Zongman: I have really retired!

How much of the bloody past is hidden in places where the city’s neon lights don’t shine, and how many tragedies are being staged in the darkness that no one cares about?

Shuji Tsushima didn't know. He only knew that people who accumulate virtue and do good deeds often die badly, while those who commit murder and arson get promoted and become rich.

Tsujima Shuji stood in the corridor, looking at the distant garden scenery, sparse shrubs, pale moonlight, and the desolate scenery at night. It gave a sense of desolation, eerie, and seemed to hide boundless darkness. , obviously this is just a small courtyard.

The unadulterated darkness in Tsushima Shuji's eyes was like a huge black hole, as empty and godless as the surrounding darkness.

He could clearly hear the noise coming from the door behind him. From the volume and level of noise, he could easily tell that there were at least a dozen people arguing inside that door.

Boring...

So boring...

boom--

"it's useless!!"

"How about just finding someone to kill him?"

"Must unite with..."

Shuji Tsushima wanted to laugh more and more as he listened to the growing noise in the room.

"Master..."

A maid was at the end of the corridor, and her face froze when she saw Tsushima Shuji standing in front of the door.

Although there was no one around except a ten-year-old child, she still came to Tsushima Shuji quickly and carefully with her back hunched and her head lowered.

"Master, it's time to go back, this is not the place you should come..."

The maid's body was swaying a little, her voice was vibrating, and she seemed to be shrinking.

Shuji Tsushima stared directly at the maid with empty eyes, and suddenly spoke when the maid's tense body could no longer support her.

"Let's go."

The maid slowly breathed a sigh of relief and took Tsushima Shuji back to the room.

The maid is not only afraid of the terrifying power of this family, but is also afraid of the young master she has served since childhood.

Those eyes that seem to be able to look directly into people's hearts...

terrible……

The Tsushima family is the leading wealthy landowner family in the Tsugaru area.

Tsujima Shuji was the sixth boy in the Tsushima family. He had five brothers and four sisters, two of whom unfortunately died young.

But living in a big family, intrigues seem to be a matter of course.

Shuji Tsushima was reading recent newspapers in his room. Although he was very young, he was very smart.

Although everyone, including his father, thought that there was something abnormal about him seeking death every day, he knew that he was just bored.

He could infer from the few words of the maids that something big was going to happen in this country, and the various new policies introduced by the government in the newspapers seemed to indicate this.

Judging from those policies, they are undoubtedly good for the development of this country, but they are really unacceptably harsh for the top leaders of this country. This is no longer something that can be escaped by just peeling off a few layers of skin. This is simply ridiculous. The roots of the family...

New system for selecting officials, new supervision system, education reform, open solicitation of people with special abilities...

Really...

awesome!

This country is getting interesting!

Those dignitaries...

Enjoying luxurious food and living, and lively music and music, they compete for power and profit and intrigue.

Shuji Tsushima knows that injustice in this world is bound to exist, and complaining to others is futile.

Rather than being criticized, it is better to keep silent, endure it, and continue to play the role of a clown. (Note 1)

He didn't want to communicate with those people whose minds were full of garbage, but he had a strong curiosity about Uenosugi. What kind of person was that guy?

Shuji Tsushima stood on the edge of darkness, looking down at the various colors in the world. At first he was just watching quietly, but suddenly he slowly stretched out his waiting hands to touch.

He understands the truth that light is only for a short moment, and darkness is eternal.

So you are the darkness before dawn? Or is it the magic moment at dusk?

Notes: 1 Injustice in this world is bound to exist, and complaining to others is just in vain. Rather than being criticized, it is better to keep silent, endure it, and continue to play the role of a clown.

-- Dazai Osamu's "Disqualification in the World"