Hao Ren was coming back from a high school reunion party and he was drunk. It was not a bad reunion but for people like him these gatherings did not fare too well either. He was an epitome of average men. People who nobody would remember or miss when they were gone.
Just like at this moment, his classmates did not even notice that he took off from the gathering. They might look for him when paying the bills. Hao Ren navigated his way to the beach opposite the hotel they were gathered at.
Hao Ren decided to settle down on the cold sand as the ocean breeze brushed against his face. He raised his head to look at the sky and then he turned to check the surroundings before he spoke out loud, "Fuck you!"
It was a burst of frustration that was being silenced by the wave. Hao Ren raised a bottle of beer he had been holding and took a big sip before he yelled, "Fuck you, God of systems!"
He chugged down the contents of the bottle before he fell on his back and stared blankly at the stars. After some time he said, "I read as many novels as I could. I prayed to as many gods as I could during my teenage. Then when I thought miracles do not happen, you send me to this beautiful world. I was so happy thinking you will give me some special ability to change my average fate.
What did you give me? You gave me nothing, but a broken system. Oi! System, wake up you freeloading parasite, wake up and tell me why did the god of systems fuck me over like this?"
*Ding: Host, nobody has done anything bad to you. Also, there is not such thing as God of systems.*
Hao Ren groaned and protested, "You are a scam, alright, everyone else gets systems that make them rich and strong. What did I get? Tell me what are you."
*Ding: I am the Omnipotent Husband System. My task is to make sure that the host achieves the supreme status among husbands in the world.*
Hao Ren chuckled and asked, "What are the requirement to activate you?"
*Ding: Host should get married to trigger the system activation.*
Hao Ren was so pissed that he laughed like a maniac for a few minutes before he got tired and said, "You should have made me stronger or richer and then tasked me to get a wife. That would have been fun."
Hao Ren nodded mechanically, and the woman said, "Good, would you like to marry me?"
The young man smiled and thought, 'It seems I am still in a dream on the beach.'
He could not believe what was happening. His mind was in a fluster and the only chance where such a woman would ask him to marry her, was in a dream. Thinking like this, he nodded and the woman dragged him inside the building.
Hao Ren followed the procedure happily, he clicked one single photo and then signed the forms and relevant documents easily. After everything was completed, the government official said, "Congratulations, you two are now married."
Hao Ren bowed to him in thanks before he turned to look at the lady who seemed to be thinking something. Suddenly, another official said, "Come along, the office will provide you with a complimentary commemorative photograph."
The couple walked over a black board and stood together inside the frame. The photographer said, "Come on! You two are newly married, why don't you stand closer and give us a smile."
Hao Ren looked at the lady who took half a step closer, and did the same before he turned to look at the camera with a smile on his face.
At this moment, a mechanical voice echoed in his mind, *Ding: It is detected that the host has completed the activation quest. Activating System in two hours."
Hao Ren could not believe this, he had dreamed such a thing many times, but his system would never activate, to confirm his doubts, he pinched his thigh hard and sensed the pain. A tear mixed with pain and joy formed at the corner of his eye and slowly slid down his cheek as the photographer clicked the picture.
The lady and the cameraman were surprised and the former asked in a calm manner, "Are you okay?"
Hao Ren turned to look at her and said, "This is the best moment of my life. Thank you."
He was euphoric, and his voice was so vibrant that the cameraman could not help but click another picture of the couple.