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3.93% The Bodyguard System / Chapter 16: Sparring

Capítulo 16: Sparring

In the main mansion's living room, Clifford and Lynette were currently discussing some matters related to the companies that they owned.

Now that the feud with the Williams had escalated, it was definitely obvious that some troubles would be arising in the companies. But even then, there was nothing that they could do for the moment other than trying to block the Williams as much as possible, as they waited for the right moment to strike back.

Just as they were continuously discussing, Steven the old butler walked in. After giving a slight bow, Steven went ahead and spoke.

"Master, I have already made arrangements on the matters concerning Jaden. He should be able to attend the university tomorrow. More than that, I have also arranged for a small group of people to monitor him, and offer assistance just in case." Steven stated with a calm voice.

Clifford nodded. Steven was quite efficient when it came to dealing with these matters. That was the reason why he was the butler, even after his father had handed over the position of the lead of the family to him.

"That's good. With that group that you have organized for, it should be definitely quite easy to help Jaden in case he doesn't have the capability of handling the problems that he would be facing." Clifford stated.

It was not that they trusted Jaden that much. In any case, according to the background information that they possessed about Jaden, they understood that he had gone to a certain organization for training, but they did not know much about his combat capabilities.

After all, despite the fact that the Johnsons were quite influential, they did not possess any influence in that organization. So, it was impossible for them to be able to get information about Jaden and his achievements in that organization.

But even then, since Jaden did not spend that much time in the organization, they believed that his abilities were definitely not that much high. So, even if the group that they had organized was not as skilled as Jaden was, but they at least could make up the numbers, and help whenever possible.

Just as Clifford was about to continue discussing with Lynette on the countermeasures that they were supposed to take, he realized that Steven had not left.

"Is there something else that you would like to say?" Clifford asked with raised brows. This was definitely the first time that he had seen Steven holding back from saying something.

"That's right master. I have just realized that young lady Scarlet has gone to the servants quarters. I do believe that she is planning something against Mr. Jaden. This is definitely not good, right?" Steven stated with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Of course, he understood the personality that Scarlet possessed. Since they had looked for a bodyguard for her, she was definitely going to look for a way that she was going to send that guy away.

But with the current situation that the family was facing, Scarlet definitely required a bodyguard. And if Scarlet did something that made Jaden to leave, and he actually possessed enough capabilities to be able to protect her, then they would have made a big loss.

Clifford frowned for a moment before he responded, "Just let it be. But just in case, you can monitor the movements that Scarlet is making. We cannot afford to lose Jaden for the time being, unless we understand his capabilities fully. If he doesn't have much capabilities, we can just send him away after we find another person to replace him."

"Okay master. I will do that now." Steven responded before he turned around and left the living room.

Lynette looked at Clifford and asked, "Are you sure about this? If Scarlet actually ends up offending Jaden, and the relationship between the two of them gets tense, it definitely will not be helpful considering that Jaden will have to protect Scarlet."

"There's no problem at all. I don't believe that Scarlet is going to do something that is going to ruin the relationship between her and Jaden. And even if she does something like that, I do believe that the relationship will not be ruined in such a way that they would be enemies with each other." Clifford responded.

Then, he continued after a moment of silence, "It might be true that Scarlet is kind of stubborn, but even then, she has some brains. So, I do believe that she will not go that far when it comes to provoking other people."

Lynette wanted to say something, but in the end, she decided to remain silent. After all, she understood the matter, and this was just a test that they had talked about not long ago, about trying out the abilities that Jaden possessed.

It would be good If they could use Scarlet to test out the abilities that Jaden possessed. If he actually did not even possess the ability to deal with Scarlet, that implied that he was definitely not qualified to be protecting Scarlet.

"Well, let's hope everything goes well." Lynette stated before she focused on other matters.

Jaden followed Scarlet into the basement that was located in the main mansion. Although it was a basement, it was quite well arranged, and it did not look like a basement at all.

The lights in this place illuminated every corner of the basement, including the corridor that they had utilized in order to enter into the training room, removing any darkness.

The air within the basement was well circulated considering that several air conditioners had been installed in the basement, and they were capable of maintaining a good atmosphere within the basement.

During the time that they were coming in, Jaden realized that the basement possessed three different doors. The doors were currently closed, and the one that they had entered into was the one that led to the gym, which was the training area for the mansion.

The gym was quite big, occupying a large area of about 3,000 m². It was clear that the basement was bigger than the mansion that was located on top.

The gym was well equipped with all the modern equipment, and there was even a ring that could be used for sparring or fights. Additionally, around the ring, there were even several pairs of benches, obviously for the spectators.

