#Ren Amaki

[shieldherostuffs]

Motoyasu: How long do you reckon it’ll be until Naofumi finally snaps and commits murder? 

Ren: I’ve been going through our adventuress here assuming it’s already happened at some point and it’s just that no one was ever able to trace it back to him.

[thepaleunicorn]

Still working on those big kazurei illustrations, but due to some… stuff going on… It takes me to draw them a bit longer, sorry

Anyway, today I present to you my recent obsession - those four hero dorks. I don’t remember the plot much as I was reading the light novel for the last time in like 2017??? Still exited

So a huge brainrot has been festering in my head for the past week about some angsty au, because there’s not a lot of works around with them (at least that I’m aware of)… It got to a point that I’m now prepping to write my first ever fanfic with ✨da bois✨, yeah

Here are some snippets of what I’m currently thinking. You know, some basic queer/angst stuff (@_@)

Enjoy my struggles in filling out my sketchbook

[sorrinslays]

Would anyone be interested in a rewriting of the Shield Hero where Naofumi is an immortal guy who has lived for millennia (think a mix of Zhongli and Alhaitham from Genshin)?

I've been entertaining the idea for quite a while in my head but I'd like to know the thoughts of others on the matter as well, which is why I'm sharing the idea.

I've been thinking that it would be really interesting to do a re-write/fix-up of the anime/manga/light novel where there's:

No underlining pedophilia because that's just disgusting and creepy

Naofumi acts a lot like a miserable mentor figure who just wishes for the sweet embrace of death

The other heroes actually develop and their beliefs and morals are challenged

MOTOYASU IS NOT A CREEPY GUY LUSTING OVER A MONSTER CHILD

Myne and The King face actual consequences for their actions appropriate for the setting and time period

It's more of a dark fantasy/ subversion of the isekai trope (how it was supposed to be from the start in my opinion)

Explores such things as growing too fast and becoming a child soldier, immortality and how it affects someone, keeping promises to the dead, accepting your death as well as obsessing over the idea of death and similar topics

If anyone has any questions/suggestions feel free to ask me!

[i-will-just-nyom-bi]

I did already make a post about RotSH, but man...

I love this anime, it's in my top 3 and the protag is my fav character. Why did they ruin it so fricking much?

The series had so much potential. The 3 heroes could have become better, recognized Naofumi or even died, 3 good tropes. (Also angst. Imagine Naofumi being left alone as the Legendary Hero, and the world doesn't dare to kill him to summon new ones, because at this point killing him is 1. Impossible 2. The dumbest desicion ever. So he collects more daughters (maybe sons even) and spread them across his world to the point when The Shield Gang was waaay better than the 4 Heroes. Man I need to write this).

Naofumi could continue to explore his and other worlds, gaining xp and knowledge, being known as a God across dimensions.

L'arc's world troupe. Their cooperation, Kizuna's and Naofumi's research. Glass's help. Man that was good.

But nooooo, they added like 30 background characters who "play a big role" (I mean really? The tiger girl being Naofumi's "shiled"? Girl he's THE SHIELD HERO. You can't possibly level with him or the shield, go learn archery or something). Ost dying in a few episodes, the Pierro girl....

The other heroes became even more shallow. Motoyase lost his mind, Ren unlocked the Cursed Series after realising after MONTHS that this world is not a game. That troupe could've been way better.

The King's flashbacks and his obsession with the tiger girl.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Not to mention the ENORMOUS amount of plot twists. A mistical rogue? Ren! A mistical archer-gladiator? Itsuki! Puff! RAPHTALIA IS A FUCKING PRINCESS OF SHE WAS WANTCHED THIS WHOLE TIME.

why

[yourfavereminds]

Ren Amaki reminds you to do your daily click for Palestine

BE SURE TO HAVE ADBLOCK OFF BEFORE CLICKING

[rosesinbloom7love]

Shield Hero Shenanigans

Kizuna: Bridge the generation gap by combining old and new slang into one! Motoyasu: Tubular AF! Itsuki: Mood to the max! Naofumi: *Annoyed* Groovy, I hate it. Ren: *Just as annoyed* If she breathes, she's a square.

