Takei Ayanokoji's Tool Man Guide

Fuyuki City and Yokohama City are about the same latitude in the northern hemisphere, except that one is distributed in the west and the other in the east.So when Fuyuki City began to usher in the warmth of spring, when I returned to Yokohama, I could more or less feel that Yokohama City also had the vitality and warmth of late winter and early spring.

I always feel that this spring can be somewhat expected.

In the morning, I went to the "Vortex" cafe as usual.

The newspaper delivery job was quit before my internship.Because the Yokohama Cangqi incident will definitely reveal that I am an arms dealer, and it is meaningless to continue acting, so I resigned.Even if they didn't find out about my identity, I can say that the salary of the newspaper delivery job is too low and I want to get a new one.

So, the reason why I came to "Whirlpool" now is to come to Butei to report.

I joined Hong Kong Hei, because the world line has been adjusted by me, and only one person, that is, only Mr. Hirotsu Liulang from Hong Kong Hei, knows about it.I participated in the Hong Kong black undercover project.

As the leader of the black forces in Yokohama, Hong Kong gangsters have arranged eyeliners in major organizations, and it is a daily arrangement to obtain or recover information in a timely manner.My identity is clean, I have no bad records or files, and I happen to be one of the seed players who can be undercover.After that, Mr. Hirotsu was in charge of me.

As for the reason for joining——

I am a result-oriented person.

The process doesn't matter as long as the result is what I want.

I will talk about my mental process.

When I used the book to change my life four years ago, I once experienced a mediocre life as a very ordinary student for a year.One day, I woke up thinking it was time to start planning for my future retirement.

If you have heard of Westminster Abbey, the oldest building in England, you should know that there is such a tombstone standing there, with such a thought-provoking sentence written on it-

"When I was 20 years old, my ideal was to change the world; when I was 30 years old, I found that I could not change the world, so I made my ideal smaller and decided to change only my country; when I was 60 years old Later, I found that I can't change our country, my last wish is just to change my family's standard of living, but it's impossible..."

This paragraph is very long, but it involves very practical things, that is, if I want to decide my future life goals, I must not be too ambitious.

And my ideal is "Before the age of 20, you can enter the old-age life in advance." In my opinion, "retirement-style living" does not mean that I will retire directly and do not need to work, but that "work" at this moment has become my "hobby" or "purpose", rather than a "tool" to exhaust myself ” and “means”.

So, I have only two options -

First, I chose to go to Buteisha.The Butei Club has cooperation projects with the military government, and companies that are basically tied to the government, as long as they don't offend the government or make big mistakes, this job is an iron rice bowl.

Furthermore, if Edogawa is one of the dual cores of Buteisha, working with Edogawa is equivalent to just fishing in water all the time.

Second, I can choose to go to "Hong Kong and Black".Although I have erased the fact that "I used to be an undercover agent in Hong Kong and black", in the final analysis, I am also very familiar with Hong Kong and black. As long as I wait for the Central Plains to rise to the top, I will basically have no hard work in the second half of my life.

But once you enter Hong Kong and Heilongjiang, it is unrealistic to climb up from the bottom. The closer you are to the position of the leader of Mori Ogai, given my experience as his secretary four years ago, he will work overtime for others without morality.

If I didn't find the right "time" to enter Hong Kong, I would be asking for trouble instead. This is not in line with my life values.

So, at first glance, it seems that "Wukeisha" is a better choice.

Actually not.

As a formal company and a government-related company, unless ① have very special abilities, or ② have a relationship with the employees, you can go through the back door, or ③ get the approval of the president, otherwise, if you want to enter the "Butei Club", you must Go through pretty tough elimination interviews.

As far as I have observed, the Butei Club is mainly divided into "clerks/clerks" and "detectives". Guaranteed Ability” and “Ability”.In terms of abilities alone, I was ruled out.The "clerk/clerk" requires at least a college degree, careful personality, and proficiency in office work. This "college degree" also stuck me in the primary interview.

The barrier to entry for joining the "Butei Club" is much lower than that of joining the "Hong Kong Black".

