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“So… . I was given the title of Chief Wizard… .”

“Yes! Good to hear! haha! There was such a situation!”

“Hehe… .”

Millie Klein’s ‘Story of becoming a chief wizard’ lasted for an hour.

If I were to write this as a novel, it would be a saga on the level of Les Miserables. It was such a needlessly detailed story.

And I was sure.

I’m saying you should never talk to this person for too long.

“After listening to the story of the head wizard, I am confident that he will do a great job as an advisor to me!”

“That’s right… . Also, I… .”

“First, let’s look at the work and talk about it!”

Millie Klein wanted to say something again, so she presented her work right away.

I was confident that once I read the work, I would be able to proceed with the work somehow.

[Sherlock homes]

[Study in Scarlet]

Sherlock homes. Scarlet Study.

It was a monumental first work in which Watson and Sherlock Holmes met.

There are many lines that symbolize Sherlock, and there are many famous sayings about deduction in the Sherlock Holmes series.

In this work, Sherlock’s first line to Watson shows what kind of person ‘Sherlock’ is, more than any other meaningful saying.

[“You are from Afghanistan.”]

A scene in which the identity of Watson, who was a military doctor deployed to Afghanistan, is guessed the moment one sees Watson.

Of course, in the ‘plagiarized work’ I translated, the regional names and analysis were slightly different.

Still, the basic format itself was retained. Although there are difficulties with being a mystery novel… , Since the ‘localization’ of Sherlock Holmes was something that had been attempted many times in my past life, I remembered at least the guidelines.

Millie Klein, who received the manuscript, turned the pages quickly, really quickly. It’s so fast and whirling that you wonder if you’re reading it properly or not.

Millie, who read the last page of the manuscript, smiled brightly and shouted.

“This is nonsense… !”

“Have you read everything already?”

“Yes… . I read fast… . But this is so messed up… ?”

“Yes, yes. So I ask myself… .”

“But it was written very well and made sense… .”

“Yes?”

“I don’t think I need to edit it… ?”

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Millie Cléant, who had said there was no need for revision, suddenly began lecturing on magic.

The speech was still slow, and the amount of information was excessive.

It was explained in a very easy to understand way.

“To put it simply… Magic is ultimately a reproduction of an ‘event that has already been attempted’… . This is the embodiment of possibility… In the end, just because we use magic, everything has no choice but to flow in a reasonable direction… . Just as the magic tower’s teleportation is only possible through a few ‘connected’ points… . Of course, the ancient magic like the one in ‘Conan Saga’ is a little different… .”

“I see.”

“Of course, it’s not like there aren’t some annoying parts… ? It’s fun enough as is, so I feel like I should change it… ? This work called ‘Study in Scarlet’ is like that… . But─.”

Millie Klein smiled brightly and continued.

“─This is not the end… ? Because it’s a serial novel… .”

“Yes.”

“As expected… . Then, I will have to look at all the novels that follow and compare them… ? I think only then will proper advice be possible… .”

“Aha.”

It wasn’t a difficult request.

Anyway, if Millie Klein serves as an advisor, I will end up reading the whole thing.

There are some parts where I feel like I’m just making an excuse because I want to read the novel quickly, but well, I can turn a blind eye to such ‘pranks’.

instead… .

“It’s not difficult to show the next part of the series, but before that, can you show it to me, Chief Wizard?”

“What… ?”

“Magic. I want to see the magic of a ‘real’ wizard.”

I’ve seen a lot of magic tools made in factories and productions of ‘magic theater companies.’

As expected, I couldn’t help but become deeply interested in the mysteries created by the ‘wizard’ himself.

“Nothing big… . Hmm… .”

Millie Klein thought for a moment.

I poured cold water from the water bottle into the empty kettle that was on the table. Then I sprinkled some tea leaves in the water.

I grabbed the handle of the kettle.

“Uh… ?”

Then the water in the kettle began to boil.

White steam rose above the water, and red tea poured out from the tea leaves, turning the previously transparent water red.

“This is all I can show you right now… .”

“Uh, is this magic that boils water?”

“It’s a little different… ?”

The wizard poured water from the kettle into my teacup.

I hesitated for a moment and took a sip. And I was a little surprised.

“The tea has completely cooled down?”

