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 1.39
One day.
I was cleaning the mansion with the black-clad staff of the Ichijo family.
In a state where the sleeves of the kimono are rolled up apparently called tasuki-gake, we do the floor cleaning.
“Rei-chan”
My bodyguard, Akino Akino youngest child, Sojiro-kun, says with a bored expression.
“Instead of cleaning, why don’t you come play with me?”
“Later is fine. After we’ve finished cleaning.”
“Eh? The black-suited guys will handle that, right?”
Then the woman in black says.
“But I like cleaning with Rei-sama because it’s fun!”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
It seems that Aojiro-kun doesn’t know.
Because I’m taking turns with Akino Akino-san to be my bodyguard.
“Please watch.”
Saying that, I thrust my right hand forward.
“Tou Tetsu”
In an instant, a black hole appears right in front of me.
Gooooo…! The dust on the floor is being sucked into the black hole.
“Rei-sama! We’ve finished raking the leaves! Yay! Please do it!”
A young woman in black clothes waves at me.
“Okay, I’m coming now!”
I go out to the garden.
Towards the gathered fallen leaves…
“Tou Tetsu”
Goooooo…! The huge pile of fallen leaves was suddenly sucked in all at once.
“Alright!”
“Eh, eh!? Rei-chan, what was that just now, what what what?!”
The sight of Aojiro-kun in shock is so funny that I can’t help but chuckle.
I shouldn’t be laughing at something like this, being who I am……
Oops, that’s not good.
“That was the application of my supernatural ability, the power of the gluttonous beast.”
“Hey?”
“It is said to be a supernatural ability that devours and kills all things. I had it examined at Hyakushun-sama’s place, and they gave me a lecture on how to use it.”
Apparently, it seems that Tōtetsu is not just capable of killing supernatural abilities.
All things… in other words, it seems you can consume things other than supernatural abilities.
So, recently, I’ve been helping out with cleaning while also training my special abilities.
“Rei-sama’s shugo is amazing, isn’t it?”
“Watching it feels so good!”
Unlike at the beginning, it no longer sucks up anything other than garbage by mistake.
It’s fun to be able to do things that you couldn’t do before.
It was when we were talking in the yard.
“Rei-chan!”
“Yuu Cotton!”
Satoru-sama’s childhood friend, Rokutan Sonno Yuu-san, came waving cheerfully.
“I came to visit! Here, a sweet potato yokan as a gift.”
Yuu-san, who was holding the package, shows it to me.
“Sweet potato… yokan?”
“What! You’ve never had imo yokan? It’s a famous Asakusa specialty!”
“I’m, I’m sorry…”
“Don’t apologize… Rei-chan always apologizes right away, doesn’t she?”
Words of apology come out naturally.
For many years, I have been bullied at Saiga’s house.
Useless, trash, worthless.
Such cruel words cling to me like a curse… they won’t leave me alone.
“No wonder Satoru would come crying to me.”
“Huh?”
“Mm-mm, it’s nothing. More importantly, let’s all have some snacks together!”
“Ah, yes!”
Yuu-san, Aojiro-kun, and the black-clad people, along with myself, moved to the guest room.
While drinking green tea, I eat something like sweet potato yokan.
“This is… delicious! Sweet, sticky, and so tasty!”
“Right, right! When it comes to sweets from Asakusa, things like sweet potato yokan, ningyo-yaki, and kintsuba are delicious, aren’t they?”
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the black-clad people are nodding.
“Yuu-nee-chan, what day did you come?”
While munching on sweet potato yokan, Sojiro-kun asks.
“I brought it because I made a new piece of clothing.”
The maid who had been waiting outside opens the package in front of me.
It’s a very beautiful kimono with a maple leaf pattern on a white background.
“Wow…! It’s so beautiful!”
“Right?! I’ll give that to Rei-chan!”
“Huh…? Give it…? What about the money…?”
“Roha”
“Ro…?”
“That’s just how it is.”
“Huh, huhhhh!?”
No way…! This luxurious-looking kimono, just, just like that!?
For free!?
“Ugh, ugh, ugh, it’s impossible!”
“Impossible…”
“Because, to receive such a wonderful kimono for free! Someone like me…”
Ah… and Yuu Momen scratches his head.
The people in black suits, and also Aojiro-kun, sighed.
“Rei-chan… you really have no confidence in yourself, do you?”
“Excuse me…”
“Listen, Rei-chan. This is a pre-investment.”
“Se, senkou…? Toushi…?”
What does that mean?
“If Rei-chan wears the kimono I made, it will be a huge advertisement.”
“Pr-promotion…? Why?”
Haa… Cotton Yuu-san lets out a sigh.
“Geez… you really don’t get it, do you?”
“Yeah, Rei-chan, you don’t understand at all.”
Yeah, yeah, and the black-suited people are nodding too.
I-I’m sorry for being so stupid…
“Well, anyway, having Rei-chan wear this is the best advertisement and will lead to the most profit. So we don’t need any money.”
“Um… but still…”
“Ugh! I don’t want it! I won’t accept it! No money! If you say any more, I’ll cry. Waaa…”
I made her cry… This is bad…
“I, I understand.”
“Okay. Sounds good. So, wear this and let’s go on a double date next weekend.”
yes?
“A, a double… date?”
“Yeah. Our husbands, and Rei-chan’s husband. So the four of us are going to have dinner together tonight.”
I see, so that’s what a date is like…
“Isn’t it nice?”
“Yes! It looks fun!”
Having a meal with Yu Cotton and the others… Sounds fun.
“Moreover, the location is a yakatabune on the Sumida River!”
“Sumidagawa…? A houseboat?”
“The Sumida River is the river that flows nearby. And a yakatabune is, um… a small boat. We all eat together on it.”
In other words… cruising!?
I hear that it is the hobby of royalty and high-ranking nobles.
“W-What…?”
“Okay, if you say ‘just me again’ or something like that, it’s not good. Both Satoru and I are participating in this, you know.”
If I were alone, I probably would have felt embarrassed and wouldn’t have gotten on the ship.
But… if everyone is together…
“I, I understand.”
“Alright! Then, let’s do it this coming holiday. Let’s go!”
Huh?
“Um, excuse me… do we have Lord Satoru’s permission?”
“Huh? Ah, ah… yeah. It’s fine. I think Satoru is okay with it too.”
“But we need to get proper consent in advance… There might be night patrols, after all…”
“It’s totally fine! Well then, have a good day off!”
Thus, we ended up boarding a yakatabune on the Sumida River with the couple from the Rokutan family.
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