Supreme Husband System! & Supreme Wife System!-Chapter 38: "Affection"

After lunch, the couple went up to Idan's room on the second floor to discuss their plans for the near future. They mostly talked about the System and what awaits them in the coming month.

Idan started the conversation:

"Since we came to this world, and after the System rewarded us for the completed tasks, its attitude towards us has changed noticeably. At first, I thought it was due to the fact that we had awakened and become the real Hosts of the System. However, now I have a feeling that the System is deliberately ignoring us, as if we have not yet become full-fledged hosts."

Arabel listened attentively to his reasoning and agreed with him. They assumed that after arriving in this world, they would become the real hosts of the System, but it seemed that was not the case. It seemed that the System had not yet fully recognized them.

"I think now I understand the true purpose of our stay in this world. We have accepted the System and awakened, but now we need to prove that we are worthy of being its Hosts. That's why Systems send their Hosts to another world after awakening — to test them.

"Do you remember the moment when you proposed to me?" Arabel asked, looking into Idan's eyes.

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Idan remembered this moment very well and nodded back at her.

"At that moment, I was so surprised and excited that I didn't really pay attention to the System's words. But now, remembering them, I can say with confidence that we have not yet passed the classification to be considered the true Hosts of the System. Because the System directly told me, "Both Hosts will be teleported to the connected world to confirm their classification as awakened and begin the path of finding a way to save this world!""

That explains a lot. Not only them, but all the so-called Heroes of the Federation have been through this. However, unlike the others, due to the interference of the title of "Supreme", they were teleported to a completely different place.

"It turns out that the System has given us a choice: accept it or reject it. And after we chose to accept, she brought us here. Now we have to prove to her that we are worthy?" Idan asked, summing up their reasoning.

"Yes, it looks like it," Arabel agreed, also coming to the same conclusion.

They were still testing the System. The only question is what exactly she expects from them. How do they prove their classification?

"Ha ha ha,— Idan laughed, interrupting Arabel's thoughts about the requirements of the System. When he had finished laughing, he looked at her with a slight sadness and said:

"I think I know what the System wants. All this time it was in front of our eyes, but we didn't notice."

Arabel was taken aback by his laughter and words.

"Look at your status, at your partner's line," Idan said, and Arabel, following his advice, opened her status and found the line she needed.

Partner: Idan Fein (affection — 15%)

Idan's name was on that line, and the number in parentheses indicated their level of affection for each other. The indicator has increased compared to the previous time. Arabel wasn't surprised. They had been through a lot together these few days, and she would have been surprised if the level of affection hadn't changed.

And then it finally dawned on her why Idan had asked her to pay attention to this line. Now she understood what the System expected of them. The system waits for their relationship to reach a certain level. It's not for nothing that the System is called "Supreme Husband System and Supreme Wife System

Seeing the surprise on Arabel's face, Idan waited a bit and continued:

"I think the System expects our relationship to move to a new level without its interference. You understand that we only met each other thanks to the System. We accepted her only out of fear of losing the opportunity to awaken, not because we had a good relationship. And, probably, the System is more aware of this than you and me. Instead of trying to manipulate us again and force us to become "Husband" and "Wife," she waits for our relationship to achieve this on its own."

Although Idan expressed this point of view, he wasn't completely sure of his words. The system was too unpredictable, and he didn't dare claim to fully understand its intentions. Perhaps he is mistaken, and in fact the System is aiming for something completely different. But his assumption was still well founded.

Idan realized that if the System offered them tasks aimed at strengthening relationships, they would not be able to refuse and would try to complete them. However, they will understand that their feelings do not develop according to their own will, but according to the will of the System. It was like coercion, and when someone is faced with pressure against their will, they instinctively resist, and as a result, nothing good will come of it.

Perhaps that's why the System stopped paying attention to them after they became its Hosts. She has taken a neutral position in their relationship and is waiting for them to improve it without her interference.

Arabel was convinced that Idan was right. As someone who grew up in high society, she was well aware that forced and demanding marriages rarely end well. Instead of living in harmony and love, such couples, having fulfilled their obligations, often become strangers to each other. Sometimes they even become fierce enemies.

If the System continued to insist on their marriage, Arabel wasn't sure if they would be able to maintain a good relationship with Idan. Since childhood, she had been raised to marry under duress, and although she did not like it, she was ready for it. She understood and accepted that she was not destined to find a man and marry him for love.

But now that she was in this situation, she didn't know what to do.

There was silence in the room. Each of them plunged into their own thoughts and began to reflect on their relationship.

"I suggest we forget about it for now and move gradually. I think we should split up for a while and complete the tasks that the System has given us. We are more or less safe in the city thanks to the Milica. I want to find someone who will teach me how to carve carcasses, and I advise you to look for a mentor who will help you master the art of cooking. Let's focus on these tasks first and see what happens," Idan Arabel suggested.

"All right," Arabel agreed.

"Besides, it will allow us to check how far our mental link will work when we are in different places. And I want to try something and see if I succeed," he added.

After a short conversation, Arabel left Idan's room and went downstairs. At that moment, the couple found themselves confused: neither of them knew how to treat each other. Both of them had no experience in such situations, so they decided to break up for a while and think about it, while simultaneously completing the tasks of the System that were assigned to them separately.

Remembering the food Milica had prepared, Arabel decided to ask Milica to become her mentor and teach her how to cook.

Idan, meanwhile, was wondering who to turn to — Nemo or Eulalia, so that they could help him find an experienced carcass shredder.

While the couple was trying to figure out what the System was thinking and decided to act separately, many outsiders from other cities had arrived in the city over the past seven days. Milica had noticed their movement a long time ago, but did not take any action.

Milica just waited and wondered what the outsiders would do when the couple woke up and the news spread between them.