Duncan silently stared at Nilou in the box.

It was a very ordinary joint figure, very much in line with the "court maiden" style popular in the city-states a century ago, with beautiful blond curls and a lace-covered dress, the joints of its arms were more obvious than Alice's, the face was made of ceramic, and the mouth and eyes could be seen in the old puppet's signature seam structure.

In all fairness, the doll is so exquisitely crafted and so well kept that it's hard to believe it's been in the box for a century, and even though it's nowhere near as close to a life-size "doll" as Alice, the little guy named "Nilou" can be described as beautiful.

A hundred years ago, Lucrecia had bought another doll from this shop, Lunie, who was paired with the little one, and now, Nilou, who had been left behind, was lying quietly in a box, lying in front of Duncan.

And Duncan himself walked into this shop very casually today, and his purpose at the beginning was just to force ...... I want to buy a wig for Alice, and by the way, I just asked about the maintenance of the dolls.

Destiny is really a wonderful thing.

"It doesn't look like it's been a century old," Duncan said thoughtfully, "she's only a little old."

"Elves have always been known for their durability - after all, we usually use them for a long, long time, and I dare not boast of a master of making dolls, and I should surpass many of my peers, and I don't want my carefully crafted child to not be able to accompany me for a century or two."

「…… I understand, but it's an antique to a human being," Duncan raised an eyebrow, and he quickly came to his senses as he realized that the well-preserved doll in front of him was not a simple commodity, "I don't think I can afford this."

He hadn't forgotten that he had earned more than a year's living expenses from Mr. Morris with a dagger from a hundred years ago. It can't be cheap. "Antiques? I really didn't think so," the shopkeeper smiled, a happy expression on his chubby face, "Sold at cost - the cost price of the year, one hundred and forty-two solas."

This time it was Duncan's turn to be surprised: "Why?"

"Maybe it's fate," the shopkeeper said slowly, "Nilou has been lying quietly with me for many years, and no one who has been destined to take her away, this 'sister' who has been left alone is actually very lonely, and there are no guests here for a day today, but only you, the gentleman who loves dolls, talked to me about so many things, and happened to talk about Miss Lucrecia who took Lunny a hundred years ago, I think this may be guided by fate......

"Fate......" The corners of Duncan's mouth twitched, he usually likes to use this word to fool others, but he didn't expect that he would also be fooled by others, and then he understood, and looked at the elf old woman in front of him with strange eyes, "So the real situation is that it can't be sold, right?"

Shopkeeper: "...... It's fate."

"Because you're more or less connected to the cursed Abnomar family, you can't sell it at all, right?"

「…… It's really fate."

"Could this puppet have other curses or something? For example, will you get it back by yourself after you lose it? Or go to the kitchen to find a kitchen knife while people are sleeping......

The old woman's eyes finally widened, and her voice was an octave higher: "I specifically asked the priest to exorcise evil spirits!" I keep all the exorcism certificates......

Duncan was amused: "Look, it's because someone suspects that this doll has a curse, so it can't be sold, right?"

Old Woman: "......"

"I have an antique shop in Downtown," Duncan exhaled, "Downtown's antique shop, you know."

"I don't like to deal with businessmen, especially you," said the old woman, shaking her head, and sighed, "Well, that's true, for a long time, Nilou hasn't been able to sell it, and then it gets older and older, so she simply puts it in storage—if you really want it, take it at a discount of seventy-five solas, and at least let me recoup the cost of finding a priest to exorcise evil spirits......

"Deal." Duncan didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and then agreed.

In any case, he did have a huge interest in the puppet, and even if there was no evidence that there was any connection between the little guy and Lucrecia, he decided to buy the puppet based on the "fate of the matter" alone.

It was his knee-jerk reaction after he suddenly learned that "himself" had a pair of "children": maybe the brother and sister would pop up at any point, and God knows what trouble would happen at that time, and now he saw something related to Lucrecia - whether it was useful or not, get around and study it slowly.

In this world of supernatural powers and all sorts of strange things, such "connected" things often have some role to play in the occult.

