241 – Miss Holmes, the professor is not a villain (complete)
How did that ‘stupid’ conversation end? Watson was worried. They probably both got off the train laughing at each other as if it was ridiculous.
And another step toward advancing that plan was just around the corner.
“Holmes?”
“I’m already here, so come in, Watson. I found peonies… Army.”
When I opened the door and entered, there was Holmes looking at me and Moran and saying hello. Even as Watson carefully closed the door, Holmes and Moran were glaring at each other as if they were going to kill each other.
Watson, who was caught in the middle, clapped once as if to deliberately lighten the mood, and only after the two people were seated could a more constructive conversation continue.
“It would be best for me to tell you right away why I should not kill you b*tches for my master.”
“It was rough from the start. “Maybe we’ll become partners, but we don’t know.”
“What?”
For a moment, Moran was surprised and had no choice but to ask back. What is this crazy detective, the master’s enemy, talking about?
For a moment, I thought she was trying to make fun of me. She was a woman I didn’t like from the beginning. A horny, farm-like woman who dares to take her master’s place.
It seemed like he had no intention of hiding his appearance anymore. In Moran’s view, the red eyes of the woman looking at her were shining lustfully like a seductress who dared to prey on her master.
It would be better for my master to kill me like this-
“Don’t be stupid, Peony. “It can’t be, but even if you kill us, you can’t stop Mr. Moriarty from dying.”
“… “As long as I protect my master, nothing like that will happen.”
“No matter how much you do, you can’t stop everything. Oh, don’t get me wrong. Because I highly value your abilities. If it wasn’t like that in the first place, I wouldn’t have even proposed this ‘sharing’. Relax your expression. I seriously don’t want to either. But… Because it’s such a special case…… “It’s hard for just me and Watson, and there’s no one else I can trust.”
Moran was convinced that the woman in front of her had finally lost her mind. But why doesn’t she go back to ignoring her partner like this?
She was strange herself. But as if her beast’s unique senses alerted her to danger, Moran was secretly waiting for the words that would come out of that madman’s mouth.
“What do you want to say?”
“The teacher is on a suicide trip. Don’t tell me she didn’t know, then… “She’s going to be really disappointed.”
Just like that, Holmes closed her mouth as if waiting for Moran’s answer. Moran couldn’t deny her stupid idea right away.
Because she herself felt it until now. She couldn’t help but feel vaguely. It was natural. She, Moran, has stayed by her master’s side more than anyone else. No matter how much Moriarty tried to use her brain to fool her, he couldn’t fool her.
Because that was the realm of instinct, not the realm of reason.
But she has been trying hard to deny it. That couldn’t have been possible. There was no way the master would do that. No matter how weak she was, no matter how strong she was no longer, she made a promise to herself. That she wouldn’t get hurt, that she would cherish her life.
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Moran It was a different matter for her to sacrifice herself for her master. If she had, she wouldn’t have felt so betrayed. Because at least she was able to replace it with the joy of being able to sacrifice herself for her master.
In the meantime, she was able to endure even the fact that her partner turned away even though he knew her feelings. She could endure even unfulfillable desires as long as she could be by his side.
But she could never allow herself to be left alone, no, to disappear alone as if she and her own mind were nothing.
That’s why I turned away. Because Moran himself didn’t know what he would do if he accepted it.
By nature, a person who has been hit hard is bound to get angry. What Moran chose was to intentionally express his anger.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Master… There is no way that would happen to my master. On the contrary, I know very well that you are trying to deceive me. Ha, are you afraid? Yes, you must be scared. “I will help my master, and even if you have already defeated him once, he will come back to you.”
“That won’t happen. You know it well. No, even though you know, you are trying hard to deny it. Do not do that. “The more you do this, the less likely we are to save you.”
“Don’t lie!”
The wolf howled. It was a cry filled with such complex emotions and anger that even Holmes, who had been speaking calmly, hesitated for a moment.
But that was all. The cornered animal simply bared its teeth and growled at the hunter.
Holmes slowly opened his mouth again.
“Okay, it might take a little time. First, just listen calmly. “Watson, give Moran some brandy.”
