Ch.262Chapter 262 – Becoming Professor Moriarty’s Probability (End)

“Isn’t calling us rats a bit harsh, Mr. Adler?”

“…Well.”

“They’re all people who can’t live without you.”

As I maintain a deliberately calm expression while looking at the women who have appeared behind me blocking my escape route, Sharlotte begins walking toward me with a smile.

“Well, I don’t need an apology.”

And the professor standing behind was the same.

“From now on, you can repay us slowly.”

“Could I ask for an explanation of what all this means?”

Although I was the one who asked them this question, I already knew all too well what was happening to me.

“It’s simpler than you think. And you don’t have anything to worry about.”

“That’s right. We’ll take good care of everything.”

The reason I asked them questions was simply to get confirmation.

If they were throwing a surprise party, which seems unlikely, it would be quite troublesome.

Of course, that probability seems almost non-existent.

“I’d like a more detailed explanation.”

“It’s nothing special. Just…”

“From today, we’ve decided to move your residence to this house.”

Thinking this to myself, I ask again, and the professor interrupts Sharlotte, who was answering with a kind expression, and begins to whisper while stroking my shoulder.

“Two years ago when you had an immortal body would be one thing, but now you’re just an ordinary person even more fragile than a normal woman, aren’t you?”

“…That’s true.”

“So if you wander around alone like in the old days and have an accident, it would be terrible.”

What she was saying seemed quite plausible, at least on the surface.

“And for the past year, you’ve had your limbs severed as a matter of course, and you’ve already died and come back to life several times, haven’t you?”

“……..”

“You even threw yourself into a waterfall when things went wrong. Not knowing how precious life is.”

If I hadn’t caught the eerie smile and look hidden in the professor’s usual relaxed expression, I probably would have accepted the proposal without much suspicion.

“So, from now on, we plan to take turns… ‘managing’ you.”

“…Hmm.”

“I’ve already completed the moving-in registration. You just need to come with your body. You don’t need to earn money or do housework. Just live peacefully and happily here.”

However, my expression wasn’t very bright as I looked at the professor who began caressing my cheek while making what could be considered a man’s fantasy proposal.

“That… sounds quite plausible.”

“Is there a problem?”

“…It somehow sounds like you’re going to imprison me regardless of my wishes.”

The moment I muttered that while nervously watching the professor’s reaction.

“””………..”””

The atmosphere in the mansion suddenly became tense.

“Adler. What are you saying?”

“Mr. Adler, what do you mean by that?”

In that atmosphere, I tried to smile despite getting goosebumps, and began to back away as the professor and Sharlotte’s voices rang out simultaneously, making me break into a cold sweat.

“Imprisonment is absurd. The exit will always be open, and we won’t restrain your body, so how can you call it imprisonment?”

“We’ll just take turns ‘managing’ you. Purely for your safety.”

However, it was a futile action because the women drawn by karma were already blocking my retreat without any gaps.

“You can leave this place whenever you want.”

“But you’ll need to be accompanied by at least three of your housemates. It’s not for any other reason, purely for your safety.”

“And as I said earlier, we won’t care what you do here. Leisure time, hobby items, cooking, entertainment—everything you want will be provided.”

“Of course, you’ll have to do some simple service for us in return.”

So I stopped walking and stood with a blank expression, but at the professor’s casual remark, I suddenly came to my senses and opened my mouth.

“Service… what do you mean?”

“……”

“You just said I don’t have to do anything, that I just need to come with my body…”

Then the professor, who had been quietly smiling with her eyes while stroking my cheek, lowered her hand.

“…It’s service done with the body.”

“What?”

“Aren’t you curious why we all dramatically made a peace treaty a few days ago?”

As her hand blatantly worked its way between my collar and caressed my chest, I could be certain.

“You mean…”

“Adler. We’re going to be a happy extended family.”

That I had fallen into the most terrifying trap in England, no, in the world.

“Ha, haha…”

“You think so too, don’t you?”

Of course, even if I had known in advance, there would have been no way to escape the trap.

If I didn’t fall in myself, I would have been grabbed by the hair and forcibly thrown in before a few days had passed.

Then my treatment would have been even worse.

“You… beasts.”

“”””………..””””

“Is that all you can see me as!?”

But just because I understood didn’t mean I could accept everything, so I raised my voice as sharply as I could.

“Adler. That’s a bit funny.”

“…You were always the one who wagged your tail first.”

But of course, these women weren’t going to back down at those words.

