When Rudeus discovers that two of his new schoolmates have destroyed one of his precious figures, he swears revenge. But while he may be able to trounce schoolgirls in a fight, figuring out what to do with them next won't be so easy.

With Roxy's rescue, the search for Zenith resumes in earnest. Rudeus reconnects with his mentor amid the perils of the labyrinth. But why does she seem a little more awkward around him than before?

Rudeus arrives home, frantic that something may have gone wrong in his absence. But the conversations waiting for him may become disasters in their own right. How can he introduce a new wife to a family still reeling from Paul's death?