[Oh yes, the delicious sounds of screaming. Zelos just smirks and gives a big shrug with his arms]

Hey, sorry my dear! I'm a mercenary, I'd starve if I did jobs for free. And if you're gonna try to trick me into doing work for free, then I got no choice but to raise my rates.

If you don't wanna pay, you can always try to find someone else to look for your rock.