The Invincible Little Lady: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 10] by Chatsufusa

Author:Chatsufusa
Language: eng
Format: epub

21. Being Played like a Fiddle

“Now, you lot, we come bearing good news. We have information on the louts that tried to abduct the maids!” Emilia declared this confidently the moment she sat down.

More curious, however, was the fact Fifi was standing behind her.

Huh? What’s she doing out of her workshop, and here of all places?

Emilia noticed me looking at Fifi and glanced at her too. “Hmm? Oh, you’re curious about Fifi,” she said. “I had her come with us since she’s related to this case.”

“What do you mean?” the prince asked, representing all of us.

“We do not know much about magic items, but Fifi said there was something odd about the magic items the bandits used.”

“But I thought it wasn’t possible to investigate the items because Headman Dabzal retrieved them when he disposed of the bandits?”

Like Reifus said, the bandits’ corpses and belongings had all been recovered by Dabzal’s men.

“Mmhmm, but we used our authority to force an investigation, and I had Fifi accompany me. That’s when she discovered something unusual.”

With that said, we all looked at Fifi.

“...The magic item that was used to restrain me was missing.”

“When our soldiers captured those men, they stuffed all their items into a sack, but Dabzal said the sack wasn’t there when he checked their belongings. However, we know the shackles should be in the headman’s possession—after the shackles were broken when Fifi removed them, she handed them to the soldiers because she wanted to examine them later. Sufia witnessed this happen as well, so it’s odd that they’ve disappeared.”

Emilia’s explanation made it clear why Fifi was so bothered by the shackles. Magic items like this were only made in the Relirex Kingdom, since having items like that circulate in the other kingdoms was asking for trouble. Indeed, if shackles that could completely keep people from moving were commonly used, it wouldn’t merely be a boon for catching criminals, but also a danger used by evildoers.

Thankfully, magic items made by most magus smiths were only capable of making people go numb, and smiths capable of making shackles that could perfectly paralyze a victim were very rare even with Relirex. That meant that any items with such a perfect, potent effect were rigorously managed by the kingdom—yet the bandits used these precious items, which then vanished without a trace. It was incredibly suspicious.

“However, we were thankfully able to recover one of the pairs of shackles those hoodlums used, whole and unbroken. That is to say, the ones used to bind Fifi in place!”

Once Emilia said this, Fifi placed them on the table.

Oh, I had one of these put on me too, but I shattered it.

I nearly said that aloud, but I was able to cover my mouth at the last second and look the other way while everyone was focused on the magic item that’d been placed before them.

“Didn’t you say something about the shackles breaking when Fifi removed them? And they were missing from the bag too.” The prince repeated what we’d been told earlier.

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