In my domain, there is a thriving textile industry due to the cultivation of cotton and the coexistence with the demon beetle, which spits out a strong and clean thread. Most of the products related to this industry are made in the territory and are gathered under my house.

　The young ladies living around me were envious of the variety of clothing available, but as a boy with little interest in clothing, I didn't think so.

　In any case, I had always thought like that when I was a child and felt inferior, thinking that it would be better if there were delicious foodstuffs that could only be cultivated there like in other fiefdoms, or precious edible demons that could only be found there.

　In my territory, it's all about things like spinning yarn and making cloth. There are no ingredients worth mentioning compared to the surrounding cuisine. It would be boring to gather clothes and other things.

　I suppose my mother wanted to do something about my inability to like her territory in this way.

　My mother took me out into the city and gave me a peek into the actual process of making clothes.

　But it was all very humble work. Cotton was grown, harvested and carefully selected. They just got some thread from the demon beetle and used it to tinker with their fingers.

　I watched such a task endlessly as my mother explained it to me, but to me, who was not particularly interested in it, it was boredom itself.

　My mother was disappointed in me for being so blatantly obvious, but she didn't give up.

　She had tried many times to take me around and show me the advantages of her domain.

　However, I had never liked my own fiefdom because of my inferiority complex, and I didn't like my mother's persistent attempts to teach me about the beauty of the fiefdom.

　Then one day. I witnessed my mother making something in the living room with cloth and cotton.

　She was trying to force me to understand the beauty of cloth and cotton, and the beauty of clothes, by showing me what she was making as a mother.

　With that thought in mind, I began to spend my days trying to avoid my mother.

　Then, a few days later. I found a strange object on my bed.

　Had my mother finally started to put clothes into my room without my permission in order to make me like the estate?

　Indignantly, I was about to throw the object that had been placed there when I suddenly realized that it had a limb.

　It had limbs.

'Ka, pretty.'

　Round ears and a round face. The eyes were small and very dull, emitting a mysterious atmosphere that soothed those who saw them. The arms and legs are short and very round. It also tickled my desire to protect him and spread an indescribable feeling of uneasiness in my heart.

　I found myself hugging the bear doll in a frenzy.

　It's fluffy and soft and very comfortable. I remember the feel of it, and I soon realized that it was made of cloth or cotton from my domain.

　Soooo, great. My territory was a place that could make such wonderful things.

　Realizing how wonderful the dolls were and the quality of the materials they were made of, I immediately ran to my mother to thank her and ask her to teach me how to make them.

　My mother was terribly surprised to see that I was so interested in dolls, but she smiled happily and showed me how to make them.

　I admired my mother for creating adorable dolls out of cloth, thread and cotton in no time at all. At the same time, my territory is the best place to make such adorable things that make people happy. No other fiefdoms are a sight to behold. Before I knew it, the inferiority complex in my heart had vanished like a haze, and I came to love and be proud of my domain.



　While I was spending my days making dolls and running the estate, I met the head of the House of Slaulet at a nobleman's dinner, and in the course of our correspondence, I heard about an unusual person.

My second son is very fond of Viscount Doll's dolls and enjoys playing with them, even moving them around with magic.

　You're going to use magic to make a puppet move?　I've dreamed many times since I was a child about a moving doll. But puppets are puppets. No matter how much I talk to them, no matter how much I love them, they will never actually move.

　They only move and move and think in their own brains as best they can. That's right, it's all in my imagination.

　But there are children who can make those movements work by magic.

　I have no idea what kind of magic it is and how much movement it is.

　I've heard that Lord Nord's second son is less than double digits in age. It doesn't seem like the kind of personality that Nord-dono would exaggerate with childishness, but it's just a young child's game.

　Nevertheless, the idea of trying to move a puppet is one that I can truly sympathize with, so maybe we can make good friends.

　Puppet culture is not widespread in this kingdom, and they are used by a very small percentage of young girls for playtime. Perhaps it is because of this belief that there are few people with whom you can talk about dolls.

　Even if the doll is a young boy, if he is passionate enough to try to make the doll work, he will have a love for it. I didn't really address the fact that dolls move by magic, and I paid a visit to the Slowlet territory with the purpose of forming a relationship with my comrades.



