Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 199 Alice's first day in the world

Duncan was a little horrified by the puppet's staring eyes. After calming down for a few seconds, he finally couldn't help frowning and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Alice honestly: "Look at you."

Duncan looked confused: "What's so interesting about me?"

"It's the first time I saw you talking in... this way," Alice said with an unbelievable expression on her face, "Although you said before that you have another body and identity here, it's still incredible to actually see it! Captain, your appearance is completely different from that on the boat, you are not so tall, you are not so gloomy, um...you look like a good person..."

Duncan's eyes widened when he heard this, but Alice hurriedly added another sentence before he could speak: "Ah, I shouldn't slander you, Captain..."

"How many times have I told you not to learn things from that goat's head! Praising someone as a good person is not slander—it's the same for praising me!" Duncan stared at the idiot in front of him, feeling his brain trembling, "And forget how I reminded you Got it? You can’t be called ‘Captain’ in the city-state, you have to be called Mr. Duncan or Mr. Store Manager, remember?”

Alice shrank her head suddenly: "Ah... hey! Remember the boat...Mr. Store Manager!"

"...Why don't you just call him Mr. Duncan," Duncan sighed wearily, "at least you are familiar with this name, and the probability of calling it wrong is relatively low."

"Oh, good Mr. Duncan." Alice hurriedly lowered her head and agreed, but just halfway through the lowering, Duncan reminded him helplessly: "Don't lower your head, your head will fall——if you drop your head in full view, you The journey of the city-state is over."

Alice groaned, then frowned and thought for a while: "I seem to have heard Ai mutter a sentence similar to what you just said, that's not what it said... it said don't bow your head, the crown will... "

"Do you have a crown on your head?!" Duncan stared. "On your head is a wig—it's stronger than your head!"

Alice thought for a while: "Hey..."

Then she was silent for less than two seconds, then suddenly started staring at Duncan again, this time saying it herself before the latter could speak: "Captain... can I touch your face?"

Duncan looked puzzled: "I don't mind, but why?"

Alice had already gotten started when she heard the word "don't mind". It seems that after leaving Captain Duncan's majestic "body", the doll's courage has swelled unprecedentedly. She stepped forward and squeezed Duncan. On the cheeks of this body, the eyes are full of surprise: "It's amazing! It's true! When I saw your face on the boat, it felt like it was carved out of stone!"

Duncan was extremely uncomfortable, and while dodging back, he said helplessly: "Are you enough? It's almost..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard two brisk footsteps coming from the direction of the stairs, followed by Nina's clear and cheerful voice: "Uncle, Shirley and I have finished eating! You are down here." What are you busy..."

Duncan turned his head expressionlessly, Alice's hand was still stretched out, Nina stood at the stairs on the second floor and stared at the scene beside the counter in a daze, looking at the person who appeared in the shop at some unknown time, Shirley, an elegant and beautiful lady who looked like a noble lady from the upper city, almost bumped her head on Nina: "Hey, why did you stop all of a sudden?"

Alice took her hands back in a flash, folded her hands on her lap, and sat in front of the counter with her upper body straight and dignified.

The planks are just like the gorgeous dolls placed in the window of the Rose Doll Pavilion.

Nina was stunned for a while before she realized it. While hesitatingly walking down the stairs, she carefully looked at the beautiful lady sitting opposite Duncan. Shirley, who was following her, also saw the situation on the first floor at this time, but Xue Li Lily was thinking about something else entirely—

"Agou, agou, take a quick look, what is that sitting opposite Mr. Duncan... is it a human? Can you beat him?"

Agou’s voice came after a long time of hesitation, and it sounded extremely cautious: “I can’t see clearly through your eyes, but the more I look at it, the more I don’t look like a human... I don’t know if I can fight her, anyway, I will never fight her .”

Shirley was taken aback: "Why? You can't even see what it is, why are you so afraid?"

"Nonsense! She dared to pinch Mr. Duncan's face!" Agou's voice sounded as if he was going to die, "Just come here, if she wants to stew me, I have to take the initiative to chop firewood..."

"...Agou, you are really getting more and more embarrassing."

"I call it judging the situation—do you know how many human beings spend their entire lives trying to master this essence of existence?"

Shirley ignored Agou.

While talking, she and Nina had already reached the first floor. She saw Nina walking in front of Duncan and that beautiful young lady, and heard their conversation.

