Just checking, is the fanbox a subscription service or can I, like, pick and choose pictures to pay to see? No way I'm paying a subscription service for some drawings, but if it's just for a single image or two, I would consider it.
Maybe I'm misremembering or it was mistranslated, but wasn't that key explicitly supposed to allow him to go back as well? The whole 'exile from the party' shouldn't be a requirement anymore, right?
Create a set up as if there will be a whole arc of hunting for the holy sword by mentioning that they don't even know how far away it is, only to find it at the beginning of the next chapter. Sounds about typical for an isekai manga.
Okay, so after finishing the chapter, I will update my thoughts: I'm thinking he pretended to slack off so that he could focus on his work without the heroes demanding stuff from him. And i guess there was some kind of task he was required to complete, which for some reason required him to get...
This is the first time I saw a 'kicked out of the party' story where the party is fully justified. (I mean, hiding his abilities and just lazing around? I would have kicked him out too, especially after he revealed he was bullshitting the whole time.) Hopefully I'm misunderstanding, but 13 pages...
Sadly, I don't have anyone I trust enough to seek help from. My parents won't take it seriously, and my sister lives too far away to matter. The rest of that advice is really good though.