Shield Hero With Barrier Magic

(Author Note: The names in the previous chapter. I thought you would like to know the animes they are from. 'Rem' from 'Re: Zero', 'Yuno' from 'Future Diary', 'Mikasa' from 'Attack on Titan', 'Lucy' from 'Elfen Lied', 'Sekai and Kotonoha' from 'School Days', 'Misa' from 'Death Note', 'Nadeko' from 'Monogatari', 'Himiko' from 'My Hero Academia', 'Kaede' from 'Shuffle', 'Anna' from 'Shimoneta', 'Amou' from 'Armed Girl's Machiavellism', 'Rena, Shion, and Mion' from 'Higurashi'.

These are just from anime and there are a lot of others like 'Ayase' from 'Oreimo', 'Satou' from 'Happy Sugar Life', 'Esdeath' from 'Akame ga Kill'. And if I start going into visual novels, manga and h.e.n.t.a.i, I swear the chapter will be filled just with those names. Anyway, how many names did you recognize?)

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(Hiro's POV)

I managed to make everyone believe that I deduced everything from the history of Trash instead of my future knowledge. So, Rose went to the next topic.

Rose: "What are you going to do from now, degozaru?"

Hiro: "Further Plans huh."

I looked at Raphtalia. The Next Plan is to definitely get another child. The one who won't grow up just in two weeks this time. In fact, why shouldn't I get a child that doesn't grow up at all? I got it! Filo!

Hiro: "Since there is a lot of time for the Next Wave, I am thinking of starting traveling while we adventure instead of just staying in the capital. What do you think, girls?"

All of them thought that this is a good idea.

Hiro: "So, we need to go long distances, I think we need our own transportation. The Portal Shield allows me to transfer to just previously registered places."

Eclair: "How about a monster?"

Rino: "The best ones would be either dragons or filolials."

There it is!

Hiro: "Filolial?"

Rino: "You must have seen them around, Hiro-sama."

Raphtalia: "They are the large birds that pull the carriages in the town."

Hiro: "So, we are getting a monster pet huh."

Eclair: "The monsters also have monster seals similar to Slave Seals. The monsters are recognized as official pets only if they have seals."

Rino: "Moreover, monsters only listen to their masters completely only if they are raised from the egg."

Hiro: "Wow. It looks like there is a lot of process to this. Rose, do you know someone who deals with monsters?"

Rose: "You already met him. The Slave Trader, Beloukas also deals with monsters, degozaru."

Hiro: "Haa... Back to the slave tent huh."

And we went to the slave tent. We entered the tent, and the courteous slave trader was right there to meet us.

Beloukas: "Well, well, if it isn't the Shield Hero! What can I do for you today? Woah..."

He looked Raphtalia over carefully and grunted in surprise.

Beloukas: "She's certainly changed. Who thought she was such a diamond in the rough?"

He looked over at me and sighed. I raised a huge amount of killing intent before he could say anything.

Hiro: "Don't even think about it."

Beloukas trembled. I went and put my hand on his shoulder and smiled.

Hiro: "I don't know what you think about your slaves, Beloukas. I don't care about a person as long as they are strangers but once I develop a close relationship with them, I won't let them go... no matter what."

Beloukas: "I... I will keep that in mind."

Hiro: "Good."

And I stopped my killing intent. Beloukas made a sigh of relief.

Beloukas: "You can be scarier than your wife, Shield Hero."

Hiro: "Thanks for the compliment."

Beloukas: "So, did you already take her v.i.r.g.i.n.i.t.y?"

Raphtalia: "No, unfortunately... I still have to make Daddy fall for me."

Beloukas: "Daddy?"

Hiro: "I consider Raphtalia as my daughter. Well, she developed romantic feelings for me too."

Beloukas: "Could you please explain your relationsh.i.p.s so that I won't be confused."

Hiro: "Eclair is my wife and we love each other. Raphtalia is the daughter of mine and Eclair but Raphtalia developed romantic feelings for me but I didn't. Rino considers herself as Raphtalia's elder sister but not my daughter and both of us developed romantic feelings for each other. These three are my family and they are also love-rivals to each other."

Beloukas: "Please stop it right there. I am getting more confused instead. Anyway, I would like to talk about the commotion in the castle. Is it true that you defeated Spear Hero and these three girls scared him like hell?"

Rumors sure do spread fast.

Hiro: "Yep."

Beloukas: "And about you being a fan of the King?"

Hiro: "Well, I am not. But I acted like I am his fan in the castle since I want to show him like a coward."

Beloukas: "Hehehe... They really don't know what they are dealing with. I am glad that I am on your side, Shield Hero. Anyway, why are you here?"

Hiro: "We are planning on long-distance traveling. So, we are here for a monster."

Beloukas: "Oh, would you like to see the monster cages?"

Hiro: "But Rino said that they would listen to their masters more if they are raised from eggs."

I look at the crate with eggs at the side. I point to the crate.

Hiro: "What's that?"

Beloukas: "A monster egg lottery. Pay 1 gold and you are guaranteed at least a filolial! You will win a monster chick with double value if raised well. What's more, if you hit the jackpot, you will get a dragon you will win a dragon worth 20 gold!"

Yep, a gacha game. And I hate them.

Hiro: "What about their weights? I am sure that there is a difference in the weights of those eggs."

Beloukas: "I used a magic spell to equal their weights."

Hiro: "What about the Candling method? Did you know that if you concentrate light on the eggs, you can tell the differences easily?"

Beloukas: "There is a method like that?"

Rino: "Where did you learn all those, Hiro-sama?"

Eclair: "Haa... Hiro was a versatile person in the past, Rino. I am sure he studied animals in the past too. Didn't you, Hiro?"

Hiro: "Yep."

I learned biology mainly to find out about poisons, drugs, the weak spots in the human body and immunity. I also participated in stopping a bio-war once. Well, it doesn't matter. All the good and bad deeds I did were just a medium to execute my revenge.

Beloukas: "I don't know about this method but you aren't allowed to use it. You have to pick it fair and square if you are going to try. I will add the cost of the monster seal in it if you do it now."

I smiled and tossed a gold coin to him. I just took a random egg. I don't know if this is Filo. And even if this is Filo's egg, I don't think she will have the same personality as Filo since I am not Naofumi. And once the slave trader removed the magic that makes the weights equal and applied the monster seal, I could feel the weight increase at once. Did my luck make me get the dragon instead?

I asked Beloukas for a candle and I concentrated the light on the egg.

Beloukas: "What did you find, Shield Hero? Did you get the dragon?"

Hiro: "Nope. This is a double-yolk egg. There are two chicks in there. Two filolials."

Beloukas: "Well, at least I didn't suffer a loss."

Well, to be honest, it's a huge loss for you. And I guess I didn't get Filo. It's fine, I guess. Anyone's fine for me before I start a relationship with them. They will become irreplaceable to me only after the relationship developed after all.

Hiro: "Well, good thing that I found this fast. The double-yolk eggs need more care or there is a risk to the chicks. I will be raising them."

I turn towards girls.

Hiro: "Well, we thought of getting one but we got two instead. You girls are fine with it, right?"

Raphtalia: "Yay! That means more pets!"

Eclair: "I am fine with it."

Yeah, in fact, I think you would be happy for having two children.

Rino: "Well, I like filolials. So, it's good news for me too."

And so, we decided to raise these two chicks. And by this time, I didn't know that these two chicks are Filo and Sakura themselves.