"The target of their questions is me, and now that Holmes is gone, they won't be able to figure out the current situation without anyone explaining it, right?"
"If my plan is realized without anyone knowing, even I will be very disappointed."
Annuo said anything was fine and took half a step back.
Moriarty looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was standing among everyone, and smiled.
"Ritsuka, you should be aware of this, right?"
"From the moment I arrived in Shinjuku, Shinjuku was an extremely strange existence."
Looking at Moriarty, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt calm for some reason, took a deep breath, exhaled, and nodded.
"This Shinjuku...is unreal."
"It's like being in a story, it feels like it's not a place that should exist in reality."
"You're right."
Moriarty nodded.
"Isolated from all the world, it has nothing to do with human nature."
"Yes, this is the current situation in Shinjuku, also known as..."
"The city of dreams."
He opened his arms and seemed extremely satisfied with everything he had done.
"The fusion of phantoms and heroic spirits, phantoms and phantoms, is simply impossible to achieve in other places. Even in the London you have experienced, it is absolutely impossible. Only in this Shinjuku, only in this isolated demonic realm
Only in Shinjuku can you do it.”
"In Shinjuku, I formed an alliance with the Demon Lord Baal...the one beside me, which was the original Phantom Demon Alliance."
"We have our own purposes. Baal wants to kill Fujimaru Ritsuka, which is you, and I want to surpass Holmes."
"Although I don't want to admit it, this is almost impossible to do under normal circumstances. It has two purposes, so we formed an alliance."
Moriarty adjusted his glasses.
"This is the true meaning of the Phantom Demon Alliance - that is, the alliance between demons and humans."
"Beyond? Isn't it for killing...?"
Matthew blinked.
"Fujimaru Ritsuka, have you ever heard of such a game?"
Moriarty tugged on his gloves and his expression returned to calm.
"As long as you say the number [21], you will lose the game."
"When each other can only name three numbers at most, what choice would you make? Attack first or attack second? If it were up to you, what choice would you make?" Moriarty's eyes were filled with amusement.
"...back attack."
Fujimaru Ritsuka made her own choice.
"Congratulations, you won."
Moriarty nodded with satisfaction.
"In order for the opponent to say 21, you have to say a multiple of four yourself, and in order to say a multiple of four yourself, you absolutely cannot choose to attack first."
"But - in this world, sometimes there is no so-called [self-selection]."
"Holmes is destined to attack later, and I can only attack first."
"This determines that the relationship between victory and defeat is absolute from the beginning. I will never be able to win in a duel with Holmes."
He held out a finger.
"Because this is our world."
"A world where good defeats evil."
"So, as long as I - Moriarty still exists, I will never be able to defeat Holmes."
"If I speak metaphorically..."
Moriarty looked at Anno and then at Lawrence.
"That means when this world is about to be destroyed, the restraining force will definitely take action."
"That is [inevitable]. No matter how you practice it, there will never be a second possibility."
"So, I fell into thinking."
"It can be said that he fell into crazy thinking."
"First of all, I want to understand a fact."
Moriarty was completely immersed in his own world, closed his eyes and nodded.
"That is, Holmes is not invincible. He will make mistakes and he will lose, just like he once lost to Irene Adler."
"The problem is that when facing me, Holmes will always show 120% of his strength. This is inevitable, so what I need to consider is how to defeat Holmes who is using his full strength, and this matter
The matter...I thought of a solution."
He smiled.
His smile was not suspicious, it was even gentlemanly, making people feel like a spring breeze.
"That means I am on Sherlock Holmes's side."
"So you - betrayed from the beginning? Hateful guy..."
Artoria's eyes briefly left Anno's body and looked at Moriarty. The anger in her eyes was indescribable, but Fujimaru Ritsuka had not given the order yet, so she did not choose to take action.
"No."
Lawrence had regained his composure and shook his head gently.
"Don't blame us for not seeing it through."
"If the reason is..."
She squinted her eyes.
"It's because Moriarty was really on our side from the beginning."
Fujimaru Ritsuka gave her own answer.
"correct."
Moriarty nodded with satisfaction again.
"As expected of your Master, you are right."
"Until the betrayal, I was undoubtedly on your side and on Holmes's side."
"I transformed myself into a [zero] existence, deleted my own malignancy, deleted my own memory, and even...created a kind nature that was impossible to exist at all, and then was reborn in this Shinjuku.
"
"Not only me, but also the Demon God Baal, and the first servant I summoned - Anno Alter, we all deleted our memories together."
"The Demon God Baal is acting as the Evil Moriarty, while Anno and I entered Shinjuku."
"I act as the so-called 'good Moriarty', and Anno will act as the being who 'doubts me'."
"Until just now."
Snapped.
Moriarty folded his palms.
"Without this, we wouldn't have won."
"We can't beat Holmes...and you."
"...Is that why you are on our side?" Fujimaru Ritsuka was silent for a moment, then raised his head and asked.
"yes."
"That's why I will do my best to assist you and fight alongside you as a companion."
"Only in this way can I escape the terrifying observation eye of Sherlock Holmes."
"And now-"
Bang!
Ping!
An Nuo punched away the bullet that was shot suddenly.
"Finally, the demon god Baal has appeared..."
"And you, Anno Alter... This is really the most surprising thing for me in this singularity."