Koutaro Hattori

Koutaro Fukube is a character from Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou After Story.

He is a member of the Returnee Response Division and acts as the liaison between the Japanese Government and the Returnees (primarily with Hajime Nagumo) and tries to handle any incidents involving them so that Hajime won't have to.

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.

Koutaro's job has caused him to become stressed to the point that he has to frequently take stomach medication to help him calm down.

Biography
When Liliana was targeted by various foreign government black ops units due to her aid network's rising popularity, Koutaro attempted to intercept them before Hajime could. Unfortunately, they had advanced to the point where Hajime already noticed their presence near his mother's work studio and ordered Heliotrope to neutralize them. Koutaro then met up with Hajime and apologized for his failure to stop the incident before his intervention and offered to temporarily relocate his family to a government-owned cabin in the woods until the matter was settled. Hajime then accepted Koutaro's offer and decided to use the opportunity for a family vacation and to ensure that no bystanders would get involved for when he and the foreign agents would confront each other. After everyone arrived at their temporary residence, Koutaro was invited to stay for dinner. 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. Hajime feels bad that he has inadvertently caused Koutaro to feel so much stress, but views him as a highly competent public servant.