The Revenger's System

4. And the Terribly Excellent Emperor-Training System

[Do you allow TEETS to help you achieve your goal?]

Surrendering completely to whatever this insanity was, Ryan nodded. 'Yes.'

Peeep!

[Congratulations!]

[Now, you have become TEETS's Host.]

[TEETS will automatically disconnect when Host's goal is achieved.]

Ryan almost jumps in surprise, hearing a mechanical voice in his head. He figured it happened because he finally became TEETS' Host. Even so, the floating white letters framed by golden lines were still present, albeit to summarize what TEETS was saying in his head.

'What the fuck had just happened?'

Another thing he noticed was that the pain from Ashton's hits and kicks was gone completely. Ryan didn't even feel a thing. He was fine, as if he wasn't knocking on Death's door.

[As a congratulatory gift, TEETS will give you a list of random abilities you may choose from.]

[Please select three abilities wisely.]

[Clear Water Lvl 1: Allow Host to detect a small dosage of drug or poison in a drink.]

[Little Sky Lvl 1: Allow Host to control the weather within 100 yards radius for an hour each day.]

[Night Cloak Lvl 1: Allow Host to be invisible to one target at a time.]

[Speaker of the Dead Lvl 1: Allow Host to see and speak with an Earth-bound ghost or dead target for three minutes in one day.]

[Unveiled Tongue Lvl 1: Allow Host to learn the truth from the target's lies for an hour in one day.]

[Unlock Lvl 1: Allow Host to open an object for an hour in one day.]

[Once Host chooses an ability, the decision is final.]

Given the choices, Ryan couldn't believe that TEETS would give him three superpower abilities in an instant. He could do so much with it. How crazy.

After a quiet consideration, he finally picked his choices.

[Night Cloak Lvl 1: Allow Host to be invisible to one target at a time.]

[Unveiled Tongue Lvl 1: Allow Host to learn the truth from the target's lies for an hour a day.]

[Unlock Lvl 1: Allow Host to open an object for an hour a day.]

Ryan didn't need Clear Water and Little Sky. No one was going to poison someone like him.

Well, except for his in-laws, of course. Although Violet's late grandfather had ensured that if Ryan was dead before his three years marriage to the Crowne family, they would get nothing but one cent from his inheritances.

Then, he had no use for Little Sky because it was obvious. Why would he try to control the weather only within 100 yards radius? Maybe he'd consider it if the ability's control reached a mile.

[To broaden Little Sky's radius to 1 mile, the Host has to upgrade this ability to level 4.]

[Little Sky can be upgraded up to level 10 with a radius of 1.000 miles.]

Ryan felt a little down hearing that. If only he chose Little Sky, he'd be able to control–

Well, as TEETS said, it was final. He couldn't take it back. No use lamenting possibilities.

On the other hand, Speaker of the Dead was something he always wanted. Ryan wanted it so bad he almost flew through the roof the first time he heard about it.

But…

Ryan's dark thoughts resurfaced, reminding him that he had caused his mother to die. She was dead just so that he could be born in this world. And then to be rejected by his father's family, and harshly humiliated by his own in-laws, no less. He didn't have the courage to face and speak with his dead mother.

He didn't want to.

At least, not when he was still a disgraced person.

Perhaps, he could get this particular ability later, when he finally has some dignity and could apologize properly to her.

[To use these abilities, simply move your eyesight to Menu, and then Ability that will show you all abilities you have gained.]

[You can also think about which Ability you want to use. TEETS will recognize it as an order.]

All in all, it seemed easy to use. Ryan just has to try it first. Then, he wondered. 'What does TEETS mean?'

[TEETS is an abbreviation for Terriby Excellent Emperor-Training System.]

Of course, it had to sound lewd. And a bit forceful, to be honest. Furthermore, Emperor?

There was no such thing now. Although he wasn't that interested in international politics, he wouldn't know if there was an emperor who led a country nowadays.

Ryan also didn't know if the 'Emperor' TEETS meant was only a name to make it sound cool and not a title, per se.

[TEETS was originally made to help someone worthy of the Emperor title, hence the name.]

Either way, 'What's next?'

[TEETS will help you achieve your goal.]

[Please elaborate on what Host wants to do for his revenge.]

How did he exactly want to get his revenge? Ryan had to think about it first. Other than the Crowne family, he didn't know how the Ashford family was currently doing.

'Can it wait?'

[Yes.]

[As Host's target is more than one person, TEETS only need Host to state one sub-goal to function.]

'Just one for now?'

Ryan had an idea.

His closest targets were his parents-in-law. Verbally mocking him and ordering him around was nothing new; they had been doing that since the first time he stepped foot into the Crowne's residence.

The reason?

Because he was a homeless man picked up by Violet's late grandfather from the street.

Albert Crowne was a complex man. For an eighty-five-year-old, he looked like a fifty-something, still in his prime shape and very perceptive. Ryan met Violet's grandfather on a rainy day when Albert was chasing down a robber into a dead alley. His alley, where Ryan spent the last few months there.

He didn't usually involve himself in other people's business, much less when he was living in an alley with thugs roaming the streets. But, that day, he helped Albert catch the robbers, thinking that the old man would give him some pocket money for his help or something.

Alas, Albert had no money in his pockets, and the person who was the robber didn't give them anything except say 'Thanks,' to them. So, Albert took him home and married Ryan to his granddaughter instead.

No one was expecting that much less Ryan – for some reason, he didn't tell anyone except Albert.

The Crowne family obviously didn't want him. Violet was the first to reject the idea, as her freedom and happiness were on the line. Followed by Marissa and Robert, who doesn't want their daughter to suffer and be humiliated if she marries a stranger, a homeless man.

They were one of the most influential families in West Berton; finding a high-class husband for Violet was easy. Besides, Violet was just stepping into the entertainment industry, where face and fame seemed priceless. Marrying a homeless man like Ryan was out of the question.

But they did.

Albert made it clear that if Ryan and Violet didn't marry, then Robert wouldn't get anything but one cent from his inheritance. All of his shares and bonds in some multinational companies will be sold, and the money to be donated. That was the history of their marriage.

Clearly, the most important thing for Robert was money. And to have revenge on someone who kneeled for money was to take it away from them.

Ryan almost said it right away to TEETS, but he stopped himself.

If he decided to take all of Robert's money away – if he really could do it – then it'd be useless. Robert's oldest son, Jared, was a successful CEO of some big company overseas that could easily replace all of his money, twice as much, even. So, taking Robert's money was not how to serve his revenge.

But…

Ryan made up his mind. He had to have way more money than Robert did.

[Objective 1: Have more money than Robert Crowne.]

[TEETS will provide more Abilities that can be used to achieve Objective 1.]

'I can get any superpower any time?'

[No.]

[Abilities will be given after Host has completed Missions.]

[Host may select one Ability as a reward from three choices given by TEETS.]

That sounded good. If the ability he got from missions were anything like the ones TEETS gave him earlier, he'd achieve his goal in no time.

Peeep!

The sudden sound blared in his head.

[A mission received!]

[Face-slapping Son-in-Law: Acquire $100.000.000 in 24 hours.]

[Rewarded Ability: Unlimited Balance Lvl 1.]

'Where the hell can he get one hundred million in a day beside robbing a bank?!'