Chapter 73: The Crowned Riddler, the Weird Old Fu, the Decision and the Ruler
"After eliminating all impossibilities, whatever remains, no matter how unbelievable, is the truth." - Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous and outstanding detective in the world.
He has wide popularity and great influence all over the world. He is a person worshiped by all the primary school students who are the God of Death.
It is not difficult to understand that the great detective appears as a heroic spirit. In the moon world, a series of novel characters such as Professor Moriarty, the artificial man Frankenstein, and the Count of Monte Cristo are all heroic spirits.
With Sherlock Holmes's popularity, he is of course also a member of the Throne of Heroes.
Moreover, the Sherlock Holmes of this world is not necessarily a fictional character in the novel, whose origins are a mystery and his behavior is suspicious.
At this time, for some unknown reason, the famous detective secretly followed Ren and his group and sneaked into the Atlas Courtyard together.
He may have the talent of an assassin, but the group didn't even notice that there was a little tail behind him.
It's a pity that it couldn't be hidden from Ren's "Delusion-breaking Eye".
At this time, someone had discovered his whereabouts, but there was no trace of embarrassment on Holmes' face.
Facing Ren's question, he introduced himself calmly.
"Holmes, who is this? Sneaky, why are you following us?"
Wato Tai turned around, raised his bow, pulled the string and pointed the arrow at the great detective.
This man was dressed in strange clothes and looked like a lunatic. At first glance, he was not a good person.
Lao Fu: "..."
Everyone: "..."
The British detective's eyelids twitched. Someone really didn't recognize him.
Moreover, he was not asking about this ancient archer.
"Sherlock Holmes?" Scathach raised an eyebrow, "The great detective in Conan Doyle's novels? It feels a bit..."
The aura of this great detective was quite strange, and for some reason it gave her a somewhat awkward feeling.
False, no, a mixture of true and false...
"It's me, ladies and gentlemen, good morning."
Holding the metal staff of civilization, Holmes bowed slightly and saluted everyone in a very gentlemanly manner. At the same time, he looked at Guda and the school girl, "Long time no see, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu."
"Long time no see, great detective."
"Long time no see, Mr. Holmes."
Fujimaru Ritsuka and his schoolmates greeted him warmly.
The people in Chaldea knew Holmes. He had appeared at the Fourth Singularity and accepted the commission from Steam King Babbage to investigate the truth behind the "Incineration of Human Nature".
They were a little surprised that Lao Fu still remembered them, but Xiao Mo didn't.
"Of course we know Sherlock Holmes, and I also like A Study in Scarlet, but──"
Renn stared at this uninvited guest with burning eyes.
Holmes in front of him had a calm smile and was wearing a black striped bifurcated coat on the outside of his body. A khaki jacket and a white shirt could be vaguely seen inside.
He has a dignified appearance, his navy blue hair is combed into a meticulously styled slick, and he wears a pair of snow-white gloves on his hands. He has the air of a British gentleman.
The most eye-catching thing is a pale golden metal device installed on his waist and abdomen. There are many branch-like branches extending from it. There are many magnifying glasses installed on the curved nodes. At first glance, it looks like a peacock spreading its tail.
Human feelings are very strange.
The great detective is watching you with countless magnifying glasses and will not let go of any clues. You are exposed...this is how it feels.
Or the Death God primary school student, there is only one truth...
No wonder Touta Touta's reaction was not very friendly. He always had an ominous feeling when being stared at by the strangely dressed detective.
After saying hello, without waiting for Holmes to reply, Ren reached out his hand to stop everyone from coming forward to contact him, and his eyes became sharp:
"Why are you following us?"
His attitude was not very friendly, which made Guda and the school girl stunned for a moment.
Fujimaru Ritsuka subconsciously explained: "Ren, he is not an enemy..."
"We will tell you later whether he is an enemy or not, let him explain himself!"
