Shield Hero With Barrier Magic

(Hiro's POV)

So... We got a stalker... And I am glad that they were able to find me... The stalker is one of the Queen's Shadows... I was expecting them... Now that's all I need to get to the Queen...

Eclair and I put on our helmets and went back to the town... Of course, the shadow will follow us because she needs to know where we hide... So, Eclair and I kept walking and finally arrived in an alley without people and disappeared from there (not really, I just went into a narrow path and Eclair went into another one)... The shadow came into the alley and doesn't understand where we went to...

Hiro - Looking for me ??

I appear from her back and attacked her with Sword shield...

Shadow - Wait...

She used daggers to block my attacks and I was able to corner her easily as she doesn't really intend to attack me... She realizes that the situation's disadvantageous for her and tries to retreat from me... She backs away... Eclair appears from her back to attack her...

Shadow immediately drops all her daggers and raises her hands... Eclair's attack just stops before hitting the Shadow...

Shadow - I am not your enemy, that is the reason I tried to block your attacks instead of attacking... degozaru...

Hiro - Degozaru ??

So she's Melty's personal Shadow !! To even send her to look for me... The Queen must be really desperate to find me... I put my Sword Shield at the Shadow's neck...

Hiro - You are our enemy or not... We decide that... First, throw away all your weapons...

Shadow - I would advise you to not touch them as they have poison... degozaru...

Trying to gain trust by giving us good advice... Not bad...

Hiro - Take off the mask...

Shadow - I am sorry but we cannot reveal our face... That basically means quitting... degozaru...

Hiro - What are you ?? A cult member ??

Shadow - I am one of Queen's Shadows degozaru...

I looked at Eclair...

Eclair - I have never come across a Shadow but Queen Mirellia-sama does have Shadows to do her work... But what proof do you have that you are one ??

Shadow - I don't have one, degozaru... We can't let enemies know that we work for the Queen... If we get caught by enemies, we commit suicide and we shouldn't have any proofs leading to the Queen unless necessary... degozaru...

Hiro - Now, It sounds more and more like a cult... Anyway, let's just say that the Queen sent you... Why ??

Shadow - To find you, the Shield Hero... degozaru... Queen wishes to make sure that you are safe and would like to protect you not only from her husband and daughter but also from the Church... Degozaru...

I love the way you are telling that truth but not everything... No wonder you are working for the Queen...

Shadow - You will have to go into public in the future because of the Wave... Then, there are chances... No, you will be targeted by the Church, degozaru... And her Majesty, the Queen, wishes to offer you protection... degozaru...

If I didn't know the future, I will definitely be wondering if she is telling Truth or not unless I look in her eyes...

Hiro - Next question, how did you find us ??

Shadow - Her Majesty realized that from your previous actions, you are still in the Capital and you will definitely be training somewhere... We already looked at all the Solo adventurers at the start but didn't have any luck and now I understand the reason... You already formed a party with this unknown girl... Degozaru... And today, due to my luck, I found you in the forest, degozaru...

Luck is not yours, it's mine...

Shadow - If you will excuse me, I want to say that finding where you are, was really a pain in our a.s.s, degozaru... I think we could have found a Shadow faster that we found you, degozaru... You are really suited to be a Shadow, degozaru...

That was really straight-forward... They must have really worked hard to find me in the past few days...

Shadow - The girl behind me addressed Her Majesty with a 'sama' in the end which means she respects the Queen... And as you are her companion, you should have trust at least in her, degozaru...

Hiro - Excellent !! I love your spontaneous thinking !! Let's see... Yes, I need Queen's help... So... If we kill you here, we might lose queen's support here if what you said was true... If we let you go, it will be a problem for us if what you said was false... But I am sure that you only found us in the forest... Which means you don't know our hideout... So, we can still manage...

Eclair - This is a real pain... Why can't she return fast and stop making us go through all this ??

Shadow - Her Majesty has her set of problems, degozaru...

Hiro - Could you care to tell us ??

Shadow - I can't, degozaru...

Hiro - *Sigh* How much time does it take for you to go to the Queen and come back ??

Shadow - If I am serious, I can do it within one day, degozaru...

Eclair - Going out of the country and coming back in one day ?? That's another level stunt...

Hiro - Alright then... If you are working for the Queen, you will bring back proof of it tomorrow here at the same time... Even if you don't find us here, stand in this place tomorrow...

Shadow - I accept that, degozaru...

Hiro - But before we let you go... Don't move...

I extended my hand and took off her mask and hood to reveal her face... It was a beautiful face without any expression in her black eyes and her hair is brownish-black with short length... Her eyes look gloomy without expressions...

(Author Note - Mostly like Mikasa Ackerman from AOT but Shadow's hair is a little brownish...)

Shadow - I thought I told you that if we show our face, it basically means we have to quit... degozaru...

Hiro - Yes, I did... But I got really curious... Are you angry ??

Shadow - Shadows are incapable of feeling anger... degozaru...

Hiro - Then, you should try to smile... A smile will look good on your beautiful face...

(Current Eclair's thoughts - Hiro called another girl 'beautiful'... Should I kill her ?? No, she's important... Hold yourself Eclair... Even though you can kill her easily, you shouldn't... Hold on...)

Hiro - I see... Do you have a name ??

Shadow - Shadows don't have names... degozaru...

I put her mask and hood back on... I signal Eclair to let her go...

Hiro - See you tomorrow... here, at this time...

Shadow - I will be relaying the information to the Queen... But as you saw my face, I have to quit, so another Shadow might bring the proof you need... degozaru...

Hiro - I see... Well, as long as we know that the Queen is on our side...

After I said that Shadow disappeared from there... Don't worry, Mrs. Shadow degozaru, you are the one who will bring the proof tomorrow and you won't be able to quit as long as I am alive...

And I went back to the love hotel along with Eclair... The game starts, Mirellia Q Melromarc...