Chapter 114: Catfight

Zach and his newfound familiar found themselves outside the Wishing Room. They stood in front of the wall. Zach stood like he had before he entered, only now, there wasn't a key in his hand. The tall maid was next to him.

Lexi, Nora, and Yanael, who had been looking at the wall Zach used to activate the Wishing Key full of worry, stopped worrying. Zach was back and appeared to be fine, considering he turned around to look at his companions with a smile.

"I'm back!" Zach waved.

"..."

"But, maybe I wasn't gone for long, considering you three haven't moved from the spot." Zach awkwardly lowered his hand when the other three simply stared at him and his second familiar.

"Zach, you little weasel, did you wish for another beautiful maid when you've already got Yanael and Nora?" Lexi was the first to break the silence as she skipped over and put Zach in an armbar while grinding his head with her fist. At the same time, she looked at the tall, tan maid.

"No. Well, not exactly. I wanted to summon another familiar. That's why I came to the Labyrinth, in the first place. I guess it's just my fate." Zach shrugged off Lexi's accusation without taking it to heart. He was not to blame for his summons being extraordinarily beautiful maids.

He gestured with his hand while looking at Lexi and the others.

"This is…" He turned to his second familiar.

"Uh…I just assumed you have a name, but I haven't even asked you about it. My bad."

The tan maid put a hand to cover her mouth as she chuckled.

"It's fine. Alzara roi Kalam. That is my name. You may use it in its entirety if you wish, but just Alzara is more than okay, too," Alzara answered with a smile. S~eaʀᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Zach nodded.

"Great." He turned to the others.

"Alzara roi Kalam. Lexi Evandiel, Yanael, Nora." He gestured at the three in turn.

"Lexi, Yanael, Nora, Alzara roi Kalam." He gestured at Alzara again.

"It seems I'll leave my troublesome brother in your hands. Please take good care of him, Alzara."

"I'm looking forward to working with you." Nora gave a slight bow.

Yanael silently walked up and stood right in front of Alzara. She was also taller than Zach, but she wasn't as tall as Alzara. She had to tilt her head slightly and look up at this new maid.

"So, what can you do?" Yanael asked, not nearly as polite as the other two had been. But it was only natural. She was Zach's first familiar. Her relationship with Zach and his new familiar was different than Lexi's and Nora's.

"A lot of things." Alzara teased and traced Yanael's chin with a slender finger while looking down at her.

"Don't forget your place. Alzara roi Kalam" Yanael smacked Alzara's hand away and took her place right next to Zach on his other side, ignoring the new maid.

Zach felt like he could pop the tense atmosphere with a needle like it was a balloon. He gulped and smiled nervously.

"Well, my business is done here, but I wouldn't mind continuing to explore." He scratched the back of his head as he looked at Lexi.

She shrugged. The catfight between Yanael and Alzara was none of her business, and she wouldn't even try to meddle.

"I don't mind, either, but we're running out of supplies, and I thought you had a school to get back to."

"Not yet, though. I just have to be there before the second year starts."

"How long was your break?"

"Three months."

"And you wasted a month sleeping and traveling home. And I think we've spent around two or three weeks in the Labyrinth." Lexi glanced at Nora for confirmation, who nodded.

"Two days short of three weeks."

Lexi turned back to Zach.

"That leaves you about a month and a week. If I were you, I wouldn't waste more time." Lexi was aware of Zach's sense of direction and now, more than ever, she could tell how luck or misfortune seemed to affect him more than anyone else she had met. With how unpredictable his life was, she figured it would be best for Zach to set out with time to spare.

"Oh, damn." Zach's eyes widened slightly. He hadn't realized they had spent so long in the Labyrinth.

It was a shame. It meant he would have to return to the Academy soon.

"You're right. Let's head home. You did not hear me say this, but I kind of want to spend the rest of my break with you and the others."

"I'll let them know you said that." Lexi nodded.

"No! I just said you didn't hear me say that! That means you should pretend you didn't hear me!"

"But I did hear you."

"Pretend!"

"Pretend what?"

"That you didn't hear!"

"That I didn't hear what?"

"That I want to spend the rest of my break with you and the rest of our siblings."

"Oh, you cutie. I've gotta tell the others!"

"No! I just said—" Zach stopped arguing and raised a hand.

"If you don't swear your silence right here and now, I'm going to sock you in the face, Lexi."

"Try it." Lexi stuck out her chin and invited Zach to fulfill his threat.

Zach hesitated before slowly lowering his fist and looking away.

"Aww, you scared?"

"..."

"Are you upset, Zach? I'm sorry. I was just teasing you."

"..."

"Come on, Zach, if you just look at me, I promise I won't tell the others."

Lexi's apologies and promises would have sounded a lot more trustworthy if she had been able to hold back her laughter.

Zach didn't need to look at her to see the wide grin on her face as she waited for Zach to turn around and impale his cheek on her waiting finger.

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He started walking in a random direction.

"Hey, where are you going? That's not the way home."

Zach didn't want to listen to Lexi. Unfortunately, she had hit his only weakness, his sens of direction. He hesitated.

"Haha! Zach! That's the only way out of this castle! Keep walking."