Uhmmm I don't think they skipped it, it happened earlier. I remember them going in a circus and getting pick pocketed. Or did they go in a carnaval once more and face once again a pick pocket ?
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They go to the carnival in Ch 19
Seems like they might be simplifying it so that they don't have them blackmailing the puppeteer guy though since the threads are coming from the Duke's hands. Maybe next chapter, they'll say he got the idea from that day at the carnival.
Ohh my bad thanks for clarifying guys! I kinda forgot the early chapters already I thought they skipped it haha
Ohhh adaptation skipped the carnival arc. It wasn't the ml that's supposed to manipulate the dolls but the puppeteer he blackmailed after catching that guy red handed pick pocketing the main couple