Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (LN) - Volume 9 - Chapter SS3

A Hot Night in Verbergen 

“Why!? How!? How did this happen!?” 
She couldn’t believe it. Tears spilled from her eyes. She’d trusted in them, believed they were family. She thought they’d be allies forever, but now they’d betrayed her. 
“Hmph... Why, you ask? How laughable.” 
“I’m surprised you never realized. I thought even a moron would be able to figure it out.” 
“I’m amazed. You make it sound as though we betrayed you. But we were never your allies to begin with, so there was nothing to betray.” 
Laughter roared through the woods. Bunny ears waved back and forth. 
“What...? You were after me from the very beginning? But didn’t you give me your blessing!? Was that all a lie!?” 
“Fool. Those were our true feelings.” 
“Then why!?” 
“Isn’t it obvious, fool?” 
A group of rabbitmen roared in unison, “We’re jealous that you get to sleep with the boss!” 
Their shout caused the streetlamps of Verbergen to flicker. The nearby residents wanted dearly to shout at the rabbitmen to be quiet, but considering the nature of the conversation taking place, they found it hard to butt in. Naturally, the rabbitmen, or rather rabbitwomen, causing such a ruckus were members of the one clan known as the biggest troublemakers in Haltina, the terrifying Haulia. 
“Come on, Lana-san! You can’t just shout that in public! You’re embarrassing me, ehehe!” 
The girl who was blushing and fidgeting as she faced down the group of Haulia girls was, of course, none other than Shea. 
“Grr, I can’t stand it! You look so damn happy, you fucking cute rabbit!” 
“You’re just Shea! Just fucking Shea! I’m older than you, but I couldn’t get anywhere!” 
“Shea-neesan... won’t you share some of your joy with your younger sisters?” 
The three girls who’d spoken were Lana, Mina, and Nea, the three strongest women of the. Behind Shea stood their revered boss, Hajime. He awkwardly scratched his head and averted his gaze. 
How exactly had things ended up like this? The cause was the fact that Hajime had officially accepted Shea as his girlfriend. Once they’d become a couple, Shea had naturally wanted to do the same things Yue did with Hajime. And, as a result, they’d decided to spend their first night. Being as well versed in espionage as they were, the Haulia had learned of that almost right away. While the men of the Haulia clan had found that a joyous occasion worth celebrating, the girls had burned with jealousy and decided to take matters into their own hands. 
“Boss! You have to spend the night with all of us tonight! Take advantage of your bunny girl harem!” 
“Yeah, hell no,” Hajime rejected Lana’s proposal and shot her with a rubber bullet. 
“Why not, Boss!? What’s the difference between one rabbit and a dozen!?” 
“A lot, moron,” Hajime replied as he hit Mina with his hypodermic needle gun. 
“Boss! Don’t you want a threesome with Shea’s sisters!?” 
“Where the hell’d you learn words like threesome, Nea!? You’re barely 10! That’d be a crime!” 
“As long as we love each other, age is just a number! And I love you, Boss, so it’s perfectly legal!” 
“GO HOME!” 
Nea puckered her lips and leaped toward Hajime, but he simply grabbed her by the face and tossed her in the general direction of the Haulia village. 
“Hey, Cam! I know you’re here! You’re their leader, aren’t you? Do something about them!” 
Cam dropped down from a nearby tree with the grace of a ninja. Then, he turned to Hajime and said flatly, “My apologies, Boss, but there is no force in this world than a group of determined women!” 
As pathetic as it was, the finality in Cam’s voice made it clear he wouldn’t budge. Having just witnessed Lana, Mina, and Nea’s attempts, Hajime had no choice but to hesitantly agree. While he was arguing with Cam, more women desperate to interrupt Hajime and Shea’s hot and steamy night appeared. 
“Ugh, now that it’s come to this, our only option is to eliminate all obstacles...” 
It was hard to tell if Shea just intended to knock them out or eliminate them forever. 
“Uh, at this point, I’m not really in the mood...” 
At that, Shea’s ears and tail bristled. If she didn’t do something soon, her precious first night with Hajime would be ruined. The moment she curled her hands into fists though, she was interrupted by a voice from behind. 
“Hmph... Are those rabbits bothering you?” 

