稀代の悪女、三度目の人生で【無才無能】を楽しむ

稀代の悪女、三度目の人生で【無才無能】を楽しむ Light Novel #1

by Hanako Arashi, 嵐華子, Wan☆Hachipisu (Illustrator)

――彼女は本当に【無才無能】か? 最強悪女の痛快コメディ開幕!!

性悪、魔法の才能無し、無責任、無教養と悪評高い公爵令嬢ラビアンジェ。【無才無能】扱いだけど、実は――前々世が稀代の悪女と名高い天才魔法師、前世が86歳で大往生した日本人!?

過酷に生きた前々世の反動か、人生三周目は魔法の才能を隠し、喜んで【無才無能】を利用して我が道を行く。しかし順調な学園生活は、野外訓練で崩れてしまい……。

中身はお婆ちゃんな最強魔法師の無自覚大暴走で、嫌われ令嬢から一変、愛され令嬢に!?

Genres: Light Novel, Manga, Fantasy

310 pages, Hardcover

First published July 10, 2023

About the author

嵐華子

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good enough to go Goblin Mode and skip showering and other important to do things today.

4, I wish the second volume was out already, stars.

[Pieter · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining popcorn read with some fun twists to the usual villainess stories. For one thing, the MC had died of old age in a previous happy family life which results in her acting a bit like it (in the usual anime way, but still) and of course treating the kids around her as such as well. For another, social rank and position feels a lot more solid in that for example just because kids want something doesn't mean it happens and actions have repercussions beyond just personal. So no prince just annulling an engagement. The MC still is OP, and faces little true challenge, and many of the other tropes common to the genre are still there. Still, with those twists and some enjoyable characters it was all in all a good read.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was boring overall, though there were moments of humor. The problem is that it’s very repetitive - she thinks everyone is “adorable,” “cute,” etc when they’re doing anything. It gratuitously throws in hints of GL, where she’s drooling over one of her upperclassmen, but it’s also trying to convince us that she sees them all - even this upperclassman - as grandchildren. So…is she in danger of lusting after her granddaughter? The author can’t seem to decide.

Most of the humor comes from her bizarre non sequiturs in serious conversations and complete ignorance of certain plots against her. Even her teammates realize she and the guy she’s talking to are on totally different pages in the conversation, though in some ways it still made sense.

The characters flip back and forth between being remorseful and seeming to see the light, then a paragraph later they are foolish, irredeemable assholes.

It ended up being very disjointed and it was difficult to like anyone because they were so inconsistent. It’s not that it was bad exactly, but it certainly was not good.

[Al Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost put the book down about a third of the way through. But I did push through. It turned out to be an okay read. The thing that annoyed me was the fact that she can’t figure out who she is. One minute she’s a doting grandma the next she’s an all powerful witch and then she’s a teenage fan girl. Sometimes all in 3 or 4 pages. Overall I liked the concept. I just wish she could pick a lane. I don’t know if I will continue with this series

[Wolfkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the closest to something I've been looking for. I read a lot of isekai with stupidly OP male characters of all sort of personalities the default being obtuse. I don't read a lot with female protagonists gaining a superpower or overskill in another world. There's Killing Slimes for 300 years and that's about it.



Mostly when i see a female protagonist they're in courtly settings as Dames or Countesses or Royals or whatever. Not that that isn't fun. Not Sew Wicked Step-mother is a delight.



I'm not saying it doesn't exist and hasn't existed. Obviously it does and has. I just don't see it and so I've been looking for it. This is pretty close. Our main character was a super genius mage in a fantasy world, reincarnated to Japan for a super peaceful second life and then reincarnated back into the fantasy world where she's given up and is playing the incompetent boob royal.

The first thing that strikes me is this story moves SLOW. Not glacial but this isn't a book that overplays it self like Classless hero. That was a story with one gimmick. It played itself IMMEDIATELY and then proceeded to repeat it self 5 times exactly the same way until current. This isn't a review of that but I'll say it becomes utterly boring.



Laviange Robur does possess some of the traits of a typical protag of this genre. She doesn't understand normal people anymore. Now a Japanese manga with a protagonist who can't understand social situation is a common as swallowing your own breath. But what makes her unable to understand is her age. Having lived two lives one of which was very long lived she sees herself as matronly. So even powerful people are just like children to her and their hatred merely temper tantrums. It makes her obtuse in a rather unique way. And still the story doesn't overplay her. A gentle dose of politics. A gentle dose of her assuming the insults people sling at her are just adolescent hormones. Yields a book that is fun to read without getting boring even if it doesn't really go anywhere until over half way through the book.

Good pacing, good characters, power scaling that's restrained, should be a fun series if it can keep it up which is going to become harder with that ending. A new suitor. IIRC someone who understands her true power. Changing school politics. An incoming demonic invasion?

[Ijattrashtie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Randomly pick this novel last night. the plot are quite fast at some part but better than other light novel who dragged the story into two to three volume. the arc was completed in one volume with hint of the antagonist. I love that I can actually place the point of view of a grandma in a young villainess. There's action and gore part mixed in. though I enjoyed the grandma and her grandchildren part more. more helping of meat for favorite grandchild. hohoho
the ml (not the original fiancee) are pitiful even though he's actually would be super hot in other light novel. I hope he would be redeemed in the next volume.

[Judith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lavi

First let me start by saying my review of this book is going to be biased, because I absolutely love Lavi!! She is the true package: peaceful goodwill and unbending death all at once. So pure hearted yet jaded while remaining strictly practical. This reincarnation with a twist, reverse isekai felt like a breath of fresh air using an unconventional heroine to return honor to the nobility. The haughty prince actually learns how wrong he is, the fake "heroine" doesn't actually steal the prince, and Lavi flexes on them all.

[Maxx · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it! While some scenes dragged on for longer than necessary, i would say 80% of the time i was reading, i either had a contented smile on my face or was vocally laughing and reacting to some of the scenes in the story. Definitely worth the read!

[Gioia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unpopular opinion: this one wasn’t for me.
The protagonist is presented as smart, powerful, and morally good—but she often comes across as a doormat. I can understand wanting to avoid bloodshed, but never standing up for herself after years of abuse and disrespect felt unrealistic. For someone described as intelligent, her planning skills are questionable; fighting magical monsters seems easier for her than building a better life.

I also struggle with the trope “I made your life miserable for years and 99% of this book, but now please forgive and love me". Finally, I found the writing style rather convoluted and difficult to follow.

I know many readers loved this book, but unfortunately it just didn’t work for me.

[Marisa Uyehara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and a little dark

Very entertaining and fun read. The story can get a little heavy when compared to most light hearted and fun light novels. Most of the time it's fun and silly. Enough dark realism to keep it juicy. I definitely recommend.

[Nancy Gilchrist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really entertaining. Interesting world, characters, and development. Waiting for next volume.

[Reichis · Rating 3 out of 5]

MC is too OP for my liking. But it's oki, feels more like we get thrown into like Vol 2 or Vol 3 not reading from the start.

Eh... it's fine.

[Kevin Weinberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

I really enjoyed the humor and world building. Looking forward to the next book! It is a fun read and the characters are interesting.

[Keyante Mosely]

Dnf

[Bigbootyreader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun. a bit wordy at times and some parts are dragging.

[Dantalian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sympathique