Yokohama First Reconstruction Division

Regarding Dazai's suspicion of him, Shiraki actually felt that he didn't feel particularly unacceptable.

After touching the tip of the iceberg of Dazai's true thoughts, he wasn't even surprised and sad.

He just felt numb.

There is nothing surprising, he and Dazai are not easy to believe in the existence of others, but he finally began to understand that those cares and considerations that Dazai seemed special to him before had a reason.

From this perspective to interpret the intersection with Dazai during this period, Shiraki suddenly felt a little more relieved and relaxed.

Ayaki Lei has always been by his side, in a room where the curtains are drawn 24 hours a day, and the light source inside is limited, Shiraki sees his own reflection in Lei Mu's blood-red pupils.

He always felt that the person in the blood-colored pupils was a truer portrayal.His character is actually not very likable.

From the whole body, he probably only has a good-looking face, which can trick others into liking him, and when he meets people who will be confused by his appearance, he will come to pay him boring attention.

Perhaps Osamu Dazai has already smoothed out some logic and understood a part of his true nature, so he can't really like and trust him.

But Shiraki felt differently about him. Dazai Osamu was a friend recognized by Oda, and this identity itself made Shiraki feel close to him from the very beginning.

He once thought, according to their communication mode, how to define the relationship with Osamu Dazai, can it be regarded as some kind of not-so-virtuous friend?There is a strange tacit understanding, and they will make some strange jokes, and sometimes even make others misunderstand their relationship.

It's just that now it seems that he is being self-indulgent.

An occasional passer-by, he still has no one who can really be called a friend.

He thought that he didn't need friends, but at this moment, he suddenly missed Odasaku very much.

I miss his alive body temperature, the scars and gun calluses on his hands, and when touching his head, there is the kind of touch that makes Baimu feel at ease.

That is the only man who can talk to Bai Mu, who understands his unkind side, but is still willing to tolerate, understand and trust him.

In those long gone days, a strange but balanced family was formed with those five children, including naughty cubs who painted white wood on white paper.The painting was so horrible that Shiraki was almost painted as another species. Bai Mu glanced at the unrecognizable self on the painting, and secretly mixed three spoonfuls of salt into that brat's rice that night.

But when they came back to visit their Oda works, they didn't dissuade the children from painting, and they managed to find an advantage from the painting, and praised that Shiraki's eyes were beautiful.

In this way, Shiraki remembered this compliment, and since then it has been imprinted on his aesthetic understanding of himself. He still doesn't think it's because the thing painted in that painting is himself, but because Odasaku really feels that his It is because of his beautiful eyes that he is praised like this.

But the surface, after all, is something that floats on the surface.Just like Osamu Dazai looks like a dog, he can easily deceive a little girl or something in the street, but his true character makes many people hate him so much that they want to beat him up every now and then.

Bai Mu thought, he probably has the same image in the eyes of others.

Few people can run away without panic after really understanding his character, and still maintain a feeling of liking him and stay by his side.The people who understood him were all of the same kind, and in some non-derogatory ways, not normal.

Back then, Odasaku was able to take care of him all the time, maybe it was simply because Odasaku was a good person and willing to be responsible for him.

...not because he is so likable or trusted.

"Bai Mu," tired standing beside him, suddenly grabbed the hem of his clothes, "look at me."

Bai Mu was taken aback, followed his strength, squatted down his body, and looked straight at the short, white-haired kid.

"What are you thinking?" Ayaki Lei's figure was forever frozen into the appearance of a child, but his eyes occasionally leaked a bit of the time he had experienced, "Why did you suddenly change? to be so sad?"

"...You are right, there is nothing to be sad about." Bai Mu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had put on the mask of indifference again, "I have a way to go, other people's thoughts are important to me. It's not important to say... because no one or anything can shake me."

There was not enough light in the room, and Ayaki's tired eyes seemed to be cast with a shadow, "Shiraki, do you know that I am really happy when you are at home these few days."

"Since I came to this world, I haven't even gone out to take a walk or take a look." Ayaki Lei picked up the remote control on the coffee table and turned on the TV. On the screen is the colorful life of others. Tired is not obsessed with it Close it again.

"Although I have learned to watch TV, and I am still self-studying on the Internet, I have gradually begun to understand what the world looks like now, but there are some things that cannot be obtained by watching TV... When you are not here, I am alone at home, really So lonely."

lonely.

The word was spoken in a low voice, but it began to echo in the room for a long time.

Tired and looking forward to the request: "Can you stay at home for a while longer? I want to protect you until you take care of your body."

