So yeah, the boss Hilgigars (Meant to be Hill Gigas but the translators messed up) carries a Siren's Flute, and after two hours of trying to keep the party alive I never did manage to steal it, eventually giving up and finishing him. Sure enough, that's one of Eiko's better weapons which teaches Dispel, Esuna and Full-Life and would cause a bit of unbalance so early on in the game.

Is a bug making it impossible to steal? Or is it just a bug that Detect even makes it show up in the first place, and in fact he hasn't got it at all but the game thinks he's still carrying something, so it doesn't bother to tell you he has nothing?

Discuss...