The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 16: The Manga Companion

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Will the Shield Hero have to rise up from level one all over again!?
Naofumi tumbles into a whole different fantasy world after chasing Kyo, the perpetrator of the Tortoise Spirit battle. Separated from Raphtalia and Filo, Naofumi has only Rishia at his side--and finds that his stats are reset to level 1! Forced to attempt a jailbreak, Naofumi encounters a mysterious girl that claims to be one of the four holy heroes. Is she friend, or foe?

Contributor Bio:Yusagi, Aneko
Aneko Yusagi was born in Kanagawa. After growing interested in reading and gaming, Aneko began to write novels. Aneko wrote The Rising of the Shield Hero and began posting it online. After updating the story daily, an unprecedented amount of readers became addicted to the rapid pace of the advancing story, and the novel became an online hit. It was first collected and published by Media Factory in Japan in August of 2013. Aneko Yusagi was recently quoted saying, "I will rise and find great success in life."