Reborn as Apollo in Danmachi

10) Another Debt?

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3rd Pov

Apollo sighed in defeat, slumping on his chair. Meanwhile Mordred sitting on chair near him looked away embarrassed about what happened not long ago. After destroying the entire Colosseum, Apollo Familia had a debt of about 35 Million Valis, which was not low considering their current Networth, and again Apollo didn't liked this unnecessary lose even if he would be able to pay it off soon.

Apollo hadn't got his payment from Hephaestus familia yet, he is supposed to get both the money and equipment in three batches, thus he needed to wait till he gets the money. Thankfully the complete debt was borne by both Apollo and Loki Familia considering, Aiz was involved in it. He could remember the deadpan look of Aiz, when she realized she had to pay 35million valis out of her pocket.

Though being a high-leveled adventurer she paid off, and now only Apollo had to pay their share. He also managed to ease the mood of Mordred after giving her dozen of Jagamarukan the next day and when she realized the situation she had put them in, she was indeed embarrassed. 

"Lord Apollo, considering our current debt we might need to take some actions", said Daphne as she glanced at Mordred who was enjoying Jagamarukan annoyed, Apollo waved his hand and said," You do not need to be stressed about, just yesterday I made a deal with Hephaestus using Mordred's ancient relics, and thus we should be able to cover it after we receive the payment."

His words surprised her a bit but she nodded, feeling relaxed. Afterall knowing you are in a debt was no way a good experience, not specially when you didn't even caused the debt. "Mordred", Apollo decided to call the blonde who straightened up her body," Yes?", he sighed and said," Well, we seemed to receive a quest from guild as well, and only you are capable of doing it".

"Huh a guild quest?", she asked with a frown, looking at him confused, and Daphne took the liberty to explain her, finally she asked," So what's the quest?", and Apollo replied," It is to get a special monster drop from 33rd Floor", and his eyebrows started twitching. While Mordred was indeed powerful, she had no experience of going in dungeon, it will take time for her to get used to passages.

Also, if they weren't able to complete the quest they would have to pay a penalty of 20 million valis and their reputation will take a hit. Apollo knew, it was not preferable and he quickly started thinking about a solution. ' I can let Hyakinthos accompany her, but floor 33 is dangerous, and Mordred isn't used to team battles, so his life would be in danger. Ughh, the best option is to let her pair with another group of high-leveled adventures. ', he thought.

Finally after minutes of deep thinking he decided,' I need to enter in an alliance with some familia or at least let Mordred get some experience, and I have a few ideas, out of which Loki familia is the best as they are most trustable ', he looked at Mordred who said," Don't worry about it Master, I will simply bash through the floors and complete the task!", she puffed her chest which only made her more unreliable in Apollo's eyes.

" Mordred, things are more complicated than you think. Dungeon is like a complex maze, full of various monsters and you don't have any knowledge about the items, monsters or anything. That's why we need to work hard!", he said and Daphne nodded in agreement. " Daphne, I want you to arrange a meeting for me with Loki", he said, and Daphne nodded despite not understanding his goals.

" Mordred, let's go in our library, it has all the basic information about monsters, dungeon and floors that we have gathered so far", he said earning a look of displeasure from Mordred," Is that really necessary? I am strong you know!", Mordred said earning a sneer for Daphne," Huh? What's with the look on your face?", Mordred asked and Daphne looked away, "Nothing."

Apollo meanwhile came near her and said," You need to understand Mordred, knowledge about dungeon is very necessary and not only it came help you save your time but shorten the time needed to get stronger", his words successfully enticed her," Fine! Let's go!", she said as she munched down the last Jagamarukan in the plate.