"What's wrong? Why are you making that face, as if I don't have much time left." Shun looked at Theresa and spoke in a comforting tone.
"But… your hand." For a moment, Theresa didn't know what Shun was thinking. He had clearly lost an arm, yet he could still smile.
"Well, there was no other way. Who told me to like showing off? This is the price. Besides, I perfectly resolved the Third Eruption with just one arm. Don't you think I made a profit?"
Shun patted his empty right arm with his remaining left hand and said.
"Teacher Shun…" This time, it made Mei feel even more depressed. She had already been feeling very guilty toward Shun.
"Hey hey hey, stop making those funeral faces. Look, even Misteln didn't say anything."
"Teacher Shun, if I develop my Authority further, maybe I could…"
When electromagnetic force was developed to a deep level, eliminating the radiation in Shun's body, regenerating a severed arm, and creating matter out of nothing would naturally be easy.
"You're a liberal arts student, what do you understand? If you really want to develop some Authority, go study physics later." Shun casually dismissed Mei with a few words.
"In that case, it always gives me the feeling that I don't have much time left. Misteln, Mei, you two go out first. There are still some things I need to discuss with Theresa."
He temporarily sent Misteln and Raiden Mei away, leaving only Shun and Theresa in the room for the time being.
"Theresa, I've pretty much finished my business here. Next, I'll be heading to St. Freya. I'll have to rely on your care then."
The Third Eruption in Nagazora City was basically over, and it was time for Shun to leave. Although there were still nuclear bombs buried underground in Nagazora City, after Mei's feathering, most of the Honkai energy here had been absorbed.
He didn't know when the Flying Fish Maru buried under the cherry blossom tree in the Yakumo Village would wake up, so there really wasn't anything in Nagazora City worth Shun's attention right now.
"Alright. When the time comes, I'll arrange a good position for you." Bringing the topic back to a lighter place, Theresa's expression eased up considerably.
"No thanks. I'd rather have an idle position. I'm not suited for any important work." Hearing that Theresa wanted to assign him a job, Shun quickly refused.
He had finally escaped the pressure of academics and daily life, and now she wanted him to work? No way!
"Fine then. I originally wanted you to help share some of my workload. So what do you plan to do? Security guard?" Theresa said half-jokingly.
"Captain." Shun answered without thinking.
"Captain? Why do you want to be that? Though the captain position is indeed quite idle when there are no sortie missions. Which battleship do you want to captain?"
"Of course the Hyperion." Obviously, if he was going to be captain, it could only be the Hyperion.
"The Hyperion, huh… That's the flagship of the Far East Branch. But Himeko really should retire. Alright, I agree."
Poor Himeko was kicked out of the captain position by Theresa without even being consulted.
"But let's talk about your injury now. How do you plan to handle it? If it's radiation, St. Freya's medical facilities will still have some difficulty curing it. This involves the genetic level. To be honest, the only thing I can think of is that Grandpa's Soul Steel might have a way to heal you."
Theresa looked somewhat troubled. Did she have to go blow up her grandfather's gold coins?
"You don't need to worry too much about that. Actually, I have quite a few ways to recover from my injuries. Regenerating a severed arm is also possible."
This was why Shun didn't take the severed arm too seriously. As far as he knew, the methods available to him were: Abyss Flower, Soul Steel, MANTIS, and Herrscher transformation.
In fact, World Serpent's reserves of Soul Steel were quite substantial and didn't require Theresa to ask Otto for gold coins.
However, the most reliable method among them was still Abyss Flower. Soul Steel could only heal him but couldn't regenerate severed limbs. Although a Soul Steel mechanical arm could be made, it would still feel somewhat strange.
As for the MANTIS experiment, currently only Jackal could attempt it in the world, but Shun had always treated her as being on the same side as Cocolia. If not for considerations regarding the World Serpent organization, he would have killed her long ago.
Moreover, Jackal's skills weren't that great. The most reliable option was probably to find Mobius in the Elysian Realm, but Shun didn't really trust Mobius either. What if she tried to body-snatch him?
Although it was a bit self-praising, Shun's body had unmatched adaptability to Honkai energy in the entire world. It wasn't impossible for Mobius to target his body if she set her sights on him.
As for the final option of Herrscher transformation, the risk was quite high. Moreover, the Third Eruption had just passed. Unless Shun had a death wish, he wouldn't trigger the next eruption.
The safest and simplest method right now was probably to borrow the power of Abyss Flower. However, Abyss Flower was currently with Durandal. If he wanted to borrow it, he still couldn't bypass Otto.
"What method?" Theresa looked even more anxious than Shun himself. He didn't know why she was more worried about him than he, the person involved, was.
"The Sixth Divine Key — Abyss Flower." Shun slowly revealed the answer.
"Abyss Flower?" Theresa thought for a moment and said, "Maybe I can help you borrow it."
Shun hadn't expected that just mentioning it would make Theresa actually go borrow it.
"This… there's no need to trouble you. Maybe installing a mechanical arm will even increase my combat power."
"What are you talking about? There's no such thing as trouble. You've helped me so much and even resolved the Third Eruption by yourself. I want to help you with something and you won't even agree? Are we still friends?"
Theresa said angrily, which made it hard for Shun to refuse. If he refused now, he would really be ungrateful.
"Fine, fine. Then I'll leave it to you." Shun said helplessly. As for what Otto might do, he didn't care anymore. Right now, his side's strength was greater than Otto's. He would deal with whatever came his way.
"Mhm mhm. I'll talk to Durandal when I get back." Theresa nodded happily.
"I see you also want to see her." Shun mercilessly exposed her.
"No way. Isn't this for the sake of your health?" Theresa stuck out her tongue and said playfully.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Raiden Mei's voice came through the gap.
"Teacher Shun, Kiana has woken up. How is your recovery?"
Shun looked toward Theresa. The two exchanged glances, and Shun said, "Shall we go? Let's take a look. You haven't met Kiana yet, right?"
With that, Shun prepared to stand up. Although his body was currently weak, he was still able to walk.
"Take it slow. I'll support you." At this moment, Theresa's height actually became an advantage. She could just reach Shun's shoulders, which was more convenient than Misteln or Mei.
She somehow felt like she had inexplicably won in some aspect.