Holmes calmly took out a pipe from his pocket and lit it:
"Don't get me wrong, Lord of War, I have no ill intentions. I came here to find out the truth about the incineration of human nature, and my target is Atlas Academy.
Because there are too many traps, traps and monsters here, I just want to save some energy and follow you and take a ride."
"Really? Then I'm a little curious. You ran from the fourth singularity to the sixth singularity. Who did you take a ride on?" Ren asked expressionlessly.
Crossing the singularity is not an easy task.
Currently, only Mr. Gai, Merlin, and King Hassan are pretending to be the Magic King. They are either beasts or crown princes.
The old Fu in front of him is a Caster class. Although he is good in strength, he obviously does not have the qualifications for the Crown level.
For example, Xiao Mo once appeared at the fourth singularity point, but Xiao Mo at the sixth singularity point did not recognize Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu at all, so he had obviously been summoned again.
Then why can Lao Fu retain his memory?
He can also cross the singularity point to trace the truth behind the incineration of human nature. He doesn't even have a master...
"It's not important. I'm not your enemy." Holmes exhaled a puff of smoke comfortably and changed the subject.
Most people might just give it a try at this time and not ask further questions, but Ren is an ordinary person.
He was very expressionless, grabbed Lao Fu's tail and asked:
"You said he's not an enemy, so he's not? He has no master and no independent action skills to investigate cases across singular points. It's really a good skill.
Why don't you teach me how to hitchhike?"
"Your Excellency, you doubt me?" Lao Fu smoked his pipe and looked calm.
"Doubts are out of the question, but you said that by coincidence, the Magic King Solomon at the fourth singularity has the ability to teleport across time, space and singular points. Could it be that you are riding on the Magic King's coattails?"
"Speaking of the Magic King, your majesty and moody and ferocious appearance are exactly the same as his.
It’s like they were carved from the same mold, do you think it’s a coincidence or not?”
Holmes exhaled a puff of smoke comfortably, his expression was calm but his attitude was tough, and his words had hidden edge.
"Um?"
Ren tilted his head and gave the dragon-slaying hero a wink.
Clang!
Sigurd instantly pulled out the magic sword Gram, and a flash of ice-blue cold light illuminated the entire passage. He rushed over like lightning and put the sword on the great detective's neck!
Lao Fu: "..."
As for that?
We are all civilized people, how can we get into trouble when we disagree.
Ren was like a big evil guy, glaring with a pair of dead fish eyes and threatening:
"Be honest, just stand still!
Give you a chance to reorganize your language and think carefully about whose ride you are taking and which road you are taking."
"..."
Lao Fu looked at Sigurd's expressionless face in front of him, then glanced at the cold sword on his neck, and raised his hands obediently.
His strength is not weak, but consider the comparison of the strength of the two sides...
Forget it.
Even if Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka are on his side, and Sanzo and his disciples are neutral, they still can't defeat the commander of the army, and Sigurd, the Queen of the Demon Realm, who is obviously on the same side as the commander of the army.
"Well, Holmes..."
Matthew seemed to want to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere, but Scathach gently pulled her hand and interrupted the girl's words.
Fujimaru Ritsuka, Sanzo, and Touta Touta were all silent when they saw this.
Based on their understanding of Ren during this period, he is not the kind of person who likes to be aggressive unless something is discovered.
And Holmes is indeed a bit suspicious...
"It's not convenient to reveal how I arrived...but I really don't have any ill intentions. I am Sherlock Holmes, not Moriarty."
With the sword and ax on his body, Lao Fu's words softened somewhat.
He also brought out his nemesis Professor Moriarty to "remind" everyone that he is a righteous detective.
However, he still didn't reveal any information...
Ren said fiercely:
"Who asked you if you have any malicious intentions? The answer is wrong. Tell me honestly, how did you reach the sixth singularity?!"
After saying this, he gave Sigurd another look.
