Yokohama First Reconstruction Division

Shiraki has been staying in an airtight room since he could remember.The range of action is 50 steps in a circle, and it is a small room that can be walked in 1 minute.

There are no windows here, just a door that opens from the outside.Everything here is solid beyond ordinary people's comprehension, no matter how he destroys it, there is no way to damage it in the slightest.

It's an isolated place.

And his connection with the whole world is a man named Oda Sakunosuke.

For a long time, Bai Mu regarded him as his only ration, and since he regained consciousness, he was always accompanied by hunger, burning his mind almost every minute and every second.

No one else would show up, and whenever this man came to visit him, the smell of flesh and blood on Oda Saku's body became the catalyst that made him lose his ability to think.

But... time and time again, he desperately found that he couldn't eat this person.

And every time the action fails, Oda will punish him.

The last time he attacked Oda Tsukuru because he was too hungry. After biting Oda Tsukuru's arm, he was left alone in this dark room and accepted a long confinement.

For his impulsiveness, he will pay the price that no one cares about for the next dozens of hours.

...It's so lonely here.

After leaving it for a long time, his mind was occupied by appetite, and he restarted his slow thinking work.

After many previous confrontation experiences, he has discovered that the dividing line between the damage he can cause to Oda Tsukuru lies before and after "fatal".

If it was a minor injury, Odasaku would not be too angry, but once he had the intention to kill him, he would be left "calm" in this dark place.

And there was one thing that Shiraki was very concerned about—no matter how effective he was in racking his brains to attack this man, Oda Saku seemed to be able to predict in advance and easily defuse his attack.

So Bai Mu couldn't eat all the time, he was hungry and hungry, and he gradually got used to such a hungry state.

Because he couldn't bear loneliness more than he could endure hunger.

He began to look forward to every moment when Oda Tsukuru opened the door and walked in to accompany him.And for this reason, he restrained his desire for human blood, and no longer took the initiative to attack Odasaku.

Today's Oda Saku sat on the steps by the door, not near or far from him.Hiding in the dark, Shiraki said hesitantly, "You said... my name is Shiraki, and you are Oda Sakunosuke, right?"

This was the first time Bai Mu spoke to him since he regained consciousness.Odasaku was obviously stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, "...Shiraki?"

"Mr. Oda, where am I?"

"This is the basement." Odasaku's smile slowly retracted, stopping in a friendly but not too much arc, Shiraki looked at him curiously, it seemed that this was the first time this human being smiled at himself.

Oda said: "This basement room was built by you yourself, and it is so strong that it is invulnerable. Shiraki, do you remember anything?"

"The basement... is it a house under the ground?" Bai Mu was a little confused, "You said I built this house, but why don't I have any impression?"

"You became a ghost...and lost the memory of being a human being." Odasaku held a cigarette in his mouth, but did not ignite it, "You built the whole building, but you can't remember it now .”

Shiraki was skeptical, he was a little suspicious of his relationship with this man named Oda Sakunosuke.

But even his name "Shiraki" was told to him by Oda Sakunosuke, and it is not known whether it is true or not.

It's just that the tall man stared at him with an imperceptible fatigue.Shiraki could feel that Oda Saku had complicated feelings for him.After all, after Bai Mu lost his memory, he couldn't remember anything.

Shiraki moved towards the door, and the man seemed wary.

At this moment, Bai Mu gave up the idea of ​​eating him again.It took a lot of effort to gain a little trust from this human being. If he messed up this time, then Oda Sakunosuke will keep him locked in this room forever.

It's a horrible assumption that he's going to die here, of excessive boredom.

Oda Sakunosuke sat in a place with light, watching him silently and intently, Shiraki tried his best to see the man's figure clearly in the dim light.

There is a stubble of beard on the man's chin that has not been shaved, and he looks a bit embarrassed and looks a little tired, but the gaze he looks at Bai Mu makes Bai Mu feel very comfortable for no reason.

I don't know why, but he likes that Sakunosuke Oda looks at him like this, his warm eyes keep falling on him, don't look away, he won't have to be locked in this little black room.

