Chapter 480

Before she knew it, Novia had formed some thoughts about her so-called 'mother'.

Could it be Shekinah...?

Shekinah, a figure in Judaism corresponding to the Holy Spirit, is called Sophia in some Eastern Orthodoxy doctrines. She is one of the Holy Trinity, and the Church of Saint Sophia in Constantinople, Kyiv, Novgorod, Tobolsk, Harbin, and other places refer to her.

In addition, Sophia is also regarded as 'a part separated from the Existence of the Father ', a 'mirror' reflecting the glory of the Father and the Son of God; she is also 'the Father's daughter', 'the Sister and Fiancée of the Son of God', and 'the mother of all existence outside of God '.

Therefore Christ, when Novia recalls Yahweh's earlier statement that his mother was born of his Virginity, and considering the presence of the covenant between Abraham and humanity—which includes the Old Testament, the New Covenant, and Novia's own covenant—it suggests a connection to the Holy Spirit.

Shekina in the Old Testament, Sophia in the New Testament, and as for what she is in the Covenant of Novia, that will probably have to wait until he finds her.

The destination I needed to go to is finally starting to look promising.

However, Novia thought to herself, "Let's deal with this series of events first."

Then--

"Let's go to the British Museum."

John 16:8 (New Testament): When he (the Holy Spirit) comes, he will convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.

A thick fog descended upon the streets and alleys of London.

Not only was the Detective City of London itself shrouded in a thick fog when viewed from above, but the entire ancient site of Britain was obscured by the fog. Considering that the sky had been clear and sunny until just now, Fran, who was following behind the silver- Alice Yuzhu, felt that this was not a normal phenomenon.

Meanwhile, in front of the British Museum, numerous Servant and Master who had come to inquire gathered around the Electronic Screen, ready to watch Moriarty recount how he committed the crime of killing Sherlock Holmes in front of the statue of the Three Goddesses, completely oblivious to the strangeness around them.

Although London was once known as the City of Fog, that's all in the past. New Era London has never been foggy; instead, it rains frequently.

She thought to herself: If that's the case... was it the father who was arrested who did this?

That being said, Fran did not believe Moriarty possessed such great power.

So, has the Bounded Field over London been activated?

According to the old-time interpretations of Magecraft, mysterious lands are often shrouded in fog, perhaps to avoid being worn down by modern materials. This is why mysterious things protect themselves in various ways.

Upon successfully arriving inside the museum, the silver -Alice naturally saw the Moriarty of Evil smiling under the spotlight, the Moriarty of Good holding his head and gritting his teeth while staring at evil in a corner, and the Ruler Moriarty calmly observing everything.

The silver-haired woman with Alice approached the Ruler Moriarty and asked, "Weren't you invited there by Sherlock Holmes before his death?"

This happened on the first day, before Sherlock Holmes' death was revealed, when James was invited to the museum.

"You must have arranged to meet us by chance on the way so that we could naturally travel with you, right?"

"What?"

"To be precise, it's not that you want to kill Sherlock Holmes; you want to use us to break the Magecraft Formula set up by your His Former Elder Self."

It was James and Sherlock Holmes's understanding that Moriarty could not possibly exhaust everything to do one thing, so it was naturally impossible for him to be imprisoned so easily. He (himself) must have been lurking in the shadows like Spider. A leader of evil who can weave an evil web could not be caught so easily.

Therefore, before receiving Sherlock Holmes' invitation, James must have learned from him about the desire for the Shinjuku collection to be returned.

Baal, Set, El —this series of things related to Canaan, although Sherlock Holmes didn't explicitly say so, he must have guessed something.

James didn't answer, but the silver- Alice continued nonchalantly, "But it just so happens that entering the museum triggered the prerequisite for Moriarty's Magecraft Formula, the Fate Three Goddesses, which is actually what you wanted."

"Oh?"

This time, it was Moriarty of Good who answered for him, because Moriarty of Evil had surrendered, allowing him to walk out of prison with dignity and come here to confront evil.

"And what about the motivation?"

"Motive, oh motive..."

The silver- Alice girl paused for a moment, then said, "If I had to say, it would be because James is Mathematician. He calculated the probability of Sherlock Holmes's death, so it's only natural that he would want to confirm whether the Answer was correct, right? But James didn't want to confirm; he wanted to refute it. You would probably say that."

That's just your speculation.

James nodded calmly. "Sherlock Holmes isn't infallible, just like he once lost to Irene Adler."

"But the frustrating thing is that once he has you as his opponent, he will always go all out. Therefore, in your opinion, there is only one way to defeat Sherlock Holmes who is going all out."