Zheng~
The dragon-slaying hero had a cold expression on his face. He turned the blade of the magic sword on Holmes' neck, and a ray of cold light gave him goosebumps:
"Don't change the subject, my Master is asking you something!"
Lao Fu: "..."
This pair of masters and slaves were the most stubborn and ungentlemanly people he had ever seen.
"There is an old saying in China that when a scholar encounters a soldier, there is no reason to explain. Now I understand what's going on."
A wry smile appeared on Holmes' face and he shook his head slightly.
Do not shake your neck too much, as you may be cut by the sword blade.
"hehe."
Ren sneered, walked up to Lao Fu, stretched out his hand and touched the light golden branches and mirror extending from the device on his waist and abdomen.
"Mr. Sigerson, are you reminding me, have you ever been to China? Anything related to Tibetan Buddhism..."
Hearing the name Sigerson, Lao Fu's pupils shrank slightly even if he was attacked with swords and axes.
For just a moment, no one noticed it, except Ren.
"The delusion-breaking eye? It's really a terrifying ability. If you become a detective, I might lose my job."
Looking at the soldier master's peculiar pair of silver pupils, Holmes looked solemn.
Such a terrifying evil eye, an eye that breaks all boundaries, analyzes the essence of everything in the world, and almost touches the root...
"Your knowledge is not bad either." Ren's expression was indifferent.
Holmes' skills, gifted insights, grade: A.
Explanation: The ability to discover the essence of things. Keen observation will not let go of any information. Although it is completely different from the principle of clairvoyance, it can make predictions that are almost equivalent to clairvoyance in predicting the future.
This ability is only slightly worse than EX Clairvoyance, and has some of the effects of the "Omniscient and Omnipotent Star", making it very powerful.
Ren's expression was calm:
"Mr. Holmes, do you remember how you got to the sixth level?"
"Remember, I transferred it through the spirit son."
"In what way is the spirit transfer achieved?"
"...I'm sorry, this is my personal secret, no comment." Holmes looked at him directly with a cold face.
His eyes were very sharp, without fear, and there was a faint feeling that he was ready to be killed.
'Tough bones...'
Ren frowned slightly and waved his hand. He didn't really want to do anything.
Seeing this, Sigurd took away the dragon-slaying demon sword that had been placed on Lao Fu's neck and stepped aside.
"That's right, civilized people can't use violence easily."
Lao Fu calmly adjusted his collar, looking as if nothing had happened and he was calm.
But the atmosphere at the scene was still tense and strange... Touta Touta and Sanzo were fine, but Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu looked shocked for not knowing why.
What did they hear, spirit transfer?
How can this be?
When they came to the Singularity from Chaldea to repair human nature, they transferred the soul through the basket. This technology is very high-end.
Even with the help of Chaldea's series of equipment, it is not a simple matter to transfer souls, and the risks are very high.
When Professor Leif was transferring souls to Singularity Point F in Chaldea, he used explosives to blow up the box and almost wiped out more than 40 Masters, including Group A.
So how did Holmes master this technology?
"Everyone, compared to my little personal secret, it is more important to reveal the truth about the incineration of human beings... Please have some trust in the name Sherlock Holmes.
Believe me, I will not bring shame on my name."
With an indifferent smile on his face, Holmes said unhurriedly.
"Well, I believe Mr. Holmes."
Mashu suppressed his doubts and smiled, while Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded.
"Then it's up to you, the great detective who will be famous for generations to come." Tatou Tatou said perfunctorily.
He felt that there was nothing wrong with the soldier leader's attitude and that this man was indeed suspicious.
Ren didn't even bother to explain: "Holmes is you, but whether you are just Sherlock Holmes is another matter."
This guy has a lot of concepts mixed up in him, and it’s hard to tell whether he’s human or not.
"Is Your Excellency so hostile to me?" Holmes said with a smile, "Who doesn't have any secrets? Why don't you explain your origins?
