95 Holmes Appears
A dark shadow grabbed Gudako and quickly escaped.
"What!" Shinjuku Archer shouted in surprise.
"Gudako!!" Jeanne turned around quickly and activated her magical power, releasing flames.
Because she was afraid of hurting Gudako, the flames were aimed at the legs of the black-haired young man, but he skillfully dodged them.
"Ahahaha, then I'll just take this girl and leave!" Yan Qing held Gudako with one hand at his waist, and using his lightness skill of rooftop running and jumping, he leapt up onto a tall building and left.
"Damn it!!" Jeanne cursed resentfully.
"Why weren't you watching Gudako closely when she was by your side!" Jeanne glared at Shinjuku Archer and scolded him.
"No, uncle was also looking towards the boy just now," Shinjuku Archer defended himself.
"What to do! We have to catch up! But Shirou has passed out," Jeanne shouted anxiously.
"Wait, uncle thinks even if she's caught, the master won't be in danger for now… probably. Uncle's sixth sense says so," the bearded uncle said, winking one eye.
"Still better to burn you first!" Jeanne scolded.
"Calm down, calm down, uncle will go chase now," Shinjuku Archer said and ran off.
"Hey! Cold-blooded woman, I'll leave Shirou to you temporarily, I'll go chase after them!" Jeanne shouted, running forward.
"Got it! When Shirou wakes up, I'll catch up," Artoria replied.
But there were ambushes everywhere ahead, Jeanne was stopped and fell into danger, while Assassin took the opportunity to run far away with Gudako.
The stone giant (Guardian) called 'King Lear' attacked from behind, wielding a giant stone pillar sword, smashing towards the silver-haired girl.
A black magical cannon fired at 'King Lear,' forcing it to retreat.
It turned out to be Shirou who had woken up, coming with Artoria to support.
The three broke through the monsters together, searching everywhere for Gudako, but could not find her.
After several hours, Mash from Chaldea, also searching hard for Gudako, reported excitedly to everyone.
"Shirou-Senpai, we have detected Gudako-senpai. Her physical condition is good, confirmed safe and sound, but the communication line couldn't be connected."
"Shirou-Senpai, everyone~!" At that moment, a familiar girl's voice was heard.
A red-haired girl happily waved her hand and ran over smiling, followed by a gentleman with a pipe in his mouth.
Shirou, Artoria, and Jeanne all sighed in relief and smiled, welcoming her.
Then, three fists simultaneously landed on the girl's head.
"Ouch! Why are you hitting me?" Gudako complained, covering her head.
"Whoa, you could have contacted us earlier, but you chose to leisurely stroll back with this man?"
"Gudako, do you know we ran all over Shinjuku looking for you?"
"Sorry!" Gudako lowered her head and apologized, feeling like a child scolded by her family for coming home late from playing.
"It's good that you realize your mistake, and you're unharmed, that's great," Shirou said, patting the girl's head.
Gudako introduced Holmes to everyone, then recounted her experience after being kidnapped.
She was taken by Assassin to the Gun Body Tower, met the evil Shinjuku Archer, learned of his plan to destroy this Shinjuku, and encountered Shakespeare, who was chained and severely tortured to force him to create phantom spirit soldiers for them.
Afterward, Gudako was rescued by Holmes.
"Shakespeare? You mean the playwright Shakespeare?" Shirou asked in surprise.
"Yes, in this world full of phantasmal spirits, the role of such author heroic spirits has also become very powerful," Da Vinci said.
"King Lear… Although a troublesome monster, fighting it was a bit subtle," Artoria said.
"The British trash guy's script, it would have been better to just set it on fire at the start," Jeanne said displeased.
"Well then, could you come out? Since it was your scheme that forced me out, Shinjuku Archer, it's about time to show yourself," Holmes said.
The bearded uncle stepped out from behind, smiling and greeting, "Ah, Holmes, long time no see. Well then, everyone, goodbye."
"Where are you going?" Holmes called after the man.
"Although I'm certain the master won't be in danger, I deliberately let the master be kidnapped by Assassin, making her worried. This is truly an unforgivable act… I apologize," the uncle bowed his head and apologized.
"Even if you apologize…" Gudako looked at the uncle who had saved her many times with complicated feelings.
"Hmm, it really won't do… Then according to local custom, this is the time for seppuku. Seppuku… just hearing it sounds super painful!" The bearded uncle held his stomach with both hands.
"Haha, truly an interesting criminal gentleman. But as for Gudako, she's probably already forgiven you," Holmes said with a smile.
"Eh? Really?" The uncle asked excitedly.
"For now…" Gudako pouted.
"Oh oh, my dear friend!" The bearded uncle said, moved.
"Getting back on track, you have now reclaimed your true name, right?" Holmes asked.
"Yes… after all, such a sense of ceremony is important. Master, please accept my entrustment," The bearded uncle agreed, then shifted from joking to a serious expression, looking at Gudako and solemnly pledging:
"My name is James Moriarty. As a composite servant fused with phantasmal spirits, I have descended into this world. I swear to serve you, Master, with all my strength at your side. Please make a contract with me again…!"
Moriarty once again extended his hand to the girl.
Last time, he was a suspicious person who had even forgotten his true name, but the master accepted him.
And this time, he had done something that hurt the master without permission…
"Please take care of me," Gudako looked at the servant before her and still chose to trust Professor Moriarty, clasping his hand with both hers.
Holmes and Professor Moriarty explained to everyone the principle of the Gun Body; Holmes made a famous deduction.
"Although it has the Holy Grail, it's impossible to destroy the Earth. If it were an extraterrestrial meteorite, maybe that would be different, but we were born on Earth and live because of Earth's resources; we would never destroy the Earth."
"However, Moriarty's goal is not to destroy the world, but to sever this world—that is, to cut this world out from history."
"Damn it… I never imagined it would be like this. This world has already lost its meaning," Da Vinci cursed.
"What's going on?" Shirou asked confused.
"Because… this place is already outside the range of history.
No matter what happens in this Shinjuku, modern Shinjuku won't change because of it, nor will it cause much impact on human order.
Even if this place is destroyed, to human order it would just be a slight shake, and it wouldn't be a problem for Chaldea," Da Vinci explained.