Reunion

Reunion (再会) is the seventy-third chapter of The Rising of the Shield Hero manga adaptation.

Synopsis
At long last, Naofumi has discovered Raphtalia's location - a walled city in enemy territory. Naofumi and his team must infiltrate the city and discover the its curious events that have been going on inside.

Summary
After levelling up, Filo has grown and gotten used to her humming fairy form. Naofumi decides to use her to scout out the city for a secure entrance. At first Filo resists, scared of the idea of being captured again, but Naofumi comforts her and convinces her to do it. After the group sneak their way in, they are surprised how easy it was to enter. However, they also are surprised to find that the streets are empty. The only people in sight are the circle of guards creating a blockade from the inside.

Putting the pieces together, Naofumi realizes that Raphtalia and the others must have stolen the Vassal Katana from this country. Checking his slave crest's to check on Raphtalia, he is shocked to find that hers is missing. Before he can worry about her possible death, his group is nearly overwhelmed by a hoard of white tigers. Naofumi summons Raph-chan which attracts the attention of the tigers. Raph-chan runs away and the tigers follow after her.

Back in the streets, Naofumi and his party are confronted by the 'genius' from the dragon hourglass. The arrogant man casts a destructive fireball to grab the Shield hero's attention. He then accuses Naofumi of also looking to steal the Vassal Katana which Naofumi apathetically denies. However, this man whom Naofumi calls Trash, starts to attack. Before he can begin, Raphtalia steps in the way with the Vassal Katana.

Characters

 * Raphtalia
 * Filo
 * Naofumi Iwatani
 * Kizuna Kazayama
 * Rishia Ivyred
 * Raph-chan
 * Glass
 * L'Arc Berg Sickle
 * Therese Alexanderite
 * Trash #2
 * Tsugumi
 * Trash #2's harem

Monsters

 * Humming Fairy
 * Filolial (mentioned)
 * Shikigami
 * White Tiger Copy

Weapons

 * Legendary Shield
 * Nue Shield (Awakened)
 * Legendary Hunting Tool
 * Vassal Katana

Locations

 * Glass' World
 * Label (Vassal Katana Country)

Differences from Light Novel

 * In the light novel, Rishia and Filo both were able to learn the language of this Vassal Katana Country before finding Raphtalia.
 * Instead of scouting for an entrance into a town, in the light novel, Filo was able to discover Raphtalia, Glass, L'Arc and Therese running away from Trash II and other guards. The reunion occurred before the fight with Trash II.