Currently, in the entire gym, there was nobody else other than a lady who was currently training by punching a punching bag. She was wearing black lady gym crop top, and a pair of tight trousers, accompanied by white sports shoes.

She was sweating as she continuously punched the punching bag. And when the two of them entered, she did not even pay attention to them, and just continued with what she was doing.

Jaden observed her movements for a while, and he could not help but be a little surprised by the power that she possessed. With every time that she punched the punching bag, it would tremble intensely, that even he who was in a distance could see it clearly.

At that moment, Jaden realized that he was definitely not supposed to underestimate the Johnsons. Just this lady here was possessing such strength, then what about the bodyguards that they had been getting before?

Scarlet did not pay attention to the lady who was continuously training, but instead, she headed straight to the ring. The moment that she got into the ring, she realized that Jaden was paying attention to the other lady that was training.

Pursing her lips, she looked at Jaden and asked angrily, "What are you staring at? Don't tell me that you want to marry her as you have already fallen in love with her the moment that you saw her?"

Jaden could not help but feel his lips twitch when he heard what Scarlet had said. Was it wrong to look at a person training? Additionally, it was not as if he was looking at her obsequiously, right?

He was just impressed by the power that this lady possessed, and that was all. But in any case, he did not respond, and immediately headed towards the ring.

But he did not enter into the ring, and stood outside. He was not sure what Scarlet was planning, but he believed that it might be related to the mission. But in any case, unless Scarlet asked him to enter into the ring, he was definitely not going to do so.

"What? Don't tell me that you are afraid of fighting with me? I wanted a sparring partner, and as you can see, my cousin over there is busy training on her own. So, I can only ask you to train with me." Scarlet narrowed her eyes as she looked at Jaden, while saying with a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice.

Jaden immediately understood the relationship between Scarlet and the lady on the other side. But he did not care about it, and immediately jumped into the ring. In any case, he had a mission to complete, and that was what he was going to do.

The moment that Jaden jumped into the ring, Scarlet did not give him a chance at all, and immediately attacked. She wanted to prove that this guy was definitely not qualified to be her bodyguard. And after beating him up, she would go ahead and talk to him about logic, where he was weak as compared to the person that he was supposed to protect.

That way, with his ego as a man, he would definitely not continue wanting to protect Scarlet, who had just beaten him up. That way, she would be able to make him retreat by himself.

Jaden who had just stepped into the ring sensed the attack. Immediately, he leaned backwards without hesitation, despite the fact that he was sneak attacked.


Capítulo 17: Mission Completed

Jaden who had just stepped into the ring sensed the attack. Immediately, he leaned backwards without hesitation, despite the fact that he was sneak attacked.

Swoosh!

Wind blew in front of his face just after he had managed to bend backwards. Jaden could not help but sweat after managing to dodge that attack.

Just from the wind, he could tell that they attack that had been launched by Scarlet was definitely something that could injure him if he did not dodge.

He hurriedly moved backwards and touched the ropes around the ring. It was then that he looked up, realizing that Scarlet had already attacked yet once again. This time, she had launched a kick towards him.

Without hesitation, Jaden immediately shifted his body to the left, managing to barely dodge the attack. But that was not the end of it all, considering that Scarlet was still continuously attacking.

Jaden was even surprised by himself in his ability to be able to dodge the attacks that were being launched at him. If it had been the previous him, he would have definitely been beaten down by Scarlet by now. But now, since he had become stronger than he was before, he was capable of dodging the attacks that Scarlet was launching.

Nobody was supposed to underestimate the attacks that Scarlet was using to attack Jaden at the moment. Each and every attack that she was launching was extremely fierce than the one before.

Had it not been for the fact that Jaden was getting more and more used to the increase in his strength, he would have definitely been having much trouble being able to deal with the attacks that Scarlet was launching.

It was just that as time went by, he felt that he was reacting slightly late than expected. And he was barely dodging the attacks, and if things went on the way they were, he was definitely going to be hit by Scarlet.

Wasn't that going to be an embarrassment? After all, he was brought over to protect Scarlet, but she wasn't capable of dealing with him? Since he was supposed to protect her, he was definitely supposed to be way stronger than she was.

But thinking about what Alex had said, about the Johnsons being in a tight spot at the moment, Jaden did not care that much about the results here. The only thing that he cared about was definitely the mission that he had been given by the system.

It seemed that the system was very clear about the mission, about him surviving for 2 minutes under the attacks that Scarlett was launching. Initially, he thought that the mission was going to be easy.

At the end of the day, Scarlet was a daughter of a wealthy family, and most of the time, children of wealthy families would be dotted on, and would not know much about combat. But now, Scarlet had proved him completely wrong.

