On a dark night with barely any moonlight, two girls dashed across an empty plain. Their breaths came in ragged gasps, but they knew they couldn’t stop or their pursuers would catch up to them. “Ah!” “Suzu! Are you alright!?” They were running through the rocky field near the imperial capital, which meant that footing was bad. One of the fleeing girls, Suzu Taniguchi, tripped over a fallen pebble. Using her supernatural agility, the other girl, Shizuku, grabbed Suzu before she fell. “Shizushizu, I’m done for. You have to escape alone!” “Don’t be ridiculous! We’re getting out of this together!” Seeing Shizuku’s determination, Suzu mentally berated herself for being so weak, then willed herself to her feet. Unfortunately, her resolve meant little. “And where do you think you’re going?” Shizuku and Suzu both shrieked. They whirled around, and a grizzled old rabbitman appeared from the darkness... It was the Haulia’s chief, Cam. “C-Cam-san! Please stop this!” Shizuku hugged Suzu, who was trembling in fear, and begged for mercy. However, Cam simply grinned and shook his head. “Do you think we would ever defy our boss’ orders?” “I don’t... dammit!” “Sh-Shizushizu, it’s not like you to curse! Get a grip!” Shizuku’s ponytail swung back and forth as she shook her head, tears spilling from her eyes. Oh no, she’s too far gone. It’s all up to me now! “Shizushizu... I’ll protect you! Don’t look down on the hero party’s strongest Barrier Mast—” Before Suzu could even finish her sentence, there was a slight whoosh, and a blow dart embedded itself into her forehead. “Suzu!”
Suzu’s eyes rolled back in her head, and she fell limply to the ground. “H-How dare you do that to Suzu! I’ll never for—” Shizuku, too, was silenced before she could finish. A pungent smell wafted into her nostrils, and she looked up to see Cam waving a fan and his bunny ears at her. “C-Cam-san. What ish…” Shizuku’s eyes rolled back in her head, and she too fell limply to the ground. “Mission complete. I’ll bring the targets back to you, Boss.” Hajime’s loyal rabbits scurried about in the dark. As for why they, the warriors who had toppled the imperial capital in one night, were chasing down Shizuku and Suzu, well— “Hajime-san, I know you’re mad at them for laughing at you when dad and the others told everyone their painfully embarrassing nicknames, but did you really have to go so far?” “Y-Yeah, Hajime-kun. We still need to warp all the Haulia back to the sea of trees, so let’s just leave it at this, okay?” Hajime turned to Shea and Kaori, then responded in a flat voice. “I always make good on my promises.” He had promised to punish Shizuku and Suzu back when they’d first met Par and the others, and Hajime was the kind of man who was as good as his word. He definitely wasn’t doing this just because he’d been so embarrassed he’d never forget that incident for the rest of his life or anything. Kouki and Ryutarou tried to object as well, but when they saw the look in Hajime’s eyes, they thought better of it and looked away. Shizuku and Suzu were left defenseless. And so, Hajime meted out their punishment. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah this is soooooo embarrassing! My skirt’s way too short, you can see everything!” “Just kill me now.” Hajime had forced the two of them to change into Haulia clothes. The same ones Shea usually wore. Since they’d laughed harder than everyone else, he’d made their punishment the most extreme. Suzu desperately tried to pull the hem of her skirt down with one hand while covering her modest breasts with the other. Teary-eyed and red-faced, she looked cute even to the Haulia, who were used to seeing their women wear such outfits. On the other hand, Shizuku didn’t even bother to hide her charming, beautiful figure, which could give even Shea a run for her money. “Just kill me now.” Her eyes were empty and devoid of emotion. She looked so pitiful that no one could bring themselves to look at her. A number of flashes filled the room. “Shizuku and Suzu’s punishment, taken at the outskirts of the imperial capital... There, all labeled now.” Hajime grinned wickedly as he took photos with his specially crafted artifact and labeled each one. Kouki and Ryutarou yelled at him, calling him a demon. The Haulia sang his praises, saying things like “You’re amazing, Boss. You don’t even show mercy to women!” And Yue and the others just watched with troubled expressions on their faces. However, Hajime didn’t notice any of it, as he was far too busy having fun.
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