第4話

あらすじ

日本語の要約がないため、Englishで表示しています。

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Iris receives a request from her rural hometown but injures her hand, so Violet accompanies her as typist. The supposed client is Iris's mother, who has arranged a birthday celebration to bring her daughter home and introduce possible husbands. Iris resents the deception and insists that Violet exclude Emonn Snow from the guest list. Treating the invitations as an exact assignment, Violet sends one to him anyway. She explains that Emonn was her childhood love, and his rejection of her confession caused the humiliation that pushed her to leave home and become a Doll. Violet realizes that telling someone “I love you” requires vulnerability and that Gilbert's final words must have carried pain and courage she never perceived. Rather than merely apologize aloud, Iris asks Violet to help write letters to every guest and to her parents. The letters express both gratitude and her determination to continue her career. Her parents accept the choice. During the return trip, Iris says she was named for flowers blooming when she was born. Violet remembers Gilbert choosing her name from the violet flower and telling her to grow into someone worthy of it, not remain a weapon.