This sentence once again touched the memory of the past, and Shiraki faintly rang out that he had grabbed Odasaku's clothes at the door like this, awkwardly trying to prevent him from going on a business trip, and using the parent meeting in a few days as an excuse.

Bai Mu raised his head slowly, his expression was not obvious for a moment, "... Tired, do you want to go out?"

After thinking for a while, Tired shook his head, "Until I can control myself, it's better not to go out? Now I'm satisfied, as long as I don't go out, I won't eat more people. I did wrong before I've done a lot of things, and there's probably never going to be a way to make it up, but...but I don't want to do any more wrong things."

"I can be needed by you...I'm very happy." Lei showed an embarrassed expression for the first time, "I feel that I am a ghost, and I am also a useful ghost. If I stay by your side, can I also do something good? ,helping others?"

"Then you shouldn't follow me." Bai Mu showed a faint smile, "I struggle every day... trying to be a good person."

Shiraki stood up and put the marshmallow in his hand back into the refrigerator.

He has many reasons not to eat this marshmallow.

This is just a secondary tracking to see if he has plans to go out alone.

A few days ago, due to physical reasons, he was really lacking in gun skills.Inferring from common sense, whether he was collecting information or making troubles secretly, he was a bit reluctant.He needs to be able to protect himself and act alone, away from the eyes and ears of everyone, in order to prepare for what he has done.

Looking back now, the moment he took the initiative to visit the Armed Detective Agency, he fell into Dazai's plan.

At his own request, he received protection from the Armed Detective Agency until his powers were restored.This is the protection agreement he negotiated with the Armed Detective Agency. Before he goes out every time, he must ask a member of the Detective Agency in advance to accompany him out of this room.

If he gave up the double tracking of Marshmallow and members of the Armed Detective Agency, it would mean that he voluntarily gave up protection.

And this kind of protection, just half an hour ago, Bai Mu thought it was very necessary for him.

However, the recovery speed of his ability recharging has greatly exceeded his original expectation, which gave birth to many new choices.

Maybe he can make good use of this newborn condition to confuse Osamu Dazai's judgment.

"Here, Shiraki." Ayaki's tired voice interrupted Shiraki's thinking.

Hearing Lei calling him, Bai Mu lowered his head and saw Ayaki Lei's two small hands obediently raised above his head, holding Bai Mu's vibrating cell phone in his palm.

Shiraki took the phone, stroked the tired and soft white hair to show encouragement, and then looked at the number on the screen.

It was an empty number.

Ayaki tiredly waited for Shiraki's head touching reward, but in the next second, he saw Shiraki's expression slightly changed.It's rare for Bai Mu to show such a serious expression, at least after living in this house, he has never seen him look nervous.

It seemed that he didn't want to wait another second for this call, Bai Mu pressed the answer button at a fairly fast speed, and put it to his ear, "... Can you hear me?"

There was a loud electrical noise coming from the phone. Obviously, the signal was terribly bad. This ray of signal was like a wandering spirit, conveying the danger of dying at any moment.

The voice came out intermittently through the microphone, and it was only after repeating it for the third time that Bai Mu finally heard the key word that shocked him——"blue flowers on the other side".

Shiraki's expression froze, and he immediately logged into the online banking page of his National Bank of Scotland account on the computer. The money he earned during this period, plus the balance in his original account, was about 1000 million yuan away from the asking price of the blue flower. A shortfall of 150 million euros.

"I've already prepared the amount you want." Bai Mu lied without changing his face, "Then, have you got the blue Bana flower I want?"

Tired, who had been following Bai Mu all this time, suddenly opened his eyes wide after hearing this term.

However, in just a few dozen seconds after picking up the phone, the signal continued to deteriorate, and all the voices from the microphone were broken, and even Bai Mu could only hear a single syllable every few seconds. the point.

Under such circumstances, he really has no way to tell which words the person on the other end of the phone said, let alone connect these words into a complete sentence to understand what he meant.

The bright sky can't shine into this tightly closed house, and the lights in the room are dim, only the pale light of the computer monitor clearly reflects the facial features on Bai Mu's face.

Could it be that Bai Mu was a little anxious, this was the first reply he got in more than half a month, "Can't you hear me? Answer my question! What are you talking about..."

His last question was not converted into electromagnetic waves, and was actually transmitted to the other party's mobile phone through a long distance.

Before Bai Mu got any answer, their call was forced to hang up because of the loss of signal.

