"You have to be a noble before you can be a bodyguard." Jatis sneered with a smirk on his face.
What's with this arrogant look? Seriously, I really want to knock the living daylights out of him!
"Your Majesty, I believe the bloodline isn't the most important thing to be a bodyguard." I refuted. "I believe the will of protecting Your Highness Iris is the utmost important thing."
"Good luck, Onii-chan." Iris whispered to me before she left the scene.
"This way, Guardian-san." Rain told me as she led me to the arena.
"I would wish you luck on becoming a bodyguard of Iris-sama." Rain told me with a smile before she left me in the arena.
"Thanks, Rain-san." I answered as I returned the smile before I entered the arena.
"Only Rain is fine."
"No. It will go against my standards if I just called you Rain."
A few minutes later...
"Alright fine, good luck, Guardian-san."
"Thank you, Rain-san." I replied before I entered the arena.
"Now, shall we start?" I asked with a smug smile on my face as I pulled my sword out and pointed at the King.
"And... begin!" The King declared as his guards released a couple of Lizard Runners.
The Lizard Runners surrounded me and ran in circles.
"Core Change, Pegasus to Aquila!" The diamond core changed into an oval core and the trenchcoat transformed into a green scarf.
"Let's go! Limited change, Wind to Light!" I said as the magic rifle for the Wind Core turned into the broadsword for the Light Core. Then I channeled wind magic into the sword and started spinning.
"Whirlwind!" I chanted as I created a small tornado and killed the Lizard Runners with fall damage.
Then, I changed my Core Outfit and started to cut the Lizard Runners like a butcher.
After that, I brought out my cook set and started to cook a Lizard Runner hamburger steak.
"What the hell are you doing?" Jatis shouted at me.
"As you can see, I am cooking for Your Highness Iris. Can't you hear that she is hungry?" I replied as Iris' stomach rumbled once again.
15 minutes of cooking later...
"And here we are!" I raised the plate of Lizard Runner hamburger steak and leaped towards Iris.
"For you, milady." I said with a warm smile as I handed Iris the plate.
"Remember to tell me how it tastes. After all, that was my first time cooking for someone." I further closed my distance between Iris and whispered.
"Yes (Hai), thank you, Onii-"
"Um, I mean, Guardian-san." Iris dug in after she thanked me with a warm smile.
I leaped back to the arena.
"Alright, let's get back to business!" I pulled my sword out, raised my fist towards Iris with a smug smile as I said with determination.
A few hours later...
"Dang it, how did he manage to keep on fighting?" Jatis said with disbelief as he was watching me fighting about a company of knights and a platoon of mages.
"I am not who I was before. Here I come!" I channeled an average amount of light magic into my sword and stabbed it into the ground.
"Prepare yourselves! Holy Repulsion!" I warned as I released the light magic within the sword and shattered the ground. However, it managed to create a shallow crater on the ground. And fortunately, no one got hurt from this skill, even though I had zero intention of killing them.
Everyone looked at the crater with their jaws dropped, except Iris, whose eyes sparkled with joy and excitement.
"Onii-chan, you're awesome!" Iris cheered. "Father, can he be my bodyguard and teacher now?" Iris asked the King with puppy eyes.
"Ah fine. He can be your bodyguard. As for the teacher part, that remains to be seen." The King said in exasperation.
"Yay! Did you hear that, Onii-chan? You did it!" Iris cheered enthusiastically.
"Yeah I did! Thank you very much, Your Majesty." I knelt with one knee as I thanked him.
A/N: Hope you all are enjoying the story! Positive critiques are appreciated.