The Savior of the Heavenly Fowl

The Savior of the Heavenly Fowl is the seventh episode of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime.

Synopsis
Naofumi and his team clears up the mess made by the spear hero in the village of South west and also makes a quick visit to an hot spring for recreation. Meanwhile, Raphtalia and Filo are having a jealousy spat over Naofumi's affection. Will they be able to work together as a team ? or continue their jealous rivalry?

Plot
Following a tip from Hickwaal, Naofumi and his team are on their way to the South West Village to sell a large portion of herbicide demanded by them. There they discover the village over-run by highly aggressive fruit bearing vines. The village chief explains that Motoyasu Kitamura attempted to solve the town's famine by planting a Bio Plant Seed he got from some alchemist's lair. Naofumi recollects the seed to be the same one as that sealed away in the lair at Southwest which he visited recently.

Even though the Bio Plant produced a large quantity of edible plants they rapidly mutated into monsters after Motoyasu was gone, some have even turned parasitic and are infesting the towns people, a group of adventurer's attempted to uproot the plant but they haven't gotten back yet. After Filo saves the adventurer's she reveals her ability to talk thus exposing Naofumi as the 'Savior of the Heavenly Fowl.'

After Naofumi has cured the villagers they request that he finish what the adventurers started: rip the Bio Plant out at the root. After hearing the backstory of the seed from the villagers, Naofumi berates them for not being cautious. Collecting payment for the treatment and advance pay for the monster extermination Naofumi marches forward revealing his status as the Shield Hero in the process. Raphtalia and Filo recklessly attack the Bio Plants but they end up tripping one another up putting Raphtalia in a embarrassing position to which Filo smirk, much to Raphtalia's annoyance.

Realizing that the herbicide will be more effective, if he is the one to apply it with the shield enhancing ability. Naofumi tanks the plants with his vastly superior defenses and pores the herbicide directly on the original Bio Plant killing it in the process. Realizing this mess could easily happen all over again Naofumi orders his companions to collect as many seeds as possible. Again, Raphatlia and Firo argued about collecting the seeds.

Unlocking various shields by feeding the seeds and the dead plants to his legendary weapon Naofumi acquires the ability to analyze and modify the plants. The next day, after spending the night unsealing the powers of his new shields, Naofumi makes simple but important changes to the plants, removing their ability to mutate, curbing their breeding rate, while increasing their growth and productivity rates.

Naofumi wanted to trades a large amount of his modified seeds, but, the villagers who were already broken exchange it for all of the unmodified fruit that they still have, both in the interest of profit and preventing another disaster. Nafoumi calls the villagers a tough crowd for this bargain. Going for quick profit Naofumi brings the modified seeds to Hickwaal who buys them at a hefty sum. As it so happens he has another job for Naofumi, he needs a delivery to a inn in a nearby town with a Hotspring.

Arriving at the town and delivers the parcel which makes some money in their pockets Naofumi discusses the idea with his companions and decides to spend the night with them. Unfortunately Raphtalia is rapidly growing jealous of Filo's closeness with Naofumi, even in spite of her antics to bond with him and private moments of imagining them together. FIlo was constantly clinging to Nafoumi, shares the hot-spring with him and also made him brush her hair. Overhearing some girls talking about an rare item, Latium that can be used to make a accessory that promotes love Raphtalia's next course of action becomes clear. When all of them calls in the night, she took the initiative for Latium

According to Raphtalia's sources a bird called the Gogoku collects the ore, so all Raphtalia has to do is find one of their nests. Filo is soon revealed to be heading the same path as Raphtalia's, though she wants the bird's egg so that she can give it to Naofumi and prove herself as a mate. A race erupts between Raphtalia and Filo for the nest, though Filo's superior stamina and leg strength gives her the edge initially she ends up going off a cliff because of her playful attitude.

While trying to save Filo, Raphtalia also falls off and they land on a Silver Razor Back. The Razor Back chased them and they manage to escape and They end up bonding in their adventure. While they were attempting to pilfer from the nest, the Silver Razor Back shows up and charges at the nest destroying the eggs & punting the ore off into the distance. Taking their outrage on the boar the two take their prisoner back to town where they end up selling it to some local villagers.

Using the money they earned Filo and Raphtalia buy tools for Naofumi to help improve his crafting, after thanking them Naofumi suggests they clean up in the hot-springs. Though they're still treated as children the two girls agree to continue to pursuit of their master.

The next day as Naofumi and company prepare to leave, he over hears a merchant's conversation about medicines being sold off at a faster rate in the village to the East, Nafoumi decides on their next business venture there. The episode ends with a gruesome view of a Dragon's corpse left to rot.

Adaptation Notes
Light Novel: Volume 2 Chapters 15-17, Special Extra Chapter

Manga: Volume 3 Chapter 12