Mr. Hat who was forced to lose his memory

It was unbelievable that such a terrifying power could actually come from a child.Honda Chrysanthemum was a little speechless, looking at the extremely bad situation in the distance with a solemn expression.

The child seemed to be in an unconscious state, with his head bowed and his eyes closed tightly, but the leaked power tended to intensify. If he didn't intervene, he was afraid that this place would be smashed into a deep hole.

As far as the current situation is concerned, I'm afraid they won't be able to support the people with supernatural abilities to rush over.

"This power..." Arthur frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "With my magic power, I should be able to suppress it. Of course, there is a once-and-for-all method..."

He didn't continue talking, but Honda Ju knew the so-called one-and-done method well.

—kill that child.

Inexplicably, Honda didn't want to do this deep down in his heart, so he avoided the latter method and only said: "Then please Mr. Kirkland, I will remember this favor."

"Well, it doesn't count as a favor, let's just take it as your thanks for your hospitality these few days." Arthur drew out his wand, "Back off, stay away from here."

Honda Ju did as he said, and quickly moved away from the position beside Arthur.Arthur stood there waving his wand, and uttered a long series of complex and ethereal incantations. Suddenly, a brilliant magic circle appeared under his feet, and bursts of light engulfed him in it.

Although I have realized that there are many unscientific power systems in this world, such as supernatural powers, magic, etc., I still can't help feeling that the three views are trembling when I see it with my own eyes.Honda Chrysanthemum opened his eyes wide, watching Arthur's magic collide with the child's unconscious power. Accompanied by ear-piercing roars, the resulting force exploded in the air, flying sand and gravel everywhere.

When all the dust settled, the figure of the blond young man walked out of the billowing smoke and dust.There were scratches on his face, but it wasn't too serious, except that his clothes were covered in dust.

Arthur was holding a six or seven-year-old child in his arms. The child had fallen into a deep sleep, and his peaceful sleeping face was just like that of an ordinary child. He couldn't tell that there was such a tyrannical child dormant in that small body. the power of.

"I've already sealed that power, but it's only temporary. Someone must keep an eye on him at all times in case the seal loosens one day, causing the power like just now to go out of control again..." Arthur explained lightly.Suddenly, as if he sensed something, he suddenly raised his head and looked in a certain direction.

Illusion?He seemed to see a pink figure...

"What's the matter?" Seeing Arthur's actions, Honda Ju looked up and looked in the same direction, but there was nothing.

"...It should be my misreading, it's all right." Arthur replied in a low voice.

Honda Ju took the child and looked at his face.The child's hair looked as if it had been soaked in a jar of honey, reflecting a warm umber in the sun.

The matter had been resolved, and Honda Ju called his boss back to report the situation.Because Arthur wanted to keep a low profile, after all magic is a very private existence.Therefore, Honda Ju didn't disclose that it was Arthur who solved the problem, but only said that he had the help of an expert.

After returning to Tokyo, the child fell into a coma for seven days and seven nights.Because there are special guards, Honda Ju is not too worried, and will check the situation every day after get off work.The child's identity was blank, and with the power of the government, no family relationship could be found, as if he was alone.

On the morning of the eighth day, the subordinates brought the report—the child had woken up.

After waking up, the child has been lying by the window and staring at the nesting bird on the tree outside the window, his eyes are full of undisguised curiosity——Honda Ju saw that the child's eyes were like gemstones at this time An ordinary blue, purer than the sky.

The child's intelligence seems to be in line with his age. They are all about seven years old. They can speak normally, but they can't understand too profound questions and can only answer some relatively simple questions.

Honda Chrysanthemum showed her patience with children, and asked kindly: "Do you have a name? What's your name?"

"Name?" The child tilted his head, "What... does it mean?"

"For example," Honda Ju pointed to himself, "my name is Honda Ju, and others can call me by this name, which is the exclusive symbol of everyone."

"Oh..." The child nodded with a vague understanding, lowered his head, as if thinking.

Honda Ju did not interrupt his thoughts, but waited patiently.If the kid didn't have a name...or couldn't remember his name, he'd pick one for him.

