"I, there are things I can't do..." Marias was silent, and it wasn't because she didn't know, but because she was too clear, too aware of what abilities she had lost, which led to...
"It's obvious that I can't walk anymore," Marias said slowly, unable to even look directly at either Art or Cheek.
"My computing power is not as good as it used to be. Even the simple tasks at that time were beginning to be difficult for me to handle."
"My memory is starting to become unclear, and I often forget some things. But, but! I always remember Chik's things! I haven't forgotten them at all! Really!"
"Also...all the senses are starting to become less obvious, vision, touch, smell..." Marias said one word at a time, and at the end of the sentence, she became completely silent, and her body began to feel uncomfortable.
Live trembling.
The silence was like the terrible calm before the storm. Finally, Marias, who had long understood why Cheke wanted to buy his own substitute, finally lost her last obsession and accepted everything.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Cheke, I have completely aged and can no longer be by your side, but I hope that you can still regard me as the first priority in your heart. I'm really sorry, Cheke! I, I
Not a competent doll..." She lowered her head and covered her face with her hands, her words sounding like tears, but everyone knows that dolls can laugh and get angry, but they can't really cry.
"This, I..." Cheke panicked. He didn't expect Marias to suddenly become like this. He had only had in-depth contact with female dolls in his life and cast his helpless eyes on Art.
Art ignored this annoying sight and continued with his plan.
"Yes, as a doll, especially one who is so loved, you do not fully understand and accept the master's thoughts. This is your dereliction of duty. And I tell you the truth, just because of your
The dereliction of duty made Cheke very troubled."
"He also found me for this. Oh, by the way, I am not a repairman. If you can say, um, I am a dispute mediator? Yes, mediating the dispute between you and the White Seagull. A battle that made Chek very
A very uncomfortable dispute.”
"You see, he has no choice but to leave this matter to outsiders to solve."
"So, you have neglected your duty, Marias, and you have made your master lose face in front of others."
"Ha, think about it, a grown man can't handle the conflict between two dolls? It's really ridiculous!"
"Is this man's majesty lost to the dogs, or are these two dolls kicking their noses in the face and not even listening to their master's orders?"
"Even I can't stand your arrogance. Just because of the master's love, you can become the same level as the master? You have the right to make opinions, but you have no right to deny them directly. Because you are just puppets
, not humans!”
A series of blows to the soul made Marias completely give up on the values that she had slowly consolidated under Cheke's favor for a long time. Now she finally understood that she was still a doll, and
Nothing, a human being like him.
"Chek, I'm sorry, I understand where I made a mistake." Marias, who was kneeling on the bed, slowly raised her head, looked at Chek with a sad smile, and said, "This is all my fault..."
"No, this, I..." Cheke felt a little uncomfortable looking at Marias like this, but he couldn't say anything.
After all, Art's words were not only addressed to Marias, but also to Chic.
"Okay, it looks like you all understand." Art took a deep breath, and sighed again when he thought of another doll.
"And Cheek, dolls also need necessary care." Art twisted his neck and kept sitting here, his body a little stiff: "I think I will prepare two for Marias."
A cane would be nice.”
"Ah! Yes! I even forgot about this thing!" Cheke suddenly realized that since humans can use crutches when their legs are lame, why can't dolls do the same?
"But we'll talk about it later. Let's go, Cheke, let's go outside." Art left the stool and left without waiting for Cheke's reaction. Since he already knew the way, there was no need to lead the way.
, saving time is important.
Follow the stairs to the hall, leave the front door, follow the winding gravel road, and soon enter the small flower bed.
Among the flower beds, Art saw the white-haired doll. Unlike Marias, who looked quiet, the white seagull was more lively, like a girl in puberty.
"Ah, it's Art~ Have you finished talking to Cheke?" White Seagull's senses seemed to be very sharp. Before Art walked into the flower bed, she noticed the person coming.
"Almost, we're halfway done talking, but I want to take a break first. I came over when I saw you while wandering around." Art said calmly, admiring the freshly pruned flowers in the flower bed.
Almost all of these flowers have been carefully pruned into the same shape. Only these flowers with different shapes show that these same things are not of the same species.
"It's very beautiful, isn't it? Cheke said that flowers like this are the most beautiful." The white seagull seemed to be a little intoxicated with itself, gently stroking the corolla of these flowers.
The other hand stretched out fully towards Art's head, but when it was about to touch it, it seemed to realize something and retracted.
"Oh, by the way, Art, can you tell me what you and Cheke discussed?" White Seagull asked.
"Nothing, just some...things about transactions." Art was thinking about how to break into the topic.
"A deal?" Bai Haiou looked a little surprised and said, "I didn't expect that a kid like you could actually come to negotiate."
"Of course, anything can happen in this world." Art said with a smile, but because he looked like a child, his smile seemed a bit innocent.
"Yeah, anything can happen." White Seagull echoed Art and said with a smile.
"Yeah, I remembered something." Seeing that the relationship was established, Art pretended to suddenly remember it and said: "I remembered that my senior said that when I was discussing with Chek before, the person who was with him,
It looks like a doll named Marias."
"Uh..." Upon hearing this name, Bai Haiou's expression instantly froze into a smile. She paused for a while and said, "It's me now, she's gone."
"Is she dead? Well, indeed, every doll will age one day. It was her before and it is you now. This is indeed normal."
"I heard from my seniors that the doll named Marias has long white hair, bright yellow pupils, and a very quiet look." Art continued, testing the personality of White Seagull.
"Ah, yes, she is indeed like this..." Bai Haiou looked very embarrassed and didn't seem to want to delve into this topic.