Tate No Yuusha X Reader(Shield Hero)
The girl arrived at the locker to change shoes but when grabbing the shoes something sharp cut her finger. Removing her finger, a drop of blood fell on the floor staining her shoe. She took a cloth from her pocket and managed to remove the shoes, letting the razor blades fall. Meanwhile, she could hear laughter a few meters away, but ignoring it, she put on the shoes and closed the locker, storing the others. Looking at her cut finger, she left it aside and left with her bag into the school. Upon reaching the hallway, she went to place her hand on the door, but her hand was covered in white powder.
Now her hand was bleeding and white from the powder, but ignoring it, she bit the inside of her cheek, not wanting to complain or cry. Then she quickly walked to the bathroom, opening it and washing her hand of the powder and blood. After everything was done, she dried her hands and left the bathroom, heading to the classroom this time using another door and of course using a small cloth to open it to avoid the risk again.
Inside, she approached her desk to see Riyako cleaning vigorously. When she got closer, she saw horrible things written on the chair. She took the cloth from Riyako, who looked surprised at her.
"You don’t need to, seriously, let me—" But she ignored him and cleaned the desk herself...
The girl wakes from the dream, looking around at the room she’s in with other beds where the boys are sleeping. Grabbing her phone, she checks the time—it was early, so she goes to the bathroom to take care of her needs and then returns to the room. For a moment, she picks up the enchanted book and sets it aside. She gets up and makes the bed, but not wanting to leave the room and since it was early, she decides to sit on the bed leaning against the headboard, waiting for the others to wake up. It was normal for her to wake up extremely early due to classes, so she opened the magic book, which promptly left a feather the color of the jewel.
She starts writing, marking the time and date as if it were her diary—since it was literally blank. She could only see her spells through the menu in her eye. Despite the book being divided and having blank pages thanks to the book it supposedly "ate," she prefers to turn it into a small diary. It was better in this world she was in. She looked at her phone and opened the photo gallery—some pictures of plants and her pet, others were of Riyako who stole her phone and took photos of her. For a moment, she lifted the phone screen with the camera facing herself and took a photo. Maybe it could be useful, she thought.
She started writing and even drawing in the corners. She wrote about how she felt about the others—that despite them being kind, she couldn’t afford to throw her trust at them. Half an hour later, Ren is the first to wake up. He gives her a look, observing her writing in the magic book while wearing the same clothes from yesterday with the same mask and gloves. He sighs before quietly saying good morning and leaving for the bathroom to freshen up. Meanwhile, she quickly sketches the boy and writes what she thinks about him.
A calm and confident-looking person, intelligent and kind in his own way
Next, Itsuki wakes up, stretches, and makes his bed, cheerfully saying good morning before heading to the bathroom where he meets Ren who had just left. Meanwhile, she sketches Itsuki below Ren and writes:
A gentle and somewhat laid-back person, somewhat cheerful, could be interesting
Then it’s Naofumi’s turn to wake up. As soon as he does, he heads to the bathroom. She also sketches Naofumi below the other two and writes:
Seems like a compassionate person, tired-looking face, I feel like he’ll be different
The boy soon returns, saying good morning and going to make his bed. She gets up and looks at the last member still sleeping. Annoyed, she places her foot on his back and pushes the boy off the bed, making him grumble as he gets up and heads to the bathroom. She does the same with him in the book, drawing and writing below:
After that, she sees everyone is ready. Getting up, she closes the book in one hand while the feather disappears in the other. Before anyone can say anything, someone knocks on the door and says they’ve been summoned by the king.
The group leaves the room, each holding their weapons, and arrives at the throne room. The king introduces the adventurers. She stays quiet in her corner, watching as the adventurers and knights choose each of the heroes—except her and Naofumi. Naofumi is obviously surprised that someone wouldn’t choose someone who can only defend, but if she’s right, Naofumi won’t just be limited to defense later.
"Hey, wait, this is unfair! (Name) was also left out!" Naofumi says, pointing at her. She lifts her gaze to the king and finally speaks.
"Don’t worry about it, Naofumi. Since no one knew I’d be summoned, they obviously chose the heroes they know best. Besides, they only found out about me when I arrived with you."
"But this is still unfair!" Naofumi argues.
"It’s true, in a way, it’s unfair to (Name)," Itsuki says, looking at the king.
"The most wronged here is Naofumi. And like I said, they didn’t know. By the way, I already talked to the king about this."
"Wait, you did what?!" Motoyasu asks as everyone stares.
"I spoke with the king since he mentioned teams, and I said there was no need to call anyone else so late, especially since the adventurers came from far away. Besides, I won’t form a team with someone who just joined. But I’m still vouching for Naofumi."
"In that case, I’ll go with the Shield Hero!" someone from the crowd of adventurers says—a pink-haired woman. She feels something off about her, that same feeling from school.
"Well then, I’ll bring the money. Each hero will take 600, the Shield Hero gets 1000, and the Book Hero gets 1600. That’s all!"
"Wait, why does he get more? I get Naofumi, but why (Name)?" Itsuki asks.
