The Incompetent Noblewoman Marries the 'Devil of the Far East' as a Substitute Bride—Told by Her Parents to 'Die in Place of Your Sister,' She Left the House, but Her New Family Turned Out to Be Wonderful and She's Happy - Episode 1.11

I, Ichijo Satoru, was driving towards the center of the Eastern Capital to Kyokuto Castle.

Beyond the glass window, the gaslight illuminates the night of the Eastern Capital.

Demons are beings of darkness.

I’m sensitive to sunlight.

Therefore, in the Eastern Capital, efforts are made to ensure that the gas lamps remain lit even during the night.

“Sigh…”

“What happened, Mr. Sato?”

One of the servants driving the car Hyakumekoni Doumeki Shinkurou asks me.

“How can I get along with Rei?”

“I was surprised. I never thought that you would show interest in women.”

Shinkuro says in a genuinely surprised tone.

Because they had been watching me since I was young, that’s why those words came out.

“Satori-sama is the head of the Ichijo family. There have always been many women who have been interested in him. However, he has skillfully and gracefully turned them all down, hasn’t he?”

“Ah. A girl who’s only interested in family background is a no-go for me.”

The girls who flatter and ingratiate themselves can be broadly divided into two types.

Those blinded by the wealth and power of the Ichijo family.

And I was drawn to Satoru Ichijo’s beautiful face. Both.

Both of them were only interested in superficial things like my appearance and his family background, things we were born with.

No one ever saw the real me and was drawn to it.

That situation had continued since childhood.

I eventually started to harbor distrust towards women.

Anyway, any girl would only be interested in her own face or her house.

The only women I could trust were my mother and the servants of Akino.

Any other girl didn’t matter at all.

Even I have come of age and now have to get married.

As the head of the Ichijo family, I had to pass on this house and its supernatural abilities to the next generation.

The Far Eastern King himself issued the order. To take a wife and bear children.

At first, women from the Far East flocked from all over the country.

However, I turned everything down.

As mentioned above, I couldn’t trust the daughters of the Far East.

When I turned down all the arranged marriage proposals, the king then told me to take a wife from the western continent.

The western continent. A country in a world of swords and magic that recently began trading.

Well, I thought it would be better to talk to someone who doesn’t know me than to a woman from the Far East.

Later, I would come to know.

It seems that on the western continent, my nickname, “The Far Eastern Demon,” is known.

Numerous noble ladies had mysteriously disappeared on their way here.

Well, it can’t be helped. No one would want to go to the devil’s place anyway.

So, when the engagement proposal from the Saiga family came, I had no expectations at all for the girl who would be coming.

Anyway, I bet they’ll mysteriously disappear again halfway through.

However, what came was a very peculiar girl.

He was surprisingly lacking in self-confidence.

However, I managed to protect the crew from the sea monster.

There, I sensed that this girl was different from the others.

After that, I, Satoru, got to know Rei.

Rei is never a bad girl.

Possessing immense spiritual power, they have the ability to kill those with supernatural abilities.

And yet, they never flaunt that power.

I don’t call the servants “demons” like the townspeople do.

I was truly grateful and pleased that such a wonderful girl came to us.

Yeah, I liked it, I did.

Until I saw her after her bath, she was just that kind of girl.

“I’m in trouble… Right now, I strongly want to be liked by her. I want to go back to her immediately and hug her. At the same time, when I look at her, my body stiffens, my heart races, and I can’t move.”

I understand.

The moment I saw her in that bathroom, I was captivated.

“It’s the first time, seriously, that I’ve felt genuine romantic feelings for a woman, for someone of the opposite s3x.”

The affection for my mother, Sumiya, and Akino was a familial feeling.

In this way, I had never felt my heart race or been unable to stop thinking about someone of the opposite s3x.

“Young master, congratulations.”

Shinkuro is smiling while driving the car.

“Finally, you’ve found a woman you love other than Sumi-sama, haven’t you?”

Tears stream down Shinkurou cheek.

They all know the harsh fate that Satoru Gojo has endured.

That’s why I’m glad you think so.

“What should I do for Rei?”

“Well then. For now, why not love them with all your might?”

“However, you see, I get all flustered. Rei has become so incredibly beautiful, it’s astonishing. I can’t even look her in the eye properly. Hey, Shinkuro, what should I do?”

“Hang in there, young master.”

“Well, a concrete solution, you know.”

“This is something that only the people involved can resolve. All I can say is to hang in there.”

Ugh, I clutch my head.

“In order to get closer, I need to cherish her. But to do that, I have to get closer to Rei, and she’s too beautiful to look at directly… What should I do…”