I look like I'm going to be 20 years old.If I can't grasp it well, I may still need to continue to struggle around the age of 20.Therefore, I tried to find a way to strike a balance between "Wuzhen Club" and "Hong Kong Black".

At present, to be precise, I can be regarded as "infernal affairs".And I am still grasping the "balance", and hope to get the result within a year.

No.

Within a year, I will definitely come to a "result".

……

Returning to this cafe filled with the aroma of roasted coffee beans, I sat at the bar counter.I am used to sitting in an unobtrusive corner.The boss on the other side of the bar first poured me a glass of water.

He said to me one-sidedly: "Congratulations on successfully ending your internship in Fuyuki City. There are a lot of things happening in Fuyuki City this year. Now, I am very happy to see you come back so safely."

The Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City has only seven days.

The handling work has always been handled by the "Fuyuki Church".The Fuyuki Church here actually refers to the association of supervisors in the magic world, but it usually wears the skin of an "ordinary church".

For ordinary people outside, Fuyuki City is just a series of serial murders, explosions and other terrorist activities.

As far as I know-

Matou Sakura was not taken back to Tohsaka's house.According to Tosaka Tokiomi's words, now that he has been adopted by the Matou family, it is not reasonable for the Tosaka family to go back.Therefore, Matou Sakura still took Matou's surname, and began to learn to address Kariya as "father".

However, in my opinion, in the future Holy Grail War, the chances of his descendants winning the Holy Grail War will double.Therefore, I am not as surprised as Mr. Kariya that there will be such a result.

Matou Kariya's mind is simpler than I imagined.Hearing that Tohsaka did not pick up his child, but asked the child to call him father, he decided to take Matou Sakura to Tohsaka's house on weekdays, encouraging Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura to continue Comparable to sisters.

I don't know if he did this because he was obsessed with the Tohsaka family's first love, "Aoi".However, I am not prepared to ask about other people's private affairs.

But, in fact, I can feel that Mr. Kariya has some morbid or inexplicable persistence in his character because he inherited the memory relationship from the previous timeline.

However, before leaving, Mr. Kariya told me that he knew how to balance the Tohsaka and Matou family.

This made me think that maybe if things go on like this, his body and mind that were once scarred will eventually be let go.

As for "Kotomine Kirei", who once assassinated Mr. Tohsaka, he has not continued to be a magician after publicly betraying him, and of course he has not returned to the church to serve.He completely disappeared in Fuyuki City as if he had evaporated from the world.

But I know that I will meet him sometime.

After the Holy Grail War ended, when dealing with the final matter, I still think to this day, if Tohsaka had not been so persistent in pursuing the "root", would I have chosen to support Tohsaka and give up Kariya.After all, there is an Archer with his own golden rules beside Tohsaka, who can be my backup option at a certain crossroad in my life after I turn 20.

Tohsaka said at that time: "...From the very beginning, I held the idea that "the Holy Grail must be won", and my goal was only one——"to reach the root".No matter the sacrifice, this is my mission. ""

It was such a firm statement that let me know that he is not the kind of person who will be affected by personal affairs.If he is given a chance to become a winner, he will never give up his ideal.

In fact, I appreciate this approach.But in this case, Mr. Kariya is still easier to control.Therefore, I can only let Archer, who is the most difficult to stand in the competition, disappear early.After all, in order to realize the wish, six heroic spirits must leave the Holy Grail War.

In the end, the time I spend with him is less than 24 hours. Archer is too much uncertainty for me.Since Archer is useless, it would be better to deal with it earlier.

……

The things I recalled were just fleeting, and I said blankly: "Thanks to the boss, everything went smoothly as planned."

"That's good." The boss paused, then smiled and said, "Have you had breakfast yet? The dish "Frittata" has been added to the breakfast menu.Paired with a cup of coffee, this would be a great start to the day! "

"I've had breakfast."

"Would you like a Brevec then? Or would you like a cappuccino?"

How many times does the same scenario happen?

"Have a cappuccino."