"Uncle, who is this lady?"

Nina asked curiously, and then secretly looked at Alice beside her subconsciously, with surprise and speculation in her heart - she had never seen such a beautiful lady, let alone any young lady meeting her uncle. There was such a close movement just now, and her eyes lit up slightly with strong curiosity.

"Oh, just to introduce," Duncan coughed twice, alleviating the embarrassment just now, and then raised his finger calmly, "Her name is Alice, remember what I said before that I would recruit another person in the store?" ? That's her."

After speaking, he immediately pointed to Nina and Xueli: "This is my niece, Nina, and this is Xueli who is temporarily staying here during this time."

"Hello." Alice immediately took the initiative to say hello. This time, she kept Duncan's explanation in mind, sat upright, nodded just right, restrained her jumping posture, and greeted people in the most polite way.

But I don't know if it is because of a certain "texture" unique to dolls that is difficult to erase. In the eyes of Nina and Shirley, Alice's restrained posture has become an indescribably elegant upbringing, and a kind of Mysterious and restrained temperament.

The first meeting between two girls and a silly doll leads to an epic misunderstanding.

"You... hello," Nina swallowed nervously, and nodded to Alice as if she was afraid of making a bad impression, "Nice to meet you."

Shirley followed suit to say hello. She was also a little nervous, but her nervousness came more from Agou's words just now, "Hi, I'm also very... very happy."

Then the scene froze, with sullen faces on both sides, and no one spoke.

Shirley and Nina didn't know how to continue talking. The beautiful and elegant lady in front of them hardly looked like someone who would appear in the downtown area, so that the two girls felt that whatever they said would make this Miss Alice Feeling unhappy.

Alice is even simpler - her mind is empty most of the time.

A few times it was stuffed with paste.

Fortunately, Duncan had expected this situation long ago. He knew what was going on when he saw the silence on both sides at the same time, and immediately broke the silence with a light cough: "Ahem, Shirley, how is your injury?"

"Injury... oh! The injury is completely healed!" Shirley was stunned for a moment before realizing it, and quickly stood up straight to answer Duncan's question as if giving a report, "And I ate a lot just now, and I'm not hungry at all now! "

"I didn't ask you this... But it's good that you like today's meal," Duncan nodded with a smile, "Take good care of your body these two days, and I will make some nutritious things to restore your vitality. Nina , do you have any plans for today?"

"I'm going to take Shirley to the store in the next block," Nina said immediately, "to buy her two new clothes and new shoes—her clothes are very old."

Speaking of this, she turned her head to look at Shirley, and before the other party spoke, she emphasized: "This is a meeting gift for you to move here, and it would be impolite not to accept it."

"I..." Shirley opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say for a while, and finally she could only nod her head, "Well, thank you first... and Mr. Duncan."

Duncan nodded, with a smile on his face: "Then don't go too far, come back before evening—Xue Li, you have to protect Nina well."

Shirley immediately straightened her body, and Nina was startled by her loud voice: "Yes, Mr. Duncan!"

Afterwards, the two girls said goodbye to Duncan and Alice, and walked towards the gate as companions. While walking, Nina was still muttering: "What were you doing so loudly just now? You scared me... Uncle? Uncle is not scary."

"I... I am polite, I am learning politeness recently..."

Hearing the murmurs of the two girls drifting away, Duncan couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and then he turned his head, only to see Alice staring at him again.

"What are you staring at me again?"

"Mr. Duncan...you are very different here than on the boat," Alice looked at Duncan seriously, looked up and down again, and said, "It's much more friendly than on the boat!"

"Okay, don't lament that there is nothing there," Duncan smiled helplessly. Of course he knew why Alice felt this way—even he himself knew that he was actually tense all the time on the boat. Even if he has relaxed recently, it is not as free and easy as being here in the city-state, but he did not waste much time on this matter, but quickly changed the topic to other places, "Let's talk about your affairs first. ——You don’t have a legal status, so it’s best not to go to the upper city to attract attention. During this period of time, I will help out in the antique shop. On the one hand, I can adapt to the environment, and on the other hand, I can also help me with some things. I usually go out When the time comes, you stay at the counter, and when the guests come... wait, I suddenly thought of a question!"

Duncan stopped suddenly, staring at the puppet in front of him with a strange expression, and hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Do you... know money?"

Alice looked curious: "What is money?"

Duncan: "..."

(End of this chapter)