Chapter 199: Alice’s First Day in the World

Chapter 199: Alice’s first day in the world

Duncan was a little creeped out by this mannequin’s straight stare, and after a few seconds of calmness, he finally couldn’t help but frown and ask, “What are you looking at?”

Alice honestly: “Looking at you.”

Duncan was confused, “What’s there to see in me?”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you speak in …… this appearance,” Alice was incredulous, “Although you said before that you have another shell and identity here, it still feels so incredible to really see it hey! Captain you now look completely different from the ship, not so tall, not so gloomy, well …… look like a good man ……”

Duncan’s eyes glazed over when he heard this, only for Alice to hastily add before he could say anything, “Ah, I shouldn’t have denigrated you Captain ……”

“How many times have I told you not to learn things from that goat head! Complimenting someone for being a good person isn’t a denigration – neither is complimenting me!” Duncan glared at the naive batch in front of him and felt his brain churning, “And forget how I warned you? You can’t be called ‘Captain’ on this side of the city-state, you have to be called Mr. Duncan or Mr. Storekeeper, remember?”

Alice shrunk her head in agitation, “Ah …… hey! Remember the ship …… Mr. Storekeeper!”

“…… You might as well just call Mr. Duncan,” Duncan sighed with a weary look on his face, “At least that’s a name you’re a little more familiar with, and the probability of calling him wrong is lower.”

“Ooooh, okay Mr. Duncan.” Alice hurriedly lowered her head in agreement, only to hear Duncan helplessly reminding again just halfway down, “Don’t lower your head, your head will fall off – you’ll end your trip to the city-state if you drop your head in plain sight.”

Alice oh let out a sound, followed by a frown and thought for a moment, “I seem to have heard Ai muttered a sentence similar to what you just said to come, not so …… it says don’t bow your head, the crown will …… “

“Do you have a crown on your head?!” Duncan glared, “All you have on your head is a wig – worn stronger than your head!”

Alice thought for a moment, “Hey ……”

Then she was quiet for less than two seconds before she suddenly started staring at Duncan again, this time speaking up herself before the latter could say anything, “Captain …… Can I touch your face?”

Duncan looked puzzled, “I wouldn’t mind, but why?”

Alice had already started when she heard the word “don’t mind”, it seems that after leaving Captain Duncan’s majestic “body”, this mannequin’s guts had expanded unprecedentedly, she went forward and pinched Duncan’s current body’s cheeks, her eyes were full of She went up and pinched Duncan’s cheeks, her eyes full of amazement: “Amazing! This is real! I felt like your face was carved out of stone when I saw you on the ship!”

Duncan’s heart was incredibly twisted, and he dodged back while speaking helplessly, “Have you had enough? It’s almost ……”

Before his words fell, he heard two light footsteps coming from the direction of the stairway, followed by Nina’s clear and pleasant voice: “Uncle, I’ve finished eating with Shirley! You are busy down here ……”

Duncan turned his head expressionlessly, Alice’s hand was still in an outstretched position, Nina stood at the second floor stairway staring dumbfounded at the scene by the counter, looking at the elegant and beautiful lady who appeared in the store at an unknown time, looking as if she was a noble lady from the uptown area, while Shirley almost crashed headlong into Nina, “Hey, why did you stop suddenly? ”

Alice swished her hands back and placed her hands on her lap, her upper body was straight and dignified as she sat in front of the counter.

It was as if she was a gorgeous doll placed in the window of the Rosy Mannequin Museum.

Nina, on the other hand, froze for a few moments before reacting, hesitantly walking down the stairs while cautiously sizing up the beautiful lady sitting across from Duncan, and Shirley, who was following her, had also seen the first floor by this time, yet Shirley’s mind was on something else entirely-

“Doggy Doggy, take a look, what’s that sitting across from Mr. Duncan …… Is that a human being? Can you beat that?”

Dog s voice hesitated for a long time before coming out, sounding extra cautious: “Can t see much through your eyes, but the more I look at it, the less it looks like a person …… I don t know if I can beat it, but anyway, I’m definitely not fighting her.”

Shirley froze, “Why? You can’t even tell what it is, why are you so scared?”

“Crap! She dared to pinch Mr. Duncan’s face!” Dog’s voice sounded weak as hell, “For that, I’d have to volunteer to chop wood if she tried to stew me ……”

“…… Dog you’re getting embarrassing.”

“I call this judging the situation – do you know how many human beings exhaust their entire life’s wisdom just to master this essence of survival?”

Shirley ignored Dog.

And while this talk was going on, she and Nina had arrived on the first floor, and she saw Nina walk up to Duncan and the pretty young lady, and heard the sound of their conversation coming from them.

