Chapter 431

"...Boy, do you have anything else to explain?" After entering the MI6 headquarters, Shuichi Akai asked Conan Edogawa.

"I still don't understand how MI6 became the FBI, Mr. Akai." Conan Edogawa answered Akai Shuichi dully.

Then, they saw a large group of people busy in the room Sherlock had designated.

"Ooooh - you guys got here really fast."

The first person to notice Shuichi Akai and Conan Edogawa was Henry. The pink-haired young man waved happily to the two of them from a distance of several tables.

"Billy, I think your aesthetics is a little flawed." Sherlock, who noticed the newcomer following Henry's voice, complained, "Why did you use this dead face for Mr. Ace Sniper?"

"Hey——" Henry turned his head towards Sherlock and protested in a rather exaggerated voice, "This face is obviously a compliment to him, right?!"

"I think Billy is right," Holmes said, wiping his cup. "Although he is not as good as Moran, he is also a sharpshooter."

"Right?" Henry showed a proud expression because of Holmes' support. "After all, that is the legendary 'GOOD NIGHT' that can hit the target with the second shot no matter how far away you are!"

"Don't just chat and not work." Watson interrupted the conversation and glared at the three of them unhappily. "Although it's still very early, this place has not been used for a long time. It will take a lot of time just to clean and decorate - not to mention that the number of people has increased now, and the preparation time for the main meal has also increased..."

"Yes, yes, we understand." The three people responded to Watson and then returned to their work.

"I think we should start with your identities, Dr. Watson?" Edogawa Conan dragged Akai Shuichi to Watson, "How did Professor William change from MI6 to FBI?"

"We probably never said directly from the beginning that William belonged to MI6." Watson glanced at Conan Edogawa, "Only Moriarty belongs to MI6, which does not mean that all people with the last name Moriarty are MI6 agents - I thought that as a detective, your sensitivity to word games would support you in discovering this."

"...I overlooked this point." Conan Edogawa willingly admitted his mistake, "After all, in that atmosphere, Professor William looked a lot like Professor Moriarty who was against Sherlock Holmes in the novel - after all, you mentioned that in the earliest days MI6 was almost equivalent to Moriarty's criminal group."

"Ah, that's why." Watson touched his chin and answered Edogawa Conan with a smile, "That is indeed a relationship we didn't make clear - after all, even in the earliest days, Professor Moriarty, the head of the criminal group, was not a member of MI6. Perhaps as a Sherlock Holmes fan, you should know that Dr. Watson, who wrote "The Last Case", mentioned that Professor Moriarty had a brother who was a colonel."

"Well, there is indeed such text in The Last Case, but what does this have to do with what you said about 'not being made clear'?" Akai Shuichi stared at Watson who was leading them to another place, "I don't think this statement can explain the fact that the mathematics professor is an FBI agent."

"The colonel mentioned in the book was the 'M' of MI6 at the time," said Watson.

"But Sherlock Holmes is just a fictional character—" Akai Shuichi opened his mouth to refute, but found that Edogawa Conan had fallen into deep thought because of the new information he had obtained, so he could only slowly list the facts, "He does not exist in this world. Even 221B Baker Street is a tourist attraction built by the British government later..."

"It's just a house." Watson replied to Akai Shuichi in an extremely calm tone, "And the Sherlock Holmes series is a novel - why should we believe that everything recorded in the novel is true? Since we believe that Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character, why can't we accept that this series is created to hide the facts?"

"It's easy for us to turn reality into fantasy - like erasing someone's existence."

"Of course, in the opposite sense, fantasy can also become reality."

Before Conan Edogawa and Shuichi Akai could figure out what Watson was talking about, Watson knocked on a closed door for them.

"I brought the man here."

"Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Watson." McCoff, who was sitting in the middle, put down his tea and smiled at the three people outside the door. "Let's talk about the things related to that organization - the little detective and the FBI's ace sniper. How much intelligence you can get from us depends on how far you can go."

At the same time, detectives who were forced to stay overnight in the manor went to different crime scenes, trying to deduce this serial murder case that was as messy as a ball of yarn tangled by a cat, yet as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

"It seems that there is a high probability that this crime was committed by a gang."

After confirming all the crime scenes, the detectives who were highly expected by the "Knights of the Round Table" all came to the same answer - Conan Edogawa was still at the MI6 headquarters, trying with Shuichi Akai to pry information about the Black Organization from McCoff and Albert, and temporarily put this serial murder case behind him.

