Sammy dug into her newest gains from the Challenge Room trip, starting from the ‘top’ of the original change list and working down. First up was the enhancement on [Magical Invention]:

  Hmm. Well, this will see limited use due to not being clandestine enough, but it’s hypothetically another layer for protections and such. At the very least, when I build my tower, anything there could be enhanced with it.

  Next up were the changes to [Tweak Spell], which were multiple, so she just viewed them all at once. It was also now maxed to [Grandmaster]. She smiled ‘gleefully smug’ at that.

  Alright, alright. Looks good. All-around better accessibility. I can Double-cast similar to Ralli — that is, without giving up much of anything other than MP and the insta-speed of Quicken. Prepare does require actual preparation rather than most Contingencies which have long durations, but I can stack offensive stuff with it. I also already know I need to look at a new Contingency spell eventually. Welp, moving on…

  Next up was an enhancement to [Split Prediction].

  Ooh. Pricey but flexible operating off of MP. But risky. Now for the Foolmaker mod.

  “Daaaaamn,” Sammy exclaimed loudly from her throne. “That’s deceptively awesome!”

  “What is?”

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  Sammy was a bit startled to see both Floofa and Midnight perched on her throne back above. Both loudly bit into apples. Sammy gasped. “Midnight?! An apple?! And you’re letting Floofa...?!”

  Midnight shrugged. “I just don’t care anymore.”

  Floofa smiled cheerily while munching.

  “Pffft haha-!” Sammy sputtered in amusement at the suddenly flippant attitude. “Okay, then. Well, I can’t blame you. It was a losing battle. Anyway. My staff!” Sammy summoned Foolmaker and made it float around, spin, and sway in the open air. She then cast a fireworks cantrip and a ‘hand emanation’ fire gout through it experimentally, making quite a show. “Behold!”

  The cabbits gasped in wonder. Floofa held her apple in her mouth to clap.

  “Thank you, thank you,” Samantha replied, and did a little stage bow. “Afraid I have to cut the show short, though. More stuff to review!”

  “Aww,” Midnight lamented, but soon consoled herself with another big bite of apple.

  Floofa, mouth spitting bits of apple out, hopped up and down and exclaimed excitedly, “Stuff, stuff, stuff! Yaaay!”

  “Don’t talk with your mouth full,” Sammy admonished. Flicking a bit of apple out of her hair, she added, “And say it, don’t spray it!”

  This doesn’t seem great on the surface, but very handy against AoEs, particularly as a reaction. As Ralli, I changed the elemental effect from (Force) to (Water) for the circumstantial benefit against oil, so that’s another way to get more mileage in some situations.

  The spell Wire Jammer was next, presumably drawing inspiration from Ralli’s signature weapon.

  “Wicked!” Sammy exclaimed with a grin. “I can summon Ralli’s creepy metal live wires, and they are a non-attached version.”

  “Creepy fuck magic!” Floofa called, thrusting her little fists up, one with a nearly eaten apple in it.

  Sammy winced. “Ehhgh… let’s not call it that.”

  Midnight slapped Floofa in the back of the head, glaring murder. “No cussing! Merlin no like- er… um… Merlin does…n’t… approve.” She nodded in satisfaction with herself.

  Floofa growled and glared back at Midnight. “Fuck stupid Merlin! Midnight stupid-idiot too!” She immediately jumped off the throne after this and went on a sprinting tear with the apple in her mouth, knowing that she was in trouble.

  Midnight practically screamed in outrage as she hopped down and ran after her sister. “Floofa dead! Come here!”

  Sammy sighed. “Great Googly Moogly. Anyway.”

  To the sounds of cabbits screaming and maybe viciously murdering each other somewhere unseen — it was perfectly fine and normal — she turned her attention to the next thing.

  Aw yeah. I bet I was close to getting the first level anyway! It’s been my bread-and-butter tactic, hehe!

  Cheat, lie, and backstab, the ultimate tools of the hero, nyahaha!

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