Raw Chapter 46.1 Yuusha Party O Oida Sareta Kiyou Binbou (2024)
The ink was still wet on the dismissal notice, though “notice” was a generous word for a crumpled sheet of parchment shoved into Kael’s chest by the Hero’s own gauntleted hand.
They didn’t want clever. They wanted shiny.
Kael read it three times as the campfire crackled behind him. Synergy. That was the word they used after he had calculated the exact angle for a Ricochet Arrow to pierce a Lich’s phylactery through three walls of bone. Synergy was what they claimed he lacked when he suggested rationing the high-grade mana potions instead of letting the mage use them as chasers for his morning ale. Raw chapter 46.1 YUUSHA PARTY O OIDA SARETA KIYOU BINBOU
“Let’s see how long he lasts alone,” the Mage said, loud enough for Kael to hear. “Poor people don’t become heroes. They become footnotes.”
They kicked out the clever poor person.
But clever poor people don’t just survive.
The Hero’s party had already turned their backs. The Warrior was laughing. The Priestess didn’t even look up from her prayer book. The ink was still wet on the dismissal
But as he walked into the darkening woods, he allowed himself a small, quiet smile.