The light novel series Shin no Nakama janai to Yuusha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita (Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside) by Zappon and Yasumo will end with its 15th novel. The news was confirmed with the release of the series’s 14th novel on May 1st, 2024.
Zappon began the story in October 2017 on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, and Kadokawa released the first novel in July 2018, with illustrations by Yasumo (Isekai Nonbiri Nouka).
The novel series inspired a manga adaptation by Ikeno Masahiro (Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day, DIVE!!) in May 2018 in Kadokawa’s Monthly Shounen Ace magazine and a spinoff manga in October 2021 by Higashiouji Mutsuki, titled Shin no Nakama ni Narenakatta Ohime-sama, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita (Rejected by the Hero’s Party, a Princess Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside).
A TV anime adaptation inspired by the novel series aired in 2021, and the anime’s second season premiered in January 2024. Both seasons are available on Crunchyroll.
Red was once a member of the Hero’s party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live an easy life on the frontier, Red’s new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!
