Becoming Professor Moriarty’s Probability - Chapter 260
261 – Ending
A few weeks after that unpleasant day at the hotel, where Charlotte, the professor, and finally even Miss Micro Ni had barged in, I arrived at the address Charlotte had sent me in a letter, my eyes darting around vigilantly.
“This is… just an ordinary house.”
Contrary to my expectations of being locked up as soon as I arrived, I spent the next few weeks living quite peacefully at my hideout.
Although it was clear that most of the girls knew I was back, the crazed women didn’t show up at my hideout.
Instead, sometimes my henchmen would casually drop by my hideout to protect me, or the professor would occasionally bring the kids over.
So I was enjoying a moment of peace when suddenly a letter arrived with the address of this place.
‘Of course it’s a trap.’
To be honest, there was no reason for Charlotte to have called me here with good intentions.
Even though I had lost all my demonic and vampire powers, I was well aware that I still exuded a creepy aura.
The person waiting for me there probably wasn’t Charlotte alone.
“Hoo hoo…”
But even so, there was a reason I had obediently come here.
‘…As much as I’d like to run away again.’
I already knew what kind of trouble I would get into if I ran away from them again, and more than anything, I couldn’t leave my adorable children and run away somewhere.
And I was confident that I could get out of this obvious trap, even if it was the gates of hell.
‘I’ve gotten a little too used to this… You’d better be prepared…’
I may look a little funny these days, but anyone who underestimates this body that once worked as a crime coordinator for the NIS is in for a big surprise.
Of course, I specialized in hacking and information manipulation, but whatever.
I should be able to get out of this crisis easily, and my life will be peaceful from now on.
[What’s so funny?]
“…I’ll ask for your help later.”
[Oh, dear.]
With that thought, I smiled and whispered softly to System Yang, who was the key to this plan, and began to walk forward.
– Knock, knock…!
“Hello?”
After a short while, I knocked cheerfully on the door of the mansion in front of me.
– Come in.
Then, after a moment of silence, Charlotte’s flat voice came through.
“Yes, I won’t hold back.”
– Creak…
And so, with my heart pounding in my chest, I quietly opened the front door and stepped inside.
“…..So, why did you call me here?”
I asked as calmly as I could, finding Charlotte sitting on the couch in the living room right in front of me.
“I wanted to show you this.”
She smiled and showed me something in the living room, which was dark despite the morning sun.
“That’s…”
What she was holding was something that would make any man break out in a cold sweat.
“Two lines, show me?”
“….”
“It’s the latest product using top-quality pregnancy stones. The probability of a false positive is close to zero.”
After all, no matter how prepared I was, what man wouldn’t feel a chill in his heart when he saw a pregnancy test with two lines?
“I’m pregnant.”
“Oh…”
“Look, I don’t know what this means?”
Fortunately(?), I had been through this before, so I managed to keep a calm expression on my face as Charlotte got up from the couch and walked slowly towards me.
“Your child is in here.”
“…….”
“The seed you planted inside me a few weeks ago is growing?”
“And then, she pressed her belly against mine and looked up at me, whispering softly.”
“It’s amazing…”
I confided in her my honest feelings about what I was feeling right now.
Of course, the professor was the first to get pregnant with our first child, but Charlotte was the first to witness her pregnancy in real time.
“Right? Isn’t it amazing?”
“…Yes.”
“So, have you decided on a name for the baby?”
She asked me, her eyes wide open as I caressed her belly and muttered to myself.
“He’s going to be a child who will save the world in the future, so we have to give him a good name.”
“Ah… That’s true.”
I tried to hide my pounding heart as I answered her question calmly.
“Oh, by the way… I have a name that I thought of in advance.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah, so… What is it…”
It’s time to finish the last mission as a probability.
“…Sherlock, how about the name?”
“Hmm…”
I tried to avoid Charlotte’s gaze as I whispered, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
“I see you’ve been thinking about it?”
“…Hahaha.”
“I thought you’d be an irresponsible father forever.”
I smiled awkwardly at her comment and said,
“By the way, isn’t it a coincidence?”
“What?”
“If I were a boy, my parents would have named me Sherlock.”
“Oh, really…? Haha.”
I avoided Charlotte’s gaze again, sweating profusely at her subtle jab.
“It’s such a coincidence… Haha…”
“…Well, I guess your sister told you.”
“Ah… Y, yes. That’s right.”
And then, as I was wondering how I could plausibly explain this situation, I caught Charlotte’s soft murmur and replied,
“Microny-yang told me in passing the other day…”
“Oh, I see. I thought so.”
“Ahem… Well, that’s how it happened.”
“But how do you know it’s a boy when you’re not even a month pregnant yet?”
I thought I had finally escaped her interrogation, but then I realized.