Scarlet on the other hand was getting frustrated. She was attacking continuously, but no matter how hard she tried, she was not capable of dealing with the guy in front of her.

Initially, she had thought that since he was young, almost the same age as herself, she was definitely going to be able to deal with him. But she had not expected that it was going to be difficult, considering that the guy was capable of evading each and every attack that she was launching towards him.

His reaction speed was quite high, something that she had only seen in the professional fighters. But even then, his movements were definitely not like those of a professional fighter at all. They looked like those of a street fighter, who had never undergone professional training.

But even then, with those moves, he was still capable of dodging the attacks. That was something that was making her frustrated. This was the only plan that she was having at the moment when it came to dealing with Jaden. But now, it seemed that it was going to be difficult to be able to deal with this guy.

She had already been attacking for more than a minute, but all along, despite the fact that she had suppressed Jaden, she had not managed to hit him even once.

Of course, it was true that she was not utilizing her full strength when it came to attacking this guy. She might be from a wealthy family, but even then, that did not imply that she did not train when it came to combat.

In fact, despite her young age, she possessed a black belt in taekwondo. And she had experienced many fights, and so, her combat experience was extremely high.

But for this guy in front of her, he was extremely lucky that he was capable of narrowly evading the attacks. Had it not been for luck, she would have already taken him down by now, right?

As Scarlet was getting more frustrated as time went by, she began increasing the strength at which she was using to attack. At this moment, she had decided that no matter what, she had to get rid of this guy.

Initially, she had planned to use half of her strength. If she was capable of dealing with him with half of her strength, it was going to be easy for her to be able to convince him to leave.

But now, it seemed that in order to deal with this guy, she had to go all out. No matter what, he had to go. She did not want a bodyguard around her at all. That was a restriction on her freedom!

Jaden on the other hand could not help but swallow his saliva hard. He had already noticed that the speed at which Scarlet was attacking had increased. And at this moment, the rate at which he was dodging the attacks was definitely going to be decreased by a good margin.

Even during the time that Scarlet was using just half of her strength, he was barely dodging. But now, he was only a few microseconds from being hit by Scarlet.

He could feel the wind blowing in front of his face and other parts of his body, every time that he managed to evade an attack.

Jaden was already sweating. He was wondering when the 2 minutes that the mission had stated was going to end. After all, if this continued, he was definitely going to be defeated.

After realizing that it was going to be difficult for him to be able to continuously dodge the attacks, Jaden decided to utilize his hands in order to block the attacks that he could.

Bang!

An attack landed on his hands that had been crossed in front of his chest. At that moment, he felt his hands suddenly going numb. The strength of the kick that had been launched by Scarlet was not something that he could block so casually.

Jaden was forced to retreat three steps backwards before he managed to stabilize himself. But he had just stabilized himself when suddenly, Scarlet arrived, punching towards his chest.

Reacting as fast as possible, Jaden barely managed to shift his body to the left, dodging the punch. But even then, although the punch did not land on his chest, it slightly touched his shoulder.

That implied that had he been just a few microseconds late, he would have definitely been hit by the punch.

Of course, Jaden wanted to counterattack. He understood the logic that if he continued to defend, he was definitely the one that was going to fall at a great disadvantage. But even then, there was one thing that was restricting him from attacking.

That was the fact that Scarlet was the daughter of the boss who had given him the job. Additionally, she was the one that he was supposed to protect. If he suddenly injured her, would he not lose his job?

Although Scarlet looked different from those rich daughters that were pampered by their families, but even then, did that imply that her family did not like her? Just remembering about Anthony who had warned him not to cause Scarlet any problem, he could not help but shiver.

In a normal situation, he would have definitely not have cared about the background of the other party. Since she was sparring with him, he was definitely supposed to attack as well.

Even if he went ahead and lost the job, he would have not cared much about it, considering that he would have gone ahead and looked for another job. But it was different now, considering that there was yet another mission that was running, and that was for him to maintain the job.

So, no matter what, he had to maintain the job. And if it was a trick that Scarlet was having, to have him hit her so that he could be fired, that was definitely not going to work.

As time went by, Jaden realized that he was actually getting a little more proficient in dealing with the attacks that Scarlet was launching. It seemed that he was capable of learning the pattern of her attacks, and for that reason, he was able to react effectively.

But even then, he was still at a disadvantage, and he could not help but wonder just how long the 2 minutes were.

Just as Jaden was wondering about when the 2 minutes were going to end, I prompt suddenly appeared in front of him. At the same time, he suddenly felt that his muscles were twitching, while a load of information was suddenly poured into his mind.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the optional mission by surviving for 2 minutes under the attacks of Scarlet. The host has been rewarded with beginner level combat skills.]


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