Alice cheerfully left, looking like she could stay happy for many more days, while Duncan remained alone on the deck, staring at the wooden box containing "Niru."
He had controlled his "alter ego" located in Plunder City-State to leave the Upper City District, and was now cycling back to the antique store. Before leaving the doll shop, he had discussed many things related to Lukecrecia and Terian with the old lady shop owner, but it hadn't yielded much more.
As the shop owner herself had said, she was just a normal citizen whose lifespan just happened to be longer than that of humans and who had personally experienced some events many years ago. However, beyond an initial meeting and some hearsay, her knowledge about the two "Duncan descendants" was quite limited.
Meanwhile, on the Homeloss, Duncan was immersed in thought.