After lunch, I was too hot and didn't feel like going outside, so I tried to lie down in my room. But there was a doll of Knight and a girl sitting there that should have been on the table.

　Did one of the maids evacuate them in the middle of cleaning and forget to put them back in their place?

　I hug them both and try to put them back on the table... but it's too good to be true, so I decide to play with the dolls for the first time in a while.

　Last time, I succeeded in making him walk after a lot of hard work with brother Silvio. It would be a shame to lose interest in him if I let him walk, and it feels so good just to hug him.

　Let's take a break from the slime cushions today and play with the dolls.

　I'll sit on the bed and put the doll down as it is.

　By the way, Knight was beheaded by Sister Elinora, but it has been regenerated by Mother Erna's sewing skills. Though there are unnatural stitch marks around her neck and a slightly lower level of protection.

　Well, I put that aside and apply a psychic to the two dolls and control them at the same time. Then Knight and the girl got up, moving as if they were being pulled by something.

　This is a bit creepy. Feeling that, I knocked the two bodies down again and laid them down on the bed. Then I lay myself down on the bed to simulate the getting up motion.

　This time I manipulated the puppets as if they were using their arms and legs and bodies naturally, and the two puppets raised their upper bodies in a very human-like motion.

'Hmm, let's say the Knight feels awake and the girl still looks sleepy.

　Knight sharpened his movements and looked around at the hit with a somewhat robotic motion. The girl rubbed her eyelids with her hand as if she just wanted to be still asleep.

　Hmmm, just moving it around like this, incorporating settings like this, makes a huge difference.

　It's fun, it's as if there's a life in there.

"Yes, yes, Knight, wake up. Here's your new master.

　I call out to him like that and move Knight to turn around to face me.

　Then Knight gets up in a hurry - no, he's a doll and it's cuter if he falls down here. That's what I thought, so I let the knight fall once and then stand up. Then, as if in a hurry, he turned to me and stood upright in a snap.

　Yes, yes, it's cute and comical as only a doll can be.

''Yes, yes, Elizabeth, get up quickly too.''

　As I spoke to her, the Elizabeth doll looked up at me in a daze and fell back into bed and fell asleep.

　Well, that's what happens when I move it that way.

　And when Knight sees it, he rushes over to Elizabeth and tries to wake her up by beating her up. Elizabeth turns her back depressingly, but Knight still doesn't give up.

　Eventually, Elizabeth became unhappy and kicked Knight away.

'I wish I could kick someone who comes to wake me up like this too...'

Who said that?

　When I turned around in surprise, the door to the room was open for some reason, and sister Elinora was standing there.

　Well, don't tell me you didn't hear what I just said, did you?　No, no one said it was about sister Elinora, so it would be safe to say that even if they had asked, it would be safe. Don't be in a hurry.

''I mean, don't open the door to my room without permission.

'It doesn't matter. It would be a pain in the ass if I had to knock every time.

　I tried to say the usual words to her while pretending to be calm, but Elinora sister was normal. It doesn't seem like she was listening to everything I said earlier.

　Even though there are workarounds, I'm a little relieved that it didn't become troublesome.

''What are you doing mumbling and muttering in that place?''

Playing with dolls?

That's weird for a guy to play with dolls.

　When I point to the knight who was kicked away by Elizabeth, sister Elinora says in a dumbfounded way.

　If I said back here that I'm a woman and I'm weird for liking swords, I'd probably meet a half-dead man. It was easy to imagine without saying anything.

''Hmph, Elinora sister just doesn't understand the merits of dolls.

What's the point of playing with dolls?

　It's better to show the brainy Elinora sister in person than to preach to her with words.

　I use my psychic to move the Knight and the Lady again.

　The two bodies that had fallen limp get up with a natural movement.

'Whoa!　Gross!

Isn't that reaction a bit harsh!

'No, it's not creepy, but it's a doll and it moves like a human being, so I'm surprised...'

　Well, that's how it is when you're not used to seeing a doll move. It's a little tricky, but I don't mind and continue the motion.

　Elizabeth gets up gracefully and walks straight to the edge of the bed and stands still. I move Knight underneath it and jump Elizabeth with a flourish.

　Knight catches Elizabeth as she slowly falls down, and Knight catches her neatly and gives her a princess hug.

　He then carefully lowered Elizabeth to the ground.

　Knight walked Elizabeth in front of sister Elinora as she escorted her and bowed to her.

'Well?　Aren't dolls cute when they're moved?

Al is really good at this kind of thing, isn't he?

　I bragged about it with my chest out, but sister Elinora was taken aback by it. Funny, I think this is the place to praise your technique for moving the doll........

''Your dolls are moving........''

　Sister Elinora sits on the floor and looks at the two dolls with interest.

　I let Knight and Elizabeth wave to them in response to Sister Elinora's curiosity and anticipation.