[lilium-dragomir]

[diaborodevil]

Fellow rising of the shield hero fans I need help

So the four cardinal hero’s are likely based on the four cardinal directions motoyasu = the vermillion bird and ren = azure dragon but I cannot figure out naofumi or itsuki which is the white tiger and which is the black tortoise this bothers me every time I remember please help me

[ydotome]

Ren Amaki "Sword Hero" (天木 錬) - Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 3 - Episode 6

[pwdr00]

Malty S Melromarc (Eps 42 y 48)

[shieldherostuffs]

The Four Cardinal Heroes playing UNO

Motoyasu: WHAT IS THIS GAME?!

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: GIVE ME A GREEN FUCKING CARD!!

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: WHAT

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: ARE

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: YOU

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: DOING?!

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Naofumi, Ren, Itsuki: *Laughing uncontrollably*

Motoyasu: HOLY SHIT!

Motoyasu: *Picks up green card a places it on the pile*

Naofumi: *Wheezing as he places down a green reverese card*

Ren, wheezing: Oh. Oh no.

Itsuki, trying not to laugh: Downright evil.

Motoyasu: *In shock*

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: I DON'T HAVE A GREEN?!!

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Motoyasu: *Picks up a not-green card*

Naofumi, Ren, Itsuki: *Laughing and wheezing uncontrollably*

Motoyasu: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[captainstrawberrywings]

Here a Graffart collab with The rising of the Shield hero

[medea10]

My Review of The Rising of the Shield Hero: 3rd Season

Seriously, I forgot this was coming back for the fall season. But there was no way I was going to forget that season three was coming. Crunchyroll jumped several guns to not only announce a second season to The Rising of the Shield Hero, but announce a third season in the same breath. This was in 2019. Do you know how long ago 2019 was? What could have caused my blah attitude and pessimism to come up here? Season two happened.

Oh, but Medea, Myne wasn’t involved in season two. How could it be that bad?

Okay, Myne had her bitchy hands all over season one and I loved that season. Season two was rushed to a point where I need ten volumes of the light novel to get the jist of what the fuck just happened. Me not seeing Myne was a treat and if she was involved in season two, my opinion would still stand.

HISTORY: Isekai. Shield. Outcast. Blah, blah, blah! Here’s season one and season two.

SEASON THREE: Shit, the bitch is in the OP theme. I’m going to lose my shizzle on this review, aren’t I?

In the aftermath of the tortoise arc, there’s a glitch that seems to be affecting how Naofumi sees stats and part of his shield. Then, we’ve got the queen relying on Naofumi once more as it seems that the other three heroes are missing in action. Bitch is too. Normally, I would say good riddance on everybody disappearing, I hope they get eaten by a giant chicken. But that’s just my anger popping up again. I have leftover resentment from season one where I just want retribution for Naofumi. I know they’re technically heroes, but they’re shit-heroes. And as for bitch, I hope that she’s not only eaten by a giant chicken and shit out off of a cliff. She must be up to no good knowing her. And then there’s a little something that really grinded Naofumi and Raphtalia’s gears. Demi-humans and slavery!

Yeah, it’s not a modern Isekai without slave-trades.

Naofumi and his team wind up competing in an underground fight club. Save some twin tiger demi-humans. Don’t get too excited, this tournament arc was only the span of 1 or 2 episodes. They do go back to the underground fight club near the end of the season, but it’s not worth mentioning. Naofumi is staying true to saving previously enslaved demi-humans. Meanwhile, we’ve got a phoenix-sized wave about to occur in a couple of months and no one knows where the other heroes are. This season, we get to know more about the other three heroes; Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki. Not only what happened to them during the tortoise arc, but before they were sent to this world.

