From Villainess to Healer: Volume 3 (eBook)

Punichan (Autor)

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2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-6978-8 (ISBN)

Infos

When Charlotte Cocoriara's engagement was broken, she regained game knowledge of a fantasy world and decided to use her unique insights to become Sharon, an adventurer and Healer. Alchemist Tarte and Sharon's apprentice rescue Pope Tithia, who is on the run from a mutinous cardinal who took over the cathedral in Zille. Determined to help Tithia win back the church, Sharon works hard to grind the levels of her entire party. When she discovers that the cardinal is trying to summon L'lyeh, Goddess of Darkness, she ventures into the Abbey to thwart his attempt once and for all.

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Reunion

“I think it’s about time we share EXP,” I announced. We hadn’t been doing this until now because we’d wanted Tithia to catch up to our level...and catch up she had.

“I’m level 28 now,” Tithia said.

“I’m 32,” Tarte purred. She must have gained a level because she’d been picking off the occasional Orc with Potion Throw whenever we needed her help. So jealous!

“I’m falling behind my apprentice... I’m still at 30,” I said.

“I’m also at the same level—47,” Leroy added.

When all members in a party were within fifteen levels of each other, they could share EXP evenly. To take advantage of this, we all went to the Guild so the three of us—sans Leroy—could register as a party.

“All right, let’s go throw Molotovs and grind more levels!” I cheered.

“Yes!” Tithia answered.

“Purray!” Tarte yowled.

“Let’s do it,” Leroy added.

After registering our party and picking up more Molotov ingredients, we walked out of the Guild—and ran right into Kent and Cocoa.

“Sharon!” they exclaimed in unison.

“What are you guys doing here?!” I blurted.

“So nice to see you again!” Tarte crowed.

Since fleeing to Snowdia with Tithia and Leroy, I hadn’t been able to form a party with Kent and Cocoa again—mostly because they were still stationed in Zille and I didn’t want to put them in harm’s way by roping them into this business with Cardinal Rodney.

Kent smiled. “Cocoa and I are both level 33 now. We’re not looking to relocate, exactly, but we’ve gotten stronger and I got a new sword, so we decided to branch out and come see Snowdia. We figured if we were lucky, we’d run into you.” Sure enough, the Iron Sword was gone from his belt, and a Gladius was strapped in its place. The Gladius didn’t have any special effects, but it had decent enough Attack to carry Kent while he was still on his introductory job.

“You definitely surprised me, but I’m so glad to see you!” I said, and Kent and Cocoa both beamed. Then, I felt a tug at my sleeve—Tithia. “Oh, I haven’t introduced you. This is Tithia and her guardian, Leroy. It’s a long story, but we’ve formed a party for the time being.”

“Nice to meet you both,” Tithia said.

“Nice to meet you,” Leroy echoed.

“I’m Kent. I’m a Swordsman.”

“And I’m Cocoa. I’m a Sorcerer. The two of us are in a party together, and we sometimes join up with Sharon.”

I nodded along as they introduced themselves. Even though it hadn’t been that long since I’d last seen them, they seemed so grown up. The last time I’d spoken to them in Zille, they’d mentioned that they were hesitant to come to Snowdia because they were worried their levels and equipment weren’t up to snuff. The only upgrade to their gear that I could see was Kent’s sword, but they had definitely ground more levels. I was so proud of them for following through with that before rushing to Snowdia.

They should start thinking about their advanced jobs, I mused. Once you reached level 40, you were eligible to switch to an advanced job that stemmed from your introductory one by going to that job’s designated location. I had it easy—I’d only have to go back to the cathedral in Zille. Tarte’s was a special job without an advanced version, and Tithia’s unique job meant she had no need to worry about that either. Leroy already had his advanced job, so his next step up would be switching to his awakened job when he reached level 100.

Leroy whispered to me, “He’s a Swordsman, he said. Why don’t you form a party with him? He must be a hard worker to have reached level 33 at his age. Of course, that’s only if you trust him.”

“Hmm,” I murmured. Kent and Cocoa were very dedicated to their work. Their levels were still on par with mine, but they always made safe and reliable choices. Do I trust them? Absolutely.

“I understand that you don’t want to put them in danger—to a painful degree. However, as much as it would pain me as well, we do not have many options,” Leroy said. I could see where he was coming from. As we spoke, Rodney was digging his claws deeper into the church—Leroy needed to take Rodney down as soon as possible. There was also another concern on my mind that I felt Leroy shared but hadn’t mentioned—if what I feared came to pass, Kent and Cocoa wouldn’t be safe anyway.

