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The King did this?

We believe it may have been at Princess Malty's request.

And what of the Shield Hero?

He has purchased a Demi-Human slave from the Slave Merchant.

I see.

I am relieved to hear this.

However, after hearing that Melromarc had summoned the Four Cardinal Heroes,

this country is in a justified uproar.

We must prevent neighboring countries from interfering at any cost.

We shall continue to monitor the situation in the capital for you.

Thank you.

In recognition of your deeds during the Wave and accomplishing our request,

we bestow upon you these rewards.

Sir Motoyasu is presented 4,000 silver,

and Sir Itsuki and Sir Ren are each presented 3,800 silver

as additional funds for their journeys.

The Shield is presented 500 silver as per our agreement.

However...

The cost of freeing his slave

in the preceding duel will be subtracted from this,

and so he will be presented with nothing.

I think there is a problem with that.

You sponsored an unlawful act during a duel between Heroes.

The "slave seal," was it?

You forcibly dispelled it, and now you won't give him his funds?

Agreed.

According to the rules, Naofumi was clearly the victor.

I didn't lose!

No, that is incorrect, Sir Itsuki, Sir Ren.

The Shield Hero brought monsters under his cloak into a one-on-one duel.

That is why my father maintains his judgment--

Regardless, you cast that spell, which was illegal.

Get off me!

I'm a dirty coward, after all!

And during the Wave, Naofumi saved a village in place of your knights.

At the very least, you should present him with some reward.

Then he will be given the minimum agreed amount.

Take it and leave at once.

Isn't that great, Master Naofumi?

You no longer need to waste your time here.

Let's go, Raphtalia.

There. Your new slave seal is now active.

You didn't need to have it redone.

I wanted it.

It symbolizes your trust to me, Master Naofumi.

I guess so...

More importantly, Master Naofumi...

Well... What do you think?

"Slave User's Shield"?

What was that?

Never mind.

Regardless,

you raised that thin little runt into a fine one in such a short time.

You could easily get 20 gold for her if she isn't a virgin!

I'm still a virgin!

Then 35 gold!

Thirty-five gold?

Master Naofumi!

What?

What are these?

A monster surprise egg.

For 100 silver, the worst you can get is a Filolial!

Some baby monsters can be worth several times as much fully raised!

Filolial?

You must have seen them before, Master Naofumi.

They're the large birds pulling carts behind them in town.

Oh, those?

And if you draw the jackpot,

you'll have a Dragon worth 20 gold!

You roll here too?

Roll?

Just talking to myself.

Well? How about one?

Buy now, and I'll throw in a free slave seal for you!

Master Naofumi, you should not be wasting your money like this.

I don't want to keep having you fight alone.

A monster should be able to help us fight.

I can fight perfectly fine without it.

We can just sell it back to the Slave Merchant then.

Regardless, please do not loosen any more of your purse strings.

Okay.

My relatives in Lute Village asked me to help the Shield Hero out.

They must have been some of the people we saved.

Maybe.

It has recipes for higher quality potions than the ones you make.

You can have it. I hope it's useful.

I can't read this world's language.

Oh, right. The magic shop lady wanted you to drop by too.

She said you saved her grandkids in the village.

It appears you have an affinity for healing and support magic, Shield Hero.

The young lady has it for light and dark magic.

She is a raccoon girl, after all.

I'd recommend learning illusion spells.

Which means you'll want...

We can't afford to buy a magic grimoire.

This is for saving my grandchildren the other day.

I'd like to give you a crystal ball as well, but...

Do you know about them?

If you use one, you can learn one of the spells sealed within.

It's the first I've heard about that.

I heard that they had ordered a few of them for you Heroes.

They most likely gave them to the other Heroes but not me.

Learning from a magic grimoire is difficult,

but with enough effort, you can learn many good spells.

Just keep at it!

Thank you.

"Thank you"?

I can't read a thing.

EXAMINE

If only there were a skill that would translate it for me.

Let's learn together.

How to read and do magic?

Well, yes, those.

But together, with me.

There's over a month until the next Wave.

There isn't much else to do.

Let's stay at Lute Village tonight.

We can go leveling after breakfast tomorrow.

Yes!

Hey! Wake up!

Raphtalia!

It's very cute, Master Naofumi.

It must think that you're its father, Master Naofumi.

That "imprinting" thing, right?

You'll need to think of a good name for it.

You're right.

She's grown so big in just two days!

My Growth Boost skill must have worked wonders.

Right, Filo?

MONSTER TAMER'S SHIELD III

"Filo" because she's a Filolial?

Don't you think it's a little too simple?

She seems to like it.

Hey, what's that?

What are those knights doing here?

In honor of his achievements during the Wave,

the Spear Hero, Sir Motoyasu, has been appointed lord of this land.

Why?

