Lost Lord Ranbu

Japan's legal drinking age was recently lowered, but to the Mafia, the so-called age limit is a joke.Whether it is Dazai Osamu or Nakahara Chuya, they have been free to go to various receptions when they were 15 years old.

And Luanbu--

He was indeed persuaded to drink alcohol in the early years, but he didn't like too spicy alcohol at all, and he didn't understand the romance of men.

The most important point is that after Luanbu drank too much, he didn't have a good mouth, so he offended many people—for example, in front of everyone, drunkenly pointed at the boss of a certain force, and bluntly said His lover was having an affair with a trusted subordinate behind his back... something.

If he made it up casually, then everyone would just treat it as a drunken joke, but what Luanbu said was almost a statement of facts, and you can find out when you go back and check it. It is justified and cannot be refuted.

In that kind of occasion, Ranbu will always tear off the last fig leaf of others unexpectedly, and he is still not aware of the subtle changes in the atmosphere.

About [-]% of the people who were pestered by him were in a difficult situation and didn't know how to react, and the remaining [-]% ​​walked away with a black face and no shame.Considering that Edogawa Ranpo has quite a status in the port mafia, no one dared to beat this impolite guy violently, and just cursed behind his back.

If you don't want to be cuckolded in public and called incompetent by name and name, then you must not let Edogawa drink indiscriminately - the Mafia has reached a consensus on this.

As a result, there was an extra place for a glass of soda at the banquet that belonged to adults.

Dazai knew the habit of chaotic steps, and thoughtfully prepared soda for him.I bought a bottle of warm milk, opened the lid, took a sip, and hummed happily.

Just now it was obviously Dazai himself who proposed to come out for a "drink", but in the end neither of them had any alcoholic drinks.

If someone specifically asks, Dazai will definitely refute it with confidence—it is a Japanese tradition to drink a bottle of milk after soaking in the hot springs—although I don’t know where the tradition came from, there is always such a saying Otherwise, the vending machine at the entrance of Tangyu would not be filled with milk.

As for Mr. Ranpo, as long as he is happy.

"Speaking of which, Dazai—"

"Ok?"

Luanbu leaned against the back of the chair, with a straw in his mouth: "Is the prop in your hand what I think it is?"

Dazai's casual expression froze, and his kite-colored eyes suddenly dimmed, as if something had settled to the bottom.

"Props that can accurately place people into parallel worlds are never simple things."

Ranpo didn't care about his reaction, and continued on his own: "The devil Fyodor wants to target the port mafia, and he will definitely get rid of me and the hat-kun first, just like this Shibusawa Tatsuhiko incident, Fyodor Er created the source of the supernatural ability, a dragon that only exists in legends... As the trump card, Mr. Hat solved the most troublesome dragon at the beginning, but he also lost his follow-up combat ability."

The black-haired young man put one hand on the back of the chair, in a very casual and loose posture.It's just that the topic he raised at this moment is not something everyone can hear, and not everyone is qualified to discuss it.

"It's easy to deal with me, because you and Fyodor don't want me to get in the way here, so just let me disappear from this world."

He didn't have the grinning expression of the past, his emerald eyes flickered with a cold light, and he was staring in a certain direction.

Only at this time will people suddenly understand that this naive young man has not always acted like a child. He has another identity-the port mafia cadre Edo who is feared by everyone and can turn clouds and rain with one hand. Chuan Luanbu.

"The first time, it should be just your experiment stage. I specially selected the function of the props to be activated when Mr. Hat is by my side, hoping that he can play a backup role. However, due to an unexpected situation, I was the only one who was transferred. That's why I hurried to find me."

"For the second time, the enemies of the port mafia will arrive in Yokohama soon. If I were there, it would be very difficult for you to approach Shibusawa Tatsuhiko and Fyodor as collaborators, and Odasaku—" Ranpo paused at this point, "In your eyes, Mr. Odasaku Bisen, no, is more important than the entire port mafia, right?"

Dazai kept silent on this question, and when he withdrew all his outward emotions and remained expressionless, it always made others feel horrified, and if he got close to him, he would feel that his head was covered in mud.

In fact, the answer is already very clear.

"As long as Mr. Mori judges that you are a hidden danger that will cause turmoil in the organization, he will try his best to get rid of you. The layout takes advantage of the chaos and throws Oda as cannon fodder to force you to leave the port mafia or something... If my asylum Without the umbrella, it is very easy for Odasaku to jump into the game by himself. In order not to hurt Odasaku, in order to ensure that the plan of you and Mr. Mori can be realized smoothly, so let Odasaku be my entourage, together Get out of this world."

Even though he was excluded from the world both times, Ranpo was still able to easily figure out Mori Ogai's thoughts, and bluntly stated Dazai Dazai's hidden plan in the dark, explaining clearly what happened in the past month.

Dazai's attitude was noncommittal.

