The Matter of My Party Members Being Aware of My Desire to Be Banished - Chapter 21

By the time the meeting hour of 4 p.m. arrived, everyone had regathered at the fountain square.

“We’re heading to the lodging now, but… there’s something I need to mention beforehand.”

“What’s the matter~?”

“What is it?”

Marn-san and Shion focused on me. Honoka, as if she had guessed what I was about to say, gave a slight nod.

“About the inn… actually, I could only secure two single-bed rooms. Sorry, but it means we’ll have to share one room and one bed each.”

I felt bad that, even though we were in the royal capital, we ended up with cramped rooms.

Perhaps it showed on my face, because when I looked at Marn-san and Shion, they were wearing gentle smiles.

“You shouldn’t feel bad, Rokuto-san~. It was very crowded in the royal capital today, and we’re thankful that you even found us a place to stay.”

“That’s right. We’re grateful just to have a place to stay. Besides, it’s a good way to save money. If we budget well, maybe we can increase our allowance for the last day.”

They didn’t seem upset at all and reassured me with their responses.

“Plus, having someone in the same room means we have someone to talk to, and we can do various things together~”

Honoka also gave me a smile.

My party members… they’re all such great people!

If this had been the type of party that kicks members out,

“Ha? You could only get two single rooms? Can’t you even handle booking accommodations properly?”

“Obviously you’ll be sleeping outside, right? Since you’re useless.”

“Ah, and the accommodation fee is all on you, by the way~ Thanks~”

They might have said something like that…

My party, however… how white it is. It’s like the ideal party you’d join after being banished…

Wait, could it be that I’ve ended up in a party that will never banish me?

No way, haha~.

“So about the room assignments, it’ll be me with Shion and Honoka with Marn-san, okay? We definitely have to split by gender for the rooms, or it’ll be bad.”

Upon my suggestion, the three of them looked at each other and then…

“I’m fine with that~! We definitely have to split by gender, after all~”

“That’s true. It’s more comfortable that way~”

“Ah… I see. If it’s Rokuto’s request, then I’m fine with that room arrangement.”

And so, the room assignments were smoothly decided.

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“Haah~! I’m exhausted~!”

As soon as we entered the room on the second floor after check-in, I dove onto the bed.

I had permission from Shion for the bed dive.

“Fufu. Seems like you were quite tossed around by Honoka’s food tour.”

Shion sat at the edge of the bed, watching me with an amused expression.

“Yeah. Honoka, she just kept eating. It was impressive. But watching her eat was entertaining. But man, the royal capital is too big. And there are too many people. Pushing through the crowds to walk around was tiring… but I had fun too.”

I replied with a smile, lying on my back.

“Fufu. I’m glad both you and Honoka enjoyed yourselves.”

“How about you and Marn-san? Anything happen?”

I figured Shion might have been hit on by girls because he’s so handsome, or perhaps some brutish guy might have been jealous and picked a fight with him.

“Nope. Nothing at all.”

Shion said with his usual refreshing smile.

“That’s good. Seems like we can end the day without any issues… Fuaa.”

A big yawn escaped me.

Lying on the bed seemed to have suddenly brought on a wave of sleepiness.

“You look sleepy. We’re all going out to eat later, so shall I wake you up when it’s time?”

“Yeah… maybe that’s what I should do…”

“Sure, that would be better. Your eyes are already closing. Fufu.”

“Mm… okay then. Good night…”

My eyelids closed completely, and my consciousness drifted away.

So… I didn’t catch what Shion said last.

“Good night, Rokuto. It’s going to be busy again tonight, so rest up while you can. True affection is shown through actions, after all.”

Shion covered the sleeping Rokuto with a blanket, and…

―――chuu.

Lightly kissed Rokuto’s forehead.

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At the royal capital’s Adventurer’s Guild, where Rokuto and his party had only spent a short time, it was still bustling with adventurers even in the evening.

“Have you guys found anything about the hero party candidates? How much have you researched?”

“I’ve got two!”

“My next target is… Ah! That eyepatched, bald guy over there!”

Among them were the three foolish adventurers, diligently researching the hero party candidates as a result of their discipline.

And there were others… not just ordinary adventurers.

“Oh… I must find an adventurer soon who can cure my mother’s illness…”

“Hmm. The knight I wish to recruit into our order… is quite elusive.”

“For a hero party… we’ll definitely need a porter. But is there such a convenient adventurer out there?”

Each of these individuals seemed troubled by their own dilemmas.