The air seemed to freeze in place. Yuka slowly blinked and then fished out the butler's spherical body from her pocket. The butler, with a comical ":(" expression, waited.
As Yonda was about to touch the butler, Yuka suddenly said, "Turn into a rubber duck." In front of everyone, the fist-sized black sphere morphed into a little yellow duck with a bright red, flat bill, looking exactly like a bath toy.
Yonda, puzzled, took the... duck, and uncertainly asked, "Before this, it turned into a flag, right?"
"Yes," Yuka answered openly. "It's a toy my previous tutor made for me. It's called a Transformer Ball, and it's voice-activated."
"Turn into a hat," Yuka commanded. The butler hesitated slightly but complied.
Yonda, now thoroughly perplexed, held the hat like it was biting his hands. He quickly handed it back to Yuka, coughed, and said, "You pass this time, but next time, no bringing weird toys except what I ask for."