“Is there anyone here you didn’t seduce first?”

“That’s…”

I suddenly had the urge to point at Gil the Reaper who was staring at me with a gloomy expression from the corner, but I decided against it.

“…Fine, it’s my fault.”

It would only provoke them, and there were more important things to do now than picking at details.

‘System.’

[I was wondering when you’d call.]

Having made that judgment, I carefully called out to System.

‘I’ll use the wish I got earlier.’

Then, watching the women’s expressions turn cold, I quietly whispered inside.

[Really?]

[As you know, you only get one chance?]

[You have to wish for something that can happen according to the laws of this world?]

In this complete checkmate situation with no way out, there was only one wish I could make.

So what wish should I make?

A simple wish to escape from here wouldn’t work.

Neither would asking to make these women obedient, or simply asking for strong power.

Even if I escaped, they would chase me to the ends of hell, and even if I altered their perceptions with the wish, they would eventually return to their original nature, and similarly, given time, they would become stronger than me.

‘Then… there’s only that.’

But that didn’t mean there was no solution.

‘With that power… I would never be overtaken.’

Because there existed in this world a power that, while I might not be able to become stronger than them, would at least prevent me from being imprisoned.

‘My wish is…’

It’s time to reveal my hand.

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“Now, let me show you to your room, so please follow us.”

“By the way, the service starts today. The first floor is for the children who will be born soon, so we’ll go to the second floor.”

Sharlotte and the professor approached me with their eyes glowing with my color, each grabbing one of my arms and beginning to walk toward the second floor of the mansion.

“Hehe…”

“”………?””

After watching them with a relaxed expression, I eventually even gave them a slight smile.

“…Unfortunately, that won’t be possible.”

“”……..?””

Then, instinctively feeling that the wish I had made to System had been granted, I stopped in place with a bright smile.

– Crackle…!!!

The next moment, a red, blood-colored aura began to envelop me.

“…..Hik!”

Immediately, a startled exclamation came from beside me.

“Ma, ma-ma-ma… master…”

Poppy, who until just a moment ago had been looking at me like prey, was trembling and sweating profusely.

“N-n-no way…”

“…Indeed, you recognize it right away.”

“Has… the power of the Great Demon returned?”

Yes. As my familiar Poppy said, the wish I had made to System was none other than to fully regain my ‘demonic power.’

According to System, the real me is just a reincarnation, and my true identity is ‘Issac Adler’ the demon.

Perhaps that’s why I was able to quickly return from human to demon without much trouble using the hastily created wish.

“This shouldn’t be happening…!”

And those words meant.

“The only way to restrain a Great Demon like the master is through a ‘contract’…!”

That now there was no way for those women to forcibly bind me.

“Co-contract… I could use ‘marriage’ to…!”

“It’s useless, Miss Zia.”

Detective Inspector Lestrade, realizing something was going wrong, urgently tried to mention her marriage, but I firmly shook my head.

“I’m officially a deceased person from two years ago, right?”

“Ah…”

“The death report has already been completed. So… all the contracts I’ve made so far have become worthless.”

As I said, since I had already died and been resurrected, all the contracts I had made so liberally had already been reset.

In other words, there was nothing that could hold me now.

Even with the power of a Great Demon, I might not be able to defeat them, but at least thanks to the demonic powers, I wouldn’t be unilaterally bound.

“Poppy.”

“…Y-yes.”

“Come here.”

Looking at the women who were beginning to darken as they realized this fact, I called Poppy, who was standing beside me not knowing what to do, with a gesture, my expression soaked in victory.

“M-master…”

“You’re my familiar, so I’ll specially forgive your rudeness up until now.”

“Th-th-thank you!”

Eventually, stroking her chin, having instantly risen to an advantageous high ground, I.

“Huff, huff…”

“But not you all…”

Taking my eyes off the panting Poppy, I began to speak with a confident voice, looking at the women who were blocking the entrance.

“You should apologize for trying to treat me like this.”

“””………”””

“Well, even though I’m saying this, I don’t intend to abandon you all this time either.”

The atmosphere that had seemed ready to devour me had already completely changed.

“So, shall we make a contract?”

Because the initiative in the negotiation had passed to me.

“For an ‘ideal cohabitation’ where we can be satisfied in an equal relationship.”

As long as what they want is ‘me,’ my proposal will inevitably be accepted.

“Well, take it or leave it.”

Yes, I’m finally achieving it with my own hands.

“Maybe I’ll live in America in my next life.”

