After Iver advanced, he had not yet had time to ask whether Sherlock's advancement had gone smoothly...
Sherlock came looking for him first, confirming that Iver and Isabel had advanced successfully.
The only problem was that he had not gone to the Silver and Tin Palace. He had gone to the Royal Law University instead.
He stood openly at the school gates to intercept Iver, while also accepting interviews from the four newspapers that had rushed over within half an hour after catching wind of the news.
The famous detective Mr. Sherlock, whose funeral had been publicly held, had come back to life—anyone could tell at a glance that this would surely make the front-page headlines. Whatever the original headline had been, this would immediately steal its place.
The Great Detective Sherlock, Back from the Dead! Sherlock's reputation in Avalon was extraordinarily high.
His status differed from Iver's. Iver had repeatedly eliminated evil, purified demons, protected civilians, and healed the wounded alongside Sherlock, earning the image of a hero.
Sherlock was worshiped because he was a symbol.
"Sherlock" represented a possibility: even without joining the Bureau of Supervision, the Inspectorate, or the Law Court, even as a commoner with neither power nor wealth—so long as one possessed exceptional talent, even the Director of the Bureau of Supervision would have to show them respect. They might even receive an audience with the Queen.
Because Avalon needed Sherlock.
Although everyone knew that Sherlock belonged to the Hermes Family, his elder brother had always kept a low profile. Even among the Round Table Hall, not everyone knew his name. He was practically invisible. He never appeared in any political struggles, gossip papers, or public speeches. Even though he attended every banquet he was supposed to, he had no presence at those banquets either.