Chapter 287 – Shortcut

Sophia told Maya about everything Daria had told her about the blessing magic as the cat-girl was also curious about it. She knew it was a thing, but until recently, she never cared about how it worked in detail. The tiger had explained it in great detail, and Maya even acted out a part of the explanation by placing her hand on Sophia's stomach right above her uterus in the way you’re supposed to do it. All of that was too much for the tiger, and the concept finally became real for her.

Up until now, she handled the topic with relative confidence because the procedure was too alien for her. Now that she knew how it works, and how natural it is, on top of it being very easy to do, she finally noticed that her future really does involve her becoming a biological mother if she so desires to. Thanks to that, she had turned into a blushing and embarrassed mess while explaining everything to Maya.

Afterward, once they had calmed down again, the tiger told her about the magic dildo and its amazing features. Maya was very interested in everything about that, and their conversation soon took a rather horny turn.

“Alrighty, have you seen some pajamas we can bring for the princess?” The couple was currently in Anna’s room to pack some clothes for her while she and Ari were staying at their mansion.

"Eh?" Maya looked confused. “I thought we decided that we don't bring any pajamas for them because it's nice to look at them in skimpy clothes?"

“That’s why I’m trying to match our story here. So, have you seen some?”

“Ahh!” She understood her intention. “Nope, I couldn’t find any, no matter how hard I looked."

“Perfect. I’ll go with the same.” Sophia gave her a thumbs up before she eventually looked around in Anna’s room again. “Hmm…”

“What’s wrong?”

“I was wondering if there's a place to put a portal in this room.”

“If you do that, she can go and fetch a pajama on her own, though.”

“That’s your problem?!” The blonde just stared at her.

“It’s my most convincing argument for you not to do something that ridiculous.”

“Wow… That’s…” Sophia had no words. “You might be getting too good at handling me.”

“If only. There's still a lot of work left for me to do here…”

“Mixed feelings about that!”

“Ehehe~.”

“There’s a fatal flaw in your argumentation, though.”

“I highly doubt that.” Maya shook her head. “You enjoyed looking at the princess just as much as I did.”

“…”

“Okay, almost as much as I did.” The cat-girl slightly altered her claim after looking at Sophia’s expression.

“Better.” She gave a slight nod. “But!” The blonde raised her voice. “When did I ever say that I’m going to tell Anna about the portal?”

“Ah.”

“I can still out-predict you!”

“Sure… What’s the point for the portal then, though?”

“For fun?” Sophia let out a small chuckle. “Other than that, it will make it easier for them to return here once they decide to do so. That way, they don’t have to meet everyone at the entrance. Also, with them having a portal, they can instantly visit us whenever they want in the future! Sounds like a ton of fun to me!”

"It also sounds super fun if one of the maids or whoever else finds the portal. I bet it will be amazing having to explain everything.”

"I just have to hide it really well!"

“A two-meter-tall, shiny and purple portal…?”

“Yes!”

“Good luck.”

“Thanks!” Sophia had no idea why she was raising her voice. “Oh, how about I put it into Anna’s huge, walk-in wardrobe?” While saying so, she entered the attached room where they got some clothes for the princess earlier. “If we move some of the hangers in the back and use them to block the view, the portal would be hidden behind it.”

“Until someone puts back Anna's clothes after they washed them. I doubt the princess is doing that herself.”

“Just let me have some fun already!” She got louder again.

“Then again, I’m fairly sure Ari's the one responsible for that.”

“And there you have it!”

“Why are you so excited about that?”

“I HAVE NO IDEA!”

“Then pipe down already.”

“Fine!”

“Doesn't sound like it, though.”

“Alrighty!” Ignoring her cat, Sophia then made her way towards the end of the wardrobe and made some space behind some of the hangers holding some dresses. "I kinda would like to see Anna in full princess mode once." She had to take a better look at one of the fancier dresses there.

“Count me in on that one!”

“Oh, how about a half-size portal? It's way less obtrusive, and you can simply crouch when going through it!” Clapping her hands once after having had the idea, Sophia did just that and one of her purple portals, only roughly one meter tall this time, appeared in front of them.

“Yup, totally not conspicuous at all…" Maya looked at the purple portal lighting up the whole area and the sparkles floating around in the room.