"Well, he gets more because his arrival wasn’t planned. Besides, he has no one in his group due to the adventurers, and also because he only has a book as a weapon—meaning he can’t attack or defend."
"That’s what you think..."
"Well, I understand your point. It’s true (Name)’s arrival wasn’t planned," Itsuki says, this time looking at her, who keeps a serene face. He sees her phone in her hand and thinks.
"Hey, before we split up, why don’t we take a photo?!" he says, approaching her. Raising his eyes to meet hers, he smiles before waving the other heroes over. "Come on! Just one photo! All five of us."
"Photo?" the adventurers ask as they watch the group of heroes gather and raise the electronic device to take a picture of the five of them. Of course, Naofumi was the one who took it, capturing everyone.
After the photo, she looks at her phone, seeing the picture of them. Itsuki just smiles and rubs her head under the hood.
With that, they leave. Of course, she stops and puts the phone in the book for protection. Leaving the castle, she waves at the others as they head in completely different directions. She goes to a place far from the capital to improve her skills. Arriving at the forest near the river, she takes some water and pours it over the book’s jewel, which sucks up all the water, leaving the book dry. Soon, a skill is developed.
Skill acquired: Water Control
Now she at least had a power to help her. Until then, she found many monsters, and thanks to her water skill, she quickly slashes through them with sharp water cuts, raising her level to 9 fast. Meanwhile, she takes what’s left and throws it into her book’s jewel, gaining many skills.
"I won’t fall behind... I’ll get stronger!"
And so she did. With potions, she acquired skills like Quick Heal and others. By the time she noticed, she was already nearing level 20, which she wouldn’t lose for anything. Then she leveled up, two days straight. With her own help, she proved better than anyone that she was better off alone. She noted each day at night, turning the blank pages into a diary.
While writing at night beside the campfire she made thanks to a monster’s breath, she stayed warm and continued writing in her legendary diary.
But when she thought she was alone, a rustle in the bushes caught her attention. The feather that disappeared from her hand was replaced by floating water, ready to attack at high speed. She stood up, and the book floated beside her as she walked toward the bush, one hand on the water and the other moving the bush aside.
Inside, she saw a small white snake trapped in the branches. Sighing, she moves her hand with the water, creating what looks like a mini-water blade that, with a snap, cuts the branch. The snake looks at her before nodding and slithering away. Returning to where she was sitting, she uses telekinesis to pull the meat from the fire toward her while continuing to write. It was a good pastime. She hears a noise and looks at the ground—the white snake is now staring at her. She takes a piece of meat and places it in front of the snake, who eats it perfectly before slithering up her leg and settling on her shoulder.
"Hey little guy, you’re alone too, huh?... I think you and I will be good friends."
The snake just hisses in agreement before curling around her neck inside the hood, its red eyes watching her write in her book. And so, she gained a friend.
In the morning, she’s already up killing monsters, increasing her level and skills. Now at level 30, it’s amazing how fast she’s leveling up. She returns to the capital, wanting to possibly buy equipment or maybe learn about the Wave. When one of the knights is kind enough to tell her where to go, she thanks him and heads to the church. The church, recognizing the book, is startled again—she thinks it’s because the Book Hero was almost never summoned. Arriving there, she sees the hourglass.
"Is this the Dragon Hourglass?"
It seems so, since the jewel in her book emits a beam of light connecting to the hourglass. And so, she obtains the hourglass’s time. Sighing, she leaves the church, thanking the sisters and going on her way. This time, she heads to the forest near the capital so she can get a room, and that’s what she does. Night falls, and she returns to the city looking for a place to stay. She finally finds one. Entering, she asks for a room and notices Naofumi’s party with—
"What was her name again?"
Myne—the girl. But she feels something off about the situation, that same feeling again. This time, she finally decides to spy on Naofumi—not for herself, but thanks to her phone and the Invisibility skill, she combines the two into a spell.
Only she can see the eye floating beside Naofumi. She mentally apologizes to the boy for spying, but her gut feeling that something would happen is strong. So she goes up to her room, pets the snake around her neck, and lies down, locking the door. She activates another eye to watch herself sleeping as a precaution. Though her mana is running low due to the spell, it won’t deplete completely, so she goes to sleep leaving the spell active.
Upon waking, she’s greeted with noise. She opens the window (which was locked from the inside) and sees Naofumi being dragged outside. She sighs and puts on her school shoes with the same clothes she arrived in, though they’re still clean. She leaves the room, deactivating the eye watching her and keeping only Naofumi’s. She takes Kabumaru and lets him curl around her neck. She adjusts her gloves, mask, and hood and leaves, following Naofumi. After leaving the building, she sees a guard outside.
"Seems the Shield Hero got into trouble."
She runs to the palace—certainly something dangerous is happening, and she has to do something. Arriving at the palace, she hears a scream and sees Naofumi being accused.
"Huh? (Name)? What’s with that outfit?"
"What are you doing here, (Name)?"
"(Name), you have to help me!"
"May I know what’s going on to treat the Shield Hero like this?" she asks, standing beside Naofumi and the guards. The king looks nervous before Motoyasu steps forward.
