Becoming Professor Moriarty's Probability

Chapter 75: Summons

"It's unfair."

In the heavy silence, the gloomy Adler began to slowly speak while taking a peek at the gazes that were still directed at him.

"I didn't intend for this to happen."

"So you're saying that everything up till now has happened according to your intentions?"

"No, it's not that..."

"In that case, just how far was it according to your intentions, Mr. Adler?"

"Um, well..."

However, Adler, who was being nailed down by Holmes and Professor's fierce gazes, began to stutter in response to their relentless questions.

"Speak honestly. Haven't you, yet again, tried to seduce that woman to get your way with her?"

"Even if it's you, the thief wouldn't have attacked you so brutally. Just what in hell did you two do?"

As both Professor and Holmes pressed him simultaneously, cold sweat began to run down his whole body.

"... He hit her!"

However, at that very moment, a young voice resounded from behind them.

"".........?""

"I, I told you not to leave the room..."

"Brother Adler hit the suspicious person!"

Upon the sudden arrival of the younger girl, everyone, including a startled Lestrade, turned their gazes toward her.

"... Can you explain why he did that?"

"The suspicious person was about to attack Brother Adler! So he resisted and hit her back!"

But even amid the tense atmosphere, the younger girl continued her story with a confident voice.

"Brother Adler did nothing wrong! It's all the suspicious person's fault!"

"... What did I say?"

Adler's face, shedding cold sweat in torrents, brightened at her sincere testimony.

"But sis, you were sleeping until big sis arrived..."

– Stomp...!

"Ouch."

While smiling bashfully and waving her hand at Adler, the younger girl stomped hard on the foot of the third sibling, who had been muttering by her side.

"I'm just a victim here."

"Um..."

"And let me tell you, I hate that thief."

However, thanks to Adler's desperate argument, no one had heard the short groan leaking out of the small boy's mouth.

"So, there are women you dislike too?"

"I'm human too, Professor. It's natural for there to be people I dislike, just like how it's natural for me to have people I like."

"But there must be a reason that you dislike that woman, right?"

The professor, who had been staring at Adler, slowly bobbed her head from side to side and threw out that question.

"Well, Miss Holmes....."

He was about to answer, as though it was only obvious to hate her, however, he suddenly stopped and closed his mouth shut.

"... Cough, cough."

If he were to say something along the lines of Among Holmes's admirers, there's no one who likes such a blockhead character right here and now then...

"What about Miss Holmes, Adler?"