Chapter 143: The Deal
"…Really?"
Eikou still could hardly believe it, such a good thing falling right on his head.
What kind of technical test was this, that required such strict selection, even sending Holmes himself to invite him to take part.
Not only would it help him solve his trouble, but even pay him, such treatment was beyond what he could even dream of.
He still felt something was fishy.
"Ah… may I be so bold to ask… is your company based in Myanmar?" Eikou asked cautiously.
"Mr. Mochizuki, I know what you're worried about, there are indeed no pies falling from the sky." Holmes said with a smile, "But we truly value the abilities you've demonstrated, and so we want to give you treatment that matches your worth."
"We?"
"Umu, we are representatives from the academy side of Chaldea Academy, the one inviting you is none other than Principal Leonardo Da Vinci."
"What?"
Eikou looked at him in astonishment, but Holmes's expression did not look like he was joking.
So it turned out that the Chaldea Academy had sent someone to invite him, could it be that this was something extremely urgent and important? Just for a technical test of a dating game?
"Deal."
He did not hesitate for too long, only nodded slightly.
After all, this was a request from the school, and it could also help him solve his current trouble. Eikou really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.
"Very good, I already knew you would agree."
Holmes nodded calmly, then glanced at his pocket watch,
"Hm, the timing is just right. Even if you had no intention of accepting our invitation, we had planned to help you solve this trouble anyway. Mr. Eikou, your calamity today is finally about to end."
"What the hell?"
He froze, but very quickly his phone received a message from Morgan.
Morgan: 「Sorry, my husband, our Orkney Group just had an emergency, I must go there at once!」
Morgan: 「If it were only an ordinary crisis, it would be fine, everything is under my control… but the other side's attitude is truly too arrogant. I am Queen Morgan of the Fairy Kingdom, the one who will return the humiliation right on the spot!」
Morgan: 「How outrageous, to dare disturb us at such a wonderful moment… my husband, wait here a little, I will quickly resolve this and immediately return to your side!」
"??"
Eikou thought to himself: Just what kind of situation is this, I can't understand it at all.
"It's just an ordinary matter, my friend,"
Holmes said slowly,
"I asked the school to contact connections in Academy City, to have Lion King Artoria at the Las Vegas Casino launch a business war against Morgan. Even if it's just acting, no matter the reason, once provoked Morgan is compelled to respond…"
Before he finished speaking, Eikou's phone received several more messages in succession.
Facing this, Holmes appeared extremely composed.
"To end today's calamity, the best method is to capture the king first——ah, sorry, I don't mean to regard those ladies as enemies——but Morgan is precisely the king among them, the center of the Fairy Knights. As long as her schedule is temporarily altered, the schedules of the other ladies must also be adjusted accordingly."
"Genius!!"
Eikou could only exclaim in astonishment.
Barghest: 「The queen suddenly contacted me urgently, it seems something extremely serious happened on the other side, but…」
Eikou hurriedly replied with a message: 「It's fine, first focus on doing well the most important thing before you. Barghest, you absolutely must uphold your knightly spirit!」
In short, absolutely don't worry about my feelings, just go without worry!
Barghest: 「Sir Eikou…」
[She feels your infinite tolerance and thoughtfulness, Barghest's affection toward you has increased.]
Messages from Melusine and Baobhan Sith also quickly came.
Baobhan Sith: 「My Mother-sama, what is this, not only did she suddenly leave the love hotel, but also urgently contacted me, just what is she trying to do...?」
Melusine: 「Darling, can you stay by my side next without asking for a reason... coming with me to the dating company, actually has quite a romantic atmosphere too, right?」
The deathly encirclement was broken almost in an instant?!
Then again, wasn't this supposed to be a business war, why was Morgan acting as if she wanted to lead the Fairy Knights to gang up on Artoria! Do Servants' businesses really need to escalate this much, it's almost entirely personal grudges already.
Wait a minute, this is Morgan and Artoria, it really might actually be personal grudges…
But still...
At last he could breathe a sigh of relief.
There was nothing left to fear anymore.
Worthy of being the world's most famous detective, in just an instant he clarified and resolved such a complicated case!
"Do you feel a little disappointed?" Holmes asked.
"Why should I be disappointed?" Eikou asked back with a puzzled look.
"Even though I used my own method to break this encirclement, you still got stood up by those girls. Don't you feel sad or angry inside?"
"Haha, what's there to be angry about?"
Eikou laughed, not paying much attention,
"The premise of loving others is knowing how to love yourself. If someone can't even manage their own life but still goes around worrying about others, then on the contrary, it would make me worried. Besides, I've always thought people who work seriously are really cool, especially Morgan—having both a career and children, of course she has to give it her all!"
Hearing this reasoning, Holmes was momentarily stunned, then he immediately laughed.
"Well then, that's good. You really are quite an easygoing person. But it seems like you yourself haven't managed to do that. Judging from your behavior today, you are clearly an altruist."
"Talking about principles is one thing, but I'm not sure I actually follow them."
Eikou said with a laugh,
"Anyway, this time you really helped me a lot. If there's anything you need, just say the word, I will definitely fulfill my promise."
"Then I won't be polite. Please come with me."
Holmes nodded.
...
[When the Fairy Knight were dispersed, you and Holmes took the chance to leave this hotel.]
[Under Holmes's guidance, you returned to Chaldea Academy, heading straight to the office of Principal Da Vinci.]
[Leonardo Da Vinci – the principal. Compared to calling it the principal's office, this place was more like a magic workshop and a small shop. The shelves were filled with Green Cubes and Mystic Codes personally refined by her, which couldn't help but remind you of your past life memories about FGO.]
[When Holmes brought you here, Principal Da Vinci expressed a warm welcome.]
[This principal was revered as a universal genius, and she herself repeatedly emphasized that she was. After barely two sentences of introduction, this genius confidently pulled out a mobile game of the dating-simulation genre that she had just successfully researched.]
"Then let's not beat around the bush anymore,"
Da Vinci smiled lightly,
"We already know very well how good your affinity with women is. To be able to date four girls at the same time, conquering other girls should be as easy as flipping your hand for you.
"So then, please capture the girl in this game…"
Eikou glanced at the game character on the phone screen.
[Without a doubt, you knew this game character.]
[This character had many names: Yu Ji, Yu Mei-ren, Yu the Beauty, Crimson Beauty Under the Moon …]
[Principal Da Vinci hoped that you could capture her successfully.]
"What kind of ridiculous development is this!"