Bai Mu subconsciously called back the phone number, but he couldn't even find the call record - the person he hired heavily to find the blue Bana flower had been contacting him through an untraceable empty number.

In the empty room, there was the sound of Shiraki's rapid heartbeat.It has been a long time since he has been so nervous about anything, just because this phone call is indeed the confirmed result he is most eager to know.

If the "medicine" prescription he got in his hand, which was stolen from the secret room of the lord of the Ghost Slayer Team, is true, then the blue Bianhua flower will be the most important "medicinal" ingredient in it.

Without this thing, his plan would have changed a lot,

...But what did the explorer he hired with a lot of money say on the other end of the phone?

In this case, it is useless to be anxious. After all, there is no signal tower coverage in remote places, and it is common to be unable to transmit information.

It wasn't until Bai Mu sat down again that he regained his calm breathing.

"In this world...is there really a blue Bana flower?" Ayaki's tired eyes were full of suspicion and confusion, "That lord has been looking for this thing for hundreds of years, but he has never found it. This kind of flower, Does it really exist in this world?"

Bai Mu finally raised his head, his hand slowly touched Ayaki Lei's head, it was cold like a ghost.

"Yes, there must be." Bai Mu murmured, "We must believe so, otherwise my final experiment must be completely redone..."

Compared to answering Ayaki Lei's question, this sounded more like what Shiraki said to himself, he rubbed his dry eyes, "I need to make something that can turn ghosts into humans." Medicine'...to be prepared for all possible situations that may happen, this is the safest way."

Tired opened his eyes in disbelief, "What...how could there be such a 'drug'—?"

"Do you want to become a human, tired?" Bai Mu interrupted him, "If there is such a 'drug'...you should think about it."

Leaving Tired still in shock, Shiraki left the desk where the desktop computer was placed.

In order to ensure sufficient preparations to deal with all emergencies, this ghost in his family... will be his best test object.

And tired seems to be very willing, his cooperation is constantly increasing.

And Shiraki himself has recovered his powers, and the timing is critical, because his residence becomes more unsafe every day.

These nights, there were always hidden visitors trying to get into his house. He was still in the kitchen, at the entrance of the window on the side of the house, and found bloodstains cut by Ayaki's spider silk...even severed limbs.

There is one thing that Bai Mu cares about. After enduring such pain, why can't he and Lei hear the voice of the injured person?

Whether it's a supernatural ability or because of other reasons, the situation in front of him is fundamentally different from the attack Bai Mu encountered when he was ten years old.

It seems that in these years, the pervert has indeed grown up in prison, Bai Mu began to judge, if he hadn't learned a brand new plan, or he had a new partner.

But looking at the severed limbs on the ground, Ayaki tired at home could resist eating, which already made Shiraki look at him with admiration.

Through this repeated trial of sending heads, Tired's attack method and the rainproof arrangement of the room are gradually being figured out by the opponent.

About this situation, Bai Mu originally wanted to report to the detective agency before tonight, but he didn't expect that he would recover his mobility so quickly.

I don't know if Dazai Osamu's judgment on the recovery time of his abilities has anticipated this situation.

Shiraki didn't have enough combat experience. As a medical student these years, he didn't have much combat experience with supernatural beings.Facing Dazai, if he thinks a little more, he can always make up for the gap in experience.

After recovering his abilities, he had another choice, which was to put aside the alliance and do it himself, find out the person who knew his relationship with Oda, and then retreat with one blow.

As long as he is fast enough, will no one be able to catch up to all the people who are staring at him openly and secretly?

But...if his target person belongs to a certain group, can he retreat from the possible siege of supernatural beings after exposing his own existence?

He began to think about the security of this scheme.

Because in the past, he never positioned himself as a supernatural fighter.

At the same time, he positioned himself as a good person.

Perhaps completely changing one's thinking and position, making the consistent practice that can be speculated become elusive, will become a breaking point that will serve multiple purposes.

Except for Dazai's observation, as long as he walked out of this room, he would have to face real risks.

But today, after the ability is restored, maybe he can try it a little bit. According to his guess, there is a 90% possibility that the enemy's strength level will be completely under his control.

Then... he can achieve the purpose of choosing an armed detective agency at the beginning, kill people with a knife, or take what they need, without conflicting interests.

Creating unexpected variables, or becoming the most unexpected change, can be the key to breaking the mess.

Bai Mu walked back to his bedroom and began to change into clothes that he could go out with. When he buttoned his shirt one by one in front of the mirror, he saw his face in the mirror.

