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Chapter 1: Reincarnated as a Villain

"Hey, Kane. Did you do anything today?"

After finishing a quest and returning to the adventurer's guild, we were splitting today's rewards at the attached tavern.

As usual, after dividing the rewards among the party members excluding Kane, we threw the remaining scraps to him, but Kane looked at me with a dissatisfied expression.

"I-I properly carried the luggage and used support magic to help everyone."

After Kane’s words, there was a brief pause before we burst into laughter.

"Support? You were just using your 'support' skills while hiding behind us, right? We wouldn't notice even if your 'support' wasn't there."

"We are A-rank adventurers. Your 'support' as an F-rank adventurer is just a margin of error, a margin of error."

Zard, our tank, and Emi, the priestess, sneered at Cain.

"Th-that may be true, but... still,"

"But what? Is there any point in a rear guard who does nothing?"

Kane couldn't respond to Lena, the mage, and looked down, at a loss for words.

Seeing Kane’s frustrated expression, I let a grin spread across my face.

"That's right. It's about time."

"Huh?"

Kane looked up sharply at my words.

Sensing what was about to be said, Kane’s face turned pale.

I gulped down the remaining alcohol in my glass and slammed it onto the table.

"I've overlooked it until now, but my patience has run out. We don't need the incompetent in this party, 'Dragon King's Flame.'"

"W-wait, Lloyd! Please, don't expel me!"

As I watched Kane’s face twist in despair, my grin deepened as I continued.

"Goodbye, Kane. From today, you are out of the party— from today... huh?"

Wait a minute, this scenario feels familiar.

At that moment, memories of living in a country called Japan suddenly flooded my mind.

That's right. I remember working at a horrible black company until late, then drinking heavily and staggering to a nearby convenience store to buy some snacks.

And after buying the snacks... what happened?

Why am I in a world like an isekai anime?

"Lloyd? What's wrong?"

"Huh, Lloyd? I'm Lloyd?"

As I was confused about the situation in front of me, a pink-haired girl peeked at my face.

She was wearing a robe, looking just like a mage from an isekai anime.

"Huh? You look familiar."

"Of course, I look familiar. We're in the same party."

"Party?"

I tilted my head and looked around.

Besides the robed girl, there was a muscular guy and a girl dressed like a priestess, all looking at me with concern.

Looking even further around, I saw people with swords at their waists here and there.

At the very least, it's certain that this is not Japan. Rather, it looks exactly like a world from an isekai anime I've seen many times.

So, does that mean I've been reincarnated in another world?

...Oh! This is the reincarnation into another world I dreamed of!

If I've been reincarnated, that means I can live like the protagonist of an isekai anime, right?

Yes!! Goodbye to that crappy reality!

As I made a triumphant fist pump, I met the eyes of a man who was staring at me blankly.

A man with black hair and a frail appearance.

Wait? This guy looks familiar.

"Hey? Could you be Kane?"

When I realized it, I recognized him as Kane, the protagonist of the popular anime "The Strongest Support Magician Won't Let Me Live a Slow Life."

It’s an isekai anime known for its “banishment revenge” plot, and the heroines are cute too.

I was really hooked on that anime, watching it over and over.

As I nodded in agreement, Kane tilted his head.

"That's right, but... Lloyd, what's going on with you?"

"Huh? Lloyd? Where is Lloyd?"

Lloyd is the villainous leader who expels the protagonist from the party.

Despite the party becoming stronger and achieving A-rank adventurer status thanks to the protagonist’s support magic, Lloyd is too foolish to recognize his talent.

Eventually, Lloyd is shamed by Kane, loses his power and honor, resorts to dark magic, and is finally killed by Kane. A truly pathetic character.

I definitely don’t want to end up like that.

"Where do you mean? You're Lloyd."

"...Huh?"

When Kane said that, I hurriedly touched my face and hair and looked at my reflection in the window.

Blonde, spiky hair with a menacing glare. Ruby-colored earrings and a long sword hanging at my waist.

The reflection in the window was the spitting image of Lloyd, the villain from "The Strongest Support Magician Won't Let Me Live a Slow Life."

...Wait a minute, could this be a reincarnation as a villain rather than just an ordinary isekai reincarnation?

"No way! Am I really Lloyd?! Why Lloyd of all people!"

There are plenty of appealing characters in "The Strongest Support Magician Won't Let Me Live a Slow Life."

So why is it that I'm the one who gets what I deserve?!!

"What are you suddenly talking about, Lloyd? Quit making weird jokes in the middle of the conversation."

"Huh? In the middle of a conversation?"

As I scratched my head, the robed girl looked at me with an exasperated sigh.

Ah, this girl is Lena, the mage from Lloyd's party.

"We're deciding on Kane’s punishment because he's useless."

"Kane’s punishment?"

I tilted my head, and a burly man gave me a pat on the back.

"That's right. It's the perfect time, so make it clear."

"Lloyd-san, as the party leader, please say it."

Following the man, a girl dressed like a priestess chimed in.

Ah, these must be Zard, the tank, and Emi, the priest.

"Make it clear? As the leader..."

As I sorted through their words, I realized the situation I was in.

This is it. This is the part where Kane gets expelled from the party.

When I glanced at Kane, he was looking at me fearfully.

No, no, your skills are way stronger than mine. Why are you so scared?

Kane skill is called 'Support.'

The support magic he uses with this skill is so strong that he's bound to take revenge on me soon... But I see, at this point, Cain hasn't realized his true potential yet, has he?

He probably thinks he has nowhere to go if he gets kicked out of this party.

In reality, that's not the case at all. In fact, a comfortable life awaits him.

Yeah. In that case, it might be better to expel him from the party properly to send him off right.

"That's right. I need to say it properly."

When I said that, Kane looked down in resignation.

Just as I was about to speak, I realized something important.

...Wait a minute. If I expel Kane here, what happens to me?

Lloyd's future is to be shamed by Kane, fall into darkness, and die, right?

Wait, I die?

Do I enter a death route right after reincarnating?

No, no, anything but that.

To avoid a future where I die at Kane’s hands, I must not expel him from the party.

But if I keep Kane, who has protagonist-like plot armor, close by, I'll probably end up facing a “serves you right” scenario anyway.

So what should I do to prevent that?

As I thought it through, I came up with a clever idea.

"We don't need dead weight in this party. So let's expel the dead weight."

When I said that, Kane collapsed to his knees, defeated.

Hearing the laughter of the other members at Kane expense, I continued.

"As of today, we expel... me from this party."

“”"Huh?"”””

A chorus of dumbfounded voices overlapped after my final statement.

Yes, to ensure my survival, I decided to expel myself from the party.

...That's right, I'm kicking myself out.

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