Motoyasu was ditched by his entire team when he couldn’t even make a dent in the tortoise from last season. Itsuki went full-on Judge Claude Frollo. And Ren’s entire team was slaughtered. But a certain someone came in and toyed with each and every one of these boys.

…

AND NOW, MEDEA IS ABOUT TO MAKE NO SENSE: I truly apologize for the raving I am about to unleash.

AAAAAHHHHH! OOGA BOOGA! OOGA BOOGA! ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAWWWWR! KILL THE BITCH! KILL THE BITCH! REN, YOU FUCKING IDIOT! YOU SAW THE TRIAL! YOU WERE THERE! YOU SAW HER FIGHT AGAINST THE SLAVE CREST! ITSUKI TOO! WHERE IS THE CREST ON THE BITCH’S CHEST?! WHAT WITCH-FUCKARY SAUCE IS THIS?! SOMEBODY! MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!

My anger is warranted. In the span of a single episode, Myne claimed infamous status in the anime community as the worst thing since Shou Tucker. Let’s not go too ahead of ourselves. I’d say she’s just between Griffith and Shinji Matou. I’m just glad Motoyasu saw Myne’s true colors (AGAIN) as she lied AGAIN about him raping her. Lying about being raped seems to be her ace in the hole time and again. This woman is worse than tumors on your uterus.

Not even Filo doing an idol performance in the same episode could calm me down. Nice try, anime!

NEW CHARACTERS: Quite a bit more girls added to the roster. We got the drunk orca, the glitch in human form, and the tiger twins. They are all orphaned demi-humans. Give Naofumi some credit as we finally got one male teammate.

Sadina is a human and orca, I guess. She has a lot of history with Raphtalia and that’s the end of that tale. Spoilers.

Then, there’ S’yne. She’s the girl who sounds glitchy every time she speaks. S’yne is at first not trusted by Naofumi due to an earlier reputation. But she sticks around.

And then there’s the tiger twins, Fohl and Atla. Naofumi saved them from that underground fight club. Before, Fohl was barely scraping by and earning whatever he could to help his ailing sister. Now, the twins are thriving (despite Atla being blind and sometimes has trouble walking). Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

JAPANESE CAST: *Sadina is played by Ami Koshimizu (known for Makoto/Jupiter on Sailor Moon Crystal, Kallen on Code Geass, Ryuuko on Kill la Kill, Holo on Spice & Wolf, Rosa on Umineko, and Anemone on Eureka Seven)

*S’yne is played by Maria Naganawa (known for Kanna on Miss Kobayashi, Platelets on Cells at Work, and Komekko on Konosuba)

*Fohl is played by Kouhei Amasaki (known for Otto on Re:Zero, Kousuke on Tomo-chan is a Girl, and Monoma on My Hero Academia)

*Atla is played by Konomi Kohara (known for Chika on Kaguya-sama, Roxy on Mushoku Tensei, Miu on Domestic Girlfriend, Chitose on Tonikawa, and Kai on Hitoribocchi)

ENGLISH CAST: *Sadina is played by Alice Himora

*S’yne is played by Lisa Reimold

*Fohl is played by Kieran Regan

*Atla’s voice actress is unknown at this date and time

SHIPPING: Rishia really, for real, truly needs to give up on Itsuki. And if the slap in the face he gave her wasn’t enough of a big indicator…no, it truly needs to be one. I’m glad she stepped up to try and reason with him. But…eh, I got nothing else for this. I’m just annoyed by Itsuki dropping Rishia for being weak and Rishia still devoted to him.

And Raphtalia still loves Naofumi. It’s still unrequited. And she will still get jealous of anyone hugging, rubbing on, or sleeping with Naofumi.

