The Ronin and his band of beta lizards

“That’s that. Lord Harumichi should be pleased with my work.”
The warrior flings the blood from his sword before sliding it into its scabbard, the warmth of his opponents blood tickles his face as he nods and turns from the cut-down bandit chieftain.
“You did so well Yajima-kun!”
“As expected of such a powerful warrior.”
“Our children will be the strongest!”
The warrior sighs as he sees the dozen of barely armored women cheering for him.
“Ugh. Could you leave me alone already?”
“I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth Yajima-sama!”
“Me too! I shall be your blade! And your sheathe!”
Yajima shakes his head tiredly.
“Listen, I’ve been away from home for almost a year now. This was my last job, I’m taking my money and settling down-”
“What!? You can’t stop fighting!”
“You’re too strong to quit! It’d be a waste!”
“If you’re going to settle down! Settle down with me! We can still spar!”
The lizardmen’s eyes light up at that suggestion.
“Yeah! Yeah! It’s only natural that you would settle down with one of us!”
“Choose me! I’m the strongest!”
“No way! I polished your armor that one time Yajima!”
The tanned warrior rubs his temples as his shaggy, black hair tickles his ears. Somehow this warrior has ran into fights with lizardmen time and time again, each one sticking to her as if their lives depended on it.
“Hey! I’ll hold your odachi Yajima-sama!”
“I’ll hold your helmet!”
“I’ll hold your babies!”
He shakes his head.
“I’ve made my intentions clear. I’m returning to my home town and living a peaceful life. I don’t need you all accompanying me...I also find your...advances and feelings...a bit queer. So please leave me alone, you’ll cause trouble for me.”
He stares at them for a few moments before bowing lightly and walking away, only to hear the pack of lizards following closely behind.

“Hyah!”
With a powerful swing the ronin cuts clean through the silver sword of the lizardman, the woman wearing barely any armor falling onto her back as she looks up at the blade pointed at her throat.
“Yield or die!”
Sharp, brown eyes stare down behind unkempt bangs as Yajima demands for her opponent’s surrender.
“I-I give up!”
Yajima softens the grip on his sword before sliding it into his scabbard and turning away.
“B-But I wont give up completely!”
Yajima freezes in place.
“Wait...I’ve heard this before...”
“I’ll follow you to the ends of the-”
“No! Please don’t! I beg of you!”
Yajima’s armor clanks as he falls to his knees and prostrates himself.
“I don’t need another idiot who refuses to wear armor following me around! I just want to go home and live a happy life with my cute childhood-friend!”
The lizard giggles before patting the shaggy head of the powerful warrior.
“Don’t worry, I’ll make your life happy.”

“I-Impossible! How could such a small warrior defeat me!?”
The oni-like lizard hisses as she’s pinned against a tree, her hammer at her side. Yajima’s small stature has always been seen as cute by the girls, often causing them to wonder how old he is.
“You were too slow! Bye now!”
The tanned ronin doesn’t even put his sword away as he attempts to run as fast as he can.
“W-Wait! Don’t just run! I want to talk to you about something!”
The loud stomps of the amazonian lizard chases him.

By the time Yajima had reached his small town, he had somehow amassed even more reptiles. All shapes and sizes filled the small army he had created, from questionably aged girls with shortswords to staggeringly large women with hammers.
“Please, this is a peaceful village. Your kind has no place here. It will be boring.”
The warrior pleads one final time, the lizards all erupting into various explanations or words of adoration. Yajima grumbles exhausted. He’s had to sleep with one eye open the entire trip back, they kept trying to sneak into his tent at night.Luckily their rivalry kept them from being able to do anything. Though now his days of bloodshed and fighting is over. He can finally return to his best friend with proof of how strong he is, and how much money he’s made. They can finally open that inn they’ve always dreamed of. In fact, that gives Yajima an idea.
“Oi! Listen! If you follow me, I’m going to make you work hard! And after that! You have to stay at the inn I’m making!”
The girls shout in glee, some of the salamanders in the back alight in excitement as they shout and rough around with eachother.

After an exchange of money, the mayor happily gave Yajima a deed for the land and a pat on the back to an old friend. For two weeks Yajima has sweated away as he chopped wood and brought material back, though luckily it wasn’t without help. The two-dozen lizards work tirelessly as they help build the foundation and walls to the building, many of them showing off their strength when Yajima walks by.
“Oi! You better keep up the pace if you want Yajima-kun!”
A salamander says as she hammers nails one after another.
“Are you kidding me!? That dick’s mine sister!”
Many of them aren’t used to seeing Yajima out of his armor, though they enjoy seeing him in such casual dress. The mon-tsuki (men’s kimono) makes him look wise and husbandly. At least to the lizardmen.
It was on a day a month after construction had started that a woman entered the site. The lizards gripped tightly on their hammers and growled at the potential rival. Though they don’t sense any interest in eachother other than being old friends.
“Wait! He’s coming today!? I’ve got to get ready!”
Yajima is seen with a new expression: flustered, embarrassed, as if it was a girl standing in front of her crush.
“Oi! Is the bath ready!?”
Every lizardman’s ears perked up at the sound.
“U-Um...Pretty much yeah.”
One of the lizards responds.
“Alright! I gotta get cleaned up quick! No time to go home!”
Yajima ran past all the lizards as she entered the incomplete inn.
“OOOOOH!”
“FINALLY!”
“YAHOO! Lucky!”
The lizards jump for joy at a chance to finally see their darling love in the nude. Construction stopped immediately as many of the lizards climbed on the roof to try and find holes to peek into the bath. The floor still needs work, so there should be cracks. Some of them even risked the chance to peek through the door.
After the bathroom developed a crowd around it, the unknowing Yajima set down a towel before scratching his head.
“Ah! The water’s cold...Oh well, no time!”
With haste he begins to disrobe, the walls creaking as over a dozen lizards press their faces closer. Their mouths water as the brown skin of the warrior becomes more and more visible, once his clothes drop they huff at the sight of his cute, bubble butt. Though they find his body strange, the young man hasn’t developed his manly square body yet, and has almost womanly curves.
It’s when Yajima turns to reveal a sarashi around her chest, squeezing a brown valley that they begin to sweat.
“Wait a second...”
“N-No way...”
“B-Bad Gyno right?”
The bandages come off to let loose a perky and soft pair of breasts, bouncing and shining in the sunlight. Their dreams completely shattering as she lifts her leg to step into the bath. Where there should be a proud and intimidating slab of meat, rests a cute, shaven pair of lips.
The lizards immediately burst through the door and ceiling as Yajima screams.
“What the hell! You’re a woman!?”
“W-Why!?”
“M-Muh pure warrior bf!”
Yajima holds her chest as she stares wide-eyed at the lizards.
Following Yajima’s scream, the sound of heavy footsteps rapidly approaches before exploding into the room.
A large, grizzled man covered in scars and muscles enters. His shaggy hair and his beard makes him look like a wildman as he pulls his masive nodachi from behind him, his mon-tsuki flapping as he shouts.
“Iki-chan! What’s wrong!?”
The room grows silent as the brown woman in the bath glows red. The bear-like man tightens his hands around his sword as he clenches his teeth.
“Oi...Are you all harassing my pure, brown, tomboy, childhood-friend wife?”