely eerie.

"who are you?"

"The one who saves you."

Suzumiya Yu stood up from the chair.

Do you remember what happened before you lost consciousness?

"Uh... I remember, I think I challenged Kujo Sara to a duel in front of the emperor, and then... I lost, and then the shogun walked towards me with his sword, and after that... I don't remember much."

Manyo's friend rubbed his head. Although he had regained consciousness, his memory seemed to be somewhat impaired.

"Then you must still remember the rules of the duel before the emperor, right? The winner wins the combat skill, and the loser faces divine punishment. You should have died by now, but I saved you."

After saying that, Suzumiya Yu walked towards him.

"Now, I'm giving you a choice: drink my blood and let your body evolve."

"I don't understand you."

Man-yo Yuto's eyes became wary. He sensed something was wrong and was about to reach for a weapon when he discovered it wasn't there.

His weapon had been cut in half by Kujo Sara, and the remaining broken sword was lost on the way back.

"Drink my blood and you will gain greater power, but you cannot be exposed to the sun, and you must regularly devour human flesh and blood to survive."

"I am very grateful that you saved me from the general's clutches, but I'm sorry, I do not wish to become what you described. To devour human flesh and blood? Just hearing that makes it clear that it is not something a samurai should do."

So he was rejected after all? But it doesn't matter. To save time, Suzumiya Yu will try the soft approach first. If the soft approach doesn't work, then she'll have to try the hard one.

"You should know that you have no choice, right? I was able to save you from General Thunder, so you should understand the difference in strength between us."

"So what? You think you can make me compromise just like that? Don't be ridiculous."

The next second, the air seemed to freeze. At that moment, an unprecedented sense of oppression emanated from Ryou Miyako's body, but he did not make a move. He just looked at his opponent.

"What's your name?"

A moment later, Suzumiya Yu's question startled Manyo's friend.

In the game, although Manyo's friend played a significant role, his name was never mentioned from beginning to end.

Suzumiya Yu had a fairly good impression of him, so she didn't resort to harsh measures directly.

Since he was a samurai, Suzumiya Yu knew how to break down his psychological defenses.

"My name is Utagawa Kuran. What's your name?"

"Kibutsuji Muzan."

Both parties revealed their names to each other, but Suzumiya Yuu used an alias. His real name was known only to himself and Kamisato Ayaka.

Chapter 41 Destroying His Mental Defenses

"So you're Kibutsuji Muzan, the guy who inflicted heavy losses on the Shogunate army at Kannazuka."

The events that had occurred at Kannazuka had already spread throughout Inazuma, so Udagawa naturally knew about them.

However, unlike Ayaka Kamisato, because he was a samurai and had the blood on his hands, he did not show any disgust towards Yui Suzumiya.

“I heard from them that you can only move around at night. I even went to look for you before. I didn’t expect you could move around during the day as well.”

Udagawa had been looking for Suzumiya Yuu about two weeks ago. His purpose was simple: he was a very righteous person, so villains like Suzumiya Yuu usually became his targets for elimination.

However, he now realized one thing: it was fortunate that he hadn't found him before, otherwise his body would probably be rotting in the wild by now.

"There are many things you don't know, but before that, let me take you to meet someone."

Suzumiya Yu led Udagawa outside the house. It was daytime, so Uya was guarding the entrance to the hideout to prevent anyone from intruding.

"You say you're a samurai, so what you're pursuing must be martial arts, right?"

Suzumiya Yuu didn't know much about the samurai profession, but he knew that samurai symbolized power and never felt guilty for killing.

Of course, there are also samurai who like to protect the weak, and those they kill are mostly outright villains. Udagawa probably belongs to this category; otherwise, why would he want to eliminate Suzumiya Yui?

Does she like protecting the weak...? If it were before she transmigrated, Suzumiya Yui would probably want a character like that too.

But things are different now. Being soft-hearted won't get you anywhere; only oppression can make people submit. If it weren't for the last shred of conscience she still had, Suzumiya Yui would probably have become a real demon long ago.

"What a samurai pursues is martial arts, but my purpose in pursuing martial arts is to protect the weak from further persecution. People like you are the ones I need to deal with."

Just as I suspected, it was exactly what Suzumiya Yu had predicted.

But... Suzumiya Yu didn't do anything utterly immoral, did she? He didn't even bother with the old, weak, women, and children because their fighting strength was too low.

Those he killed were usually young, strong men or highly skilled fighters.

"Is it because your goal is to protect the weak that you don't want to become like me?"

Suzumiya Yu smiled. It seemed he had become a stereotypical villain.

It doesn't matter anymore. From the moment he obtained the Ghost King System, he was destined to be unable to walk the righteous path.

"So, who are you taking me to see?"

"Look, see it? It's right there."

Suzumiya Yu pointed to the entrance to their hiding place, where Uraya stood upright with her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

He remained completely still, a posture he could maintain for an entire day.

“He is my subordinate, who received my blood and gained great power. He is a samurai like you, and has never betrayed the samurai’s ideals. He is absolutely loyal to me.”

"You say that becoming like me means you're no longer a pure samurai. Fine, if that's the case, then fight him. Since you share the same identity and ideals, you should prove whose point of view is correct through a duel."

Samurai often disagreed with each other, and in such cases, they would settle things with a duel, in which the loser had to accept the winner's point of view.

In other words, if Udagawa loses to Uya, he will have to accept Suzumiya Yu's blood and become a demon.

Don't say that Wuye is no longer a samurai. He has never betrayed the samurai spirit. If he were not a samurai, Udagawa would not acknowledge his identity.

Constantly fighting and learning from real combat experience to become stronger is what samurai love to do most, so Udagawa wouldn't refuse the offer.

only...

"As for weapons, use mine."

Suzumiya Yu noticed Udagawa's concerns. A samurai without a weapon is like a soulless being, so he took his own sword from his waist and handed it to Udagawa.

Suzumiya Yu's weapon was very ordinary, with nothing special about it, which was the first time he had noticed it.

In that case, I'll definitely need to get a powerful weapon in the future.