“What to do...” I scratched my head.

“Sharon!” Kent called. He and Cocoa were staring at me.

“What’s the matter?” I asked.

“Aren’t you in some kind of trouble? Though we weren’t party mates for long, we’ll always be your allies. We can help!” Kent said.

“He’s right, Sharon. We’re adventurers too. A little bit of danger— No, no amount of danger is going to scare us away!” Cocoa added.

You two warm my heart! “But I might put you in a lot of danger. A lot, a lot.”

“Bring it on,” Kent said.

“But in exchange, we’re going to raise our levels a lot too,” I said.

“Yeah, bring it o—?” Kent hesitated for a moment before recovering. “No, no, yeah, after you took us Orc hunting last time, you could tell us to hunt anytime anywhere and I wouldn’t be surprised.” Kent laughed, rubbing the tip of his nose.

“No, we won’t,” Cocoa confirmed with a chuckle.

My friends have grown so strong!

“Then it’s settled... We’ll form a party. As long as Tithia and Tarte have no objections,” I said—Leroy obviously had no problem with this arrangement. As it turned out, the girls looked as excited as ever.

“I’m not as experienced as Sharon, but I won’t let you down!” Tithia said.

“I’m so excited to form a pawty again!” Tarte said.

“We still have a lot to learn ourselves,” Kent told Tithia. “But it looks like we’ll balance out the party well!”

“I think we’ll make a good team!” Cocoa agreed.

The four of them had seemed to hit it off right away, already engaging in pleasant conversation. Friendship was the cornerstone of an effective party—I couldn’t have hoped for anything better.

“Before I get you up to speed, let’s register our party,” I suggested.

“Perfect,” Kent agreed.

So, we turned right around and walked back up to a counter inside the Guild. Our plan was to first form a party of five until our levels were close enough to Leroy’s for us to include him and still share EXP.

Once we’d registered our new party, I took a look around at my friends. Now, all we had to do was grind more levels.

“Now that we have a proper fighter on the front line...” I said, “Why don’t we go to Deep Ravine?” Everyone fell quiet. Tarte and Tithia both gave me the same adorably curious smile, but Leroy’s smile had frozen in place.

“There’s no way!” Kent and Cocoa cried out.

You just said nothing was going to surprise you, I wanted to point out.

Deep Ravine was an area to the northwest of Snowdia. Its large monsters were perfect prey for us to hunt with our large party.

Well, there are Wyverns there... I thought. I expected that they were the object of Kent and Cocoa’s trepidation. It was unfounded trepidation, though—Tarte would mow them down with Molotovs! A Wyvern’s drop item was valuable too. But Dragon’s Den, the dungeon next to Deep Ravine, was still way out of our league.

“That won’t be a day trip, so we need to stock up on camping gear. We should also check if there are any quests we can take care of while we’re at it,” I said.

“Sharon... Are you serious?” Kent asked.

“Am I ever!” I was all in—we didn’t have time to dillydally if we wanted to prevent Rodney from taking over the kingdom. The faster we raised our levels the better. “Tarte, Tithia, and I will go get the supplies. Kent and Cocoa, can you find quests here at the Guild? And, Bishop Leroy, if there are any errands you need to run, now’s a great time.”

“Purrfect!”

“Okay!”

Tarte and Tithia quickly agreed, making me proud.

Kent and Cocoa shared a look. “She’s going through with this?!” they exclaimed. Then, something seemed to click. “It is Sharon we’re talking about...” Why’d they say it like that?

In any case, Wyvern hunts were profitable—there was no reason not to take a quest if one was available. As for Leroy, I was sure he had some method of contacting his surviving compatriots that I wasn’t aware of. Hopefully, the line of communication was still open. A lot of people who used to serve Tithia now side with Rodney, I realized. Can Leroy even trust his contacts?

“Thank you,” Leroy said. “I’ll come back after I check in on my rendezvous spot.”

“Got it,” I said. Apparently, he’d set up a location to meet his contacts. Once we’d seen Leroy off, we split up to take care of our respective tasks.

***

“Wow...” I breathed, amazed by the wind that howled through the ravine. I’d never been to a ravine before!

“Wait,...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.5.2025
• Reihe/Serie: From Villainess to Healer
• Illustrationen: Yoh Hihara
• Übersetzer: Adam Seacord
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: female protagonist • gamer protagonist • Isekai • otome • Reincarnation • revenge • Video game
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-6978-6 / 1718369786
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-6978-8 / 9781718369788