Saikyo Tank no Meikyu Koryaku 1 (Hero Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Rude, who is said to have the highest physical strength of all time, was active in the heroes' party as a tank who took on enemy attacks with his large shield. However, Kiglas, a hero who is frustrated by the lack of progress in capturing the labyrinth, says that Rude is useless and wastes his strength, and he is expelled from the party. Rude decides to return to his hometown to see his beloved sister for the first time in a long while. On the way, he finds a girl being chased by demons and rescues her. The girl he rescued had the rare skill of "appraisal. When he asked her to appraise it, he found out that the skill he had thought was useless was in fact an incredibly powerful skill. Rude makes full use of his enormous physical strength and skills, and demonstrates his abilities as the strongest tank in the game.

歴代最高と呼ばれる体力を持つルードは、大盾で敵の攻撃を引き受けるタンク役として、勇者パーティーで活動していた。しかし、思うように迷宮攻略が捗らないことに苛立った勇者のキグラスから、無駄に体力を削られるだけの役立たずだと言われ、パーティーを追放されてしまう。ルードはひとまず、久しぶりに最愛の妹に会おうと故郷に帰ることにする。その途中、魔物に追われている少女を見つけて助け出した。助けた少女はとても珍しい「鑑定」のスキルを持っていた。少女に頼んで「鑑定」してもらうと、これまで使えないと思っていたスキルは、実はとてつもなく強力なスキルであったことが判明する。ルードは持ち前の膨大な体力とスキルを駆使して、最強のタンクとして実力を発揮していく―。