ENDING: It’s obvious that Bitch has been poisoning the minds of every, single one of the four heroes. While Naofumi’s interaction at the beginning of the series was bad enough, Bitch took advantage of the other three during really rough moments of their journey. And all I can say is, Naofumi was wrong to keep her alive for this long. He should have just allowed the queen to have her daughter’s head chopped off. Motoyasu was dropped once it was shown that he could not make a dent in the tortoise from last season. In Bitch fashion, she claimed Motoyasu raped her making him out to be the town Harvey Weinstein. With Ren, Bitch manipulated him after losing his teammates in a gruesome way. But she ditched him soon after Naofumi got involved and helped him out. Finally, there’s Itsuki.

Itsuki wound up with a cursed item given to him by Bitch. These cursed items have not done anyone any good during this season and caused a lot of damage for the heroes who had them and Naofumi having to clean up the mess afterwards. When Ren was possessed, it caused a lot of trouble for innocent bystanders. Ren, Itsuki, and Motoyasu are all terrible and made terrible messes throughout the majority of this series. They should be licking Naofumi’s boot every morning when they wake up. Sorry, leftover hatred again. However, Itsuki’s sense of justice pissed me off further down the series. Itsuki pulls off his stupid justice kick by attacking Naofumi’s crew and innocent bystanders with his bow and arrows. Hell, he was going to kill Rishia because she didn’t believe in his “justice”. Thankfully, she and Naofumi were able to end Itsuki’s cursed justice. Itsuki is just mentally broken, but is cared for by Rishia.

Hmph. He should have just been left to rot in a wheelchair like Kirito in SAO. Not even sorry for that!

Okay, we’re at the final episode. Not sure when we’re going to see this wave attack with a giant phoenix. In two months is what Naofumi says but who the hell knows! And Bitch is still on the loose. She did drop Itsuki pretty fast, leaving him broke and broken. I know everyone wants Naofumi and the other three heroes together. I’ve been against that from the beginning. Sorry, last time! As of this moment, Itsuki and Ren are with Naofumi and his crew. Motoyasu…everyone still seems to avoid him like the plague. Yeah, he’s annoying. But mostly it’s because he wants to lewd Filo and now calls Naofumi, “Father” because, yeah, he technically did hatch Filo. Who wants to tell Motoyasu that Filo is technically a couple of months old? Okay, final episode. What’s in store?

Raphtalia is royalty!

Do what now?

Naofumi gave Raphtalia some priestess garb. Sadina got scared and warned her to remove the clothes immediately. Just then, Naofumi’s area is attacked (AGAIN). Usually, it’s slave poachers or someone under Bitch’s control. These new guys are different entirely. This time they want to kill Raphtalia. Why? Because she’s really the heir of this place called Q’ten Lo. Raphtalia’s father was the original ruler but abdicated and started a family. Sadina has been watching this family from the very beginning. So, there’s much more to Raphtalia’s family than just what we learned in season one. Naofumi is understandably pissed that these spies from Q’ten Lo are after Raphtalia and have been watching her pretty much her entire life. So, I guess we’re going to Q’ten Lo now.

Okay anime, that’s fine. But a few things. Phoenix wave is going to hit in less than two months. Filo still needs to up her stats after the whole dragon incident. Bitch is still on the loose. Itsuki is on par with a roasted parsnip. We don’t know where Motoyasu is nor do we care. Still in the dark about the tiger twins and that guy at the palace who hates Naofumi. Naofumi is about to drop everything to prepare for the biggest wave to date to go to this place we only learned about five seconds ago. And most importantly, THE ANIME IS OVER!

Yes, this does set us up for a possible fourth season or movie. As of now, we have a fourth season in the works. But I just have to ask myself this. Do I even want it? Okay, stupid question. I do want to see it for what happens. It’s just that I’m kinda in a slump when it comes to this anime. Most of that blame does stem from the previous season. This season wasn’t as bad, but it’s a far cry from where things were in the first season. I’ll give the anime this, it spiked my blood pressure on my day off from work. That’s not a good thing!