"Then 'Nilou' will be handed over to you," the old lady of the inn was a little furious at Duncan's happy response, probably regretting why she didn't report a little price just now, but she quickly shook her head and pushed the box containing the doll forward, but before Duncan could reach out, she couldn't help but speak, "You need to take good care of this child... You can see that you are a gentleman who genuinely loves dolls, but I would like to warn against Nilou not to think of it as a cheap commodity."

"Of course, @精华_书阁... j_h_s_s_d_c_o_m head. Hair. More. New~~" Duncan took the wooden box, closed the lid, and then looked at the wig and hair accessories he had just chosen, "How much do these two add up?" ：

"425 solas, a fixed price." Duncan suddenly showed a toothache.

In Downtown, that's two months' worth of living for a whole family! But in Uptown...... It's only enough to buy two "accessories" for the luxury goods of the rich.

He was even a little shaken at this moment, wondering if he didn't want it at all, but he quickly put away this care

This is the gift he promised to Alice (although Alice may have been in a delicate mood when she received the gift)

Look, on the other hand, considering the harvest in this doll shop today, the price doesn't seem unacceptable.

After comforting himself a little in his heart, Duncan exhaled softly, ready to pay the money obediently.

It's just that when he was paying the money, he suddenly remembered something again, and couldn't help but ask more: "By the way, why did Lucrecia only buy Lunnie back then, but didn't take Nilou as her sister?"

「…… Do you really want to know?" When the shopkeeper heard this, he showed a slightly inscrutable expression, "This matter...... But that's another secret related to the Abnomar family."

Duncan subconsciously leaned closer, "I'm even more curious."

"Then you settle the bill first."

Duncan was stunned and settled the bill with a smile: "Can you tell me now?"

"Oh, actually, it's nothing," said the old lady casually as she collected the money, "those two children didn't have enough money back then—Lucrecia was in tears when she left, and she said that she would take Nilou with her when she had money in the future, but now she must have forgotten about it......

Duncan: "......"

Is this the old lady in front of her, or is there something serious about the elves in this world?

Aboard the Lost Place, which swayed slightly with the undulations of the waves, Alice returned to the upper deck after carrying the last of her belongings to the cabin, and then saw the captain standing quietly near the side of the ship, seemingly lost in thought.

"Captain~" Miss Doll leaned over happily, "I've sent everything to the cabin!" The ingredients and utensils were delivered to the kitchen, and the rest was delivered to the captain's room!"

"Hmm," Duncan came back to his senses, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then his eyes focused on Alice, "Thank you."

"Captain, how are you now?" Alice looked Duncan up and down, and asked hesitantly, "Your face suddenly became strange before, are you really okay?"

Duncan shook his head, "Don't worry, little problem."

His mind was still a little chaotic right now, his mind was full of the names of Tiriam and Lucrecia that popped up and the possible troubles behind them, and looking at the cursed doll in front of him who was absolutely connected to the Frost Queen, his mind was even more difficult to calm down, but in the end, he still suppressed many words.

Regardless of whether there is a connection with the Frost Queen or not, Alice is just a doll who doesn't know anything, and there are some things to discuss with her...... It's better to go to Shirley, that illiterate.

Anyway, Shirley has a more literate dog by her side.

He turned his head to look at the pigeon perched on the deck, whose figure flickered in the air, and then disappeared over the deck in a burst of firelight.

Alice looked curiously at the place where the flame had disappeared, "Did Ay go to 'ship' again?"

"Well, there's not much this time," Duncan nodded slightly, and then looked at Alice with a slight smile, a gift for you."

Alice's eyes lit up: "Gifts? What a gift for me?! Captain, you really ......."

Before Miss Doll could finish speaking, a dark green vortex of flames suddenly appeared over the deck next to her—Aye had completed the teleportation from the city-state of Purand to the Lost Land in the blink of an eye, and in the midst of the flames, a new batch of supplies appeared in Alice's eyes.

The second half of the doll's sentence was suddenly speechless. The first thing that caught her eye was a wig.

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Chapter 162: "Nilou" Free Read.