"The detectives they've paid special attention to are very capable." Merlin looked at the live video broadcasted by his magic and shook his head with a smile. "After deducing the answer, he went to find everyone at the round table and tried to arrest them directly - very good, now even the last remaining work has been solved!"

"Do you want to go back to Chaldea now?" Lady Avalon asked Merlin.

"How is that possible?" Merlin denied. "But I really don't want to continue working for that workaholic. If it was King Gilgamesh, I could still put up with it, but this time my boss is a little too troublesome... I'm already responsible for persisting until now, right?"

"Oh huh? So we also have human sense of responsibility?" Lady Avalon raised her eyebrows at Merlin exaggeratedly.

"...Please spare me." Merlin spread his hands helplessly. "With the king and the fairy of paradise here, I have no chance to escape halfway - now I finally have a chance to rest."

"Is that so? Then I'll let you go now." Lady Avalon smiled as she watched Merlin leave the room where they were hiding. "Anyway, we have enough time to last until the universe is destroyed."

On the other side, in the house purchased by Marysbury in London.

"...In short, the four guys who came back from the dead and I must go back to Chaldea together this time." Lansemero crossed his arms and briefly explained the changed action plan to everyone, "Maris will stay in London and will return to Japan later - he will probably come back at the same time as Mujik and the others; Achiman may have to work in Japan for a while..."

"If someone asks me why, I should be able to just say that I'm trying to recruit medical personnel for Chaldea."

"As for Fujimaru, Kirsh, and Olga, it's up to you guys to decide where to go." Lancer Melo paused and glanced at the notification on his phone. "I've already discussed the follow-up with William. We just need to wait until we get back to Chaldea."

"I didn't expect you to continue using your identity in the Black Organization." Roman complained, "I thought that code name was the last one to help William save the situation - after all, you blew up everyone without distinguishing between friend and foe."

"Instead of waiting for William to arrange for the Butterfly Sisters to infiltrate Chaldea, it is better to just mess around with the infiltration mission while I am back." Lansermello shrugged and spread his hands. "After all, the longer we delay, the higher the probability that people who are not from Chaldea will know about it. If we wait for them to return to Chaldea, who knows how many people will follow them to monitor us."

"But Professor William seems to have said that they are going to wipe out the Rum faction directly. After the previously captured Bermode is released this time, Gin will also kill him..." Fujimaru Ritsuka tilted his head and blinked at Lancermello. "Besides, no matter what we do, according to our plan, the members of the Black Organization will eventually be gathered in Chaldea, right?"

"That's right." Marisbury smiled and looked at the model of Chaldea on the projection. "All the prerequisites are for the success of our final plan. Speaking of this, the progress of Shadow Border becomes important."

"After all, Leonardo da Vinci himself is in charge of this part, so I think it should be fine!" Fujimaru Ritsuka replied with a smile.

“As for the final part of the aftermath…” Kirshtalia looked at the four people who had come back from the dead and smiled calmly, “Well, with these four here, we shouldn’t have to worry about it—after all, it’s just a plan to destroy those who shouldn’t exist in this world, not a plan to send those who shouldn’t die to die.”

"...I think we still need to pay extra attention to it." Roman sighed helplessly and expressed his concern for the part that Da Vinci was responsible for. "After all, although the amphibious off-road vehicle can be driven by anyone who can drive, we also know that this car has the potential to develop into that..."

"Generally speaking, as long as it's not equipped with the virtual diving 'Zero Sail' system, the requirements for the driver shouldn't be that high." Marisbury stroked his chin and gave his thoughts, while turning his eyes to Hagiwara Kenji, "And for Hagiwara-kun...as long as it's a car, he should be able to drive it, right?"

"I'm glad you have such a good understanding of Hagi's driving skills." Matsuda Jinpei chuckled, but when he saw the eyes of the Chaldeans were focused on him, he became serious, "What's wrong?"

"I just remembered that you don't seem to be familiar with your own pseudonyms yet." Lansemello cleared his throat and looked at the four people. "It was okay to be a little relaxed before. No one would care about the name of the college student who follows the tutor all day and all night - but Chaldea is different, especially if you want to trick those guys into a trap..."

"We have to do every detail so that they won't be suspicious."