Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows: Volume 6 (eBook)

Sakaku Hishikawa (Autor)

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2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-1964-6 (ISBN)

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Thanks to Zenos and Lily's time at an academy for noble children and the assistance of several of its students, the gang is able to successfully establish St. Carmilla Academy, the first-ever school in the slums. There, the shadow healer meets Roa, a young girl with big dreams of adventure and bold claims of being the daughter of a legendary swordsman-the former Sword Saint.
When Roa runs into trouble, she finds herself face-to-face with the current Sword Saint and resolves to become the woman's apprentice. Between this fateful meeting and a little push from a certain meddling wraith, Zenos finds himself dragged back into the adventuring lifestyle for the first time in a long while...

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Prologue

A young man walked down a richly decorated hallway, its polished floor tiles reflecting his handsome features. His back was straight and slender, his movements graceful and precise, and his dark gray locks swayed gently over his detached eyes. He had an air of supreme elegance about him as he made his way past the rows of first-rate paintings adorning the walls.

When he stopped before a door adorned with intricate floral patterns, the servant at his side moved to slowly push it open.

“Lord Albert Baycladd has arrived,” the servant announced.

Albert, heir to House Baycladd—one of the seven great noble houses at the pinnacle of Herzeth’s aristocracy—quietly stepped inside. He pressed his right hand to his chest and bowed his head deeply.

“Apologies for the delay,” he said. “I have come in place of my father.”

Bright sunlight poured into the white-themed room from a skylight far above, illuminating a round table in the center. Around it, six other great nobles were already seated.

As Albert took his own seat, a narrow-eyed man across from him coughed briefly, then spoke. “While I would very much like to say ‘good day’ to you, Lord Albert, I find myself unable to. You may be part of the seven great houses, but you are only the heir. What were you thinking, keeping us waiting like this?”

“My apologies, Lord Giesz,” Albert replied politely. “I was held up by an argument with my father. He’s in poor health, yet he insisted on coming. It took quite a bit of effort to persuade him otherwise.”

“Ah, yes,” Lord Giesz replied with a soft cough. “Your father’s condition. How is it?”

“He seems to be suffering from a combination of advanced age and overwork. The long years of pressure must have finally caught up to him.”

“Hopefully that’s all it is.”

“What are you implying?”

“Your family is known for its scheming,” Lord Giesz said, gazing upon Albert coolly.

“Ah ha ha! You overestimate me,” Albert replied with a cheerful smile. “I’m still a novice. I’m no match for my father.”

“I certainly hope not.” The corners of Lord Giesz’s lips lifted into a small smile. “How goes your work as the headmaster of Ledelucia Academy, by the by?”

“It’s quite the meaningful duty. I find engaging with the youth quite refreshing.”

“Truly? Even though you went to the trouble of isolating problem students in Class F? Although I did hear that class disbanded without a single expulsion taking place.”

“Well-informed as always. Thanks to our intensive education efforts, the class turned out to be quite excellent.”

“I know you. I’m certain your plan was to get the entire class expelled before the next rank review meeting.”

“Ah ha ha! Quite harsh of you, Lord Giesz. The role of an educator is to safeguard the future of young people.”

“You, an educator? Quite the amusing jest. You’re a mediator of order in noble society, nothing more.”

Albert smiled. “Lord Giesz, all of us in the great noble houses make use of power to influence others. But I have found that in this world, there are those who, even without rank or fame to support them, exert influence through sheer skill and conviction. The realization that there are things beyond my control was quite the valuable lesson. I hope you have the chance to learn this as well someday.”

Seeing the usually guarded young nobleman wear such a pleased expression, Lord Giesz furrowed his thin brows. “What are you talking about?”

“Lord Giesz,” interjected a smooth baritone voice, “perhaps we should let the subject rest.”

It belonged to Lord Fennel, who was known for being a moderate. There was a rumor that his beloved daughter Charlotte was betrothed to Albert, but the engagement was unofficial and amounted to little more than a joke making the rounds at social gatherings. After all, marriages between the seven great noble houses could affect the power balance of the entire nation. They could not be decided solely by the individuals involved.

Charlotte herself didn’t seem to take the engagement seriously, but no one knew what Albert truly thought.

Lord Fennel looked around the round table as he spoke. “I hear we have matters of grave importance to discuss this month. We must present a united front, Lord Giesz.”

“I’ve always advocated for such myself,” Lord Giesz replied after a pause. He closed his eyes, leaning back into his chair.

