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 1.14
“I’ve turned into a human! Yay!”
The girl in black clothes hops up and down on the spot.
“That’s great!”
“Yeah!”
In the hall, the people in black suits are lined up in a row.
The ones sitting in the honored seats are Satoru-sama and me.
I will use the power of “Ability Killer” on the men in black.
The people in black are all parasitic-type ability users.
They were people with grotesque appearances.
But with my power, I can control the supernatural abilities.
“Already… I guess I won’t be called a devil anymore…”
Dropping… the man in black is shedding tears.
“You’ve endured well until now.”
Satoru-sama strokes the head of the black-clad person who has taken on a human form.
I can see how incredibly happy you all are to have returned to your original selves.
“Thank you very much, Lady Rei!”
The black-clad person who returned to human form takes my hand and bows repeatedly.
“Lady Rei is my benefactor! From now on, I will serve you for the rest of my life!”
“Th-that’s… too much.”
Everyone is expressing their gratitude to me.
I’m glad.
Even though everyone is such good people, I haven’t been able to do anything for them.
That’s why I’m happy to be able to do something that brings joy to everyone like this.
“Rei, let’s take a short break.”
Satoru-sama made such a proposal.
“You’ve been using your spiritual power non-stop since earlier, haven’t you?”
Using spiritual power…?
Then, Ms. Akino Akino, who was waiting next to me, explained.
“Using supernatural abilities consumes spiritual power.”
If you are a man, you have yang energy; if you are a woman, you have yin energy. These are combined to create spiritual power.
It seems that spiritual power is the energy needed when using the powers of youkai.
It seems that in the Western continent, spiritual power is considered magical power, and magic is seen as a different ability.
In the case of magical power, if you continue to use it, it depletes your mental strength, causes headaches, and at worst, can lead to fainting.
“What happens when spiritual power runs out?”
“Die”
“Die!?”
S-such a serious situation is going to happen…
I have to be careful.
“To be precise, if you lose all the spiritual power in your body, the demon you keep will take over your body and go on a rampage.”
“Is it really going to come to that…?”
“Oh, and once you go into a rampage state, you’ll never, ever be able to return to being human. At that point, you’ll become a target for extermination.”
Dying, that’s what it means.
“That’s why, Rei. I’m going to have you measure the spiritual power.”
“Measuring… spiritual power, is it?”
“Ah. I need to properly determine my own limits.”
And then, just then…
“Satoru-sama. I’m back.”
“Hey, Shinkuro.”
The person who came in was dressed in black and wrapped in bandages all over their body.
The entire face, and even every part of the skin, is wrapped in bandages.
“I haven’t introduced you to Rei yet. This is Doumeki Shinkuro, my secretary.”
Hyakumekoni no Dōumeki…?
“Could it be… Akiho-san and Soujirou-kun’s?”
“Yes, I am your older brother. I am the eldest brother, Shinkuro. Nice to meet you, young lady.”
Shinkuro-san bows his head to me with a slight nod.
Hiding their bare skin means they might be a parasitic type of ability user…?
Even so, what kind of demon are they keeping to wrap their whole body in bandages like that…?
“Brother, where have you been?”
Ms. Akino Akino asks Mr. Shinkuro.
“It’s at the science division of Kyokuto Castle. I borrowed a crystal for measuring spiritual power.”
In Shinkurou hand, a large crystal ball was gripped.
They hand that over to me.
“Please hold this and infuse it with your spiritual power.”
“Y-yes!”
Crystal ball… truly nothing unusual, just an ordinary thing.
“Master Satoru… how should I infuse spiritual power?”
“Yeah, that’s right. It would be better to show an example. Akino Akino.”
Akeno Akino nods and takes the crystal ball from me.
“The spiritual energy located around the tanden area is imagined to be moved to the palm of the hand like this.”
“Ta, tanden…?”
“It’s about the belly button!”
Aojiro-kun told me.
Akino Akino-san grips the crystal ball and channels her spiritual energy into it.
The crystal ball displayed the number 400.
“Re, spiritual power… 400!?”
Akino Akino is glaring.
I wonder what’s wrong…
Satoru-sama, and also Shinkuro-san.
“Shin Kuro, you, measure your spiritual power a bit.”
“Yes… it’s 100.”
Akeno Akino has higher spiritual power.
“This is…””No way…”
Akino and Satoru are exchanging glances.
“I’ll give it a try.”
Satoru-sama picks up the crystal.
Wha— 150,000 spiritual power!?
Amazing. As expected, the head of the family has a completely different level of spiritual power…
“Just as I thought…”
“Well then…”
Akeno Akino-san, Satoru-sama, and… Shinkuro Shin-kuro-san are all staring at me.
“Rei. You are… amazing.”
“Y-yes…? What is it?”
“It seems you can increase others’ spiritual power tenfold.”
…yes?
“What do you mean?”
“My spiritual power was originally 15,000. Now, it has become 150,000.”
Ms. Akino Ake says.
“I had a spiritual power of 40. Now, it’s 400.”
Your spiritual powers have indeed increased tenfold…
B-but… huh?
“W-What do you mean it’s because of me?”
“What we have in common is whether or not we had Rei use their powers on us.”
Indeed, I used it when returning the aberration to Akino Akino.
I wonder if Satoru-sama used it…
“You performed the yin-yang ritual, didn’t you?”
“I see… so, in other words… when I use my spiritual power or supernatural abilities, I amplify the spiritual power of others…?”
“That’s how it will be.”
“Wh-why…?”
“I don’t understand…”
Satoru-sama was genuinely perplexed.
“I thought Rei’s ability was just Ability Killing. But… perhaps Rei has another ability.”
“Huh, a second ability…? Is that something that happens often?”
Satoru-sama, and everyone present, shake their heads.
Mr. Shinkuro says.
“The powers of an esper, regardless of the type, are limited to one per person. It is impossible to host two demons within one’s body. This holds true even for the heads of the Five Eastern Clans or the Emperor of the East.”
Are you saying that having two makes me irregular…?
“This is serious; we need to have the science team investigate it…”
“Yes, I’ll contact them right away.”
Mr. Shinkuro says.
“Before that, Rei. Try infusing it with spiritual power.”
“Ah, yes.”
Surely… take the strength around your navel and bring it to your palm…
Crack! Crackle!
The crystal had shattered into pieces.
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