The Matter of My Party Members Being Aware of My Desire to Be Banished - Chapter 15

After that we continued to subjugate monsters to save up funds for our expedition to the royal capital.

Giant orcs, swarms of wyverns, and sometimes dungeons…

It was truly a sight to behold as our members took down one high-difficulty monster after another.

As for me? I was still protected in the back, as usual. After all, I’m just a porter with only the “Storage” skill!

Thank you all for protecting me!

And today, once again…

“Now, Honoka!”

“Take this… the finishing blow!”

While Shion froze the Great Bear’s leg with his magic, he aimed a fireball at its eyes. Taking advantage of the opening, Honoka launched a slashing attack.

Unable to retaliate, the Great Bear continued to be hit… and with a thunderous crash, its massive body fell to the ground.

Once again, we succeeded in subjugating the monster.

“Well done, everyone! Would you like some water? A cold drink? Or maybe…”

I activated “Storage” and stood ready for any request.

“Ice cream for me!”

“You’re so energetic after all that, Honoka. I’ll take some cold water, please.”

“Phew. I think I’ll have some water too. Oh, I’d like you to add some ice as well.”

“Ice cream, cold water and water with ice, got it!”

As the “Storage” ability preserves items in the state in which they were stored, the ice and cold drinks will come out without melting.

Also, if you put a glass in first, you can pour a drink at the desired temperature.

I also put out a lunch mat and secured a rest area!

“Ah, the ice cream is so delicious!”

“Mmm. The water is really refreshing.”

“It’s nice to have it cold and ready to drink.”

When I saw everyone taking a break, I thought to myself that I had done a good job too.

Was it surprising that I had contributed by fully utilizing the “Storage” ability, even though I wanted to be banished?

Of course, I wanted to make full use of it. If I didn’t make the most of the abilities I have now, I would really be useless.

Besides, even if I’m filled with the desire to be banished, it doesn’t mean that I can make others feel bad or hurt them.

In most banishment fantasies, people work hard and earnestly, but are still criticized for “doing nothing” or “being useless”, and end up being banished.

I thought that would happen to me, but the atmosphere never felt like I was being banished because the members understood and appreciated my role as a porter.

I wonder if everyone knows about my desire to be banished? They never seem to try to banish me.

But that may only be for the time being.

“I have news for you all – there is a proposal for you to become the Hero Party’s candidate.”

If Shion and the others accept the offer to join the Hero Party, I will undoubtedly become a burden.

“The journey to defeat the Demon King will be hard for us as well. Rokuto… if we have to fight while protecting you, the porter, our party might be wiped out. I’m sorry… but we’ll have to banish you here!”

It wouldn’t be strange if Shion, the leader, had said that to me.

I looked at everyone modestly.

“I want to eat something salty now that I’ve had ice cream!”

“I want something moderately sweet.”

“I want something spicy. We all have different tastes today. How about we go out for a change?”

“Mmm, I’m good with eating in. Rokkun’s cooking is delicious!”

“That’s true. Let’s let Rokuto cater to our whims, since we’ve worked hard.”

“Heh. Rokuto is always so popular.”

Although it would be sad to lose this fun and lively atmosphere, after I’m banished, I’ll awaken my abilities and enjoy a harem adventure.

By then, the three of them would be out of reach as members of the Hero Party. It would be difficult to talk to them as casually as we do now.

In fact, they might even forget about me…

“Rokkun”

“Rokuto-san

“Rokuto”

Before I knew it, they were all looking at me.

“All right, I’ll make everyone’s favorite dishes! Just leave it to me!”

Until the day I’m banished, I’ll do my best as a porter!

◇◇

And so, that night.

As always, we had a meeting before going to bed.

“So, is it settled that we’ll head to the royal capital next week?”

“Yes! Let’s go, let’s go~!”

“I have no objections.”

“If everyone’s going, I’ll go too. Leave the porter duties to me!”

With everyone’s opinions aligned, today’s meeting seemed to come to an end.

“Now, I’d like to wrap up the meeting, but… Honoka and Marn, could you stay behind for a moment?”