Moran remained silent even as the odious woman spewed out another curse, and even as Watson thrust her glass of brandy into her hand.
It shouldn’t have been like this. At this point, it was as if she was being persuaded, agreeing with what the woman said.
After finishing his story, Holmes added the last thing.
“Just know that the time given to us is not long. The teacher probably knows that we are right behind him. “I will personally check your feelings and wait for you to come back.”
Moran could not refute. She could no longer bite her master’s enemy. The wolf, the wolf that had been tamed, returned to its owner in silence, as if nothing had happened.
She lied. She deceived her master. He only told them that he had met Holmes and his party by chance and had escaped their pursuit.
Then the owner smiled as if he had been waiting. He seemed like a man looking for a way to find his own place to die.
No, it was like that. Moran said she had to act as if she was calm. She might be a little more outgoing than usual.
That’s why she despaired even more. There was no way her master would not notice her strangeness. However, the owner pretended not to notice, as if it had no meaning. It seems like the only thing that matters is that he finishes his career and doesn’t accept defeat.
Sebastian Moran had to accept her truth. As the woman said mockingly, she left out the impossible and all that was left was the terrible truth.
I hated my master. I hated James Moriarty. I hated that weakling, the weakling who couldn’t resist whatever he did.
But I couldn’t do that. If he could, he would have already left when he found out he was weak in the first place.
James Moriarty, an egoist who only thought of himself in search of his place to die, never knew that he no longer had a loyal hunting dog left by his side.
Sebastian Moran was no longer a hunting dog. Only the wolf was there.
But still, Moran was happy. He was going to be happy. The owner’s misfortune was probably good. All he had to do was remain by his side.
Of course, James Moriarty didn’t care.
After fleeing Paris as if running away, my eyes only sparkled as I looked at the detailed map of Switzerland that Moran had obtained on the way to Switzerland.
“Reichenbach… ….”
“Is there something there?”
“No.”
Moriarty muttered as he unknowingly found a familiar place on the map. Moran asked, but he had to equivocate.
But I was sure. This is the place where he will mark his end, the end of himself who will never be defeated.
“Once you pass through here… Eggplant, peony.”
“…… Yes.”
The journey continued, deceiving each other, and the two decided to stay for a while in the village where the Reichenbach Falls flows.
As the day dawned, James Moriarty went for a walk alone after asking Moran to run an errand. From early in the morning, no one came to see the waterfall, which is famous as a local specialty.
Like that, Moriarty watched the majestic waterfall and slowly walked towards the cliff.
“This is what happens in the end.”
As the reincarnated Professor James Moriarty looked down at the waterfall, he remembered the time when he encountered Miss Holmes and thought that way.
But unfortunately he was not alone. I felt his presence, and there stood his student, no longer a girl, but an adult. A fearful red gaze was looking at him.
“It’s been a while, Holmes. “No, Sherlock.”
Moriarty opened his mouth calmly.
The cool-headed detective opened his mouth.
“Give up now, teacher.”
“Give up?”
Moriarty mocked Holmes without realizing it. But Holmes opened his mouth calmly.
“My teacher taught me that I should live rationally, that’s what I’m saying. You know it’s already over, right? Please act reasonably, sir.”
“Reasonable?”
Miss Holmes shrugged lightly. However, Moriarty’s expression was like that of a hunter, so he had no choice but to take a step back toward the cliff without realizing it.
It was something I had already made up my mind to do, and the plan was in progress, but I was also afraid.
“Humans are weak, so they have no choice but to give birth to children for immortality. And as it happens, you have a brain that I recognize, or rather, a brain that matches mine in Europe. “If you consider the laws of heredity, it would be efficient for you and me to have children.”
“Ha!”
He laughed, but Holmes continued talking.
“I am saying this in a reasonable sense. Of course, the teacher is a criminal, so he has no choice but to go to jail. But I can stop the execution, because even the higher-ups wouldn’t want that. So the teacher just needs to look at me. All you have to do is look at me in a small prison that only I can enter. Moran, it was a little annoying that that b*tch was around you, but you are a virgin. Since you didn’t have any problems with Watson, I can trust you. “The teacher, who is a virgin, and I, who is her virgin, give birth to an outstanding child that will be passed on to future generations. Isn’t this an efficient solution for society?”
