I was delighted when I heard that they were going to let me into the party.
It was a newcomer's party that told me I could be in the party, but I didn't feel like it mattered to me whether or not I was good enough, because to me, it was just a party.

After all, for me, it was enough to be a party.

When it came time to team up with the party, they were very kind to me, despite the fact that it was a temporary party.
I'm sure they didn't mind me being the oppressor in the guild now, and I was grateful for the opportunity to party with them.

...... But it was only for a short time that I was able to get away with it.

I'm not going to be the only one who's going to be able to do this.

I'm not going to be the only one who's been in the same boat for a while now.

I was astonished by this, and I was also in a hurry.
I thought that they were conceited because they had brought me, the healer, into their party.

But they didn't take any notice of how much I told them about the danger of the quest and the horror of the monsters that would appear, and that a healer of my caliber would be of no use to them.
It's just a matter of telling them that they have a chance to win with a look full of themselves.

...... I tried to stop the party members, but they were full of confidence and wouldn't listen to my words.

And as soon as we stepped into the labyrinth to gather, we were surrounded by hobgoblins.
I blamed myself for not being able to stop my party members, as I had expected this situation.
After all, the labyrinth is a hunting ground for adventurers of intermediate level and above.
There is no way a rookie adventurer can win even if he or she stands up to the challenge.

So, I'm going to call out to my friends to retreat to the transition camp of the labyrinth right next to me: ......


......... Huh?


...... The next thing I knew, someone pushed me from behind and I fell toward the hobgoblins.

For a moment, I didn't understand what had happened.
There's no magical beast behind me.
But I was definitely shocked from behind, and I couldn't admit it, even though there was only one answer it gave me.

"Okay, I'm going to use this guy as bait!

'Yes! This guy really is an idiot.

'Yeah, totally. I didn't know you could be fooled so easily!

Huh!

The words that echoed behind me at ...... also forced me to understand.
I was betrayed by my friends and pushed away.
I'm not.
They weren't my friends from the start.
They just brought me to this place to use me.
The fact that this is the case makes me feel like I'm going to fall apart.
But I still yell out to my party members to clear them up.

'Don't go! Goblins have a habit of flocking to the weakest ones, but not hobgoblins!

That was accurate information I learned from the guild's literature.
Hobgoblins are said to be a higher species of goblin, but their habits are completely different.

''Ha! He's begging for his life!

You're pathetic!

'Come on, let's get going! Hey, defective bastard, you better bait me properly!

But the party members don't listen to me.
They try to slip past the hobgoblins, not even noticing that the hobgoblins are looking in their direction.
With a smile on their mouths, as if they are preoccupied with their reward.


...... And they died easily.





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After the death of the other party members, I managed to escape from the labyrinth, and what I learned was the truth about the series of events.
That party I mentioned earlier, they weren't a bad party.
They were one of the few adventurers who were accepted by the townspeople, but their personalities changed drastically due to the deaths of their friends and financial difficulties caused by their dwindling numbers.

And when an adventurer told them that they could complete the foraging quest if they playfully used me as bait, they died easily.

The adventurer who advised me was a person who had been violent towards me for some time.
I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of them, but I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of them, and I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of them.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. ...... And I was devastated by the incident.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.
I don't remember how I acted after hearing about the man who crashed that party.
I just felt a helpless sense of loss and I impulsively left the guild and ran ......

...... here.

...... And then I realized I was standing in a meadow that is considered a beginner's hunting ground.
However, the place is unknown to me, even though I have always come to the hunting grounds to solo hunt for magical beasts.
It seems that I impulsively ran to a very far away place.
In order to overcome my lack of skills, I was building up my physical strength every day, so the fatigue that assaults my body is not that strong.

But it's clearly not safe to stay here.

It's true that the grasslands are a hunting ground for beginners, not a hunting ground where strong enemies will appear.
Now I have a weapon.
However, this is only in the front, the deeper you go, the stronger the magic power becomes and the more powerful and numerous the demonic beasts will be.
It is said that if you go further beyond the grasslands, the hydra is said to be as strong as the magical beasts in the depths of the labyrinth.
Of course, this place is not that dangerous.
But for a lowly adventurer like myself, even a place like this is enough to put your life in danger.

...... But even knowing that, I still had no desire to leave this place.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.
I knew that I was in danger, and yet somehow I was aware of it as if I were dreaming about it.
Maybe at that time, my mind had stopped thinking about it due to the strong impact.

''Aaaaah!''


Huh!


But then a shout from some distance brings me back to myself.

Gob, Lynn?

It was then that I finally noticed a pack of goblins gathering a short distance away.
I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who are interested in this kind of thing.
I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one for you.
But I didn't have time to think about it for long.
Right now the goblins are too preoccupied with their carriage to notice my presence, but they might find me at any moment.
But they might find me at any moment, and if I wanted to escape, it was now or never.
So I decided.


Woohoo!


The next moment I started running in the direction of the carriage: ......