Although Colleen is cute, she's not stupid.
Cardboard monsters like these, which are clearly designed to lure children, only ever appear in fairy tales. Colleen isn't so easily fooled.
So, Colleen timidly shrank back, holding the chainsaw in front of her, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Mr. Cardboard Box, can't you come out by yourself?"
[Ahem, please don't call me Mr. Cardboard Box, I'm not a cardboard box! You can call me a tattered doll.]
[It's not that I don't want to get out; I'm sealed here by some evil, infamous being. Unless a kind and lovely twin-tailed maid carries me out, I'll be stuck here forever.]
So, cute and kind twin-tailed maid, would you be willing to release the poor doll?
Unfortunately, there was no sign of leniency in Colleen's eyes; on the contrary, her resistance grew even stronger. She pouted and said discontentedly:
“Mr. Doll, Ke Lin is no three-year-old child. Instead of locking down her identity, you might as well just read out Ke Lin’s ID number.”
Oh, so it can be read aloud?
“Is that the point?”
Colleen gripped the chainsaw with both hands and retorted loudly.
[Ahem, that's really not the point... Sigh, if you won't release me, you won't. There's plenty of time. We'll be living together for a long time, and one day you'll release me.]
"There is ample time?"
Coco tilted her head, her face full of confusion.
If she understood correctly, the tattered doll meant... Kelin was locked up here and couldn't get out!
"How could this be? It can't be!"
Colleen looked visibly flustered, pacing back and forth, saying, "It can't be, it can't be, Mr. Lykan and the others will definitely rescue me!"
Will they rescue you if they can find you?
Suddenly, a sentence floated out from the cardboard box, and Ke Lin's eyes widened immediately, even trembling slightly.
The tattered doll inside the cardboard box seemed to know how to exploit people's weaknesses; after only a brief pause, it spoke again:
[What's more, aside from the exquisite dolls that brought you into this room, there are three more dolls like me. Your Mr. Lykan and the others must be having a really tough time by now.]
In this situation, they're too busy finding help to care about having someone like you as a burden.
"Kelin is not a burden!"
At this moment, Ke Lin was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her face flushed red, her teeth biting her lips until they turned white, all in an attempt to mend her cloak of shame by loudly refuting.
"Korin...Korin is very useful!"
"Every day after everyone finishes their meals, Kelin washes the dishes, and everyone touches Kelin's hair and says she's very well-behaved."
“Even someone as strong as Miss Eileen has a few days when she’s not feeling well each month, and Colleen always takes good care of her. Although… Mr. Fagga has taken that job from her recently.”
Coco's voice grew softer and softer, as if she was becoming increasingly insecure.
But suddenly, her eyes lit up, and something popped into her mind.
Cocoline's spirits immediately lifted, she put her hands on her hips, and even her expression became proud and self-satisfied.
It seems that as long as she brings this matter out, she will be invincible.
Colleen proudly said, "Every time Miss Lina tries to take the kitchen from Mr. Fagga, I'm the one who stops her and buys her time."
"Without me, Victoria Housekeeping would have been in the hospital countless times!"
Inside the cardboard box: [...]
Does Lina know you're making up stories about her like this?
"ah?"
Colleen seemed to realize just then how disrespectful her words had been to Lina, and immediately covered her mouth, glancing around warily.
After looking around several times without finding Lina, Ke Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted her thin chest, and said with relief:
"Fortunately, Miss Lina isn't here."
Then, she looked up again, a smug expression flashing across her face, and looked at the cardboard box, saying, "Well, isn't Kelin quite useful?"
Uh...excuse my bluntness, but aren't these all just trivial matters?
"How...how could this be a small matter! Is family harmony a small matter?"
Upon hearing her sense of purpose denied, Kelin became agitated and was about to speak in rebuttal.
Before she could speak, the tattered doll inside the cardboard box interrupted her:
[Given the types of jobs Victoria Housekeeping accepts, aren't all household chores trivial matters?]
High rewards mean high risks, requiring stronger and more cautious agents.
[Look at yourself, crying and exaggerating, where is the demeanor of a Victorian maid?]
"I..."
Suddenly, Ke Lin stood frozen in place, her lips trembling slightly as she tried to speak in her defense.
But even though he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say.
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