False Accusations Again

False Accusations Again (冥罪再び) is the forty-fourth chapter of The Rising of the Shield Hero manga adaptation.

Synopsis
After Rishia Ivyred is wrongfully expelled from Itsuki's party, Naofumi stops her from drowning herself. He recruits the woman into the party to help her grow strong enough to earn Itsuki's respect.

Summary
As Naofumi finished talking with Fitoria, Filo asks to swim in the ocean. As they walk to the beach, they see the efforts to rebuild the island. However, when they reach the shore, they find Motoyasu with a sobbing Rishia. A terrified Motoyasu asks Naofumi to help her and then runs away. Naofumi tries help and asks what's going on but Rishia asks him to leave her alone.

Later on, Naofumi approaches Itsuki's door to ask what is going on, but he spots Rishia watching him from a distance. However, Rishia runs away before Naofumi could do anything. Frustrated at the mystery, Naofumi confronts Motoyasu to see what is going on. Unusually, Motoyasu relents and tells Naofumi what he knows. Apparently, Rishia was framed by her companions about breaking one of Itsuki's prized possessions. Itsuki immediately threw her out of the party.

Angry on Rishia's behalf, Naofumi confronts Itsuki. It seems that Itsuki is jealous at Rishia for being useful during the last wave while he was useless. Naofumi is also angry that despite being wronged, Rishia is trying to defend Itsuki. Itsuki and his companions were about to deny everything, but Naofumi bluffs and says that Melromarc's shadows have proof of the lie. At that moment, Itsuki's story changes and he says that it was to protect Rishia instead. The two heroes get into a heated argument until they are interrupted by Rishia. Rishia tells Naofumi to stop and tearfully tells Itsuki that she understands his decision.

Rishia then runs out of the door, straight into the ocean to drown herself. Naofumi chases after her. Just as she is about to drown, Filo rescues her. Naofumi then appeals to Rishia's feelings for Itsuki and tells her to become useful for his sake. He asks her to join his party and Rishia accepts.

Characters

 * Filo
 * Naofumi Iwatani
 * Raphtalia
 * Motoyasu Kitamura
 * Rishia Ivyred
 * Elena Haven
 * Malty S Melromarc
 * Itsuki Kawasumi
 * Mald
 * Welst
 * Rojeel
 * Mirellia Q Melromarc (thought)
 * Shadows (thought)

Monsters

 * Filolial

Weapons

 * Legendary Shield
 * Legendary Spear
 * Legendary Bow

Locations

 * Cal Mira Archipelago

Differences from Light Novel
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Trivia
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