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Dupin

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The DetectiveD is a specialized detective-type Doll produced by Universal Anything Services. It is equipped with the most advanced CPU on the market, and its recording, analysis, and linguistic modules can be run in multithread mode, allowing the DetectiveD to function more efficiently in complex, changing environments than others of its kind. The other special feature of the DetectiveD is its "deep" database, which tremendously enhances its ability to analyze human facial expressions and body language and allows it to divine the deeper meaning of such signs.

In 2053, the Montmartre Detective Agency in Paris purchased Dupin, the first of the DetectiveD line. In 2055, he became the agency's head detective after breaking a series of missing-object cases involving highly valuable items, as well as joining the local police department's "Backlog Clearing" plan as a consultant. After that, Dupin's wealth of experience and the strings pulled by his agency secured him a place in Project Neural Cloud.

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Before his transfer to the Montmartre Detective Agency, Dupin spent his time performing various experiments and tests for future generations of the DetectiveD model. Thanks to UAS' cutting-edge sensor and data-analysis technology, he delivered an impeccable performance in his professional trials with the only difficulty coming from the AI-related experimental phase.

Decryption games were like simple math problems to Dupin, who had long since been familiar with them, and he could easily point out logical blind spots in famous detective novels. Even the popular detective anime "Specky Shorty" was like a comedy to him. The only time he showed any expression other than bored resignation on his face was when the project team, who viewed it as a challenge to them, began grabbing pending and unsolved cases from the local police department for his perusal.

"He wasn't happy with the test material I gave him... Not a while after watching that movie, and it was a classic, mind you, and he was already sighing about it! Why? Why else? He thought it was too simple! I couldn't understand it even after several re-watches, and he complained it was too simple... You should have seen the look on his face. He took a little breath, then exhaled it even more gently than when it came in. Of course I'm hurt! I love this stuff, and he regarded it as trash!" "Um, look on the bright side; at least he finished watching the whole thing with you..." —A broken-hearted and thoroughly intoxicated research director for the DetectiveD speaking with a shiny-headed software engineer

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When the article "Shocking News! An Experimental UAS Doll Cracks a Long Backlog of Unsolved Cases!" was published, it instantly sparked an explosion of public debate. Despite the high price of DetectiveD Dolls, orders came in from all around the globe, and one special order was targeted at Dupin himself.

Dupin's name came from the name of a detective from a novel series by Edgar Allan Poe, and the boss of the Montmartre Detective Agency was a big fan of the writer. Even running a detective agency was merely a hobby rather than a way to support his lifestyle. Therefore, when he learned that a prototype Doll named after the character in all these cases... the boss immediately placed a purchase order for Dupin with the same fervor used for buying merchandise. Upon receiving the news, the project head was both reluctant yet relieved to comply, and so he happily put Dupin into a shipping crate and sent him off.

Thus began Dupin's career as a detective.

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Dupin did not actually go the way of being a real piece of merchandise and ending up as an ornament. After all, as a fan of the book in question, having Dupin from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" step out of its pages and solve cases was what his boss wanted.

"Do you close the curtains in the daytime?" his boss often asked Dupin, along with other questions that appeared equally nonsensical to outsiders. Dupin knew these questions came from his name, but it did not affect him. His own skills were what had brought him here, not his resemblance to a certain literary character. Dupin was fully aware of exactly who he was, and that was why he never allowed himself to be led astray by the unique attitude his boss had for him. Upon joining the agency, he started out as an assistant, absorbing the knowledge his database did not possess and digesting knowledge that his neural cloud had not verified before. By the time he became the agency's head detective, even his harshest critics in the firm could not doubt his worthiness for the position.

However, at some point, Dupin had grown fond of contemplating matters late at night, like an actual detective in stories. Perhaps a quiet night was the best sort of windbreaker for a private investigator.

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Every detective has their moments of failure, and naturally, Dupin has had his share of setbacks. In Paris, the city of art, Dupin encountered a "phantom thief" who specialized in stealing expensive objets d'art—LeBlanc. This was the first time he had ever allowed a rogue to slip away from him, and thus Dupin treated the matter of LeBlanc with the utmost seriousness and motivation. Before long, he managed to score a victory over the latter. After that, the two of them began a long-running battle of wits that went back and forth many times. Upon learning that LeBlanc had joined Project Neural Cloud, Dupin immediately sought his boss's help. The latter, who had been utterly taken with Dupin's actions, which perfectly suited the trope of "the lead character pursuing his nemesis\ was highly enthusiastic about it and gave his all to recommend Dupin for Project Neural Cloud.

Dupin's professional knowledge meant that he was cautious and alert in daily life, and that did not change even after joining Project Neural Cloud and arriving at Magrasea, where life was much simpler in general. As a result, he ended up doing things like monitoring the movements of Dolls sent on field expeditions, analyzing the motives of Kuro in hosting the live stream program "Detecting the Detective!" , investigating why Daiyan played the guzheng late at night, and so on.

"I've never seen anyone as suspicious... No, perhaps I should say, as idle as he."—renowned author in the Oasis.

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Dupin's arrival at the Oasis was nothing short of a disaster for the Oasis' pranksters, as no snare of theirs could hide from Dupin's eyes. In the past, they used to work independently and struggle on their own in the shadows, but with Dupin's arrival, they have abandoned their individual differences and begun to work together, even developing into a small group of their own with a single objective: get the better of Dupin. However, the first to accomplish this was actually Persicaria.

"Miss Persicaria, the amount of sugar in your coffee is well in excess of 900% the recommended intake. Was someone playing a prank... Wait, you added it yourself? How could that be?"

In addition to easily seeing through traps, another thing that surprised everyone was how Dupin managed to get along so well with the eternal rivals Zangyin and Nora at the same time. According to Zangyin, Dupin was genuinely interested in her folk tales and urban legends, and she was also glad to share all the mysterious sights she had seen with him. However, Zangyin was far more willing to share the account of how Nora came to know Dupin. She had presented her brand new detective novel to him as a meeting present, but the latter finished it in no time at all and pointed out various plot holes that could have been improved.

"Hm? Yes, I know they get along well too, but that doesn't get in the way of my fun! Just thinking about smug dorks getting called out on their mistakes fills me with delight." —A certain anti-fan of a renowned Oasis author.