To speed the recovery of the village,

a toll will be raised on passage.

To enter the village, 50 silver.

To exit, 50 silver.

That's ridiculous!

We won't have anything to eat tomorrow!

You won't obey the edict of your lord?

Of course not!

The Shield Hero?

What are you doing here?

This is Sir Motoyasu's territory.

You have no say in this.

In fact, get lost already, criminal!

Sure, I'll leave, but the people here aren't going to accept your idea.

Motoyasu, do you know how much it costs to stay a night here?

What?

Well...

Including meals, it's one silver.

You're charging 100 days of room and board just to go in and out.

That's right!

Who do you think you are, barging in here and calling yourself a lord?

In the first place, the Shield Hero saved our village during the Wave!

You dare object to the royal decree?

Will you stop this?

We pray you know who we are, Princess Malty.

You!

A message.

Master Naofumi, those people...

All I can say is they're not your average villager.

What?

Shield Hero!

A duel for ownership of the village!

What?

I refuse.

But if you lose the contest, the village will be the Spear Hero's!

As the local lord, I cannot assent to a tax increase at this time of year!

But a Dragon race? Why would I volunteer to take on trouble?

The other party has challenged you specifically.

In the first place, none of us is qualified to accept the challenge.

I'll bet the message is bad news for Myne.

Then she's taking it out on you with a contest?

Your Filolial appears eager to race, Shield Hero.

That giant bird-brain...

So it's true that Filolials don't get along with Dragons.

Please, we beg of you!

We promise you a reward when you win the contest!

Don't blame me if I lose.

How lame!

You're riding a bird, not a Dragon?

You think you can take on my Dragon with that?

Sir Motoyasu?

Sir Motoyasu!

A healing spell! Quickly!

-Yes, immediately! -This is going to hurt for a week.

You coward!

He wasn't careful coming near my bird.

I've never seen Master Naofumi look so happy.

The contest will be three laps around the outskirts of the village.

The first to pass these gates will be the victor.

Sir Motoyasu!

Master Naofumi!

Do your best!

On your marks...

Go!

This is easy.

By the power I bear, I command you,

heed my law and before me, open thy mouth.

Earth Hole!

The Shield Hero!

Filo!

Sir Motoyasu!

Just like that!

By the power I bear, I command you,

heed my law and slow the one I will.

Speed Down!

My chance!

Damn it!

What are you doing?

Run faster, will you?

Filo! Just one more lap!

Curse you!

Heed my law and hasten the one I will.

Fast Speed!

He's blocking my way!

I'm going to fall into that hole!

Let's go, Filo!

Air Strike Shield!

Master Naofumi!

Shield Hero! You can do it!

Run! Faster!

Don't lose! Run!

I won.

I won, right?

Well done!

Now we can focus on repairing the village in peace!

Don't thank me. Thank Filo here...

You cheated!

Your Filolial wasn't this fat bird!

But it changed form after passing the finish line.

You're the ones who cheated.

With all your pitfalls and spells.

Holes? What proof do you have?

The Shield Hero speaks the truth.

There are traces of magic usage along the racecourse.

That criminal must have done it!

No. The Shield Hero's magic affinity is for healing and support.

His raccoon companion's affinity are light and dark.

These are not the types of magic discovered on the course.

Why are they siding with us?

The cheating was clearly performed by the Spear Hero's party.

Fine. We will leave you to your misdeeds today.

I let you win this time, but I'm not losing next time.

In the first place, how can this fat--

How are your balls doing?

Master Naofumi!

Just wait until the next time!

Take care.

My balls...

Hero, thank you so very much once again.

No amount of thanks could ever express our gratitude.

I don't need your thanks. Give me my reward.

We are gathering money from the village right now.

Please wait just a few days--

I don't need your money.

Hero!

"The Shield Hero ran away with the repair fund."

I don't want rumors like that to spread.

No one in this village would ever say that.

I don't know about that.

But this is a predicament.

What could we ever give to you?

I'm sorry, Master Naofumi.

Please, could you stop the cart for a moment?

I'm so sorry.

You had to stop for my sake, and now, this...

We'll be traveling by cart more often now.

You'll need to get over your cartsickness.

Yes.

You look a bit flushed.

Is it a fever?

No.

Filo looks very happy pulling her cart.

Yes, she does.

Are you interested in being a merchant, Hero?

A merchant?

This license may be of use to you.

With it, you can travel freely between villages and towns without paying tolls.

I can fight monsters and be a traveling merchant.

That doesn't sound too bad.

I'll do my best as well.

Get some rest tonight.

I'll stand watch.

Yes.

Filo!

Your feathers are suffocating me.

Hey, that's mean!

Master Naofumi!

Oh, sorry. I fell asleep.

What?

That girl...

Good morning, Master.

"Master..."

Who is she?

Don't ask me!

I'm hungry!