Yokohama Future Lovers

do you know?The fact that the old school building was closed was because someone committed suicide there in the previous class.

"Really?" Woman A covered her mouth in surprise.

"It's a boy who often wears bandages." Woman B said.

"Why did he die?" Woman A asked suspiciously.

The girls around her glanced at each other and said in unison, "Who knows."

"Maybe it's because of domestic violence?" Woman B said: "Because you can see that there are so many bandages wrapped around his body. Maybe he chose to commit suicide in despair under the long-term domestic violence."

"I heard that Osamu Dazai—that is, the boy who died was from a famous family. Oh, there are always some dirty things in many rich people's families that cannot be explained clearly, and the rules are strict. Only violent chose to commit suicide."

"Wearing bandages may not necessarily be due to domestic violence, it may be school bullying." Woman C said: "The kind of young master who is easily bullied at school."

"Maybe it's another reason, another reason." Woman D raised her eyebrows, hinting with an ambiguous expression: "I heard that it's a beautiful boy."

"Oh, this is really..." Several people covered their mouths, talked and laughed and left.

Edogawa, who was sleeping late under the tree, sat up suddenly. With his hair covered with broken leaves, he thought with some annoyance: Why do people in the world always like to speculate so wildly?

Edogawa thought about it and couldn't figure it out. Instead, his worries only increased, and finally he could only lie back with the lollipop in his mouth.

He remembered what happened yesterday.

Yesterday, in order to explore the truth of the haunted rumors, Edogawa Ranpo and his friends entered the old school building. Unexpectedly, they suddenly encountered strange things, and even met a strange long-haired "female ghost".In order to save Yosano Akiko, Edogawa Luanpo pushed her away, and he fell into the crack.

After falling, he woke up and saw "Osamu Dazai" who committed suicide in the old school building.

The other party claimed to have amnesia after death and was trapped in the old school building. If he wanted to be reincarnated and become a Buddha, he could only find out the truth about his death. He hoped that Ranpo Edogawa could help him.

Of course, Edogawa Ranpo could tell that the other party was obviously lying by his perfunctory expression, but he could also tell that the other party really didn't know the reason for his death.Is it possible that people who commit suicide really lose their memory?No, that's not amnesia, it's more like the body has been replaced by another similar soul, but Osamu Dazai is still "Osamu Dazai".

When I continued to think deeply, the world in my mind suddenly turned into a dark chaos for some reason, as if to prevent Edogawa Ranpo from touching some kind of "rules" of the world.

In other words, if you want to continue to search for the truth, you have to look for clues step by step like a tedious and boring detective game?For example, first communicate with all the people who had a close relationship with the deceased?

Good - trouble.But I have already agreed to Osamu Dazai, so let's do it well.

Thinking of this, Edogawa Ranpo glanced at the transparent ghost who was sitting next to him, humming nonchalantly.

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Time goes back to last night.

"Hello, I'm Osamu Dazai." Looking at the translucent black-haired boy who seemed to be in a good mood introducing himself, Edogawa Ranpo blinked and said, "You are the one who committed suicide last time." The 'Dazai Osamu'."

"You know me?" Osamu Dazai blinked and asked.

"After learning about the old school building, I went to check what happened here before. It turned out that someone from the previous school committed suicide here, and his name was 'Osamu Dazai'."

Looking at Edogawa Ranpo's earnest appearance, Dazai Osamu sighed in his heart, even though he is now in a state of amnesia, playing the "self" in the parallel world, Edogawa Ranpo is as sharp as ever.

In fact, Osamu Dazai can also guess that the "Osamu Dazai" in this world died by suicide. As for why he committed suicide, and why he became a ghost after death, trapped in the old school building and couldn't get out.Even Dazai Osamu couldn't see it now when there were no clues.

Osamu Dazai must investigate who killed "Osamu Dazai". Suicide can only be said to be a "result". What he wants to investigate is how the "self" in this world committed suicide and why he died dropped.

It's a pity that Osamu Dazai found that he seemed unable to get out in the ghost state, so he could only wander in the old school building. In desperation, he could only quietly wait for others to enter the old school building, and then asked the other party to investigate the matter for him.It was a surprise for Edogawa Ranpo to be able to enter the old school building at this time.

In fact, according to the usual Edogawa Ranpo, this kind of thing can be seen at a glance, but unfortunately, there seems to be some kind of "rule" in this world that restricts him, and Edogawa Ranpo must be played like a game Same step by step.

He made up a bit of nonsense and said that he had lost his memory. If he wanted to leave the old school building and become a Buddha, he had to find the truth about his death. Dazai Osamu was about to take Edogawa Ranpo out of here.

You can't let Edogawa Ranpo go alone, can you?Not to mention whether he can get out of here, even if he does, those "guys" probably won't let him go.

From the perspective that Edogawa Ranpo couldn't see, Osamu Dazai glanced at the "female ghost" who scared them—according to the "book", it was Izumi Kyoka's supernatural ability "Yasha Shirayuki" in the parallel world .

