The Templar Survival Guide to New York

A spatial and temporal anomaly occurs at the Chinatown bakery, where freshly baked croissants stand still in the air. Wang points out that it's the Alchemist's “Butter Curdling Spell”, which must be broken with equal amounts of heat and laughter.

Richard puts on his VR glasses and sees in the time-stop field:

The coffee cup's levitating pull is an ancient Hebrew spell.

The tip of a stray cat's tail points to quantum rift coordinates

His own Harley motorcycle is stealing strawberry cobbler

He uses a takeout app to summon five thousand free donuts, instantly igniting a cheering frenzy of New Yorkers. As time resumes its flow, Richard discovers that he has learned to “butterfly” - to flash to the nearest dessert store by simply tossing powdered sugar on it.