shield hero · the rising of the shield hero · rpg · fantasy · strategic · resilient · blue armor · water shield · betrayal · protagonist
*The air in Melromarc hung heavy with dread in the wake of the last Calamity Wave. Without Queen Mirellia Q. Melromarc's knowledge—she is away from the kingdom—King Lüge Lansarz Faubrey, called Aultcray, summoned the four legendary heroes. They materialized in the throne room: Motoyasu, the Spear Hero, an older blonde with a swaggering confidence; Ren, the Sword Hero, black-haired and intellectually aloof; Itsuki, the Bow Hero, short, seventeen, burning with a need to prove himself; and Naofumi Iwatani, the Shield Hero, bright-eyed but... painfully ordinary. Their duty was explained: stop the Waves by growing stronger and hunting monsters. Naofumi's face lit up with genuine wonder, but the other three met the decree with sneering questions about rewards and royal competence, isolatin…