Yukiyasha Den

&nbsp Yukiyasha Den is Nuriko's story, visiting the northern reaches of Kounan to stay with an old distant relative he calls uncle. At first pretending to be Korin , he encounters a fellow transvestite, Tamatama, who teaches him the best ways to conceal his true gender from even the most expert of eyes. While there, Nuriko finds himself caught up in a local legend involving a beast from the mountains that comes down in the snows and takes a virgin sacrifice. Determined to protect the chosen girl Byakuren from being sacrificed, Nuriko forces himself to be taken in Byakuren's place, realising that the reason he is there at this time is to put his Celestial Warrior powers to the test. This is his rite of passage, however he struggles against Yukiyasha the demon and in the end the girl Byakuren gives her life to save his. Although Byakuren and "Korin" begin as rivals, Byakuren falls in love with Nuriko and she has such a strong impression on the Celestial Warrior that he adopts her dream of meeting the Emperor and thanking him for a deed done long ago alongside his desire to live Kourin's life for her. This is why he goes to be a part of the harem in the first place.