I want to try new ones.

"Do you want a dry cappuccino with a little more froth, or a wet cappuccino with a little more milk?"

"Boss, you can make a decision for me."

"If you are too lazy to think, let others do it"-this kind of life is really the life I dream of.

The boss's friendly smile remained unchanged, and he said, "I'll bring you a cup of wet cappuccino. You usually eat light food." Then, he lowered his head and began to brew coffee skillfully.

And I habitually looked around, only to see a familiar handkerchief in the "Lost and Found Recycling Box".There was a "click" in my heart.

That should be the handkerchief I gave Hirotsu-san.There is a code word on it, Mr. Hirotsu will not throw it around casually, and even be picked up and put here.

"What's wrong?"

With the doorbell ringing after the door was pushed open, a familiar voice made me clenched my hand subconsciously.

>>>>>

Osamu Dazai said, what's wrong?

It may be that I was too focused on looking at the handkerchief, or it may be that I asked me deliberately, so I said such a thing.What I need to emphasize is that Osamu Dazai played an indispensable role in "making me realize the shortcomings of "book"".

I think Osamu Dazai is a shadow of bad luck for me, not even an "old enemy".From my understanding, most of the "enemies" use constellations as a metaphor, which are probably "Orion" and "Scorpio".According to Greek mythology, in order to prevent their two old enemies from getting too close, Zeus would arrange them in opposite positions.When Scorpius rises in the sky, Orion does not appear in the same sky, and vice versa.

The "enemies" will definitely usher in such an ending that they will never see each other and never communicate with each other.But I always feel that I can't get rid of this person.

My clenched hand loosened, and I could feel a slight flick of my fingers, but I didn't respond.In other words, Osamu Dazai didn't give me a chance to answer.

When I turned around and noticed him, Dazai raised the corner of his mouth a little: "Good morning, Ayanokouji-kun. I heard that you are officially going to work today. I thought you just came back from Fuyuki City and would take a day or two off. recover."

I still remember the phone call he made to the Fuyuki Hotel that day. I didn't have enough patience with him. He should have noticed it a long time ago, right?So what is the cordial greeting for now?Or—is this the legendary "two-faced man"?On the surface, they will appear to be very close, but in fact they all exclude me.

But I have long been used to this mode.

I responded casually: "Good morning, Mr. Dazai." Then, I turned my attention to the boss who was concentrating on making coffee.

He didn't pay much attention to my casualness.

"You've been looking at this handkerchief just now?" Dazai Osamu handed me the neatly folded handkerchief from the lost item box, and said, "It's this handkerchief, right? I picked it up on the road. .”

Osamu Dazai sat at the bar counter like me, but a seat was automatically separated.When I was seated, I caught a glimpse of him from the corner of the eye. The knee-length khaki windbreaker was swaying on the swivel chair, just like the Aizu Kitakata wind chime that would flip over when the summer wind blows in the room, with a refreshing sound.

Compared with Dazai in Hong Kong and Heilongjiang, his personality has changed a bit.

But the essence remains unchanged.

He pushed the handkerchief in front of me and said, "You can take a closer look to see if it's yours."

I reached out to take the handkerchief, and it was indeed the one I had given to Hirotsu Liulang.I only opened one corner and saw that there was also a code word for my conversation with Guangjin Liulang written on it.

I use the better-understood Caesar cipher.

This also leads to the disadvantages of the Caesar cipher, that is-all the letters used in the code are encrypted by a specific set of mathematical equations.As long as the encryption equation is known, the method can be easily cracked.

In other words, as long as you know a little math, you can understand it.

Before, I added an extra layer to Caesar cipher deciphering, and then encrypted it into binary numbers.But because Mr. Guangjin was handling my undercover mission alone, he couldn't find other people to help solve it.

So he told me to send the point so that he can understand.

I asked, can you do math?Like nine-nine multiplication or something.

Mr. Hirotsu said yes.

So, this time I sent him a single-layer "Caesar Cipher".

I can already guess that Osamu Dazai saw through the code words and knew my plan for him in the future, so now he is pretending to be false?

