Five people in suits and sunglasses stood in a line in front of the rest of the security personnel. Three men and two women. "These are the most accomplished members of our security personnel and I personally recommend each and one of these five to be your personal bodyguard, Miss Yazawa"

Nico tapped her lips with her finger as she walked from side to side of the line of five guards, carefully inspecting them one by one. She walked back and forth, eyeing each one of them and occasionally taking a glance of the rest of the security personnel behind them. Most of them looked uninterested as they probably wouldn't get picked. After a couple of minutes, Nico sat on the edge of her desk and smiled.

"I've chosen my bodyguard" she announced proudly and gained the attention of the whole security detail.

"Well, which one will it be Miss Yazawa?" The security chief asked and proudly looked at his five best men.

"That one" Nico pointed not at one of the five in the front but at the back "That woman who's looking at her watch, with the red hair and purple eyes"

"U-ueeh? M-me?!" The woman almost dropped the phone in her hands which she had been using to distract herself from all of this.

"Yeah, you" Nico smiled, amused by the redhead.

"Her?! M-miss Yazawa, I know the decision ultimately is up to you but I can't possibly condone herwhen there are others much more suited to be your bodyguard! Five people to be specifi-"

"I appreciate your concern, but as you said, it's up to me. I want her." Nico cut her security chief off and pointed at the redhead again "She's going to be my bodyguard."

"I… I understand Miss Yazawa" the chief knew he wouldn't be able to change his boss's mind and recognized defeat. "Nishikino!" his voice suddenly raised into a shout, surprising everyone in the room but the twintailed CEO "Come forward! You're now assigned to the security of the CEO of the Lantis Company, Nico Yazawa"

Maki did her best to put on a smile as she felt five glares on her back "… Thank you sir"

"The rest of you, dismissed" The whole security personnel began to clear out of the room, Maki almost following suite before the head of security reminded her that her post was now in this office.

"Finally, that Boring McSecurity Pants is gone" Nico let out a relieved sigh and crossed her legs, still sitting on her own desk. The CEO earned a chuckle from the redhead and right then she knew she had made the right decision.

"So why me?" Maki asked as she began to look around the CEO's office. She would've imagined that the room of the boss of one of the biggest music companies of the country would've been intimidating, cold. Instead she felt comfortable in Nico's office. The room had shelves packed with all the records the company had published and the walls were adorned with posters of idols. Nico's desk was a mess of papers, probably all important documents that were now on her butt.

"Because you're cute" Nico said nonchalantly and smiled, already expecting an amusing reaction from her new bodyguard.

"Because I'm cute? Are you stupid?" Maki squinted her eyes at the petite woman "You put me in charge of your protection, of your life, when there were people much more qualified for the job. You chose me because I'm cute?!" Maki couldn't believe what she had just heard.

"… Yeah, basically" Nico shrugged and got off her desk. Walking up to the redhead, she smugly smiled at her before going back to her desk and properly sat down on her chair "But if you think you're not up for it I could just call the chief so he revokes your new position"

"You think I couldn't do it?" Maki frowned and walked up to Nico "Did I just hear you correctly?"

"Yeah, if you don't think you can do it step out of my office and it'll all be cleared out for you, Miss Nishikino"

"Pfft, protecting you difficult? Please. I could do that with my eyes closed"

"Then prove it"

"Fine. Just you watch. No one will ever lay even a finger on you" Maki had a defiant look in her eyes that were ready to continue arguing with her boss for forever.

Nico was going to have fun with her new companion.