Sekiro World.
Xia Yu lay on his bedding. After finishing his exchange with Nioh Xia Yu, a surge of grand ambition instantly rose in his heart.
I want this sky to no longer shroud... Cough, cough, it's not that exaggerated. The primary goal now is to drive away the Interior Ministry forces; the rest can wait until I have time.
Furthermore, the current upper echelons of Ashina have a mountain of problems, such as Usui Ukonzaemon, nicknamed Owl—the adoptive father of Wolf.
Under the deterrence of Isshin Ashina, he used to behave himself, but ever since Isshin grew old and fell ill, he has harbored treacherous intentions.
Those intentions involve seizing the Dragons Heritage power. The Hirata Estate incident three years ago in the game was a result of him colluding with bandits and the Interior Ministry's Lone Shadows to breach the Hirata Estate and plot for the Dragons Heritage power.
But at that time, the Divine Heir Kuro, who possessed the Dragons Heritage power, was being protected by Lady Butterfly. Perhaps due to past sentiment, or perhaps wanting to let others do the work while he reaped the rewards, Owl did not fight Lady Butterfly, but instead led his adopted son, Wolf, there.
Later, due to a misunderstanding, Wolf thought Lady Butterfly wanted to use illusions to confuse Kuro and take him away, while Lady Butterfly believed Wolf was Owl's son and untrustworthy, so the two sides fought.
If one side had been willing to explain at that moment, things might have taken a turn for the better, but unfortunately, both Lady Butterfly and Wolf were the impulsive type.
Both chose to kill the other first and talk later. In the end, naturally, Wolf was victorious.
When Owl, who had faked his death to escape, arrived at Kuro's hiding place, Lady Butterfly happened to have been killed by Wolf, and Kuro had already hidden himself.
Failing to find Kuro, Owl had no choice but to stab Wolf in the back, but worried that Isshin Ashina or Genichiro might arrive, he could only abandon the opportunity and leave, planning to hide and wait for the next chance to seize the Dragons Heritage power.
As Wolf lay dying, Kuro arrived just in time and shared his Dragons Heritage power with Wolf.
Thus, Wolf returned to life and gained the ability to resurrect, though he lost his memories of that night.
Afterward, because of the Interior Ministry's invasion, Genichiro wanted to obtain the Dragons Heritage power to turn the tide, but Kuro refused Genichiro due to the danger of the Dragon's Heritage. Consequently, Kuro was placed under house arrest by Genichiro in the Moon-viewing Tower.
Wolf, because of Kuro and for killing Lady Butterfly, was imprisoned in the abandoned Dungeon.
Three years later, the game's plot begins. Wolf slaughters the high-level combatants of Ashina, uncovers the source of the Dragons Heritage power, and finally embarks on the Dragon's Homecoming ending with the Rice Maiden.
After recalling the entire game plot, Xia Yu felt somewhat fortunate. Luckily, there was still time in reality; the invasion of the Hirata Estate had not yet begun.
And his cheat had arrived. As long as he cured Isshin Ashina, no matter how much the fire of Owl's ambition expanded, it could only be extinguished.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu found the Newbie Gift Pack inside the Red Envelope and chose to claim it.
In the next moment, a vast amount of energy instantly filled his entire body. Various abilities merged into him, and the additional memories allowed him to understand how to use all these powers.
Because he had a massive foundation of mental and soul power, Xia Yu sorted through everything in an instant.
"I have the power now, but how can I reasonably make them understand?"
Xia Yu felt the power filling his body and pondered how to reasonably make the Ashina high-ups understand.
If he called it magic, probably no one would understand. After all, the concept of magic hadn't even spread from the West yet.
But besides magic, only spells remained. Was he supposed to say he was an immortal? Though that wasn't technically wrong; someone who cultivates immortality is indeed an immortal.
Meanwhile, in the Chat Group, Zombie Xia Yu had posted the organized magic formulas. Seeing the magic formula Red Envelope, Xia Yu clicked to claim it.
Once he had sorted through this new part of his memory, he thought of a good idea.
Onmyodo. He could disguise the magic formulas as Onmyodo. As an inventor, it's perfectly reasonable for him to invent Onmyodo, right?
Moreover, the concept of the Onmyoji was at its peak during the Heian period. There's probably no Japanese person who doesn't know the great Onmyoji, Abe no Seimei.
He could completely use that to explain his power!
Thinking of this, Xia Yu climbed up from his bed. Having claimed the Newbie Gift Pack, he was no longer tired at all.
After putting on his clothes, he had just opened the door when Emma suddenly appeared like a ghost.
"You want to go to the workshop again, don't you? I told you that you must rest now."
Looking at Xia Yu, who was already dressed and preparing to go out, Emma's tone carried a rare hint of reproach.
She knew it. Xia Yu certainly wouldn't obediently follow her instructions to rest. It was worth her waiting here; she had indeed caught him.
"That... I'm not, I didn't."
Looking at the slightly angry Emma, Xia Yu felt a bit guilty. He really had intended to rest just now, but now he didn't feel tired at all.
"No, you really cannot overwork yourself anymore. I believe Lord Isshin would certainly agree with my actions!"
With that, Emma tried to pull Xia Yu back into the room, but after pulling hard, she turned her head in surprise.
What was going on? She actually couldn't move him? Clearly, he had been completely unable to resist before.
"I told you, I'm really fine."
Xia Yu gave a helpless smile and, under Emma's astonished gaze, gently pried her hand away.
"See? My strength is so great now, which also proves I'm not tired, right?"
Emma wanted to argue, but she opened her mouth and found that what he said actually made sense. An exhausted person couldn't possibly have such great strength.
But she didn't want to give up just like that, so she still pleaded, "Since Lord Xia Yu doesn't want to rest, then you still can't go to work. Balancing work and rest is very important."
"If you don't mind, I can accompany you for a walk."
"Hmm..." Although Xia Yu really wanted to agree, he had more important things to do right now. "Maybe when there's time. How is the old man's health?"
"Lord Isshin's health..." Emma paused and said, "It's been quite good lately, and his condition hasn't worsened."
"Then take me to see him. I have some business."
Hearing Xia Yu say this, Emma had no reason to refuse. After nodding, she began to lead the way.
Even though he didn't need Emma to lead the way and knew where Isshin Ashina lived, he wasn't a dense block of wood. Why would he refuse the company of a beautiful woman?
Isshin Ashina's residence was the same as in the game, located near Ashina Castle. If it were Wolf with his Shinobi Prosthetic, he would only need to grapple across the rooftops a few times to reach it.
But he wasn't Wolf, and the other people he encountered weren't enemies, so naturally, he took the stairs.
A moment later, the two arrived at Isshin's residence.
"Old man, I've brought wine to see you."
Before even entering the door, Xia Yu's voice rang out. Hearing this, Isshin Ashina, who was sitting casually in a corner of the room, laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect my good grandson to have time to visit me. Are you not tinkering with your inventions?"
"Not tinkering anymore, those things are useless now. Here, I've brewed another bottle of good wine. This is top-quality stuff."
Xia Yu sat down casually at the square table and then reached behind his waist, pulling out a sealed wine jar.
Emma was slightly stunned by this scene. She had been right behind Xia Yu and hadn't seen him hiding any wine on his person. Where did this jar of wine come from?