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Chapter 601

Chapter 601: Chapter 19 The Game Between Moriarty and His Son Chapter 601: Chapter 19 The Game Between Moriarty and His Son “‘Shadow of Avalon’ is a counter-ritual by nature, it can only resolve part of the problem.”

After explaining the mechanism of the ritual, Shafiya pointed out its limitations, “Objectively speaking, the damage Star Antimony caused to Avalon by manipulating Drost to assassinate Sofia is actually far less than what they did by making the Knights kill one another.”

“As you’ve mentioned, the Knights loyal to the royal family would probably be wiped out instantly.

Even if Lancelot I were resurrected, he couldn’t possibly bury all the remaining Knights with them.”

“Even though Lancelot I is the founding monarch of Avalon, we are ultimately living in the present.

His Majesty is neither a Celestial Marshal nor an Angel Envoy...

Even if he were successfully revived, he would still be a mortal, and a mortal cannot meticulously control an entire nation alone.

He would still depend on today’s Knights and officials to govern Avalon.”

Avalon is, after all, an extremely large and complex organization.

If everyone in the Round Table Hall were to be wiped out, then the whole nation would basically be paralyzed.

Even if a new group of leaders were to take over, that too would have to be done slowly, batch by batch; it isn’t possible to replace everyone all at once.

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Merely defeating the invading enemy, foiling their plots, or obtaining decisive power like the Eternal Pope can only achieve “stability,” free from foreign invasion, it still cannot solve Avalon’s internal problems—Lancelot I can punish corrupt and greedy ministers, but he can’t conjure up better ones out of thin air.

“Sofia once said that ‘Lancelot’ is merely an amulet to preserve the sovereignty of Avalon, the last chance to repair the royal authority eroded by Prince Lohar.

Given His Majesty’s character, he is unlikely to get directly involved in ruling.”@@@@

“Moreover, being too close to mortals would only gradually diminish the aura of mystery surrounding the ‘resurrected monarch’...

it could even further strengthen unity.

Because essentially, they are using the lives of others as chips for their own benefits.”

And since Aiwass and Isabel could trust each other as a couple, by making Aiwass the Crown Prince, this also meant that power was, in effect, being returned to Isabel’s hands...

The more Shafiya thought about it, the brighter her eyes became.

The happier she grew when looking at Aiwass.

Yet Aiwass simply sighed silently, exchanging a glance with Isabel.

...Undoubtedly.

Without realizing it, Shafiya had been controlled by Professor Moriarty.

Lawyer York once described Professor Moriarty as possessing “a wisdom as intricate and invisible as spider silk,” and this was the first time Aiwass had witnessed in person how he operated.

From vigilance, to trust, to hostility, to relaxation, to revealing everything, to standing together...

Professor Moriarty had hardly said anything, nor had he used any Extraordinary Abilities.

With just a few words, he had drawn Shafiya to his side.

Shafiya, originally anxious and tense, had her restlessness calmed down unconsciously as confidence was instilled in her.

She had initially considered fleeing to the Holy Nation with Isabel...

Now, she no longer thought about such matters and even began to calculate “the aftermath of a successful ‘Shadow of Avalon’.”

Aiwass understood why she felt this way.