Three Cheats from Three Goddesses: The Broke Baron's Youngest Wants a Relaxing Life Volume 2 (eBook)

Hanmenkyoushi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-4912-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Hisui, the youngest child of a penniless baron, has been miraculously blessed with the powers of three different goddesses!

One day, while plotting an escape for himself and his sisters from their miserable family, he not only encounters the lord of the neighboring lands and his daughter, but manages to save them both from the jaws of a dragon! Rewarded with a parcel of land to use as he pleases, Hisui builds a new home with the three goddesses-complete with its very own hot springs-and begins to make a name for himself as an adventurer. However, just when the slow life he's always wanted seems within reach, the town is plagued by a mysterious curse, and Hisui will be swept into an unexpected battle to save everyone.

This tale of growth is filled with journeys, adventures, and new beginnings!

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Chapter 1: Illness Cured

I was struck silent. The words I’d practiced in my head for this moment vanished from my mind. There were so many things I wanted to say, but for some reason they all got stuck in my throat. Then, finally...

“C-Can I really...cure Armeria?” Trembling, I looked down at my hands. Fouré would never deceive me over this. She’d never once told a mean-spirited lie, after all. So...it must be true. If I used magecraft to reinforce my godcraft, then I would be able to cure Armeria! The realization finally settled in, and I balled my hands up into tight fists.

“Yes! Finally! All my effort is finally paying off, you guys!” Now, I’d learned what it meant to be overcome with emotion. My feelings were like an unstoppable wave, naturally spilling from me in the form of tears.

“Congrats, Hisui! You’ve been working so hard with your training all this time, so it’s no wonder you’ve gotten this far.”

“Congratulations, dear one. I’m so happy for you, it’s as if I were the one receiving this good news!”

“Good for you, Huey! You’re really one of a kind.”

Aruna, Cult, and Fouré all celebrated for me, which made me cry even more. Happy tears blurred my vision, and though I wiped them with my sleeve, they just kept coming. The three goddesses leaned over where I sat on the ground and hugged me tightly.

Enveloped in their warmth, I cried long and hard for the first time in a while. I just let the tears fall until my feelings settled.

▼△▼

“Um, hey...”

After a good half hour of letting my feelings out, sobbing my throat raw, I finally reined in my emotions and called out to the three goddesses.

“What’s wrong, Hisui? Do you still need more time?”

“You can cry as much as you want, okay? We’re here for you!”

“Heh. Should you have a need for it, you’re welcome to use me as a pillow. Feel free to sob into these right here.”

“No, that’s not what I wanted to say... I think I’ve finally run out of tears, so I was thinking it’d be nice if you guys could let me get up now.”

“Finished already? Aww, that’s a shame,” Fouré sighed as she let go of me. She pursed her lips, puffing out her cheeks. After that, Aruna and Cult let go of me one after the other as well.

“Sorry for suddenly bursting into tears, you guys.”

I was a little ashamed to need all that cuddling. In the midst of my crying, I didn’t really have the presence of mind to think about it, but my cheeks started burning up in embarrassment the moment I calmed down.

“You don’t need to worry about that. You’re still a child, after all—crying is well within your job description.”

“You do remember I’m practically an old man on the inside though, right?”

“That doesn’t matter one bit! No matter how much of an adult you might be mentally, sometimes you just have to let your instincts take over. Besides, I adore how cute you are, even when you’re crying.”

“C-Cute?” Aw man, now that was just embarrassing. I was getting the primal urge to crawl into a hole.

Using her right hand as a fan, she waved it up and down to cool my face. “So... What do you want to do, Huey? Do you want to start practicing godcraft so you can go help your sister?”

“Hmph. I can’t say I’m happy with this, but that’s more important than your magecraft and swordsmanship training right now.” Aruna clicked her tongue—she really did sound frustrated. But I shook my head.

“No... I’d like to finish my training regime with you properly, Aruna.”

“Huh? Are you sure?”

She looked flabbergasted. Was my decision really that surprising?

“I doubt Armeria’s illness is easy to cure. I do want to heal her as soon as possible, but haste makes waste—it’s important to do things in the right order.”

If a single cog in a machine gets misaligned, it’ll knock the rest out of alignment too. So if rushing might cause problems down the line, it was better to stay calm and take things one step at a time. Besides, I was going to get into my usual godcraft training in an hour anyway. A single hour wouldn’t make much difference.

“If that’s what you want, then I’ve no complaints.”

“Heh. You’ve gotten so mature, Huey.”

