A New Member

A New Member (新しい仲間) is the forty-fifth chapter of The Rising of the Shield Hero manga adaptation.

Synopsis
Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Filo welcome the timid Rishia into their party. They travel back to Melromarc and go to Erhard's shop for new weapons and equipment. Leaving, they run into Keel, who also joins Naofumi's group. Shortly after, Naofumi insists that both new members become his slaves.

Summary
After saving Rishia, Naofumi introduces her to the rest of the party. However, Rishia has one request - to have a mascot costume so that she could hide in plain sight. She is given one and the new party now return back to Melromarc from Cal Mira Archipelago. During the trip it is clear that Itsuki is still obsessed over Itsuki.

Returning to Castle Town, the party meet up with Melty who has been running the country in Queen Mirellia's absence. She had been working on abolishing The Church of the Three Heroes and finding training candidates for the Four Legendary Heroes. After the debriefing, Naofumi heads to Erhard's shop and commissions the best equipment he could make.

After heading out of the shop and walking through town, Naofumi's party is met by Keel and Lord Van Reichnott. It is clear that Keel wants to protect his friend Raphtalia and has decided to fight against the waves with her. Despite Raphtalia's protesting, Naofumi accepts Keel. Bringing both Keel and Rishia together, they introduce themselves and their goals. Afterwards, Naofumi asks them to both become his slaves.

Characters

 * Naofumi Iwatani
 * Raphtalia
 * Filo
 * Rishia Ivyred
 * Melty Q Melromarc
 * Mirellia Q Melromarc
 * Erhard
 * Keel
 * Van Reichnott

Weapons

 * Legendary Shield

Locations

 * Cal Mira Archipelago
 * Melromarc
 * Castle Town
 * The Church of the Three Heroes (mentioned)

Differences from Light Novel
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Trivia
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