Boom!!! Saito ,Mach and Leo crashed outside near the exit
Saito " ouch hot, hot, hot, hot, hot "
Saito ass started to burn "wait is that the pheonix feather but how did it get here "
[Target completed pheonix feather acquired ]
Saito "who said that "
Mech's armor spoke [Hi ,i am Rexy an AI assistant]
Saito so you are like ChatGPT
[ yeah ]
Saito "how did you do it "
[ I secured the feather at the moment you collided with the phoenix. The impact activated my sensors, allowing me to temporarily override control and complete the objective. Unfortunately, my camera feed has been burned out and my motor functions are no longer operational. Please retrieve my owner and exit the maze immediately. ]
Saito "yeah sure" he carried Mech and Leo towards the exit .
Meanwhile
Arthur stands up "as a king i shall stand in frount of my men "
Nat "same goes for me I am not gonna let anyone get hurt on my watch "
Shadow " well i could sound like a coward if i backed out now ,let's give this another try "
Pheonix spoke " you pass… "
Nat and Arthur attacked "ahhhhhh"
Shadow "Guys stop "
"I said you pass here take my feather "
Shadow hit Nat and Arthur
The trio apologies "we are sorry "
"You may go"
They all headed out
Nat " hey guys looks like i am the last one to arrive "
Kaiho " i came 2nd, lucky was 3rd ,Saito was 4th and you we're 5th "
Nat " who came 1st "
Kaiho " that would be Kalki "
Nat "To think he finished all by himself "
Lucky " that guy is really something "
Saito ,Kaiho and lucky greet Nat
Nat " man i am tired "
Lucky " and i am hungry "
Kaiho " now that i think about it i am hungry too "
Saito " I don't know why but i still feel danger around "
"So your hungry " A voice came from behind
Nat ,Maini,lucky and swirl get goosebumps
Mikoto appears " let's head back "
They head back to Kaiho's house
Koshiro " welcome back !!! "
Kaiho " Koshiro ,your back home early "
Kishori " I took an early leave "
Koshiro "Congratulations kids "
"Thank you "
Delicious food was prepared at the table lucky and Nat launched them selves at the food
Mikoto " aren't you guys gonna eat too "
Kaiho and Santo " yes !!!"
Mikoto " so how was the maze "
Lucky " it was easy "
Koshiro " easy you say "
Lucky " I just had to beat a bunch of golams "
Kaiho " it was hell hounds for me "
Santo " I got Ogers "
Nat " I got a bunch of undead "
Kaiho " loons like we all got different enemies to deal with "
Koshiro " it was meant to be in a way that would be unpredictable but to counter it the teams were made to balance the difficulty "
Mikoto " who was on your team kaiho "
Kaiho " ahhh…."
He thinks " right , i have to talk to mom about Athena and her hate towards mom "
Mikoto " hello "
Nat " I know it was the girl Athena right "
Mikoto flinches , she regains composure and smiles " Athena ? She is a strong team mate "
Kaiho " yeah , she is " said in a awkward tone
Koshiro " enough talk about that now let's eat"
Afterwards
"Thank you for having us "
Mikoto " pls come again "
Kaiho drops his friends to the door and went aside to talk to Koshiro alone
Kaiho " let's have a chat "
After a while
The mood shifts into a serious tone " so what did u want to talk about " said Koshiro
Kaiho said " who is Athena "
Koshiro fumbled " isn't she your classmate "
Kaiho " not that , I wanted to ask what relationship do u have and what does she have such immense hatered towards mom "
Koshiro "Ah…"
Koshiro"right , I didn't want to drag u into this mess but i guess there is no helping it "
Kaiho listening carefully
Koshiro " Athena is your sister "
Kaiho "huh" in shock
Koshiro " to be exact she is your cousin and my and Mikoto's niece "
Kaiho " why does she wanted to kill me "
Koshiro" she did what !" Said in a shocked expression
Koshiro "to think she would target u too "
Kaiho " there is something u are not telling me "
Koshiro "I'll tell u when the time is right " said calmly
Kaiho " but …"
Koshiro " Kaiho ,don't worry cause i am the strongest "
Kaiho " but u better tell me next time "
Koshiro "sure "
They both head out to sleep
Kaiho laying in his bed "i guess they won't tell me anything I'll have to figure it out for myself "