The Matter of My Party Members Being Aware of My Desire to Be Banished - Chapter 10

“…I guess being a baggage carrier really is plain, huh.”

“Pukukuku… You’re the only one who’s plain~”

The daughter of the chief of Jirai village. I think her name was Chibusa-san?

Although it was annoying to be laughed at… It’s true that being a baggage carrier is quite plain.

In a way, that feeling is true.

However, in order not to be made fun of even a little, I’ve been researching the potential of the “Storage” ability that the Goddess gave me.

For example, how much can I store?

In terms of quantity, I can store quite a lot so far. I haven’t reached the limit yet, and I’ll continue to investigate.

However, it seems that there are some restrictions on the “objects” that can be stored.

“Rokkun’s ‘Storage’ can keep the food he makes warm, and when we camp outdoors, we can quickly take out tents and blankets. And it can also store defeated monsters too. It’s super convenient~”

I can do just about everything Honoka praised me for yesterday.

Aside from objects, there are also abilities that a protagonist with a baggage-carrying role can awaken to.

“The ability to store anything without restriction.”

I’ve tried to research something like that before.

Magic is a typical example.

To put it simply, I was able to store magic. I once tried to store Shion’s fire magic as an experiment.

But… Everything that was stored inside ended up being burnt.

It seems that things released by humans or monsters are not classified as “objects”, but rather as “magic” or “attacks”, and their effects appear directly on the items already stored inside.

In other words:

If it’s fire magic, your baggage will burn.

If it’s water magic, it will soak your baggage.

If it’s a monster attack, the baggage will be slashed.

It’s something like that.

Since my role is initially that of a baggage carrier, I can’t avoid carrying baggage.

So, I decided to seal away the idea of storing magic.

Not only for the “Storage” ability, but also in case my abilities awaken one day after being banished, in order to react properly…

I once asked everyone to teach me various things under the pretext of “I want to learn something other than being a baggage carrier!”

When I asked Honoka, she taught me the basics of self-defense.

Or rather, with my current physical abilities, learning the basics of self-defense was my limit.

When I asked Marn-san, she first checked if I had the aptitude to use healing and defensive magic… I had no aptitude.

While I was being comforted by Marn-san, I was given an accessory with a gem on it, saying, “This is a charm.”

I still wear it around my neck.

When I asked Shion, just like when I asked Marn-san, he first checked if I had an aptitude for magic… I had no aptitude for any attribute, and he comforted me when I was extremely depressed.

Looking back, I’ve been comforted many times for being too useless for anything other than being a baggage carrier.

“Rokkun, don’t worry about what was said earlier~. It was from someone who doesn’t really understand you.”

“Having someone who can do both baggage carrying and general housework is really valuable, you know. Well, in Rokuto’s case, that’s not all there is to it.”

“Rokuto is important to our party. We’d be in trouble if you weren’t with us.”

The three of them said this to me.

Really, all the members of my party are good people.

But still… I want to know my true cheat abilities after being banished!!

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We returned to the Adventurers’ Guild to report the completion of our request.

“We’ve completed the goblin extermination request.”

“Good job, Shion-san~”

I had been watching Shion, who was popular even with the receptionist, from the tavern since the morning.

But…

“Hey, Rokuto!”

Suddenly, my name was called out bluntly, and before I knew it, a short-haired man was pointing his finger at me.

It’s clear from this that he’s not someone close to me. Rather, he’s hostile…

“You’re… Auto Mille, right?”

“Heh, that’s right. I am the Wolf Slayer, Auto Mille!”

Auto Mille had a smug expression on his face.

It’s a name that makes you want to call him by his full name for some reason.

Auto Mille is someone who has been following me around lately and complaining about something.

As long as you are human, whether you are an adventurer or not, you will always be jealous of others.

Someone like me is an easy target; being an out-of-place baggage carrier in a skilled party with handsome men and beautiful women often leads to people talking behind my back.

Well, I’ve got used to the gossip, but it’s harder to deal with when it’s said directly to me.

That’s because I can’t argue with the fact that I’m just a baggage carrier.

While I was wondering what to say today, Shion came over.

“Everyone, it seems like it’s going to take some time to settle the payment since we defeated so many. They said they’ll call us when it’s done.”

“We defeated a lot, huh~”

“Shion-san and Honoka-san were amazing today too~”

“Really, everyone is so amazing, huh?”

“Hey! Don’t ignore me!”

While our party members were talking, Auto Mille was making a fuss like a noisy dog.

“Oh, I almost forgot you. You’re Auto Mille, aren’t you? It’s one thing to be a dragon slayer, but the difficulty varies depending on the type of wolf… Are you talking about the Great Wolf? Or the top-ranked Black Wolf?”

“Shion, that’s not the point to seriously argue about. I just think he uses the word ‘wolf’ because it sounds cool.”

I couldn’t help retorting as Shion had a serious look on his face.

“Really, he’s so loud every time… An enemy in front…”

“Honoka, he’s not a target for subjugation~”

I tried to calm Honoka, who had drawn her twin swords.

“Oh dear, should I heal him?”

“Marn-san, it wouldn’t make sense to heal him since he’s perfectly healthy~”

I also tried to calm down Marn-san who was about to cast the healing spell.

“Damn it… You’re just a baggage carrier, and yet you have beautiful girls fawning over you…”

I’m troubled by his resentful look as he grits his teeth.

It’s as if I, a mere baggage carrier, was building up a harem of beautiful girls.

“I’m not having them fawn over me!”

But one day I’ll definitely have a harem of beautiful girls!

“They are fawning over you.”

“They’re indeed fawning over you.”

“They are, aren’t they?”

“Eh!?”

Unexpectedly, I received a collective response from all the members.