The shocking news on this already eventful day didn't seem to stop. While Sophia was spending ti with Ari, she not only found out that the jaguar had two moms but also that she was simply playing to be a maid. The jaguar was, at best, an honorary one that exclusively takes care of Princess Anna. Afterward, to finally have a calm mont, the duo started to bake the cookies together that Ari planned to try out while the tiger wanted to help her out. That was the plan, at least.
"Ah, we don't have enough sugar here..." After the duo finished talking about who Ari's allowed to be flirty with or not, they finally focused on the cookies they wanted to bake, but the jaguar noticed a new problem.
"That's a disaster!" Sophia didn't like the sound of that because she's very fond of sweet things. "How can the royal castle run out of sugar?"
"Calm down. We just don't have any here in this kitchen. There should still be plenty in the storage rooms."
"I see... Don't scare like that!"
"My suggestion here would be that you should think about not jumping to conclusions instead." Ari wasn't going to take any responsibility here.
"A-Ah." The tiger had lost the match in an instant. "E-Easier said than done."
"I'm sure it's pretty easy. Step one; think. Step two; speak." She gave Sophia no chance to talk back. "Depending on the situation, step two even is optional."
"Y-You're way too good at being reasonable!"
"You're just too unreasonable. The sa goes for Anna."
"No." Sophia shook her head. "It's definitely not that."
"Are you sure about that?" The black-haired girl only stared at her. "Our princess said the exact sa sentence on many occasions before."
"Uuh... 50:50."
"Well, whatever works for you."
"O-Once again, I'll try to think so more. "
"If that's what you want to do, you have my full support."
"Thanks, mom." Sophia just had to do it.
"..." The jaguar stared at her for a while. "It stings a lot less compared to when Anna does it, but I still don't like it."
"A-Ah, I'm sorry." It wasn't the reaction she had hoped for.
"No... I an, I guess I can see where you're coming from." Ari was aware of how her ways of doing things could be interpreted. "It just feels weird being addressed like this. Especially when Anna does it..."
"Well, if you don't like it, I won't do it again." After all, teasing soone, and doing sothing one genuinely doesn't like, were very different things for Sophia.
"Thank you very much."
"Alrighty," Sophia felt like ending the topic and wanted to be helpful. "We need sugar, right? Where's this storage room? I'll go fetch it really quick."
"It's... basically on the other side of the castle."
"Well, then I'll see you in around a week again." The tiger was still unable to navigate through the castle. "I'll get lost a few tis."
"How about we go together, instead?" Ari had a better plan.
"Hmm... Yeah, let's go with that."
"We'll probably still need around half an hour to be back here, though."
"Seriously?! This place is way too big!" Sophia didn't like the sound of it. "B-But the cookies..."
"It's not like we have another choice. It'll only take longer if you don't stop complaining, too."
"Fine... I, Ah!" The blonde suddenly stopped mid-sentence. "Will I get scolded if I do sothing kinda ridiculous that'll give us sugar in an instant?"
"Is it sothing dangerous?"
"Not at all. It's just a bit mind-blowing if anything,"
"I'm a little curious now."
"So, no scolding?"
"I promise nothing."
"So unfair!" She pouted for a second before continuing. "Whatever, Maya and I went grocery shopping the other day, and l, uhh... might've forgotten to unload it into our kitchen. Ah, please don't tell her, okay?"
"Sorry, I can't follow." The jaguar-girl was obviously confused.
"I'll show you." After saying this, Sophia pushed her arm into the purple portal she created and pulled a pack of sugar out of her extra space. "There we go. That's enough sugar, right?"
"Eh?" Naturally, Ari was beyond surprised and had no idea what to say.
"Pretty cool, isn't it?"
"What... What just happened?" The jaguar blinked a couple of tis, but it didn't help her confusion. "What was that purple thing... and where did the sugar co from...?"
"It's so magic I ca up with. It gives basically unlimited storage that I can access wherever and whenever I want."
"I want that, too!" Her reaction was different from expected. "I've never heard of anything even remotely as useful as that!"
"Yep, it's amazing, but sorry... It's pretty complicated and uncategorized chantless magic. It's an original creation of mine, after all."
"According to you, elents or categories don't matter. You also claid that activation words make no sense, and those who can use that also should be able to use chantless magic. That's why, gim~!"
"Ahaha, so you can be unreasonable, huh?" Sophia let out a chuckle. "Not going to lie, spoilt Ari's kinda adorable."
"A-Ah." Her face turned red. "Stupid Anna... it's definitely from her influence."
"Hehe~. But rember, you were the one who told that there most likely are more requirents for chantless magic other than being able to use activation words with ease. Sothing like a power requirent."
"R-Right..." Ari got even more flustered. "So embarrassing…"
"I know that feeling~." The tiger was happy to be on the other side for once.
"Still, I'm sooo envious about that magic! I wish I had more power..."
"Sorry."
"Well, though regrettable, there's nothing I can do." The black-haired decided to return to the original topic. "Now that we have all the ingredients, how about we get started on the cookies?"
"Cookies!" Sophia was very motivated.
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