"Looks like she noticed the fireplace," Gleipnir said.
Angel had already shown them the box in the fireplace flue through the god's-eye view, so everyone present knew that the final box was inside the fireplace.
Jeanne had passed by the fireplace several times without searching it, which had everyone anxious. Now that they saw where her gaze had fallen, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
On the screen, Jeanne stared at the fireplace for a long while before walking over.
She had already searched everywhere in the hall that could be searched. The only place she had yet to inspect was this fireplace.
Previously, because flames were burning inside it, she had always unconsciously overlooked the fireplace, feeling that neither puzzle pieces nor gems could possibly be hidden in fire. But now that she could find no other suspicious place, she could only turn her attention to it.
A tea set sat on the fireplace mantel. She had searched both inside and outside the tea set, and found nothing unusual.
Inside the fireplace, meanwhile, firewood blazed fiercely. It had been burning for quite some time, and she could see the red-hot charred logs.
Jeanne carefully observed the flames and the firewood. In the end, she confirmed that there were probably no puzzle pieces or gems near the logs.
"Crouch down, little Jeanne!"
"Don't leave just because you haven't found the target! Look more carefully—it's inside the fireplace!"
"You can't see it standing up! You have to crouch down or lie flat! Princess Jeanne, you're going to worry this old minister to death!"
"Ah, it's right in front of her. Can't she see it?"
Anxious cries had already risen from the surrounding Rabbit Tower.
After listening for a while, Gleipnir frowned slightly and said to Angel, "You shouldn't have shown