"It's really mine. Do you have anything to say?"

I asked coldly.If he is already setting a trap for me now, I will drag him back to Hong Kong as a hostage.

It is useless for the ability user to treat the special ability of Osamu Dazai, because Osamu Dazai can nullify all abilities.But if I use basic physical skills, it is not so difficult for me to win Dazai Osamu with my own strength.

When I had already started to imagine various pictures in my head, Dazai Osamu laughed and said: "Ayanokōji-kun, you have a deep hostility or prejudice against me! But I really don't remember anything I did to offend you .if any-"

Osamu Dazai paused, looked at me with clear kite eyes, and said clearly: "Let me say first, I'm sorry."

His expression was too sincere, which made me uncomfortable.

This is not the Osamu Dazai I know.

If he really remembered the past, not only would he not say "I'm sorry", but he would run on me and make me unable to say a word.

"There is no such complicated entanglement between me and you."

I think he may be overthinking it, thinking that he once committed an unforgivable crime against me as a Hong Kong black cadre, such as killing my family and friends, but in fact he did not.On the contrary, I was rescued by him, and he also helped me. He also gave me a token of entering Hong Kong gangsters, and treated me as a student.

Maybe it was the time when we didn't fight each other, and he didn't just blindly fight against each other like that. Today, I don't have such complicated plans when facing Osamu Dazai.

"I just don't like you very much."

I think this is a very normal thing.There will always be someone who doesn't like another person without asking why.In the final analysis, it is not possible to find specific reasons behind everything.

"Besides, Dazai-san, you don't actually like me, do you?"

As soon as I finished speaking, Osamu Dazai's bright and clear voice sounded, and he said with a smile in his voice: "No, I like you very much."

"..."

This answer made me slightly startled.

Sure enough, he is indeed a social talent, and he does everything seamlessly at all times, so that people can't catch mistakes.I have to study harder.

"Sorry, I can't respond to your words at the moment."

I can't go against my will like him, not to mention I still have the memory of him four years ago.

Osamu Dazai couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "You make me feel like I was dumped by you. Don't be so ambiguous, right?"

My comprehension ability is still very good, so I immediately said in an unquestionable tone: "I don't like you very much."

"..."

Osamu Dazai choked for a moment.

The boss was on the other side of the bar, listening to our words in silence the whole time. Finally, between the end of my sentence and Osamu Dazai's inability to respond, he burst out laughing.

"Ayanokouji-kun, it's rude of you to speak like that."

But the boss obviously smiled happily.

I do not understand.

The boss started to find us something new to talk about to relieve the increasingly tense atmosphere.

"Let me, the boss, guess your constellation."

Osamu Dazai walked down the steps and naturally joined the conversation, "Why, does the boss have some ancestral skills to show us?"

"Recently, I found that young people like the topic of constellations very much, so I did some research." The boss smiled.

If the business requires interaction between people, in most cases, if the businessman is able to chat with customers, it is easy to earn repeat customers and win their favor.Therefore, if you want to do business, in fact, those who are warm-hearted and good at chatting will have an advantage.

That's why I don't cover the field of general business.I'm not that type of personality.

"I think Dazai-kun should be a Scorpio. He is very insightful in his actions and words, and full of romanticism. He doesn't like to play cards according to common sense."

The boss is a middle-aged man in his 50s or [-]s. He speaks with a refined demeanor and the modesty unique to the elderly.

"As for Ayanokōji-kun, he should be of the sign of Aquarius, calm and self-controlled by nature."

"So, an overly rational Aquarius can occasionally make it difficult for a loose Scorpio. It's like a musician practicing an ensemble for the first time. Dazai-kun doesn't know how to match Ayanokouji-kun's rhythm."

"Conversely, because the free nature of Scorpio also makes it difficult for Aquarius to adapt."

"What did I say?"

The boss looked at me and Osamu Dazai with a smile, waiting for our feedback.

