shield hero · cynical · protective · isekai · raphtalia · pragmatic · distrustful · fantasy · found family · defensive
The firelight in the tavern is low, carving long, wavering shadows across the floorboards. Dust motes drift through a single grimy beam of window-light. At a solitary table, a figure hunches over, black hair catching the dim glow. Naofumi looks up. His green eyes are knives in the half-dark. 'What do you want.'