So, I guess we’re going to this Q’ten Lo place, meet new characters, and take a total detour from where this story was going with fighting the waves. Then again, this season had absolutely no wave-fighting. And I’m sure we’re not going to get much clarity of any other character that gets introduced and is a “insert-something-here” hero. I’ll give season four a fighting chance if someone throws a Molotov cocktail at Bitch’s face. For those looking for an improvement to season two’s disappointments…I can’t lie. You would probably only like half of the series. Anything involving Wyndia, dragons, and the whole lot of demi-humans might lose your interest.

For now, every season of Rising of the Shield Hero is on Crunchyroll.

[rishiaivyred]

New theory, the sword spirit is just WV

what the reference under the cut

[the-reprise-of-the-spear-hero]

The Reprise of The Spear Hero 575

"Oh……"

When I turned my gaze forward, I saw dumbfounded men in robes looking at me.

"What?"

"Huh?"

"Fuck you guys desuzo!"

“Wha–”

It was almost instinctual. Trying to determine which of them unsealed the Phoenixes is troublesome, so I simply pierced both of them with my spear.

I was told to help the two of them, but my anger won’t dissipate if I don't do this.

It's revenge for making Father-In-Law show that kind of expression.

I feel like I can kill them many times over, but I’ll resist the urge. Just once will suffice.

Ah, and I made sure not to hit Father-In-Law who was still dazed.

Well, let's start by sorting out the situation.

As expected, I entered the loops again by choosing “No”.

If I didn't, I would be in a lot of trouble.

Even worse, if I find Itsuki or Ren and kill them, it will probably loop again, but... isn’t that weird?*

Father-In-Law told me to collect information two loops ago, so I’m acting the same way as I did in the first world.

Well, I now know that the Father-In-Law who wasn’t falsely accused, was originally a very kind person.

The Father-In-Law in the first world was also a kind person, but the Father-In-Law who wasn’t framed was more gentle and more tolerant.

So, back on track, the current goal is to proceed with things in the same way as in the first world... Stay in Melromarc, destroy the Three Heroes Church, and clear up the false accusations against Father-In-Law.

It will take a lot of time. Plus, the relationship with Itsuki will become worse than in the first world.

Moreover, Éclair will die in prison.

If I try to help Eclair as soon as possible here, the Three Heroes Church will be on guard against me, and things obviously won't proceed like in the first world.

Well, it’s not like I can’t choose to help Éclair after making sure that Father-In-Law has become stronger, but it didn’t change her fate when I did that during the last loop.*

Currently, if we take a look at the loops we've gone through so far, there's already a lot of potential sparks that could start a war.

And even if we were lucky enough to avoid wars, Ren and Itsuki would become jealous of my and Father-In-Law's strength and break the seals on the Spirit Tortoise and the Phoenixes.

I think we can just let Ren and Itsuki fail and then reflect on themselves like they did in the first world while I clean up after them, but Father-In-Law said that it would take too much time.

That's right. It took too long.

As Father-In-Law said, we don't have time to fight among heroes.

This time, Father-In-Law asked me to try his plan, so I'll try to implement it based on my thoughts.

What Father-In-Law hoped for was a good relationship between us heroes.

The main problem is that Ren and Itsuki won't listen to me, and they’d say that their enhancement method is different, or that it depends on the characteristics of each weapon... and they’ll even say that replicating NPCs’ power is the strongest or something troublesome like that.*

They’re just looking for reasons to dismiss Father-In-Law and me.

Father-In-Law taught me how to solve this problem.

Let's put it into practice first.

Still... where the hell is Filo-tan?

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"Hey"

I came back to senses with the feeling of being poked several times.

Oh, it looks like I have already entered the next loop.

Father-In-Law, who seems to have the lingering scent of Filo-tan, is looking at me with questioning eyes.

We've already been guided to the throne room. Trash is looking at us like he’s so great.

