The players were bewildered.
Wait, we've been slacking off like this, and after just a few scoldings, we decided to endure it.
But over here in Florence... is this a bit too considerate?
Is it really okay to just lounge around like this?
"Since everyone is saying this, we will try to speed things up from now on." At that moment, a player in the group actually spoke up, bypassing Sterl.
The reason this player was so bold was that during the demon hunts over the past few days, another player had unfortunately died. Sterl had rushed to save him but arrived just a second too late.
So, Sterl simply let Bionic Tear continue to lead the team while he himself disguised as this fallen player, conveniently filling the role of Philip Waldo, the traitor in the Blood Cult.