The Jack-of-all-trades Kicked Out of the Hero’s Party ~ The Swordsman Who Became a Support Mage Due to Party Circumstances, Becomes All Powerful

nt, so we rarely even had the chance to do stuff like have dinner together.”

“Oi oi, is it okay for you to say things like that?”

　’As expected, this isn’t good’, Anson probably thinks as he checks with me. 

“I don’t think there’ll be any problems.
The party leader portrays himself publicly as an upright and exemplary person, so in fact, if there’s anything I can’t say, then that would be bad.”

“…Somehow the way you’ve said that is filled with meaning.
Ah, speaking of which, there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask about, Orn when you were in the Hero Party, you were an Enchanter right? When we first met, you said you were a Vanguard Attacker, and your movements also resemble Vanguard Attacker guys.”

“Movements, you’re paying real close attention huh, Anson.
Even though Orn…….
hasn’t fought a single time yet.”

“That’s because I’m a Defender, so I closely observe the movements of all my allies…”

“Actually, I converted to a Swordsman after leaving the party.”

　The two of them open their eyes wide at my remark.
Well, you’d be surprised if you hear that someone has changed the role they’d been doing for the last few years. 

“…Would it be alright if I ask why you converted to a Swordsman?”

　Anson turns a face full of curiosity towards me.

“…I started out as a Swordsman in the Hero Party, you know.
My grandfather was a former explorer, and on one particular day, a demonic beast appeared in my village and he defeated it with a single sword.
Since witnessing that, my admiration of Swordsmen has always been stronger than the average person’s, and when the time came for me to become an explorer, I didn’t hesitate to take up the sword.
I thought that leaving the Hero Party would be a great opportunity, so I decided once again on being a Swordsman.”

“I see.
But if that’s the case, on the contrary, even though you have such great admiration for Swordsmen, why did you take on being an Enchanter?”

“…After we entered the lower layers, the pace of our labyrinth conquest slowed.
Well, since the size of each floor and the strength of the demonic beasts suddenly increases substantially once you start heading down into the lower layers, it’s only natural that the pace would fall, but at that time we weren’t very knowledgeable, so that was something we didn’t understand.”

　We who had proceeded smoothly through the upper and middle layers, entered the lower layers and for the first time, hit a wall. 

　There was nothing strange about that.
Rather, it was strange that we had been advancing that steadily. 

“By all rights, we were supposed to gradually improve our abilities there, but because of certain circumstances, it became necessary for us to progress quickly, and at the same time, that was also when the value of Enchanters started to rise, so we also had our eyes set on that job.
Then, since by nature I’m rather adaptable, and can pretty much manage anything without too many mistakes, the arrow landed on me.
I myself, during that time, also felt like the prospects of me becoming the Swordsman of my ideals were dimming, and because I had interest in magic as well, decided to take on the role.”

“So that was what happened.
Certainly, it’s not uncommon for there to be people who convert due to party circumstances.
Besides, in the end you were able to reach the 94th Floor.
Judging by the result, it was the right decision.” 

“No, it was a bad move.
Regardless of whether I became an Enchanter or not, we shouldn’t have rushed to clear the labyrinth, and we should have improved our skills more.” 

　Naturally, I can’t say any more to these two. 

　’Because the possibility of the Hero Party clearing floors below the 94th Floor is non-existent’, I leave that part out. 

“Hmm.
Then? Orn, what’s the ideal Swordsmen to you? No problems talking about that, right?”

　Maybe Bernard can sense my mood, so he changes the topic for me. 

“Ideal Swordsmen huh? There are various aspects but, to get straight to the point — a Swordsmen who can challenge the deep layers alone.” 

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　The next morning, as I walk along the street stalls to get to the assembly point, there are some people chatting excitedly even while busy preparing for opening. 

“Oi! You heard? Sounds like the new Hero Party will be diving in the deep layers!” 

“Really!? Then, if they’re quick, they’ll reach the 95th floor today!?”

“Nah, I heard they’ll probably be diving into the 92nd floor.
Seems like they’re just trying to check their cooperation as a new party.”

　They’re acting unexpectedly fast. 

　I thought they might’ve been a bit more relaxed.
Even so, testing their coordination by diving into the 92nd floor? 

　Apparently they’re not doing something stupid like trying to clear the 94th Floor as soon as possible, but if it’s the first time you’re checking how well you cooperate, you should at least do that in the lower layers. 

　–That’s something that doesn’t concern me anymore.