With tensions momentarily settled, a state official who’d been waiting in a corner of the room nervously stepped forward. “Now then. Everyone, if we’re ready, I’d like to begin this session of the Council of the Seven.”

The Council of the Seven was a gathering of the highest-ranked nobles of the Kingdom of Herzeth to discuss the country’s policies. Lord Fennel had interrupted the exchange between Lords Giesz and Albert because even small talk at a meeting of this caliber could influence the tides of national governance.

“Today, we have a proposal from Lady Minerva,” the official continued.

Minerva, a noblewoman wearing a veiled hat, spoke in a soft and sensual tone. “The saintess has blessed us with a prophecy for the first time in a long while. ‘Rot is upon us,’ she says.”

Lord Giesz’s spine straightened at Lady Minerva’s words. “Is that true?”

“Oh? Are you accusing me of lying now?”

“I only wish to confirm the veracity of this very serious claim. How severe is the rot?”

“Most severe.”

In an instant, the room’s atmosphere turned tense.

“Most severe?” Lord Giesz repeated, stopping himself from folding his arms. “Surely you jest. It’s rare for rot to be severe at all, let alone most severe.”

“The saintess’s words are absolute, Lord Giesz. Surely you have not forgotten our nation’s history of prosperity?”

“I have not,” Lord Giesz muttered after a pause, huffing. “The saintess’s prophecies are always accurate. The issue with them is that the details, such as what exactly they’re about and when such an event will occur, are always vague.”

“That’s why we’re here today, Lord Giesz,” Lord Fennel interjected. “We have access to a wealth of information, both domestic and foreign. And we’ve used that information and our authority to confront national crises in the past, have we not?”

“Well, some things even we cannot fully grasp,” Albert remarked quietly with a daring smile. His words seemed to go unnoticed.

Lady Minerva, maintaining her dignified demeanor, directed her veiled gaze toward the others. “Does anyone have any ideas what this ‘rot’ might be? In the past, when severe rot was prophesied, we had an epidemic turn a district into ruins, or a natural disaster wipe out an entire town. Has anyone noticed any signs that point at this most severe rot?”

“One thing does concern me,” said one of the nobles seated at the table. “The Empire’s recent movements.”

The neighboring Malavaar Empire, which had grown rapidly in strength in recent years, had been engaging in border skirmishes with the Kingdom of Herzeth.

“If we focus too much on external threats, we risk overlooking internal dangers,” another noble said. “Should we not prioritize quashing the seeds of rebellion within our own nation?”

The Kingdom of Herzeth had a strict class system, and it was a well-known fact that the existence of the poor was meant to divert the dissatisfaction of the citizenry away from the government. Various conflicting factions like demi-humans, criminals, and ethnic minorities had been deliberately allowed to proliferate to keep the poor from uniting. At one point, there had been whispers of someone going by “the Mediator” trying to unite these groups. But an investigation by the Royal Guard had resulted in the dismissal of the possibility of such a leader existing, and that fact had since faded from the minds of the upper echelons.

As the nobles’ opinions grew more divergent, Lord Fennel turned his gaze to Albert. “And you? What do you think?”

Albert looked around the table, then turned his gaze back to Lord Fennel. “Are you aware that magical beasts and monsters have been more active as of late?”

“No. This is the first I’ve heard of it.”

“Understandably so. The increase in activity has been gradual, making it easy to miss. However, an analysis of quests and extermination records from various Adventurers’ Guilds shows a clear upward trend, especially in the Zagras region.”

“Zagras, you say?”

The nobles around the table all seemed somewhat unsettled. Located southwest of the royal capital, Zagras was a rugged, mountainous frontier. Though remote, it was rich in precious minerals, making it a region the kingdom could not afford to neglect.

“As I recall, about ten years ago there were rumors of an S Rank, catastrophe-level magical beast appearing there.”

The details regarding said beast remained unclear, as information was fragmented and the damage hadn’t been extensive enough for it to be a widely remembered event.

Albert scanned the room and continued, “If we can get an...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.6.2025
• Reihe/Serie: The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows
• Illustrationen: Sakaku Hishikawa
• Übersetzer: Sakaku Hishikawa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: Catgirl • Light Novel • litrpg harem fantasy • Monster girls • nice guy protagonist • overpowered main character • political intrigue fantasy novels
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-1964-9 / 1718319649
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-1964-6 / 9781718319646