Just the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
——If Old Moriarty wanted to escape, with his ability to manipulate illusions and lies, he could easily slip away from Aiwass. His combat experience is much richer than Aiwass's; if he wanted to kill Aiwass, there are plenty of ways to launch a sudden attack. That gravity spell is evidence of it.
But he didn't.
Because when Old Moriarty witnessed the Tail-Biting Ring Ceremony and saw Aiwass avoid his astrology and appear directly in front of him... he already knew he had failed.
Some villains are defeated in the third chapter, but buried only in the three hundredth chapter—yet Old Moriarty was not like this. Realizing he could no longer fulfill his long-cherished wish, he decisively chose to give up.
...Of course, maybe it's because he saw hope.
A faint hope from another possibility!
It could even be said that he wasn't killed by The Wild Hunt, but instead willingly died at Aiwass's hand.
