Chapter 112: Casual Days 3
The trio wandered out of the café with content bellies and the vague warmth of unspoken camaraderie lingering between them.
Sophia clutched a small paper bag with a souvenir cookie shaped like a koi fish, Rina had her arms stretched up in a yawn that ended with a fist bump to Kaizer’s bicep, and Kaizer just... walked, his soul vaguely floating outside his body from the mental toll of being the personal ATM of two beautiful women with very different shopping philosophies.
"So what now?" Kaizer asked, watching Rina walk slightly ahead with a mischievous grin already forming on her face.
"The arcade!" Rina said, spinning on her heel.
She added while grinning at Sophia menacingly. "It’s the only place where I can legally humiliate Sophia without sparring."
"That’s not true," Sophia replied calmly, sipping the last of her tea.
She continued with a casual confidence. "There are also board games, riddles, and social dancing."
Kaizer raised an eyebrow. "You do social dancing?"
"I was trained in it as part of diplomatic etiquette." She paused.
She then added with a hint of shyness. "Also... I may be top three in the Academy’s waltz tournament bracket."
Rina snorted. "Of course you are. You probably bow when you sneeze too."