　Then sister Elinora, perhaps touched by the cuteness of the dolls, suddenly relaxed her expression and gave a small wave of her hand back.

''Haha, you're so cute for waving at a doll.

I was just waving my hands in the air.

　As I stare at her, Elinora sis exclaims shyly.

　Hmph, as expected, Elinora sister seems to think it's cute when a minimalist doll is moving.

''I mean, that face is annoying, so stop it.

Okay.

　I don't want to be teased too much and get angry, so that's about all I can do to play with it.

　I manipulate the doll to distract Elinora's sister away from me.

　I let her touch the hand of the seated Elinora sister.

'Wha, what?'

'Well?　Why don't you stretch your hand out for him?

　I say appropriately, and sister Elinora honestly extends her right hand.

　Then Knight and Elizabeth climbed up Elinora sister's hand and began to dexterously walk up her arm.

'Hiya!　I've been climbing something!

　Sister Elinora screams in surprise at the doll walking up her arm. It's interesting to see a slightly different reaction.

　It's not that the doll is moving with a will, it's just that I'm controlling it.

　But it's difficult to make the doll walk with unbalanced arms. If the foothold is bad, the doll will have a hard time walking steadily.

　When I look at them this way, the way they both walk is unnatural. I need to practice this in the future.

　I've been thinking about this when the Knight who was walking on Elinora's arm tripped over something and fell.

''Ah!　The doll!

Oh, that was a close one.

　Sister Elinora tried to catch it with her free left hand, but it was under the control of the psychic so it wouldn't fall. Knight returned to his original stance with the psychic as he was pulled back.

'Sorry, sorry, my Elinora sister's arms are lumpy and--'

What?

Oh, no, it's nothing.

　When I excuse myself, she gives me a terrific look and stares at me, so I shut my mouth.

　For now, I let the doll walk around, taking care of the muscles in Elinora sister's arms so that the same thing doesn't happen again.

　Knight moved wide and sat on Elinora sister's left shoulder, while Elizabeth sat on her right shoulder.

　It's adorable when two dolls are on a person's shoulders.

　Sister Elinora pokes Knight on her shoulder with her finger, and Knight touches her finger back in response.

'Haha, that's cute,'

Elinora has a lot of fun playing with her dolls.

　I blurted out, and Elinora's sister tries to pull Knight off of me.

　So I blatantly make Knight shrink back. Elizabeth on the other side also slaps Elinora sister's cheek and shakes her head to admonish her.



　Sister Elinora screams with a complicated look on her face.

　As soon as you talk to the doll and get emotionally involved, you've lost, sister Elinora. You just need to honestly acknowledge the merits of a moving doll.

'Al, do you have a minute?'

　As I was scowling, Dad Nord came in through the doorway that had been left open.

'Not now. I'm too busy moving the doll around.'

Just as well. My errand involves that doll.

The doll?

　I tried to turn him away because he seemed to be in a troublesome mood, but what did he have to do with the doll?

Do you remember Viscount Doll?

That's right, you're the one who sent me this doll.

　He had a fiefdom with lots of good quality cotton, furs and yarn, and the head of the family was a doll lover.

I correspond with him in letters and he took a keen interest when I mentioned that Al was playing with his magical dolls.

Does that mean I'm supposed to show Viscount Doll the puppets in action?

Thanks for talking so quickly. Can you move it around a bit?

　Dad Nord told me to take control of Knight and Elizabeth.

　I make them jump off of sister Elinora's shoulders and land nicely with psychic control.

　Knight makes me salute like a knight, and Elizabeth gracefully plucks her skirt and bows gracefully.

'Umm, yeah, by the looks of it, it doesn't look like you'll have any problems showing it moving.

　Dad Nord looks a bit amused.

　Did he think it would be an easier move?　If that's the case, I'm out of my mind. My doll can run, jump and fly.

''That's why Viscount Doll will be coming to the mansion in the near future, and when he does, I want you to show him how the doll moves.

What? I'm gonna keep you company?

"Please. I want to continue to have a good relationship with Viscount Doll. Al is good enough to move the dolls around and have him talk to me about dolls.

　Well, it's not like we're all high and mighty royalty, and the guy is just a doll-loving viscount. It's not hard to imagine how easy it would be for someone to be satisfied with just showing you how to move a doll.

　And besides, he might give you a lot of dolls as a reward.

''Sure, sure, sure,''

Good luck with that.

Hey, Dad. Does Viscount Doll know how to use a sword?

　Sister Elinora asks just as Father Nord is about to leave the room.

''Unfortunately, it's not available. 'Viscount Dor, unlike Count Merna, is not a martial artist.'

Yes.

　Sister Elinora responds briefly to Father Nord who says with a bitter smile.

　It seems that her interest in Viscount Dor has been lost.

　Elinora sister, let's show her a little more interest in him.