“Yue-san!” 
Yue was standing atop a nearby tree, striking a strange pose. She looked confidently down at Hajime and Shea, then somersaulted down in front of them. After that, she turned toward the bunny girls and turned to Shea and gave her a thumbs-up. 
“Leave this place to me!” 
“Yue. What the hell are you—” 
“Yue-san! Thank you so much!” 
Using her polished martial skills, Shea tripped Hajime with a leg sweep. He was too surprised to react, and before he could even gather his thoughts, Shea carried him in her arms and dashed away. 
“Hajime-san’s miiiiiiiiine!” she shouted as she vanished from sight. Or rather, everyone could have sworn she did even though she actually didn’t. Lana and the others attempted to give chase, but were intercepted by Yue. 
“Heavensfall.” 
“Fugyaaaaaah!?” 
All of the rabbitmen were forced to the ground. 
“Ngh, the first wife is as strong as we expected! What a formidable foe!” 
“Don’t give up, girls! If you give up here, you’ll never be able to make Boss yours by forcing yourself onto him!” 
The girls struggled as hard as they could, their bodies trembling as they attempted to overcome Yue’s Heavensfall. Their efforts would have appeared valiant, were it not for the fact that their bloodshot eyes were enough to terrify anyone present. To everyone’s surprise, their love indeed managed to call forth a miracle. 
A barrage of silver feathers appeared out of nowhere, sweeping away the oppressive gravity. Yue looked up suspiciously and saw a pair of girls striking power rangers poses atop yet another tree. Kaori and Tio. She gave the two of them her most disapproving glare yet. 
“What do you want, pervert dragon and Kaoridiot?” 
The two answered immediately. 
“We heard that we could get Hajime-kun to bed us if we just push hard enough!” 
“And thus we decided to make Master ours!” 
Shock and awe was Kaori’s specialty, after all, so she’d decided to team up with the rabbits and overpower Hajime with speed and power. The group of rabbit girls roused themselves with a roar, causing all nearby residents to shut their windows. 
“Do you really want Hajime that badly?” 
Kaori, Tio, and the rabbit girls bared their weapons at Yue, making their answer clear. 
“Very well. Then come. If you want Hajime, you’ll have to pry him from my cold, dead hands!” 
That would, of course, be impossible, since Yue was nigh immortal. Yue spread her arms wide, then took a martial arts stance. A moment later, all of the nearby buildings were enveloped in glimmering barriers while dark clouds gathered in the sky. Lightning crackled and the wind howled as darkness darker than night enveloped Verbergen. Yue’s eyes glowed a deep crimson as golden mana flowed from her body. Kaori and the others gulped. 
“So this is what the first wife is like... when she gets serious...” 
“She’s a monster.” 
Such power! Such ferocity! 
“All you need is courage, girls! Stand fast, for the sake of your dream!” 
The pressure bearing down on the rabbit girls lightened. They looked up and saw Kaori’s silver wings glimmering in the darkness. 
“Believe in yourselves!” 
Right now, Kaori looked like a brave hero facing down the demon lord. 
“Hmph... Trials are meant to be overcome. Young ones, hold fast. Now is the time to put your lives on the line!” Tio’s voice echoed through the city, her calm demeanor reassuring the bunny girls. Her courage in the face of overwhelming might gave them hope. If Kaori was the hero, then Tio was the wise sage who aided the hero’s fight. 
The bunny girls rose to their feet with renewed determination. Thanks to Kaori and Tio, they now had the courage to butt into the affairs of others, much like Kaori and Tio themselves. 
“Let’s go, girls! Chaaarge!” 
At Kaori’s command, the bunny girls rushed forward. 
“Die, fools,” Yue stated as she held out her hand, which made lightning rain down upon them. Yue would not let anyone interfere with her best friend’s first night. 
Irritated by the horrible din, Shizuku walked out five minutes later and gave everyone involved such a scolding that they all fell meekly in line. Soon after, rumors began to spread that the black-haired swordswoman was the strongest out of all the people in Hajime’s party.