An Unfortunate Girl

An Unfortunate Girl (幸薄少女) is the forty-third chapter of The Rising of the Shield Hero manga adaptation.

Synopsis
The heroes reconvene to discuss their narrow victory, but the Spear, Bow, and Sword heroes are unwilling to put more effort into developing their fighting prowess. After the meeting, Naofumi runs into Rishia Ivyred, the woman who threw the barrel that allowed him to win against Glass, L'Arc, and Therese. Naofumi laments his unusual relationship with his very friendly enemies.

Summary
In the aftermath of fourth wave, the four Legendary heroes convene with Queen Mirellia. While it was clear that Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki were useless in the fight, Itsuki's companion Rishia was essential in finding victory. In the end, Queen Mirellia decides that the reluctant heroes will need training. Naofumi finds it frustrating that none of the other three see any issues with themselves.

On the way back from the meeting, Naofumi bumps into Rishia who was overloaded with errands for Itsuki's party. As Naofumi helps her carry her errands, Rishia explains how Itsuki had saved her and her parents from a corrupt noble. Now she looks up to him and is trying to repay her debt. Afterwards, Naofumi returns back to his room with Raphtalia and Filo and discusses how they might want to grow their party. During their discussion, Fitoria interrupts and explains through Filo's cowlick that people can and do travel "through the waves. It seems that at least L'Arc is a Hero from another world. With this revelation, Naofumi is further convicted to add another member to his party. However, he is worried that the extra person may betray him. Even L'Arc and Therese who he trusted had betrayed him in the end.

While Naofumi is discussing this, Motoyasu sees Rishia on the beach. He approaches and finds that Rishia has been crying.

Characters

 * Mirellia Q Melromarc
 * Naofumi Iwatani
 * Ren Amaki
 * Motoyasu Kitamura
 * Itsuki Kawasumi
 * Rishia Ivyred
 * Raphtalia
 * Filo
 * Fitoria
 * L'Arc Berg (flashback)
 * Glass (thought)
 * Therese Alexanderite (thought)
 * Malty S Melromarc (thought)
 * Melty Q Melromarc (thought)

Monsters

 * Filolial

Weapons

 * Legendary Bow
 * Legendary Shield
 * Soul Eater Shield (flashback)
 * Legendary Spear
 * Legendary Sword
 * Vassal Scythe (flashback)
 * Vassal Fan (thought)

Locations

 * Cal Mira Archipelago

Differences from Light Novel
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Trivia
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