Should I embrace Father-In-Law?

Father-In-Law from the last loop is telling me to be cautious in my mind.

Hugging him now will ruin everything.

"My name is Kitamura Motoyasu. I'm 21 years old and I'm a university student desuzo."

"You’re using desuzo..."

"Aren’t you getting overly excited?"*

Ren says, cool as ever. Father-In-Law and Itsuki nod over and over again as if they agree.

Don't panic, don't fuss, just go with the flow.

I know from the previous loop that making a fuss here won't do anything.

The key is meticulous planning.

"I can't deny that."

I didn't get to meet Filo-tan last time, and the time before that, but I might be able to meet her this time.

Thinking about it makes me feel a little excited.

"Hmm... Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki?"

"Your majesty, you forgot me."

"Oh, sorry, Naofumi-dono."

There are multiple things to do, but I will do my best to avoid unnecessary things in order to put Father-In-Law's proposal into practice.

So let's ignore the fact that they deliberately didn't mention Father-In-Law's name.

With that in mind, I didn't say anything other than what I was asked and what would be normal to say in this situation.

Before long, I was guided to a room where the fathers-in-law and the others were grinning while investigating the weapons.

It would be better if I just pretended to examine the weapon.

I'll think while pretending to look at item stats.

Well, what to do after things goes as planned?

I don't think I can stay in Melromarc, just like Father-In-Law said last time.

… Oh, Father-In-Law said it was okay to go to Faubrey.

So let's consider going to Faubrey a priority.

Unfortunately, due to the time limit, I wasn't able to get the portal coordinates from Father-In-Law, but the country is not so far away that I can’t reach it normally.

Things are going well, but it will become difficult soon.

"Hey, this is just like a game."

"This is the world of a console game."

"No, it's VRMMO."

"Huh? VRMMO as in a virtual reality MMO? Isn't that super futuristic?"

"Huh!? What the hell are you saying?"

Father-In-Law and the others explained what happened to them and their knowledge of the game.

I've heard this conversation many times.

I think Father-In-Law also said that there were fewer mistaken assumptions about this world in the beginning.

I’ve heard that this is why it is easy to make changes early on.

"Motoyasu, what about your side?"

As expected, Father-In-Law calls me directly by my name at this stage.

The first world's taunting way is good too, but the gentleness with which he calls me in recent loops has become more comfortable.

Father-In-Law is the Hero of the Shield, a being who warmly protects people, and ultimately his fellow Heroes.

It's my mission to save such a Father-In-Law.

"Huh, me? There is a similar online game called Emerald Online."

To avoid any future confusion, I explained everything thoroughly.

Even if I tell Father-In-Law and others that I came from the future at this stage, they won't believe me.

Also, it seems that Father-In-Law was interested in the opposite sex around this time, but he lost that interest after he was framed by the Red Pig.

It seems like he was healed by Older Sister in the first world, but in the last loop... I feel like he was taken care of by the panda beastman, and in the loop before that, Éclair took care of him.

Moreover, I feel that Father-In-Law had a lot of fun with the panda beastman.

This... that's it.

Originally, Father-In-Law preferred people of the same age or slightly older.

Fufufu, I also spent a lot of time with Father-In-Law, so I know that.

I should imitate my middle school friend and consider Father-In-Law’s relationship with women.

If I remember correctly, the heart symbol represents the degree of affection.

Fiancée was blatantly aiming for Father-In-Law. In that case, I should add more heart marks.

That said, it seems like Father-In-Law doesn't like younger people.

Despite having Filo-tan as her partner, Fiancée has the greed to aim for Father-In-Law.

Therefore it's best to close up this option first.

She will give up if he has a good partner right?

As I thought about that, the conversation progressed to the reason why we came to this world.

Ren and Itsuki explained how they were each summoned.

I also talked about being stabbed by a pig.

Calling a pig a woman almost made my mouth rot. I felt like vomiting.

