The Con Artist and the Dwarf

The Con Artist and the Dwarf is a Japanese graphic novel written and illustrated by Waku Yaniko and published by Kodansha.
==Plot==
So was a silent and poor dwarf in her 30's working as a shoe shiner in the middle ages where the con artist steals money from gullible villagers by selling things that don't actually work.
As he was trying to con So out of her money. A royal parade welcoming the king's adviser named Taru camed around. So wanted to see the parade but she tripped Taru and made him land on some pies by mistake, causing him to furiously order the guards to take her to the king.
So was brought to the king where Taru ordered her to be executed for tripping him but the king saved her by requesting that instead of an execution, he gives her the job as a royal shoe shiner, which relieved So but angered Taru.
Meanwhile, the con artist tried to con the king out of his castle by telling him that there is a fanclub dedicated to him in the cave but So, while shining a man's shoe, saved him by tricking the con artist into going to the cave to make sure, which got him attacked by a Bear.
While relaxing outside the Palace one night, So was kidnapped by Taru where he raped her for a few minutes, bound and gagged her and lock her in the dungeon where he reveal that he plans to kill the king and take over the throne. So began cursing under her cloth before Taru raped her again and left her in the dungeon.
So managed to free herself from her ropes, cloth and dungeon and tried to tell the king that Taru is trying to kill him but he didn't believed her so So decided to sneak into Taru's room and saw him writing out his plans on a piece of paper and when he was finished with his plans and left his room, So grabbed his plans, hid them in her top and told the readers to be careful where they leave things before leaving Taru's room.
The king went for a walk with So and Taru where she tries to tell the king but he was too distracted to listen but when Taru realized that his plans was possibly stolen, he suspected So, grabbed her and search around her body until he found them and treatened to force her to be his slave if she does anything funny.
So was feeling scared about what will happen to the king until she met the con artist and she told told him that Taru has something valuable which caused the con artist to con Taru out of his paper with his plans by trading a "magic tree" for it, which infuriated Taru when he realized he's been scammed.
So managed to reach the king and showed him the plans Taru has made, which horrified the king but he told So that she and he should play along and pretend that they know nothing about Taru's plans when thay saw him coming. The king told Taru that he has a suprise for him back in the Castle, which made Taru suspicious but also cheerful when they decided to return to the Castle.
When they got back, the king revealed that So told him that Taru planned to kill him for the throne and ordered the guards to take Taru to the gallows, which horrified and angered Taru as he was being taken away.
Years later, So got married to a man taller than her, the king died and his successor naned Tamikata took over the throne and the con artist gave up conning people and instead became a royal jester. So even looked out of the Castle window and smiled at the village, knowing that everyone is saved from Taru.