72 – The Strange Case of Miss Holmes and Professor Moriarty (2)
However, as if it was not that he wanted an answer from Moran, Moriarty soon began to mutter alone, lost in thought. .
Of course, in the middle of it all, she unconsciously threw the cigar she was holding into the air, but it was a possible action because she knew and trusted that Moran was by her side.
Moran quickly caught the cigar flying in the air next to its master, who was sleeping in his thoughts. She hadn’t even smoked half of it yet. Since his cigars were imported from Cuba, he was clearly someone that many men attending clubs in London would consider a waste of money.
He was such a waste that he was still smoking. Above all, the breath, smell, and saliva remained thick at the tip that had been in the master’s mouth just moments before. As Moran, whose senses are more sensitive than others, he was able to feel it very vividly.
Moran secretly turned her gaze to her pensive master. Naturally, the master, who was concentrating, was a little slow to notice the surrounding situation. He already knew it well, but it was still a final confirmation just in case.
Subtly, Moran put the cigar the master was smoking in her mouth and carefully took a sip.
“Keck! Cough, Cough! Keeng!”
Of course, I had no choice but to cough again and open my mouth due to the strong smoke that I could never get used to. Although I was coughing and wiping away my tears, of course I didn’t throw my precious items on the floor.
Because she was of wolf blood, her sense of smell was particularly sensitive. That’s why she instinctively hated strong smells like cigarette smoke, and she still doesn’t like them.
Still, the fact that she felt her master just now enough to put her through such pain was, to her, a temptation she could not dare to refuse.
After she had finished savoring her cigar, Peony put out her cigar with just a flick of her finger. However lost in thought she was, she had to restrain herself since her Master was by her side.
Although a part of her heart felt hot and regretful at the pleasure that had not yet been satisfied, Peony carefully put her collection into her inner pocket.
Once again, her precious collection increased. And someday-
Of course, Moriarty was so focused on her thoughts that she could not notice this at all. So much so that no matter what Moran does to him, she won’t notice right now.
Why did you do that, Holmes? You’re going to release Jekyll like this? For what purpose?
With his eyes closed, he had no choice but to ask.
In front of her Moriarty stood her own beloved pupil, whom she had met this morning at the Diogenes Club.
However, unlike usual, the student was expressionless, and she did not dare to read his state of mind.
Of course, if we think normally, we would have to conclude that, unfortunately, his student did not notice the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde and thought and acted like a Scotland Yard idiot.
But that’s not possible. It shouldn’t have been like that. If Holmes was only at that level, he couldn’t help but be disappointed.
He still believed in his beloved student and trusted him as his teacher. Therefore, there must have been another plan.
To find out, Moriarty soon immersed himself in his own world.
“Children shine the brightest when they are children. Change and growth are scary things, Moriarty. It turns the brightest beings into insignificant things. Remember, growing up is hell. I live in hell and heaven every day, because every moment I can’t help but watch my children grow. So I had no choice but to become obsessed with photography. Because that’s the only way to preserve children’s golden afternoons forever. The same may be true of Miss Holmes. In the first place, do our past life memories really exist? Actually, it could be that we are delusional. Is the Red King dreaming of Alice, or is Alice dreaming of the Red King? Which side are you, Moriarty? Let’s admit it, Sherlock has grown into an insignificant adult. “The intelligence she had as a child is no longer there.”
“Shut up, Professor Dodgson. That’s simply because you’re a pedophile. No, why are you here in the first place?”
Moriarty had no choice but to respond briefly to the welcome nonsense in the form of Professor Dodgson. Fortunately, the illusion disappeared along with a sullen expression.
The other guys watched Moriarty’s thoughts and began to suggest opinions worth considering one by one.
“Of course, there must be a purpose behind intentionally releasing them. Could it be that we are still immature and have not come to a clear conclusion that Dr. Jekyll is Mr. Hyde? “I let them go to prove it. It was a kind of entrapment investigation.”
Another Moriarty, in the guise of her dead sister Jane, made noises that sounded like a child.
Then, James Moriarty, who looked like an old man in his 80s, an old professor who was unable to overcome the passage of time and was as thin as a skeleton, with his forehead covered with a thin parting to somehow hide his hair loss, opened his mouth.
“The approach was wrong from the beginning. We shouldn’t think from our perspective. Our Jekyll is no longer a worthless man, so it’s enough if we just leave him like this. But let’s think about it from the point of view of young Miss Holmes, Moriarty. From that kid’s point of view, it’s not just about capturing Jekyll, is it? “Just as the remaining people continue to live after the criminal is caught, something continues for Holmes as well.”
“Because that child’s goal is to reach us. It’s not wrong. But… I’m not saying this, but unlike us, Holmes, he’s a detective. “He’s a detective who needs to act for justice, and he does this?”