But if I tell the current Father-In-Law and the others that a pig is a pig, they will hate me.

Since Father-In-Law asked me to improve the relationship with Ren and Itsuki, I want to avoid that.

Hearing that I was killed by a pig, Father-In-Law raised his middle finger.

I don’t think he’s doing it with ill intent.

I've heard of this.

It seems like otakus can't really praise someone who seems happy, so they insult them with a congratulatory intent desuzo.

The current me can understand Father-In-Law's true feelings.

"Is that so? Uhm, I'm sorry everyone. It felt like one second I was in the library, reading a book I don't recognize, and then the next, I’m here."

Ren and Itsuki are giving their Father-In-Law a cold look.

It's been a long time since I've been in the past, but in this case, only Father-In-Law's story is the flimsiest.*

But, on the contrary, the three of us might actually be the problem.

Come to think of it, Father-In-Law was the hero who was the best at leading the world.

In other words, his qualifications as a hero are the best.

There's no way you can look down on that!

"Everyone is different. What’s the point of bragging about your bad experiences?"

"But... you know?"

"Yes, I feel like the reason is a little weak."

"Do you really need a reason to be transported to another world? Didn't you just tell me the reason?"*

"Uhm, well... that's right, but I'm a little convinced..."

It seems that they have a hard time accepting it completely.

Fufu, as Father-In-Law said, let's recall what happened the first time we were summoned.

It certainly felt a little unfair.

I felt envious because he didn’t go through a tragedy like us.

Well... after that, Father-In-Law had the most tragic experience.

Well, it would be better to say something here to improve the relationship even a little.

While I was choosing my word, Ren spoke up.

“Assuming everyone here died, then maybe something happened in the library where Naofumi was.”

“I see, terrorism and disasters. It wouldn’t be surprising to have died before the pain registered.”

"Uwa... That sounds plausible after listening to your stories. Scary."

Oh, Ren did a good job connecting the conversation.

That was lucky desuzo. So Ren can be useful at times.

Even so, it feels strange to have Ren and Itsuki listening to me and Father-In-Law.

I’m not sure when was the last time this happened.*

……In other words, there’s still room for both Ren and Itsuki to be convinced.

“Well then, do you all know the rules or the system of this world?”

"Yes."

"Yeah, enough that I don’t need to look for strategy guides."

I'm already the strongest I can be in this world

The only people who can win against me are the strongest version of the people here.

That’s still a long way to go.

We are not enemies, so there is no point in fighting in the first place.

"Somewhat."

Father-In-Law is smiling a bit strangely.

Father-In-Law, who is always looking forward and tries his best not to lose to anyone, looks radiant.

"Uhm, hey, can you teach me about the fighting system in this world from now on? There was no similar game in my world."

I can use this opportunity to explain things to Father-In-Law.

Well, it's difficult to teach everything due to time constraints, so it's fine to just touch upon the basics for now.

As for the rest, if we also take Ren and Itsuki’s knowledge into consideration and have everyone teach each other, then we can further develop a sense of unity.

That's the important thing Father-In-Law from the last loop asked me to do.

"Then this Motoyasu will teach you!"

"Pl-please take care of me."

“According to the information I have about the shield profession… Shielders are the strongest protectors.”

I'm not lying.

I didn’t say I would explain the game’s rules.

By doing this, wouldn't it make them think about the inconsistencies with Ren and Itsuki's knowledge of the game?

I can't help but wonder why nobody has thought about this until now.

"Is that so? It’s a useless job in the Brave Star Online I know, but..."

"Isn't it different for each game? In the Dimension Wave I know, it was a weak job, but it's not like the shield itself is useless."

"Which one is it?"

“If possible, even if it’s only in defense, I’d like to be the strongest. Please!”

Father-In-Law is putting his hand on the shield as if praying.

It’s okay. When it comes to defense, you are unbeatable.