“You’re wonderful, dear one.”

“Okay, okay. If you guys keep piling on the compliments, I won’t be able to take it, so let’s stop right there.” I raised my wooden sword in a ready stance to distract them from my reddening cheeks.

I felt light as a feather, buoyed by the knowledge I could help Armeria soon. I couldn’t help but smile as I swung my sword. As I promised, I practiced my swings for a solid hour.

Noon arrived. Sitting on a large boulder, I pulled out the lunch I’d made earlier as I spoke to Fouré.

“Can I ask you something, Fouré?”

“What is it? You can always ask me anything, as long as it’s something I can help with!”

“Thanks. It’s about what you told me earlier.”

“Hmm?” She paused in thought for a moment. “Oh! You mean about your sister?”

“Yeah. To cure Armeria’s illness with godcraft, I’ll need magecraft too, right? What do I need to do, exactly?”

“Well... First, you need to boost the efficacy of your godcraft with the strengthening properties of magecraft. Then you need to destroy the illness that’s wormed its way through your sister’s body.”

“Destroy the illness? What do you mean?”

“Your sister’s illness is caused by tiny little creatures that are invisible to the eye. You can drive the creatures out with the light of purification, then heal her damaged cells afterward.”

Now that Fouré mentioned it, I recalled hearing that Armeria’s illness had been caused by some sort of infection. So there must be some sort of bacteria or virus still in her body—but I had no idea godcraft could be used to kill microorganisms like that.

“I didn’t think curing her would call for so much force. I kinda thought it’d be more like...reinforcing her immune system to fight it off, I guess.”

“If that were the case, you could do it with just magecraft alone—but you’ll need the recovery powers of godcraft. It might be a little heavy-handed, but you want to cure her as soon as you can, right? This method works on any illness!” Brimming with self-confidence, Fouré flashed a thumbs-up. “But you have to be able to control your godcraft perfectly. Otherwise your healing powers could damage healthy cells, muscles, even organs, so you have to be really careful.”

“Yikes... It sounds really hard just from hearing your explanation.”

“It’s like taking medication—overdosing will harm your body. No matter how good the medicine is, it has to be taken in proper dosage.”

“That makes sense. That means I have to improve my control and manipulation of godcraft energy, huh?”

“Yup, you got it! But as long as you keep the output of your powers under control, you won’t cause any damage. You only have to worry about it if you fail to properly regulate your powers, in which case it might get a little messy.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, even while I’m practicing.”

“Great! Go for it!” Fouré cheered.

“Just be sure not to go overboard. Fouré and I will supply you with magecraft and godcraft energies as you need.”

“And if you get tired, dear one, you may make use of my lap.”

“Y-Your lap?” Am I really going to need that?

“You mustn’t say such things, Cult!” Aruna looked askance at Cult. The air grew tense.

“Why not?”

“Because I’ll be the one to give Hisui my lap.”

“Huh?” I blinked in surprise. I hadn’t expected that response at all, especially not from Aruna of all people. I was at a loss for words.

“Honestly, I think the responsibility’s a bit much for either of you. So you should leave it to me, the Light Goddess, to handle—”

“No one asked you.”

“Be quiet, Fouré.”

Last to join their conversation, Fouré had been shot down with concentrated fire from both Aruna and Cult. Ignoring Fouré, the two of them resumed glaring at each other. Sparks were practically flying.

“You guys... Couldn’t you at least ask me what I want to do first?” They spoke as if it were just a given that I’d be using someone’s lap as a pillow. I didn’t exactly object to the idea, but I was already maxed out on my embarrassment quota for the day.

I tore through my bread and meat with gusto, and leaving the three of them to their own devices, I began to practice reinforcing my godcraft skills. In the end, Aruna and Cult took turns letting me rest on their laps, finally calming down. Yeesh, what had all that fighting even been for?

▼△▼

After Fouré had told me I’d soon be able to cure the disease eating at Armeria, my days passed by at a dizzying pace. I focused exclusively on training my ability to strengthen godcraft with magecraft, as well as controlling that amplified godcraft power. It was actually pretty simple—in theory anyway.

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.8.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Three Cheats from Three Goddesses: The Broke Baron’s Youngest Wants a Relaxing Life
• Illustrationen: Hanmenkyoushi
• Übersetzer: Hanmenkyoushi
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: child protagonist • Isekai • lighthearted • Light Novel • magic powers • OP protagonist • Slice of Life
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-4912-2 / 1718349122
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-4912-4 / 9781718349124