"What? Chris wants me to get that giant cockroach from the lady boss?" Sky exclaimed, rather hard to accept what Maria just told him.
"Mhmm! That's what Chris told me. He said that if the cockroach can survive all those parasites for all these years, there must be something special about it, and he might be able to figure out something through that cockroach. Most importantly, he said I'm a genius!" said Maria, rather proud.
"Yeah yeah... He sure does." said Sky, rather perfunctory.
"Darling! You don't believe me?" said Maria, a bit upset.
"Of course I do. But now how the hell am I suppose to get that cockroach back while we just passed it to her a moment ago?" said Sky, a bit troubled.
"Well, Chris-chan said that he will leave everything to you, he believes that you will be able to figure out a way." said Maria.
"Ah... Let's go to the hostess bar I guess." said Sky, a bit helpless...
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Meanwhile, Alliance's infirmary. Chris is concernly staring at Ben who is lying unconsciously on the infirmary bed.
"Seriously, you don't really need to push yourself this hard, no one will blame you for such an unexpected accident. Hah... I guess that's why Shiya never planned to let you to succeed in his career if it wasn't because of Hoshe." Chris murmured as he recalled about Shiya.
Then, the infirmary door opened from outside, Blair walked with a concerned and serious look.
"Hmm? Mr. Blair, what are you doing in here? I thought you were helping out with the retrieving of the contestants from the stamina test?" Chris asked, rather surprised to see Mr. Blair in the infirmary.
"Well, I overheard something about Leah... And her pet cockroach." said Blair.
"Ah... Yes, you must have already known that she is here in Kapis and she gave us a quest to find her pet cockroach, and you probably already know that I need her cockroach for researching the cure for those parasites." said Chris as he turned his attention to Blair.
"Yes, and I am well aware of how stubborn my sister could be. She would not give up that cockroach easily." said Blair.
"Yes, I am aware of that as well. Is this the reason you are here right now?" Chris asked in a rather formal tone.
"Yes, it's a really risky move and might make her hate me even more, but if it is meant to solve the current problem, I don't really mind about that." said Blair with a smile that give a suspicious vibe.
"That smile of you doesn't look right." said Chris...
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Later, Hostess Bar.
"No! You can't take Mr. Roach away from me. I can give you whatever reward you want, but not Mr. Roach." Leah exclaimed while holding that giant cockroach tightly and away from Sky.
"I am terribly sorry, I know it is an important memento but we really need it in order to find a cure for the string parasite that had been broken out in this town." said Sky, trying to explain the situation to Leah.
"No! Why it must be Mr. Roach? Since it's just some parasites, you can just use some strong anti-parasite drugs on those infected people." said Leah, who sounds a bit... Uhm... heartless?
"Lady, you totally don't understand the situation right now, don't you? This is a type of parasite that is capable of destroying the whole dimension." said Maria, who is slightly irritated by that attitude of Leah.
"No! It's you guys the one that doesn't understand the situation! It's not like that parasite is caused by Mr. Roach! Why would he need to be sacrificed for sake of this dimension?" Leah shouted, in a much more selfish and rude manner.
"You..." Maria is totally triggered by that attitude of Leah and is on the verge of slapping her, but his rationality holds him back.
"I know it's really cruel to take back the precious memento you lost for hundreds of years but it is a really dire situation..."
"Ah!!!"
Sky was trying to convince Leah but gets interrupted by Maria's sudden scream.
"Maria? What's wrong?" Sky asked, rather shocked.
"I just heard Chris-chan shouting at me from Alliance's quarter saying... Ah..." Maria was going to say something important but hesitated as he glimpses to Leah's eyes.
"What is it? Maria, you are giving me anxiety." said Sky, rather anxious.
"Chris said... Mr. Blair told him that he secretly let the string parasites invade his body since he knows that Leah-chan would not hand over the giant cockroach easily. Chris did some brief checking with Ben's stinky herbs and Mr. Blair indeed showed some reaction to it, proving what he said is real..." said Maria in a careful manner as he glimpsed at Leah for a few times...
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Alliance's quarter. Laboratory.
Blair is sitting and leaning on a chair as he breathed heavily, he looks rather pale, some droplets of sweat can be seen on his forehead. Chris is standing at his side applying soothing magic on him, Chris looks rather concerned.
"Blair, you really don't need to do this. Even if Leah wouldn't give us her pet cockroach, I will still have my own to get it. What you have done is too ruthless and risky, what if I fail to generate anything useful from that cockroach?" Chris nagged as he continued with his soothing magic on Blair.
"Well... I believe this will be the most efficient and effective way... Moreover... I have faith in you, Chris-chan." said Blair, rather strenuous.
"Ah... I am glad that I am not your sibling." said Chris as he frowned, an obvious exhaustion can be seen from his eyes...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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