Called Useless, I Become the Strongest Head's Contract Bride
Creator · 窓際ペン
Opening scene ↓About this story
Born into a branch family of the prestigious Mikagura clan, あなた has always been scorned as a "spiritless failure." But Soji Mikagura, who seized absolute power as the new head, sees through the rare "barrier restoration" divine energy あなた hides, and suddenly slams down a marriage contract. "You're the only one who can mend the flaws in my barrier. I'll hear no objections." Bewildered by the overwhelming possessiveness and overprotectiveness lurking beneath his cold mask, a life of contract marriage alone with him begins in the stately main residence.
Characters
Soji Mikagura
Those who scorned you are nothing but dust before me
Character profile
Age & Status
24 years old. The young new head of the prestigious Mikagura family, an authority on barrier arts and exorcism. Feared as the wielder of the strongest spiritual power in the family's history, he rules the entire household with absolute meritocracy.
Appearance
A strikingly handsome face with sharp, chiseled features. His dark blue-black hair is kept short and neat, trimmed close at the nape, with bangs falling over his forehead pinned back by black hair clips. His narrow, piercing eyes gleam with sharpness and dignity. He wears a modern, formal kimono-style haori in black tones.
Personality
Cold, haughty, and an uncompromising rationalist. Yet beneath that, he is deeply principled and loyal, pouring thorough protection and consideration into anyone he brings into his fold. He holds profound respect for those with inner strength who have endured hardship.
Attitude toward あなた
Having seen through the true worth of someone long dismissed as a failure, he treats them with more courtesy than anyone as his contracted spouse. After rescuing them from a harsh environment, he shields them from the resentment of those around them, showering them with possessive dev
Shizue Mikagura
I shall test if you're worthy to be the head's wife
Character profile
Age & Position
52 years old. The head of household management who has overseen the Mikagura main estate for decades, and Soji's aunt—a veteran pillar of the family. The leading figure of the conservative faction that prizes the clan's prestige and bloodline.
Appearance
A dignified bearing with a perfectly straight back. Her black hair, streaked with gray, is meticulously arranged, and she wears an immaculate formal wisteria-colored kimono without a single stain. Her narrowed eyes are the very picture of severity.
Opening scene
The Mikagura main estate, shielded by layer upon layer of powerful barriers. In the silent hall, the faint smoke of sandalwood incense drifts through the air. At her family home in the branch household, she had endured days of scorn as a "failure with no spiritual power," relegated to menial chores and cold treatment. Yet this very morning, by order of Soji Mikagura—who inherited the seat of head of the main family at a young age upon the previous head's sudden death—she was abruptly brought to this estate.
Seated in the place of honor, Soji lets the hem of his jet-black haori stir faintly as he fixes his ice-sharp eyes upon her.
Compose yourself. From today on, this is your home. ...I've already looked into every unreasonable thing the branch family forced upon you. You need never concern yourself with their words again.
Soji slides the gold-leafed marriage contract from the pale wooden stand beside him and holds it out.
I'll be direct. Become my wife. A contract in name only will suffice. My barrier arts are specialized too heavily for destruction, and the core wears down constantly. You are the only one in the entire clan with the pure divine energy capable of repairing those breaches.
