My Bodyguard Is… Captain Luke, the Cheer Squad Leader?
Papa’s study. I was sitting beside Papa.
In front of us was a handsome older man with sharp eyes and blue hair, dressed perfectly in armor. He was kneeling on one knee before us, looking up at Papa.
“Luke, has Kaito’s bodyguard been decided?”
“Yes. I, Luke, will take the role.”
“I see. That’s reassuring. I’ll leave him to you. Now then…”
Luke… that’s the captain, right?!
“Kaito is already four years old. I’ve heard from Marle that his noble education is progressing smoothly. This child doesn’t require much trouble. Since you’ll be Kaito’s bodyguard, it’s fine for you to know.”
Sebas explained everything to him, how I had been taught various things by the Goddess of Ikaruda, how I possessed the skills Appraisal, Compounding, and Fusion but still couldn’t properly use them yet, how I came up with the Kai Chair, and how I was the one who created the miso soup.
“Luke, I’m entrusting Kaito to you from now on. Protect him. Understood?”
“Yes. Leave it to me.”
“It’s a promise. If you fail to protect him…”
“If I fail to protect him…?”
“I’ll make you swallow a thousand needles.”
Wait, Papa… what’s that about?
“Swallow a thousand needles”? Is that trending now or something? Do you like saying that or what?
“Y-yes, sir!”
Captain Luke… aren’t you a little too scared?
“Yes. I would not want to end up like that. Before it comes to that, Margrave Marsh, I have sworn loyalty to the Marsh territory. I will protect Young Master Kaito even at the cost of my life.”
End up like that…? Huh?
Wait, did someone actually use it before? No way.
“Alright, Captain Luke. Please protect me.”
“Yes, leave it to me!”
“Father, I have a request. I want to go exploring. Not just in the garden, I’d like to try going to the forest a little farther away.”
Recently, Marle had been teaching me manners. When meeting someone for the first time, when meeting nobles, or whenever it’s appropriate, I’m supposed to address them as Father and Mother and speak politely.
It seemed I’d be getting a private tutor soon as well.
“I see. In that case, you’ll need a little training first. Luke, can I leave that to you?”
“Yes, certainly.”
I had a goal!
Something I still hadn’t managed to accomplish.
You see… I wanted to find the elf village, meet the elder of the elves, and search for that lake of Napple fruit.
It’s not like I forgot about it.
I’d just been waiting until the day I could get a bodyguard assigned to me.
Yes! It might finally come true.
I want to spread Napple fruit more widely.
Better yet, I’ll turn Napple into delicious dishes.
Just thinking about it gets me excited.
What I really want to eat is spaghetti made with pineapple. Sweet-and-sour pork would be good too. Ahh, I want to eat that.
From what I remember, both of those need tomatoes.
So I’ll have to search for tomatoes too.
And now I’ve finally gotten miso.
Even though the form is different, maybe there are other seasonings out there too.
Let’s search for all sorts of things.
Captain Luke, I’m counting on you.
Delicious food is justice!
Ah, there are so many things I want to do.
But first, let’s start by changing our meals.
Apparently training starts tomorrow.
I’m so excited I might not be able to sleep tonight!
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Huff… huff… huff… I was out of breath.
Hey… what’s this?
No one told me training would be this hard!
Training means building stamina?!
I’ve already been made to run for twenty minutes!
I’m out of breath… this is exhausting.
Captain Luke turned out to be a demon instructor.
Don’t just stand there watching!
“Young Master Kaito, I’m cheering for you, so please do your best!”
… See?
Luke really is a cheer squad captain after all.
What do you think about this chapter?
