Chapter 1

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"Get out! I can't team up with you anymore!"

"……Huh?"

...That's how I, Rauzt, was suddenly told by Margus, the leader of the party I belonged to, Lightning Sword. After all, it was the first time I had ever heard the word "expulsion."

That's why I couldn't hide my confusion...

"Wait! Did I do something wrong...?"

"Huh, are you kidding, Rauzt? You still don't get it?"

...However, Margus's reaction to my confusion was anger. Without hiding his frustration towards me, Margus opened his mouth.

"It's because of you that we couldn't complete the quest this time! This defective healer!"

"That's right! It's all your fault!"

Following Margus's angry voice, Sabelia, one of the women in Margus's party, a thief, also shouted at me.

"――――!"

And then, from their words, I realized why I was suddenly being expelled. ...It was just an extension of their usual venting.

Indeed, we failed the quest to slay the Hydra. Despite the high difficulty, it was said that a top-tier party like Lightning Sword could defeat the Hydra. However, it wasn't because I, as a healer, made a mistake. Of course, I didn't perform exceptionally well, but I believe I fulfilled my role as a healer in this quest.

...To be honest, the reason for the failure of this quest was that Margus and Sabelia, who were sleep-deprived from their fun last night, performed poorly.

Even though the quest was the next day, they enjoyed themselves in bed until late at night. As a result, their performance the next day was terrible. Normally, Margus excels in combat with his heavy greatsword, dealing high damage, and Sabelia, as a guerrilla fighter, excels in quick movements to confuse the enemy. ...However, this time, Margus's greatsword, which quickly ran out of stamina, was completely ineffective against the Hydra, and Sabelia, lacking in movement, was hit by the Hydra's poison, which became the decisive factor in our retreat.

"You could have easily cleared this quest if you were a bit better."

However, even Armia, the female mage in the back row who knew the truth, directed her accusatory gaze at me. Armia, who has not yet had a physical relationship with Margus but seems to have a crush on him, had no intention of blaming him. ...As a result, the atmosphere in the party was that the failure to slay the Hydra was entirely my fault, even though it was clearly a case of venting.

"......I'm sorry"

However, I didn't complain about the party members' attitudes. Indeed, I wasn't without complaints. After all, it wasn't just this time; I had been the target of their venting whenever something went wrong. The reward I received was only about a quarter of what the other party members got, and I had even been subjected to violence under the pretext that I could heal immediately with my healing magic. But I understood that this was inevitable.

...Because I am a defective healer who can only use basic healing magic.

Indeed, Margus's attitude would be clearly problematic if directed at a normal healer. However, in my case, as a defective healer, it was much better than what I would get elsewhere.

After all, no other party would ever consider including me in their team.

Indeed, I have desperately studied under various people to improve my skills. Now, I can cast "Heal" consecutively, which has improved my recovery ability to some extent, and I can mimic the role of a front-liner, though not perfectly, and I can detect traps, though not as well as a skilled thief.

However, I was clearly lacking as a healer. When Sabelia was hit by the Hydra's poison, I couldn't purify it without spending a long time. Of course, the Hydra's poison is something that a normal healer can't purify, so in that sense, I have the ability of a normal healer. But that's only at an average level, not at a top-tier level. In other words, I am clearly weak in the top-tier party, Lightning Sword.

However, Margus and the others still included me in their party. So, no matter what happened, I was grateful to Margus and the others.

"......I understand. I will leave this party."

I decided to leave the party, Lightning Sword.

"Finally got it! How much of a burden you were!"

"Really refreshing! Yeah, leave your equipment behind. I'll let you keep your money."

"It's compensation for all the trouble you've caused."

My equipment, which I had bought with the little money I had saved from my meager rewards, but in gratitude for everything, I silently placed it on the ground. Then I left the house where we had lived together as a party and officially left the party, Lightning Sword...

I plan to post the next chapter around 9:00!