The Bodyguard System

July 23rd 2026…

It was on a Thursday morning, and Jaden was in the basement gym, training Scarlet and Sylvia. It had been quite a while ever since he had acquired the shares of the Nightstar Security company, before investing more money into the company.

Jaden did not pay that much attention to the company for the time being, considering that the target that he was having was not bound to be completed in a short time. It would take at least a year for that project to be completed.

Of course, Jaden still occasionally received reports from Matthew about the progress of the company. Still, they were not that much detailed, just as Jaden had requested. He did not like to do that much paperwork.

Due to the fact that the semester had already ended, and it was currently the summer holiday, Scarlet did not need to go to school at all. She would often leave go around the city, and Jaden would accompany her.

But nonetheless, nothing major happened. There was not even a single compulsory mission that was generated but the system, and neither did he get any optional mission.

To say the least, it had been quite a boring time for him. He felt that he was currently not using the system to the maximum. It was better if he could get a client that was occasionally in danger.

That was definitely not a good wish, but still, it was the only way that he could maximize the utilization of the system. After all, if the client was in danger, a mission would be generated by the system, and then would be able to complete it, before gaining the rewards.

It was quite a long time now that Jaden had not seen a system prompt appearing in front of him, other than the times that he was trying to communicate with the system.

Of course, he had tried several times, trying to ask if the system could generate missions that were not related to saving the client from suffering either mentally or physically. But the system claimed that the optional missions were randomly generated, and they were the only ones that did not require the client to be in real danger.

Jaden was helpless in this situation. There was nothing that he could do about this, as he had no control over the system. Even though it was good that he did not have much to deal with, still, not being able to improve any further or something that made him a little frustrated.

Still, there was one thing that he had improved in. That was how he could control his strength quite well now. All this while, he had been making sure that he would never try fighting against Scarlet or Sylvia.

After all, if he ended up injuring any of them by mistake due to his failure to control his strength, things would get complicated. Clifford would definitely begin suspecting that Jaden might be intending to harm the two ladies.

And other than that, Sylvia had been quite suspicious of Jaden recently. Jaden understood that this was related to the event where the two of them had bumped into each other when he came to the basement gym in order to test out his strength.

Still, Jaden did not show anything at all. He could not allow Sylvia to know his current full strength. After all, he's full strength was way beyond that of ordinary person. Even those bodybuilding giants would definitely not be as strong as he was.

It was inexplicable how he had become this strong. And, Jaden was not willing to give any form of explanation, considering that if he had to come up with an explanation of what had happened, he would have to make up things.

But if there was a loophole in what he had said, it would get more complicated, and it might even reveal the existence of the system, which was something that was not supposed to happen.

All aside, it could be said that this was the most peaceful time for Jaden in his entire life after the passing of his parents. During the over 6 years that he had been alone, he had been fighting frequently with gangsters that tried to steal from him and so on.

It was quite difficult for him to be able to finish an entire week without being involved in a fight. But now, it had already been quite a while but yet he was not involved in any kind of violence.

Jaden was currently sitting on a chair, as he observed Scarlet and Sylvia fighting within the ring. The combat skills of the two ladies had improved by a tremendous level, going beyond the level that they had been during the time that they had met with Jaden.

Since the two ladies were paying for him to teach them, Jaden did not hold back at all. Instead, he taught them everything not that they had to know, and could handle. Of course, it was only the beginner level combat skills that he taught them.

As for the intermediate level, Jaden did not even think about it. The bodies of the two ladies were not strong enough to be able to execute the moves that the intermediate combat level skills required. So, it could be said that it was going to be a waste if he thought them the intermediate level skills, especially considering that they had not yet mastered the beginner level yet.

Nonetheless, the current Scarlet could easily defeat Alfie. Just from this, it was clear that he had improved by quite a huge margin, considering that the last time that they fought, she had barely been able to defeat Alfie. Your adventure continues at mvl

Still, if the two ladies continued practicing for a few more months, they would be able to get even more powerful than they were currently were. After all, even though the beginner combat skills were the lowest in ranking, if somebody was able to master them, they would be considered as masters in the current fighting world.

After all, it was clear that the way that the system categorized the fighting skills was not related to how ordinary people fought. Instead, it seemed to be away different from that.

Perhaps that was the reason why in order for a person to be able to use the intermediate level combat skills fully, they would be required to possess a stronger body. And if they wanted to use the advanced level combat skills, they would also require to have an even stronger body.

Jaden did not receive any response from the system about this issue when he asked. Still, he did not bother much about it, considering that he already had a clue about it. After all, Scott was the clue that Jaden had gotten, this world was way dangerous than it looked.

Just as Jaden continued watching the two ladies sparring with each other, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching.

He was able to notice that somebody was approaching due to his sharp senses that had been enhanced after he had taken the physique enhancing pill.

And as expected, a few moments later, Steven came into the basement. He watched as the two ladies continued sparring with each other, while standing next to Jaden.

Neither of the two spoke to the other, considering that they had already met in the morning before Jaden came into the basement. And, there was nothing for them to talk about anyway, considering that they were majoring in different professions.

About 10 minutes later, Scarlet and Sylvia finally stopped fighting. Well, Sylvia was the one that had won the battle. After all, she was already beyond Scarlet when she began receiving training from Jaden.

The gap between the two of them was reducing considering how hard working Scarlet had been recently. Still, it was going to take quite a while and a lot of time for Scarlet to be able to beat Sylvia.

The two ladies were currently drenched in sweat, as they gasped for air. The two of them had been fighting for quite a long while, and even though they were not going all out, they had consumed quite a lot of energy.

It was then that the two ladies noticed that Steven was here. Previously, due to how focused on fighting they were, they had not noticed when Steven came in.

When Steven noticed that Scarlet and Sylvia were paying attention to him, he finally spoke up. "Excuse me for interrupting your training session. But I was told to inform you that the eldest young master has arrived. In case you would like to see him, you can find him in the living room."

Immediately after saying those words, Steven excused himself, and left the basement gym. All that was left behind was the dumbfounded duo, and the confused Jaden.

"Did my eldest brother just come back? Or was Uncle Steven just joking around?" Scarlet asked after she managed to catch her breath.

"That should be the case. Let's clean up and go and meet him. It has been quite a while since the last time I saw him." Sylvia responded as she immediately took action, getting out of the ring.

Jaden finally understood what Stephen had been implying by saying that the eldest young master had come back. It seemed that Clifford's eldest son had finally come back.

Jaden had seen him before, but it was back during the time that his parents were alive. That was the only time that Jaden had seen information about Anthony and this eldest brother that Scarlet was talking about.

Even though he was curious about this person, Jaden did not want to go. This was the time for a family reunion, and since he was not part of the family, it was better for him to not interrupt them. So, he decided to stay here.

"Hey Jaden, come with us. Are you not curious about my eldest brother?" Scarlet suddenly called him over after she arrived at the entrance of the basement gym.