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 1.38

My name is April 1st Watanuki Momoharu.

April 1st, the head of the Watanuki family, currently 18 years old.

Late at night, in the royal castle’s lab, I was alone researching the Tsukumogami glasses.

Releasing my powers, I let out a sigh…

“Rei-kun…”

What comes to mind is Rei-kun.

It’s a very beautiful woman that Satoru brought.

Right now… my mind is completely occupied with thoughts of her.

I wonder what they’re doing right now…

My supernatural ability, “Hyakume,” is the power to create and manipulate countless spirit-powered eyeballs.

Making an eyeball and watching her from afar is easy.

But… using my powers to spy on others… somehow felt wrong. I wonder why…

“You”

At that moment, the lab door opened, and a beautiful adult woman walked in.

Wearing a black kimono and putting a butterfly hairpin in my hair.

“Isn’t it shiki?”

She is Shiki Watanuiki from April 1st.

In name, she is my fiancée.

Shiki approached with a smile.

“Did something good happen to you, perhaps?”

“Yeah! I think I might have a crush on someone!”

And, to my fiancé, Shiki, I say.

Shiki’s eyes widened… and then, she let out a small laugh.

Congratulations.

And, so on.

“Shiki. Right now, there’s no one else here but me. You don’t have to pretend to be my fiancée, you know?”

“Understood, Father.”

This time, Shiki calls me “Father.”

Shiki looks about 20.

But, he calls me “Father.”

That’s because… she is not human, but a being [created] for me.

“I ended up falling in love with Satoru-kun’s fiancée…”

“Well…”

“And then, just like always, I tried to use my hundred eyes to observe, but I couldn’t. Why do you think that is?”

Shiki places the drink they were holding in front of me.

Say it with a smile.

“That’s because you really like the other person.”

“Hoh, what do you mean by that?”

“The act of using supernatural abilities to spy on someone is called stalking on the western continent, and it is generally disliked by women.”

“What!? Is that so!?”

“Yes. It was written in the book.”

“Books…? What kind of books are they?”

Shiki says with an elegant smile.

It’s BL.

“Bee…el? What’s that?”

Oops, Toshiki puts his hand over his mouth.

“It’s a romance novel.”

“Oh, you read stuff like that?”

“Yes. I like the pairing of beautiful boys and beautiful young men.”

“Hmm…”

What is “kappu”?

Not that I’m particularly interested, though.

“To get back to the point… your father instinctively understood that if he stalked her, she might dislike him. That’s why he couldn’t bring himself to look at her with a hundred eyes, right?”

“Oh, I see! So that’s how it is! I understand now!”

Thanks to Shiki, I was able to understand my own heart!

“Thank you, Shiki!”

“No, no, hehehe. By the way, your father seemed really happy just now.”

“Do you think so?”

“Yes, it was a very rich Momo × Sato.”

“Momo, Sato? What is that?”

“Oh, my apologies. Hehehe.”

This child occasionally says things that I, the creator, cannot understand.

That’s what makes it interesting!

“I haven’t seen you talking so happily with Satoru in a long time.”

“Really?”

“Yes. That’s right. It was an exchange that made the thin book thicker.”

I wonder what kind of exchange they are talking about.

“Moreover, with you, Rei-sama. I never thought there would be someone who understands Father’s research goals.”

“Really. I was surprised by that.”

I’m doing research for this country, you know.

“Surprisingly, people don’t really understand.”

“It can’t be helped. Everyone thinks that Father is doing research to satisfy his intellectual curiosity.”

Everyone says that, right?

It’s outrageous.

“Why do they think that about me?”

“Isn’t this behavior unusual? Ordinary people don’t risk their lives for research or lick demons.”

“What! Is that so?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Seriously?

“Without looking at my father with the prejudiced eyes of a madman, and lending us your precious treasure. You are very kind.”

“Do you think so too?”

“Yes, Shiki really likes that person. If that person could become Shiki’s mother, Shiki would be very happy.”

“But if that’s the case, you’ll no longer be my fiancée. Are you okay with that?”

Shiki is, in short, a fake fiancée.

People around me keep saying, “Hurry up and have kids, get a wife,” and it’s really annoying.

That’s why I’m treating Shiki as my fiancée.

Actually, she’s my daughter that I created.

“Shiki will fully support your love, Father. And… I sincerely hope that the intense interactions between you and Sato, who gets jealous, will increase. Fufu.”

Getting excited by the intimacy between men, really, what a strange girl.

Well, anyway!

I can’t help but want Rei-kun.

For that reason, I will probably end up clashing with Satoru-kun.

After all, he’s my romantic rival.

I won’t lose. I’ll definitely get Rei-kun!