As I said before,
Shylock wasn't the only one who discovered Issou's big secret when she interacted with him. Moriarty, for example.
However, for now, this master of crime, who had already shown his warm big brother side in front of Izu, was still a master of crime.
Did not intend to become enemies with the black-haired girl, or rather, did not intend to do anything to destroy his current stable relationship with Issou.
So even if he discovered that the black-haired girl had given herself away in the process of interacting with Issou, he did not reveal it.
He didn't show it either. Instead, it was as if Izzo had forcibly crowned himself as a fool in front of Pietro.
Yeah.
It's just that Moriarty was much smarter than Issou.
For example, it was Issou who had read the manga/anime/novel.
But looking at the current situation,
Moriarty was more like the person who had actually read the manga/anime/novel.
Because Issou did not notice anything wrong with Moriarty at all. Instead, Moriarty knew Issou's secret one step ahead of time, which led to him joining forces with Shylock later.
Back to the topic,
It was because of Moriarty's vigilance and intelligence that he was able to cover up his disguise so tightly that it would not turn into a butterfly and fly away in the blink of an eye.
But! Yes!
Moriarty did not expect that.
He, who had always covered up his disguise tightly, was suddenly caught off guard by Issou's words.
Yes.
For Moriarty, the black-haired girl's words were no different from throwing a deep-water torpedo at him.
In fact, not only Moriarty, but even Shylock and Watson, who knew the inside story, subconsciously turned their attention to Issou and Moriarty when they heard Issou's question.
Issou said that Moriarty had a good relationship with Shylock and Watson.
But it was hard to say whether they really had a good relationship or if she just thought they had a good relationship.
Even if Shylock had agreed to work with Moriarty,
He would not take the initiative to expose his identity in front of Issou, and Watson would also "collude" with them for a bite, but —
Those were two different things.
They only promised not to take the initiative to expose Moriarty's identity.
That was something that they had completely accomplished, alright? As for Moriarty being exposed because of Issou's question.
Yeah.
Shylock and Watson did not intend to help.
To help Moriarty's,
Instead, he chose to watch as a bystander to see how he was going to protect his identity.
Moriarty: "…"
He suddenly wanted to break the promise and tell Mcauliffe that his brother was here.
: Mcauliffe: "…"
There's no need to break it, I already know.
Back to the topic, Moriarty did not expect Shylock and Watson to help him. After all, even if they were now in a cooperative relationship, he knew that they had been waiting for him to expose himself.
So after hearing Issou's words, he focused on the black-haired girl. His brown eyes, which always had a warm glow in front of her, fell on her face. He smiled and said, "Is that so? I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't mention it. "
Moriarty knew that Issou was sometimes sweet in some ways, but that did not mean that she was not smart. So he wondered if she had noticed something.
But after secretly observing Issou for a while, Moriarty did not notice any changes in her facial expression or body language.
Her attitude towards him was the same as always, which meant —
She just casually asked that question?
Issou: "…"
What else could it be?
The black-haired girl had no idea that her words had set off waves in Moriarty's heart. She did not know that his disguise was trembling because of it. Although she almost had a heart attack when she asked Hannibal what his full name was, but …
It was just that one time.
Perhaps because she later told Hannibal about it and resolved the grudge in her heart, and because Issou was a big-hearted person, she had long forgotten that one should not casually ask others what their full name was. Otherwise, the consequences would not be something that she could bear.
So at this moment, she did not notice that something was wrong with Moriarty. After hearing what he said, she laughed and said, "Haha, actually, I just suddenly thought of it."
If it were not for the fact that Moriarty always came to "my Chinese restaurant" with Shylock and Watson, making her think that they were close enough to form a London trio, she would not have suddenly thought of asking Moriarty this question.
Moriarty: "…!!!"
So he said —
Shylock was really annoying.
Shylock: "…???"
Looking at the smiling black-haired girl in front of him, Moriarty, who had always been indifferent to all situations, suddenly felt a trace of tension that was difficult to ignore.
He did not think that Issou might not know who James Moriarty was, because from his interactions with her, he was very sure —
She definitely knew who James Moriarty was.
So Moriarty knew very well what would happen if he introduced his full name to Issou.
Even so, he still opened his mouth and said, "Yi Su, actually, I …"
Before Moriarty could finish speaking, he suddenly saw a flash in front of him. Then, he saw the black-haired girl standing in front of him was tightly wrapped in a red cloak.
