Professor Moriarty Wants to Retire.

What happens when a villain doesn’t fulfill their villainous role?

What if a character in a story runs away from their assigned role?

Naturally, the story would fall apart, and the predetermined fate would become chaos, impossible to foresee even a step ahead.

The Three Fates would groan at the tangled threads of destiny, and the story’s author would rack their brains trying to salvage the narrative. The readers’ reactions go without saying.

Of course, such a thing happening is impossible. No matter how powerful or wise one might be within the story, in the end, a soulless creation born from the author’s pen tip cannot defy the words of its creator.

It should be impossible. It’s unthinkable for a character on the page to rebel against the author writing the story.

“W-welcome. This is the Mo-Moriarty Detective Agency!”

“Your stutter doesn’t seem to improve at all, Miss Waitley.”

…However, just as Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit, and as the people of Babel tried to reach God by building the Tower of Babel.

Here is an example of someone who escaped the fate determined by the author, who is no different from a god. A man who threw off his destiny as a villain and ran away.

“I-I’m sorry. I’m still not, n-not used to talking with others…”

“….Well, I’m sure you’ll improve gradually. Don’t be too hasty.”

Fate has been twisted, and the train has derailed from its tracks.

“….Sigh, how did it come to this?”

As a consequence, the man was exposed to the chaos he himself had created.

“I just wanted…”

Professor James Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime.

“…to retire, that’s all…”

This is the story of how he came to be known as Miss Moriarty of Arkham, the occult specialist problem-solver girl.

Translator’s Corner

Since the novel is fairly new, I’ll catch up to the raws really quick. I’ll keep the 5 latest chapters coin locked when I do catch up.

-Ruminas