“That’s…”
“It’s like you’re sure a boy will be born.”
“….”
“Come to think of it, you’ve had a lot of these things happen to you before?”
The being in front of me now.
“You can predict to some extent how a sudden event will unfold, but sometimes you make ridiculous mistakes and ruin everything… But somehow, you manage to solve the case anyway…”
No matter how close we became, Holmes was still Holmes.
“W, what are you talking about…”
“It’s time to be honest.”
And that she was now determined to interrogate me.
“Your true identity.”
-gulp…
My saliva is swallowed unconsciously.
So this is how it ends.
I know that trying to beat around the bush in this situation is a bad idea.
But if that’s the case, then I have to tell her everything here and now.
“That… If I were to tell you, it would be a long story.”
“…Yes, I’m sure it would. But you can take your time.”
I muttered, sweating profusely, but Charlotte’s mind seemed to be made up.
“You may regret it, you may be disappointed…..”
“…Yes. But so what?”
Nevertheless, a sense of unease washed over me, and I tried to avoid saying it until the end.
“I’m already carrying your child, and I’ve been dreaming of this moment for the past two years.”
“………”
“Are you going to abandon me now?”
The moment her confident voice reached my ears.
“So tell me.”
“I…”
“…Your last riddle.”
I closed my eyes tightly and finally came to a conclusion.
“I…..”
“Yes.”
I decided to tell her the truth that I had been hiding for so long.
“…I came from a different world.”
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“Well, is that enough?”
As Adler finished speaking, a deep silence began to flow through the mansion.
“Heh…”
In that silence, Charlotte’s sniffling suddenly echoed.
“Excuse me… Miss Holmes?”
“…….”
“I’d like you to say something.”
Still no answer came back, so I asked her with a slightly anxious expression.
“Why? Are you going to dump me because I solved the last riddle?”
“…Because our relationship, if you trace it back to the beginning, was ultimately created because of a riddle.”
Only then did her question return, and I answered with a slightly sullen expression.
“Phew.”
Then, she stared at me with a smirk.
“That was before I fell in love with you.”
What she said after that was.
“I’m not the kind of jerk who runs away to his original world, leaving behind the people he loves, and then comes back after giving up all his power because he’s homesick.”
“…….”
“…Just kidding, just kidding. Lighten up.”
Although it was full of playfulness, I could still feel her sincerity.
“Charlotte…”
Thanks to that, I, who rarely called her by her first name instead of her last name.
“…I love you.”
Only then did I fully realize.
“Forever.”
I now love ‘Charlotte’ herself, not ‘Holmes’ as her.
Of course, that also applied to Professor ‘Jane’ Moriarty, but I didn’t think it was necessary to mention it.
“Me too.”
As I scratched my head with such a useless thought, I smiled quietly at Charlotte’s soft voice that soon returned.
“I’ll name the child Sherlock, just like you said.”
“……!”
“…Whether it’s a boy or a girl.”
The next moment, something I had been eagerly waiting for the past few weeks unfolded before my eyes.
[Sherlock Holmes Modification Complete!]
[Ending Branch Reached!]
Yes, in the end, since we confirmed that we loved each other, this ending could only end as a happy ending.
But even so, it’s not over yet.
[Ending Reward Granted.]
[1 Wish Token]
The final showdown over who will take the lead in our long married life that lies ahead.
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– Thud…
As I thought that and prepared myself, the sound of the mansion’s door locking came from behind me.
“…What’s that noise?”
“I wonder?”
When I asked that question calmly after hearing the noise, Charlotte also tilted her head and asked calmly.
“Did a rat come in?”
“It’s too dark to tell, so I’ll have to turn on the lights.”
But I had no intention of being surprised by her pace, so I took a step towards the light before she could even finish her playful words.
– Click…
“Oh my, you’re so impatient.”
As light returned to the once dark mansion, I couldn’t help but swallow a bitter laugh at Charlotte’s amused remark.
“”””………….””””
Inspector Lestrade with a very distorted expression, and three henchmen whose expressions were not much different from hers.
Rachel Watson, who was quietly loading a pistol next to her, and Micro Ni Holmes, who was holding a floating pregnancy test with a sullen expression.
The Phantom Lady, who was perched on the windowsill with two Joker cards in her hand and her eyes sparkling, and the Worst Serial Killer, who was hiding in her shadow and glaring at me with his eyes shining.
Poppy, who suddenly appeared from behind my shadow and was giggling.
And in front of them all, the professor, who was nodding her head from side to side with her usual relaxed smile.
“Ha, hahaha…”
At the sight of those beings who I didn’t know whether they were my karma or my fate, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“The rats are a bit big, aren’t they?”
The time has come to settle the score.