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

Naofumi-sama...

Naofumi-sama.

We're here.

Look, Naofumi-sama.

The crest has changed from three heroes to four.

This country is about to change.

Yeah. And now we can actually upgrade classes instead of being turned away.

We'd better thank the queen.

Her Majesty entrusted us with guarding the dragon hourglass.

Now, come this way.

We will hereby begin the class upgrade ritual.

Class upgrade process initiated

Would you like to let the targets choose freely?

The Rising of the Shield Hero

Four Heroes Council

Was there a problem?

Yeah. We got to upgrade classes thanks to you, but...

Are you done?

Wow, that's incredible!

Hey, Master...

What is it?

I couldn't pick the one I wanted.

Same here.

I couldn't, either.

Hey, what's going on here?

Uh... that can't be!

I have heard that specific items

can sometimes affect the class upgrade process.

The cowlick Fitoria gave her is probably the cause.

Gah!

Fitoria?

You mean the Filolial Queen?

I wish you could've seen her.

She just looked so sublime!

Melty!

Could you tell me more?

Of course!

Fitoria-san in her bird form was as big as a Tyrant,

and had feathers the color of the sky.

What else?

On her head, she had special feathers that were kind of like a crown.

When she gave me a ride, I really felt like I was in a dream!

U-Unbelievable!

I wish I could experience that just once in my life!

It must've been the most wonderful...

Like daughter, like mother, huh?

Pardon me.

So?

Why'd you call us here?

I'm planning to throw a party tonight,

with all four heroes in attendance.

Tell me things like that sooner.

If I had, you wouldn't have come.

That said, the party is but an excuse.

There's something I need the heroes to know about.

It's extremely important.

Sorry I couldn't get you the class upgrades you wanted.

It's not your fault.

I wanted you to choose freely,

so you'd be fine after I'm gone.

This way, Sir Shield Hero.

We'll talk later.

Naofumi-sama...

I wasn't expecting to see you so soon, Filo-chan.

Same here!

Oh, Mel-chan, let's explore the castle later.

Okay!

I'm hungry...

Where's Master?

Naofumi-sama has something important to do,

so let's go ahead and start.

'Kay.

What is with these guys?

If Naofumi-sama really does leave...

Having a filthy demi in here is making my wine taste bad!

You may be with the Shield, but know your place!

Listen well!

As long as we have Itsuki-sama, we don't need any other heroes!

Especially not the disgrace known as the Shield Hero!

Tell your coward of a master

to get lost before he gets hurt!

Got that?

Who'll be the one to really get hurt, I wonder?

What's all this ruckus?

There's a fight happening in the reception hall!

That pie...

Who is it for,

Sister?

I would like to begin the conference soon,

but you don't seem pleased to be here.

Did you really try to make up with them?

Not this again.

Did you try to clear your name?

Since we're all here anyway,

why don't we have a heart-to-heart?

Go ahead and start.

Recently, due to the Three Heroes Church's antics,

our country has caused you a lot of trouble,

and we would very much like to make it up to you.

It seems Cal Mira Archipelago will activate soon.

Really?

It's going to generate a bonus field?

"Activate"?

By activate,

we mean the once-in-a-decade event where

XP gained in the area is boosted.

You didn't even know about that?

Excuse me.

You may enter.

It's a good thing we didn't attend the party.

Mal—no, Bitch apparently tried to poison the food meant for Iwatani-sama's party.

Lies!

My—I mean, Slut would never do that!

No, Si—Bitch admitted it, thanks to her slave pact.

N-No...

Kitamura-sama, you have forged a slave pact with her as well.

Why don't you confirm for yourself later?

Forget about that and keep going.

While my daughter's foolish actions certainly played a part,

the infighting between you heroes has prevented you from leveling up more.

As such, to ensure that you level up efficiently in Cal Mira,

why don't you speak your minds and exchange information?

There's no need for that.

Exchange information? There's nothing to say.

It would be a waste of time.

These guys haven't learned a thing.

It seems you don't understand, so let me be perfectly frank.

If this keeps up, in the next Wave,

all the heroes except Iwatani-sama will lose their lives.

What do you mean?

Exactly what I said.

You three were defeated in the last Wave,

so I doubt you'll survive the next one.

All four heroes need to rally together to survive the Waves.

Think of this conference as a way to cultivate that solidarity.

The queen's right on the money,

but can I really "rally together" with these guys?

First, let's ask Naofumi-san.

Where'd you get that cheat shield?

Huh?

I dare you to say that again!

I'll say it as many times as it takes!

Stupid Shield!

Loser!

Weakling hero!

If you don't like it, prove me wrong!

Come on, what's the matter?

I can understand how you must feel, but please calm down.

I know. I'm perfectly calm.

I'll calmly dispose of this trash.

Listen up.

This shield isn't a cheat or anything.

It's just the result of my hard work.

Fine. I'll tell you what I know.

In return,

you guys talk first.

What do we do?

Do we have a choice?

Fine...

First, the basics.

When you pick up a weapon of the same type as your legendary weapon,

Copied Iron Spear

you can copy it using the weapon copy system.

Iron Spear

Rarity:

It sure helped us at the start, because we got all these strong weapons for free.

Yeah.

Wait a second.

All you have to do is pick it up?

Yeah.

Naofumi-san, don't tell me you didn't know...

Keep going.

Next, with the required crafting skill and recipes,

when you feed your weapon the materials,

it'll automatically craft the items you need.

God, I've been doing it by hand.