Ecto is the third son of a noble house who received Earth Magic at his coming-of-age ceremony, a skill considered useless because it cannot be used in combat. Disowned and sent to govern a remote, desolate village nobody wanted, he discovers ways to use Earth Magic that nobody else thought of, starting with the land itself. Japanese manga by Mizuki Ushiono, illustrated by Utah. Ongoing at 8 chapters.

Read Banished for My Useless Earth Magic manga in English, updated regularly. Also known as: ハズレ属性土魔法のせいで辺境に追放されたので、ガンガン領地開拓します · Hazure Zokusei Tsuchi Mahou no Sei de Henkyou ni Tsuihou Sareta node Gangan Ryouchi Kaitaku Shimasu · Banished to the Frontier for My Useless Earth Magic · I Was Banished to a Desolate Region Because of the Faulty Attribute Earth Magic