Reincarnated Into Yuukoku No Moriarty

A Meal Together

"Brother Albert."

Albert looked up as he heard that voice. "Loius... Even William. You came to get me?"

As they entered their carriage, William continues. "Brother, did you get the thing you wanted?" Wiliam asked.

"Yeah. Everything went exactly as you said." Albert took off his tall hat.

"I'm glad. We could finally move forward."

"Now that the work is done, shall we go home. And have our first meal together once in a while." Louis continues.

"Good idea. I was looking forward to it too." Albert replies with a gentle smile.

"Actually, there's another person that will join us." William stated, earning his brothers attention. "We'll be visiting him. I told him to close his shop today so he has been expecting us to come over."

"A store owner? If he's someone you know, then I have no reasons to doubt you brother." Louis reaction is somewhat expected.

"Oh, he's not someone that I know." Louis and Albert listened close. "Instead, we all know him from the start." Hearing what William just said, it made them only wanders further. They tried to remember all the previous people they have met but there were just too many of them. Their fastest option is to meet this person by themselves.

As the carriage stops, The oldest and the youngest Moriarty brothers can't help but to peek through the carriage window. "Baker Street?" Louis asked curiously.

"Yes Louis, but the person we're meeting is not Holmes."

They exit the carriage, standing in front of a bakery. "Hadrian's Bakery?" From the intel they had, this bakery is famous for its soft and variety of breads. The owner is a man and also the only worker, so he only made limited amount of bread to sell much to people's disappointment. Nevertheless, they would still line up for it until it sold out. Quite a reputation it has for a newly established bakery.

*Knock knock*

William knocked the door like how a normal sensible human being would.

"Come in." The person who opens the door for some reason is wearing a towel on his head, covering his entire head including his face. "Pardon my rudeness. This is only temporary." Said the person while pretending to dry his hair using the towel.

The three Moriarty brothers entered the store. The guy locked the door and lead them upstairs, where the dining room is at. Louis inspected the surroundings and saw a handrawn portrait of a girl with two long pony tails. 'Mui Ouba'... A Japanese name. The girl is smiling, but somehow her smile is a sarcastic one. Another one is a potrait of a man and a woman, both are Japanese. There was no name unlike the portrait before. It only labeled as 'Kaa-san and Tou-san'.

The table and chairs had been arranged, impressing the three comers. "You made these yourself?" Albert looking at the feast on the table.

"Who else Lieutenant? Or should I call you Lord Albert?" The guy bowed slightly. Louis noticed that the windows were closed as well as the curtains. He really doesn't want anyone else to know his face. "Come on now, don't be shy. I'll be quite depressed if you wouldn't try the dish I specially prepared for today's occasion." He continues.

With that, they seated together. The flavor of the unusual dish melts into their mouths. "These flavor are somewhat intriguing. Its not like any other dishes that I tasted before. And I've never seen these dishes. What are these?" Albert asks him.

"My lord, they are a mix of Eastern and Western cooking methods, that's why it's different. The way a chef cooks will result in different flavors, even if they used the same recipe." He told them while pouring wine into Albert's glass.

"You're a chef? Not a baker?" Now it's Louis turn to ask.

"I can do anything if I find it convinient, Lord Louis."

William just keep up with his moderate smile. "Now then, we were eating now. Shouldn't you get rid of that prop already?" He pointed to the towel on the guy's head.

"Fufufu~ Don't blame me if you lose your appetite." The person smirked. He took off the towel from his head, revealing himself. Louis dropped his fork and knife onto his plate while Albert just freeze there with his eyes wide open. William chuckles seeing their reaction.

Standing there, is a guy with brown hair and green eyes. An exact copy of Albert.

"You're right William, their reactions are amusing." He sits on the chair beside William. "Since I gave him my name, both of you shouldn't use that to address me. Let me introduce myself. The name is Mori Hadrian, the Death Consultant." The information they received shocked them, even for William.

"I see. So you're the Death Consultant. That makes sense." William eats his meal calmly.

"N-no way. You're alive all this time?!" Louis is stammering. "And YOU'RE the Death Consultant?!"

"Hmm, pretty much. Yeah, I am." Mori cuts his meal to smaller pieces. "The food will get cold the longer you keep staring at me." Louis startled a bit, and then he continues to eat.

"The homicide case of Larry McMillan, that is your doings I pressume?" William enters the conversation. "At first I thought you would use the poison you stole, but to use a soap while he's walking down the stairs during the blackout... Quite a cheap trick."

"He lives near me. Why would I left unnecessary evidence when there are lots of dumb ways to die that would let me off hook? I can use crueler methods if you insist." Mori drinks his wine just to imitate Albert out of whim.

"You didn't poison us, did you?" Albert looks at Mori with a dangerous smile.

In which Mori returned it with the same smile. "Hahaha! Why would I poison my client? I assure you there's no poison in your meals."

"A client huh. What kind of job can you do?"

"Hunting." The room turned cold all of the sudden. Mori's eyes are half open and his smile is sinister, just like the girl in the portrait. "So? Who's my first target? Oh, is it multiple target instead?" When Mori said 'hunting', they immediately understood that it meant 'assassinate' instead.

"Hunting? Since when you-" Albert finds it hard to believe that his once idiotic and arrogant little brother could change to this level- no, ever since he fell from the stairs. It was like he's a totally different person. But Albert isn't very knowledgeable about brain damage studies, not even those doctors in the era they were currently in. The only option left is to accept what has been done is done and there's no way he could cure his brother- no forget it. He liked this version better than the previous one.

"I'll take that you're finally accepting the reality? Alright then, let's get back to business."