Welcome to the team

"Well, that's when you go find it by yourself. But, that's where I come in. I'll help you find Hades. I went to the place quite a few times, so I know it like the back of my hand." Ambrogio said whilst patting himself in the back.

"It's in Delphi, right?" Addison replied, giving that smile back at him.

"Wow, but you don't know where. I know it exactly. Without me, it'd be like finding a needle in a haystack." Ambrogio was seriously impressed by Addison's find, but he was still quite sure that he was a necessary commodity in this scenario.

"Tell me, why would you offer yourself to get killed?" Addison needed to know the motive behind Ambrogio's action.

"Do you think I like to live life this way? One century after another, I see people laughing, crying, in love, with their family, with their loved ones and all. But when I looked at myself, I had nothing, but a few words that a God commanded. I made that command I got as my life's mission since I had nothing else to do—but it was all dark, you know? And now I come to realize that I was tricked from the beginning. Do you see any meaning in living like this? I'd rather die. That's why I'll try my best to help you." Ambrogio explained. Either he was really serious or he was just that good of an actor, either way, it seemed genuine, at the very least.

But one person wasn't satisfied with this expression. Guess who? "Like the hell, you will!" Tanya roared.

"Tanya, enough. I'm saying this with a heavy heart, but we need him. You still need answers, right?" Addison calmed her down.

"But…" Tanya was dumbfounded. However, the decision made sense, so she decided to stay silent.

"Welcome to this…team, I guess. Try not to annoy me or get in my way." Zinbad, who was very quiet, much like Wardlow, got up and shook Ambrogio's hand.

"Gee, thanks! Ah, by the way, can I get the Scriptures of Delphi? I'm kinda curious about it." Ambrogio said as he looked towards Addison.

"If you're willing to stay here to read, it'll be in my study." He said.

"Okay, I'll swing by the study in a bit." He happily turned back when he was met with an annoying creature who yaps the same damn lines. "Ah, hello there!" He greeted her.

"Listen to me when I say this. I get it; you are important to us right now in this journey. But, I don't know what your motives are. So when I'm gonna come across your soul, I'll take it upon myself to completely destroy it—whether you are with me that time or against me. Remember that." The frustrated Tanya quickly left the grounds—the hall in this case. She couldn't control her overwhelming emotions and became a pain in the ass for everybody. It really wasn't her fault though. Imagine teaming up with your family's murderer. It was truly a mess in her mind.

"I hope you completely wipe me off the face of this planet!" He smiled and bid her farewell. "Man, it's gonna be hard trying to get into their good side now. But, I guess I'll try my best!" He thought to himself as he hummed his way onto the study.

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Nighttime in Addison household. At the dinner table, the four people were having dinner. It was quiet—way too quiet. All one could hear was Zinbad slurping and munching stuff. This atmosphere made Ambrogio feel uncomfortable. "Well, this is awkward."

"Very much so." Addison agreed with him.

"Meh, as long as I get to do my shit, I'm content," Zinbad said and immediately went back to food.

"Thank you for that, Zinbad. And what are you doing, Tanya?" Addison asked after he saw Tanya sitting too quietly for her own good.

"What am I—I'm praying, can't you see?" She said as she showed her clasped hands. For some reason, this lightened the mood and everyone started laughing. "Hey, why are you laughing?" Tanya asked since she didn't quite get the reason.

"Oh, pray to Hades on my behalf. Just say Ambrogio is coming to fuck you up!" Ambrogio said mockingly.

"I never thought you were the kind that prays to God," Addison said. Zinbad had no opinion. He was just there to have some laughs.

"Well, my family was super religious. It's not like I had any choice." She said as she took the spoon off the table and remembered those dark times. "Are you guys' atheists?" She asked.

"Hmm, if you're asking me if I believe in the existence of God—yes, I do, or else the whole journey we planned to find a God would be fruitless, right? But, believing that God would help us and grant our wishes if we pray—well, that's a bit difficult for me due to various reasons." Addison explained. Recently, he grew fond of explaining things. His interactions with this crew had given him a weird hobby.

"I am not against any Gods as long as they don't stand against me." Zinbad came in with his quick opinion.

"As for me, I just outright hate Gods!" Ambrogio chimed in.

"I guess I expected the last one," Tanya said.

"Gods are hostile. They don't go like—hey, you are my believer, right? Here you go, I grant your wish." This time, Ambrogio was the one remembering those dark times before he snapped back to reality. "When we meet Hades, you'd understand."

Since that had the possibility to spark a good dinnertime conversation, Tanya was quick to grab it. She didn't want another awkward silence. "Well, what sort of a guy is Hades?" She asked.

"Ferocious, I guess. And he sees humans as a bunch of vermin—at least, that's how I saw it when he called upon me recently." Ambrogio said.

"Recently?" Addison asked, all curious about it, since it was information that he didn't know of until right then.

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