Lerno Village

Lerno Village (レルノ村) is a location south-west of Castle Town of Melromarc.

Volume 1
The locals of the village was previously suffering from a famine until the Spear Hero brought a miracle seed from Alchemist's Cave, which appeared to be successful during his presence.

Volume 2
Soon the plants and their vines invaded the village, catching wind of the situation from the Merchant about the urgent request of weed killers from the locals, he ventured off to the village to make a profit. He saw the tragic condition of the village and easily connected the relationship of the empty treasure chest with the warning from Alchemist's Cave to the miracle seed.

He berates Motoyasu and the locals for not being cautious of the suspicious seed, he also heard from the locals' many adventurers ventured to fight off the plants but were defeated, fortunately, they were saved by Filo.

The plants mutated into monsters and their vines also acted as a parasite and consumed some of the locals, draining their life force. Naofumi healed some of them and wanted to leave the village after selling the weed killers, as they already informed the kingdom for help.

The locals asked for his help and promise to pay, accepting the request, Naofumi revealed himself as the Shield Hero, later defeating the BioPlant that was the master plant. and promise to pay. Naofumi revealed himself to be the shield hero and his comrades fought and defeated the monster.

The BioPlants seeds were collected and was absorbed into the Legendary Shield enabling Naofumi to modify the seeds into a safer version of the BioPlants. He gave the seeds to the locals to solve their famine problem which they gratefully accepted and offered three carts full of fruits for their gratitude towards him.

Volume 6
It was later revealed that the modified BioPlants seed was a huge success, the village was completely out of famine crisis and the village has been renowned for their large tomato-like fruits.

The village had another incident with hostile monsters caused by the Spirit Tortoise.

Geography
The village is located on the lower west side of Melromarc. The buildings seem to be made of wooden, brick and stone structures, additionally, the entire village is surrounded by the modified BioPlants giving off the impression the village is on the outskirts of a large forest, however, the locals aren't bothered by it.

Monsters

 * BioPlant
 * PlantRiwe
 * Mandragora
 * Spirit Tortoise's Familiars
 * Bat Type
 * Yeti Type

Trivia

 * The official name of the village was revealed in the Official Guide Book of The Shield Hero.
 * In the anime version of the series, the seeds were black that gave off a faint red glow rather than in the light novel series the seeds being completely green with a glow. Additionally, the anime also changed the designs of the fruit produced by the seeds to a mix of capsicum and apple rather than a tomato looking fruit.
 * In the Light Novel and Manga series, there were various different types of fruit that grew on the uncontrolled BioPlant.
 * In the cooking spin-off series, Naofumi created a fruit pie that was well-received by his party and the locals of the village.