Becoming Professor Moriarty's Probability

Chapter 47: Gia Lestrade

"Mr. Adler, it's morning already."

"........."

"Time to get up."

Even if it was only due to the probability of my life ending went from 99 percent to 1 percent, I had been quite excited about by the professor's vow to protect me. I had even become expectant due to her words.

"... I know, Professor."

"Is that so?"

But after a few days had passed, I began to realize that something was terribly wrong with that promise of hers.

"... You should get up first, Professor."

"I'll get up when you get up."

"But I'm still feeling sleepy..."

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the professor was really protecting me.

Ever since that day, the professor had moved my residence to her office, practically spending every moment with me.

The problem here was that... the contents and methods of her protection were getting seriously excessive.

"It's almost time for you to go to the restroom, right? You always conduct your morning routine at this time."

"........."

Studying, eating, using the restroom, and even sleeping and waking up. I did all of that while being practically glued to the professor for the past few days.

"Adler, why are you making that face?"

"... Isn't it a bit much to use the restroom together and also to share the same bed?"

Getting the feeling that if I didn't point it out now, I'd never be able to do so again, I asked the question while scratching my head awkwardly.

"Adler, if we sleep separately and you suddenly get attacked, my response would be delayed."

Then, Professor Moriarty, who was hugging me from behind while lying on the bed, began to answer with a slight smile on her face after hearing my words.

"That may be true..."

"Our enemy can appear anywhere, and at anytime, hiding in the depths of the treacherous shadows. We must never let our guard down."

Finishing her words, the professor held me a bit tighter than before and rested her small head on my shoulder.

"I said I'd protect you, and I'll do it by any means necessary."

"........."

"You brought this upon yourself, so I won't accept any objections."

Wasn't this practically confinement in the name of protection then?

"I want to go for a walk today, Professor."

"It's dangerous outside, Mr. Adler."

"... Would it be alright if I'm with you then, Professor?"

"... I'll permit a walk around the academy grounds."

Hmm, it seemed that this approach was correct. This was a clever way to exploit a loophole in the system of confinement.

'It's a bit dangerous...'

Excluding a few characters, being confined was a factor that directly lead to a bad ending.

So, I felt I needed to do something before the system recognized this situation as confinement.

"Professor."