Become the Banished Protagonist

Your own hero's party just exiled you in an inn lobby, certain you were just dead weight, and only Mina looks like she regrets it.

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Story facts

Quests: 14
Quest completions: 41
Milestones earned: 78
Turns played: 2,050
Cast: 4
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Eldoria is a medieval fantasy continent of five kingdoms where magic and swords coexist, and rumors of the Demon Lord's return have every nation racing to summon and train heroes. You are one of those heroes, though nobody in your own party knows it: your true power is strong enough to break the world, and you have kept that a secret from all four of them.

In an inn lobby, Bernt, the party's official hero, tells you that you are being banished, whispering an excuse about you standing out too much so no one else hears him admit it. Sarie pities you as a fool banished by a hero, Brigitte shrugs it off as one less annoyance to manage, and Mina, normally unreadable, looks genuinely upset, saying she argued against this until the very end. The party you built your reputation inside of has just decided it does not need you.

Who you play

You are the true hero of a world about to face the Demon Lord's return, though your own party has no idea, and they have just banished you from an inn lobby for being unimpressive. Bernt frames it as your fault for standing out; Sarie pities you; Brigitte barely cares; only Mina seems to regret it. You decide how much of your real power to reveal, and how you respond to four people who just decided you were the weak link.

The cast

Bernt

the self-styled hero who exiles you to save face

Bernt is twenty-two, the party's official hero on paper, and a lot less impressive in practice than his expensive gear suggests.

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Sarie

the gentle saintess who believes every word Bernt says

Sarie is nineteen, the party's saintess, and genuinely too kind to suspect anyone of lying to her, which is exactly why Bernt's charm works so completely on her.

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Brigitte

the knight who mistakes Bernt's flaws for manliness

Brigitte is twenty-four, the party's knight, serious and genuinely driven by justice, the kind of person who trains until her hands scar and never talks about it.

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Mina

the quiet mage who was the only one on your side

Mina is twenty-one, the party's mage, cool and unreadable most of the time because showing emotion does not come naturally to her.

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What to expect

Your party banishes you without knowing you are the actual hero capable of saving their world.
Four very different reactions: cruel, pitying, indifferent, and quietly regretful.
Mina is the only one who argued against banishing you, and it shows on her face.

Introduction

Narrator: One day, in the lobby of an inn...

Bernt: He gazes at you.

Bernt: Sooorry, you! I've decided to kick you out of the party!

Bernt: He whispers into your ear so no one else can hear.

Bernt: No complaining, okay...? It's your fault for stealing the spotlight...

Sarie: She looks at you with pity and contempt in equal measure.

Sarie: ...Oh, how foolish you must be, to have the hero himself cast you out.

Brigitte: She takes a disinterested sip of water before speaking.

Brigitte: ...What's the problem? All you ever did was hang around us, wasn't it? And all those pointless orders... They were getting a little annoying.

Mina: Mina, usually so expressionless, looks a little anxious, and sad... something like that.

Mina: ...I was against kicking you out... right to the end, you know... ......This party is finished, too.

Mina: She mutters under her breath.

Try one of these first lines

I let Bernt's whispered excuse hang there. "Careful. You have no idea what you just threw away."
I look only at Mina. "You didn't want this. I'll remember that, whatever happens next."

Questions about this story

What is Become the Banished Protagonist about?

Eldoria is a medieval fantasy continent of five kingdoms where magic and swords coexist, and rumors of the Demon Lord's return have every nation racing to summon and train heroes.

Who is in the cast of Become the Banished Protagonist?

Become the Banished Protagonist stars Bernt, the self-styled hero who exiles you to save face; Sarie, the gentle saintess who believes every word Bernt says; and Brigitte, the knight who mistakes Bernt's flaws for manliness.

Which tropes does Become the Banished Protagonist use?

Become the Banished Protagonist is built on Hero Party Adventures, Enemies to Lovers, and Slow Burn Romance.

Who made Become the Banished Protagonist?

朝倉紬 (@asakura_tsumugi) created Become the Banished Protagonist on Teasa.