“What about me?”

“Rokuto, you can go to bed.”

“Got it. Good night!”

I’m an understanding porter, after all.

I left the room quickly.

After I went to bed, the others must have started their important discussion.

“Speaking of the royal capital… it’s a template location where various events tend to happen… Something might… happen… Yawn…”

Today, I fell asleep quickly as well.

◆◆

“Now then…”

After Rokuto had left for a while, Shion took a deep breath and looked at Honoka and Marn alternately. Her eyes were unusually serious.

“I think there’s something else we need to consider besides the Hero Party candidate.”

“That’s true…”

“Yes, indeed…”

The three of them looked at each other, nodded, and…

“(Rokkun)(Rokuto-san)(Rokuto) has no idea about our feelings.”

It seemed that all three of them were aware of it.

“We’ve been too focused on Rokuto’s mental care, and we’ve completely forgotten to approach him. The Guild Master pointed it out, so it seems our relationship hasn’t progressed much.”

“First of all, there are many people who look down on Rokkun just because he’s a porter… I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve wanted to carve them up…”

“Well, well, you two~. The mental care has its effects, and that’s why Rokuto-san is still with us in the party.”

Marn’s smile and words made the two of them nod in agreement.

However, they were still missing the point that Rokuto himself wanted to be banished.

“But what exactly do we do for an approach? Is it wrong to just confess our feelings to Rokkun? Like, ‘I like you!'”

“Honoka-san, that might be interpreted as LIKE rather than LOVE…”

“It’s possible with Rokuto. After all, there’s a chance that he doesn’t even see us as women. I mean, he still hasn’t realized that I’m a girl…”

Shion sighed.

However, Shion didn’t want to reveal it herself and wanted Rokuto to discover it on his own, so her sighs were likely to continue for a while.

“But, let’s change our perspective for a moment. What do you all want Rokuto to become in the end?”

Shion first turned her gaze to Honoka.

“I’ll deal with all the people who make fun of Rokkun… so Rokkun can be carefree and do everything for me, like cooking and housekeeping. Of course, I’ll also dedicate myself to Rokkun, offering my entire being.”

“The first part is dangerous, but the latter part is very Honoka-like.”

“Ehehe~. Thank you~.”

Honoka grinned from ear to ear.

Next, Shion shifted her gaze to Marn.

“Rokuto seems to have little sexual desire for his age… Ah, no. He does react quite obviously to breasts. I want to turn Rokuto’s mind completely pink with my vast life experiences. And, I want to get married.”

Just putting her hand on her slightly reddened cheek, Marn’s enormous breasts began to sway.

“…Marn, can you stop shaking your chest for now? Putting aside the first part, getting married is everyone’s end goal, right?”

“Then lastly! What about you, Shi-chan?”

Honoka and Marn focused their attention on Shion.

“Well, first, I want Rokuto to realize that I’m a girl…”

“In Shion-san’s case, it starts from there. It seems like a difficult journey ahead~.”

“…And then, I’ll make him fall for flat-chested girls. Fufufu.”

Shion showed a dark smile.

“You’re the most determined, aren’t you?”

“It seems we’re considered enemies as well.”

“The resentment of the chest is scary~.”

“The resentment of the chest is indeed scary~.”

Honoka and Marn clasped hands and deliberately said such things.

“Well, in any case… We don’t intend to let go of him until he falls for us.”

“Fufu~.”

“Ufufu…”

“Now, I’m looking forward to our trip to the royal capital next week. Of course, we’ll make full use of Rokuto’s… ‘I’ll do anything you say.'”

Shion, Marn, and Honoka’s expressions changed.

It was… an alluring expression that seemed to reveal the heaviness of the love hidden within them.

Rokuto, who was filled with the desire to be banished.

In fact, his party members had a heavy love for him.

When they realized each other’s true nature, would they be able to focus on their adventure and the quest to defeat the Demon King…?

End of Part One

Author note:

Part Two will be set in the royal capital.

We will be delving deeper into each character’s background and improving the battle scenes, so look forward to it <(_ _)>