Siltvelt Succession Arc

The Siltvelt Succession Arc is the eighteenth arc of the Light Novel of The Rising of the Shield Hero. This arc is Light Novel exclusive and does not appear in the Web Novel.

Synopsis
Naofumi is on a mission to save Raphtalia from Q'ten Lo's Heavenly Emperor. However, to get to Q'ten Lo, they first must get the approval of the Shield-obsessed Siltveltian leadership.

Summary
Several days after Itsuki arrived in Naofumi's Village, Gaelion and Sadeena decide to train Naofumi in The Way of the Dragon Vein magic. After the training, Sadeena has a serious conversation about Naofumi's intentions with Raphtalia and mentions that Raphtalia is technically in line for the throne of a ruthless isolationist country. A couple of days later, Erhard arrives with a miko outfit which Naofumi had order. Unfortunately, this apparently means that Raphtalia is officially contending for her ancestral throne and a hoard of Q'ten Lo spies attack the village. Imagining that these attack will not end, Naofumi decides to head to Q'ten Lo. However, the first step to Q'ten Lo is the Shield-worshipping country Siltvelt.

Naofumi and his party travel to Siltvelt. As they arrive, Naofumi is worshipped and feared by the citizens. When he arrives to the main Siltvelt castle, he is separated from his party and is injected into multiple political tensions. While he is revered by most of the leadership, it seems like he is treated just as a political tool to benefit the country. At one point, he is even purposefully ambushed by a hoard of women to create children to lead the country. Seeing that Naofumi will not cooperate with their plans, some of the leadership attempted to poison Naofumi and his party which was immediately detected. Naofumi called out those who tried to poison him and Atla chastised the leadership for what it means to be a true Siltveltian. The leader of Naofumi's opposition - Jaralis challenges Fohl and Atla to battle. It initially seems at though he would win but Fohl and Atla turn the tides. When it looked like he would fail, Jaralis drank an experimental transformation potion which gave him terrible powers. Naofumi used his shield to allow Fohl to change into a Beast Transformation and eventually defeat Jaralis. After the battle, Naofumi is given full support and a ship is prepared to take them to Q'ten Lo.

Volume 12

 * Chapter 14: Secret Base
 * Chapter 15: Form is Emptiness

Volume 13

 * Prologue: Team Assignments
 * Chapter 1: Advance Payment
 * Chapter 2: Sending Word of Our Visit
 * Chapter 3: Arrival in Siltvelt
 * Chapter 4: Shield of the Beast King
 * Chapter 5: Harem
 * Chapter 6: Conspiracy
 * Chapter 7: A True Siltveltian
 * Chapter 8: Honor in Battle
 * Chapter 9: Beast Transformation
 * Chapter 10: Assigning the Heroes

Character Introductions

 * Werner
 * Jaralis
 * Genmu Representative