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"I don't know what you're talking about.
This isn't mine."
“But you're the only one who uses it in the castle.”
LeBlin smiled and picked up the things.
“I mean the dye.”
“I don't know what this is!”
“Don't you know what dye is?
You really don't know?”
LeBlin said as she hardened her face,
“So, may I tell you about it?”
"No thank you."
“It is used to dye clothes.”
“I'll go-”
As soon as she tried to escape and run, LeBlin grabbed Merilee's hair.
“It is also used to dye people’s hair.”
Her face fell in an instant.
LeBlin, looking at Merilee, opened her mouth again.
“Like when you dye your hair to trick Doubled.”
I stared at Merilee, who avoided my gaze.
This hair, a Doppelganger symbol, was the result of dyeing.
I saw Mina's red hair grow black as she moved into the dimension.
When people asked what happened, Mina said,
“I dyed my hair.
It's bleach, to be exact.”
That's when I discovered that one's hair could be colored.
But it was basic knowledge to know that we could dye our hair.
'doll maker'
Doll makers who make ball dolls often dye their hair to meet the needs of customers.
It was easy to guess that Merilee had used it because I once specified the color of the doll's hair and eyes when I bought a ball joint doll* through the boss.
*Picture at the end of the chapter
Mina's World tint seemed mild, but our World's tint was not.
It is a very strong dye,
So it is only used for things that are not alive.
Merilee had dyed her hair for a long time so her hair was not in good condition
“You found someone who looked like Reset and dyed his hair, right?”
“……”
“It's really lucky to find a doll that looks like Reset.”
“……”
“You're fake.”
"no!"
Mirai shouted.
“I have doppelganger energy!
How do you explain that!”
“It's not Doppelganger's energy, it's Johan's mana.”
“……!”
“When Johan was attacked, it was for this purpose.
You were trying to take his mana!
“
While I was screaming, Merilee fell.
I gritted my teeth and grabbed her shoulder roughly.
“Do you know how long Dad waited for the fourth baby?
Do you know how hard Gavin worked to find the baby, and how sorry Leah was for her?”
“……”
“You should have been real.
You must be the real fourth child!”
“……”
Merilee shocked me violently.
“I did what they told me to do because they said I could live here comfortably!
They just said that if I dyed my hair in time, I would be able to enjoy good food for the rest of my life.”
At that time, the surrounding environment became bright.
'They have arrived.'
Merilee looked at the countless employees and people standing in front of us.
Dad and his brothers, Leah, Javelin, and Chief.
***
As the president said,
Several people will come to a meeting to discuss her identity.
We were able to keep track of time because we shared our progress through the communicator.
The President and I summarized the story by saying, It was the President who suspected her, and at the President's request, I was monitoring her,
whose room is located next to Merilee.
Merili was immediately taken to the castle.
Once the frightened child was caught, she gave all the information she had.
We found out that Merilee was twenty-one, not nine.
She was also a prostitute.
She was not the daughter of the couple who said they raised her.
Her parents did not own an inn, they were farmers.
She worked with her fake parents.
The couple who own the inn are brought in to work with Merelli.
Her real parents were tortured and quickly answered our question.
“Mr.
Wen came to see us… and said he would make my daughter forget…”
“Yes, if we do what we're told,
“It will give us wealth to live comfortably for the rest of our lives.”
Dad looked at the frozen Merilee from the side.
“What happened to your body?”
“I don't know that!
I'm telling you the truth!
I went with the man's guidance with my eyes covered, and after terrible pain, I became like this!”
'They used golden liquor.'
I wasn't the only one who thought this way.
Nous looks at the magician.
“Why wouldn’t you have noticed it if I used the golden liquor?”
“It has nothing to do with energy, because only her body has changed.”
The wizard looked at Merilee.
“You'll have to pay the price soon.”
Merilee raised her head in surprise.
“The price?”
“If we can get our youth back, who in the world wouldn't use it?
They are hesitant because there are risks.”
“What is this……”
“In a short while your bones and flesh will dissolve.”
Merilee shrieked at his words.
"No way!
You're lying!"
“Foolish.”
“Please fix it.
Help me!
Everyone is counting on me.
Please…!”
She crawled and begged, but no one wanted to help her.
***
After the entire Merelli family was taken to prison,
I had a conversation with the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the greenhouse.
I looked out the window with my back to the president and asked him,
“What about the henchman who found Merilee?”
“They are clean.
Someone has deliberately recommended the travel destination to the followers.”
“This means they already know where to go.”
"Yes."
Then it gets even more annoying.
Doesn't that mean there are traitors in Doubled?
“What is their relationship to the Duke of Valois?”
“The Duke of Valois once bought Meriley.
He must have loved her very much, they said he searched for her a lot.”
I hesitated and looked back.
“That's it?”
“That's what Merilee said.
She said it was just a coincidence.”
My eyes squinted.
‘Anyway, there is no need to contact Valois.’
“Okay, keep looking Valois.”
“Yes, but the problem is...”
“Why?
Is it difficult to investigate Valois?”
“This is not him...”
The president said with a troubled look.
“The timing was a bit off when Merilee was saying so many names, I only heard Valois’ name.”
decent.
At least this works.
***
Leia walked down the hall with a lethargic face.
Blaine's three maids were upset and tried to help her,
But she shook hands helplessly.
“Go, do what you have to do.”
“But...”
“I must do what I have been putting off.”
“…We will help.”
It was better to focus on work.
Instead of blaming herself for hope.
Leah entered LeBlin's room.
She came to make the baby's bed.
“Why the room...”
She was clean in the eyes of others,
But it was not so in the eyes of the skilled staff.
Putting clothes in the closet was a mess,
The temperature was colder than usual.
LeBlin was so susceptible to the cold that her maids always kept her room temperature warm.
“Oh my...”
It wasn't just Leah,
Rather, all the maids who served Blaine were handed over to Merilee.
So the other servants didn't care about the details.
“It must be hard for Little Miss...”
“I think her voice sounds a bit choked too this morning...”
Her closet had signs that it had been opened.
Normally, Leia and the three maids had to choose her clothes.
Everyone was happy with her choice of clothes, LeBlin may have wanted to choose her own clothes, but she would put up with it and wear the clothes they gave her.
“She must have been cold too.
I think she tried to get out thick clothes.”
“Call the maids.”
While the maids quickly bowed to her,
Leah found a jar of ointment next to LeBlin's bed.
“Is little miss hurt?”
She was afraid to ask the maids, and suddenly,
The door opened when Henry and Isaac entered.
“The baby is hurt?”
“What are you talking about?”
“She had an ointment.”
Henry extended his hand and said,
“Give it to me.”
He frowned at the smell of the ointment.
“It's medicine for bruises.”
“No way.
She can just go to the doctor.”
“No, you wouldn't go there.
If you go to the doctor, the chaos will come back.”
"What?"
“She must have been hurt when Merilee pushed her.”
There were traces of meals on the bedside table.
When Merilee and people ate together, she always ate alone here.
Leah covered her mouth with her hands.
'You're crazy, Leah Chavanol!'
The little girl always had the habit of doing everything herself.
She knew best what she needed and only acted when she needed to.
The little girl, when everyone was so busy with the joy of finding the fourth child, was alone in such a large room.
It's not exactly the same type of doll, but the idea is the same