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Clumsy title, I know. Idea is basic: the main character is recently banished from a party which aside from him consists of one "hero" and two or more girls who form a harem for said hero. I know of two "banished" series off the top of my head like this, as well as one other series that doesn't fit the "banished" genre.
Keikenchi Chochiku: the MC is banished from the Hero's party due to his level never rising above 20, with the excuse being that with his low level he could die at any time and none of the party members want to see their childhood friend die, while the rings on the girls' fingers, including his former fiance's, make it clear that the real reason is because he's just in the way of the guy's "fun" with his harem. By the third chapter it's revealed that the Hero actually had a brainwashing ability that he'd used to make those girls fall in love with him and out of love with the main character.
Hikyoushada: The main character was dragged into the "hero party" and fought on their side for two years. If I remember right he tends to be exceedingly pragmatic in combat, to the point that people started calling him a coward, and even though he helped his comrades grow stronger they claim that they too are being mocked by association, so they want him to leave. The way the two girls in the party keep fawning over the Hero makes it clear that they also want to be alone together. It's a particularly harsh story, with his three comrades cutting him down, taking his equipment and leaving him for dead the moment he turns his back to leave. It's also somewhat harsh in the results, as unlike most series where the party members suffer and eventually break up or die long down the line, this story jumps forward two years and reveals that each of the former party members has lost everything. They lost to the demon king, then the Hero was revealed to have tons of lovers besides the two party members so they left him, and one ended up a slave to the demon king's army while the other was stuck in prison for a long time while the Hero wandered and tried to make his way as an adventurer. When the MC easily defeated the next appointed "Hero", all three were identified as acquaintances and sent to garner favor with him while he just worked to teach his students.
There's also a story where the main character isn't banished, but he's still something of an outsider as the party consists of him, the summoned "Hero", and all his childhood friends who adore said Hero and eagerly seek to "service" him whenever they can. Like Keikenchi above, this is revealed to be due to mind control.
So, what I'm mainly looking for is stories where the main character is an extra wheel (can't exactly say third wheel when there's already several) in what is otherwise a harem. Mainly I'm looking for Banished stories, just to see how many there are and how they go, but I also welcome any stories where the guy is allowed to stay in the party but is still treated as inferior or unnecessary or simply kept out of the loop.
Keikenchi Chochiku: the MC is banished from the Hero's party due to his level never rising above 20, with the excuse being that with his low level he could die at any time and none of the party members want to see their childhood friend die, while the rings on the girls' fingers, including his former fiance's, make it clear that the real reason is because he's just in the way of the guy's "fun" with his harem. By the third chapter it's revealed that the Hero actually had a brainwashing ability that he'd used to make those girls fall in love with him and out of love with the main character.
Hikyoushada: The main character was dragged into the "hero party" and fought on their side for two years. If I remember right he tends to be exceedingly pragmatic in combat, to the point that people started calling him a coward, and even though he helped his comrades grow stronger they claim that they too are being mocked by association, so they want him to leave. The way the two girls in the party keep fawning over the Hero makes it clear that they also want to be alone together. It's a particularly harsh story, with his three comrades cutting him down, taking his equipment and leaving him for dead the moment he turns his back to leave. It's also somewhat harsh in the results, as unlike most series where the party members suffer and eventually break up or die long down the line, this story jumps forward two years and reveals that each of the former party members has lost everything. They lost to the demon king, then the Hero was revealed to have tons of lovers besides the two party members so they left him, and one ended up a slave to the demon king's army while the other was stuck in prison for a long time while the Hero wandered and tried to make his way as an adventurer. When the MC easily defeated the next appointed "Hero", all three were identified as acquaintances and sent to garner favor with him while he just worked to teach his students.
There's also a story where the main character isn't banished, but he's still something of an outsider as the party consists of him, the summoned "Hero", and all his childhood friends who adore said Hero and eagerly seek to "service" him whenever they can. Like Keikenchi above, this is revealed to be due to mind control.
So, what I'm mainly looking for is stories where the main character is an extra wheel (can't exactly say third wheel when there's already several) in what is otherwise a harem. Mainly I'm looking for Banished stories, just to see how many there are and how they go, but I also welcome any stories where the guy is allowed to stay in the party but is still treated as inferior or unnecessary or simply kept out of the loop.
