Waking up to another day, Viggo went through the typical morning routine, and once he was done; the kitchen was his next target as he began preparing breakfast, thanks to his Qi and Chi, he could control the food and how well cooked it was to the perfect point, just by focusing. So he did and prepared scrambled eggs, sausages, a jar of orange juice, vanilla yogurt, hot milk, coffee, and fruit salad, got a box of cereal, and then prepared the table for everyone.
Just as he was done setting up the table, mother came in to find a full-on breakfast ready.
"Did you make all this?... I thought you didn't know how to cook?" Mother was looking at the set-up table back and forth, as nothing looked bad, it actually looked really good.
"Exactly because I'm not that used to cooking, I decided to just look up basic stuff on the internet, and then ran with whatever recipe seemed to work for me. Don't worry, I tasted it before serving it all. It's not as good as yours, but certainly good." Viggo expressed.
Mother walked close to Viggo and hugged him before giving a kiss on his forehead, then said. "It's good to see you doing these things, I was very worried you would just keep spending all your time working on your art. Passion is beautiful, but gets very ugly once it becomes an obsession."
"Yes, I'm aware of what you might lose if you put all the focus of your life into one thing..." Viggo said before finding himself drifting to the thought that everyone he knew in the 11th plane was most definitely long gone, considering how long it had been. Even in the 11th plane, immortality was something rare, and even those who had attained only at best had eternal youth, not immortality in its truest sense.
"Oh, baby, don't make such a sad face, you'll give your mother heartache, your job is to smile. Sadness is too expensive for anyone." Mother pulled on Viggo's cheek for a bit until he burst out laughing at her antics.
"There, look at how handsome you are smiling like that. All the ladies won't know what hit their heart before they've fallen." Mother added.
"Maybe... " Viggo's smile turned awkward as he didn't know what to say back to that, all mother were basically the same with the whole you're handsome story. Though he understood he was by no means ugly, he didn't necessarily see himself as especially handsome.
After a while, everyone sat at the table and had breakfast together.
"So, everyone, what do you think of breakfast today?" Mother questioned.
"It doesn't taste like you made it, but it's pretty decent." Father responded.
"Yeah, it's kind of weirdly seasoned but not bad." The eldest sister commented.
"It takes like what miss Stella likes to make." Hera said.
"There's too much olive oil, and not enough salt. Not the worse though." Nessa shared her thoughts.
"Hahaha! Well, it tastes different because Viggo was the one who made it. Also, Veronica, you're not one to say especially when you yourself tend to have seasoning problems. Miss Stella can't do it this good, but it does seem like the same recipe. Nessa, when was the last time you cooked anything? If you're going to complain be ready to do it yourself." Mother said and poked at the girls for their comments.
"It's ok mom, they are right, I still have to improve my cooking a lot, but I don't think it was a bad first time making breakfast." Viggo was amused by their antics.
"Where did you buy this? There's no way you made it." Veronica asked.
"Maybe he got it from miss Stella, I heard she makes meal deals." Hera added.
"Oh, so that's why it's mid? Explains everything." Nessa threw out a comment.
"I made it myself, maybe if you wake up earlier you'll catch me cooking tomorrow. Anyway, I have to go." Viggo excused himself from the table.
"Where you going, sweetie?" Mother inquired.
"I'm going to be working on a project, the one that is supposed to get me going by the end of the month, for now, I'll keep it a surprise, but you'll know when it's time." Viggo responded before leaving.
Once he was outside of the house and far enough, he found an isolated alleyway to activate the Nameless Ruler ring, changing his appearance from red hair to white hair and his clothes to a red jacket, black skinny jeans, and a white T-shirt with red and white shoes. After which, he left off to the Juartiny mansion with a very minor concealment effect from the Nameless Ruler ring, to make it easier to associate him with his Xeno identity.
It wasn't too long before he arrived there, and once again he was stopped by the guards, these were not the ones he found last night.
"Stop right there young man, who are you? And what business do you have here?" One of the guards stopped him.
"I am Nishat, and I was sent here by master Xeno to work here, I was told the young master of the Juartiny family needs a bodyguard." Viggo responded.
"We were informed of your arrival, please follow me." The guard's expression softened after hearing the name Xeno.
Following the guard all the way inside, Viggo was eventually met with Henford, Maverick, Chimena, the other maid, a young man, and 3 other young women.