"Hey."
Yi Su, who didn't expect the Floating Magic Cloak to suddenly do this, was shocked. Her beautiful face revealed an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She looked down at the cute little thing wrapped around her and asked, "What are you doing?"
From the black-haired girl's smiling voice, it was clear that she was not angry.
In this regard, the Floating Magic Cloak's answer to Issou was to wrap her even tighter. Its raised collar could not help but rub against her cheeks like an infatuated child, unwilling to be separated from her.
Considering that no matter how smart the Floating Magic Cloak was, and no matter how human-like its "body language" was, it could not accurately express its intentions completely.
So after getting a silent answer from the Floating Magic Cloak, Issou simply looked at the Floating Magic Cloak's … owner, Strange. She asked, "Strange, what are you going to do to it?"
Strange, who had no intention of doing anything to the Floating Magic Cloak: "…???"
He was greatly wronged.
Meeting Issou's gaze, Strange shrugged helplessly. "Issou, what do you think I can do to it?"
From what just happened, it could be seen —
He didn't do anything, and the Floating Magic Cloak was already so dramatic. If he really did something to it, it wouldn't be a drama queen, but a Broadway drama queen, okay?
"I plan to leave with Charles, but it looks like it doesn't want to leave with me."
Strange did not expect this at all. He was about to leave with Charles, but —
With a whoosh, the Floating Magic Cloak floated to where Izu was and tightly wrapped around her.
Hearing Strange's words, Issou moved her hand. The Floating Magic Cloak that was wrapped around her suddenly loosened, and then the black-haired girl's hand came out from the gap. She reached out and touched the Floating Magic Cloak, then she smiled and said, "Is what Strange said true? You plan to stay with me? "
It was clearly just a cloak, but when Yi Su tugged at it, the Floating Magic Cloak seemed to be in a very comfortable position. When it heard her question, it loosened the two corners that were wrapped around her and landed on the ground, happily jumping a few steps for her.
If it was not worried that it would be caught by Strange if it let go of Issou, the Floating Magic Cloak would have given the black-haired girl a naughty and passionate dance.
Seeing the Floating Magic Cloak like this, Issou could not help but laugh again. The black-haired girl was of course very happy that it was so close to her. After all, she liked it a lot, but …
Issou could not help but rub the Floating Magic Cloak again, and then said to Strange, "Strange, I think if you promise not to do anything to it when you go back, I think it will be very willing to go with you."
Yes, the black-haired girl thought that the reason why the Floating Magic Cloak stuck to her and did not want to leave with Strange was simply because it was worried that its master would retaliate.
Really beat it up until it became fat.
Hearing Issou's words, Strange raised one of his eyebrows slightly. If he was skeptical of what she said at first, then after seeing the Floating Magic Cloak secretly "peeking" at him after hearing the black-haired girl's words, he believed it.
So Strange said, "Of course I won't do anything to it …"
Before Doctor Strange finished his words, the Floating Magic Cloak that was still wrapped around Issou suddenly floated behind its master and obediently draped itself over him.
Seeing this, Issou was not angry, but she felt that —
It had indeed become a spirit.
Because of the Floating Magic Cloak's interruption, the black-haired girl, who was easily distracted, suddenly forgot that she was asking Moriarty his full name. After the London trio, Charles, and Strange left one after another, she suddenly realized —
Uh.
Did she not ask for Jim's name?
On the other hand, Shylock and Watson, who had left "My Chinese Restaurant", glanced at Moriarty. Although they did not speak, their thoughts were the same —
Moriarty's luck was really good.
With the confused Issou and the Floating Magic Cloak, Moriarty's crisis was easily resolved.
But …
"I think it's time for you to think about returning to London."
Shylock said to Moriarty, "In order to protect your image in Issou's mind, it's best to disappear."
Of course, Moriarty could fake an identity, but …
Was he willing to do that?
Of course not.
If it was before, Moriarty might not care, but now? He was not willing, and he would not do that.
Because not taking the initiative to expose his identity and deliberately deceiving Issou were two completely different things.
Of course, Moriarty did not take Shylock's "advice" at all. He smiled at him, then said, "Dear Charlie, believe me, if I really plan to return to London, I won't let you stay."
Seeing Shylock's face darken because of the way he addressed him, Moriarty's smile widened. But …
He really should think about how to turn this bomb about his identity into a useless bomb.
But what Moriarty did not know was that some bombs were really —
Unprepared.
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