Pastor's Tantra

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Letter from Hermes

"Dear Mr. Moriarty:

"I have received your letter a few days ago. Please rest assured that I have not forgotten our agreement: I will return in time and participate in your wedding with Her Majesty the Queen and the coronation of Isabel I on May 22. I expect to arrive at Glass Island before the 20th.

"I still live in the Duke of Vendome's manor, which is great. All my worries are unnecessary. I just couldn't suppress my damn curiosity. While helping my friend investigate - you know, the one I told you about before - I accidentally delved into some tense areas.

"There are too many specific events involved, and I can't write them all here in the letter. I'll tell you in detail after we meet. What I can reveal now is that it involves the former Iris royal family.

"In the process of investigating this matter, I also accidentally learned a secret that you would never imagine and is closely related to you. Please forgive me for keeping it a secret here, because I am so eager to see the surprise and curiosity on the face of the respected God Slayer with my own eyes--

"By the way, your heroic deeds of defeating the Fallen Angels have spread here in Iris. You can't guess how much the Iris people like you. Now sixteen theaters are rehearsing plays such as "The Brave Aiwas" and "The Pope of the God Slayer". Your famous black robe has also been made into a similar style by the tailor, and has now become a best-selling fashion. I dare not even say that I know you, because that would surely bring a lot of your fans to the Duke of Vendome's estate, but please forgive me.

"We have only been separated for less than half a year, and it is really hard for me to imagine how the little fox in the wheelchair has become such a great figure. This makes me feel very complicated... I can only say that Ms. Aleister has educated me well.

"I have not contacted the friends you asked me to contact yet. But fortunately, I don't need their help, and the investigation here is progressing smoothly, so don't worry about my safety.

"The case I am handling now has developed to a critical moment. In the next few days, I need to concentrate on dealing with some clues in my hands, so I will not go into details here. If you write to ask, I am afraid I will not be able to deal with your letter in time, so please do not reply.

"Please give my regards to Her Majesty the Queen, my friend. And please give this letter to my brother Mycroft.

"——Your loyal Sherlock Hermes."

Evans flipped through the letter from Sherlock and read out every sentence in a rhythmic manner.

Isabel sat on the bed in her pajamas and carefully checked the postmark on the letter.

She was a little confused: "The letter on May 12th...it's already the 19th now, is it so slow?"

After reading, Aiwas shook the letter in his hand and flicked the letter paper.

"——What do you think, Isa?"

"I think...something seems wrong."

Isabel thought: "I feel a subtle sense of disharmony, a dissonance. But I can't tell what's wrong..."

Her intuition told her that there was something wrong with the letter from Sherlock. However, it felt normal after a closer look.

Aiwass smiled and said, "That's why he sent it to me instead of to you. Sherlock is just worried that you didn't notice this... He's calling you stupid, you have to teach him a lesson when he comes back."

As he said this, Aiwass shook the letter and his expression became serious: "In fact, this is a letter for help."

"... A letter for help?"

Isabel frowned slightly and sat up directly from the bed: "Should we send troops to rescue?"

She didn't ask Aiwass how he saw it-because she knew Aiwass would never joke about such things.

Aiwass shook his head: "It's not necessary to be so exaggerated. Let me tell you from the beginning...

"This time he received a letter for help from his friend Yassene de Vendôme and went to handle the case. And the place he agreed with us in advance is Mr. Maurice Leblanc's coffee shop. If we want to write a letter, we should send it here...right?"

"Yes," Isabel nodded, "so I also sent the letter to this address this time. Just follow the beginning he said-'Mr. Hermes, who is as hardworking as a bee'. "

It was already mid-May, and Sherlock hadn't come back yet.

Isabel was somewhat anxious - she planned to write a letter to urge him.

After all, Sherlock was a mutual friend of her and Edwards, one of Isabel's very few friends, and even a witness to her and Edwards' first meeting. She hoped that Sherlock could attend the wedding no matter what.

Her letter was mailed on May 10, and Sherlock's reply was mailed on May 12. When she received the letter, it was already the 19th - there were only three days left before the time Sherlock said, but he still hadn't come back.

"He called his proud 'curiosity' 'damn curiosity', and said that the matter involved the old royal family, but he did not name his friend - Yassen Mr. de Vendôme, the son-in-law of the Duke of Vendôme. He is now living at the Vendôme estate, which shows that he is still investigating this matter and it is not over yet.

"The words 'Ms. Aleister's education is good' are an important key. Although most people think that Aleister is my old lover, a son of the moon during the Hermes Empire... But Aleister Leicester is just a false identity for myself. You know that, and so does Sherlock. What he implies is clear - his letters are being watched.

"In other words, he is now in a state of being controlled. Although he can receive letters normally, he believes that if the letter is sent, it will definitely be censored. So he did not mention those secrets that outsiders do not know. ', which also gave me a hint.

"And the sentence 'I haven't contacted those friends you asked me to contact yet' is even more important.

"Because there are only two friends I asked him to contact... One is the assassins of the 'Eagle Eye' faction that he rejected. Because the problem his friend encountered this time may be related to Hawk Eye. And the other... …”

At this point, Aiwass's eyes became profound: "It's Brother Edward."

"...Sir Moriarty...he is the diplomatic ambassador."

Isabel was shocked: "Does the Iris dare to attack him?"

"You must not dare, especially after knowing how powerful I am..."

Aiwass smiled slightly, but there was not much smile on the corner of his mouth: "After all, they also appeared in the war against the Fallen Division. But that's a different story for Sherlock.

"He said that if we don't let us write to him, he won't reply - this is actually an excuse for him to be unable to reply for a while. He also said that we should give this letter to his brother, which is actually Just in case I don't see the problem here.

"That is to say, the whole process of writing this letter and the finished letter should have been under the supervision of others. They did not take action against Sherlock, presumably because they were asking him. However, they chose' Being imprisoned by him means that this matter probably involves some crime and secret...mostly because he wants to silence him afterwards.

"His words 'I don't even dare to say that I know you', actually the hidden message is 'he didn't tell anyone else that he knew us'. This may be to prevent being immediately silenced. Because if he is exposed Knowing that he is extremely close to a big man in Avalon, those who imprison him must consider the risks of this matter. "

"...Then if I write him a letter, will it hurt him?"

Isabel was suddenly startled and a little worried.

Aiwass shook his head: "On the contrary, you may have saved him. Because as the Queen of Avalon, you have already personally intervened in this matter, and clearly knew his whereabouts and situation, and asked him to reply - —In order not to make you suspicious, Sherlock has an opportunity to send us a letter.

"In other words, they have no chance to 'dispose of Sherlock cleanly and quietly'. Although I don't know how they plan to deal with it next... but it is nothing more than transforming him into a child of the moon, or controlling him with drugs. Something like that.”

"Then what do we do now?"

Isabel blurted out: "How about sending troops?"

Ever since Fallen Heaven Division, Isabel seems to have become somewhat dependent on sending troops.

She truly realized how powerful the Griffin Legion was, and instantly felt more confident.

"No need."

Aiwass shook his head slightly: "Sherlock said, 'You can't guess how much Iris likes you' and 'I'll tell you in detail after we meet.' This was actually a hint to me... He wanted me to personally It’s best to go there quietly.”

He narrowed his eyes and his tone became calmer: "Originally, I wanted to dig out the family sword before the wedding... Now it seems that it may take a few days. I hope it won't be before the big day. There must have been too much blood...

"——I want to see who dares to touch my friend."