　As a result, my expectations were far off, and Lord Alfried, the son of Lord Nord's son, made the puppet move by a bizarre magic.

　The doll looked like a human, yet it moved in a way that no human could. The puppets moved like puppets, making full use of their loveliness.

　In addition, he found the perfect gesture after taking into account the character of each puppet, and he has a detailed rule that if the puppet is this one, it will not move like this.

　It was more than I imagined.

　The image of a puppet moving with Lord Alfried's magic was something he had dreamed of many times since he was a child.

　A doll moving like a living creature in front of me. It was such a blessing.

　I immediately asked Lord Alfried to teach me how to move the doll.

　I'd be willing to give away more than half of my fortune if it was to move the doll myself.

　With that much determination, Alfried said he would not charge me for asking.

　I can't believe that he would teach me this revolutionary technology for free, as I've only just met him.

　But Alfrito never asked me for money.

　Could this be the kind of friendship we hear about?　I don't know what it is like for me to have been born with a superficial relationship between noblemen all my life.

　Is this because of the birth of a different kind of hard friendship between two doll lovers?

　I felt somewhat embarrassed, but Alfried-dono would teach me how to move the doll without charge.

　I can move the doll with my own hands. Just thinking about it made me feel happy.

　However, my thoughts were cruelly broken.

　That's right, the magic that Alfried-dono uses is said to be psychic, a non-attribute magic.

　That's why he's skillfully manipulating his limbs while supporting his center of gravity.

　However, my magical aptitude is earth and water. Because I don't have an aptitude for non-attribute, I can't handle psychics.

　I fell into the depths of despair as I hit the inexorable wall of aptitude.

　There is a way to move a puppet, but I can't do it due to my own incompetence....

　At this time, for a moment, I almost resented my mother for not giving birth to me as if I had an unattributed aptitude, but if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have fallen in love with the doll, and that was out of line.

　However, it's still hard to not be able to move the doll with my own hands. When I saw Alfried-dono moving it in front of me, I couldn't help but feel sad, unable to give up.

　At that time. The reason why Alfried-dono pulled me out of my despair is because he said, "If you can't do it by yourself, you can't do it by yourself.

''If you can't do it yourself, why don't you leave it to someone who can?''

　The moment I heard those words. I was in the midst of darkness when a light shone on me, and a future called possibility opened up.

　That's right. If I can't do it myself, then I can leave it to those who can.

　If that's the case, since I'm right in front of you, I immediately scouted for Alfried-dono, but he rejected me without hesitation.

　Mmm, I promised him quite a bit of treatment if it was to attract him, but it seemed that he wanted to do something. Fortunately, he said he would teach me how to move the puppets properly, so it was good.

　I really wanted Alfried-dono to come, but it couldn't be helped. I'm sure a puppeteer of his caliber has a lot to do with finding more ways to move around.

　We don't deprive each other of such bliss.

　He is only seven years old, from what I've heard. It is said that it is his eldest son, Lord Silvio, who will inherit the estate, so there is no doubt that he will eventually come to my estate.

　It's a shame, because if I had a wife and a daughter, I would have made a definite connection with her by signing an engagement right away.

　But Lord Alfried and I have a strong bond of love for dolls.

　As long as that exists, our relationship will continue from now on.

　Anyway, as soon as we decide on a policy, we will only take action immediately. It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends and family, but it's too rude to visit from us and leave when you're done.

　I'm not going to be able to get a good look at them, but I'm not going to be able to get a good look at them.

　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

　Then, as luck would have it, among the squires I had brought with me, Tickle seemed to be able to use non-attribute magic.

　Come to think of it, it was so. Tickle was a commoner and although he was a young child, he had a lot of magic power and could use the light of non-attribute magic, so I adopted him. Thanks to that ability, I think I caught a glimpse of him patrolling and serving at night while using the light even though he was young.

　If Tickle, the maid, has an aptitude for non-attribution, then we can talk about it quickly. Since Alfried-dono is also a professor, you'll have to train Tickle exactly as long as you're in the mansion.

　However, moving a doll seems to be quite difficult, and Tickle couldn't even make the doll stand up.

