One day during his lunch break, Uesugi argues with a female transfer student who has claimed "his seat," leading both of them to dislike each other. His standoffish personality and reclusive nature have left him friendless, and his father is debt-ridden, forcing his family to scrape by. The unlikely pair of castaways now fight for their survival and humanity in an unforgiving, demon-infested world.įuutarou Uesugi is an ace high school student, but leads an otherwise tough life. For many years he wanders alone, until one day an orphan boy, Dororo, befriends him. With the death of each one, he regains a part of himself that is rightfully his. The boy lives and grows, and although he cannot see, hear, or feel anything, he must defeat the demons that took him as sacrifice. But as luck would have it, he is saved by a medicine man who provides him with prosthetics and weapons, allowing for him to survive and fend for himself. This child is disposed of in a river and forgotten. When Kagemitsu's first son is born, the boy has no limbs, no nose, no eyes, no ears, nor even skin-yet still, he lives. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price. The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu's land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons.
Further along however, the difficulty of being on his own sets in, so Naofumi buys a demi-human slave on the verge of death named Raphtalia to accompany him on his travels.Īs the Waves approach the kingdom, Naofumi and Raphtalia must fight for the survival of the kingdom and protect the people of Melromarc from their ill-fated future. With a raging storm of hurt and mistrust in his heart, Naofumi begins his journey of strengthening himself and his reputation. Naofumi then becomes heavily discriminated against and hated by the people of Melromarc for something he didn't do.
He is soon betrayed by her, however, and becomes falsely accused of taking advantage of her. When the heroes are provided with resources and comrades to train with, Naofumi sets out with the only person willing to train alongside him, Malty Melromarc. Naofumi Iwatani, an otaku, becomes cursed with the fate of being the "Shield Hero." Armed with only a measly shield, Naofumi is belittled and ridiculed by his fellow heroes and the kingdom's people due to his weak offensive capabilities and lackluster personality. The four heroes are respectively bestowed a sword, spear, bow, and shield to vanquish these Waves. Melromarc is a country plagued by the Waves of Catastrophe that have repeatedly ravaged the land and brought disaster to its citizens for centuries. The Four Cardinal Heroes are a group of ordinary men from modern-day Japan summoned to the kingdom of Melromarc to become its saviors.
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