Rising of the Shield Hero Re-Rise

NAOFUMI'S POV:~

"Excuse me, are you alright?"

Just when I was accusing myself, a girl, out of nowhere, asked me. She was right behind me.

Oh god, I was so lost in myself that I didn't even noticed her.

I didn't turned at her, as if I would let a stranger see my tears.

"Who are you? what are you doing here this late at night, don't you know it's dangerous?" who asked this? Of course it was me.

"Well, you know, they take 30 bronze coins to stay in an inn for one night. So I sleep around here on a tree"

"Don't tell me you sleep on this tree"

did I just destroyed her bed?

"Don't worry, I sleep on a different tree. By the way, have you got dumbed? Or abandoned?"

"Nothing like that, and Didn't your parents teach you not to interfere in the affairs of elders?"

"You're not that older than me"

I don't like where it is going.

"Can you tell me what happened? Maybe I can help you. We might even become friends".

Leave me alone.

10 MINUTES LATER

"If you hate talking to me that much then alright, I won't bother you" after saying that, she went away.

Getting rid of her was quite a hassle.

"Hey, wait. Where are you going?"

"Hunting"

She's going to the forest

"The direction you're going, strong monsters live there"

"I know, you don't have to worry about me"

So, am I going to follow her? Honestly, I'm very tired right now.

On the other hand, suppose I don't go with her and something happened to her, will I be responsible for that? Of course

I should help her, since I'm the shield hero.

You think I'm going to say that? I don't know how many people may have been getting killed by monsters every day in my absence. Even though I'm a hero, I can't save everyone, can I?

I was going for the town, but I somehow stopped. Even if I can't save everyone. I will at least save her!

I started following her.

"What? Feeling lonely?"

Either she is talking to herself or-

"Why don't you come out yourself?" She said

I was found

"Guess hiding won't help anymore" I said

It's the first time I saw her face, without any obstruction. Even now, I have to admit

She's beautiful

Her long golden hairs, her tight adventurer outfit and light Armor over it. If I had met her in my previous life, I would've gotten head over heels for her.

Snap out of it!

"Can you tell me your level?" I asked

"33" she said

Alright, there's no need for me to be with her.

"And yours?"

give her another reason to belittle me? No way

"At least stronger than you" I said

"Quite an egoist, I like that"

I'm not lying, I'm actually stronger than her. Even though she's a swordsman, My reaction speed is much faster than her. Since my shield is unbreakable, I'll just parry her every attack. Also, I can fight all night!

But I'm a bit sleepy right now, so let's call it a day.

I started heading for the town.

"You think I'll let you go just like that?"

"Yeah"

"I'm sorry for following you. Now I know that you can survive on your own, I don't think I have to worry about you" I said

I started running since I knew it won't be easy to get rid of her, and I didn't wanted to waste time more than I already have. Of course she was also following me, but I was a master when it comes to stealth.

After that, I started doing my experiment.

"Aargh"

"Legendary Weapon specification: a weapon besides the assigned equipment was held, violating the rule."

"The Heroes may not hold a weapon, aside from their assigned Legendary Weapon, with the intent to fight with it.

It hurts like hell! And since it's the shield that's giving me damage, my defence doesn't work against it.

Let's do it again, hold it without any intent to fight.

"Legendary Weapon specification: a weapon besides the assigned equipment was held, violating the rule."

"The Heroes may not hold a weapon, aside from their assigned Legendary Weapon, with the intent to fight with it."

I did it over and over and over again.

"Legendary Weapon specification: a weapon besides the assigned weapon was held, violating the rule."

"The Heroes may not hold a weapon, aside from their assigned Legendary Weapon, with the intent to fight with it"

Shit, I just can't get used to this. Even after doing it so many times that I lost count of it.

I hope I don't get traumatized by it.

Anyway, after trying holding it in many different ways, I found two glitches! Yeah, only two, after getting shocked more than thirty times.

If I hold the end of handle with only thumb and index finger then it doesn't give electric shock, since it's not considered equipping it. I can't cut anything like that, but I can throw it. I'll just work on my throwing skills, and buy some more daggers.

One more thing that I found is, if I hold it using back-handed grip, like an assassin, with only little finger and ring finger, then it won't gives shock. And since I have full control in my hands, I can even attack with it. I'll just have to do some training.

After training for a bit, I slept on the branch of a tree. I was a bit scared of going to the inn, considering what happened in my previous life.