A few minutes later, the child raised his head, opened his blue eyes wide, and replied seriously, "My name is Nakahara Chuya."

In an instant, Honda Chrysanthemum was a little astonished, and his face instantly became weird, as if he suspected that his ears had misheard: "...Chuya Zhongyuan?"

"Yes." The child nodded resolutely, but Honda Ju's abnormal reaction seemed to give him a feeling of uneasiness, so he said cautiously, "Excuse me... is there any problem with this name?"

Honda Ju realized that maybe his own reaction frightened the child, so he showed a gentle smile, shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's just that I knew a poet before, and his name was Nakahara Chuya."

Thinking of the poet whose life was full of ill-fated fate and never had a happy ending, Honda Ju's mood immediately sank down a bit.

"But you look sad." The child blinked those innocent blue eyes, and keenly pointed out Honda Ju's state of mind at the moment.

When leaving, Honda Ju secretly made a decision in his heart.

—He wants to adopt the child.

Not only because of the power in his body that could be unsealed at any time, but also because of that... exactly the same name as his past friend.

Although the boss disapproved somewhat, but seeing Honda Ju's insistence, he had no choice but to agree, and gave him the green light to go through the adoption procedures and identity verification all the way, and everything was resolved in less than three days.

"This will be your home from now on, Chuya."

Honda Ju led Nakahara Nakaya back to his home. He specially opened up a space for the children's room, and bought a lot of toys that children of this age group might like.

He squatted down, looked at Zhong Yuan at the same level, and said in a gentle tone: "Please don't be restrained, I will also be your family member, if you have any questions or want anything, just tell me, okay?"

Zhong Yuanzhong also nodded slightly, showing the first smile from the heart since waking up.

……

By the time I realized that there was a person with the same name as the past literary giants in that world, it was already three years later.

At that time, Zhongyuan Zhongyuan had been able to integrate into the school smoothly, skipped two levels and finally stabilized.He didn't need to worry too much about the adopted son, so Honda Ju resumed his past life as a social animal, and he was overwhelmed with various social activities.

Until one day, the boss told him that the Ability Secret Service Agency in Yokohama had sent a message, and wanted to discuss the distribution of the Ability Opening Permit, and he needed Honda Ju to go to Yokohama to deliver the documents.

No matter how much time has passed, there is still no way to perfectly adapt to the existence of an unscientific power system such as supernatural powers... Honda Ju complained in his heart, but it didn't show at all on the surface, and he responded.

After arriving at the Supernatural Secret Service Building, the person in charge warmly received him.Honda Ju didn't stay long. For him, as long as the documents are delivered safely, he has completed the task assigned by his boss.But after knowing the names of the main personnel inside, Honda Ju was still stunned for a moment.

——It is exactly the same as the names of the people I met in the memory of the previous life, and they are all the names of literary giants whose existence has been erased here.

Is it a coincidence?

Declined the further invitation from the Supernatural Secret Service Division, Honda Ju walked alone on the streets of Yokohama.The number of times he has come to Yokohama is not frequent, and the current Yokohama is naturally different from the scene in memory.

Honda Chrysanthemum went round and round all the way, and finally came to a remote place unconsciously.He looked up at the unassuming sign with the word "Lupin" in cursive script—it was a bar.

He opened the door and went down. The bar was dimly lit and empty, except for a three-colored cat sitting on the seat and licking its paws quietly.

"Is there no one..." Honda Ju murmured to himself, but there was no sign of closing business outside, maybe the boss left for a while because of something urgent.

The cat stretched comfortably after licking its paws, and then gave a soft "meow".When it raised its eyes to see the guest, it seemed to be frozen in place, and its golden cat eyes stared straight at him.

Honda Ju suddenly had an inexplicable illusion for no reason, he felt that this cat... knew him.

He chose a seat on the back and sat down. When he lowered his head, he noticed that there seemed to be something shining in the gap of the bar counter, so he bent down and picked up the thing. After holding it in his hand, he realized that it was a A 500-yen coin with a denomination of [-] yen was accidentally dropped by a drinker.