"He harassed Lady Myne and tried to assault her!"
"I didn’t do it!!" Naofumi yells as he’s restrained.
"I believe there’s some injustice happening here."
"Oh, you think so? Got any proof?!" Myne shouts as she glares at the group.
"First, may I ask a question, ‘victim’? Are you a princess?"
Something seems to shock Myne, and she stays silent as (Name) steps forward, now standing between Naofumi and the heroes.
"Then obviously I’ll raise the flag that she could’ve set this up! As a princess, it’s easy for her to escape such accusations."
"And you have proof?!" Motoyasu yells, pointing his spear.
"Do you?" she counters, placing her gloved hand on her chin, watching Myne tense up before Motoyasu interrupts.
"We found Lady Myne’s lingerie in Naofumi’s room! After that, she came to mine!"
"But it wasn’t me!!" Naofumi yells, watching the scene unfold.
"Okay, so that’s the only proof, right?" Motoyasu seems excited. "Then it’s time to show MY proof."
"Your proof?! What are you going to present?" Myne stammers, clinging to Motoyasu.
"To tell the truth, I do have it! And today we’ll see if Naofumi is guilty or not!"
"What, did you turn into some kind of vigilante?!" the king says angrily as she raises her hand to silence him.
"Okay then, let’s see!" With a snap of her fingers, the eye that was previously invisible is revealed, startling everyone. The eye is the same color as the jewel and doesn’t blink.
"Mirror Eye, show me what was recorded!"
The large eye blinks, and its iris displays the flashback—showing Naofumi and Myne drinking, then him going to his room and sleeping. After that, Myne enters fully dressed, places the lingerie on the floor, and sneaks out. Then it shows Naofumi sleeping and tossing in bed until he’s dragged out by guards.
The eye stops when it finishes showing Naofumi in front of the great heroes with Myne making a face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have the proof."
"Is this true, Myne? Did you set him up?" Motoyasu asks, sweating as he looks at the princess.
"No, this is a lie! He’s a sorcerer; he set this up!"
"Tell me, how did you get this ability, (Name)?" Ren asks, looking at her.
"You remember I said my phone was taken by the book? Well, this is one of the abilities the book gained from my phone."
"Look, even if it were a lie, I wouldn’t have enough magic to do something like this. It would take too much mana, and besides, this spell doesn’t even exist—or if it does, it’s for higher levels, and you know it!" She glares coldly at Myne. "You can’t obtain a spell when you haven’t even leveled up or gained the necessary EXP!"
With that, she almost collapses, holding her knee. She snaps her fingers, and the book seems to suck the eye back between its pages. Everyone watches as she regains her posture. Even with the proof, Motoyasu remains blind, and soon the others side with him. She sighs.
Then she sees Naofumi stand up and leave.
"I appreciate your help, (Name), but they’re too blind. Thanks for trying, and by the way—here, take this, you traitor!" Naofumi yells at Myne, throwing the bag of coins before disappearing. She catches it with telekinesis.
"How can you believe a liar like him, (Name)?" Motoyasu says, but she just looks at him with hatred in her eyes.
"I could say the same! You’re supposed to be heroes, but you can’t even see through obvious lies! Oh wait, I remember—you’re men! You don’t care about anything as long as some whore sucks your dicks."
"Watch your language, Book Hero!" the king snaps, to which she flips him off.
"You shut up, King. You don’t care about anything—instead of solving this peacefully, you banished the hero! And you’re the one who brought him here! What kind of king are you?!"
"Don’t speak to my father like that!" Myne screams. "Naofumi really attacked me, but he’s fooling you!"
"Fooling me?! Fooling me?! I know liars and traitors when I see them."
"And how can you be so sure?" Motoyasu asks.
She lowers her hood and removes her mask, holding it in her hands. Gasps echo through the palace.
"Because I’ve lived through these lies before!" she says, staring deeply at the heroes. The princess has gone silent, but Itsuki speaks up.
"Look, (Name), calm down!"
"Don’t call me by my name. I’m not your friend—not anymore. So if you’re referring to me, have some respect and call me (Last Name). Thanks! In fact, all of you should call me (Last Name)."
"We understand your anger, but it’s over!" Ren tries, but she cuts him off. The guards are already approaching, but she raises her hand as Kabumaru hisses angrily at them, baring his fangs.
"Try to come closer, and I’ll turn you into pulp. Because I’m the strongest in this room, and you know it very well..."
"Please, Book Heroine, be more civil. Guards, lower your weapons." As the king says this, the guards step back. "Unfortunately, it’s already done, Miss (Na—) I mean, (Last Name)."
She looks at the heroes one last time before speaking.
"I thought we could get along, but I guess that’s never happening now! Now I know why the 5th Hero was almost never summoned—because he’d never bother joining people who call themselves heroes. Goodbye."
With that, she walks away toward the door, letting the mask fall from her hand. Her back is turned. Itsuki looks like he wants to stop her, but it’s too late. He looks at the gloves on the floor, remembering their conversation when they first arrived and the photo they took. His hands clench into fists.
