Despite never truly wanting this, Megumi’s fate was to become the head of the Zenin clan, basically being ‘forced’ into being the best there.

He figures that he can still be a powerful sorcerer, but this just brings him more responsibilities and worries.

But still, you are there to make things somewhat easier.

Being a bodyguard isn’t easy, of course, and you have to be professional, but he found himself laughing at your playful demeanor that sometimes has to show.

.

Walking down the halls of a big temple of the Zenin clan, his eyes scan the surroundings, but they catch a glimpse of you from time to time, the way your figure walks beside him, but still a bit behind, as the others told you it’s a way to show that you can’t be in the same line as the strongest, how you still don’t have the privilege to do so.

He finds it foolish, how you have to follow a lot of rules they set, no matter if you’re a bodyguard or not, because he knows that your company isn’t the worst, maybe even nice, and that even though you’re staying professional with him, sometimes succeed in making his day a bit better.

“You know, you don’t have to bow to me…”

He speaks after a while of silence, stopping in his tracks to look at you, the tone of his voice betraying the care, but his eyes don’t.

“… You’re the only one who doesn’t see me just as a title…”