Shield Hero With Barrier Magic

(Hiro's POV)

Eclair - Hmph...

Hiro - Yare yare... Looks like my Eclair is jealous...

Currently, Eclair is making a cute little pout while turning her face away from me... And I am taking my time teasing her while hugging from behind...

Hiro - What can I do to make my Eclair calm down ??

Eclair - Drop your harem goal...

Hiro - Rejected...

Eclair turns around and pushes me onto the bed and lies above me...

Eclair - Sometimes, I would have ideas like chaining you down in a secret room to keep you all to myself...

Hiro - Hmm... If you did it before I start caring for some other person along with you, I might even accept that...

Eclair - But it would be useless... I have to find the survivors of the First Wave and even if I tried to do that task alone, you will be transferred to the Wave... so it is useless to tie you up...

Thanks to that false rumor, I was saved... Well, that life also doesn't sound bad... Just go somewhere far away with Eclair where nothing would disturb us and having a life there with kids... If I stop these Waves now, Eclair and I might have a life like that...

Eclair - And don't go calling a girl beautiful when her neck was at my sword !! Did you know how hard it was for me to stop myself from slicing off her neck ?!!

Eclair is completely taken aback by my sudden confession... And comes back to her senses sometime after that...

Eclair - Anyway, Hiro... You are not allowed to call others cute or beautiful besides me !!

Hiro - Well, that's impossible... There are a lot of cute girls in this world... And some might be even cuter than you...

Eclair - Why are you guys so greedy when it comes to girls ?!! Can't you just be satisfied with one girl ??

Hiro - Well... Isn't there a saying "The more, the merrier". I am the type who will be satisfied just with you but when I can have more love and happiness, why not take the chance ?? Well, there are also some other types like a guy who is single and is desperate to get a girlfriend but couldn't get one and try to escape the reality with harem fantasies and start reading harem books like this fanfic...

Eclair - But I don't want to share you !! I want to kill every girl that approaches you !! You are mine and mine alone !!

Hiro - Don't make me hard when we are having a serious discussion !!

Eclair - It's your fault !!

Hiro - As I said, Eclair... There are two conditions for a girl to be in my harem... Both of us must be in love with each other and the current harem members must accept her into the harem... So, even if I fall in love with another girl, we won't cross the line and we will put all of our efforts into making you accept... In the end, it's your choice...

Eclair - But I don't want you to fall in love with someone else !! I even want that love for myself !! And if you interact with a girl of your liking, you will definitely make her fall for you !! Argh !! I wish all the cute girls except me could just turn non-cuter !!

Hiro - Oi, we don't fall in love just because girls are cute... I mean, if we go by that logic, blind guys can't fall in love at all...

Eclair - Then, I wish all the girls could just have a bad personality !!

Hiro - Do you want the world to be destroyed that much ?!!

Eclair - What can I do then ?!! I can't kill the girls who fell for you, Hiro... It's not their fault to fall for you... I can kill only the ones who try to hurt you... Sometimes, I wish humans could keep considering you as a bad guy... If no one knew your true nature, no one will fall for you, right ?? I guess I am not a good lover...

Hiro - Nah, that's just how Yanderes are, they might do bad things to their lovers just to make their lovers depend on them and stop them from looking at others...

Eclair - Why do you even like those types ??

Hiro - Tell me when you find the answer to that...

Eclair - *Sigh* I give up... In the end, it comes to how good I can shield you from other girls...

Hiro - Best of luck with that... Don't worry, I can take a liking to a girl fast but falling in love with her will need to have a lot of constraints and flags to be satisfied...

Hiro - I won't stop you... Good luck with that...

Because my luck is enough to stop you...

Eclair - By the way, Hiro... Why did you take her mask today morning ?? You are not a person who will make a Shadow quit just because you wanted to see her face...

I explained the reason I did it to Eclair...

Eclair - *Sigh* It looks like she will be the first one around whom I should keep my guard up...

Well, She is pretty... But she doesn't look like the type that will fall in love easily... Well, whether I will fall for her or not, only the future will tell... Well, the author can also tell but in the end, he's just someone who decides to do things on a whim... *Sigh* Such a problematic guy...

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(That night)

(Third Person's POV)

Shadow - Yes, degozaru... I am ashamed to tell Your Majesty that I couldn't conceal myself enough, degozaru...

Mirellia - Don't joke... You won't be assigned as Melty's personal Shadow if you aren't skilled... It seems that I underestimated him a little... And someone who calls me with respect and helps Shield Hero and also a great swordswoman... A knight... Only one person fits the bill... I am almost sure that she is Eclair Seaetto...

Shadow - But her appearance...

Mirellia - She must have changed her appearance... No wonder you weren't able to find them that easily... Now we have to know how they met each other...

Shadow still couldn't believe that she is Eclair Seaetto... Mirellia writes a letter with a royal seal and her signature on it and hands it over to the Shadow... But Shadow was confused...

Mirellia - What are you looking at ?? Go on, you have to be there by tomorrow, right ?? You can meet Melty sometime else...

Shadow - But he saw my face, degozaru... Shouldn't I quit and shouldn't this task be assigned to someone else, degozaru ??

Mirellia started laughing when the Shadow said that...

Mirellia - Hahahaha... You still didn't understand ?? You have to be the one to go because he saw your face... You already told him the importance of your identity to him and he still took off your mask... Do you think he did that just because he was curious ??

Mirellia - It is a test for me... If I made you quit, then that would mean that I can't even trust my own shadows and I can't gamble with someone who has the identity of my shadow... So, he won't trust me... This is also his way of telling me that I shouldn't mess with him... So, you are the only one who can go...

Shadow - That means...

Mirellia - As long as the Shield Hero is alive, you can't quit...

Shadow was just staring at the smiling face of Mirellia shocked at motive and understanding of two schemers...

Mirellia - What are you waiting for ?? Go...

Shadow - Yes, Your Majesty...

And with that Shadow disappeared... And Mirellia kept smiling...

Mirellia - The current Shield Hero is really wise... Alright, if you want to play a game, I will wholeheartedly participate, Hiro Iwatani-sama... Let's try to use each other as much as we can... The one who uses another person more to achieve their goals wins...

Mirellia thinks that she has the upper hand in this game because of lack of correct information for Hiro... Poor thing doesn't know that the whole game is designed by Hiro and how much she will regret playing this game with him...