"So, you are Master Xeno's student, correct? It is a pleasure to make an acquaintance with you. I'm Henford Ven Juartiny, the head of the Juartiny family. I'm sure your master has already informed you of the situation. You'll be working as a bodyguard for my son, right here, for the monthly pay me and your master agreed on. If you have any doubts, you can talk to Teliza or Chimena. Anyhow, your services are much appreciated." Henford put his hand forward for a handshake, which Viggo took.
"I'm Nishat, equally a pleasure to meet you." Viggo kept it short.
"I'll be going back to working. I hope you live up to your master." Henford said before leaving and Teliza followed right behind him.
"So, you're going to be my bodyguard?... I can't sense any Qi from you? Are you a body cultivator? You do look quite muscular... Oh, sorry, I didn't even introduce myself yet. I'm Maverick, and I hope you can actually pack a punch." Maverick approached Viggo with curious eyes as he analyzed him carefully. The young man was blond and had red eyes, accompanied by a whiteish complexion, and his designer clothing make him look like a typical celebrity.
"I feel like Dad was put under a spell by this Xeno guy, I'm telling you. When have the Juartiny ever needed help from outside forces? I'm sure there are many masters working for our family that could have been assigned to guard you, this makes no sense." The young man spoke with confidence. He looked similar to Maverick but had instead blue hair and eyes.
"You're always so paranoid about everything, relax, not everyone is trying to kill or whatever you believe. You're not that special." one of the three women said. This one having purple hair.
"Tell him, it's honestly a pain in the ass at this point." Another of the three women spoke. This one with blond hair.
"And what? You two are special? Don't make me laugh, I would wash the floor with you two! That's how much you're worth." The young man retorted and an argument broke out between the three of them.
"Hey handsome, don't you want to be my bodyguard instead? I would much rather that than all the old people father puts around me." The third woman went up to Viggo and immediately made him an offer. Her orange hair almost resembled flames.
Just before Viggo could answer, Maverick came in and said. "Not happening, if I can't have a top beauty as a bodyguard you're not getting this. Also, you haven't answered, are you a body cultivator?"
"Well, yes, but I'm also a Qi cultivator." Viggo responded.
""Really?!"" Both of them focused on Viggo with surprise written all over their faces, and Viggo just nodded in response.
"Bullshit! I'm not buying that until I see proof!" The young man who was in an argument just now turned his attention to Viggo's words.
"Gotta agree with this idiot on this one, that's a pretty bold claim with no proof." The purple-haired woman added.
"True, why don't we go to the mansion's training area? He can show us there!" The blond woman suggested.
"They're right, I want to see this, do you mind?" Maverick asked Viggo.
"Not really, it's only natural for them to be curious." Viggo was unbothered by their antics.
"Great, Chimena go get the tablets and meet us in the training room." Maverick ordered and Chimena left to do as told.
"Now, handsome, follow me, I'll show you around while we're on our way." The orange-haired woman grabbed onto Viggo's arm and pulled him along.
"This girl... As vain as always..." Maverick commented before following along.
"That bitch! Why does she have to go after a frikin bodyguard?! Disgusting whore!" The young man murmured to himself with his arms crossed and a frown on his face.
"She's quick, already on the chase... Also, she would break your bones if she was paying any attention to us." The blond woman warned.
"Just let him do stupid shit until it comes back to bite him, and we'll see how he behaves then." The purple-haired woman added.
Eventually, they got to the training grounds.
"And here's where I beat all the family in a fight by myself." The orange-haired woman showed Viggo around while telling him about her accomplishments in each section.
"You've done a lot. Defeating 100,000 assassins, getting the feathered dragon inheritance, destroying 3 big families on your own, forcing the heavenly tribulations to yield, and even taking the number one spot in the world. Your accomplishments are nothing to scoff at. Honestly, with cultivation as high as yours, I don't doubt you're strongest in the whole plane." Viggo praised her as he was looking at her status screen, at least hear he could see of it.
[Status screen]
[Name: #%?!~
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Mind Cultivation Technique: The Feathered Dragon Yang Consumption Mind Technique
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Mind Cultivation Level: 8th layer of Peerless Mind Realm
Talent: Lesser Genius(Plane Limit)
Lv: 178
....] Most of her status screen was encrypted as Viggo was not powerful enough to see it all.
(She's very powerful... At least in this plane.) Viggo was surprised when he first got to the Juartiny mansion today.
"Oh, handsome, you flatter me. I'm just another cultivator trying to get by and reach immortality." She answered.
(I guess I found a suitable partner... Being handsome really is the easy mode...) Viggo thought to himself.