"This was the camouflage I set up. The coordinates were indeed here." To prevent this place from being discovered by accident, Moriarty had put up excellent defenses—defenses made with the power of fate. Their concealment was so strong that even Shen Fei, standing so close, had noticed nothing amiss.
"These coordinates, this location... Moriarty, are you sure it's here?" Da Vinci seemed utterly shocked by the location.
"Full of surprises means it isn't surprising, doesn't it?" Moriarty said with a smile.
"I thought you were stalling for time or playing us. If that had been the case, I was planning to have Mash punch you hard."
"At this point, I would not toy with you. Now then, everyone, let us say the password together."
"The password?"
"Throughout history, whenever one opens a tightly shut door, isn't there only one thing to say?" As Moriarty spoke, an amused smile tugged at his lips.
"Do we really have to say that?" Everyone present understood what Moriarty meant, but Kadoc clearly did not want to say it.
"If you don't say it, I'll be terribly disappointed and throw a tantrum," Moriarty said with a smile.
"Then please be terribly disappointed and throw a terrible tantrum, James Moriarty." Mash looked rather displeased, and her tone was thoroughly impolite.
"Ready, then." Moriarty raised a hand as though he had not heard Mash at all.
"Open Sesame." Ritsuka immediately spoke the words.
"You actually said it. You really said it. Moriarty himself was startled just now—he didn't even say it." Kadoc was utterly speechless when Ritsuka actually followed Moriarty's instructions and spoke the password. The reason was simple: Moriarty himself had been stunned by Ritsuka's words. Clearly, he had not expected anyone to play along.
"Mr. James Moriarty." Seeing Moriarty standing there in a daze, Mash