Shiraki keenly found that it seemed that as long as he continued to chat with Oda Sakunosuke pretending to be rational, he could be happy.

"Mr. Oda, can you take me up to see it? I really want to know what it looks like."

Oda Saku sighed softly. In just a few seconds, Shiraki waited anxiously, but the man finally said: "Okay, you wait a moment. It is daytime outside and the sun is shining. I need to close all the curtains at home. Pull on."

Hearing the word "sunshine", Bai Mu felt inexplicably shuddered, and even trembled a bit.As if it was an instinct dissolved in his blood, he intuitively knew that sunlight was a very terrifying thing to him.

So Bai Mu begged in a low voice: "Then you...you come back quickly."

Seeing Oda Saku's slightly startled face, Shiraki's eyes slowly opened wide, and he pleaded pitifully: "I don't want to stay here alone...don't lock me here, I won't bite you anymore, I ensure."

The man just said "hmm", I don't know if he believed it or not.

When leaving, Odasaku closed the door as usual, Shiraki sat back in the corner with his knees in his arms, not knowing how long he would have to wait this time.

But Shiraki's words, Odasaku listened to his heart, he came back quickly, Shiraki heard his footsteps, and judged that he was running down.

The heavy door was pushed open again, and Shiraki felt remorseful. If he had known that talking to Oda Saku would be so effective, he should have done this a long time ago. Maybe Oda Sakunosuke could release him long in advance.

Odasaku stood outside the door, reaching out to him, "Shiraki, come."

Bai Mu walked out cautiously and slowly, he looked like a snail protruding its head from its shell, if there was any trouble, he would take a safe way to protect himself.

The outside curtains were carefully drawn tight, leaving no gaps through which sunlight could shine through.The lights are on in the room, and it is still clean and bright even in the absence of sunlight.

This is a very comfortable two-story building, and the basement where he lives is simply heaven and earth. Bai Mu was infected by such a comfortable environment, and he couldn't help but slowly relax his body.

He was taken by Odasaku into a bedroom that he claimed was "used by him before".

Bai Mu looked around inside curiously, his eyes resting on the photos on the table.There are five children in that photo, another person who looks exactly like him, and Oda Saku on it. This is a group photo of everyone.

The faces inside gave Bai Mu a subtle sense of familiarity.But after all...he still couldn't remember anything.

Even looking at this room that Odasaku called his own, his memory was still hazy and he couldn't find much sense of belonging.

Shiraki looked left and right curiously. Curiosity arose from the once closed curtains, and he reached out to lift them, but was held down by Odasaku with quick eyesight, "No, it's sunny outside."

After being stopped, Bai Mu nodded half-understanding, and let go of his hand.Oda Saku said to him: "There are your clothes in the cabinet, go take a shower, I'll pick one, and you can change after washing."

Shiraki turned his head to the side, his expression full of unknown novelty, "Taking a bath?"

Oda Sakunosuke: "..."

It seems that after Shiraki became a ghost, not only did he lose his memory of being a human, but he even forgot some survival skills that were unnecessary for ghosts.

Across the door, Oda Saku taught him from outside the toilet, "Take off the clothes you are wearing now, then walk into the area I just told you, close the glass door, turn on the faucet... just as I told you The way, the temperature is just right."

There was the sound of rustling clothes, but after waiting for a long time, there was no sound of water.

Odasaku couldn't help asking: "Have you gone in?"

Bai Mu answered irrelevantly, "I look a little like the person I saw in the photo just now...but we are different."

Oda: "What are you doing?"

Shiraki didn't answer for a long time, Oda Sakunosuke knocked on the door, Shiraki said "hmm", and he walked in.

But Bai Mu took off his shirt and looked at himself in the mirror seriously.

The dazzlingly white back in the mirror looks like a garden of dark red night flowers tattooed by the best embroiderer, covered half of the body with skin, like a fallen ghost.

Compared with the healthy face in the photo, the upturned corners of his red phoenix eyes have dark red patterns that are tightly knit and fly into the temples.Because of this, this pale body has a bit of dark blood color alluring.

