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"Aren't you going to explain this clearly? Then go back and ask your supreme god."
“I told you, Lord Apollo isn’t…”
boom!
This is the third explosion.
The man was crushed and pulverized by the force, leaving only a small piece of clothing remains.
"Mr. Baili! Mr. Baili, the second-ranked official!"
Hearing the shouts, Baili turned and left, heading towards the cave entrance where Asia and the others were.
Some members of the Demeter family were injured, while others were unharmed; they were quite fortunate.
While Rias, Mai, and Asia were receiving thanks from the Demeter Familia, Hyakuri began to think about something else.
In a game I used to play, there was a bald guy who wanted revenge for his family and got himself an Apollo brand flashlight.
This made Baili start to consider whether he should also create one in Orario.
Of course, there's a problem with all of this—
When only the head of Orario's Sun God is left, will it still glow?
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so Baili decided to return to Orario to test it out.
Chapter 85 Godslayer! Execution of Apollo
In the DanMachi universe, on the 18th floor of the dungeon, lies Rivera, a city built by adventurers.
Baili and the girls successfully completed the rescue and planned to rest for a while before returning.
To avoid worrying Demeter on the ground, he directly hired an adventurer to inform her.
Meanwhile, the Demeter Familia members, who were originally trapped, were still in shock. Under the arrangement of Rias, Mai, and Asia, they went to a restaurant in Rivera to rest.
In the group, besides the five girls, there was also the older sister who had brought her younger brother to the dungeon.
She is sixteen years old this year, and her younger brother is ten to twelve years old.
Logically speaking, it's impossible to bring him to the dungeon, let alone the seventeenth floor where the BOSS might be refreshed.
The older sister gave her reasons for this.
“Because our parents are often away from home, my younger brother is quite attached to me… So when we entered the 18th underground level from the Daedalus district, he hid directly in the convoy of the merchant guild traveling with us, mixed in with the fruit being transported to Rivera, and was not discovered.”
My sister gave a helpless, bitter smile.
"Originally, I wanted to leave him in town and let the adventurers look after him, but I was worried that he would sneak away again, so I simply took him with me."
The mission that the Demeter Familia was on was not actually very dangerous.
It involves going from the eighteenth floor to the seventeenth floor to investigate a section of land and see if it has fertile soil.
Because some of the monsters produced in the dungeon can affect the surrounding environment, even though the seventeenth floor has already been explored, things will still change.
As it turned out, during their investigation, they encountered a monster.
The so-called "monster giveaway" is actually a tactic used by adventurers in dungeons.
They would lure the pursuing monsters to another location during their retreat, making that location the new target of the monsters and thus diverting the monsters' attention.
Although the unwritten rule of the dungeon is not to interfere with the actions of other adventurers, when a crisis is imminent, teams will use this common tactic.
Faced with their route being blocked, the members of the Demeter Familia chose to seek refuge in a cave.
Due to their large numbers, they chose the most extreme method—destroying the cave entrance to block the monsters.
This was their biggest gamble.
Since everyone knew that one of their companions had escaped back, they would probably seek help from others.
Baili and the others also learned about what happened next.
After hearing these descriptions, Mai couldn't help but ask...
"Who are those people offering up monsters? Didn't you see clearly?"
"It seemed like there was only one person... The situation was very urgent at the time, and we didn't have time to observe each other. We just wanted to escape to a safe place."
"What a bunch of bastards, sending the monster that was chasing them to someone else."
Mai Sakurajima couldn't understand this despicable act.
After hearing this, Demeter's older sister also showed a helpless expression.
"Although there are unwritten rules in the underground city, they are not mandatory. We were also careless and should have checked whether the road we came from was safe."
"Anyway, it's good that everyone is alright."
After finishing her explanation, Asia used her power to heal again.
The holy light, empowered by the power of abundance, easily erased the wounds on the members of Demeter's clan.
Seeing such powerful healing magic, the girls surrounded Asia, asking her about the source of her magic.
Asia was at a loss for how to respond.
After all, she couldn't explain it by saying she was a destiny walker.
At the same time, Rias looked seriously at the little boy hiding behind her sister.
"If you misbehave again, next time I might just leave you in the cave."
“I won’t do that again…I promise.”
"That's good. It's amazing that you came up with the plan to hide inside the caravan's cargo."
"It wasn't my idea; an older brother gave me some advice."
"Oh?"
Rias became curious after hearing the boy's answer.
She couldn't help but ask further.
"who is it?"
"Hmm... I don't know how to describe it accurately, but he was wearing a very beautiful laurel wreath."
"That does sound muffled."
Rias listened without asking any further questions.
Baili, on the other hand, already had the answer in his heart.
Rather, upon seeing Yasintoskrio, he had already determined who the mastermind behind this incident was.
As mentioned before, Baili does not want a god like Apollo to be in the adventurer city he manages.
"Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
Mai Sakurajima asked the question at this moment.
Upon hearing her say that, the Demeter Clan members, who had just been freed from a life-or-death situation, all ordered the shop's most delicious roast meat and bread.
Rias, Mai, and Asia didn't just stand by and watch; they also ordered what they wanted to eat.
The girls then invited Baili to join them.
Baili, who indicated he wasn't hungry, only ordered a drink.
At that moment, he remembered their previous agreement.
After parting ways with the girls, Baili returned the map to the old adventurer.
The old man who was originally waiting at the cave entrance is now sitting next to the well in the central town of Rivera.
Upon seeing Baili, he immediately raised his right hand.
"Oh! Young people! After you went to the seventeenth floor, I went back to rest. I just heard from a passerby that you were back!"
“I was just thinking about how to find you, old man. Here is your map.”
"Haha, this should work, right?"
"kindness."
"That's good."
After retrieving his map, the old man's expression relaxed considerably.
"Actually... there's something I want to talk to you about."
"what?"
"When the Demeter Familia entered the seventeenth floor, I saw a man following behind them, but I don't know his identity. However, I felt that he was related to the attack they encountered."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it when I get back."
"Is that so? The clans on the ground are constantly fighting amongst themselves, it's quite troublesome."
The old adventurer stayed in Rivera because he didn't want to get involved in the trouble above him.
Baili smiled and said at this moment
"Don't worry, old man, the power struggles you mentioned will end soon."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"I will make Orario more unified."
"Haha, that's an interesting answer. If you can really do that, I'll let my granddaughter marry you."
"That's not necessary, but... I'm not joking."
After Baili finished speaking, he waved his hand and said goodbye to the old adventurer.
Back at the restaurant, the Demeter family members were still enjoying the food in front of them.
Rias, who had stopped what she was doing, walked over to Hyakuri's side.
“Bai Li Jun… I think someone in Orario must be watching them, otherwise they wouldn’t have encountered that situation, right? Even the little boy who ran away with the caravan here was deliberately guided.”
"I already have the answer in my heart. I'll know when I get back."
"Hmm... You have an answer? How did you find out, Baili-kun?"