The Master of Soldiers has not been recorded in human history. He is a ghost wandering in the long river of time and space. His origin is unknown, his identity is unknown, and his purpose is unknown... Isn't it even more suspicious?
I have a hunch that the truth about your origin must be very shocking."
As courtesy was reciprocated, the great detective threw a basin of dirty water back.
"Um?"
Ren tilted his neck and snorted softly.
Without saying a word, Sigurd put the magic sword back on Lao Fu's neck with a flash of cold light, and the sharp blade pressed against his skin, "Watch your words, Mr. Holmes."
Lao Fu: "..."
Shit, why don't you tell him to pay attention to his words?
He was violently intimidated at the slightest disagreement. These reckless men really pissed him off...
"Don't be like this. We have something to talk about. Since we all have the same goal, let's set off together."
Miss Sanzang quickly made peace with her.
To put it bluntly, it can be said that this problem has been solved.
Everyone then continued to set off. Counting Lao Fu, the team expanded again.
Rumble~
Not far away, the ground began to tremble, and another group of guards rushed out of the passage.
Heavy armored knights, tigers, crows, wolves...all kinds of alchemy puppets with metal shells rushed over together!
Countless golden particles shone between Ren's fingers, and he aimed his fingers.
boom!!
A dazzling golden laser cut through the void and penetrated the bodies of a row of puppets!
Their movements suddenly stagnated, a red hole with burning edges appeared in their bodies, and they fell to the ground with electric sparks all over their bodies.
Tawarato drew the string of his bow, and the Dragon God's blessing gave the arrow a layer of magical cold light.
Bang bang bang!
The flowing arrows fired wildly, accurately hitting the energy core of these alchemy puppets, without missing a beat, and each arrow would explode into a flaming red lotus!
Even if there is a fish that slips through the net, it will be shot away by Mashu's shield.
Atlas Academy's defense is quite tight, and these various alchemy puppets are very difficult for ordinary human magicians to deal with.
But it has no effect against heroic spirits whose strength far exceeds the limit of human beings.
Of course, this is based on the fact that the building here has long been deserted, and all the mechanisms and puppets are automatically searching for enemies.
Otherwise, if the internal alchemists take out a few high-end weapons or rituals to attack them, even the heroic spirits will be unable to eat and carry them around.
They are the three major organizations of the Magic Association. In some parallel worlds, even the London Clock Tower was destroyed, but the Wandering Sea and the Atlas Academy are still safe and sound.
You can tell who is the younger brother and who is the stronger one in a crisis.
However, the situation at this singularity is a bit strange. The Egyptian territory was summoned by Ra Er using the Holy Grail, and it comes with an Atlas Courtyard, but it seems to be empty inside.
Along the way, everyone dismantled many magic traps and destroyed a large number of alchemist's artificial puppets, easily breaking through the seemingly tight defense of the Atlas Academy.
Soon, the vision suddenly opened up.
After passing through the passage, a bright world appeared. The sky was blue and clear, the sun was bright, and there were white clouds of different shapes floating... The scenery was very pleasant.
"so amazing."
The school girl's eyes lit up and she looked left and right.
"It's such a marvelous workmanship that there is such a scene underground." Tato Tatou scratched his head.
"It's all fake, stupid apprentice, this is a fictitious sky created by the alchemists." Miss Sanzang's eyes lit up as she pretended to scold him.
Under the fictitious sky is a small city, with gardens, green spaces, roads, pools, buildings... everything is available, but it is a pity that it is silent and without a trace of popularity.
After everyone watched for a while, they entered the city and headed towards an open-air ring-shaped building in the center, where three towering obelisks could be seen at the top.
"It seems like there's really no one inside."
After scanning it with the "Eye of Deception", Ren, who was walking behind, frowned.
We all arrived at the core area, but there was still no one there.
Holmes slowed down and stood side by side with him, his eyes deep:
"In less than twenty-three seconds, you have completed the scanning and accurate identification of all life auras in a city. Your "Eye of Destroying Delusion" is too powerful."
