93 – A young man carrying a cream tart (1)
“You went on a date with Professor Moriarty? Holmes, are you out of your mind? “Why are you cutting in line?”
“It’s a date, Watson. Don’t be stupid. Of course, I understand that you can only think in vulgar ways because everything that should have gone to your head has gone to that lewd body, but—”
“It’s a date, a date! And that restaurant is famous! Why didn’t you take me with you! Me… I can eat oysters well too! And it’s disgusting! Aren’t we in fair competition? “You’re secretly playing the game, Holmes!”
Holmes couldn’t help but sigh deeply at Watson the goldfish’s stupid reaction after briefly explaining his adventure in the empty house with Mr. Moriarty.
It was clear that that lowly witch was helping to lower the intelligence of mankind. Holmes only objectively told what happened, but the lecherous witch made wild guesses and misunderstood it in a strange way.
A date!
There was no way such a frivolous thing could have been possible between Holmes himself and Mr. Moriarty. Above all, the two were each other’s only enemies, fateful rivals who had to sacrifice everything to fight against each other, and it was a more solid and fateful relationship that transcended a shallow and stupid rational relationship.
First of all, Sebastian Moran, that cocky and horny wolf cub, had also said that he was accompanying them, but at some point, Watson even forgot about that fact and was getting excited on his own. In many ways, it was a stupid reaction.
Holmes was once again convinced of his hypothesis, saying that just like the horny wolf, those with fat on their chests were also vulgar.
Of course, Holmes didn’t bother to correct Watson’s misunderstanding. Watson was a poor friend who was light-headed, and trying to persuade a friend who wasn’t smart enough was a waste of his precious time.
I was not at all satisfied with Watson’s stupid misunderstanding.
Instead, in order to change the conversation, Holmes had no choice but to ask another question. It was also a personal curiosity for him.
“How much have you lost that you only eat black bread these days, Watson?”
“That… “How do you do that?”
“I always say this, but they just reveal all the information publicly. If anyone sees you, they’ll think you’re walking around naked, Watson. “I can even infer from here what kind of underwear you were wearing-“
“aaah! Be careful what you say, Holmes! “There’s nothing you can’t say to a lady, really!”
Holmes thought that Jane Watson was indeed a difficult friend to deal with. Of course, it was clear that she was an attractive lady to anyone who looked at her from the outside.
However, Holmes couldn’t help but wonder whether he could really call a gambling addict who was on the verge of bankruptcy after not winning a single bet on every horse race with reverse odds since this morning as a lady.
Above all, Watson often freaked out at Holmes himself for walking around wearing pants, but in Holmes’s eyes, Watson was a walking pornographic person who would get stopped by the police just for walking around.
Watson looked at Holmes with resentment for not taking care of her pride as a lady. Of course, to Holmes, it was no different from a goldfish looking at him, so it had no effect.
Above all, Watson’s stomach growled and growled, and Watson had no choice but to lower her head with her face blushing.
“How much have you lost, Watson? “I’m sure I’m also managing your account to some extent, right?”
“That… Still, I didn’t even touch my savings….”
“You couldn’t touch it because I was in charge of it, Watson. Let’s express it accurately. “In the end, it means you don’t have any money in your pocket right now.”
“Ah… no. There is a little bit. Still, I can eat one meal every two days… There is……. Ah… Anyway, that’s too much, Holmes! I’m just trying to lose weight on my own! “I also want to eat elegantly at a restaurant with the professor!”
“Ha… …. Well, okay. “I’ll buy you a clean meal.”
At Holmes’ suggestion, which was accompanied by a sigh as if he had lost, Watson could not help but smile brightly like a child. It was a secret from Holmes, but since he didn’t have money to buy butter to spread on bread, he took some money from the bank account without Holmes knowing.
Of course, all of that money was lost in the horse race, and Holmes already knew, but he pretended not to know for the sake of Watson’s dignity as a human being, which was barely worth his fingernails.
More than anything else, I had no choice but to lure Watson with something to eat in order to divert his attention as he kept bringing up what happened with Mr. Moriarty.
In many ways, Jane Watson was a simple creature, and as such, her joys and sorrows were clear.
