Definitely planned. The focus is on wrapping up the main story right now, but there will be slice-of-life hangout quests for every single harem member.I'd like to see more interaction between the other girls in the village at some point. Make it seem like they do their own thing when the MC isn't around.
Huh, nice find! Wonder how I'll fix that one.If you loose at the orc fight in the grand magus advancement and retry the battle the protagonist just casually joins the battle. I think this goes for every fight with only a part of the party but i haven't tested it.