　I'd like him to be able to move the doll like Alfried-dono did, so I couldn't help but feel frustrated and yell at him.

　I knew it was just jealousy.

　It's a good thing that there was a non-attribute magic user right beside me, but I would still feel jealous if I were talentless.

　I thought that Alfried-dono's words would have blown me away, but it seems that the feelings that have accumulated over the years are still not going to disappear that easily.

　When I was feeling self-loathing for taking it out on my maid, Tickle, Alfried-dono asked me to make a doll for him, and I agreed.

　At times like this, I should only make a doll that I love, as I always do. Did Alfried-dono also take such a thought from me?　

　No, his eyes were simply purely concerned with how the puppets were made. He was an eccentric man who skillfully manipulated puppets with magic, but that kind of innocent side of him was quite childlike.

　When a respected person like Alfried-dono asks me to show him how to make a doll, he is very excited.

　When I asked him for a design, Alfried-dono suggested a frog doll in a strange shape.

　It is round for a frog and has fairly short limbs. However, the spherical design of the frog was very lovely and my intuition told me that it would be very good as a doll.

　The creative juices in me were also thumping. This would be a doll with a mouth and tongue, and it would be both cute and realistic with a frog-like appearance.

　However, Alfried-dono's ideas did not stop there.

'If you put copper and silver coins in it, it could be a cute wallet. It might be interesting if you dare not stuff it with cotton and make it fat and round with money.''

　The money will fatten you up round and round without the cotton!　The idea came as a shock to me, as I had always perceived a doll as something that could be softened by putting cotton or cloth in it.

　It is indeed a wallet, but at the same time it is also a doll.

　The cushioning and other features of a doll when hugged are inferior to that of a doll, but there was tremendous fun in the idea of stuffing yourself with coins and making them round and fat.

　Alfried-dono's advice inspired me to create more and more, and in no time at all I had completed the frog purse and doll.

　I was almost in tears when the completed doll came to life right away through Alfried-dono's psychic influence.

　After making the doll in this way, I suddenly remembered that it would be a souvenir for Alfreet-dono.

　I hadn't given Alfried-dono a doll as a souvenir.

　When I said I had brought a doll, Alfried-dono was so pleased that he decided to name it a maid and present it to me.

　There's enough for one carriage, but the Throwlett family's mansion would be able to hold it without any problems. Besides, there is Lord Alfried, who has such a love for the doll. He would never treat them roughly.

　When the maid brought the dolls indoors, Alfried-dono laughed in surprise. Perhaps he was overcome with emotion in the presence of a large number of dolls.

　The reaction made me very happy, but at the same time I regretted a little bit that I should have brought three carriages' worth of dolls with me. Next time I'll bring three times as many dolls as this one.

　Alfried-dono took out the dolls from the bag and paced the dolls one after another, psychically stowing them away.

　The way dozens of dolls move at once is like a grand march of dolls.

　It's as if I've wandered into the world of dolls.

　When I shouted with excitement at the sight of such a dream, Alfried-dono said something outrageous with a nonchalant look on his face.

''If you move a lot of puppets around and give them a voice with wind magic from afar, it's going to be a great puppet show, isn't it?''

　If you can move the puppets around in one go with a psychic and make their voices fly with wind magic like in the King's City play... you can do it!　You can show people this kind of dream world without any human shadows flickering on the stage at all!

　As for psychics, Tickle has been taught by Lord Alfried. As for the puppets, I can make them myself, and I have the playhouse's handlers. The materials are no problem.

　If that's the case, then all that's missing is a script to show people the appeal of puppets!

　I found my enthusiasm swelling inside me and it never stopped.

　Since I was a child, I had only imagined the world of dolls. I wanted to expose it as soon as possible and complete it as a story.

　It would be a little rude to Alfried-dono, but I immediately prepared paper and pen and started writing on the spot. However, Alfried-dono's table size doesn't suit my body, so I reluctantly decide to retire to the common room to write the script.

　The only way to reward Alfried-dono for his ideas is to show him my script as soon as possible. With this in mind, I continued to immerse myself in the world of my imagination and convert it into words on paper.