"But even with eyes like this, I can't see your reality." Ren's eyes were calm, "Are you a real person in history, or a fictional character in the novel?"
When Guda Mashu and others in front heard this, they quietly pricked up their ears.
"I am a character in Conan Doyle's novels, but I am also mixed with some concepts from later related works."
Holmes held the pale golden pipe with one hand and slowly blew out a circle of smoke.
"Yeah?
But you met Helena in 1891, and there is a record in the Clock Tower. Helena is a real person in history, and this record is inconsistent with your existence.
Since she really existed, you must have been a real person back then."
Ren's eyes became sharp, and his silver eyes were like a sharp blade of cold light.
It was near the Himalayas, at the junction of China and India, that Lao Fu witnessed the death of the mysterious scholar Helena...
Lao Fu's pupils shrank imperceptibly, but his expression remained calm:
"My personal origins, does that matter?"
He seemed unwilling to talk about this topic, but Renn had no intention of letting him go:
"What matters is the event itself. Holmes, have you heard of Vlad III?"
"The Grand Duke of Romania? The Impaler?"
"Yes, he nailed tens of thousands of people to death with wooden stakes. Later, this horrific incident gradually transformed him into the image of the vampire Count Dracula. Even after he came as a follower, he had the ability to transform into a vampire.
The Noble Phantasm──"Legacy of Blood".
However, historically, as a devout Christian, he had nothing to do with vampires."
"What do you mean?" Lao Fu narrowed his eyes.
Ren's voice was indifferent: "Vlad III was influenced by the legends of later generations. When he was summoned as a servant, he also mixed the image of a vampire."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Assuming that Sherlock Holmes originally existed in history, what made him basically become a fictional character in Conan Doyle's works that people in later generations will recognize?"
"..."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "No matter how distorted the rumors are, legends, stories, novels, etc. will only add concepts to real people, such as Vlad III.
At least no one will say that he was originally a vampire in history."
Lao Fu: "..."
Ren's eyes were very scary: "What about you? If the records of the clock tower are correct, you have changed from a real person to a fictional one, and the fake one has covered the real one."
He deliberately lowered his voice during these words so that the people in front could not hear him clearly.
"Perhaps my sense of presence in history is too low and has been completely covered by the legends of later generations."
Lao Fu replied calmly, and his eyes signaled - stop talking.
Ren smiled and put his arm around Holmes' shoulders:
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. You know, my clairvoyance is very advanced, but I can't see your past."
"I have been active at the fourth singularity point before, and there may be interference." Lao Fu wanted to push him away, but unfortunately the other party's palms grabbed his shoulders like eagle talons.
"This is an excuse. I can definitely see Fujimaru Ritsuka's past, but I can't see how some of the people around him died."
Ren's eyes were deep, and the intonation of his voice was strange. Some words were indistinct even if they were a little far away.
"Did you know? If there is an... (ordinary) person who is bitten to death by the evil dragon Fafnir at the first singularity point, after the singularity point is repaired, he will probably be bitten to death by a wild beast.
Because in normal history, dragon bites would not have occurred during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, otherwise it would have been too unscientific for people."
"you……"
Holmes' expression finally changed slightly, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.
Ren put his ear next to his, turned his back to everyone, and his eyes were very scary:
"What happened? Such strong interference, the fake ones covered the (real) ones, some kind of advanced concealment method? Blocked by the big boss?
If it is some kind of interference, whether it is human factors, or the power of the world to fix things... Human reasoning... you seem to have escaped the fix... and become... the only survivor... the spiritual base is unstable...
Needs to be rebalanced..."
"shut up!"
Holmes' eyes were sharp and he suddenly let out a low drink.
boom!
His fingers suddenly exerted force, and with a bang, he pushed Ren against the street wall. The force was so powerful that the wall shook and scattered a cloud of dust!
The melee mage is so terrifying.
Fujimaru Ritsuka: "..."
