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"Let the show begin!" A phrase not foreign to puppet shows. Certainly not foreign to Mika Kagehira, Valkyrie's very own marionette. That's what he always perceives himself to be, no soul, no will, no other purpose aside from being the perfect marionette for Valkyrie's leader, despite the latter convincing him that he's so much more than a lifeless puppet.
People always say that the eyes are the windows to the soul, well if Mika's soul were anything like his eyes, they'd be non-existent.
What's the harm in that? He always perceives himself as nothing but a pretty shell anyway.
People often tell me, I'm creepy or my face is unsettling. Honestly speaking, they always chirp out the same things just paraphrased. If it's not about my habit, it's about how plain and devoid of any emotion my outer shell is. Does it matter? It's not like they're giving me a reason to hate myself more than I already do. It's infuriating. At this point, looking through a doll's eyes is the same with looking through my eyes. Same old people passing by, same old remark, same old me. A nice sound that is, doll's eyes. Sit still, look pretty just like a doll on a shop window sill waiting to be loved by a vexing child only to be thrown away once they become tiresome of what used to be beautiful.
If you're thinking about Itsuki Shu, then you're mistaken. Shu is an amazing person, he views me as what I'm actually worth for. A living doll but, Nazuna Nito, a funny human he is. Seeing me as more than a doll. It's.. interesting and is that pity on his face? I don't understand, I thought Nazuna loved to be alongside Shu, Shu seems to love him.. unlike me.
Shu loves me, albeit not as much as Nazuna but he’s still very kind for letting a nuisance like me be around someone as dazzling as him. I still wonder why Nazuna always seems sad around him. Oh well, Mademoiselle looks really delicate and lovely today, I wonder if Shu will make me just like her.