She is not an investigator.

…………

"Um…"

"Did you find anything?"

In the home of a certain little witch, two little witches squatted in a corner at the same time, watching Igris lying on the ground, staring intently at the figure under the bed.

Igris's expression was serious and earnest.

This made Shartie and the other little witch nervous, fearing they might see something terrible.

However, Igris quickly got up from the ground.

There was nothing there.

"...If there's nothing there, why did you look for so long?"

"This is the first lesson I'm going to teach you, Sharty."

Igris put her hands on her hips and said with a serious expression.

"Don't underestimate any place where there might be no clues. All seemingly useless information can play a very important role at certain special moments. For example, right now, there is dust under the bed. This not only shows that the area under the bed is rarely cleaned, but also that nothing has crawled under the bed."

"...That seems to make a lot of sense."

The other little witch nodded thoughtfully, but Sharti didn't seem to believe it.

She figured that Igris probably found lying down comfortable, so she stayed there a little longer.

"Moreover, although I didn't find any clues under the bed, I did find some very important information."

As Igris spoke, she took out her pistol, unloaded the bullets, and replaced them with brand-new special ammunition.

"What information...?"

As Sharti asked instinctively, she noticed that Igris slowly raised the gun in her hand and aimed it at the top of her head.

"That means that guy never intended to hide it from me."

"...?"

Before the two little witches could react, Igris had already pulled the trigger. With a strange sound of gears turning and a gunshot, a special bullet sliced ​​through the air and hit something completely invisible.

Of course, Igris could see it.

A piercing scream echoed through the room, causing the two witches to instinctively hide behind Igris and cover their ears.

Soon, the sound disappeared, something fell to the ground from mid-air, and Igris put away her weapon.

"It's solved."

"How could it be so fast?!"

"Efficiency is important, and that's the second lesson I'm going to teach you: never complicate things."

Igris patted Sharti's hat on his head, then picked up the thing that had fallen to the ground.

That was... a boat ticket?

The Bizarre Stage Play – The Book of Secrets: Chapter Seven, The Moment of Reunion

"Ugh..."

In a somewhat luxurious restaurant, Sharti slumped angrily onto the table, expressing his dissatisfaction with muffled groans.

It can't really be called dissatisfaction.

"Why did it end so quickly! I thought we would have to work hard together for half a month to make any progress on this case... How come you took it down with just one shot?"

"Because it never intended to hide. It probably thought I couldn't catch it or hurt it, and it never expected to encounter something like this."

Igris took a small sip of her cold drink and closed her eyes comfortably.

"Besides, isn't this a good thing? The sooner it's resolved, the happier your friends will be, and you'll have more time to do other things and relax. Isn't that great?"

“But I dropped out of school to get here… My mom is angry about that.”

"Cough cough."

Igris coughed lightly and tapped the table gently.

"Now, I am your mother."

"You're not! I don't want you to be my mother!"

Why are you so resistant...?

Igris took another sip of her cold drink, feeling a little sad.

She wouldn't be too resistant to becoming Sharti's mother, firstly because Sharti was already a mature witch, so she could not only take care of herself, but also take care of Igris.

Secondly, because she is really cute.

"...In short, this is not an option. We are good friends, but we can never become mother and daughter."

Sharti slammed his hand on the table, solemnly expressing his opinion, and Igris could only nod helplessly.

Although she was quite looking forward to seeing Shaltie calling her "Mom" and acting cute, it made her seem a bit old.

"Instead of thinking about that, how about we think about what to eat?"

From the moment she entered the shop, Igris had been listening to Sharti's complaints, so much so that she ordered nothing but a drink.

Speaking of which, this store wasn't officially open when I first came here. It was Olivia who brought me here, which is quite nostalgic.

In the past, she probably would never have come here to eat, but now... she still wants to enjoy a little bit of the luxurious life.

After all, money is meant to be spent.

"What to eat..."

Sharti glanced at the menu, then his eye twitched violently before he handed it back to Igris.

"...It's too expensive, how about we go to another store?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm treating, it won't cost you any pocket money."

Igristo stroked her chin, pushed the menu back, and said in an outrageously extravagant tone.

Sharti sensed that Igris had changed; she was no longer the miser who would work hard for a few silver dollars.

He would even treat her to a meal.

"But this is too expensive...maybe we should just forget about it?"

However, as a thrifty little witch, even if Igris is treating, Sharty will still worry about Igris's wallet and refuse to order food.

This child is really well-behaved. I don't know if he's been like this since he was little, or if Nolan is a good teacher.

Igris reluctantly took the menu and decided to order a steak first.

However, before she could order, a waiter suddenly came over and placed a plate on the table.

"Excuse me, we haven't ordered yet. Did you deliver to the wrong place?"

"No, ma'am, this steak was ordered for you by one of your friends."

"friend…?"

Igris looked around but didn't see any familiar faces in the restaurant.

Somewhat puzzled, she lifted the lid off the plate, revealing the steak inside.

A sliced ​​steak.

"So, my assistant, do you feel nostalgic because of this?"

A familiar voice sounded behind Igris, and she couldn't help but turn around to look at the figure walking gracefully towards her.

“…Olivia?”

"Long time no see, Igris."

Just as she left, Olivia was still wearing the black outfit that Igris knew so well, and nothing had changed, as if... she had done it on purpose.

The only difference is that, compared to when she left, Miss Ao now appears much more confident.

"I heard from Pasa that you seem to be doing your own thing..."

"Everything went smoothly, which is why I was able to come here and see you again."

Olivia smiled, walked over to Igris's side, slowly pulled out a chair, and sat down.

She didn't seem like a stranger at all; everything was done with practiced ease. Whether it was her communication and interaction with Igris or her actions at this moment, it was as if she had never left.

No one will find it abrupt or unfamiliar.

Except for Sharti, who suddenly sat up straight across from him.

"Hello, my name is Olivia, and I used to be Igris's boss."

Olivia extended her hand to Sharti and greeted him with a smile.

"Hello... My name is Sharti..."

Sharti gently took Olivia's hand, then quickly pulled away and stole a glance at Igris in front of him.

She seemed a little too nervous, probably startled by Olivia's sudden approach, or perhaps intimidated by her invisible aura.

But whatever the reason, she is indeed feeling extremely awkward and uneasy right now.

Unfortunately, Igris hasn't noticed this through her performance.

"Since everything went smoothly, what about your family?"

"It's resolved. They've stopped taking care of me, and I'm now able to take care of myself and live the life I've always dreamed of."

In less than half a year, she seems to have emerged from the shadows of the past.

"Congratulations."

As Igris spoke, she casually popped a piece of steak into her mouth, then frowned.

"...Did you make this?"

"..."

Olivia silently turned her head away and gave an awkward, dry laugh.