The Bone Dove enveloped by the Spectral Flame circled twice above the deck, and cargo from the Plunder City-State materialized within the flames. Alice stared blankly at the object that appeared in front of her for a long time before finally looking up at the captain.
Honestly, Duncan almost thought the doll was about to cry and run away—that was the most likely of the many reactions he had anticipated from Alice. But after staring at the naive doll with wide eyes for quite a while, she finally nodded dazedly and said, "Thank you, oh!"
Duncan: "...?"
"You really bought me new hair!" The next second, Alice's face lit up with joy, clearly displaying the excitement of receiving the most heartwarming gift, "I thought you were just kidding last time! Mr. Goat Head even said that wigs for dolls are a very expensive thing... "
Duncan: "..."
The prank he had looked forward to for so long had been a massive failure from the start—the victim was overjoyed and brimming with gratitude.