“Since that’s the case, lend me some money, Mycroft.”
Mycroft Holmes, who had been quietly listening to her beloved younger sister bragging about her work with Professor Moriarty and telling her about what happened with her only friend Watson, sighed as if her younger brother were talking to Watson. I had no choice but to exhale.
Of course, he had no choice but to take out his wallet. He couldn’t help but be weak towards his sister.
And because Holmes himself knew this well, he used his brother to exploit him.
“Still… “I’m glad you’re doing well with your one and only friend, Sherlock.”
“Friend, in fact, I think he’s closer to a pet these days than a friend, brother. If you’re friends, that’s something that’s possible, at least between equal intelligences. Of course Watson is nice, but no matter how you look at it, it’s hard to say that he has the same intelligence as me…… “Even if we had 100 Watsons, it wouldn’t be enough.”
“If Miss Watson hears it, she might cry. “At least don’t say that to my face, Sherlock.”
Then, Mycroft took out a check and started writing down the appropriate amount.
Of course, unlike Miss Watson, my beloved younger brother was a diligent child and did not usually suffer from money problems.
However, thanks to his brother’s unusually emotional promise, the Oyster Bar on Baker Street that he had to go to with Miss Watson was a bit difficult for his brother’s wallet.
Of course, this included inferences about Miss Watson. Whether Sherlock or Mycroft, Watson’s enormous appetite allowed him to derive the truth through observation and deduction alone.
Mycroft himself lived a monk-like life without any luxury, except for eating a little more than others, and since he was single, he had enough money to give his younger brother any amount of money.
“Thank you.”
“Still, you are a good friend after a long time, so maintain your relationship, Sherlock. “Because good friends should be cherished.”
“Well, I understand. Don’t nag me too much like a guardian, brother. By the way, you seem busy these days? “Have you lost some weight, unlike your older brother?”
Did he feel a little disappointed when his younger brother came to his house after a long time and asked for money first, and then belatedly found out about his condition?
Instead of answering, My Croft nodded his head slightly.
Holmes, who noticed that his brother was unusually sulky, spoke again.
“What on earth is going on, why are you having such a hard time? Why don’t you take this opportunity to go on vacation, brother? Or go down to your hometown. Sherringford will love it, too. I heard it’s hard to take care of my nephews because they’re running around these days.”
“It must be hard not having time to enjoy vacations, Sherlock. As you know, my job is so busy that people from various government departments come to me with work. “I’m having a bit of a hard time these days because of international issues.”
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“International problem? “Is Her Majesty hoping to remarry the Russian Emperor?”
“Don’t say horrible things, even as a joke, Sherlock. Well, it was a troublesome problem in a different direction, so I had to pay attention to a lot of things. “The Duke of Bohemia secretly came to London and caused an uproar.”
“… What a crazy person. If you’re the duke, you’re first in line to the throne of Bohemia, right? “Because the current King of Bohemia is unmarried.”
“Okay. It is said that Duke Florizel von Ormstein, the only younger brother of Archduke Wilhelm von Ormstein of the Duchy of Bohemia and the next heir to the throne, has secretly entered London. “Even the authorities in Bohemia were unaware of this, so it almost became an international problem.”
“What are royals?”
Mycroft knew very well that his younger brother Sherlock was often cynical toward nobles, as he disliked those who lorded it over others as if they deserved it simply because they were born into royalty.
However, since he had been struggling for a while to find out the whereabouts of Duke Florizel this time, he did not necessarily point out his brother’s cynicism.
“Well, I heard you always liked adventure, so you often disappeared from Bohemia without saying a word. Once it was confirmed that he was alive, the problem was solved to some extent. “But since he’s a member of the royal family, I couldn’t even approach him properly, so I literally just checked.”
“You’re having a hard time, brother. Anyway, thank you for lending me the money. “This restaurant is okay, so you can go there later too.”
“I’ve already been there a few times, Sherlock.”
“Well, there’s no way you haven’t been to a place like that.”
After a brief chat, the siblings parted ways, and the next evening, Holmes took Watson to the Oyster Bar on Baker Street again.
And I was able to meet the Duke of Bohemia there.