"Be safe, Mr. Honda."

A voice suddenly sounded in the quiet bar, although the voice was unfamiliar, but the tone was very familiar, causing Honda Ju to raise his head in astonishment.

It was a middle-aged man with three-color hair, wearing a long brown trench coat, and looking at him benevolently while stroking his mustache.

Honda Ju had never seen this person before, but at this moment, facing this completely unfamiliar man, he subconsciously called out the name that he might never have again.

"—Kinnosuke-kun?"

Natsume Soseki responded with a smile: "It's me."

Honda Ju never imagined that in an unknown bar in Yokohama, he would reunite with an old friend who should have passed away.

In this empty environment, Honda Chrysanthemum reminisces with this old friend with sentimental feelings.He said that when he woke up one day, he suddenly found that the world had changed greatly, and all the literary giants he knew in the past and their works had disappeared; he also said that he had recently adopted a child named Zhong Yuanzhong. also.

"Chuya Chuya?" Natsume Soseki asked, "It's the exact same name as the Gravity Manipulator of the Port Mafia."

So Honda Chrysanthemum learned a shocking thing through Natsume Soseki's incredible science popularization——

Most of the literary giants he was familiar with in the past have gone to gangsters!

Mori Ogai - he even became the head of the port mafia!

"...That's about it." After the explanation, Natsume Soseki said with a smile, and thoughtfully gave the dear soul of the country some time to digest.

"I see..." Honda Ju showed an indescribable expression.

Afterwards, he also learned about Natsume Soseki's experience here. He was born in Yahara and had a younger sister named Natsume Reiko, but she passed away a long time ago.Natsume Soseki has stayed in Yokohama for many years, planning a huge idea, most of the time he will be outside in the form of a cat, and occasionally write novels, but rarely published.

When it comes to writing, Honda Ju thinks of a problem, which is also a regret in the past.

"Have you finished writing your "Light and Darkness"?" he asked.

"Brightness and Darkness" is Natsume Soseki's unfinished posthumous work in his previous life. The novel only wrote the "dark" part. Before "brightness" had time to unfold, he passed away due to a sudden accident. Honda Ju once thought with regret that he had passed away I will never see the ending, but I didn't expect to meet Natsume Soseki who still retains the memory of the previous life after reincarnation.

"Ah, in fact, it was written more than ten years ago." Natsume Soseki sat on the chair and stroked his beard, "But... I am not satisfied with the ending, so I tore up the second volume and put this book entrusted the ending to a junior."

"Who is that junior?" Honda Ju asked.

"Oda Sakunosuke."

Honda Ju said "ah": "It's him..."

The wind chime at the door of Lupin's Bar rang again, and someone pushed open the door and entered.So Natsume Soseki, who was still in human form, immediately changed back to the form of a cat, flicking his tail.

"Yeah, good evening, teacher." The person who came was a black-haired boy in a black suit, and he greeted the three-colored cat on the chair energetically.He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, his whole body and head were covered with bandages, but he didn't look like he was injured at all.

Sanhuamao gave a soft "meow" and jumped from the seat to the bar.

"teacher?"

Although Natsume Soseki could indeed bear the title of "teacher", Honda Ju couldn't think of anyone else who would call a cat a teacher.

"Huh? Like this, because it will give up seats for guests, isn't it very human?" The black-haired boy took off his black coat, hung it on a hook on the wall, and sat on the seat where the Sanhuamao had sat just now, lying on his stomach. He muttered dissatisfiedly at the bar, "I was the first to arrive, Odasaku and Ango are both so late—"

Ears keenly heard two familiar names again, Oda Sakunosuke and Ango... Is it Oda Sakunosuke and Sakaguchi Ango?But if he remembers correctly, shouldn't Sakunosuke Oda's surname be Oda...

Honda Ju recalled the whereabouts of those two people in the past. They have a common style, which is rogue literature, and the name of the bar here is Lupin. Could it be said that this black-haired boy is...

"Are you... Osamu Dazai?"

"Huh? Am I so famous?" The black-haired boy tilted his head pretending to be innocent, without denying it.

