Dorothy's main consciousness had returned to her body and she was too lazy to check her memory bank, so naturally, she was unaware of the betrayal by her incarnation.
The homebody witch, who had sprung up from bed with a start, checked the time and found that she was already half an hour later than usual. She hurriedly got out of bed, quickly dressed and washed up, and then entered the living room, where she immediately spotted the pure white figure sitting at the dining table waiting.
"Good morning, Sophia."
She greeted her roommate and then headed straight for the kitchen. However, as she passed the dining table, she "accidentally" dropped a file from her pocket.
"It's hardly morning anymore, Miss. You're thirty-four minutes and eight seconds slower than usual."
The reply from Sophia was still cold, while the Pure White Witch glanced at the file that had landed right at her feet, then looked somewhat speechlessly at her own lady of the house.
She was well aware that with her lady's seemingly lazy but actually extremely disciplined routine, it was impossible for her to oversleep. Therefore, this morning's "oversleeping" obviously had a reason.
As for the reason, it was probably due to a mission from the Judgment Court last night.
Remembering her lady's identity, the Pure White Witch made such a reasonable guess.
That's why she hadn't gone straight to knock on the door to wake the lady up but had patiently waited here instead.
However, half an hour's wait really made her anxious, as being a Judge was not a safe job, and such sudden tardiness often isn't a good sign.
Thus, Sophia waited anxiously for half an hour. If in another five minutes the lady still hadn't "gotten up," she might have really been unable to resist going to knock on the door to check.
Fortunately, just as her patience was about to reach its limit, she heard the sound of the lady's bedroom door. Instantly, the Pure White Witch's heart, which had been hanging, fell, and she swiftly picked up today's issue of the Little Witch Daily by her side, pretending that she had been calmly reading the newspaper the whole time.
Although, in her haste, she almost held the newspaper upside down.
"Miss, you've dropped something."
Sophia didn't reach for the file but simply gave a verbal reminder.
Although she knew it was the lady's intention to "drop" it, the Pure White Witch still didn't want to pick it up—it wouldn't be good for the lady's future.
As a Judge, showing favoritism, leaking secrets were all serious crimes. The lady, unlike herself, had a greater future ahead of her and there was no need to ruin her prospects over such a trivial matter for her sake.
Having tied her beloved pink fluffy bunny apron around her in the kitchen, Dorothy was now pondering today's ultimate challenge of deciding what to eat. Upon hearing Sophia's words, she felt somewhat helpless.
The feeling that both of you know the other's secret, yet you can't be straightforward about it, was really uncomfortable.
But she didn't intend to take back the file.
"That was actually prepared for you; it just happened to fall out perfectly."
Homebody Witch responded that way.
She wasn't clueless. As a homebody witch who just wanted to live her own life peacefully, Dorothy was very law-abiding, okay? She wouldn't violate the Judgment Court's prohibitions, and she definitely wouldn't give the truly confidential stuff even if Sophia asked for it.
After all, taking pride in one's work is a basic professional ethic. Even though she became a Judge for Sophia, that didn't mean she could betray the Judgment Court for her sake.
No matter how much she cared for her family, it was her own affair. She could do a lot for Sophia, but that didn't include sacrificing everyone else's interests. She couldn't accept the approach of using secrets of her race and countless compatriots to "help" her family.
The world doesn't make sense to sacrifice others for one's own gain.
The file didn't contain any secrets that couldn't be leaked; it was simply a compilation of information about the Angel Delegation that she had sorted herself, especially about the Seraph, Michael, and the twelve Angels of Wisdom who had just participated in War Chess.
The Witch World wasn't particularly welcoming of this Angel Delegation and didn't care much about keeping it secret. They would love someone to mess with and disgust these angels, hopefully forcing them to leave voluntarily.
With only two days left until Witch's Night, and now that Witch's Night had turned into a contest, getting advanced information on the opponents was very important.
Dorothy knew that Sophia valued this Witch's Night very much and desired one of the prizes. Therefore, this information about the angels could be very helpful to her.
That's why the Homebody Witch thought to give Sophia this information.
As for why not just hand it over directly but "drop" it ?
Wasn't it inconvenient to come clean? Before she could explain her Judge identity, Dorothy couldn't explain the source of the information.
And with Sophia's intelligence and emotional quotient, she really wouldn't ask about the source of the information.
Sure enough, after hearing the lady's words, the Pure White Witch thought for a moment and didn't say much. She simply flicked her finger, and invisible magic power caused the file on the floor to fly into her hands.
Dorothy, seeing this, marveled at how convenient and elegant magic was, perfectly solving the silly question of "how could a lady elegantly and appropriately pick up something she accidentally dropped?"