In the eyes of the "Rose Doll House" shopkeeper, the world's greatest puppeteer was a human named Lucresia Abenomar, the daughter of the famed "Captain Duncan."
As soon as the old lady let out these words, the entire shop fell silent for several seconds, followed by Captain Duncan's earth-shattering coughing fit, "Cough cough, cough cough cough..."
"Are you all right, sir?" The shopkeeper was immediately frightened by Duncan's reaction, just like any elf who has long dealt with short-lived races, her face instantly expressed concern that the human before her might drop dead on the spot, "Do you need a doctor?"
"Cough cough... I... cough, I'm fine," Duncan finally managed to stop his coughing, but it still took him a moment to wave off the old lady—because at the same time, he also had to calm down the Cursed Doll who had been startled by his coughing aboard the Homeloss, "I just got choked on some saliva. What were you saying again? Lucresia..."