Shield Hero: A New Hero

Chapter 10

Hours later, inside the weapon shop

"Hey, kid, haven't seen ya in a while." the shop keep said as I walked inside with Makoto and the woman. She actually turned out to be Daenerys in human form. However, she had a smaller pair of her dragon wings still out and she was also wearing my cloak to cover herself.

"Huh? Oh, right, yeah." I walked up to the counter. "I have a bit of a problem." I glanced back at Daenerys as she looked around the store.

"Women problems?" he asked. "You're not the only one."

"Yeah, yeah, that's great. Look, do you know about any clothing items that can survive a...transformation?" I asked.

"Transformation?" the shop keep asked. "Actually, I do a bit. The shield hero stopped in yesterday with a new party member. Turns out, she was a giant Filolial and ate my lunch. I told him those clothing items were special ordered though."

"Great!" I smiled. "Do you have any idea where Naofumi is now?"

"Nah. But I believe he is still somewhere here in Melromarc."

"Alright, thanks!" leaving the shop, Makoto and Daenerys followed me out.

Running around Melromarc, I kept and eye out for Naofumi. I knew there was a low chance of finding him, but I had a good feeling I'd spot him somewhere around here.

As we walked, I asked a few places if they've seen him, but with his reputation, I usually got a negative reply. I didn't really have time to argue since I wanted to hurry up and get Daenerys some clothes that she could transform with freely without having to worry about them tearing and falling off.

Walking around for what felt like forever, I suddenly heard a low growl come from behind me. Glancing back, I saw Daenerys with her teeth clenched as she glared at something through the crowd. "Daenerys?" She suddenly pushed her way through the crowd as if she was in a hurry.

Quickly following her, I pushed through the crowd and saw her standing in front of a short blonde girl wearing a dress. She had a blue ribbon on her chest and had a pair of angelic wings behind her. "Hey, what're you-"

I was shocked to see the small girl glare back, gritting her teeth as well. The two seemed like enemies. As if they've hated each other for years. Which I found strange since Daenerys was literally days old.

"Filo!" I saw a familiar face push his way through the crowd. He stepped between the girl and Daenerys. He didn't say anything to her, just stared.

Rushing over, I placed my hand on Daenerys' shoulder. "What are you doing?"

Naofumi looked from her to me. "She's a new member of your party?" he asked.

"Yeah." I rubbed the back of my head. "Long story, I'll tell you later, but I need some transformation proof clothing." I told him. "Know where I can get some?"

"Transformation clothing?" he repeated. "Wait, is this girl-"

"Yeah, yeah, she came out of my egg." I cut him off. "Now, where can I get some transformation clothing?"

"Tell her that she shouldn't be going around..." he glanced at Daenerys and saw she was still glaring at the blonde girl. "Doing that."

The two girls just glared at each other. "Anyways, the clothing?"

"Right. There's a magic shop that makes the special thread needed. Lucky for you, I already got the stone needed. Then, take her to the clothing store and ask the shop keep to make the clothing." he said before giving me directions.

"Thanks, man." I turned around to walk away, but noticed Daenerys was still glaring at Filo. Grabbing her arm, I pulled her away.

Heading for the magic shop Naofumi told me about, we went inside to see a little old lady behind the counter. "How may I help you today?" she asked.

"Yeah, how much would it be to get some magic thread needed for transformation clothing?" I asked.

"Transformation clothing?" she asked. "A young man like you came in yesterday looking for the same thing. Here, follow me." she lead us over to a thread spinner. "The thread needs to be made out of the users own mana." she told me.

"So, Daenerys just needs to spin her own thread while imbuing her mana into it?" I asked.

"Precisely."

"How much would it cost?" I asked.

"Don't worry about that." the lady replied.

"Really? Thanks."

Daenerys walked over and sat down at the spinning wheel.

Some time later

Once Daenerys spun as much thread as she wanted, we went over to the clothing store and walked inside, greeted by a blonde woman. "Welcome!" she said as she smiled. "How may I help you three today?"

"Yeah, could you make some transformation clothing?" I asked. "We already have the thread needed."

"Oh?" she said as she walked towards us. "And which one of you needs the clothing?"

"This one." I gestured to Daenerys.

"Hm." she took a step back. "Let's see. I can see her as the adventurer type. So, maybe...a longsleeve white shirt with red sleeves to go with her eyes. Dark blue pants to match her hair. And black boots."

"Boots?" I asked.

"Yep." she nodded. "It won't take me long to make." she turned to Daenerys. "Come with me so I can take your measurements."

Daenerys followed the shop owner behind a cutrain as me and Makoto waited. Crossing my arms, I leaned against the wall.

A few hours later

Hearing the curtain get pulled back, I pushed myself off the wall as Daenerys and the shop keep walked out. "What d'ya think?"

Daenerys stood in front of me, her wings stretching a bit as she looked at her arms. She looked down at herself and smoothed out her shirt. The red sleeves made her eyes pop a bit, and the white made it look really unique. Her pants and boots matched pretty well with her hair, too.

"Looks good." I said. "Real good."

"You think?" Daenerys asked. "I dunno." she gently tugged at the sleeves. "Feels kinda weird to be wearing so much cloth."

"It still looks great." I told her.

"I'll take your word for it." she replied. "Here." she handed me my cloak back.

"Thanks." I took it and put it back on.

"Alright!" the shop owner smiled. "Now, for the payment."

After paying for the clothes, me, Makoto and Daenerys left the store. As we walked, I noticed Daenerys kept tugging on her shirt and sleeves. "Hmm... I don't like these."

"You'll get used to it." I told her.

"Hmph!" she kept gently tugging. "I don't like it."

"You have to wear them."

She groaned. "Fine!"

I looked to the sky to see it getting dark. "We should probably head back to the inn for today." I said. "Then we can go hunting tomorrow."

"Sounds good to me." Daenerys replied.

I glanced to Makoto to see her nod in response.

"Alright then."

Heading to the inn, the 3 of us walked inside and to our room after I paid the innkeeper for the night. They only had 1 and 2 person rooms, so Makoto and Daenerys had to share. Taking off my cloak, armor and boots, I placed them next to the bed as I sat down. Makoto did the same and Daenerys just took off her boots, placing them next to mine.

Makoto slid into her bed and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Pulling the covers over me, I felt someone slide in next to me. Looking over, Daenerys had got into my bed. "Uh, shouldn't you-" Daenerys cut me off by wrapping her arms around me and pulling me close to her, finding my face buried in between her breasts.

"Goodnight." she said softly.

"Daenerys!" my voice was muffled. I tried pulling away but found her grip too strong to break. "Daenerys!"

After a few minutes of struggling, I just gave up. Letting out a sigh, I decided to just get some rest. "Goodnight, Daenerys."

End of chapter 10