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"Well, whatever. If I'm weak, I can just rely on my party. It might have girls and all, too. And while my life back home was devoid of romance, I might just meet The One here. It'll be fine. I've been summoned to another world, after all. Even if I'm weak, things will work out. All right! I'm gonna give it my all! R-Right. We have to set out on adventures tomorrow. My grand adventure begins tomorrow!"

- Naofumi Iwatani (ep. 1)

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Naofumi is in a library looking for a book, and when he opens one, it glows and teleports him to another world. There he was summoned by a king to be the shield hero to protect the kingdom from monsters.

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He was forced to be summoned to another world he never wanted to be in. He receives prejudice and scrutiny due to him being the shield hero.

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His own naive optimism and hope that this new world will be a fresh start, a new adventure, and a better life.

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The slave master sells to Naofumi a raccoon girl named Raphtalia who can help Naofumi fight because he is incapable of fighting due to being limited by his shield.

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The weapon shop owner helps him with all the gear he needs to be able to fight. He gives him advice on what he should do now that he is alone. Or whenever he needs help.

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Naofumi's Shield is his defining characteristic as the shield hero, and is his gateway to his abilities and powers.

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Raphtalia his raccoon girl slave and Filo his pet filolial go with him everywhere and fight with him and support him

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The second he gets isekai’d to the new world and he starts leveling up and grinding and trading and becoming a traveling merchant

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The king, Myne, the people of Melromarc, the three-axis church all hate him because he is the shield hero. They all do something to stop him from reaching his true potential as the shield hero.

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"Why would you lie like that? Weren't we supposed to be a party? I see. Joining me was just a ruse to destroy me right here. It was all a lie! The smiles she showed me, and her acts of kindness were all fake! You tricked me! It was a setup all along! Screw you, too! I bet you did all this to steal my money and equipment! You two planned this together, didn't you?!"

- Naofumi Iwatani (ep. 2)

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He has to buy a slave to fight for him because his only shield is useless.

He doesn’t receive support from Melromarc because they hate him.

He has to fight in a very specific way because of the shield

He has to clean up the messes of the other heroes because they are dumb and are ignorant to reasoning

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Myne deceives Naofumi and gets him to spend all of his money on her, only for her to accuse him of sexually assaulting her and leaving her. Making Naofumi an enemy of the kingdom of Melromarc. She's a bish.

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Filo the filolial is a pet bird that he bought from the slave master, which hatched from an egg and turned into a human/filolial girl because she was being raised by a hero

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Motoyasu tries to take Raphtalia away from Naofumi by manipulating him, the kingdom of Melromarc, and the other heroes by saying that slaves are bad and should thus be freed from Naofumi. She does get freed, but Raphtlaia comes back because her loyalty lies with Naofumi. The one who raised her, cared for her, and loves her. (family way >.>)

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Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Filo hop on a boat and travel to Siltvelt and the Cal Mira Archipelago to grind more and level up. In the archipelago, for every boss they kill they get triple XP and are able to level up very quickly. There they also find an underwater temple where a Dragon Hourglass is found saying a waves is coming in 2 days.

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Naofumi fights an undead dragon and is forced to use/rely on the Wrath shield to save Filo and Raphtalia because he is too weak. He is forced to face the inner demon of his anger towards everyone else and his distrust and hatred for this new world he is in.

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Using the wrath shield takes a toll on Naofumi’s vitality and knocks him unconscious. Raphtalia gets sick due to getting attacked by the undead dragon’s poison. They all seem to have been dying but Naofumi wakes up and nurses her back to health.

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Naofumi has a special relationship with Raphtalia. Because Naofumi cannot fight, he needs someone to fight for him. Raphtalia is his sword, and Naofumi is her shield. Their shared fear is being alone and abandoned. When together, they fill each other's gaps and weaknesses.

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Doesn't happen.

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Naofumi and the four original heroes have to face the waves and the heroes from the other side of the waves who are way stronger than them. All of the heroes despite working together, are easily defeated and nearly die. This is a reality check for them to how weak they actually are.

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Naofumi travels around and he heals and saves towns, and people from dying or sickness. He kills the undead dragon and cleans up the epidemic left by the sword hero. He defeats and biologically alters the monster plants left behind by the bow hero. He takes in and cares for refugees from another country who was overthrown by the spear hero. He becomes renowned as the Saviour of the Heavenly Fowl across Melromarc.

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Naofumi is having trouble traveling the country and he needs to find a special stone to create mana silk for Filo's transforming clothes. The merchant helps him by giving him the deed to a mine, as all as teaching Naofumi how to become a traveling merchant. Giving him knowledge and connections.

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"I've chosen this place for a while. It was your original home. It was destroyed in the waves. Now it is being rebuilt and the flag is flying high again. It will be a sanctuary for people from the waves. This is our new starting point. This is our new life. This is the start of the new Shield Hero's journey."

- Naofumi Iwatani (ep. 24)

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He hates the country of Melromarc and its royal family for the way he treated him. And he's been trying to leave but they beg him to protect the people of Melromarc.

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Melty joins Naofumi’s party and is forced to deal with Melromarc chasing them because they have now turned Naofumi into a devil and a kidnapper and a terrible person. Melty's sister Malty has tried to kill her in order to seize control over the crown.

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Whenever Naofumi uses the wrath shield, he is consumed by his negative thoughts of rage, sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness. During the fight against the Pope, he is forced to use a spell called Blood Sacrifice that destroys the target, but the user as well. The queen suddenly appears out nowhere, and saves them all.

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After fighting the waves, he goes back to Melromarc with the queen and is now celebrated and appreciated for the things he has done. He has found his home with his new family Raphtalia and Filo to which he now goes off to other countries to protect them from the waves as well.

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Didn't happen.

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Now that the three-axis church is defeated and all prejudice against The shield hero is gone. The king and Myne have been punished for their crimes. The four heroes finally realize what needs to be done. Each of the four heroes is meant for each country to have its own hero and protector. So they all go off to fight more waves.