"I seriously doubt that menace's ability, but now since no one else can take the task, everyone is unwilling to work for free, and it's also unfair to the task taker if we modify it temporarily. Plus, the victim this time probably won't die; at most they'll just be, well, you know, 'this and that', so..."
Chris looked pitifully at Motan and his companions, then asked in an even more pitiful tone, "Could you please let me sneak the task-taker into your adventurer team, and then you help me out? Before things get worse."
Jadka coughed lightly, whispering, "Isn't this against the rules?"
Chris responded in an even quieter voice: "If you don't say, I don't say, no one will know... This affects our performance, so I beg you! If you succeed, it'll count as you completing a D-rank task, okay?"
Motan, Ji Xiaoge, and Jadka silently exchanged looks.
The reason they didn't include Ya Ya was because she was already sprawled on the counter, making small snoring sounds.
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