“Uncle, who is this lady?”

Nina asked curiously, and subconsciously sneaked a glance at Alice on the side, with surprise and speculation in her heart – she had yet to see such a beautiful lady, let alone any young lady who would have such intimate gestures between her and her uncle as she did just now, and her intense curiosity caused her eyes to glisten slightly. “Oh, just in time for introductions,” Duncan coughed twice to ease the awkwardness of what had just happened, and then with a bemused expression raised his hand and pointed, “Her name is Alice, remember how I said earlier that I was going to be hiring another person in the store? That’s her.”

After saying that, he then immediately pointed at Nina and Shirley again, “This is my niece, Nina, and in addition this is Shirley who is temporarily borrowing this place for this period of time.”

“Hello you guys.” Alice immediately took the initiative to greet them, this time she kept Duncan’s instructions in mind and sat upright, nodding her head at just the right amount, restraining her jumpy demeanor and greeting people in the most polite way.

But I don’t know if it is because of the unique “texture” of dolls that is hard to erase, but Alice’s restrained posture in Nina and Shirley’s eyes became a kind of ineffable elegance and upbringing, as well as a kind of mysterious introverted temperament.

The two girls reached an epic misunderstanding at their first meeting with some silly doll.

“Hello …… you,” Nina gulped a little nervously and nodded to Alice as if she was afraid of making a bad impression, “It’s nice to meet you.”

Sherry followed suit with a greeting, she was also a little nervous, but her nervousness came more from Dog’s words earlier, “Hello, I’m …… very pleased too.”

Then the scene froze, both sides tense, no one speaking.

Sherry and Nina were at a loss as to how to continue speaking, the beautiful and elegant lady in front of them hardly looked like a character that would appear in the lower city, so much so that the two girls felt that whatever they said would upset this Ms. Alice.

Alice was simpler – her mind was mostly empty.

Less often stuffed with mush.

Luckily, Duncan had expected this, and when he saw both sides of the room go cold at the same time he knew what was going on, and immediately broke the silence with a soft cough: “Ahem, Shirley, how’s your injury?”

“The injury …… Oh! The injury has completely healed!” Shirley froze for a moment before reacting and hurriedly stood up straight to answer Duncan’s question like 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 liked today’s meal,” Duncan nodded with a smile, “Take care of your body in the next two days, I’ll make something nutritious for you to revitalize. Nina, do you have any plans for today?”

“I’m going to take Sherry to the store in the next block here,” Nina said immediately, “Get her two new dresses, and new shoes – her clothes are old.”

At that, she turned her head to Shirley and emphasized before the other woman could say anything, “It’s a meet and greet gift for moving here, and it would be rude not to take it.”

“I …… “Shirley opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn’t know what to say, in the end she could only nod, “Well then, thank you in advance ……and Mr. Duncan.”

Duncan nodded, a small smile on his face, “Then don’t go too far, and come back before evening – Shirley, you have to protect Nina.”

Sherry immediately straightened her body, her voice loud enough to startle Nina, “Yes, Mr. Duncan!”

The two girls then said goodbye to Duncan and Alice and walked in the direction of the gate as companions, while walking Nina was still chanting, “What did you just do all of a sudden so loud, scaring me …… uncle? My uncle isn’t scary.”

“I …… am polite, I’ve been learning manners lately ……”

Listening to the muttering of the two girls fading away, Duncan couldn’t help but have a smile on his face, then he turned back, but saw Alice staring straight at herself again.

“What are you staring at me for again?”

“Mr. Duncan …… you’re very different here than you were on the ship hey,” Alice looked at Duncan thoughtfully and looked him up and down again before speaking, “Much more affectionate than on the ship! ”

“Come on, don’t be so emotional,” Duncan smiled helplessly, of course he knew why Alice felt this way – even he himself knew that he was always tense on the ship, even if he had relaxed a bit in recent times, it was still not as sprightly as it was in the city-state. Not as relaxed as on this side of the city-state, but he didn’t waste more time on this matter, he just quickly turned the topic to something else, ”Let’s talk about you first – you don’t have a legal identity, so it’s best not to go to the uptown area to attract attention, during this period of time you’ll be helping out at the antique store, on the one hand, it’s to Adapt to the environment, on the one hand, can also help me do something, usually when I go out, you stay on this side of the counter, guests come on …… Wait, I suddenly thought of a problem!”

Duncan suddenly stopped, his expression oddly staring at the mannequin in front of him, straight after a few seconds before hesitantly opening, “Do you …… recognize money?”

Alice was full of curiosity, “What is money?”

Duncan: “……”

(End of chapter)