Still, relying on World Serpent left Feng Chen somewhat uneasy. After all, once World Serpent no longer had to operate in a state of panic like it did now, Feng Chen would effectively be unemployed.
"I'm still a teacher, aren't I?" Feng Chen suddenly realized.
But had St. Freya ever actually paid him? Feng Chen didn't want to work for free anymore. After all, he didn't want to do something like that twice.
Just then, a communication came in.
"My friend, I heard you've been short on money lately?"
"Otto, don't talk to me in that tone. I don't consider you my friend. After all, you killed my wife in Version 1.0 and nearly used her in Version 2.0. I don't think our relationship is good enough to call us friends. Besides, I'm not especially short on money. I still have enough savings to last me quite a while."
Otto on the other end acted as though he hadn't heard him and began explaining his purpose.
"There seems to be a shortage of manpower at the Far East Branch lately. How about I arrange for you to go there? Don't worry, I won't have you work as a teacher this time. You'll become a student while earning money by taking on missions. If you insist on comparing it to something, you'd be doing the same work as most of the Valkyries at the Far East Branch. You aren't a Valkyrie, but having you do Valkyrie work would be putting your talents to waste. Why don't you think it over?"
Did he really need to think about something like that?
He really did need to think it over. If Feng Chen were still alone, it wouldn't be a problem—he could accept at any time. The problem was that he now had