Of course, the World Serpent's master did not stop that companion of his without paying a price.
The price was that, at this moment, a little green wiggly snake in Paradise was suffering harassment from two pink-haired girls.
But it seemed the snake was probably—perhaps—enjoying it as well.
Was this what they meant by a snake whose mouth was the toughest part of its body?
Though inwardly delighted, the snake still used the bulging veins on its forehead to express its smile.
``` [System: Hey, hey, hey! Long time no see, everyone. I missed you all dearly.](^ω^)
[Stelle: Woohoo~ After a month and a half, I, Galaxy Bat Man, have made my dazzling return.]??(ˊωˋ*)??
[Stelle: Ah~ This time was really long. It's actually been a whole month and a half. I have to say, System, your break was way too long.](¬_¬)
[System: Ah, sorry about that. I've been swamped lately with a pile of random extra work assigned by the one above me.]╮(??ω??)╭
[System: It left me with only half an hour to rest at noon. I couldn't get a proper break, then had to keep working in the afternoon. I could only rest after getting off work at night.](??ω???)
[System: Sigh, my head starts hurting from lack of sleep every day at one in the afternoon. After work, I have to go home and catch up on sleep, sleeping until seven or eight at night. Then I still have to grind games. I'm just way too busy.]╮(︶﹏︶)╭
[Qingque: Mm, I get it, I get it.]
[Qingque: I understand that feeling far too well.](*σ′?`)σ
[Qingque: As the old saying goes, those above just move their lips, while those below run their legs off. Anything those big shots upstairs casually assign us is enough to keep us running off our feet.]╮(??ω??)╭