It has been pointed out to me that this story is too Mature for FFN. I do not wish to be out of compliance with FFN's rules of use. So, please look to archiveofourown for the continuation of this story.

Here is an excerpt of the Chapter 3 from what is over at AO3:


"What's going on? Did Nagumo finally crack?" Amanogawa Kouki cried out as he arrived with his holy sword already drawn and pointed at Hajime. Without waiting for an answer, and assuming he was right, he shouted to everyone, "Get behind me quickly, I'll save all of you from him."

There was a moment of silence while everyone was reminded just how dense the proclaimed Hero really was. But that moment of silence was broken by the voice of the one person Hajime had been trying to let rest.

"Huh? What's going on?" Tio asked drowsily after having been awakened by Kouki's loud shouting. Leaning up on one elbow, the blanket fell away and Kouki was distracted by the dazzling sight of the voluptuous dragon woman's exposed breasts.

Hajime's one human eye radiated anger while human and metal hands clenched into fists at his sides. He's not my enemy, but will anyone really miss him if I kill him now? Surely not. All I have to do it hit him once in the head and…

"DADDY!" Shea faced the surrounding forest and yelled at the top of her lungs.

The rabbit girl's confusing outburst momentarily broke the blood-lust running between Kouki and Hajime.

Since they were camped in the forest between Verbergen and the Haulia Tribe's village, Shea knew that her father would be close. And if he was close…

"Boss," the brawny rabbit-man appeared in their midst as if he had always been there. He was on one knee and bowing to Hajime, "I did not wish to intrude on this gathering of your friends, but my daughter calls me."

Several people were startled at the rabbit-man's sudden appearance. More than one of them speculated that if Endou Kousuke ever teamed up with the Haulia tribe, they may very well perfect the art of invisibility. But it was the Haulia chief's misconception that got Hajime's attention, as well as grated on his nerves.

"Tch," Hajime spoke to the kneeling rabbit-man as he leveled a dismissive glare at Kouki, "you are my friend more than this rabble." A moment later, Hajime blanched internally when he realized what that careless comment might cause.

"Boss!" the elder rabbit-man looked up at Hajime with wide open eyes of affection and tears of happiness already streaking down his cheeks.

"Daddy!" Shea asserted herself to her fawning father while pointing at Kouki who was still holding his holy sword, "Hajime… The Boss was just offended by that person over there."

Kouki switched to a more defensive position. He had seen what this pale blue haired bunny girl could do, but his defenses were arranged in the wrong direction and toward the wrong target.

Without moving anything else, Cam Haulia, Dark Hunter of the Forbidden Depths and also known as the Ominous Hell Disaster… simply moved his right hand in a throwing away gesture.

There was the sound of a gasp, and of a holy sword falling to the ground. Tall grasses and bushes rustled here and there as something was rapidly dragged through the forest undergrowth.

"Boss, if you let us kill him, we have friends that can make fine leather goods out of his skin." Cam sounded both sinister and hopeful as he asked. He didn't notice, nor did he care about the horrified looks from the two girls that were slightly behind him.

"… How fine?" Hajime asked out of curiosity.

"HAJIME!" several voices clamored.