Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (The Rising of the Shield Hero)

Huh? A person I love?

Yeah. Do you have someone special like that?

Um...

My dad, I guess?

Uh, that's not what I mean.

What about you, Rifana-chan? Do you have someone like that?

You see...

I wanna marry someone like one of the legendary heroes.

Like the Shield Hero?

I wanna meet him, too.

Look!

P-Please!

Spare my life!

After you killed so many demi-humans in your underground chamber,

you think you can beg for your life?!

You can't be...

One of those villagers I kept enslaved underground?

One of those demis?!

The Rising of the Shield Hero

Raphtalia

W-Wait!

You lot would've died like dogs in the wild if I hadn't taken you in back then!

Shut your mouth!

Do you really think I've forgotten the atrocities you committed?

I haven't!

I could never forget!

I was wrong!

I-I'll apologize!

I'm so sorry!

This scumbag took Rifana-chan and...

No! Please don't!

Raphtalia...

Will killing him help you get closure?

It's not just with the sword, right? Haven't you grown stronger in other ways?

You're a terrible person who put so many demi-humans through hell, then killed them.

I can never forgive you.

But if I kill you now,

I won't be any different from you.

So I won't take your life.

You will live and atone for the sins you have committed.

Confound you...

Know your place, scum!

Curse you!

Demis don't deserve to live.

Idol-sama!

Idol-sama!

Idol-sama is dead!

Retreat!

Retreat!

Onee-chan, are you okay?

Raphtalia-san!

Naofumi-sama, I...

It's not your fault.

But I...

It's okay.

Sir Shield Hero...

Thank you. You saved me.

Reichnott! Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

First Aqua Heal.

Let's take this chance to run.

Yeah.

But first...

Idol imprisoned his demi-human slaves underground,

and tortured them.

Why do you know that?

Because I was one of them.

It's not too late to turn back, you know?

There's no need. I'll be fine.

Always keep smiling and play nice with the villagers.

And smile even more in hard times.

You must smile and help everyone around you smile, too.

Dad... Mom...

I won't cry anymore.

Please watch over me.

Listen to me, everyone!

We're still alive!

And we'll keep on living!

As survivors, let's rebuild our village, so it's the way it used to be!

I'm sure that's what everyone who died would want!

Yeah!

Raphtalia-chan's right!

Yep! Let's do our best!

Yeah.

Let's rebuild our village!

Raphtalia-chan...

Your parents died, right? Um...

Aren't you sad?

I am sad.

But I don't want to cry.

Dad said I should keep smiling in hard times.

If you're trying so hard with a smile on your face,

I should do my best, too.

Yeah.

Hey.

Look.

Help from the capital?

Finally!

Get on already.

Quit wasting time.

Raphtalia-chan!

Get in, brat!

Are you okay, Mel-chan?

Yes.

Raphtalia was trapped in a place like this?

It's easy to see what was happening here.

Just thinking about it makes me sick!

Damn it!

You bore me!

Scream and cry more!

Rifana-chan...

Eat up, Rifana-chan.

Don't worry. I'm sure the Shield Hero will save us.

Rifana-chan?

You're burning up!

Hey, do you remember that flag?

It was a symbol of how we demi-humans were allowed to build a village for ourselves.

Yeah... Yeah.

I remember.

I wanna see it again.

I'm sure you can!

Yeah...

Raphtalia-chan...

What?

I wanna go back to the village.

Yeah, let's...

Let's go home to our village together.

I wanna go home.

Is that...

I'm sorry I couldn't make it any better.

No!

I'm so happy. Thank you.

Rifana-chan?

Hey.

Out.

You're being sold off to a slave merchant.

What about Rifana-chan?

Tell me!

She's the only one being sold.

Get going.

What about Rifana-chan?!

She's done for.

...le... when times are tough...

Huh?