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 1.4

I came to the sushi restaurant with Satoru-sama.

It has the atmosphere of a public tavern.

“Oh! Isn’t that the heir of the Ichijo family?”

The elderly people who were eating at the counter looked at Satoru and laughed.

Satoru also raises his hand and says, “Yo.”

“Idiot, you’re now the head of the Ichijo family, you know?”

“Oh, that’s right!”

Hahaha! Everyone is laughing.

The man standing at the counter, holding something, grins broadly.

“Master Satori. Thank you for dealing with the demon that appeared at the fishing port the other day.”

The man bows his head with a slight nod.

“Don’t worry about it. Protecting you guys is my job.”

“You’re saying some cool stuff there!” “You used to be such a little troublemaker, but now you’re a full-fledged guardian of the Far East!”

It seems that everyone likes Satoru-sama.

Besides… the protector of the Far East?

Not a demon…?

“This is a thank you for always taking care of me. Please eat whatever you like today! Of course, it’s all free!”

“Oh, I see. Thank you.”

Satoru-sama sits at the counter.

After that, I try to sit on the floor.

“What are you doing?”

Satoru-sama grabs my arm.

“Don’t sit over there, come sit next to me.”

“That’s impossible! I can’t possibly have a meal at the same table as someone as noble as you!”

Lord Satoru is wide-eyed in shock.

“What kind of terrible environment did you grow up in?”

After he mutters softly, he tells me.

“My bride, from now on, eat with me.”

“Is that really okay…?”

“Ah. Good. Food tastes better when eaten with a lot of people.”

Really, a kind person.

Why is this person being so kind to me?

To me, who has zero magical power and is worthless…

“Satoru-sama? Just now… this young lady is the bride…?”

The old man sitting at the counter points at me.

“That’s right. She’s my wife.”

“Oooooooh！ ”

W-why is everyone so excited…?

“Master Satoru is my wife!?”

“No way!? The famous woman-hater, Satoru-sama!?”

Do you hate women?

“Don’t fill the bride’s head with strange knowledge. Well, it’s true that I dislike foolish women who just want the title of Ichijo’s house…”

He suddenly pulled me close.

“This girl is different. She’s a special woman. She’s interesting, and she’s a good woman. I really like her.”

“Oooooooohhhhhh! ”

Did you… like me?

Even though I have nothing… it seems I have the power to kill abnormal abilities… but is that all there is to it?

My power is nothing but the power to weaken Lord Satoru’s power.

Why does this person seek someone like me…?

“This is a celebration!”

“To celebrate Master Go’s wedding, we need to throw a big party! Right, Captain?”

The man who was called the chief places a plate on the table.

“Please, miss.”

“Ah, thank you very much…”

On the plate, there is a very beautiful, never-before-seen dish arranged.

On top of the white… something, there’s a shiny… something?

“This is sushi. There’s fish on top of rice.”

“R-raw… fish!?”

What… if I eat raw fish, will I get a stomachache!?

“You are interesting. You get surprised by everything. It’s never boring to watch you.”

I can’t eat raw fish. In our country, fish is something you eat cooked.

Because the fish spoil while being transported from the port.

“Hmm, delicious!”

Satoru-sama is eating sushi.

“What’s wrong, aren’t you going to eat?”

“I’ll eat!　I’ll eat, so!　Please, forgive me……!”

Damn it, not eating what my husband prepared for me is just unthinkable…

“Stop bowing so much, it’s making me sad…”

Satoru-sama covers his eyes with his hand. Ah! What should I do, I’ve made him uncomfortable…!

“Please, please forgive me, Satoru-sama!”

“Well then, stop bowing so much. Don’t apologize when it’s not necessary.”

“I-I understand.”

“Yes, alright.”

He suddenly looks up and happily eats sushi.

Could it be that you’re faking it?

“What’s wrong? Eat.”

“Ah, uh, yes…”

I boldly take a bite of the sushi.

“Delicious!”

W-What is this… this texture I’ve never tasted before!

What a wonderfully crisp texture!

And when you eat it with the fish and the little white specks underneath, it becomes even more delicious.

“Eat more.”

I am engrossed in devouring sushi.

Ah… delicious…

“Is it so delicious that it makes you cry?”

“Ha…hi…”

“I see. Alright, chef, please wrap up some sushi for me.”

The chef is packing sushi into a small box.

When Satoru-sama received it, he pushed it onto me.

“It’s a souvenir. You can eat it when you get to the mansion.”

“Oh, thank you very much!”

He even brought me a souvenir… Satoru-sama… so kind…

“Well, I’ve just had my fill, Captain. I think it’s about time for me to…”

And then, at that moment.

“Satoru! Help me!”

The door to the sushi restaurant creaked open.

He was a fisherman who worked at the fishing port.

In those arms, a small girl is being held.

The girl is closing her eyes and taking shallow breaths repeatedly.

And then… I saw it.

A grotesque… fish was stuck to the girl’s neck.

“I can see you.”

Satoru-sama says.

“Um, um… it’s a fish, right?”

“That’s right. This is a fish yokai. A low-level demon.”

Yōma… Just like Umibōzu, a monster unique to the Far East.

“This girl is now possessed by a fish demon. If this continues, her body will be ravaged by the disease and she will die.”

“I have to help them!”

“Regardless. Ketsu”

Satoru-sama casts a barrier on the fish yokai that was at the girl’s neck.

“Destruction”

Splash…! The fish demon bursts.

“That should do it. As long as I rest now…”

“Ugh, ahhhhhhh!”

Suddenly, the girl started to suffer.

“Wh-what’s wrong?”

Satoru-sama brings his face close to the girl and makes a stern expression.

“This is bad… the fish demon’s poison has already spread throughout my body.”

“Wait… so this child is…”

“It’s no use. Damn it, it’s too late!”

Starting with Satoru-sama, everyone has gone pale.

“Isn’t there any way to deal with it using a barrier?”

“I can’t do it. All I can do is defend against the enemy’s attacks and seal them in a barrier to annihilate them…”

Even you, Satoru-sama, can’t remove the poison from this child’s body?

“Such a…”

Touching the body of the girl who is suffering.

It was then.

In an instant, the girl’s body glowed… with a “whoosh”…! and then the light suddenly vanished.

“Huh…? Did I… fall asleep…?”

The girl wakes up.

Just a moment ago, you were in so much pain… Why…?

“I-I can’t believe it! Just by the bride’s touch, the illness was cured!?”

No way. I don’t have that kind of power…

Gah! Satoru-sama is hugging me… Huh, huh, huh?

“Thank you for protecting the lives of the people I should be protecting, thank you!”

Once again, something incomprehensible is happening.

But, this much I know.

The fact that I was able to be of help to someone, Satoru-sama.

That made me really happy.