There was a bulge around his waist, and Honda Ju didn't doubt that it was definitely a gun.

It's incredible that a teenager can hold a real gun.

Natsume Soseki had also told him about Osamu Dazai before. He had recently been promoted to one of the five major cadres of the Port Mafia, and his partner Nakahara Nakahara was also known as the invincible "double black" combination, which made the enemy frightened.

"It's so boring——" The bar owner was not there, and neither Oda Sakunosuke nor Sakaguchi Ango came, so the black-haired boy lay down on the bar counter boredly, dragging his voice, "I wanted to ask the boss to make me a cup of detergent." Fine cocktails."

"That can't be drunk." Honda Ju complained.

"You don't understand this, it's also the latest way to commit suicide!"

"...That's right."

I always feel that this young man is subtly similar to the Dazai Osamu in my memory... For example, in the way of pursuing suicide.

Osamu Dazai was bored, so he set his mind on the three-colored cat.He did not know where to take out a cat teaser, and shook it in front of the cat: "Come and play, teacher!"

It's a pity that the three-flowered cat just stared at Osamu Dazai full of wisdom for a second, trying to tease him, then continued to lower his head and lick his paws, completely ignoring the dangling cat teaser.

"Eh—why there is no response—" Osamu Dazai was a little dissatisfied.

Honda Chrysanthemum rested his chin on the side, thinking: Kinnosuke-kun is not a real cat, it will be a ghost if he reacts.

Undeterred, Osamu Dazai stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the cat directly.However, the cat seemed to be in great danger. With a "meow", it quickly got out from under the hand and jumped to the ground. Its posture was very sensitive, and it didn't give Osamu Dazai any chance to touch him.

"It's too shocking! You won't let me touch it..."

The three-coloured cat flicked its tail, and jumped up the stairs with catwalks towards the exit.

——This means leaving.

Honda Ju instantly understood the meaning of the cat's behavior, and then stood up to say goodbye, and hurriedly followed the three-colored cat.

"I can't be touched by him."

In the depths of the empty alley, Natsume Soseki changed from a three-colored cat back to a human form again, leaning on a crutch against the wall, explaining why he would always avoid direct contact with Osamu Dazai.

"His supernatural ability "Disqualification in the World" will invalidate all supernormal abilities, and if he touches me, I won't be able to maintain my cat form. "

I see.Honda Ju suddenly realized, and then repeated the word in doubt: "'Disqualification in the world'? "

"Any questions?"

"No...Actually, I used to know a writer with the same name as Osamu Dazai, and his most widely circulated work is "No Place in the World". That's why I think so... Could it be too much of a coincidence?"

"Maybe it is related. For example, my ability name is "I am a cat", and I can freely change into the form of a cat to move around... and this is also the same as the title of my previous work. "

"Does Akutagawa Ryunosuke have supernatural powers?"

"Yes, it's called "Rashomon". "

Speaking of this, Natsume Soseki paused suddenly, then lowered his eyes, and his tone subconsciously softened.

"Could you tell me Ryunosuke... what happened in the end?"

Honda Ju was silent for a moment, and then replied: "...everything is fine. He has become an excellent writer according to your expectations, and his works have been recognized by more and more people."

He suddenly remembered the meeting with that young man in front of Natsume Soseki's tomb a long time ago, and the book placed in front of the tombstone was being placed in his study at the moment.

"Kinnosuke-kun, if you have time, please come to my house." Honda Ju said seriously, "I have something very important to return to you."

Although Natsume Soseki was a little puzzled, he didn't refuse. He only said that he would come to visit in person when he stabilized.

"My idea of ​​'separation of powers' in Yokohama is almost complete, and there is nothing I need to worry about for the time being, so I should settle down in Tokyo next, just like in the past." Natsume Soseki raised his head head, looking at the sunlight leaking from the gap between the two tall buildings.

"But before that, I want to go back to Yayuan first, and take Reiko's grandson Guizhi over."

The author has something to say: Forgive me for the late update because of the large number of words, orz...

In short, the story of Dad Honda (?) is finally over!

Well, in fact, this article is not far from the end...