"Yasha Shirayuki" with long silver hair holds a long sword, wears a gorgeous kimono, has a pale face like a mask without a mouth, but has a pair of yellow "spheres" as eyes.There were traces of red on both sides of the cheeks, like blush and tears of blood.

Yasha Baixue stayed quietly in the dark, like a grieving ghost who couldn't get rid of it.She didn't speak, it should be said that she couldn't speak, but Osamu Dazai seemed to hear a woman's voice in a trance.

——"Mirror Flower".

she yelled.

It was a cry full of obsession and despair.

Yasha Baixue didn't dare to approach him. Osamu Dazai guessed it might be because she would disappear when she touched him, but this world should be an ordinary campus world, and everyone should have no supernatural powers, so "Osamu Dazai" naturally There is no such nullifying power as "no qualifications in the world".

...at least on the surface.

As for why Yasha Baixue appeared in this ordinary campus world, and whether it was some kind of special setting, Dazai had to explore it himself.

After leading Edogawa Ranpo to avoid Yasha Shirayuki, and leading him to avoid Moonlight Beast, Rashomon, etc., Dazai Osamu finally sent Edogawa Ranpo to the gate of the old school building.

She slept with Yosano Akiko and others lying on the outside.In fact, the moment a few people came in, Yosano Akiko and others passed out, and the only one who came in was Edogawa Ranpo.

As for those "people" who accompanied Edogawa Ranpo at that time?Who knows, it may be a hallucination, or it may be some kind of unspeakable existence.

Thinking of this, Osamu Dazai watched quietly as Ranpo Edogawa woke up several people, saw them getting up in a panic, and asked Ranpo Edogawa what happened just now, and why they were in the same moment when they entered the old school building. Just lost consciousness.

"I don't know either, maybe it's because of 'ghosts'." Edogawa Ranpo said calmly.

"Ghost, ghost?" Kunikida Doppo stammered out those few syllables.

Edogawa Ranpo suddenly wanted to laugh, after all the real "ghost", the translucent Dazai Osamu was standing in front of Kunikida Doppo, staring at him curiously, but Kunikida Doppo couldn't see anything arrive.

The ghost Dazai Osamu kept waving his hands in front of Doppo Kunikida, even relying on his transparent state to walk around in Doppo Kunikida's body.

Kunikida Doppo crossed his arms and hugged himself tightly, muttering, "Why does it feel a little cold?"

Edogawa Ranpo: "...Poof."

Kunikida Doppo: "?" Why is Ranpo-senpai staring at me and laughing?

Edogawa Ranpo didn't give a clear explanation for the sudden coma of everyone. Others must still want to ask, but before they asked, a beam of extremely dazzling lights hit, and it turned out that the security guards who were patrolling discovered kill them!

"Hey! What are you guys doing here so late?!" The tall security guard rushed over aggressively.

As mentioned earlier, Yokohama Middle School is a very strict school. In order to prevent students from running out in the middle of the night, the security guards will patrol the school with flashlights. Once caught, it is not a simple criticism. fixed.

"No, it's over if you get caught." Several people muttered and ran away one after another.

Edogawa was too lazy to run around, so he simply hid in the bushes while the security guards were not paying attention.He didn't come out from the grass until everyone else had left.

The cold moonlight hangs high in the sky, beautiful yet vague and unreal. Countless stars are dotted around it, making this quiet beauty even more dazzling.

The trees not far away were blown by the night wind, making a crisp "swish" sound.Edogawa stretched in disorder, ready to walk back to the dormitory on a path in a good mood.

Suddenly, he realized something and stopped.

Edogawa turned his head in disorder, looked at Osamu Dazai who was still standing quietly outside the old school building, and asked, "Aren't you coming with me?"

The distance between the two was not long, but at this moment, a small crack in the ground seemed to separate them.

Ghost Osamu Dazai shook his head and said, "No."

In the dark and silent night, Osamu Dazai's refusal was extremely loud and piercing.

"Why?" Edogawa asked in confusion, tilting his head in confusion.He subconsciously turned around, took a few steps toward Osamu Dazai, stretched out his hand, and said, "Come with me."

"Although I don't know why you can see me, Mr. Ranpo, but I have been here for a long time, and I can't leave the old school building." Osamu Dazai shook his head again and said.

Although Osamu Dazai has no memory of this body, he can still know some things that seem to be engraved in the subconscious of this body.

For example, "Osamu Dazai" couldn't leave the old school building.

—Maybe it's because he has turned into something like an earthbound spirit?

For some reason, Osamu Dazai felt sad inexplicably——no, it wasn't his feeling, but the owner of this body, the "Osamu Dazai" of this world, still left in his body, the deep loneliness and sad.

Maybe it was because he accidentally showed some expression, Edogawa Ranpo looked a little angry and said: "But don't you really want to come out? Then come with me."

He stretched out his hand, grabbed Osamu Dazai and pulled him over.