I want to tell you right away, but for now I have to resist.

"What about the geography?"

I'm sure I’ve brought up this topic before.

"The names are different, but everything else is almost the same. If it's like this, then the distribution of exp efficient monsters is likely to be the same."

"The hunting grounds are slightly different for different weapon users, so don't go to the same place."

“Hey, Fathe—Naofumi come discuss with us too.”

"O-okay."

I called Father-In-Law's name directly.

I’m so sorry.

However, I succeeded in casually including Father-In-Law in the conversation.

Change is built with small things.

That should help deepen the bond between the heroes.

"Then--"

"Hero-sama, the meal is ready."

And just as we were about to have a discussion, the castle’s staff interrupted me. It was as if to say that I was about to do something troublesome.

It's likely because they don’t want Father-In-Law to obtain any advantageous information.

I need to seize my chances.

Right now... let's be careful so that they don’t find out I’m protecting Father-In-Law.

Considering what happened in the first loop, it may not be a problem to teach him how to power up, but then Father-In-Law was killed later, so it's better to be vigilant.

The world may loop if Ren or Itsuki dies, but what matters is that I will never allow it to loop with Father-In-Law’s death.

After we finished eating, we went to bed.

Of course, before I went to bed, I went to play with the Filolial-sama.

Translator’s Note:

So since this is machine translated, there’s likely a loss of nuance and passages that don’t make much sense. I marked the ones I’m most unsure of with a *. If you guys have any idea how to fix those it’ll be great : )

“Even worse, if I find Itsuki or Ren and kill them, it will probably loop again, but... isn’t that weird?”

Translated from: 最悪、樹か錬を見つけて仕留めればループしそうではありますが……それも怪しかったですかな？

I don’t fully understand what exactly it’s trying to say. Feels like I’m lacking context? Like what about it is weird or suspicious? Is he saying that Ren and Itsuki don’t matter so the loop shouldn’t happen lmao

Well, it’s not like I can’t choose to help Éclair after making sure that Father-In-Law has become stronger, but it didn’t change her fate when I did that during the last loop.

Translated from:まあ、お義父さんが強くなったのを確認した後にエクレアを助けるという選択は無くは無いですが、結局は変わりませんな。

Inferred from context, but the phrasing seems unclear

They’d say that their enhancement method is different, or that it depends on the characteristics of each weapon... and they’ll even say that replicating NPCs’ power is the strongest or something troublesome like that.

Translated from: しかも強化方法の仕様違い、もしくは武器毎の特性……更には強いのはＮＰＣの力を再現している等と言っていた事です。

I don’t understand what they’re saying lol. I think I got it right but eh

“Aren’t you getting overly excited?”

Translated from: 「舞い上がってんじゃないか？」

Literally translates to Are you soaring/flying? Which I choose to interpret as being excited

It's been a long time since I've been in the past, but in this case, only Father-In-Law's story is the flimsiest.

Translated from: 俺はもうずいぶんと過去の事になっていますが、この中では確かにお義父さんだけ経緯が浮いておられます。

Translates to Father-In-Law's story is the only one that floats (???). Considering the context, I chose flimsiest. It seems like the others are meant to feel suspicious and jealous of Naofumi here

"Do you really need a reason to be transported to another world? Didn't you just tell me the reason?"

Translated from: 「転移するのにそこまで理由が必要なのですかな？　ただ、理由を話しただけでは無いですかな？」

Look I don’t get it. I don’t even know who’s talking here. I’m assuming Motoyasu but I can’t be sure. I actually don’t read Japanese web novels lol

I’m not sure when was the last time this happened.

Translated from: 前回が前回だったのでしょうがありませんが。

What is even up with this sentence???

[rosesinbloom7love]

Shield Hero Shenanigans

Naofumi: What's up sluts! Guess who just got out of prison!

Itsuki : Sluts?

Ren : Prison?

Both : Naofumi!?