...XIX century. Clockwork stagecoaches drive along the roads, steam airships plow the skies of Europe, and university sorcerers steal grants and test new spells for high-speed hair curling at secret testing grounds. The army protects the borders, alchemists are busy selling stain removers and brilliant green, politicians are plotting and stealing from the treasury, and the gendarmerie is protecting the peace of civilians. But what to do if the crime is committed not by an ordinary citizen, but by a real sorcerer, and even a certified one? In this case, we can only rely on the Department of Other Affairs....Junior investigator Figaro arrives in a provincial town where a terrible murder has been committed, who does not even suspect what unpleasant story he will be drawn into...