An Old Man Was Kicked Out of the Hero’s Party, Had His Woman Stolen From Him, and Suffered a Terrible Experience, but He Becomes the Strongest After Being Given the Ability to Use Necromancy by the Former Demon King. - Episode 1

“Ugh… Dragons are tough as hell.”

　In the forest, our party of heroes faced off against a red dragon.

　I was the one being targeted, and an attack using the Red Dragon’s claws pushed me back.

　He has his shield up, but it’s no match for the attack.

“Ugh…”

　He is defeated by the Red Dragon and blown away.

　He crashes into a tree and hits his back hard.

　The steel shield he was holding up was dented and no longer seemed to function properly.

　Oh my goodness, this is useless.

“OK”

　My fellow priestess, Luna, rushes over to me and immediately casts healing magic on me.

　I’m grateful for this, for a useless guy like me.

“It’s okay. It’s nothing.”

　I try to act tough, but I can’t find a way to defeat the Red Dragon.

　He stands up again with his dented shield in hand, but he has no idea what to do.

　The blade of the sword cannot reach the flesh due to the tough scales, and even the intermediate-level magic I can use won’t work on it. It’s all over.

“Hey man, get out of the way!”

　Hearing the scream, I quickly got out of the way.

　This voice is our hero.

　I see, if it’s the Hero’s sword, then that Red Dragon too.

　The brave Alex comes charging in with his legendary sword at the ready.

　Dodging the red dragon’s fierce attack, he approached.

　Alex cut off the head of the Red Dragon with ease, despite all my troubles. He is truly a hero.

　In contrast, I was only able to act as a decoy.

　No, that’s been the case for a while now.

　As we get closer to the Demon Castle, the monsters get stronger and stronger.

　But, I… nothing has changed.

　It is getting weaker with age.

　In the past, he was such a skilled adventurer that he was recommended to join the country’s hero party.

　He was a reliable member when the party was first formed.

　The hero had been calling him “old man” ever since then, but…he was still someone he could rely on.

　He was also well-trusted by his peers.

　Now…unfortunately, there’s no trace of it left.

　So it’s easy to imagine what happened next.

　I was prepared for that, too.

“Hey, you’re no good, so you’re fired. Pack your things and leave this party as soon as you can.”

　The hero declared this at the end of the battle with the Red Dragon.

　Luna and Celia instinctively looked towards the hero.

　The priestess Luna was surprised, while Celia gave a wry smile.

　Surely Celia knew.

“Oh, I kind of expected that.”

　I had a vague idea that I was a burden to this party.

　The monsters are getting stronger and stronger.

　I don’t think I can keep up with that strength.

　This decision can’t be helped.

　I accept it.

“Celia, let’s go together.”

　Celia is a magician at the hero’s party, and we are in a romantic relationship.

　We’ve been childhood friends for a long time.

　Naturally, I thought we would go together…

“What kind of misunderstanding do you have, old man? You’re the only one leaving.”

“But Celia…”

“Celia is my girlfriend. I won’t go with you,u old man.”

“Huh…”

　I couldn’t believe what the hero said and instinctively looked at Celia.

　Celia looked away from me.

　Before I knew it…

“I’m sorry. I was pressured by the Hero, you see.”

　I’m not a kid enough to know what that means.

　That is to say, that’s the kind of relationship we had.

　Without me knowing…

　That’s a lie, Celia.

“You know what?… You never did that for me.”

“Well, that’s how it is, so I’m sorry.”

　Oh, I didn’t know that.

　Before they knew it, Alex and Celia had become that kind of relationship…

　No wonder he’s been acting so distant lately.

　I thought for sure that it was because I thought it would be better not to flirt with her until the Demon King was defeated…

　It was all a misunderstanding on my part.

　While I was in a daze, the hero Alex spoke.

“Anyway, old man. You’re not needed at this party. Please leave quickly. You’re getting in the way of us.”

“That’s terrible, Hero-sama.”

　Luna, the priest who had only watched up until now, finally speaks up.

　Luna is a cheerful girl who cares about her friends.

　She has always been considerate of me during our adventures so far.

　I don’t know how many times that kindness has saved me.

　I am still saved.

“It’s fine, Luna. I’ll just leave quietly.”

“But… Gil-san.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

　I’m sorry, but I’m no use.

　As a warrior and as a man.

　So, this result may be unavoidable.

　I packed my things and left the hero’s party.

　There’s no place for me here anymore.

“Damn, I’m frustrated.”

　Wandering alone in the forest, I cried.

　Now that no one is watching, I can cry to my heart’s content.

　I was so frustrated and upset.

　After being kicked out of the party for being useless, he even had his girlfriend stolen from him.

　I wasn’t like this before.

　I wanted everyone to rely on me and love me more.

　But now…

　Is this my limit?

　Can’t I get any stronger than this?

　I want to become stronger and stronger.

　More than a brave man.

　I walked, holding on to a wish that would never come true.

　While I was doing this, I came across a monster.

　A bipedal monster with the head of a cow.

　It’s the Minotaur.

　It’s troublesome at a time like this.

　He took out his sword and readied it.

　The Minotaur swung the axe he was holding and attacked me.

　While holding up my shield, which had been dented in the battle with the red dragon, I gave orders to the rear guard.

“Celia, magic!”

　If I act as a shield and Celia casts magic, we should be able to defeat him.

　This is how we’ve defeated the Minotaur so far.

　But I forgot the most important thing.

　Right now, I’m alone and there’s no one to back me up.

　The Minotaur’s axe is swung towards my neck.

　An unfamiliar sound came from my neck, and my head dropped to the ground.

　Today, I was killed.