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 1.37

“Alright! This Noble Phantasm I borrowed from Rei-kun! Starting tomorrow, I’m going to investigate it thoroughly!”

“Starting tomorrow?”

Why doesn’t the ever-curious Hyakuharu-sama look things up right away…?

“If it were up to me, I’d do it right now! I want to use my powers to investigate the Noble Phantasm, but there are restrictions.”

“Restrictions…?”

“Yeah. For equipment-type ability users, the number of times they can use their powers in a day is fixed.”

It seems that equipped-type ability users can activate their abilities stably (without transforming), but on the other hand, they have a limit on the number of times they can use them in a day.

By the way, the parasitic type has unstable abilities, but there is no limit on the number of uses (if you use too much spiritual power,

There’s a risk of your body being taken over by a demon, though.

It seems that the reincarnation type can activate its abilities stably and has no limit on the number of uses (even if spiritual power is added, it won’t be possessed by demons).

“I wish I could be like Rei-kun, a reincarnation type. Then, I could use my hundred-eyed ability to do research 24/7, 365 days a year.”

“Y-you’re joking, right…? You mean to say you’ll be researching without sleeping for a whole year?”

“Uh, yeah”

W-What a serious face…

You really seem to enjoy researching things.

All of this, everything, is for the convenient and comfortable lives of the people living in the Far East, so I can’t help but be impressed.

“Isn’t it possible to do research without using your special abilities?”

“I can do it, but since it’s a Noble Phantasm, I wonder if regular equipment can handle it. I guess it can’t be done without Byakume.”

For the sake of the Far East, Hyakushun-sama is trying her best.

Is there anything I can do to help you?

“You can use it.”

At that moment, I suddenly heard a woman’s voice in my mind.

“W-who…?”

“What’s wrong, Rei?”

Satoru-sama and Momoharu-sama are both tilting their heads.

There are no other women in the lab besides me.

I wonder whose voice that was just now.

“Hehe ♡ It seems like you’re starting to hear my voice, sis.”

Hey, um… who are you…?

“By starting to use your special abilities, you have begun to awaken. Soon, you will be able to freely use… your sister’s powers.”

Who on earth…?

Sister’s power… what is it…?

Powa… something appears in my eyes.

It appeared that the spirit light was glowing on the shrine that Hyakushun-sama was wearing around his neck.

When I stared intently at the mausoleum, I saw a demon formed by countless eyes…

“Th-this is…?”

I am not wearing the glasses artifact right now.

I lent it to Hyakushun, and now he is wearing the glasses.

To see the youkai with spiritual power, and within the body (in the case of equipped types, it’s the mausoleum), a treasure tool is necessary…

I, the foolish one, cannot solve this mystery alone.

Here, let us hear His Excellency Momoharu opinion.

“Um, Hyakuharu-sama, it seems you can use your special abilities.”

“So, my special ability is restricted…”

Then, Satoru-sama interjects.

“Give it a try. Unlike the parasitic type, there’s no risk of your body being taken over by a demon, right?”

Satoru-sama assisted me like that…

Even though what I’m saying is clearly strange…

Hyakushun said, “Well, if it’s just to test it out,” and consumed some spiritual power to use her supernatural abilities…

Light spots appeared around him.

What looks like an eye is clearly… the hundred-eyed ability.

“What the…!?”

Including the researchers around us, everyone is astonished.

“You’re telling me I can use my powers beyond the daily limit!?”

Regarding the phenomenon happening to her body now, Hyakushun-sama was surprised… and then, she was filled with joy.

“Why is that?! I need to investigate!”

Light eyes surround him.

Happily, I do some research.

“Got it! It seems like it’s thanks to you, Rei-kun!”

“Me…?”

“You just repaired my mausoleum using a curse, didn’t you?”

“Y-yes…”

“Thanks to that, it seems like my usage frequency has increased!”

Hyakushun-sama lifts the mausoleum.

“The spirit shrine is currently imbued with Rei-kun’s spiritual power.”

“Well… using the curse seal requires spiritual power, you know.”

When Satoru-sama said that, Momoharu-sama nodded.

“I think that was when Rei-kun’s Zashiki-warashi special ability] was activated.”

It is the ability to bring good fortune to others.

“The ability of the Zashiki-warashi, to be precise, is to bring good fortune to those who have been bestowed with spiritual power.”

By the way, as a result of using their special abilities (spiritual power), Satoru-sama and Akane-san had their spiritual power increased tenfold.

The increase in spiritual power and the increase in usage frequency are both pleasing matters for a person with special abilities.

My ability as a Zashiki-warashi makes sense if you think of it as a power to make someone happy in that way.

“You really are the goddess of fortune! I want to keep you by my side even more!”

He suddenly grabs my hand and brings his face closer to mine.

“Wait, Rei-kun! That! Isn’t that the Hundred Eyes’ ability?!”

Hyakushun-sama points behind me.

There, floating, was a glowing eyeball.

Indeed, this is Lord Hyakuharu extraordinary ability…

“Isn’t it the one that Hyakushun-sama activated?”

“No! I’m currently unraveling my powers!”

“Then… why is Hyakume ability activated…?”

Hyakushun-sama thought for a moment and then said.

“That might be the ability of Nue.”

“Is it the nue?”

“Ah. Mimicking and copying abilities. That might be… Nue’s ability.”

“Ability, copy?”

Nodding, Hyakuharu-sama agrees.

“Copy ability, you say!?”

And, Satoru-sama is astonished.

Um…

“What’s wrong? Is something… strange happening?”

“N-no… It’s Rei. A demon or supernatural being with the ability to mimic and copy has yet to be discovered.”

“Eh, eh!? Is that so…?”

“Ah… I never would have guessed that Nue had a mimicry copy ability…”

But, but still, that’s not conclusive…

“We need to investigate further. But… if Nue is a mimicry copy youkai, then a lot of things start to make sense.”

Nue was said to be a faceless demon.

“If the nue can imitate its opponent and change its form… it would explain the discrepancies in the descriptions across different texts.”

If you can mimic the appearance and abilities of others, having various forms isn’t strange.

“Rei-kun has the abilities of Ability Killer, Super Luck, and Imitation Copy. That means he can use these three abilities… right?”

“All of them have amazing abilities! Rei, you’re truly the best!”

I understood a lot of things from this experience.

But… there are still mysteries remaining.

For example, the nue.

Even though copying is such a powerful ability, why were the past Nue users treated as if they were useless?

Is there some condition to copying others’ abilities?

And that woman who calls herself “big sister,” what on earth… ?