I Refuse to Be a Valkyrie
Chapter 5

I Crossed Over with My Character

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Could people really cross over after they died?

At first, Zhao Baiyou hadn't believed it. As a materialist who'd grown up in the new century, he'd always been certain that death was just death—that nothing came after. How could crossing into another world possibly be real?

Still, web novels had made crossing over so common for their protagonists that people had started to get the impression that death might be the beginning of a new life elsewhere.

But Zhao Baiyou had never shared that illusion.

Now, though, Zhao Baiyou was in a real bind because... he seemed to have actually crossed over!

He clearly remembered lying in bed, waiting for Honkai Impact 3rd to update. He'd waited months for Herrscher of the Void's rate-up, and it had finally started again.

After waiting so long for the update to finish... he'd dumped thirty thousand Crystals into it and finally pulled the Herrscher...

And then... then he'd ended up here!!

Before Zhao Baiyou lay an unfamiliar forest, in a world whose space and time were completely different from his own.

That wasn't the main problem. Crossing over was a good thing...

But that was true for other people. Zhao Baiyou didn't want to cross over. He had an adorable little sister who refused to marry anyone but him.

What did having an adorable little sister with a brother complex mean?

Yosuga no Sora?

With such a perfect start in life, why had he still crossed over?

And on top of that...

"Damn it!"

Zhao Baiyou took a deep breath and cursed in annoyance, but the voice that came out wasn't his usual, gentle big-brother voice. Instead... it was the sweet voice of a young girl.

That was right! Zhao Baiyou hadn't just crossed over—he'd also become one of the game characters he spent every day grinding away with.

Flame Sakitama, Yae Sakura...

Her appearance, clothes, and weapon were all exactly like Flame Sakitama's.

Zhao Baiyou didn't know why he'd crossed over or why he'd become Flame Sakitama, but he was in a terrible state of mind.

He was still a virgin! And now he'd turned into a girl...

Even if that girl was Yae Sakura, the one he called his wife every day.

But... that didn't mean he wanted to become Yae Sakura! He still had a super-cute little sister!

He'd been living the life of a winner, so why had he turned into a girl...

Zhao Baiyou felt awful...

I don't want to be a Valkyrie!

After a while, though, Zhao Baiyou understood that there was no way to change back.

Following the information in his mind, Zhao Baiyou focused, and a translucent panel appeared in front of him, just like an in-game menu.

It was much like Honkai Impact 3rd's main screen, though there were quite a few differences.

The character on the screen was Flame Sakitama, not his Kiana...

And... there were only four options: [Valkyries], [Inventory], [Missions], and [Friends].

He opened [Valkyries] and found that every Valkyrie was greyed out except Flame Sakitama, who was in full color.

What's more... it was exactly the same as the screen on his game account. It seemed this really was his account.

Zhao Baiyou tapped Flame Sakitama and found... sure enough, it was his account...

SSS-rank Flame Sakitama...

Weapon—Cherry Blossom Blizzard, Stigmata—Czar Set

This was great. He'd started with a fully built character!

He had no idea what kind of world this was, but he should be able to protect himself!

Then Zhao Baiyou opened the inventory... and found it crammed full of weapons, Stigmata, items, coins... everything was there.

Had he crossed over with his own account?

He looked at the coins in his inventory. There weren't many... only a hundred million.

But his skills and equipment were already fully upgraded!

Then there was [Missions]...

There was only one main mission.

[Main Mission—Become a Renowned Shrine Maiden]

"A shrine maiden? A renowned shrine maiden? Can I turn back after I become one? I don't want to be a Valkyrie. I just want to be a captain who cleans the ship!" Zhao Baiyou hurriedly pleaded in a plaintive voice.

But... the system seemed very rigid and didn't respond at all.

"Ugh..."

He sighed and continued to open the mission details.

[World: Inuyasha]

[Main Mission—Become a Renowned Shrine Maiden]

[Mission Reward: 100 Crystals, unlock the next main mission.]

"Huh? The world of Inuyasha? And the reward is Crystals? Can I still use Crystals after crossing over?" Zhao Baiyou wondered. He checked his interface, but there wasn't a single Crystal there. He'd had more than ten left after pulling the Herrscher.

He'd been cheated!

But what would he need Crystals for now?

[Crystals are the only item that can unlock the next world. 2,400 Crystals are required to unlock the next world.]

Just as Zhao Baiyou was wondering, a line of text suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Unlock the next world? Can I still go back?" Zhao Baiyou thought of his adorable little sister, Zhao Baiyu, who was two years younger than him and refused to marry anyone else. What if he was gone too long and someone else swept her off her feet?

That would be a huge loss!!

But... the system didn't respond to this question either.

Still... this was the world of Inuyasha. Could he really survive in this world of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?

Zhao Baiyou gripped the katana, Cherry Blossom Blizzard, at his waist and closed his eyes. Countless skills and sword techniques flashed through his mind...

"Looks like... I was worrying for nothing."

He opened his eyes and gave a self-deprecating laugh. He'd actually mastered all of Flame Sakitama's skills and sword techniques.

And... Zhao Baiyou lifted the beautiful katana at his waist. It was so pretty it looked like a toy sword.

Spirit Blade: Sakura Blizzard!

He held the scabbard in his left hand and gripped the hilt with his right. With a gentle pull...

The pink blade slid free, radiating powerful spiritual energy.

"What a fine blade!" Feeling the powerful spiritual energy flowing into him from the Spirit Blade, Zhao Baiyou couldn't help running his hand along it...

"Then... let's try Sakura Yae's sword technique!"

Falling Cherry Blossom Slash!

He struck five times in an instant. The five streams of sword energy seemed to solidify into cherry blossoms as they slashed forward...

A dozen towering trees, each too wide for a person to wrap their arms around, were immediately cut down. They began crashing to the ground, giving Zhao Baiyou a fright.

"A few casual swings... and they're this powerful?" Zhao Baiyou stared at his hands in shock. This was nothing like how it had looked in the game.

No matter how strong you were in the game, you couldn't tell.

"It looks like... becoming a renowned shrine maiden is just a matter of time! It's just..."

Zhao Baiyou touched the fox ears on his head, which looked like long rabbit ears. Was he a monster or a human now?

Or, in the Inuyasha world, was he the despised... Half-Demon?

If he was a Half-Demon, becoming a shrine maiden people respected was going to be difficult!

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