His hair color also turned into a dark red similar to the tattoo, and his hair became longer after he turned into a ghost, and it hung down to his waist. While stroking the corners of his eyes, he looked at the portrait in the mirror and denied: "It's different, I'm not that person...it doesn't look like anything."

At this moment, Oda Saku thought, indeed... everything is different.

It turned out that the child who was struggling in the world as a human being could not come back.

"I'm a ghost, right?"

Odasaku pushed him into the bathroom, turned on the hot water with a headache, "Even if you are a ghost, you still have to take a shower."

Bai Mu hesitated: "...how to wash?"

Oda Saku re-experienced the feeling of being a parent, and taught the child Shiraki how to wash incense by himself.But the good thing is that although Bai Mu lost his memory, he did not lose his IQ.Oda Saku only taught some basic daily operations again, and Shiraki learned it.

Then Odasaku found that Shiraki, who had just put on his clothes after washing, was dripping water all over his body.

After he took two steps, water dripped all over the floor, and Odasaku had to teach Shiraki how to take care of his long hair.

This is a bit difficult for Oda, how can he have long hair as a big man, he checked the tutorial on the Internet a little bit, went to the warehouse and found a hair dryer, pressed Shiraki on the chair, and began to blow his wet hair.

Odasaku's hand passed Shiraki's forehead several times. From this angle, Odasaku could clearly see the light shining in Shiraki's eyes, as if in his eyes, his hand was a delicious big chicken leg.

But Bai Mu didn't eat the delicious chicken leg in the end.

He finally got out, if he doesn't want to be imprisoned back, he still has to keep his word.

After drying his hair, Odasaku took a comb and began to comb Shiraki's knotted hair.When the cool and silky hair passed over Odasaku's fingertips, he looked at the obedient and docile boy under him, and for a moment it was difficult to tell whether it was because Shiraki was really afraid of being locked up, or because he was deep inside... still Retained a trace of human memory.

So...he didn't want to hurt himself.

Oda Saku will live a good life, his life is bought by the child in front of him with his own, and he has to take good care of himself in order to take good care of Shiraki.

Shiraki felt Odasaku's thoughts, and held his hand, "Why, are you suddenly sad?"

After Odasaku shook his hand back, he gently shook his hand, "I was just thinking, I didn't know before...you are so afraid of being alone."

After hearing this, Bai Mu became a little happy again, "Then you will stay with me, I will definitely hold back from eating you."

Odasaku laughed, clapped his hands, and showed Shiraki around their home.

If the first floor is still a normal living area, then the super cool luxury room on the second floor has a very different style of painting.Shiraki turned around Odasaku's bedroom several times, then jumped to the next room to look, "There is no one in this room, and it is bigger than mine...I want to live here!"

Odasaku watched him scurry around, reached out to help him straighten his hair, and replied, "This is Dazai's room, but later... he didn't live here anymore. If you like my room, we can change it." One change."

Shiraki jumped on Odasaku's super big bed and rolled, it was so comfortable, he didn't want to go back to the hard basement where there was nothing before.

He rolled on the bed: "Did you treat me badly before? Why is my room so small, but yours is so big?"

Raising his head again, Shiraki swallowed his words after seeing Odasaku's expression.

He faintly understood that he shouldn't have said that just now.Although it was an unintentional sentence, it could easily pierce this man's heart.

For no reason, Bai Mu felt remorse and sadness.He jumped out of bed, ran to Odasaku, and observed him in circles: "I...don't roll on your bed anymore, don't be unhappy."

Odasaku grabbed Shiraki who was running around, hugged him restrainedly, and let him go softly after a few seconds, "As long as you don't eat people, no matter what you do, I will never get angry with you. "

In this way, they started a novel home life.

For Shiraki, everything is a new beginning, but for Odasaku, the difference this time is that he has taken on the responsibility of getting acquainted with familiar people again.

If Bai Mu still has memory, he definitely doesn't want to eat people by himself.Correcting the eating preferences of ghosts is not an easy task, but Odasaku goes all out.

No one has ever made him so worried, and no one has ever given him such unreserved.

