Fu Qiao awakened, though whether he did or not made little difference.
Because he was an NPC.
A mere backdrop to the protagonists' love and hate, passing through the world unnoticed.
Until one day, Systems came knocking one after another, demanding that he bind with them and complete their romance missions.
Beauty System: Bind with me, and I'll give you the most stunning looks in the world so you can win over the perfect man.
Fu Qiao, whose sexuality was obvious at a glance: “...Thanks, but I'm happy with how I look. I can find a man myself.”
The Beauty System scanned Fu Qiao's face again.
Beauty System: “Holy crap, the Main System never told me this guy was so good-looking! Why bother changing his looks? Screw that, I'm out!”
Overlord System: Bind with me, and you'll crush the villains and kick the extras aside. You'll have beautiful wives and concubines, and rise to the top in both life and career!
Fu Qiao unzipped the asset statement his personal financial advisor had sent him and let the Overlord System scan it.
“Sorry, I was born at the top. And even though I'm gay, I believe in monogamy. I'm absolutely not getting into the whole multiple-wives-and-concubines business.”
Overlord System: “Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How can an NPC have better stats than the protagonist?!”
The Overlord System ran off, muttering to itself like a madman.
Left behind by the rude Systems, Fu Qiao sighed. He hated completing missions more than anything.
Still, the targets of these Systems' missions were so obvious that he thought it might be fun to keep an eye on them.
Let's see what that unlucky Chosen One is up to.
Oh, picking through trash.
Wait, what? Picking through trash?
Theme: Love is the resonance of souls
