On the second day in another world, I went to the grassland with a girl named Myne, and bought her weapons from the Old Man at the weapon shop. After that, I stayed at an inn and went to bed feeling uneasy.
Another adventure begins tomorrow!
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“Ngh…” When I woke up, I stretched out of bed and looked outside.
People and carriages were coming and going from the castle town, just like yesterday. Judging by the position of the sun, it should be around 9:00.
For today, let’s go to the village and cave we decided on after discussing it with Myne yesterday.
I put on the chainmail that I had hung on the chair and left the room.
“Good morning. Sir Hero.” When I left the room and went to the inn’s dining room, I saw Myne gracefully eating breakfast.
“Good morning.” I sat across from her and talked to her.
“Now then, Sir Hero. I would like to talk with you about something important.”
“W-what?”
It would be troubling if I was told that I was useless in combat. Even if I fight, I won’t be able to defeat the monsters… I have no choice but to have Myne fight for me.
“I believe that Papa is still silent for now, but please do try to avoid creating trouble as much as you can.”
“Huh?”
Now that’s a first. What is she talking about?
“As I thought, it seems that Sir Hero doesn’t understand. Papa hates Sir Hero. So, let’s get out of the castle town before we get blamed for anything we didn’t do.”
“Wait, ‘Papa’?”
“That’s right, I haven’t explained that part yet, after all… My father is the king of this country. And my real name is Malty S. Melromarc. Once again, let’s get along..”
“EEEH!!?” I let out my surprise.
Myne’s father is the king? Then the girl who’s in front of me is a princess!?
“Don’t worry too much about it. My only wish is to save the world together with Sir Hero.”
“T-thank you.”
“And the important thing is that the reason behind Sir Hero not being able to gather companions is also due to this country, Melromarc, having a hatred towards the Shield Hero.”
“N-no way…”
“Don’t let it get to you. So long as the people are able to know of your exploits as a wonderful person, they’ll be able to change their perception of you. To do that, I think it would be better if we maneuvered through the obstacles Papa throws at us. Papa can’t use forceful means against me, after all, that’s why I became Sir Hero’s companion.”
“I really can’t thank you enough for all that you’ve done.”
Apparently, according to Myne, the Shield Hero is hated in this country. I don’t know why, but maybe I’ll find out later.
“Then, are we leaving the country?”
“No, I think we should make the people of this country recognize your great deeds. Running away because you’re hated… is like admitting defeat.”
Ooh… Myne looks so radiant. So this is what the dignity of a princess looks like…! Amazing. Praise be Isekai! Things like this can happen!
“But I don’t have the knowledge the other heroes do…”
“Let’s go look for monsters that rookie adventurers can fight through the adventurer’s guild then. With the equipment we have now, we can definitely win!”
“Okay. Then I’ll leave everything to you, Myne… No, Princess Malty?”
“Myne is fine.”
After listening to Myne’s story, we decided to leave the castle town in a hurry. It seems like I got a bad reputation from the beginning and ended up in a job with no fighting ability, but I feel like I can do my best with Myne.
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It’s been a little over two weeks since we started our adventure. The days adventuring with Myne continue. There were many people along the way who said they wanted to join the Shield Hero as companions, but Myne saw through their intentions every time and drove them away.
Apparently there’s a country that wants the Shield Hero, so I’m in danger of being kidnapped. In that country, the Shield Hero is worshiped, but it seems like they would just get killed the moment their existence becomes inconvenient. That was a really close one. I can’t thank Myne enough.
“Sir Hero!”
“Got it!”
Following Myne’s instructions, I moved in to limit the monsters’ movements. In the meantime, Myne slashes at them with her sword, adding in shots of magic as well. Her current level is 24 which I feel is already pretty strong, but according to Myne, apparently, we still have a long way to go.
Recently, the number of our companions has also increased. It’s a girl named Elena. Her father is a noble of Melromarc, and she seems to have a serious personality. That’s why I was able to trust her, and she became my companion.
“Haa!” Like Myne, Elena also fights with swords and magic. “Huff… If only we could make our fights even easier.”
“I’m s-sorry. I’ll try to do my best.”
“It’s okay. One way or the other, the Shield Hero is doing his best. As a good meat shield,” Elena says to me while waving her hand.
“Now to process the meat of this monster…”
Myne is counting money with an abacus-like tool.
“What’s wrong? Is today’s food ready yet?”
“Ah, right.” I took out a frying pan from my luggage, cooked the meat, and served it to Myne and Elena.
“Sir Shield Hero isn’t very useful in combat, but he’s good at cooking.”
“T-thank you.”
“No, no, he’s definitely useful in battle too. Besides that, things will be even easier once you learn more about the smaller, miscellaneous tasks. Once we save enough money, let’s buy more equipment and prepare for the coming Wave.”
“Thank you for everything. Myne. Elena.”
“In that case, you should show your gratitude by doing your best to save the world, Sir Hero.”
“Next, you’ll need to learn compounding. There are many things you must learn, such as shopping, blacksmithing, alchemy, and fishing.”
“Yeah. I’ll… do my best.”
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Conclusion: Not only is he getting henpecked on, he’s treated more like a handyman rather than a hero.
If anything… Isn’t he a completely different person now?
