"Mmm, a froggy wallet and a froggy doll that's as good as it gets!　Alfried-dono's design, so why don't you think of a name for it?

Then please use Gekota's wallet and Gekota's doll. All the frogs we make are Gekota.

Oh, Gekota. Not a bad name!　From now on, you're a Gekota!

　Viscount Doll holds up Gekota's doll as if to celebrate the birth of his own child.

'By the way, Alfried-dono. May I present these to a nobleman I know?　One of the noblemen I'm familiar with has a daughter who loves dolls.

Of course you're welcome.

　It's typical of Viscount Doll that he doesn't want to sell them here, or make a profit from merchandising them.

　He would give Gekota to someone who genuinely likes dolls, or to spread the word.

''Thank you. Come to think of it, I hadn't given the doll to Lord Alfried yet. I have some of my favorite dolls that I have made. Would you be so kind as to accept them?

'Really?　Thank you!　I will accept it.

　As I had hoped, it looks like Viscount Doll brought a few dolls from the estate. Looking at the quality of Knight and Elizabeth, we can expect the other dolls to be great.

　I'll definitely take what I can get.

'That's good to hear!　Bastian!　Bring me all the dolls from the carriage!

Why, is that all of it?

　Viscount Doll shouted, and Bastian, who may have been waiting in the corridor, came out of the hallway with a dreadful look on his face.

''No matter!　Bring it to me quickly!

I'm sorry, sir.

　Bastian hurriedly leaves the room after being told by Viscount Dorr.

　Somehow Bastian's twitchy expression and words are tripping me up, but oh well.

　I can't wait to see what kind of doll he brought with him.

　While I was waiting for Bastian to bring the doll, I looked at Tickle and saw that Meena was leaning forward to the point where she was on the verge of falling over.

'Meena, please fall over a bit more,'

It's too close to go any further!　I'm going down!

'You can fall down, please!　I'd rather see them on the verge of falling over!

'What?　Mr. Tickle doesn't like me!　Did I do something to make you hate me!

It's for the doll. It's for the doll...

　It's kind of a bit of a misunderstanding, but he seems to be enjoying himself, so I don't have a problem with it.

'I've got the doll for you.

　As I'm looking at Tickle and Meena, Bastian comes in and leaves a large bag in the room.

'Oh, here's a doll--'

I've brought you the doll.

　As I was surprised at the large bags, Viscount Doll's maid, who was different from Tickle, brought a new bag.

　Even the bag from earlier was quite large, but this is two. That's quite a lot of dolls we got. I guess I could fill the bed with dolls--

I've brought you the doll.

I've brought you the doll.

I've brought you the doll.

That's a bit much!　Sarra!

　I couldn't help but poke my head in when I saw Saara mixed in with the maids who were bringing in the dolls quietly.

''Yes, there's enough dolls for a carriage, so there's still more.

'Hmm, I brought it from my estate for Lord Alfried!

　Viscount Doll says with a laugh as he adds to Saara's words.

　Meanwhile, with a bang, the maids bring in sacks, and the room gets smaller and smaller with sacks.

　When I open one bag, it contains a large number of dolls, including a cute bear, a horse, a cow, a rabbit, a different color of Knight, a different costume for Elizabeth, and a large number of dolls.

　This is no longer something that fills the bed. It's a room full of dolls.

　I didn't expect to receive so many dolls. Moreover, the bag of dolls is still coming.

　For now, if you leave the bag on forever, the room will be flooded with them, so you take out the contents and move all the dolls with a psychic.

'Whoa!　The Great Puppet March!

　Watching the dolls walk and move around on their own, Viscount Doll's sparkling eyes come to life.

　Indeed, the sight of me controlling dozens of dolls could be called a grand march, as if.

''Haha, if there are so many of them, it looks like we could do a play with just the dolls or something.

What did you say, Master Alfried?

'If we could move the puppets around a lot and give them a voice with wind magic from afar, it would make a great puppet show, wouldn't it?

　Puppetry existed in a previous life as well. It could be manipulated by someone on top of or underneath the stage with strings or whatever. It still worked well enough. If you moved the puppets freely using only psychic powers, and used wind magic to make their voices fly from a distance like in a Dragonslayer play, the puppets themselves would appear to be moving and talking.

　It seems to work well enough as a puppet show.

　When he somehow muttered something like that, Viscount Doll stood up vigorously and shouted, ''That's it!

''That's it!　That's exactly what I wanted to see, a happy world with only dolls!　Lord Alfried, do you have paper and pen!

Yes.

　Surprised by Viscount Doll's terribly excited expression, I hand him a paper and pen from the table drawer.

　Then, as Viscount Dorr tries to sit down in his chair

Mm, not for me.

　That's right. Tables and chairs for seven-year-olds.

"I'm sorry, Alfried. I'll go to the common room and work on the script for the play. Don't worry about me, just leave me alone.

I understand.

　When I reply, Viscount Doll leaves the room in a flash.

　In the past, Linaria-san, Yulina-san, Count Merna and several other nobles have come to stay with me, but I feel like this guy is the most free.


　You're not going to be able to do that.


　Once Viscount Dorr is gone, I organize the dolls that have been brought in.

　As expected, it's impossible to fit a carriage's worth of dolls into my room alone. It's not impossible, but the living space in my room would be gone.

　That's why all but a few of the bags are moved from one end of the room to the other.

''Hey, I know it was noisy earlier, but Viscount Doll--whoa, what's this?''

　As I was sorting through the dolls in an empty room upstairs, Sister Elinora walked in and gave me a surprised look.

　No wonder Elinora's sister was surprised. The room that used to be vacant is now a fairy tale space covered in dolls. It would have been even more perfect if it had been furnished with a pink carpet and a bed.

'Here's something for you from Viscount Doll,'

All these dolls?

Yes.

　I thought I might get a doll, but I didn't think I'd have enough to fill the room either.

'It's too many for just me to have, and would you take some of them too, Elinora sister?

Well, I'll take it as it comes.

　I said it half jokingly, but surprisingly, sister Elinora said something like that.

''Yeah?''

What's your reaction?　You're allowed to take the doll with you, right?　

Yes, no problem.

　How in the world did that Elinora sister, who has not a shred of femininity, have a doll?　

　As I stared at her with astonished eyes, Sister Elinora picked up the different colors of Knight and Elizabeth from the pile of dolls.

　Hohoho, that's me moving the dolls around, and you've once again realized how good the dolls are, haven't you?

I'm telling you, the doll won't work unless you use magic, okay?

'　I know, that's all. I'll take these two.

　She was embarrassed to have her thoughts guessed, and her sister Elinora left the room with the doll, blushing.