The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

"By the way, what's your daughter's name and what does she look like? Do you have any photos or portraits?"

It's true, as a father, it's quite possible that he might have some photos of his daughter... Although the technology in this world is more advanced than it should be, these things are indeed quite convenient.

"Oh, I forgot, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is William Eitan, and my daughter's name is Barbie Fern Eitan. This is a picture of my daughter."

As he spoke, William, the dwarf coachman, respectfully handed me a small piece of paper.

At that moment, I caught what I thought was a photograph and took a closer look.

It's clear that the photo is very old, perhaps because William misses his daughter so much that it has become like this.

This photo is correct; it's black and white, and there should be a very cute little girl in it, almost like a doll.

She was sitting obediently in a very luxurious chair, and the man standing behind her was probably him.

Perhaps he was a wealthy businessman before, but his investment failed, which is why he ended up like this.

Now that everything has been set in motion, and I know pretty much what her daughter looks like, the next step is to devise a plan to rescue her.

Chapter Ninety-Four: Gathering Useful Intelligence Inside the Noble Restaurant

Naturally, I couldn't let these dwarven thugs get away; if they left, they would definitely ruin my plans.

So I went up to William, the dwarf coachman, and gently patted him on the shoulder.

“Then I’ll set off now. You stay here and watch over these thugs. If I’m not back by the next morning, then you don’t need to ask these thugs anymore. Go to Granny Lobert’s castle and find someone to come and help me, okay?”

"Um...no problem. May I ask your name, little sister?"

"Ivy".

"Ah, little sister Ivy, you are so kind. I will repay you someday, I promise!"

"In that case, it's settled then. I'm off now."

And so, with brisk steps, I ran as fast as I could towards the town in the northwest.

Actually, I can tell that Mr. William's only love in his life was his horses and his daughter; he didn't care about anything else.

Because in the photos, her daughter is dressed like a noble lady, while she is dressed in ordinary business attire.

Moreover, her two horses must be very valuable, perhaps for some reason, she takes good care of them even without money.

Why not sell her beloved horse and buy her daughter instead...?

There's only one reason: he owes so much money that these two horses might not even cover half the amount.

That's why I didn't do that.

Without these two horses, his only way to make money would be gone.

In the end, they'll only be begging and waiting to die on the roadside...

Indeed, money isn't everything, but you can't do without it.

However, it's not a big deal if these dwarven thugs disappear for a day or two. As long as they don't leave to report, my safety is basically guaranteed.

However, the most important thing is that I don't know exactly where her daughter is.

The only thing that can be roughly determined is that this little girl named Barbiefen should be in the treasure vault on the first basement floor of the dwarf duke's mansion.

If those dwarven thugs weren't lying.

However, this is the Duke's house; if someone were to sneak in during the day, they would easily be discovered...

Therefore, I have to go there in the late afternoon or early evening, but it has to be before the underground auction.

Since that's the case, and I haven't had lunch yet, I'll go to a slightly upscale pub for a meal.

After running for five minutes, I didn't say a word. I gathered my magic power, spread my wings of light, and took to the air.

Running is too physically demanding, and it wouldn't be good if we didn't have the strength to rescue people when we got back.

Flying only consumes a little magic, but it doesn't affect any of my movements.

After flying for about ten minutes, I finally arrived at a fairly bustling town, because there were a lot of people there, and there seemed to be some very wealthy people moving around.

So I landed in a grove of trees nearby, and then slowly landed on a lawn.

Then, I pretended to be an ordinary person and seriously went looking for a restaurant.

Unexpectedly, in this remote town, there was a rather luxurious aristocratic restaurant, and many, many luxurious carriages were parked in front of the restaurant.

This does seem to indicate something is amiss.

So I headed towards that upscale restaurant and looked around to see if I could find any good information.

Sure enough, it seemed that not only people from the Dwarf Kingdom were sitting here, but also humans and highly intelligent orcs (a race similar to the Gray Wolf God clan) had gathered together, as if they were about to do something.

Then I remembered that there was an auction tonight, but I didn't know the exact time or how to get in.

Since that's the case, I've decided to sit down and listen, and see if I can get any useful information.

"It seems you're here to buy treasures too."

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face asked a question to the obese noblewoman next to him, who was dressed in a gaudy and flamboyant manner.

"Yes, yes, I heard that some of the treasures this time are super cute. I wonder what they look like."

It seems that the fact that this item is being called a treasure is one of the most useful pieces of information we've gathered.

"By the way, do you know if I'll have a chance to go in and buy treasures since I don't have an invitation?"

At this moment, a blond middle-aged man dressed in expensive clothes, with a very expensive-looking cigar in his mouth, asked directly.

"Of course you can. Look at your aristocratic attire, you can definitely go in. Of course, if you don't have an invitation and your clothes aren't presentable, you'll definitely be kicked out."

"Oh, I see. Thank you."

"There's more."

However, the middle-aged man with the pointed face and monkey-like features suddenly interjected.

Naturally, all eyes turned to him.

"Huh? What else?"

"If you don't have an invitation, you'll only get a standing ticket; there are no seats available."

"Oh, that's no problem. Standing won't affect the auction of the treasures."

As he spoke, the blond middle-aged man, dressed in rather expensive clothes, downed the glass of fine wine in one gulp and then rang a bell.

After the hotel owner arrived, he handed over the three shiny silver coins to him.

"keep the change."

Then he just walked out.

This guy seems to be really rich.

Since that's the case, I just ordered some food and quickly finished it.

After paying, I wiped my mouth and then went to look for clothing stores nearby that offered aristocratic attire.

Because... if I don't have a decent set of aristocratic clothing, I feel... hehe, even if I'm as beautiful as an angel, I'll still be kicked out.

Therefore, my most important task now is to act like an aristocrat.

Fortunately, I've only spent a little money on food recently, and I've basically kept all of the remaining hundred-odd silver coins. So... I can make as many sets of aristocratic clothing as I want now without any problem.

Because this princess has plenty of money!

As I was strolling around, I actually saw a shop that was decorated quite luxuriously, clearly a place that sells aristocratic clothing.

It seems that the area around Duke Harman's residence truly has everything...

As expected, Duke Harman's power is so great that even the current king of the dwarf kingdom cannot shake it. Therefore, even if I enter his mansion, I cannot act rashly.

So, I straightened my clothes a little and walked straight into the store that sells luxury clothing.

Chapter Ninety-Five: Noble Attire

When I entered this aristocratic clothing store, I found that there were very few customers inside.

Perhaps everyone present was at the restaurants scattered around for the delicious food, which is why these clothing industries seemed particularly cool.

At most, it would be some nobles passing by who, seeing that they didn't have any nice clothes or wanted certain clothes, would buy them.

However, another possibility is that the clothing here is simply too expensive, the kind that ordinary families simply cannot afford.

However, I didn't see any decent clothing stores nearby, so I had no choice but to go inside and take a look.

If it's really, really expensive, then I'll leave. Anyway, there's no such thing as forced buying or selling.

However, as soon as I stepped in, I was immediately surrounded by shop assistants, all of whom bowed to me.

"Excuse me, what kind of clothes would you like to buy, miss?"

At this moment, a very stylishly dressed shop assistant was the first to ask me a question.

Her outfit certainly caught my eye.

"Just pick something random, take a look and see what clothes suit me best."