A peaceful and comfortable retirement life that I rightfully deserve as the plausibility that ended everything.

“…Why are you trying to go to America?”

“Huh?”

Just as I was grinning while watching the women’s expressions rot in real time.

“There must be a better place for you to live.”

It was then that Sharlotte, who had been quietly bowing her head until then, suddenly began to whisper in a low voice.

“What do you…”

“Why are you pretending not to know? Adler.”

As I was quietly tilting my head at that meaningful remark.

“No, Kim Rihan.”

“…!”

Hearing the professor’s remark whispered in a low voice with her head buried in my ear, I could only freeze with my eyes wide open.

“In the east… isn’t there your homeland where they use this form of name?”

“…Oh, dear.”

I roughly guessed why only Sharlotte and the professor among the women showed no signs of agitation.

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– Tingle, tingle…

The moment the professor finished speaking, a tingling sensation began to spread throughout my body.

“There are actually two ways to control a demon… not just one.”

“Yes, even more fatal than the well-known contract is… the demon’s true name.”

Hearing their words in this situation, I could only quietly give a bitter smile.

‘That’s true…’

Even though my current form is my original state, the current me has completely lost my previous memories.

So, to be precise, my identity as the Great Demon ‘Issac Adler’ is weaker than my identity from the real world.

That’s why they were able to exercise some control over my weakened self from two years ago with just the surname ‘Kim’.

“But… what about this?”

There’s one thing Sharlotte and the professor overlooked.

“…Kim Rihan is not my real name.”

The name ‘Kim Rihan’ that I used in the real world is not actually my real name.

It’s just an alias I used during my time at the National Intelligence Service to hide my rustic name.

“I don’t know how you found out that name… but you made a mistake?”

I don’t know how that name was leaked, but you can’t bind me with that mere alias.

“To control me now, you’d need to know my exact name…”

“”……….””

“Well, that would be impossible even for you.”

As I kindly informed them of this fact, the expressions of the two women began to grow cold rapidly.

“By the way, I’m disappointed again.”

Capturing their looks with raised corners of my mouth, I began to whisper with a deliberately cold expression.

“Perverts with minds full of thoughts about pouncing on me.”

“”……..””

“Beasts. Perverts. Lewd demons.”

The fact that they can’t even make a peep when I’m taunting them like this seems to indicate that the decision has been made.

“…As punishment, I think I’ll travel for about a year.”

That the winner of the final battle of wits is me.

“Reflect quietly while I’m gone.”

“A-Adler.”

“Then…”

“Wait…!”

Sensing this and leisurely moving toward the exit, I hear Sharlotte’s urgent voice from behind.

“What is it?”

“I-I… we were wrong.”

Eventually grabbing my arm, she begins to plead with a pale face.

“I’ll never do this again. Really…”

“How can I believe that?”

“I-I’ll swear! We’ll make the contract however you want, and give you everything you want…!”

At first, I really intended to travel for a few weeks to tease them, but when they come with such a submissive attitude, my heart melts again.

“Please don’t leave us…”

Noticing this, she hugs my waist and pleads even more desperately.

“Sniff… sob…”

“Well, if you put it that way…”

“Besides… it’s chilly outside now and…”

Seeing this, I was about to put aside my indignation and flexibly resolve the matter by drafting a contract favorable to me.

“…it’s dawn.”

But hearing Sharlotte’s eerily changed voice in the blink of an eye, I could only freeze in place.

“It’s not a very good time to travel.”

“….! ……!!!”

Because.

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

The last words she whispered to me were, surprisingly, in fluent Korean, not English.

“Does your body feel strange?”

Crucially, the word ‘dawn’ included in those words was.

“Like you’re stiffening up as if having sleep paralysis?”

It was my sore spot.

“What’s wrong, Saebyuk?”

“…You, you.”

The three characters of my name, which my parents who passed away early in an accident left me with, a name I never liked because it sounded like a girl’s name.

“How… did you…”

My real name was Kim Saebyuk.

“How? You told me directly a few days ago.”

“…What?”

“As much as I hate to admit it, my sister played a big role.”

Stiffened like a stone and just blinking my eyes, I was left speechless by Microny’s subsequent statement.

“During our 69th extraction using mana recovery potions, you mentioned the alias ‘Kim Rihan’.”

“…What did you say?”

“But it didn’t respond to my true name detection scroll, which I made by modifying the dimension opening scroll I was working on recently.”

Yes, in fact, I had been playing into their hands from the beginning.

