Chapter 408

"Hey, I'm not using the fakes to target you this time." Amakusa Shiro raised his hands, curled his lips speechlessly, and smiled as he met Edmund's gaze. "A thief wouldn't steal a fake - of course, the real thing is another matter. You know this, don't you, the famous detective who inherited the Treasure of Monte Cristo?"

"Of course I know." Edmond slightly turned his eyes away and answered Amakusa Shiro, "So for my own safety, of course I have to arrest you and put you in jail."

"Tsk." Amakusa Shiro gritted his teeth and clenched his cane, "Then I'll give you a gift!"

Colorful fireworks burst out from the top of the cane, drowning out Amakusa Shiro's figure - leaving only the Phantom Thief Kid who had just caught the Holy Grail that Amakusa Shiro had casually thrown away, and Edmund who was indifferent to this.

Therefore, before all the colorful fireworks fell to the ground, the thief Kid threw out a few smoke bombs to block his vision, so that he could escape to a place where he could observe the gems quietly - for example, an empty rooftop.

"Today there is a beautiful full moon, Thief Kid." When Thief Kid arrived at the rooftop, a man sitting on the edge of the rooftop suddenly stood up, "My disciple has other things to do today, so he entrusted the task of catching you to me - the police will not arrive for a while, can you talk to me for a while?"

At the same time, inside the exhibition hall, Amakusa Shiro was jumping around to attract the police; if they couldn't be attracted away, Edmund would give a wrong reasoning to divert them.

"...It's simply become his one-man show." Lansemello sighed, pulled Marisbili and Kirshtalia to block possible sightlines from the side, opened his phone to check the chat records inside Chaldea, "I'll ask about the situation on the other side, you guys pay attention to the developments here - call me if there are any changes."

"Lancemero: What is the current situation with the Ghost Ship and Belmode?"

"Erin: We've finished with the ghost ship, but it seems Vodka is also on board—"

"Dion: Just don't expose yourself - you MI6 can pull out a bunch of them now, I'm here in Bermode."

"Sherlock:?"

"William: Billy asked Dion to take care of the aftermath for the FBI. And -- Dion is the only identity that won't be dangerous even if it's exposed."

"Lancemero: ...I thought Dion would be killed by you."

"Dion: Please spare me. Even if the French Royal Secret Service is not trustworthy in this era, I don't want to be an MI6 agent."

"McCoff: That's right - there's no reason why we need Dion to join, especially since Dion's role is almost identical to Bond's."

"Henry: You, England and France..."

"Albert: Americans, don't interrupt."

"William: The organization's recent focus is to recover Shirley - but judging from Gin and Vermouth's attitude, they will probably kill her no matter what. It seems that the mission to recover the silver bullet data will have to be postponed for a while, at least until they are sure that Shirley is dead."

"Roman: I'll just stay on standby."

"Grooveen King: The time that Ruler and I can delay is almost up to the limit. Is the detective up there still okay?"

"Holmes: You go upstairs, or go back to the exhibition hall - I will bring the thief Kidd over. After all, the treasure tonight is coveted by two thieves, so the final curtain call must be grand enough."

"Amakusa Shiro: Then let's go back to the skylight in the exhibition hall and miraculously leave our farewell letter and treasure under the moonlight."

"William: Well, after the operation is over, come to the office for a meeting - use the teleportation array, don't be exposed outside."

"Fujimaru Ritsuka: I want to sleep."

"Grove King: I will sort out the contents of the meeting, you can go back to sleep, my accomplice."

"Marisbury: ...I guess a lot of people want to beat you up, Dantes."

"The original scheduled time will be postponed." Roman turned off his phone and packed up his things with his back to the two people who came to take over the shift. "I left the preliminary research data in my notebook. You can study it first. If there are any results, I will discuss with Professor William whether we can change the plan."

"I understand." Shinobu Kocho walked into the office with her sister and replied to Roman, "Goodbye."

After Conan Edogawa resumed his habit of checking in at the Sherlock Holmes' office for a while, William once again came to the fast food cafe run by the Emiya family.

"Why are we holding the meeting here again this time?" Wei Gong asked William, handing the order list to the kitchen. "Isn't Sherlock Holmes' office safer than here?"

"That little detective often comes to the office, so it's better not to hold a meeting in the office for impromptu plans." William replied with a smile, "Besides, this mission requires those guys who are full of anger to come out and help - didn't I mention it before? We will transform these "dead" into Chaldea agents."

