"Other than not having any corresponding payment, it should be about the same."
"No payment... what kind of exploitative job is that?"
Ch'en smiled helplessly, and her tightly wound nerves gradually began to relax.
It was strange... truly very strange.
She had never imagined that there would come a day when she could relax like this.
Maria really was... very remarkable.
She was so sharp in battle that one could barely look directly at her.
In daily life, she was adorably airheaded.
When seductive, she was bewitchingly enchanting.
And when relaxed, she was utterly captivating.
Ch'en could not quite figure out what was wrong with her.
But ever since she had met Maria, she seemed to have been following the other woman's rhythm.
She got angry because of Maria's actions, and nervous because of them...
Wasn't she completely wrapped around Maria's finger...?
After musing for a moment, Ch'en still did not turn around and simply continued asking.
"Then... you don't have Oripathy?"
"Oripathy... sorry, I don't know much about that, but from what I can feel, I probably can't be infected."
No matter how weak she might be, her body was still something beyond the level of ordinary living creatures.
Forget Oripathy—even poison that was certain death to humans could be drunk by her like a beverage.
Her physiological capabilities were entirely beyond normal specifications.
A mere case of Oripathy... truly could not do anything to her.
After hesitating for a while, Ch'en grew curious as well.
"Just feeling that way isn't enough. It's better to get something like that checked..."
"A checkup... how would that work?" Maria did not really understand this world's medical technology.
And Ch'en did not know much about it either.
"If I remember right, taking a little blood should tell you, right?"
"...Taking blood?"
Maria's