“You finally revealed that name on the 74th try. Hehe…”

“Ah…”

I thought I had them on a leash, but.

“Since we found out your real name, we judged it would be easier to manage if you became a demon. You won’t die and you’re easier to control.”

“……..”

“So we tried to induce you to regain your demonic power on your own… I didn’t think things would resolve so quickly and easily.”

In reality, I didn’t even realize that a leash had already been put around my neck.

“Is it thanks to this mysterious cute helper?”

“…!”

But how is this possible?

The professor is pointing exactly at where System, who should be invisible, is floating.

“Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”

Could it be that she predicted System’s existence and even figured out roughly where it would appear?

“S-System…!”

Staring blankly at this feat that almost transcended the limits of intelligence, I finally managed to gather my wits and urgently opened my mouth.

“Please help me…!”

[Congratulations!]

“…What?”

But the verdict had already been decided.

[Hidden Ending – Happy Harem]

[Thank you for your hard work, Issac Adler.]

“Ah… Aah…!”

With a small firework UI, System cruelly declared a ‘happy ending.’

“What kind of happy ending is this?!”

[Listen.]

[I’ve clearly shown you all the probabilities without hiding anything.]

Of course I was upset, but as System said, perhaps I already knew.

[This is your ending.]

“……..”

My future that had been confirmed based on the numerous imprisonment, kidnapping, and rape probabilities I had seen.

“Saebyuk, let’s go.”

“…I see. So now I should call you Saebyuk instead of Adler?”

And so, with a blank expression and my body completely stiffened, being dragged away by Sharlotte and the professor.

‘System…’

[?]

‘Please give me one more chance…’

I made a plea to System with the most pitiful expression I could muster, placing my last hope.

[I shouldn’t really do this…]

[Well, since it’s you, I’ll give you a special chance.]

‘R-really?’

For a moment I had hope at the response, but.

[First we just need to modify John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Inspector Lestrade, Sebastian Moran, John Clay, Arsène Lupin, Jack the Ripper, and various other supporting characters.]

“……..”

After checking the message that appeared below, I bowed my head, giving up my last hope.

“Master… you’ve become weak again?”

Poppy, who had been watching me nervously, whispered with glowing eyes, and somehow her whisper chillingly pierced my ears.

“Please…”

But even so, as I was being dragged without any resistance past the stairs to a room located at the end of the second floor.

“Would you be gentle enough not to break me…?”

I pleaded in a shrinking voice to all the women who each had different expressions but whose eyes were strangely glowing, but.

– Creeeeak…

In the end, without receiving an answer from anyone, my door quietly closed.

“…If he breaks, we can fix him.”

“Demons don’t die, after all.”

With those words, a deep silence fell over the mansion.

“W-wait! Everyone stop!”

“D-don’t undress me!”

“No, don’t, please don’t!!!”

Only my screams echoed pitifully in that silence.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

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And so, after that day when Issac Adler, who was said to have recently reappeared in public after a long time, disappeared from the world again.

In London, which was busy as usual with peace and chaos mixed together, a strange rumor began to circulate.

It was about strange screams or moans that could be heard from an abandoned house located on the outskirts of London.

Fortunately or unfortunately, even though the supernatural phenomena had disappeared, there were many more terrifying things happening in London, so the rumor was quietly forgotten among people before long.

And so, about 20 years later.

Just as the First World War was about to begin—triggered by the major incident where the head of the Austro-Hungarian Empire gave birth to a blonde child in Sarajevo whose hair color was completely different from her own—

The legendary confrontation between Professor James Moriarty, who had been resurrected and was frantically controlling the world war from behind the scenes, and the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, who appeared like a comet in England shrouded in the darkness of war, also began.

“…Excuse me, everyone.”

But not many people know the backstory of the incident that would give birth to the most famous hero in the world.

“I’ve been seriously thinking about this recently.”

That the origin of all those stories began about 20 years and 3 years ago, with the worst possible first meeting between a naive student and a professor bored with life.

“Shouldn’t we start using contraception now?”

“Motion denied.”

“If you managed to play with your lower body while evading our eyes, shouldn’t you be prepared to take responsibility?”

Also, no one will know that their own story continues in real time at this very moment, and probably will continue into the distant future.

“…Save this demon.”

“Shut up and take off your pants.”

“Forget it, I need to prepare food for the children, so let’s finish quickly.”

Except for the world’s strongest extended family with a father who has already gained enough power to hold and shake most of the world.

He became Professor Moriarty’s plausibility – Fin