"Can we let them officially participate in the mission now?" Wei Gong raised his eyebrows at William, "Aren't you worried that they will mess around?"

"Because they can't just come randomly." William answered Emiya firmly, and said to him with a smile, "You can go to the kitchen and call them over for me - ah, if conditions permit, let Kiritsugu-san come as well."

"Then I'll go get someone."

"So, what is the reason for you to come to us this time, Professor William James Moriarty?" Matsuda Jinpei sat down directly opposite William. "We have moved from Antarctica to Japan for quite some time now. We can't go to fly a helicopter like last time, right?"

"No need to be so ostentatious this time." William laughed, picked up the tea beside him, and reminded the first group of people leaving Chaldea, "You should know that the parliamentary election is about to begin, right? So, let me ask you - if it is the Black Organization, what will it do after confirming the candidates?"

"Assassinate opponents and support supporters." Emiya Kiritsugu, who was sitting at another table, answered William, "And, judging from the speeches of the candidates this time, there is one candidate who has undoubtedly become the target of the organization - that is Domon Yasuki, who often criticizes criminal behavior with fierce words."

"Although it is impossible to rule out that this is a show, but considering the style of the Black Organization... no, or rather, considering the style of the 'Lord of Crime' -" Emiya Kiritsugu looked at William, "In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, we need an opportunity to focus the attention of the hounds on the 'Lord of Crime'."

"I don't intend to let the tragedy of the White Knight happen again." William glanced at the black tea in the cup and answered Emiya Kiritsugu, "But the goal of the mission is similar - I want to shift the focus of the Black Organization from finding undercover agents within the organization to external attackers."

“…Have you discussed this with the director and the others?” Emiya Kiritsugu frowned.

"Except Director Mujik who strongly opposed it, everyone else agreed." William replied.

"So... we are the external attackers?" Morofushi Jingguang asked.

"If Gin was the only one there, I could have let Moran go alone, but this is a large-scale operation - and Gin would basically not shoot himself when there are other snipers around." William sighed helplessly, "If he shows up at Domon Yasuki's place, we can use other forces to fool him later... But if he shows up at a place like the Mori Detective Agency -"

"There's a high chance that Gin will bite me and the fight will last until I die."

"...So, that's it. I'm counting on you guys." After arranging the five people who were currently working as cafe staff, William opened the communication channel 221B in front of everyone. "As always, I'll leave the aftermath to Louis. If the plan goes well, Gin will end up on a rooftop in Beika Town just like when we weren't there—"

"Moran, go standby over there. Billy also sent a message that the FBI is taking action." William cleared his throat and reminded everyone involved in this mission, "Although there are a lot of people, I hope everyone's actions can be as covert as possible. This mission is not like the previous ones where there is room for explosions to eliminate traces, so leaving no traces is the first priority."

"Finally... Bond, get ready. You can openly appear in Beika Town. The first stage of the test for the young detective is about to begin. All Holmes and Watsons are forbidden to disclose information to Conan Edogawa and the people around him. After all, times are changing. The test that the young detective needs to accept this time is not the one you accepted."

"Then this is the end of my notice."

After William left the cafe, the first five "dead" who had left Chaldea and had finally received their first official mission, and Kiritsugu Emiya, who was serving as an off-field support, continued to sit together to discuss the details of the operation.

"So, our mission is to compete with the Black Organization to assassinate Domon Yasuki?" Matsuda Jinpei frowned and summarized what he heard.

"No, your mission is to influence Domon Yasuki from the side to increase the protection around him - and to show the Black Organization that no organization or individual other than you can kill Domon Yasuki." Emiya Kiritsugu shook his head and raised his finger at the five people, "Didn't William say that you are allowed to directly attack the relevant members of the Black Organization?"

"What was the reason why the professor asked you to be our foreign aid?" Ethan Hondou put away his notebook and looked sideways at Emiya Kiritsugu.

"The Black Organization needs to carry out this assassination in secret, but you don't need to act in secret." Kiritsugu Emiya calmly pointed this out to the five people, reminding them, "Explosions, bombings, sweeps - no matter how big the impact is, it's fine. William asked me to come here because I am good at using these weapons to kill the targets I choose."

"Since he didn't assign you the task of saving people, all you need to do is think about how to kill people. Forget your original identities, and forget your naive dreams of saving everyone and becoming a partner of justice."