Taichi Furukawa

Taichi Furukawa is a character from the "Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō" series.

He is a childhood friend of Aiko Hatayama.

Appearance
Taichi is an adult man with a tall and sturdy build

Personality
Taichi is a good-natured person, but can act rash at times.

Biography
Taichi was born into a family of farmers in a rural town in Japan. His family lived nextdoor to Aiko Hatayama's family, and the two of them ofte played together as kids. After graduating highschool, Taichi went to univeristy in another prefecture, and later got himself a job. When Aiko disspeared under mysterious circumstances, Taichi resigned from his job over the sorrow he faced from it. At the same time, his father had been momentarily hospitalized, and Taichi used that as an excuse to return home, when he then took over running his family's farm.

When Aiko returned to her hometown after the adventures she experienced in another world, Taichi approached Aiko while she was making her way towards a summer festival that the town hosted. She was surprised by Taichi sudden appearance due to having been lost in thought before he escorted her the rest of the trip. After some time enjoying the festival, when the two of them were alone at a shrine, Taichi attempted to convince Aiko to resign from her current teaching job and return home for good, but she refused and expressed her desire to support her students that were also sent with her to another world. Taichi, however, knew that Aiko true motive was to stay with her secret lover Hajime Nagumo, who was also her student. Taichi tried to persuade her to leave Hajime by rationalizing the immorality of being with her student romantically, and then asked her to marry him instead, much to Aiko's shock. Taichi was so aggressive to the point that he was practically restraining her by her shoulders that all Aiko could do was utter Hajime's name. This upset Taichi, and attempted to move in closer to Aiko, but Aiko shouted Hajime's name once more. To both Taichi and Aiko's shock, Hajime appeared the moment after she said his name. He then immediatly grabbed Taichi by his neck and flung him away from Aiko. The force of Hajime's throw set him flying at an incrediible speed before he landed on the ground and rolling several times, but remained unharmed due to Hajime being careful with his strength. While Hajime was consoling Aiko, he and Taichi were glaring at each other. Aiko told Hajime that there was not romance between her and Taichi, which only served to hurt Taichi emotionally. Once Hajime managed to help Aiko ease her insecurities about their relationship, Taichi demanded that he leave Aiko for good. Hajime was unperturbed by Taichi's words and threatend to kill him if he even attempted to hit on Aiko. He then moved behind Aiko and proceeded to grope her chest in front of Taichi until he pulled out a necklace Aiko was wearing with a ring in it that symbolized her as his wife. Before Taichi could form a response, Hajime proclaimed that Taichi had no one to blame but himself for Aiko not being in a relationship with him despite all the chances he had to ask her out, but was hesitant to do so. Aiko then freed herself from Hajime and told Taichi she appreciated his concern for her, but she had chosen to be with Hajime. Taichi tried to once again convince her to end her relationship with Hajime out of concern for the social ramifications she'd face for being with her student, but Aiko had resolved herself to be with Hajime and had even called herself "a wicked woman" for being with him. Taichi then glared fiercely at Hajime for some time, but he ws not bothered by it. Realizing from this experience that he couldn't compete with Hajime, Taichi left the two of them without saying anything.

When Demon-worshipping cultists were attacking the homes of the Returnees, Taichi was coincidentally visiting Aiko's family during the incedent. Thanks to the barrier Artifact installed in the Hatayama home, they and Taichi were safe for a while. Aiko then appeared soon after using the "Gate Key" teleportation Artifact to arrive at her home and then unleashed a grim reaper golem "Kangaroo" to attack the cultists. Before tthat, however, it attacked Taichi and knocked him out on Aiko's command due to him being aware of the otherwordly powers that she possessed.

Relationships

 * Aiko Hatayama - Taichi and Aiko were childhood friends. The two of them played with each other a lot, and went to to same school from kindergarten up to high school. The only time they didn't hang out together was when both of them entered puberty. When they became adults, their relationship was friendly enough that would get together when they both visited their hometown during the holidays. When Aiko dissapeared after she and her class were summonded to another world, Taichi became utterly distraught, that he resigned from his job and returned home. After Aiko returned to Japan, Taichi confessed his feelings towards her and wished to marry her, but Aiko refused due to being in a relatonship with Hajime. This put a strain on their friendship, but the twoo would eventually reconcile.
 * Hajime Nagumo - Hajime is annoyed by Taichi and has repeatedly threatened to kill him for his efforts to be in a relationship with Aiko, but holds back out of consideration for Aiko.

Etymology

 * The name "Taichi" means "thick, big, great" (太) and "one" (一).

Trivia

 * Hajime has constantly threatened to kill Taichi in a manner similar to that from the Japanese movie .