“I forgot that it emits light…” The tiger just awkwardly scratched her cheek.

“Having some second guesses?”

“Nope!” She shook her head. “I’ll just put it into an extra room in the portal hub for the time being. Even if someone wanders into it, no one would be able to link it to me! Let’s make the room!” Saying so, Sophia went closer to the portal and entered it.

“Sure, because there are so many people who would be able to do the same." Maya just rolled her eyes while she decided to stay behind.

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“Oh?!” Arriving on the other side, the tiger directly ran into Chloe, who then waved at her. “Wow, a portal appearing out of nowhere is super scary!”

“I can imagine!” Sophia nodded a few times. “Wait, what are you doing inside the hub?”

“I was going nowhere with the test portals that connected directly with each other, so I wanted to see if the ones inside here are any different.”

“And?”

“No idea yet.” She shook her head. “I did manage to make them bigger and smaller, though!”

“Oho!”

“I wasn't able to re-open one of the test portals I accidentally made so small it disappeared, though…”

“The size thing is already more than I was expecting in such a short amount of time!” Sophia seemed impressed. “That might even be a possible solution already! If we’re able to make it so small that you can put it in your pocket or something like that, you could make it bigger whenever you need it.”

“That’s definitely a start!” Chloe wasn't against the idea. “I’ll try to shrink the other test portal that isn't linked to anything anymore as small as possible while trying my best to let it stay!”

“Sounds like a plan!” The blonde gave her a thumbs up. “By the way, what are Anna and Ari up to? Busy with each other?”

“…” She just turned her head away.

“What happened?”

“Well…” Chloe awkwardly scratched her cheek. "They were just fidgeting all the time and stealing glances at each other with a very obvious expression… After a little while, I ended up making their room soundproof after all, and I haven't seen them since. Or heard, for that matter…”

“Wow…" She made a slight pause. "Surrounded by perverts…”

“And you’re in the middle of everyone.”

“…” Sophia glanced at the fox-girl. “I thought you aren’t sassy?”

"Sassy?" Chloe tilted her head. "I just made a statement based on my observations so far."

“That’s even worse!”

“Is it?”

“Anyway!” She didn't want to continue. “Well, I can’t say I’m surprised about those two. Especially after I met one of Ari's mothers earlier. The horny runs in the family. I wonder if the two would also be interested in the magic dildo. Or is it still too early for them?"

"Magic dildo?" Chloe's ears perked up, and her whole tail twitched in response.

“Not so obvious, my dear.”

“A-Ah.” Her cheeks turned red.

“We’ll talk about it later~. It’s amazing beyond your belief! Anyway, I'll head back for the time being. Oh, here. Those are some clothes for Anna and Ari to change into later. Some underwear, too. Sounds like they might need it once they're done with being loud.”

"Hmm…" The fox-girl glanced at the bag Sophia had placed on the floor.

“Don't worry. We didn't find any pajamas or comfy t-shirts and the likes.”

“You’re amazing!”

“I know~.” The blonde smiled back at her. “Anyway, see you in the evening!”

“Okay!” Waving to each other, Sophia then went back through the small portal, after creating a room for it, and reunited with Maya on the other side.

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“You sure took your time.” The cat-girl just looked at her. “Did something happen?”

“Nah,” She shook her head. “Chloe was in the portal room and played around with them. We just had a little chat.”

“Oh, just her? What about the other two?”

“Busy with each other in their now soundproof room after our fox had enough of them being fidgety and awkward around her.”

“Wow.”

“I know, right?”

“Can’t say I’m surprised, though.”

“Exactly!” Sophia nodded a few times. “We’re surrounded by perverts, aren’t we?!”

“And you’re in the middle of everyone~.”

“Hey!” The blonde wasn’t enjoying this sort of déjà vu.

“Ehehe~.” She liked her reaction.

“Anyway, I also left the couple’s clothes with Chloe, so we're done with that, too! Let's hide the portal a little and then finally do what we came for!"

"To Ellie, we go!" Maya was just as motivated as Sophia was.

“Exactly!”

Afterward, the two did just that and finally went to Ellie’s room after Sophia had made sure that she was there by checking with her detection magic.