I Refuse to Be a Valkyrie!

Toyotomi Hideyoshi had even gifted Chacha an entire city—Osaka—so from then on, Chacha was known as Lady Yodo.

However, Tsurumatsu died young at the age of three. Just as it seemed the Toyotomi family would have no heir, Chacha bore Hideyoshi another son, named A-shitsu—later known as Toyotomi Hideyori.

Having a son in his old age, Hideyoshi was overjoyed and doted excessively on Hideyori. At the same time, Chacha's position within the Toyotomi family became even more secure.

At this time, Hagoromo Gitsune had become Asai Chacha, the person standing at the very pinnacle of power in Japan.

At the same time, Hagoromo Gitsune was also the first yokai in this world to seize control of human authority.

Don't be fooled by how ugly Asai Chacha, whom Hagoromo Gitsune possessed, looked in the anime. In truth... the real Asai Chacha had been exceptionally beautiful and captivating. So whether this Hagoromo Gitsune was beautiful or not remained uncertain.

After learning about the current situation in Japan and Hagoromo Gitsune's authority, Mei also found out where the nearest town was.

She did not linger in the village any longer, taking Yingcao with her as they headed toward the town.

However... because Yingcao was a yokai, Mei had placed a curse seal on her in advance to prevent Onmyoji from discovering her and to keep her yokai aura from leaking out.

Mei had modified this curse seal using the spells Kikyo had taught her and demonic arts manuals she had studied in the previous century. Though Mei could not be entirely certain, even a Great Onmyoji would not be able to easily tell that Yingcao was a yokai.

After arriving at the town, Mei took precautions against any unforeseen trouble. She directly used magic to weaken both her and Yingcao's sense