Shield Hero With Barrier Magic

(Eclair's POV)

Eclair - How much does that make, Uncle Erhard ??

I asked the cost for all the things he made until now...

Erhard - I thought we already agreed on sorting out the cost after you get out of this mess, Eclair...

Hiro - But the situation is different now, Uncle Erhard... We have 50 gold which we don't know what to do about and we have a stable income which also leaves us in profit after all our necessary costs... So, we should pay what we owe you and I am also thinking of going out in public a few days later...

Exactly, we don't know what to do with that 50 gold... Hiro said that he just took it from them to see the look on the faces of that Trash and Bitch... That isn't enough... Just that look isn't enough for me... I want to see regret, pain, despair, fear... All those emotions in their eyes for what they tried to do to my Hiro...

Hiro - Eclair... As cute as it is, could you not go into that mode when you are with Uncle Erhard ??

Ah... I unconsciously released killing intent again... I need to make sure that I don't do this often...

Eclair - My bad... I am sorry, Uncle... I just couldn't control myself... Anyway, what's the amount that we owe you ??

Uncle made a sigh when he heard me...

Erhard - *Sigh* Don't go scaring others like that Eclair... Well, about the amount... Give me a second...

Uncle took a paper and did some calculations...

Erhard - Well, the armors you use and the shields you copied make about 10 gold in total after discount... And I won't take a single coin more than that...

Well, I guess Uncle didn't take much because Uncle still has the original shields but it won't matter even if I argue with him... Hiro gave the money to Uncle... And after that, we put on the armors and went to the forest for training... Hiro looks really excited to try out the new shield... And we encountered three balloons in the forest...

Hiro - Leave it to me, I will take care of them...

Saying that Hiro turned his shield into the... Cap's Shield... Or that's what he calls it and throws it towards that incoming balloons coming at us and three of them were sliced at once and Hiro summoned it back to his hands when it was still in mid-air... Seriously, what the hell is that shield ?!! It's defying the whole purpose of shields !! It became a mid-ranged weapon...

Hiro easily cleared all the monsters like they were nothing... And the most he used is the Cap's shield... It either slices or knocks out all the weak monsters with one hit and Hiro's aim... He didn't miss even once... And he's enjoying it like a child playing with his favorite toy... He is using that shield almost as swiftly as I use my sword...

Eclair - The way you are using that shield... Did you practice with that type of shield in your previous life ??

Hiro - Hahaha... Well yeah... I am a big fan of this shield... When I was designing games, I used a replica to practice... Well, the replica followed the laws of physics, so it was a little problem with that... Wanna fight ??

Wow... This is the first time I saw him this enthusiastic to fight... I unsheathed my sword and attacked him... He easily stopped my attack with that shield... Well, that's to be expected... I started increasing the speed of my attacks... The shield is problematic... Due to its circular shape, the hits on it were being directed to the edges... Hiro can only feel the impact of my hit if I hit the shield at the center... Hiro used to just stop and dodge my attacks but now, he is even trying to attack with the edge of the shield... Did he just used my sword's blade as support to twist the shield ?? Wow... This shield is something else... But this type of fighting often leaves openings... I just have to wait for it... And just when I was thinking it, Hiro pushed my sword longer than he should... That's it, an opening... I immediately tilted my sword and tried to hit him... But suddenly Hiro let go of his shield and summoned it in his other hand... Not fair, Hiro !! You pushed my sword too far to hit you !! Hiro hit my hand making me let go of the sword and put the edge of the shield against my neck...

Eclair - That surprised me !! But that was a good move... I lose this time... But I won't lose next time...

I smiled and admitted my defeat... That shield is really something else... No wonder Hiro wanted it so badly... Both of us removed our helmets to take some rest...

Hiro - I want a reward !!

He really likes to be spoiled... I smiled and pulled him near and whispered to him...

Eclair - You don't need to achieve something to get rewards from me... We will be each other's lifetime rewards...

Hiro was surprised at first but we immediately started passionately kissing each other... This person will always be the greatest reward of my life...

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(Two days Later)

(Eclair's POV)

Hiro - Hey, Eclair, don't you think it's better for us to get more companions ??

And suddenly I, who was training with Hiro paused... And released a lot of amount of killing intent at once... I smiled at my beloved Hiro and said...

Eclair - Why do you think so, my dear Hiro ??

Hiro - Well, it's obvious, isn't it ?? If I use to stop attacks on you with my shield, who will be looking after my back ?? I think it would be better if we at least get two people... One long-range and one short-range attacker...

I can't say anything to that reasoning... *Sigh* There is only one way now...

Eclair - As much as I would hate to... I can't help but agree with that... But I will be training them, okay ??

That's the best way... If I just train them myself, it will be easy to discipline them... And they won't be able to take my Hiro from me... Hehehe... If they cross the line, an accident might happen in training... Hehehe...

Hiro - Umm... Eclair... Could you not go into that mode now ?? It's too cute that it's distracting me...

Oh, I came back to normal mode and told Hiro to continue...

Hiro - I am okay with that but the main problem is trust... We need companions who we can trust... That's a bit difficult given that I am the Shield Hero and you are a wanted criminal...

That's true... Even I don't know someone who could meet that priority... That will be hard... And... I am happy !! That means we can't get a companion that easily !! So, no one will be able to come between me and Hiro !!

Hiro - Well, we will discuss the rest back in the town... How about we call it a day ??

Eclair - Okay !!

And Hiro came near me and whispered...

Hiro - We are being stalked... So, follow me as we lure that person to the town to catch them... And keep the expression the same to make sure that person doesn't get a doubt...

It appears that we got another task at our hand... Catch the stalker...