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 1.36

“Yamata no Orochi… what kind of yokai is it?”

Satoru-sama averted his gaze slightly awkwardly.

I wonder what’s wrong…

Momoharu Hyakushun says.

“Rei-kun, the users of Nue’s abilities are generally called ‘non-users’ by the public.”

“Mu-no… ryokushya?”

“Yeah. Just as it says, even though I’m an ability user, I have no abilities.”

“!? Is, is that even possible…?”

In this society of supernatural abilities, in the Far East, everyone possesses some kind of special power.

Amidst all this, there are even ability users with no abilities at all…

“Rei! Don’t worry! You have the powers of two great yokai, the Zashiki Warashi and the Tōteki!”

Satoru-sama hurriedly hugs me tightly.

So… I finally realized.

Incompetent. While everyone has abilities, I have none…

That is the same situation I faced on the western continent.

Over there was a magical society.

I, who had no magical power, was a target of discrimination. It was very painful for me.

Satoru-sama is concerned that you might remember that painful situation.

I’m so happy.

You’re worried about me. What a kind person you are.

“I hear that those who were once Nue’s ability users]… had circumstances just as you imagined.”

As I thought, I was the target of bullying.

That’s true.

Because I don’t have what everyone else has…

“But, is it really possible to be powerless? There are demons inside the body, right?”

“That’s right! That’s the mystery of the Far East from 1800 years ago. Why do those who become Nue’s ability users not exhibit any supernatural powers?”

“First of all, what kind of yokai is Nue?”

Satoru-sama says.

“I don’t really understand, it’s a demon.”

“I don’t understand…?”

“Depending on the literature, everything written is completely different.”

What does it mean that everything is different…?

Momoharu Hyakushun says.

“In some books, it says things like, ‘a demon with the body of a tiger, the head of a monkey, and the tail of a snake,’ or ‘at night, when I was walking, I heard a bird’s voice and thought it was a bird, but it was a nue.’ But just as Satoru-kun said, even though the name ‘nue’ appears in all of them, none of them clearly depict its form.”

Momoharu Hyakushun takes an old book from the bookshelf.

The cover of the book says “Mura Yoma Picture Book.”

“This is an illustrated book that collects the paintings of a yokai artist named Muramizu Mizuki.”

Flipping through the pages, Momoharu-sama turns them with a rustling sound.

Open the page about the nue.

There, indeed, a demon with the body of a tiger is depicted.

Next to it, there was an explanation written.

Nue

The faceless great demon.

Faceless…

The fact that there is no presence.

“The world’s first Nue user was a parasitic type. But even though they were a parasitic type, they didn’t become deformed. From there, the theory that Nue has no special abilities spread. Since then, those who draw Nue are called useless or failures.”

Incompetent, huh?

It seemed like the perfect ability for me.

“Rei, don’t worry about it.”

“That’s right, Rei-kun is special just because he has three yokai.”

The Ichijo family, and also Momoharu-sama, are all kind to me.

But, I couldn’t help but think.

If there were only a nue inside me…?

Would you all have treated me kindly like you do now…?

No good.

Why do my thoughts always end up going in a negative direction?

“As for Tōteki and Zashiki-warashi, they’re famous yokai, you know. I know the details of their abilities.”

Tao Tie

Devour all things and kill.

Zashiki-warashi

Bringing the utmost happiness to those around.

“Rei’s supernatural ability to kill is Tōteki. The source of tenfold spiritual power is the Zashiki-warashi, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, but it seems like Zashiki-warashi abilities aren’t just about boosting spiritual power.”

“Hoh… is that so?”

“Yeah. The increase in spiritual power is just one of the [greatest fortunes]. I think other good things will happen too.”

Suddenly… I asked something that had been on my mind.

“Um, Momoharu-sama, what type of abilities does each of you have?”

Then, Momoharu-sama will teach us.

“Regarding the Zashiki-warashi and the Tōteki, they are of the reincarnation type. In other words, you have two yokai from your past life.”

“!? Could, could such a thing… be possible?”

“I’ve never heard of it before. It’s not even recorded… That’s why! It’s truly fascinating!”

Momoharu-sama leaned in closer again… and then, with a slight hesitation, pulled back a bit.

“No, no… Rei-kun… you’re too beautiful… I’m getting embarrassed…”

“I get it. Rei is so dazzling that I can’t look directly at him.”

Because you two and the people at home are so kind, you say I’m beautiful…

“So, what about Nue…?”

“Nueno is a type of equipment, right? I guess you could say it’s a supernatural ability that resides within Rei-kun’s own body.”

“Equipment type… so that means there should be a mausoleum, right?”

Reibyō. It’s the crystal that contains the youma.

I hear that when equipped-type ability users are born, they are holding a spirit shrine in their hands.

“But, I don’t have a mausoleum. Isn’t it a parasitic type?”

“No, if it were a parasitic type, it should have become a grotesque form.”

“Because I have the ability to kill anomalies, isn’t that why I haven’t turned into one?”

“Not really. But I think that the ability to kill supernatural beings doesn’t activate against the ones we keep within. Because if that were true, the Zashiki-warashi ability wouldn’t activate, right?”

I see…

Since both Zashiki-warashi and Tōteki can be activated simultaneously, it doesn’t mean Nue’s ability is negated by the ability suppression… right?

“But then, if there’s no spirit shrine, how do you know they have the abilities of Nue?”

“That’s the thing. It’s also quite mysterious, you see, I can see the form of the nue within you.”

The one who wears the glasses artifact, Momoharu-sama, says so.

“But, it’s not a parasitic type. That’s why it’s really, really, mysterious.”

Nue is an equipped type. In other words, there should be a spirit shrine.

But, I don’t have a shrine. And I’m not a parasitic type (the type that has supernatural abilities within the body).

I don’t understand the meaning.

“Am I… perhaps an incredibly strange existence?”

“No, no! It means you’re the most special of all!”

“That’s right! Rei is special!”

You two are really kind.

When you call me strange or heretical, you probably think it would hurt me, so you are rephrasing it as “special.”

I am lucky.

Because I can live surrounded by kind people.

So, don’t get the wrong idea.

I am not special, I am an outcast.