Osamu Dazai, who was suddenly pulled over, was stunned for a moment, and then unexpectedly discovered that he could leave the old school building as long as he didn't walk too far away from Edogawa.

Osamu Dazai: "..." The sadness just now was in vain.

I don't know why, but it's really nice to be able to come out.

The timeline goes back to the present.

"Then I will leave the cause of my death to you~ Mr. Ranpo." Osamu Dazai, who likes to wander around without walking after becoming a ghost, said with a smile.

Because he is still floating no matter what, Dazai Osamu likes to challenge some strange postures that he could not do before, and he was accidentally hit by some strange gravity after he was too far away from Edogawa. Pull back abruptly.

But he seems to never get tired of this "game" that keeps being pulled back.

Edogawa stretched randomly, stood up, and said, "Then, the first step is to find someone who recognizes you."

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"Want to know about Osamu Dazai?" Seeing that Fukuzawa Yukichi's adopted son came to him, the school doctor Mori Ogai was a little surprised. sank.

"Yes. I want to know about the death of Osamu Dazai who committed suicide in the old school building." said Edogawa Ranpo who came to the school infirmary with Osamu Dazai in a transparent state.

No. 0619 Dazai Osamu looked at Mori Ogai with great interest, thinking: Although Nari's soul has become the "Mori Ogai" of the No. 0619 world where he lives, it is indeed the same as Edogawa Ranpo and others. Having the memory and consciousness of the "self" in the parallel world is basically playing the role of the "self" in the parallel world.

As the "story" progresses, he will slowly return to his original self—— Osamu Dazai thought so, falling into deep thought.

And Edogawa Ranpo next to Dazai Osamu continued: "I think you will know something."

"..." Mori Owai opened his mouth, his face was sullen and his expression became ugly.Then he silently stuffed the documents in his hand aside casually, and after making a series of crisp sounds on the desktop, Mori Ogai calmed down and asked with a smile: "Why did you come to ask?" I?"

"Because you are Dazai Osamu's guardian." Even when Edogawa Ranpo came here to ask other people's questions on purpose, he still had a lollipop in his mouth, and his tone was light, making people feel that he was not serious at all. manner.In addition, the topic he came to ask was more sensitive. This made Edogawa Ranpo look like he was here to find fault.

Mori Ogai is not someone who would care about such things, or rather, compared to such things, the problem of Edogawa's chaos disturbed him more, and it also reminded him of some memories that he thought he had forgotten.

"I'm not his guardian. You misunderstood, Ranpo-san." Mori Ogai's smile seemed particularly fake, even for him, when someone mentioned the child to him again, his mood became a mess.It is already a proof of Mori Ogai's extreme rationality that he didn't directly follow Edogawa's random steps.

"I'm just a little older than him, and seeing that Dazai-kun has no one to take care of him, I can't help but take care of him more." Mori Ogai replied.

The "Osamu Dazai" in this world came from a famous family, but it was an extremely strict family. They couldn't stand Osamu Dazai who looked crazy in the eyes of outsiders, so they kicked him out.

"Of course, don't get me wrong. This is not a story about a kind-hearted man picking up a helpless child." Mori Ogai laughed at himself.

Mori Ogai remembered when they first met, the black-haired boy who was kicked out of the house was covered in bandages and walked alone on the road.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm looking for a way to escape from this oxidized world." Said the black-haired boy who didn't seem to be driven out at all, but came out by himself.

Osamu Dazai, who was planning to commit suicide by lying on the rails but felt that it would cause trouble to others, had to give up, said so, showing a child-like smile under the blue sky of the hot summer.

That is the scene Mori Ogai has never forgotten even if Osamu Dazai burned himself in the old school building.

Thinking of this, Ogai Mori said, "Sorry, I'm afraid I can't give you what you want. Maybe you can ask Mrs. Kushina Anna."

Kushina Anna is also very famous in school. She has long silver hair and jewel-like red eyes. She is a cute girl like a doll.However, what makes Kushina Anna famous is not how cute she is, but that she looks like a child when she is an adult and a teacher.

I don't know why, everyone is curious, but no one expresses doubts about Anna Kushina, as if this is normal in this world.

Hearing Mori Ogai's words, Edogawa Ranpo narrowed his eyes.

"It seems that you already know about this matter. Only four people including me knew about this matter in Yokohama Middle School. I didn't expect you to be able to see it." Mori Ogai sighed and said softly: "That's right. , just as you think."

"Kushina Anna is Osamu Dazai's sister who is not related by blood."

The author has something to say: It is probably one by one who asked the past (?) and then explored why Zai committed suicide in this world.

Not only this world, but also other worlds. For example, Mr. Mori’s world can be written, and Natsume-sensei’s world can also be written. What kind of mood did the masters of each world commit suicide, and they probably planned to write like this.

It’s not abuse_(:з」∠)_, it’s probably the process of self-salvation

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I accidentally started talking again cough cough cough cough In short, this part is the core of this article. I am really sorry for my poor writing and easy OOC. I wrote this part with the most serious attitude.

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