“It never got hot in the first place… . It was boiled in a lukewarm state… . It reproduces the ‘possibility’ that the water remaining in the kettle boils and the ingredients of the tea leaves dissolve in the water… . You can create change, but you can’t create something that doesn’t exist… .”

“But isn’t something like a magic theater ‘creating’ an illusion?”

“Scattering of light, refraction, mental confusion… It’s all what’s actually happening at that moment, on a microscopic level… . Ultimately, if something is possible with magic, it must be ‘possible’ even without magic… .”

Hmm.

It’s a slightly difficult concept to understand, but I know that ‘magic’ is not as mysterious and omnipotent an ability as I imagine.

“Hehe, I thought it wasn’t as big a deal as I thought… ?”

“Oh, it’s not like that.”

“If you’re curious about large-scale magic, come visit the Magic Tower… . Because it might show how a small possibility can destroy the world… .”

“Is it like the butterfly effect?”

“What is that? ?”

Ah, there would be no such thing as ‘butterfly effect’ in this world.

I briefly explained the concept of the ‘butterfly effect’. Then Millie Klein nodded in the affirmative.

“This is my first time hearing this, but… That’s an interesting possibility… . Maybe it’s possible… ?”

“I see.”

It wasn’t that important.

It seems like the magic of boiling water could be used for ‘steam engines’ or ‘electricity production using turbines’, but I’m no expert.

In the end, what was important now was whether ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘detective novels’ could function properly in this world.

And Millie Klein’s answer was ‘possible’.

Then, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ can be published.

“I enjoyed hearing your story. Let’s bring other manuscripts right away.”

“Hehehe… .”

If you can publish it, just publish it.

That was all I hoped for.

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“Why are you killing Holmes here? ?”

“That’s right… . Why?”

“Hmm, is this Professor James Moriarty a wizard? ?”

“Yes?”

“It’s the Black Magic Tower’s tactic to expand the ‘possibilities’ by making everything chaotic… . Hmm… . The same goes for criminal advice… ? The reason why it wasn’t mentioned before was because they intentionally worked to reduce the ‘possibility’ of the crime being mentioned… . I think it’s possible… .”

“Uh, is that so?”

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The serialization of the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ series, under the advice of Millie Klein, has begun.

[Half and Half]

[A new work by Herodotus, who wrote ‘The Conan Saga’ and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’!]

[Check out the story of ‘investigative consultant’ Sherlock Holmes now on ‘Half and Half’!]

Thanks to The Count of Monte Cristo’s record-breaking box office success, people’s reactions were enthusiastic.

This is a new work by the author of ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’, who broke down the boundary between upper and lower culture purely for ‘fun’ alone.

Anyone interested in fiction has read Half and Half.

“Okay, I’m curious about what’s next! So what happened?! Wasn’t Arthur Charpentier the culprit?!”

“Of course not! So who is the culprit?”

In an instant, I fell in love with this ‘Sherlock Holmes’ mystery novel.

In terms of capturing people’s curiosity and interest, ‘mystery novels’ were the alpha and omega of all genre novels. Plot structures such as suspense, thriller, twist and foreshadowing permeated all genre novels that dominated the ‘subculture’ of the past.

Heroic, action, thriller, crime—there are countless genres that have been influenced by it.

And this work called ‘Sherlock Holmes’ was a classic and a masterpiece representing the genre of ‘mystery novel’. To put it simply, there was no work that could attract more attention than Sherlock Holmes as an entertainment novel.

“Bring the next episode right now!”

“It’s not out yet!”

“Then attack the publisher and get it!”

“That… Is that a good idea?”

Excessive attention sometimes led to somewhat violent behavior.

“Hey, hey! This is the White Wreck Detective Agency!”

“This publishing company has signed a security contract with the White Wreck Detective Agency. If you approach without permission, please be careful as somewhat ‘radical’ suppression may occur.”

Detectives from the ‘White Wreck Detective Agency’, which Half & Half had contracted to promote ‘Sherlock Holmes’, were protecting the publisher.

The detectives at this office wore hunting hats and coats with cloaks symbolizing Sherlock Holmes, and had pipes in their mouths. With such people guarding the front of the publishing house, it looked like a cosplay event where Sherlockians gathered.

“Please give me the next episode of Sherlock Holmes!”

“Take my money for half and half! And please release the next episode of Sherlock Holmes!”

therefore.

It was a mess.