Guardian: Hello there, my dear readers! Before you continue reading, I just want to inform you, LN spoilers up ahead. Please read LN Vol. 7 (epilogue) before hand, or read it at your own risk.

Guardian: What?! You have read that already? Aw come on, I was trying to make myself sound like a badass here!

Iris: Geez (Mou), Onii-chan! You are taking too much time here! Time to get on with the story!

Guardian: Oh crap, right! Where were we again...?

Iris: 'If God wanted me to live he would not have created a heart attack!' *giggles*

Guardian: Is that so...? No, definitely not that part! (Nai, Zettai ni nai!)

Eris: Hey, you guys, stop messing around!

Guardian: Oh right, please enjoy Ch. 24: Meeting the Goddess in a Dumb Way!

Really, they have got to be kidding me. I am NOT going to die in a stupid way like this. To be exact, I refuse to die like this!

"Hello, Guardian-san. I am Eris, the Goddess of Luck. Luckily my luck was so good that I managed to create a heart attack to get you here temporarily." The silver-haired Goddess said mischievously as she squinted her eyes.

"Please don't screw with me, Eris-sama." I sighed as I facepalmed myself. "I got a lot of things to do other than dying in a dumb fashion like this."

"Is that so? Sorry about that." Eris replied as she slightly lowered her head.

"By the way, you look extremely similar to a friend of mine and your names are almost the same."

"Really?" Eris said with a troubled expression as she scratched her right cheek.

"Yeah, and she scratches her right cheek when she is troubled and stuff like that." I replied with a mocked serious expression.

"Oh I see..." Eris averted her gaze from me.

"I am going to guess who you are in that world. If I got it right, join my party, whichever persona you use. If I got it wrong... well, do whatever you like!"

"Okay, bring it!"

"Hey, Chris."

"Yes!" Eris answered energetically, but her face stiffened instantly after the second she said that.

"I... win." I declared slowly with a smug smile on my face as I made a peace sign.

"Geez (Mou)... You don't have to rub it in, you know..." Eris sighed.

"Heh heh~ How could I not be happy when I got a powerful member easily by using a dumb method like this!" I said as I stuck my tongue at Eris.

"Fine, I understand. I will join your party. But... only in two conditions." Eris said in resignation as she sighed at my antics.

"What are they?" I asked as I slightly tilted my head.

"First, I need you guys to help me recover the divine relics."

"Aka the cheat items. No problem." I replied as I nodded.

"Second, you have to keep my identity as a secret."

"No problem." I answered with a solemn expression.

"With all that, I look forward to working with you, Guardian-san." Eris gave me a smile as she extended her hand.

"Welcome aboard, Eris-sama." I returned the smile as I took her hand.

"Whoa!" I woke up and opened my eyes abruptly. When I looked up, Iris and Loby were by my side.

"Onii-chan... Thank goodness you are alive!" Iris said with relief as she shed tears out of joy and ease.

"Aw c'mon, I am still alive, you know? Stop crying." I reassured Iris as I wipe the tears out of her eyes.

"Hey." A somewhat cheerful voice called out.

I looked up and saw a familiar face looking down on me.

"Howdy!" I greeted her casually as I waved at her.

I rose and looked at my party members, namely Iris, Loby the Archwizard and Chris the Thief.

"I will be in your care." I said warmly as I gave them a smile.

"No, no, that's my line, Guardian." Chris answered with a carefree expression.

This (kinda) nice moment didn't last long before someone ruined it.

"I found you at last! Fight me, Magic Swordmaster!" The guy who had Gram on his belt challenged me. "I will show you the strength of the Chosen One this time."

sigh*

"Poor Onii-chan..." Iris sighed as she facepalmed herself.

"Core change, Pegasus to Phoenix." I muttered as my outfit changed from the blue trenchcoat to a set of red samurai armor.

"For fks sake, stop ruining the good moments!" I shouted in exasperation as I dropkicked him in the face.

"Merde." I muttered as I caught the adventurers' attention.

"Core change, Phoenix to Pegasus." I changed the Core Outfit back to the previous one I wore.

Then I pulled out my sword and stabbed it onto the floor.

"Onii-chan, what are you doing?" Iris looked at me with confusion.

"Just watch me." I answered with a warm smile on my face.

"Sanctuary!" I released light magic within the sword as a large milky magic circle surrounded us.

Then, some gentle rays of light shone onto Katsurugi's face.

30 seconds later...

"Alright, he should be fine now." I told his party members with a poker face.

Then, I turned to my new party members.

"OK, let's go."

During our way to the quest...

"Here's the quest: We are going to exterminate a large group of barbarians. They are located in a valley, surrounded by mountains. The chieftain of the group is rumored to be powerful. What tactics can we use?" I asked Iris as I briefed the team and started her lesson. "Both honorable and unorthodox tactics are accepted."

"I would ask Onii-chan and Chris to act as decoys, while the Explosive Boi gets into a safe place and cast Explosion." Iris explained.

"A decent tactic indeed. But there is a better strategy." I replied. First, I can use the Elemental Constellation System to scout the enemy base. Then, we can plot a tactic after we locate their food storage and armory. If they panicked, we can take them out in one go. If they don't, deploy hit-and-run tactics or disguise as their minions and infiltrate the base, destroying it inside out." I elaborated on the idea as Iris looked at me in amazement.

"That is also the tactic we would be using against the barbarians. You got me?" I turned my attention to Chris and Loby.

"Got it."

9 minutes later...

"You guys stay here and standby. I am going to scout the area. Stay safe, OK?" I told them as I summoned the Fire Phoenix.

"Core change, Pegasus to Wolf!" I changed my Core Outfit as I grab onto the Phoenix's claws.

"Concealment!" I chanted as I channeled my mana into the Core Outfit and turned invisible with the Phoenix.

Meanwhile, in a place where nobody knows...

"Interesting strategy. That is exactly why the Magic Swordmaster is worthy of being my champion." The silhouette said as it looked at the crystal ball.

All of a sudden, I got affected by an unknown headache and canceled my skill in accident.

Before I knew it, I was spotted by the barbarians and they sounded the alarm.

"Fk."

A/N: Hope you all are enjoying the story!

To be honest, I found it more fun to give out spoiler warnings this way, so I am going to do that when there are spoilers in a chapter~ :P

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