Koutaro Hattori

Koutaro Fukube is a character from "Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō After Story" series.

He is a member of the Returnee Response Division who acts as the liaison between the Japanese Government and the Returnees.

Appearance
Koutaro is a middle-aged man with no distinguishable traits.

Personality
Koutaro appears to be good-natured and lax at first glance, but he is very sharp to the point that Hajime and the others know not to underestimate him.

Due to the stressful nature of his work, Koutaro tries to find joy wherever he can as a coping mechanism.

Biography
When Liliana was targeted by various foreign government black ops units due to her aid network's influence, Koutaro attempted to intercept them before Hajime could. Unfortunately, they arrive to the point where Hajime had to intervene. Koutaro then met up with Hajime and apologized for his failure to stop the incident and offered to temporarily relocate his family to a government-owned safe house to which Hajime accepted. Later, Koutaro and his team kept surveillance at the safe house until all of the foreign agents were killed by the Fleur Knights.

Relationships

 * Hajime Nagumo - Koutaro has been in contact with Hajime for over a year as part of his job, which is impressive by most standards since his predecessors could not even handle his job for three months. He is extremely scared of Hajime and always takes stomach medication at even the slightest gesture that is made by the demon king.
 * Kousuke Endou - Koutaro is well-acquainted with Kousuke due to his role as liaison to the Returnees. Unlike his relationship with Hajime, Koutaro is more laid-back and mischievous in his interactions with Kousuke, and is not afraid to tease him at times.

Trivia

 * Koutaro's job has caused him to become stressed and had to frequently take stomach medication to help him calm down.