Matthew: "..."
The rest: "..."
What's wrong? Why are you taking action?
Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyelids were twitching wildly, and so was Mashu's. They vaguely felt that the two people just talked about a very terrifying thing, involving many major mysteries.
Sanzo, Touta Touta, Sigurd and the others were more or less aware of it.
But, damn it if you didn’t hear clearly!
Two rubbish Riddlers, secretive, your sister.
Don't talk about Tawarato and others, even Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but want to curse...
Lao Fu didn't care about everyone's reaction at all. He grabbed Ren's collar with one hand, pressed the spike on his civilized staff against his neck, lowered his voice and said vaguely:
"You are so crazy. Don't talk about this. Don't talk about it (yet). It's not yet (time). Let's deal with things one by one."
Renn: "..."
Good guy, a Caster was so angry that he shook his fist.
He is worthy of being a melee mage.
Ba Liushu, grade: B.
Having learned Eastern martial arts that are extremely suitable for actual combat, Sherlock Holmes not only uses this skill to strike with boxing, he is also good at defensive counterattacks and throwing techniques.
As long as the conditions are met, it can even be used as a Noble Phantasm True Name Liberation level stunt...
──
This is not the right time to talk about this.
Pa~
Renn slapped Lao Fu's hand away, straightened his wrinkled collar, and hummed softly:
"My inner lining costs $3,000 a piece, so be careful in the future.
Finally, I want to ask, whose side are you on? Of course, you can lie."
“I’m not taking any side!”
Holmes snorted coldly, took a few steps back, and took a few puffs of tobacco to calm down.
He didn't expect that the "Eye of Deception" was so terrifying. It was actually more powerful than the "Omniscient Star" and ordinary EX-level clairvoyance. Even if it was wiped so cleanly, some clues could be found.
And to be able to restore it to this point with some clues, the leader of the army is far more sophisticated than he thought.
The soldier's guess is not entirely correct, but it is very close to the truth...
Not taking any side?
Master Ren couldn't help showing a strange look on his face, and then he smiled:
"No wonder, it seems that next time, you will be Ru... (Ruler, adjudicator)."
"Are you done?" Lao Fu stared at him coldly with unkind eyes, "Is it time to talk about who you are and where you come from?"
Renn laughed dryly: "..."
Tsk tsk, the great detective was pissed off.
“You know what detectives hate the most?
It’s not the criminal’s bizarre modus operandi, it’s not a perfect alibi, it’s not the lack of criminal motive or the contradictory logic of reasoning, it’s—
The prisoner ran to a far away place and suddenly killed unrelated people. He did not deal with the traces, but directly blew up the place with a ton of explosives, and then ran home in style.
Everyone knows it was intentional homicide, but you just can't find out who it is.
There is no context, no logical relationship... There is only a mess left, the prisoner has already escaped, and you are the guy that all detectives hate the most, the troublemaker!!
Shit!!”
At this time, Lao Fu completely lost his gentlemanly demeanor and cursed loudly.
Few people can completely anger him, not even his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty, but Wren did it.
"Calm down, calm down."
Renn lit a cigar and handed it to him, "Come on, man, smoke this King of Denmark cigar. It costs 5,000 US dollars a piece."
"snort!"
Holmes put down the pipe in his hand, held the pricey cigar between his fingers and took a long puff, looking him up and down:
"Your clothes are mixed with a little bit of death, in the shape of slightly undulating lines, like the remains of a sword blade, or a broken sword...
Have you been educated by that mountain man? Haha, you deserve it!
The situation is already chaotic enough, and you, a bastard who came out of nowhere, comes to disrupt the situation! Shit!!"
Renn: "..."
Oops, the great detective started to fight back.
There were so many flaws that he didn’t even know how to refute.
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There is too much to say about Sherlock Holmes. If you don’t understand all the main plots of Fgo, you don’t need to explore the mysteries about him. Just skip this chapter.)
