shield hero's samurai | TROTSH

chapter 1. A ROYAL SUMMONING

𖤣𖥧.𖤣𖥧𓆏𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
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Apart from the four saints,

there lies a descendant protector of humankind from evil since the old period of time,

also here to save our world from calamity and the weak from harm.

A warrior,
a man of hope and peace, and from the land of East,

The Samurai!

"Master Gushiken! You got a letter from the King of Melromarc!" A young male clad in a black and white haori-like coat with a baby blue dream catcher sways in his waistband as he ran through the wooden hallways of their home base.

"How many times do I have to tell you, Tae Hyung! What if the higher-ups suddenly visit then heard you shout like that?! I could practically hear you from the other village!" (Name) shouted in annoyance as she was rudely interrupted from her writing practice. She was currently seated inside the small but cozy library room, harshly gripping the brush in her dominant hand before putting it down on the mess-filled wooden table in front of her.

Less than a minute later, Tae Hyung emerged from the doorway with a look of urgency in his ocean blue irises. (Name) raised an eyebrow at the usually happy-go-lucky young samurai before her, "What is it, Tae Hyung? You look like you've run a marathon for a couple of hours."

The young male took a couple of deep breaths, right hand placed on his chest. (Name) patiently waited for him to catch his breath before speaking, she never knew if Tae Hyung indeed ran a marathon for a couple of hours. He respectfully bowed on the flourished wooden floor before lifting a golden-colored neatly tied scroll with both hands for her to see, "Master, I've passed by a couple of silver knights on my afternoon stroll in the neighboring village. They were asking the villagers about your whereabouts and I inform them of my status within the Abe VII. As a result, they entrust me to deliver this scroll to you."

(Name) gesture for him to stand as he did so and informed, "I remembered what they told me before I ran back home, 'Deliver this to your Master as soon as possible, the King will await for a response'." He put the scroll on her awaiting hand as she unravels the ties to reveal the message, eyes skimming carefully on each word. Tae Hyung waited nervously on where he stood before her, he tangled his hand in his white-colored hair to at least calm the strands sticking in all directions and on his face.

After a while, (Name) hums in amusement, her gaze landing at the young male as she ordered, "Call for the others and inform them we will hold a meeting here before the sun sets. Until then, you are dismissed." The latter bowed quickly before excusing himself to leave the library room, set on finding the other samurais as soon as possible.

M E A N W H I L E

Iwatani Naofumi is a 20-year-old otaku and university student. He was currently at the public library, "My expenses really piled up this month. Thank God this library was here, I can read without using any. . ." he murmured to himself as he reached for a manga that caught his eye but was interrupted when a hard item fell on his head. Rubbing the sore spot, "Wh-What was that?" he looked at the ground where the book lays and decided to check it, "A book?" he asked himself.

Weapons of the Four Saints and the Samurai.

"This looks like a really old book, Is it a fantasy novel? Let's have a look. . ." as he flipped it open, "It's the kind that starts out by talking about its world."

Word tells of a final prophecy that speaks of another world.

To save our own from calamity, heroes are called forth from the other world to aid us along with a samurai from the Land of East.

The four heroes are summoned and each possesses their own specific weapon: the Sword, the Lance, the Bow, and the Shield. The samurai will always be able to wield two blades from a young age.

"Ugh. . . This is a premise that's been way overused. Besides, a 'shield'? Shields aren't exactly weapons, you know." he flipped it to the shield hero's part just to found out that not a single ink of information is written as he stares at the blank pages, "Why's it blank?"

It feels like the blankness is entering my mind. . . He thought as he lost his balance and sight for a second before his body collapsed on the ground harshly, "Ouch!" he looked up and sat up to find that he's somewhere else besides the public library he was in.

"W-We did it! It was a success!"

What the heck is this place?!

What the hell is going on?

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