“James, this is your friend. You know very well what our shortcomings are. Although you may be accustomed to reading other people’s thoughts, understanding their emotions is still inadequate, and there is nothing you can do about it. I was born unable to feel emotions, so what can I do? So, let’s make an inference. “How do you think Miss Holmes feels about you now?”
Proverbs were just people’s nonsense, but as an old man, it was clear that he was a wise being. Moriarty nodded his head in confidence at the old professor’s advice.
It was a little bit, but I felt like I could see a path, like a flash of inspiration.
“Bulgu Daecheon’s enemy. Yes, Holmes and Moriarty will destroy each other at some point. That’s right, to that child, I am an enemy and an enemy that must be eliminated by any means necessary. If I think about it, I would hold back from wanting to suffocate myself at any moment. Yes, I see. “Now that I think about it, there may have been an impact from the provocation I did back then.”
“Uh… …. Well, I guess it’s actually a different feeling, but anyway, if it leads to the right conclusion, there won’t be a big problem. Yeah, well, if you think so, then so be it. “It’s not my job anyway.”
Ignoring the old professor’s comments, Moriarty opened her eyes and opened her mouth. For some reason, Moran, who was right next to him, was startled, like a child who got caught trying to do something bad, but he didn’t care.
“Peony!”
“Hi! Yes… Eh! Jju… master! “Did you call me?”
“As soon as the sun rises, tell the university that you will be canceling classes for a week because you are not feeling well.”
“Phew… “You mean the class is canceled?”
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“I have to stay in London for a while, so I’m getting ready to go. Find accommodation anywhere. “We’ll have fun taking night walks together for a week.”
“Night… “Would you like to take a walk?”
“Yes, Holmes is sending a long-awaited guest, so of course we should welcome him.”
Of course, Moriarty did not tell Moran exactly why he gave this order.
If it had been a normal peony, he wouldn’t have minded much.
But her animal sixth sense was willing to warn her. Her intuition warned her that if she followed her master’s orders like this, it would definitely lead to bad results.
I had no choice but to hesitate for a moment. Fortunately, the owner did not notice this.
But soon, Moran nodded her head to follow her orders.
She was still a being who had to obey her master’s orders unconditionally. Even if it goes against her desires.
Meanwhile, around the same time, Holmes was also drugged shortly after returning to her lodgings, and she was organizing her thoughts in a world where she was alone.
Did I really do a good job?
That thought still tormented her. So she used a slightly stronger one just for today. She was an expert and knew her own body better than anyone else.
Still, her head cleared and began to spin rapidly. In doing so, she was able to evaluate herself by looking back at numerous families and having conversations with herself.
“It’s not good to rely too much on drugs, Sherlock. You have to live a normal life someday, that’s what your deceased parents want too. “If you want to get married and start a family, do it slowly and in moderation.”
“Stop nagging, Grandma.”
Holmes, in the guise of her maternal grandmother, wanted to start nagging her again, but fortunately, her cries mixed with his own nerves soon silenced her. Meanwhile, she was 10 years old, and she was fixed on how she looked back then, and she herself opened her mouth.
“Dr. Jekyll is Mr. Hyde. “Everyone agrees on this, right?”
“It was clear just by looking at the scene. Of course, there is a slight possibility that this is not the case, but it is clear that the two have a deep relationship.”
Holmes, as a stage actor with a fake mustache, opened her mouth in agreement. Of course, there were those who spoke bluntly.
“But if you look at the scene, the strides changed as if the person had changed at some point, and more than anything, the power of Dr. Jekyll we saw alone was not enough to crush Lord Carew so horribly. “There is a possibility that the two are clearly different beings.”
“Then why did Jekyll go to the trouble of sending a letter to Utterson with clumsy handwriting as if he were Hyde? Above all, there were only two people at the scene: Jekyll and Sir Carew. If Hyde suddenly appeared and attacked as Jekyll claimed, there should have been traces of Hyde. “But all we see is the traces of Hyde, who suddenly replaced the traces of Jekyll.”
“Don’t forget what the teacher taught you. Excluding the impossible, no matter how hard it is to believe, what remains is the truth. I don’t know yet what kind of means it is, or if it’s acting. However, the most likely possibility is that Jekyll and Hyde are the same person.”
“Then why did you claim Jekyll’s innocence and let him go, Sherlock?”
When Holmes, in the image of his dead mother, opened his mouth as if scolding, he hesitated for a moment. Meanwhile, someone else opened his mouth as if making an excuse.
“Because we have to somehow capture the evidence that leads to Moriarty. Everyone knows this, right? Holmes is not Moriarty, he shouldn’t be. “I am different from that person. It is no longer right to enjoy these terrible events as mere riddles.”
“So we have to somehow induce Hyde to attack Moriarty. In the process, he will inevitably do something that will raise suspicion. Don’t forget your mission, destroy that man. “You must not choose between means and methods, Holmes.”
“But Sherlock, do you really want that?”
At that time, an illusion in the shape of Moriarty intervened as if mocking him.
