"Because of his existence, I had been considering whether there was any need for me to appear before you at all. In fact, the instant I transferred to the Shinjuku Singularity, I sensed Moriarty's presence."
An aura?
Lawrence blinked.
You do the work of a police dog too?
Sherlock Holmes failed to notice Lawrence's somewhat strange look and continued, "Moriarty would never stand on the side of justice."
Holmes's tone was utterly certain.
Moriarty was that kind of man.
No matter what, he would never stand on the side of so-called [justice].
"There is one more thing. Since I sensed Moriarty's presence, he should have noticed my intrusion as well. That was inevitable."
"But the problem is—there are two Moriartys in this Shinjuku. Lawrence, do you know what the issue is?"
Holding his pipe, Holmes took a puff and gave Lawrence a meaningful look.
"You mean, both of them?"
Lawrence showed a look of realization.
"No, rather, both of them must have noticed."
"That was why you appeared here and saved me."
"That's right."
Holmes nodded.
"First, the evil one. Given his formidable magical power and perception, there is no doubt that he noticed my presence immediately. But the issue is the so-called [good] one."
"With the level of his weak Saint Graph, it should have been impossible for him to notice me as the evil one did. Yet, through several mysterious instances of assistance and his deductions regarding his true name, he too seemed to have become aware of my existence."
"That is why I removed my Edmond Dantès disguise in front of you—since the enemy already knew who I was, the disguise would only deceive our own side. There was no need for that."
"It was not yet time to employ that sort of strategy."
"However."
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