Chapter 40 The Duel

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Later at night, many nobles and other people came to the castle for a banquet that commemorate the Heroes triumph against the Wave, with music and a many enjoying the feast.

At a table together was Naofumi's group and they were eating eating but some are not.

Naofumi wasn't enjoying it since they were partying without a care in the world.

"Hey Naofumi."He looks at Roxas."I know how your feeling but we're the true Heroes and no one can say otherwise."

"I guess, but that King."Naofumi said.

"We know, we saw assholes like him before."Narancia said.

"Master Naofumi."The guys turn around and see Raphtalia, who was holding a glass, she now looked slightly older and her attire changed as well, now having cream colored tunic with black lines. "The food here is amazing. You sure you don't want something to eat?"

"If you wanna eat, go ahead." Naofumi answered.

"I'd really like for you to join me-"

"I'll pass." He interrupted her, causing her to frown before she go towards somewhere else.

"A simple no would do."Xion said making him grunt.

"Are you sure you don't want some food?"They saw Raphtalia."How about you try a little bit for me?"

"No thanks-"Naofumi tried to say but she puts a piece of cake in front of him using a fork.

"Come on, try it. It's good, I promised."The demihuman insisted as Naofumi reluctantly eats the cake from the former's fork."See?"

"She's persistent."Abbacchio said.

Trish chuckles and then sees Motoyasu going up to them."What does he want?"

"Naofumi." Motoyasu called as the aforementioned person turned towards him. "Let's fight."

Giorno noticed Malty smirking making him frown.

"I've heard you made poor Raphtalia your slave."Motoyasu told him."And you made her obey your every command."

"And what do you care?"Naofumi said.

"Watch your tone."Motoyasu retorted.

"Yeah, Raphtalia's my loyal slave."Naofumi said."So what's it to you?"

"You listen up! You can't be saying you think it's okay to enslave others!"

The others just grunted since he's so annoying.

"Do you even hear yourself right?"Naofumi asked rhetorically."In this crazy place, slavery is legal. And besides, she's been a great help to me."

"But we're Heroes in this world! We shouldn't behave like that here and you know it!" Motoyasu argued.

"Gee, I wonder who I got that from?"Naofumi deadpanned, causing Motoyasu to become furious, he then pointed his spear towards the Shield Hero.

"Let's do this." Motoyasu told him. "If I win, you'll set Raphtalia free!"

"And if I win?" Naofumi asked.

"Then it won't happen."Motoyasu said."And if it does happen, it will stay the same."

"That's so stupid, why should Naofumi even risk a duel, if you want to bet than he must get something in return."Fugo said.

"Yeah as if I fight you."Naofumi then leaves.

"Hey wait for us."Mista said as his group followed him.

"Master Naofumi!"Raphtalia runs after them.

But then a group of knights stopped them.

"It has been brought to my attention..." The king said as he looked towards Naofumi. "You, a Hero, have been using a demihuman as your slave to fight for you! You have violated the customs! And that is incomprehensible!" He said before looking towards the girl with a smile but the group knew that was fake.

"You are to accept the duel right this moment!" The king threatened the Shield Hero.

"Hey! They didn't need to fight! I'm with Master Naofumi out of my own free will-" Raphtalia said before a knight used his hand to stop her from talking and at the same time, taking her hostage.

"Leave her alone!"Naofumi said.

"Poor creature."The king said to Raphtalia. "You must've been placed under the Shield Hero's curse."

But then Rise Against punches the knight away and they got surprised except for the Stand users since the others couldn't see it.

"What happened?!"The King demanded.

"I don't know."Roxas said."It looks like he got hit by a ghost or something."

His group chuckled a bit without them knowing.

Ren looks around."What did happen?"

"That's what I want to know."Itsuki said.

Raphtalia runs to her friends side and Trish asked:"Did he ever abuse you?"

"No."She said.

"Then there you go."Roxas said.

"The crest-"The king said.

"Doesn't prevent her from talking, I checked the books about it, and it only states she would get zapped if she does something her masters doesn't want, Naofumi didn't order her to lie and we are the ones that asked her."Fugo said.

The king got mad hearing them.

"You better choose your actions wisely, Shield Hero."The king said looking at Naofumi."Accept the duel or your accomplices and the slave shall be executed."

Naofumi grunts and said:"Fine."

They walked foward but then Roxas goes up to his ear."Hey man, theres something I should tell you."

"What?"Naofumi said.

"Theres a person that uses a shield to fight and he managed to use it really well."Roxas said surprising him.

At a arena

The group was there with Motoyasu and Naofumi facing against each other, at the side lines were Malty at Motoyasu side, behind Naofumi was his group with Roxas' group looking after her.

"Sir Motoyasu! Best of luck!" The redhead girl cheered for the aforementioned Hero.

"Mista."Bruno said to him.

"I know."He said.

"Will do, Myne!" Motoyasu said and he looks at Naofumi."Remember the folktale about the Irresistible Spear and the Immovable Shield?"Motoyasu twirled his spear around for bit before stopping."Naofumi! Be a man and admit defeat!"

"Yeah like that will happen."Axel said.

"Ready? Begin!" The referee shouted.