The silver- Alice smiled, "So you sided with Sherlock Holmes, becoming James Moriarty by constantly reducing your Spirit Origin and undergoing Second Summoning."

"... Yes, you're absolutely right, I am James Moriarty."

James admitted it, slowly placing a Monocle over his eyes, then opening the Book in his hands.

"But you don't have sufficient evidence, and Moriarty of Evil will soon be publicly executed, leading to a happy ending for everyone—that's the truth."

"Also, your reasoning is only half right."

"There is only one way to defeat a fully-powered Sherlock Holmes, and that reason is only half right."

"The Napoleon of Crime," he said calmly.

"My aim is not to completely defeat Sherlock Holmes, but to end this world filled with pointless prosperity, and there truly is only one way to do that."

"... Oh, is that so?"

Moriarty of Good, who had been listening nearby, nodded with his finger on his chin. "The younger me is indeed me, but to say that I separated from my Spirit Origin seems rather strange, doesn't it? Besides, I'm really a good person. Aren't you afraid I'll report you for saying that?"

"I don't need to answer you; the only thing that can't be calculated is what will happen next."

James paused here, "I reduced myself to nothingness, erased my memories, erased the malice, created goodness, and was reborn. Therefore, my duty should have ended here."

Seven Years Ago, James Moriarty split into two: the good as the original and the evil with only a tiny bit of Spirit Origin.

This evil violated the City's rules by performing Second Summoning and successfully imbued itself with the power of the three Norse Fate Three Goddesses. After learning of his identity as the Ruler through the observation of Fate, he became James Moriarty, the Ruler, and stayed by Sherlock Holmes' side afterwards.

Based on the conversation between James and Novia, it seems that way, but Novia still knows he's lying.

He just said, 'I am James Moriarty,' which is both the truth and a lie.

Because--

"That's right, your duties are indeed Colonel, James Moriarty."

In "The Final Problem," Chu appears, the professor's brother who shares the same name and works as a stationmaster in western England.

Chapter 498 I know you very well, Moriarty.

James Moriarty.

When this name is mentioned, the first person that comes to mind is undoubtedly Sherlock Holmes' rival, the Napoleon of Crime.

However, in reality, the professor in Sherlock Holmes also had a younger brother named James Moriarty. The reason Watson wrote "The Final Problem" was that the professor's brother published a letter in the newspaper defending the deceased professor, so Watson had no choice but to reveal the whole truth to the public.

In the original work, the two brothers with the same name are distinguished by their titles: one is a professor, and the other is Colonel.

In "The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place," Sherlock Holmes mentions that the professor's brother is a stationmaster in western England.

"..."

James, Class Ruler, remained silent, quietly focusing his gaze, along with the silver -Alice beside him and Moriarty of Good, on Moriarty of Evil, who was confessing his sins in the live Livestream.

The reason I think you're Colonel is because when we first met you said, ' Back Pain is a problem I had in my old age, I don't have it.'

Moriarty had a bad back, a fact that only became apparent in his old age, but Novia, who had seen him, knew long ago that there were already hidden problems when he was still a student. After all, studying hard in school and indulging in fantasies about villainous organization bosses without exercising could easily lead to health problems later in life.

However, this was absolutely not the case for James, who was Colonel, because as a soldier, his physical abilities were extremely outstanding.

"And if I'm not mistaken, the Fate Three Goddesses that the City detected in you are not the Norse Three Goddesses, but the Greek Fates, right?"

I don't want to answer.

James reiterated, "And this is just your speculation; there's no evidence."

Oh dear, is this guy actually my brother? I never imagined my brother would fabricate such a huge case. It seems I have to find a way to bring him to justice.

In Moriarty of Good, the world is guided by good, therefore all Evil must be punished.

"Feel sorry."

Moriarty of Good leaned forward and patted James on the shoulder; his profile resembled that of a child yearning to become a champion of justice.

"Even if you were my brother, I would still report you, because you are evil."

"Hehe."

James's smile seemed a bit forced.

"A very good hypothesis. I originally thought that if it were that great detective, perhaps he could have investigated to this extent, but did he really? That being said, at this moment, you are all powerless, aren't you? Because you have no evidence."

"... Perhaps that's correct."

The silver -Alice girl gently raised her hand, "Parcae, Fate, move!"

In Greek Mythology, Goddess three Fate are collectively known as Moirai, while in Rome mythology they are known as Parcae.

Suddenly, lines appeared on the faces of the statues of the Fate Three Goddesses were standing directly in front of the bodies of Moriarty of Evil in public, and Sherlock Holmes.

In the blink of an eye, the lines transformed into countless Od, turning the appearance of a fifty-year-old man into that of a middle-aged man, as if a withered leaf had shattered.