He could see the burning flame of desire in Miss Holmes’ gaze looking at him. But that’s why he had no choice but to mock himself.
He realized one thing.
“That’s stupid nonsense. “Did Watson tell you to say that, Sherlock?”
“…… I know, it’s stupid self-justification. Actually… Even now, half of me doesn’t believe it. But I guess it’s okay.”
“What are you talking about?”
He thought his disciple was telling a bad joke to mock him. And Moriarty was confident that he had figured it out.
However, in response to Holmes’ answer, he had no choice but to ask back in a trembling voice without realizing it. Doesn’t this make it seem as if the disciple was telling the truth?
“Teacher… He’s a villain. But now it’s okay. You can’t die. It means you can’t run away from me. Because it’s all useless… Come to me, teacher. Then, at least, we will be able to discuss the future, a constructive future.”
“Mi… “Don’t be crazy!”
“It’s too much, at least this feeling…” No, this desire is sincere. If you think about it… It’s all because of the teacher. Why are you looking at me like I’m a bad person? The villain is you, teacher. All… all… “It’s because of the teacher!”
One step at a time, the disciple approaches. One step at a time, the fearful teacher runs away.
“That… Yes, it’s all a masterpiece! This… Do you think you can stop this, Sherlock? I am… I am! I haven’t lost yet, and yes, it might be ugly. But at least you can’t catch me!”
“Do you really think so?”
James Moriarty couldn’t understand this crazy situation. He was just afraid. He, who had always been relaxed, felt fear.
Now it wasn’t even important to struggle and not admit defeat to Holmes. He was scared, and he just wanted to run away.
Fortunately, there was still hope. That huge waterfall will be the answer for him. Wasn’t that why you came here in the first place?
Even the final plan was ruined, but Moriarty escaped. He was willing to do that. But at that moment, his body seemed to collapse.
“… Ah?”
Only then did he know through a small syringe stuck in the back of his neck that someone had shot him with a tranquilizer gun, as if he were hunting.
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At that moment, I seemed to see someone familiar across the waterfall.
“Mo… peony? Uh… why!”
But I couldn’t scream properly. Instinctively, Moriarty crawled towards the cliff. Of course, the resistance was in vain.
“It’s late, teacher.”
Holmes was approaching.
“Everything… It’s coming… Mind! My… to me……….”
The last thing he saw was Holmes approaching him with a bright smile on his face. And the end was a hell fit for a wicked person.
James Moriarty lost his mind.
And again James Moriarty opened his eyes.
“Are you awake?”
Holmes’ voice was heard. Not the way it was back then, but the voice of Holmes, now a mother. The voice of Sherlock, who can no longer be called Holmes.
At first, I couldn’t come to consciousness properly, so I just blinked my eyes in silence. However, James Moriarty soon regained consciousness and realized that he had woken up from a dream.
“Ah… …. Okay… …. Sherlock……. “It looks like I woke up from a dream again.”
He answered weakly. Then Sherlock smiled and opened his mouth. Of course, his hand was caressing his man’s cheek.
“What did you dream about this time?”
“Reichenbach Falls… …. “I failed again.”
“I told you, sir. No matter how many times you try, nothing changes. It’s all in the past. “The teacher is here now with her family.”
“Yeah, right…” ….”
James Moriarty laughed, as if he was dejected. This was what it looked like when someone who had already given up everything accepted the truth.
Everything has already ended a long time ago. Even if I repeat the past, the present does not change. Am I in hell?
You might have thought so at first. But now?
The scariest thing was getting used to it, and Moriarty thought he was used to everything now.
The three women, the children, this life, and the boredom of ordinary daily life.
It may indeed have been a fitting end for a villain. At least to yourself.
But like a villain, he quietly opened his mouth, pretending not to give up.
“Miss Holmes, the professor… “I’m not a villain.”
Holmes answered.
“I know.”