Motoyasu proceeded to charge towards Naofumi with his spear before he jumped and thrust his spear towards his opponent, who blocked the strike, the Spear Hero decided to strike again and again, but all of his attacks are blocked.

"Not too bad, guess the Shield Hero has a few moves."Motoyasu said.

"You got that right." Naofumi replied, still blocking Motoyasu's spear with his shield. "So in this folktale battle between a spear and a shield... Did you know that the spear actually lost when it couldn't pierce the shield?"He pushed the Spear Hero back, but Motoyasu jumped backwards.

His spear glowed as he aimed it towards Naofumi.

"Chaos Spear!" Motoyasu said as he thrust forward, causing several small projectile launched from it.

Naofumi summons his shield to block all the attacks.

"What?!"Motoyasu got surprised.

"Looks like this new one is pretty strong!"he charges foward doing a shield bash making Motoyasu grunt.

"He's trying to strike using the shield."Malty said smugly."That'll never work-"She stopped herself when she saw something in Motoyasu.

"What!?" Motoyasu exclaimed as he looked down and saw an orange balloon monster biting his stomach.

"A balloon!? Used as a battle weapon!?"The redhead girl exclaimed.

Naofumi smirks and opens his cloak revealing more balloons bitting him

"Tell me... What the hell are you up to?!" Motoyasu growled.

"If it's true that I can't win, I'm gonna hurt you as much as I possibly can!" Naofumi said and he throws more at him.

"Like Hell!"Motoyasu popped another ballom and charges at Naofumi who blocks the spear with his shield.

Naofumi's shield became the Two Headed Dog Shield, the dog heads attack Motoyasu pushing him back.

"Air Strike Shield!"He sends a energy sheild at Motoyasu hitting him away.

He throws more balloons and uses rope shield."Shield Prison."He traps Motoyasu with the balloons making him scream in pain.

Malty shoots a wind blast but then it got hit away surprising her."What?!"

In front of her were Sex Pistols and they were smiling.

"We did it."Number 1 said.

"If she can't see us we can defend Naofumi."Number 6 said.

She shoots again by Number 2 kicks it away, she growls and fires more but they were being kicked away.

Ren and Itsuki noticed and Ren said:"Is she cheating?"

"Looks like it, but it seems something's wrong with her magic."Itsuki said.

Naofumi charges at Motoyasu with the Dark Hide Shield, Motoyasu strikes it at but then Naofumi noticed his energy going up.

"Wait... I see, my new shield absorbs damage."Naofumi smirks.

"What, that's not fair!"Motoyasu said.

"It's fair alright."Naofumi said and he charges foward as the mouth opened bitting Motoyasu making him scream.

Naofumi then jumps up and comes down with the shield hitting Motoyasu in the face before he got pushed back, he then trips and falls outside of the arena.

The crowd gasped as the king, Malty and the other two heroes were shocked.

"Yeah!"Naofumi's group cheered.

"Looks like I won."Naofumi smirks.

"No way, I fell out of the ring!"Motoyasu was in shock."But your just a shielder!"

"So, if I can attack using this new shield, then i'll take the chance."Naofumi said.

"No!"The King stands up."I will not accept this, i'll have this under investigation!"

"Oh shut up!"The group said.

"What?!"He got stunned.

"Accept defeat for once."Narancia said.

"Yeah, Naofumi didn't anything, Motoyasu was too clumsy for his own good."Axel chuckles.

"He must have cheated in some way."Malty said.

"No he didn't."They saw Ren and Itsuki go up to them.

"In fact we saw you try to cheat but failed."Itsuki said.

She grunts at them.

"So no matter how much you try to make it, Naofumi won fair and square."Roxas said.

"Excuse me."Raphtalia goes towards Motoyasu and slaps him surprising everyone."How dare you, I never asked for your help!"

"But wasn't he abusing you?"Motoyasu said.

"No, master Naofumi never did, he only used the marking when I was too scared to fight."She said.

"But you shouldn't be forced to fight."Motoyasu said.

"I chose to help him, you only care about fame and glory, Naofumi, Roxas and the others are my friends and I would be with them for as long as I live, if you cared about saving slaves you would have other Demi humans at your side."Raphtalia said.

"Why you Demi human..."Malty said.

Raphtalia goes to Naofumi and hugs him surprising the guy."I would never leave you."

"We will help you too."Bruno said as they smiled at Naofumi.

Naofumi smiles a bit.

They went out of the place and Naofumi said:"Well good thing that was stopped."

"Hey, I found this that I forgot about."Axel takes out a blue spike that was familiar to Roxas and Xion.

"Is that?"Xion said.

He throws it at Naofumi's shield and it changed into a copy of Frozen Pride surprising them.

"You had that all the time."Naofumi said.

"Hey I forgot since I got that for a very long time."Axel said.

Naofumi looks at his new shield and Roxas said:"The original one was strong so I have hopes for that one."

"Okay."Naofumi said.

Note: Here's the Duel between Naofumi and Motoyasu but Bruno asked Mista to use his stand to protect him from cheating, since the others can't see stands, so that gave them a advantage, Naofumi got a new shield being Frozen Pride.