There was no way to hold back Fate that had been reborn, not even Colonel James, who had sewed together the elements of the Fate Three Goddesses Greece Fates.

"You can come back now, Berdie Edward."

The Moriarty of Evil disguised as Berdie Edward is actually Burdi himself; the Ruler appearing as the young Moriarty is Colonel James, the professor's brother; Moriarty of Good, imprisoned for seven years, is the professor himself.

With the disguise of the Fate Three Goddesses and the assistance of death, being stripped from the City was a matter of moments.

In an instant, Moriarty of Good finally displayed a similar cunning and insidious reaction. He smiled slightly and spoke to the silver- Alice.

"Wow, that's amazing. It actually corrected the Fate I spent years setting up. This must be what they call Deus ex Machina. Interesting."

Evil is the first layer of disguise, the brothers with the same name are a further foreshadowing, and the good left at the end is the true professor.

There will be no second chance to end this New Era.

The battle had to be won in one decisive blow, but how? Moriarty was constantly pondering how to execute this plan Perfection.

This is the way the world is: a world where good can defeat evil.

As long as he remains Moriarty, he can never defeat Sherlock Holmes.

But the most important thing is not to kill Sherlock Holmes, but to absorb Sherlock Holmes's Spirit Origin to bind himself to the Detective City, and then turn the Old Continent buried below the sea level into bullets to cause the Planet to collapse. The Detective City London is not the real London after all; the real London has long been buried.

"... I really want to complete this plan."

Moriarty's voice even had a touch of childishness, revealing a sense of longing, "... You should have realized it too, right? This New World was strange from the very beginning, wasn't it?"

"It's like a fictional utopia, built on a prosperity that's fragile and easily destroyed."

"That's right."

Moriarty pressed down on his top hat. "This world is isolated from all other worlds, becoming utterly disconnected from true Human Order."

Human Order is not a path that belongs only to humans, but to all Intelligent Lifeforms born on this Planet that have grown to the point of looking up at the sky. The previous generation of Primate were Deity, and the current Primate are humans. When humans complete their duties and reach the end of their Compilation, a new generation of Primate will be born.

Therefore, Human Order is like Nautical Chart for the Planet, and every Primate must traverse a part of it.

In other words, Moriarty believed that the current state of the world was flawed.

"As a result, this world became Utopia Realm."

"Humans are immortal, and there are Servant; you can only choose one."

"The possibility of both coexisting is almost impossible outside of this world."

The Servant Universe is where humanity abandoned its Flesh in exchange for Soul Vessel called a 'Spirit Origin'. The term 'humanity' disappeared, and everyone became Servant. This is Complete Third Magic. In Fr's New World, humans are both immortal and possess Servant, which is truly incredible.

Clearly, with minds bound and technology halted, the remaining humans cling to beautiful illusions, choosing to live in isolation without interacting with people from other regions. Isn't this a manifestation of the complete elimination of humanity's most basic survival competition? This is obviously setting a bad precedent for Primate, Human Order should take real action to destroy this place.

However, no countermeasures have emerged, and the world continues to indulge in utopia.

"As for the three of us, Burdy was there to prove that Sherlock Holmes could truly save him, the Colonel was there to assist me, and I was there to shatter this utopia. To that end, we all erased our memories and acted as our own 'Moriarty.' Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to defeat Sherlock Holmes. His specialty is to seamlessly integrate truth and falsehood."

Moriarty chuckled and tapped the floor with his toe.

"Therefore, Sherlock Holmes must have deduced, just as I have, the anomaly in the world."

For Sherlock Holmes, even if the mystery he faces is truly unsolvable, it will inevitably 'generate' clues or paths to the truth. This is the powerful crime-solving ability that he has sublimated from his own origin of 'investigation'. Therefore, it is impossible for him to be unaware of the fact that even Moriarty has noticed.

Over the years, Moriarty failed to detect any premeditation by Sherlock Holmes.

This truly puzzled him, because Sherlock Holmes couldn't possibly be the kind of person who would let things go unchecked.

"So I also investigated the Holy Grail War back then. From the current perspective, the reason why so many Death God appeared was to prevent the birth of New Era, because if humans were to become immortal, it would be considered a violation of their rules. Therefore, from this point of view, they acted for the good of 'humanity'."

"If we follow this line of reasoning, then wouldn't Chizuru Misasagi and Lucius, who established the New Era, be the masterminds behind it all? Not necessarily. Death Gods consider 'good' isn't necessarily what humans consider 'good,' and my opinion of what's wrong is only my personal opinion."

Then, Moriarty looked around the British Museum, which had become noisy because of Moriarty of Evil, and raised the corners of his mouth.