Sherlock's firm rebuttal made Goredolf instinctively shrink back.
Mash, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Munier were all stunned as well, unable to think of anything to say for a moment.
"Holmes. Are you saying you know a lot about giants?"
Leonardo da Vinci eyed the man who could, for the time being, be considered her colleague with suspicion.
Sherlock was Goredolf's appointed management consultant, while she was Goredolf's appointed technical consultant.
"After all, I am [one who can know]. There is nothing strange about that, is there?"
Sherlock's answer was somewhat evasive as he smiled at Leonardo da Vinci.
"That is what [Sherlock Holmes] is, isn't it?"
Leonardo da Vinci pursed her lips.
"So, are you going to come clean? Let me guess, something happened over at the Atlas Institute again?"
She wore a sly smile befitting her appearance as a young girl.
"As expected of the embodiment of two Uomo Universale. As expected of you, Lawrence da Vinci!"
"Of course. You guessed right. What I learned at the Atlas Institute was far more than just how to use Paper Moon. There were plenty of other things too."
"In any case, Trismegistus really is quite a useful tool."
Fujimaru Ritsuka gave a somewhat helpless smile as well.
"I see. What a detestable Holmes."
"Haha, I do not dislike that title."
"Ritsuka! Do not indulge him!"
Leonardo da Vinci puffed out her cheeks.
"If you knew, you should have said so from the beginning! I wasted all that time guessing. Watch out, or I'll report you to Director Goredolf!"
"I'll have you fired!"
Goredolf: ???
If he got fired, how were they supposed to survive?
Was an entire submarine crew supposed to go throw their lives away in this insane world?
"So this is what they call sharing knowledge in times of crisis.