Shield Hero With Barrier Magic

(Author Note - EXTREME M.A.T.U.R.E SCENES LIKE 3P HANDHOLDING WITH A MINOR AND PSEUDO-I.N.C.E.S.T... IF YOU STILL WISH TO PROCEED, YOU CAN... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)

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(Hiro's POV)

Raphtalia went to sleep listening to Eclair's lullaby after a while... I gave her a forehead kiss and went out of the room with Eclair... And an expressionless person was waiting there for us...

Hiro - Hey Rose, what do you plan to do next ??

Rose - I have to report this to her Majesty, degozaru... But can I know why taking a slave as a companion turned into taking a slave as a daughter, degozaru ??

I smiled at her...

Hiro - It's complicated... So it's better if I don't say it...

Rose - If you don't want to tell, it's fine, degozaru... So, you will be going into public tomorrow, degozaru ??

Hiro - Yep... Tomorrow evening after training Raphtalia a little... I will publicly appear in an inn and book a room there...

Rose - I see... The remaining Shadows will be taking care of your safety, so I will go and report the events to her majesty... Degozaru...

Hiro - Why you ?? you can tell another Shadow to go and report, right ??

Rose - Melty-sama wishes to see me regularly... So, I have to make back and forth trips, degozaru...

Hiro - I see... Well... See you next time then, Rose...

Rose disappeared after I said that... Eclair started speaking after Rose disappeared...

Hiro - Yes ??

Eclair - I know the previous master of Raphtalia who tortured her... He is a noble of this country...

Hiro - Alright, when the time comes, we will take care of him... But in the end, it will be Raphtalia's choice of what we will do with him... If she wants revenge, I will help her do it in the best way... If she wants to leave him, I will do it myself...

Eclair started laughing when she heard that...

Eclair - Hahaha... I will be with you in both cases...

Hiro - I just have to make sure that Raphtalia doesn't turn into me... So, we won't be asking about him, okay ?? She must give more importance to life than revenge... I just hope I can be a good father...

Eclair - You will...

Eclair kissed me to reassure me... After our kiss, we changed our topic to the new Shield I unlocked... The Slave User Shield...

Eclair - How does that shield work ??

Hiro - Well, the equipment effects say that it has "maturation adjustment" and "Stats growth"...

The Slave user shield is the Shield I got after pouring the ink which is used for Eclair's ritual into my Shield...

Hiro - It works like this... Adjust the rate of maturation and it will give more experience to the slaves than normal rate... And that can also make me earn more experience... But for some reason, they are showing only yours...

That's right... With this shield, Raphtalia will get bigger at a slower rate... I mean, if Raphtalia became an a.d.u.l.t at level 25, this shield will make her into a complete a.d.u.l.t at a level like 30-35... But with me and Eclair as her party members, she could easily reach that level like a piece of cake...

I thought of enhancing the skills but for some reason, it won't work... I can enhance stats as I wish but the skills given by the shield won't change at all... This must be due to Plot Armor...

But this skill will only work if the Shield absorbed Raphtalia's DNA that is her hair or blood... Her blood can unlock the skill at a medium level... That's why currently it's showing effect only on Eclair...

Eclair - Why do you think it's working only on me ??

Hiro - I think it's because I made the shield absorb your pubic hair after you shaved it...

Eclair - Oh... Wait what ??

Hiro - I think the Shield needs Raphtalia's hair to meet the condition...

Eclair - I am not talking about that !! What the hell are you making the shield absorb ?!!

Hiro - Oh come on, Eclair... I just did it out of curiosity...

Eclair - Stop making weird experiments !!

Hiro - Hahaha... Alright... Anyway, I am gonna make a haircut to Raphtalia tomorrow...

Eclair - *Sigh* Wait a second... Hiro... Did you also do something like absorbing... you know... those fluids...

Hiro - Hmm... Good idea, should we try ??

Eclair - No need !! Let's just go and sleep in our room...

Both of us started laughing... And suddenly Raphtalia's scream came from her room...

Raphtalia - No !! No !! Help !!

Hiro - Relax... It's alright... Everything's fine...

Raphtalia - Noo!! Daddy... Mo... mmy...

Raphtalia called out for her parents... Tears were streaming down her face... She reached out a hand, calling for help... Eclair took it and kissed Raphtalia on her cheek while I kept patting her gently...

Eclair - It's alright, Raphtalia...

Hiro - We are here for you...

Raphtalia - Daddy... Mommy...

We put her back on the bed and sat beside her and started whispering so that she won't wake up...

Hiro - Panic attacks... Normally occur because of trauma... She misses her parents...

Eclair - What do you think happened ??

Eclair looked at Raphtalia...

Eclair - Hey Hiro...

Hiro - Yes ??

Eclair - What would you do if we found her parents ??

Hiro - It would be Raphtalia's choice in the end...

They aren't alive... But if they are still alive, I will leave the choice to Raphtalia... That's what a good parent would do after all... Even if it hurt...

Eclair - Yeah... I guess that's the right thing to do... What would you do if Raphtalia chose not to fight, Hiro ??

Hiro - I will try to convince her but if she is that unwilling, I will remove her from the party and as a slave and just raise her as my daughter... It's going to be tough... But I can manage...

Eclair smiled and kissed me...

Raphtalia started screaming again and reached out both her hands this time... I took one hand and Eclair took the other and we started soothing her from both sides... This time, Raphtalia held them tight as if not wanting to let go...

Hiro - I guess the three of us have to adjust on a single bed...

Eclair - Yeah...

Both of us smiled at each other... And so, we slept with Raphtalia between us with each of holding one of her hands... Raphtalia didn't have more panic attacks that night...