DISILLUSIONED ADV SAVE THE WORLD NOVEL SC (2025)

Nick used to be a member of a veteran adventurer party, helping his undisciplined friends with the accounts whenever he could. But what was his reward? Getting accused of embezzlement and kicked out by the leader he respected. Before long, he finds a few other jaded adventurers and kindred spirits, and together, they form their own unstoppable party!

Betrayed and kicked out of his adventurer party, Nick thought he might never trust another again. However, it isn't long before he finds new comrades with similar experiences: Tiana, a mage and former noble lady, Zem, an excommunicated priest, and Karan, a female dragonian warrior.  Together, they form an adventurer party called "Survivors" and are later joined by the Sword of Bonds. But just as things start picking up for them, Nick runs into his ex, Claudine, and they get dragged into a duel with her adventurer party. Can the newly formed Survivors win against a group active in the underworld?

The Survivors were formed when four adventurers decided to band together after being betrayed, but thanks to the Sword of Bonds, the tentative trust they've built has made them more powerful than ever. After Nick and Tiana took down the Iron Tiger Troop and the Sword of Ruin as the Lovely Paladin, the Survivors have returned to funding their vices-until they hear of a mysterious monster lurking in the city!

After a fierce battle, Nick and the others succeeded in crushing the demon worshipper White Mask. The guild is extremely happy with their performance, and so the Survivors are entrusted with a job to guard a live concert by an idol. But when they discover counterfeit tickets-and a connection to the demon worshippers-they doubt that this is a normal escort job. Then Sun Knight captain Alice shares her suspicions about Nick's former party member Garos, shaking him to the core. Karan is there to support him, but her feelings for him seem to be changing...

The Survivors failed in their mission to guard the idol concert. Diamond is gone, and Karan has fallen victim to an incurable curse. And unfortunately, with Garos dead, they have no clue how to help Karan. When Argus, leader of Combat Masters and Nick's mentor appears, even the Union spell is no match for Labyrinth City's most powerful. However, with the help of a certain someone, it seems they might just be able to turn the tables...until Callios puts the Survivors in an even more desperate situation. Is this the end for the disillusioned adventurers?

Nick/Zem face off against Nick's one-time mentor, Argus, and the Sword of Tasuki deep in the labyrinth. Tiana confronts Bellocchio, her former teacher, barricaded inside Starmine Hall. Karan searches for the Magic Mirror of Marde-the key to turning the tide of battle-filled with a newfound power. As the enemy breaks through Tiana's siege, the Survivors are brought together once more...but will they be able to stop the Sword of Tasuki from completing his true plan of resurrecting the demon god?!