Among those cubs back then, Shiraki, who seemed the shrewdest... turned out to be the stupidest one.He used himself as a bargaining chip to change his fate against the sky, and exchanged for someone who shouldn't have come back.

The life of Oda Saku seems to have undergone earth-shaking changes, but it seems that nothing has really changed.

He still has kids.

With Oda in charge, Shiraki couldn't go out at night.As a result, after being hungry for a long time, he really became ascetic and became less eager to eat people.

Many days later, after Oda Saku made sure that he would not take the initiative to harm humans, he took him out of this good door for the first time.

Shiraki finally got his wish and came to the outside world.

That day was a gathering festival on the seaside at night, even if she dressed up a little more exaggeratedly, it would not cause people to discuss it.

Wearing the kimono that Oda Saku brought home, Shiraki wandered among the fiery trees and silver flowers on the bustling seaside.His hair hangs down to his waist, blurring his gender from the side view, but it can't prevent his long dark red hair from shining brightly under the night light.

But tonight, Shiraki seemed to cherish this hard-won opportunity to go out, and he just held onto Odasaku tightly to resist his urge to hunt.

The intricate patterns around the eyes of the young man in kimono are not obtrusive in such a festival. They look like carefully drawn art paintings in the night, and they even attract admiration.

Wearing clogs, he followed Odasaku like a baby bird.The flow of people was turbulent, and he had to hug Oda Saku's arm tightly to ensure that he would not be separated from the men in this rally.

Oda Sakunosuke grabbed him.

The scene in front of him and the past slowly overlapped, Odasaku was touched, and bought a cup of cotton candy ice cream for Shiraki at the ice cream shop on the side of the road.

The owner of the small shop even chatted with Oda: "Sir, your companion is very beautiful, you are really lucky."

Odasaku understood that the boss had misunderstood, "This is my...brother."

The owner of the ice cream shop opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Is it a family member? Or a boy?"

Ghosts don't eat human food, Shiraki, who has no interest in the conversation between the two, took the ice cream with marshmallows on it, and twirled the cone curiously.

Then he was pulled away by Odasaku's hand. He watched others eating ice cream, carefully observed what was in his hand, and decided to "lick" a bite like the kid next to him.

Just as he was about to take action, he ran into a man with an ice cream... who seemed to be standing in the crowd on purpose, waiting for him to run into him.

The young man in front of him was wearing a long beige trench coat, with a bandage around his neck. He was thin and tall, with a good-looking face, but the way he smiled made people subconsciously wary.

Just when Shiraki remembered Oda Saku's previous teachings and was about to apologize for bumping into others like a human being, this young man... snatched the ice cream from his hand.

Ghosts have tempers too!

Bai Mu's eyes turned fierce, showing his teeth, silently threatening the man in front of him.

Oda Saku next to him said, "Dazai, don't grab his ice cream."

Holding the cone, Dazai pulled out the chocolate pocky from the ice cream ball, and motioned, "Ah...open your mouth."

Shiraki can bite through the teeth of human bones, and eating a pocky would be crunchy and ground into powder in minutes. Dazai quickly hid his fingers and said with a smile, "Is it delicious, Xiao Shiraki?"

There was a contradictory aura about this person, which made Bai Mu want to bite off his neck, but he didn't really want to eat his meat. For some reason, Bai Mu would subconsciously dislike him.

Dazai chatted with Odasaku, "When will he be able to talk, did you have a good time tonight?"

Odasaku nodded, he seemed to know this young man, and the two chatted.

Bai Mu was too lazy to find out how the bandage monster knew him.In order to prevent the ice cream from being snatched away again, Bai Mu swallowed the ice cream which he couldn't taste, leaving only a soft and beautiful marshmallow in his hand, holding it carefully, and was reluctant to eat it all the time.

This young man named Dazai suddenly turned his head, stretched out his claws to stroke Shiraki's long hair: "It's not bad that you forget everything like this now..."

"If you don't know anything, you will get another kind of real happiness." Dazai said something unclear, but his handsome face showed a bright smile under the street lights by the sea, "Let's get to know each other—— My name is Osamu Dazai, Shiraki, please remember me this time."