Because he understands—

It seems that he doesn't care about anything and does his own way, but he is more aware of the internal disputes of this organization than anyone else, and uses his own way to bring important people into the circle of protection.

Dazai had to admit that he took advantage of this and sent Oda Sakunosuke into the chaotic social circle in advance.

As long as Edogawa Ranpo is still in the port mafia, Mori Ogai can't do anything to Oda Sakunosuke.And the emotion delivered by Oda Sakunosuke is not false, he will stay in the port mafia in order to take care of Ranpo-this is an endless loop proposition in itself, and it has also created the present port mafia, which is a completely different development from other worlds .

"Is it a book? The book you usually carry with you." Luanbu suddenly said something that didn't make sense. "Although the cover and page thickness change randomly every once in a while, it's actually the same book, right?"

"... Has the reasoning reached this far?" Dazai couldn't continue to remain silent.

Although he knew that Ranpo would figure out the truth of time travel sooner or later, even he never expected that in just one month, Ranpo would come up with the special keyword of "book".It is not difficult to guess that Luanbu is very likely to have grasped the information about the "book", and can deduce it very closely.

"As expected of Mr. Ranpo." Dazai said sincerely.

"I didn't want to ask at first, but throwing me out of this world again and again without my consent is a bit too much." Luanbu curled his lips and threatened him, "You don't want to Lord Ranpo found out the book himself, and handed it over to Mr. Mori, so he is willing to explain everything to me, right?"

"Where, please spare me? If this thing is handed over to Mr. Mori, it will be really bad." Dazai clasped his hands together, apologized to him in a soft voice, and soon smiled again.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you tell Mr. Ranpo. Mr. Ranpo has already guessed the function of 'book', right? It is not a general term for books, but a unique blank literature that is similar to the existence close to the origin of the world and only exists in concepts. Book."

The other guests didn't know where they went, and the entire Japanese-style corridor was quiet, and they were still the only two sitting on the bench, chatting about wonderful topics about the world.

If someone heard it, they would probably only think that it was a conversation between two lunatics without knowing why. After all, this is related to the survival of the world, which is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

"Our world is the world in the book, it is the 'possible (if) world', I won't repeat the concept of parallel worlds, Mr. Ranpo has thought about it himself, right?" Dazai spread his palms, as if there was a blank book there He stared down at the palm of his hand and smiled quietly.

"The countless parallel worlds derived will be reflected in the book, all possibilities are folded inside, and each page is a new story...Of course, a more rough and popular way of saying it is that the content written on the page It’s all going to come true—even if it’s not very close.”

"What about the main world?" Ranbu suddenly asked, "Isn't that the only world that exists outside of the book? Since this is a derived parallel world, what about the original line?"

"Well, how is it?"

Dazai did not give a positive answer, in fact he knew the answer.

Because it is a person with supernatural powers whose abilities are nullified, through this characteristic, he links himself with himself in other worlds, and inherits all memories from himself outside the "book" and in the main world.

"Compared to the main world, it's better for Mr. Ranpo to care about his own world?" Dazai changed the subject, "What we have to face is not just the rats of the dead house, there are many troublesome organizations that will come to Yokohama soon. Looking for a book, although they don't know what such a prop is, they will be driven by a certain idea."

"The world is a very fragile thing. If they write something in the book, then the world will be covered. Mr. Ranpo doesn't want to see our world destroyed, right?" Dazai followed suit.

He believed that Ranpo would make the most correct choice for the people he valued and the port mafia as his destination.

As he thought, Ranpo would indeed help him.

but……

"So Dazai..." Ranpo bent his index finger, pointed at his black mud-like colleague, and said, "You have always been secretive, but you are actually saving the world behind your back?"

He said this as if Dazai's identity as a Kamen Rider would soon be lost, without the slightest sense of seriousness.

"That's right." Dazai smiled and nodded generously.

The whole world is a lie.

A gigantic lie woven by him.

He has to protect this place. Before Odasaku finishes writing the novel, he has no other plans for the time being, so it seems good to continue like this.

"About the 'book', we can no longer be known by a third person, otherwise it will be difficult, and our world will become unstable... Even Mr. Sen didn't know much about it, he just thought I got a useful book Props, so Ranpo-san should keep it a secret?"

"Well, since you have asked me so sincerely."

Luanbu didn't ask any more questions, he already understood roughly.

There were noisy voices from the other end of the corridor, probably because other people came out after soaking in the hot spring, and the conversation happened to come to an end.

"Mr. Ranpo, how about traveling to Fuyuki City next time?" Dazai asked with a smile after placing the milk bottle.

Luanbu took the empty soda bottle in his hand, got up and walked towards the side where the voice came from.Hearing Dazai's words, he didn't look back, but just waved his hands.

"Just write your script well, great writer."

Dazai laughed softly.

"It's obviously just a stray dog."