His pupils, which were as clear as autumn water, returned to black, and on his slightly pale face, the pupils were almost as black as the night, forming a deep black ink.

Only the Paraiba tourmaline on his chest, which is as bright and crystal clear as a lake, is his only light guide.

The boy's figure was almost full, his white fingers rested on the button and tapped it lightly, and after a while, he unbuttoned it again, revealing a piece of pearly white skin again.

He stared at the gift that was overdue for many years, and finally untied the tourmaline from his neck, and carefully put it in the box beside the bed.

Walking to his medicine cabinet, Bai Mu quickly pulled out a few medicines, selected similar medicines according to the ingredients he needed, and used supernatural powers to carry out material reconstruction.

Shiraki put the "medicine" and the needle in his pocket.

It was getting dark and the sun had completely set.The night of Yokohama is lit up sequentially,

He walked out of the bedroom and asked casually, "I'm tired, I'm going to go shopping, do you want to go out with me and see the outside world?"

Tired of digesting too much information today, when asked this question, his eyes burst into bright light, and he said loudly without hesitation: "I want to!"

Then in the next second, he shrank his body timidly, "You...are you really going to take me out? I..."

"Don't worry, I'm very relieved for you." Bai Mu knew what he was going to say, and said directly, "You have been a vegetarian for a while and the effect is very good. You can even hold back the human-meat on the ground. If you continue to work hard, I think you will be fine. .And don't forget your own wish, you're going to be a good ghost."

Ayaki nodded tiredly.

"And I have recovered my ability now." Bai Mu stretched out his hand to Ayaki Lei, "If you really lose control, I will control you as soon as possible, and you can leave it to me. After all... you came After coming here, I haven't bought clothes for you yet, just such a white kimono full of age, don't you want to buy some nice new clothes and dress up nicely?"

Tired was completely moved.

Shiraki added: "Bring the bag of marshmallows in the refrigerator, you might use them up on the way."

"Can ghosts eat candy?" Tired asked suspiciously.

Bai Mu showed a smile that even ghosts couldn't believe, "You'll know if you try it?"

After going out, Shiraki reserved a taxi, and he took Ayaki Lei, who was so nervous that he could walk with his hands and feet, and went to the crowded shopping mall together.

After getting out of the car, like a real child, he was amazed by the shiny building in front of him. Although he had seen a similar scene on TV, this was the first time he saw the real thing in reality.

He held Baimu's hand tightly, and Baimu led him into this shopping mall where people were crowded. The overly strong human atmosphere nearby made his eyes straighten a little.However, the temptation to evolve by being a vegetarian and his desire to be a good man still made him hold back his instinctive desire.

Shiraki pulled Ayaki tired and went straight to the children's clothing area. Shiraki picked out some clothes and took Ayaki tired to the fitting room to try on.

Tired and shamed: "I...I don't want to wear a skirt!"

The hard-hearted Bai Mu was unmoved, "I will pay for it, and I will buy whatever I say."

Tired and vowed to die unwilling to give up his dignity as a boy, he resolutely refused. Seeing this, Bai Mu sighed faintly, "How can it become difficult to lie? It doesn't matter what you wear, what matters is what you do... so If you don't want it, forget it, and I'll buy you a small dress."

Outside the busy fitting room, it has been very quiet, no other people's voices.

From outside the door of the fitting room, they didn't even see anyone walking by.

But Ayaki's tired eyes became a little straight. He suddenly turned his head and stared straight at the direction outside the fitting room where no one seemed to be.

Seeing his reaction, Bai Mu didn't say anything, and didn't even bother to activate his own ability. He took out the needle and "medicine" he had brought all the way, and dispensed the "medicine" on the spot without any psychological pressure. An injection of homemade mixed "medicine" came directly from the vein in the arm.

Ayaki frowned. Through the TV tutoring during this period, he already knew that this is a kind of thing in the modern human medical system, and it is also a means for Bai Mu to learn after becoming a student. "Are you... sick?"

"It's just a little preparation in advance for various possible situations, and it won't hurt the body." Bai Mu replied without any psychological pressure, "It's a pity that I couldn't go to the supermarket downstairs to buy some food and go home... Tired, I have a task for you to do in a while, if you can restrain your desire to eat, you will definitely be able to complete this task well."

Shiraki ruthlessly unpacked the marshmallows, stacked the marshmallows with hidden ghosts one by one, wound them into a pink candy ring, connected them end to end with supernatural powers, and brought them on Tired's little head , Not very sincerely said: "Look, how cute."