BANISHED FROM HERO PARTY QUIET COUNTRYSIDE GN (2025)

Despite being the bearer of the powerful Divine Blessing of the Guide, Red has been banished from the Hero's party. Listless, he decides to head to the frontier and hatches a plan to spend his days working an easy apothecary job. Thus begins his new life!

Red has finally achieved his dream of opening up an apothecary! But after princess, prominent adventurer, hero, and former comrade Rit butts into his business, can the two of them coexist peacefully as coworkers?! And what hurdles are fate going to throw in the way of Red's peaceful life tomorrow?!

An ominous shadow falls over Rit and Red as they try their best to enjoy their new lives-the unscrupulous Fire Mage Dir, who has long since been a thorn in their side, has made his way to Zoltan. Jealous of their happiness, he's sure to do all that he can to ruin their lives. But just what is he plotting...?!

After getting through Dir's attempt to ruin their lives unscathed, Red and Rit decide to play hooky from their shop and take a trip to the river for a well-deserved, much-needed date! After an energizing time in the sun, they're ready to go back to peace and quiet, but things are rarely that simple-when an injured man stumbles into Red's shop, the couple is forced to spring into action!

Though Red and Rit have been enjoying their new, stress-free life together in Zoltan, the Hero, Ruti, hasn't taken her brother's departure nearly so well. Nevertheless, she and her party head for an ancient ruin in search of a weapon left behind by the demon lord-though what they find may not be quite what they expected...

A demon seems to be behind the rash of violent incidents sweeping formerly peaceful Zoltan-but what are they after?! That said, there's a more immediate crisis at the apothecary-with Red and Rit growing closer, Rit's finally decided to buy...a double bed?!?

Rit and Red's plan to lure out the Thieves Guild goes awry when Al, the half-elf boy in their care, is kidnapped by Bighawk's goons! Bighawk, the Guild's number two, has grand plans for Al, claiming he'll make the boy a "hero." But what is he really after-and how do the "False Prophet" drug and the local bully Ademi factor in?!

Winter has come to Zoltan, bringing a chilly wave to the normally temperate frontier region. Rit's offhanded comment-"If only we had a medicine that could draw in customers on such a cold day."-sets Red about developing a new product, making use of the knowledge he gained from previous adventures. Meanwhile, the Hero Ruti and her ally Tisse have stolen their party's airship and taken flight! But where could they be headed...?

Ruti has come to Zoltan in search of the Devil's Blessing! With the assassin Tisse in tow, the girls seek out the shady alchemist who made the drug, under the guise of adventurers. Meanwhile none the wiser, Red and Rit receive a request for help from a fairy dragon! They head for a fay village, hoping to cure its inhabitants of a mysterious disease...Will the two groups ever cross paths?!

After taking the Devil's Blessing, the effects of Ruti's Hero's Blessing have lessened, and she's chosen to quit the path of the Hero. Not only that, during her stay in Zoltan, she's started working with Tisse at her beloved brother Red's shop!?Yet is she truly prepared to abandon everything just to stay by his side...?

Ares and Theodora have landed in Zoltan, ready to take back Ruti and fulfill their destinies! Meanwhile, Red, Rit, and Tisse head to the elf ruins to confront Godwin and find a way to save Ruti from her blessing. As the former members of the Hero's party cross paths once again, will it be duty or free will that wins out in the end…?