Early in the morning of February 17th.

Edward went to the Temple of Silver and Tin, and after saying goodbye to Queen Isabel and Ivace, he went to Lloyd's. Get ready to take a boat from Lloyd Port to Iris.

Evas, Lily, and Sherlock mounted their griffons with their luggage and prepared to fly to Midsummershire, the westernmost part of Avalon. Get ready to catch a regular ferry to the church from here.

Of course, it's not impossible to let the griffons fly directly with them to their destination. But that's a bit rude - after all, the Griffon is more or less the top class of Avalon, and rounding it up is equivalent to taking a gunship straight away.

Edward went to Iris as an envoy, while Ivas went to study in the church country and express gratitude. Considering that Avalon is still at war, it would be better for them to keep a low profile in their actions against friendly countries.

And it's certainly not as comfortable as a griffin ride.

But even so, the news that Minister Moriarty was about to go to the church quickly spread.

It's not that Avalon's reporters have any unique source of information. This is what Ivas deliberately spreads...... Through his single-handedly supported editor-in-chief Dimmit. Now that Iwass is gone, if Avalon still harbors a group of ill-intentioned people, he can be directly deceived by this news.

They didn't know how long Ivas was going to be in the church—it was called no time.

Although this trick has been used once, it is not afraid of old age. As long as it is used well, human beings have no memory.

On the ferry, Ivus, dressed in a priest's robe, looked out at the sparkling waters in the distance and fell into deep thought.

During the small talk last night, Isabel told Eivers all the secrets she had learned from the promotion ceremony.

Professor Moriarty certainly won't be able to get information directly from the promotion ceremony...... But what he told Isabel about this mystery, Ivas always felt was not entirely well-intentioned. Perhaps, after Ivas knew something, his actions would have been biased in the direction that Professor Moriarty had wanted...... It's not out of the question.

…… But from another point of view, this is indeed invaluable information.

"Cicada Molt", "Endless Knot", "Reincarnation Celestial"...... These are all things that Ivas doesn't know. And they can corroborate with the few impressions that Ivas already knows, and still remain.

The incident of [cicada metamorphosis] is the first event recorded in history that the pillar god changed hands. Only the earliest intelligent races witnessed this. This is arguably the world's biggest secret.

Compared with the two things of [Forbidden Fruit] and [King's Power], the biggest special thing about [Cicada Transformation] is that it changed several pillar gods at the same time.

As far as what is known so far, the Lord of the Feathers, Amber, the Mighty Philosopher, the Beastmaster, and the High Heaven all ascended to the position of Pillar God from that event. And from the secrets that Ivus vaguely knows, the snake father and the hourglass are also closely related to this matter, and they are very secret......

The only ones who can be sure that they have nothing to do with [Cicada Molt] are Si Zhu and Twin Mirror, two pillar gods who have existed since the oldest past.

Now the only people who remember the secret of [Cicada Molting] are a very small number of immortal species such as dragons. Even in the Great Library of the Church Nation, there was no clarity on this matter.

Some say it was a war for the sake of unity, others say it was a sacrifice for division. But perhaps the first war was for sacrifice, and the cup was filled with the blood of the enemy.

- Professor Moriarty is actually trying to get in touch with the cicada, and he has learned about the "Endless Knot". Could it be that what he wants to pursue is a secret treasure such as the "Endless Knot"?

"What do you think?"

Just then, Sherlock walked up to Ivus with a stinky face.

He reached out and pressed his elbow against Ivus's shoulder.

Ivas pulled his elbow down in frustration, and Sherlock carefully rested his elbow on the other shoulder.

"I was thinking, you're so careful."

Ivus complained.

"I guess you're not thinking about Her Majesty at least."

Sherlock raised an eyebrow, "Huh, Xiangrui?" ”

“…… Don't call me a fox this time? ”

"You said it yourself. The fox is a kind of auspicious - are you not happy to shout like this? ”

Ivus smacked his lips and pinched the back of Sherlock's neck with his backhand.

He said without smiling, and pinched his neck: "Your shoulders are quite tired, let me help you treat it." ”

Although the first blow to his hand was extraordinarily heavy, he screamed in pain. But then Ivas was really massaging Sherlock, so Sherlock squatted down and held his hand on the railing on the deck.

"I guess," Sherlock said suddenly, "you're worried about the future. ”

"Part of it."

Ivus smiled.

There is also a part of the past – the past before the birth of humanity.

Sherlock suddenly asked, "Thinking about the professor?" ”

Evas was a little surprised, and looked at Sherlock, "How did you guess?" ”

And he quickly reacted: "Isabel asked you, didn't you?" ”

Given how attentive Isabel was, she would certainly have noticed that she was wary of her professors. She couldn't tell herself exactly what the professor had told her, and she would have asked a friend they had in common, trusted, and absolutely able to keep secrets.

It would have to be Sherlock.

"What I say to Your Majesty is that there is something to say. For smart people, difficulties are better than misunderstandings. ”

Sherlock didn't look up at Ivus. He was still crouching on the ground, holding on to the railing with both hands. looked at the sea in the distance with an action like "tears in the iron window", and said lazily: "Instead of letting you guess what she is hiding, it is better to study and analyze it later." ”

"Did you analyze anything?"

"Partial."

Sherlock smiled reservedly and gave an answer that surprised Ivace a little.

This time Iwass was really surprised.

With Sherlock's personality, if he had only researched a little something, he wouldn't have told Ivace. When he says "a little", it means that he has found out a lot.

It's only been a day!

Or is it ......

"—you were suspicious of my father before?"

"I told Edward a long time ago. He almost killed him. ”

Sherlock said faintly, "Of course, those things have already been handed over to Edward to destroy. There's no way I'm going to fool him by deliberately leaving a backup that someone might find and use to attack him. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head smugly and reached out and tapped his head, "But do I need those things?" No, not at all.

"I've seen the document once, and it's already engraved in my head. The evidence and documents were indeed destroyed, but I remember every word, every punctuation.

"After getting the information from His Majesty, I'll go back and sort it out...... And then I did find something. ”

Looking at the triumphant Sherlock, Ivas suddenly understood why he had disappeared from the "empty house".

He became interested, he really dared to check anything!

Though he wanted to criticize him for his risky behavior, Ivas was smart enough to keep quiet - it would not be good if Sherlock was angry and not tell him the results of his investigation.

In short, cheat things out first, and then criticize them.

"So," Ivas asked with interest, "what did you find?" ”

"A very critical point."

Sherlock didn't sell it, but replied quickly, "Your sister, Freya Morry Moriarty—she is actually Professor Moriarty's own daughter...... Hmm, depending on your reaction, you already know? ”

"Indeed, and then?"

"Don't you wonder who her mother is?" Sherlock asked rhetorically.

“…… One thing to say, it's a bit curious. ”

Ivus nodded, speaking from the bottom of his heart.

For such a thoughtful and indifferent man, what kind of person can make him fall in love?

At least as far as Ivas understood Professor Moriarty, there was no personal desire in the man.

"It's a witch in the realm of love. Her name is Anna Kingsford, and she's a star-antimony person. Based on inaccurate information, I believe she is a member of the Cross of the Roses. ”

Sherlock replied smoothly, "And she has another identity...... That was the original founder of the Golden Dawn, the Avalon's folk transcendent organization.

"—Yes, the golden dawn where Jacob, Mathers, and Yeats were."

(End of chapter)