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 1.33

Once again, I gaze upon April 1st Watanuki Momoharu-sama.

Height is quite short.

It would be around 150, I suppose.

Childlike face, snow-white skin, and big, bright double eyelids.

At first glance, you have an appearance that can only be seen as feminine.

But since there is no chest and the waist isn’t tapered, you can tell it’s a man.

Wearing a white robe, he has his shrine hanging from his neck.

“Once again, nice to meet you! Rei-kun!”

“Y-yes…”

“I really wanted to see you…! You’re such an interesting sample!”

With a sudden movement, Watanuki-sama approaches with his face.

C-Close…

“Keep an appropriate distance, Momoharu.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know.”

Satoru-sama embraces me, protecting me from him.

This is, um, to protect me, so it’s not like that, um……

“Somehow, Rei-kun’s heart rate is going through the roof, isn’t it?”

I get startled.

Countless orbs of light are floating around him.

At the center of that sphere was a pupil, and somehow… it evoked the image of an eyeball.

“Y-you can even tell my heart rate… because of that ability?”

“Exactly. My ability is Hundred Eyes.”

“Hyakume…”

“Literally a eyeball demon. It uses various eyeballs to examine things from different angles.”

Fluffy, spheres of light come floating around me, surrounding me.

Unlike real eyeballs, since they are closer to crystal balls, they aren’t that scary…

The way they are moving around restlessly, looking around nervously, is a bit like a small animal…

“Adorable…”

“Rei-kun, you’re so different.”

“Is that so…?”

“Yeah. Normally, this hundred-eyed ability is considered creepy.”

“I see. Honestly, I think it’s cute.”

Staring intently, April 1st Watatsuki-sama is looking at me.

“W-What could it be…?”

“Rei-kun… you are truly fascinating! I absolutely love unusual things!”

Once again, it seemed like people liked me without me really understanding why.

The people in this country are all very friendly and kind.

“Momoharu, Momoharu, I won’t let you have Rei.”

“But you’re still just engaged, right? You haven’t had the wedding yet, have you?”

“But Rei came here to be my bride. I will never let her go.”

Squeeze… Lord Satoru holds me tightly.

When this person strongly asks me for something… my heart races.

My body feels relaxed, and I feel happy…

“Well, we can talk about that later.”

“Eventually or not, Rei is mine.”

“Today, the goal was to investigate Rei-kun’s special ability, right?”

I nod, “Kukn.”

I don’t know anything about my own strength.

I want to have a clear understanding of it.

What can be done, and to what extent…?

“In my assessment, you possess multiple abilities.”

“Lord Satoru also mentioned it. There are two.”

“No, it’s multiple.”

“What do you mean…?”

Aren’t they the same meaning…?

“Well, let’s thoroughly investigate that part as well… but first, let’s conduct a spiritual power test. Follow me.”

We proceed deeper into the laboratory with April 1st Watanuki-sama.

Then…

“That’s a really… big clock, isn’t it?”

There was a clock so large that I had to look up at it.

“This is the ultimate spirit power measuring device, Hakarukun!”

“Hakaru-kun…”

A cute name…

“Hakarukun is a spirit power meter for youkai.”

“Wait! If it’s for youkai, does that mean… youkai research is also being conducted?”

“That’s right. The Watatsuki family oversees the field of science and research. We also collaborate with the Mikumo family to develop cursed tools and scientific instruments.”

“Mikumo…?”

“It’s one of the Five Eastern Clans. They oversee the manufacturing, development, and management of cursed tools.”

I don’t know anything about the Five Eastern Huazhong either.

For now, the Ichijo family is the only one guarding the Eastern Capital.

“What are you doing about the remaining two houses?”

“As for Ninomiya and Igarashi… well, you’ll figure it out eventually, right? They’re connected to the Ichijo family too.”

Ninomiya… and Igarashi… huh?

I really don’t know anything…

“There’s no need to feel down. From now on, you can learn a lot. Because you’ll be living by my side from now on.”

Satoru-sama is hugging me from behind.

…That’s right, I will never go to the western continent again.

I want to die by Satoru-sama’s side…

“You two are always being lovey-dovey, no matter where you are. It’s so infuriating.”

“Ex-excuse me!”

“Well, fine. Alright, all set. Come over here.”

I came before Hakaru-kun.

A small crystal ball is offered by Watatsumi-sama on April 1st.

“Hold that crystal and channel your spiritual energy into it. The measured spiritual energy will be displayed on this dial.”

The clock face had numbers drawn on it.

And it has a needle too.

The measured spiritual power is likely indicated by this needle.

What I remember is the time we measured spiritual power at the Ichijo family.

“Um… Watanuki-sama, on April 1st…”

“Momoharu is fine. I want you to call me that.”

“Y-yes… Momoharu-sama. This… won’t break, will it?”

With a smile, Momoharu-sama grins.

“Don’t worry! This isn’t for humans, it’s a measuring device for youkai. It absolutely, 100%, won’t break!”

“But, but… I already broke the crystal ball…”

“Don’t worry! No matter what kind of demon’s spiritual power we measure, this is a sturdy measuring device that won’t break. There’s no need to worry about it breaking! Go ahead and pour all your spiritual power into it with confidence!”

Momoharu-sama speaks with great confidence when saying that.

Then… it won’t break… right?

I look at Satoru-sama with concern.

“It’s okay, Rei.”

It seems okay…

“I’ll protect you with a barrier so you don’t get hurt.”

Aren’t you assuming it will break…?

“What’s this, Satoru-kun? Do you think Rei-kun is going to break this measuring device?”

“Ah. I don’t want you to lick my Rei.”

“Hehe, right back at you! Don’t underestimate my Hakaru-kun! Let’s see who’s stronger… it’s a challenge!”

S-something strange is happening…

But that’s right. You need to properly understand your spiritual power, or it won’t work.

Moreover… if I hold back, it would be an insult to Momoharu-sama.

Alright, full throttle.

Whirl!

“What!? The needle… it made a full rotation!?”

Spinning, spinning, spinning…!

“Not just one week!?”

“Th-this is… b-bad…!”

After the needle of the measuring instrument spun around several times, smoke started coming out of the instrument…

Boom!

And then, it had caused a small explosion…