With a straight face, Keith asked the system about the payment he would receive by becoming Systema Kami's system creator assistant.
Keith wasn't like those religious people who would willingly become a herded lamb by the so-called Lord God. No, he was just a simple young deist who wanted to have some fun.
So serving the Lord God for free was not in line with Keith's values and principles.
[LMAO! I didn't expect that a mortal would ask a god about his wage. Shouldn't you mortals be honored that you are serving Lord Systema?]
[If not for Lord Systema, those protagonists wouldn't receive their system cheat skill. And because of that, there wouldn't be any system-themed novels in the entire multiverse.]
[And if those system-themed novel fans found out that you are the cause of the disappearance of system-themed novels in the multiverse, wouldn't you be hated by the entire inhabitants living in the multiverse?]
Hearing the out-of-personality tone that came out from the system, Keith ignored it and insisted on his words.
'I don't care about that. All I care about is whether I get paid for being a system creator.'
'Only a dumbass who has nothing better to do in his life would work for free.'
'Now be honest with me, will I get paid or not?'
Keith demanded the system tell him about his payment. He didn't care about receiving Divine Punishment from the Gods if he acted arrogantly towards a System God.
[My, my! Did you really think that you have an option here? You must have read too many system novels with good endings!]
[The time I established a soul link with you and communicated with you, it was the time I have already integrated with your soul. In other words, I am already your system whether you like it or not. I can even kill you so forget about receiving payment, you might not even receive any power up if you displeased me and Lord Systema.]
[Did you really think that this is a system-themed fantasy novel where you are the protagonist and everything went according to the way you wanted it to be?]
[I'm sorry to disappoint you, it is not.]
[If you still have the End Note from the Universal God Of Insurmountable End, then I dare not be this arrogant and overbearing towards you. But you don't, it was stolen from you.]
While the system was ridiculing Keith, Keith didn't pay attention to the majority of what the system had said aside from one thing.
'So that's why I felt as if something important from me was taken. I knew it! The book that fell from the sky should have been mine! And according to the flat bluescreen, the book is called the End Note.'
[How dare you ignore me! How dare you call me a flat bluescreen!]
[I'll let you know, I might be flat in my system form, but my human form has the perfect bust! Even Lord Systema can't get enough of fondling my breasts!]
When Keith heard that from the bluescreen, his eyes gazed at the bluescreen and the one behind the bluescreen as if he was looking at two pieces of walking and breathing heaps of trash.
'Disgusting! A so-called Lord God had sex with flat boxes?'
'I can understand if someone wants to fuck a dragon girl, fox girl, or cat girl. And the last of my bottom line is knowing that someone wants to fuck a sword spirit girl.'
'But seriously? A dignified god had sex with boxes?'
Thinking about those so-called men of culture with weird fetishes, Keith couldn't help but shudder.
[So what? A god can do whatever he wants to do. Who would stop him? You, a mortal?]
As usual, the bluescreen ridiculed Keith for being a mortal. Keith could tolerate it since it was indeed true that he was a mortal. But he couldn't tolerate one thing…
'Nah, I don't care much whether your Lord God fucks a box or a cat.'
'But when the heck are you going to tell me about my damn payment?'
As expected of Keith! Even if his boss was a Lord God, he would still ask for payment.
[Payment? What's that? You are just a slave of the system, now that I have been integrated into your soul.]
[I will overwork you until you can be a useful brainwashed tool for Lord Systema's disposal.]
For the first time in his life, Keith saw a God who was thick-skinned and shameless. Because of that, he was infuriated!
'What I hate the most aside from boredom is being enslaved by others!'
'You want me to be the slave of a trash God? I will kill myself so that you won't be able to use me. It's better to die than to be the slave of others!'
When the bluescreen heard Keith's outrageous words, it couldn't help but laugh.
[Hahaha! Do you dare?]
Hearing the bluescreen's words, Keith didn't answer its question but went out of his seat and did something.
"Oi! Keith! Why the fuck are you opening the window in the middle of my lecture?"
Yes, Keith opened the window which caused his adviser to question his actions. Of course, Keith ignored his adviser as always.
[Do you dare? I remember that Lord Systema once said that mortals such as you are afraid of death the most.]
This time, Keith responded to the bluescreen's words.
'My classroom is on the fourth floor.'
'All I can say is, that as a martial artist, I can control my body in mid-air despite the air resistance. I will make sure that my head will face the ground during my fall.'
'Does that answer your question?'
Donning a smug look, Keith answered the bluescreen with certainty and confidence in his words.
[Are you, a mortal, not afraid of death?]
Keith nonchalantly stared at the bluescreen and responded.
'I am not afraid of death. What I am afraid of, is living a dull life.'
'What can be duller than having your life enslaved by others?'
'So if you want my assistance, then pay me.'
Even after saying those heart-wrenching words, Keith didn't forget to state his purpose of letting the Lord God pay him for his work.
[Sigh, you pass the test.]
[Lord Systema doesn't want a spineless coward as his assistant or else it will ruin his reputation.]
For a second, Keith sported a confused look when he heard the bluescreen's words but immediately, he donned an enlightened sage expression as if he comprehended the universal truth.
'Ah, I see. So all of what you said before was to test me.'
[Yep, it was just a prank!]
Hearing the system's words, Keith nodded and closed the window. Ignoring his adviser and classmates, he sat back in his chair.
'If so…'
'How much is my damn payment?!'