I think the good thing about it is that - first, the boss used "Aquarius" and "Scorpio" to replace the names of me and "Osamu Dazai", so that the sense of substitution would not be so strong that it would cause physical discomfort.Second, the boss also has some understanding of the characters of me and Osamu Dazai, and it is not the kind of superficial copying.

But what is the problem?

Osamu Dazai is actually a Gemini, and I am actually a Libra.

The boss's reverse analysis based on the "Barham effect" will definitely make mistakes.The "Barham effect" itself is to use some vague and general words that can be applied in various situations to make people convincing, especially those who are interested in metaphysics. Think this is absolutely true and true.

In fact, it is to play some psychological effects.

For example, Libras are often described as "peaceful" and "good at communicating."I'm not a very social person, I'm sure, except that "pursuing an ordinary life" seems to fit that description.

When the boss said what, I personally prefer to let him not continue his studies in that kind of deceptive field, which would be a waste of time and energy.However, just as I was about to speak, Dazai kicked my chair.I froze subconsciously and looked in his direction.

Osamu Dazai continued to laugh and said: "Unexpectedly, I feel like the boss will see through me! I was taken aback. But I'm not a Scorpio~ Big mistake! I didn't guess right, will there be any good things for me? "

"You can't help if you guess wrong. Give me a piece of chocolate!"

The boss actually gave him a piece of chocolate, which is the chocolate chip used to decorate the mocha.

There will be a specially designed groove on the rim of the coffee cup in the "Vortex" restaurant.If you order mocha coffee, a round chocolate chip will be placed on top.The chocolate chips will slowly melt into a liquid over time and the temperature of the coffee cup, and flow into the coffee cup along the groove, because the chocolate is specially selected imported chocolate, it will not be too sweet, and it will be eaten after being stirred with the coffee liquid. Can enhance the flavor of coffee.

Osamu Dazai took the chocolate freely and put it directly into his mouth.

Only then did I realize that Osamu Dazai probably guessed that what I said might not sound good or would make the atmosphere awkward, so he kicked my chair to keep me from speaking for a while.

I saw that the boss had prepared chocolates when he looked at me, so I changed what I wanted to say, this time I just said that I guessed wrong.

"I..." I'm not an Aquarius.

I just opened my mouth.

Dazai suddenly flashed a hint of misery in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Actually, I think Ayanokōji-kun is also like an Aquarius, and he is very ignorant of world affairs."

"..."

So, is this thinking I'm a child?

May I ask which point is more childish?

Before I could speak, the boss immediately handed me a piece of chocolate for me to taste, so I was directly blocked by "feeding".And Osamu Dazai turned his face away, visible to the naked eye, his shoulders were shrugging.

It seems to be laughing at me.

"..."

Not long after this little episode about constellations ended, the boss also made two cups of coffee.Osamu Dazai asked the boss to put the coffee in a cup, and said in my direction: "I'll drink the coffee in the office upstairs. I have a video I want to show you."

what video?

Speaking of "the code word on the handkerchief", is this the end?

"Aren't you going to ask me about the handkerchief?"

Osamu Dazai glanced at the handkerchief still placed between the two of us, as if he forgot that our conversation started because of the "handkerchief" in the first place.He pondered for a moment, tilted his head and asked me back: "Do you want me to praise you for studying hard?"

"???"

what does he mean.

It was probably after the end of the day that I found out that Mr. Hirotsu had left a letter at my accommodation, with nothing written on it, except for a "?".Our communication with each other will try to avoid leaving traceable traces.

Even if we use electronic messaging, we generally use the same social account, and the message will always be in a draft state, so there will never be any traces of "send message" and "receive message".The mobile phone used was also bought from the black market, without binding personal real information.

Letter exchanges have special marks, which most people don't understand.

After I found a "?" on the paper, I was also a little confused, and planned to use social software to reply with a "?".As a result, I found that Mr. Hirotsu left another question mark on the software because he was afraid that I might not have noticed the message on the stationery.

Considering that it is a draft status, there will be no record of information changes.I was worried that Mr. Hirotsu might think I didn't watch it, so I added another question mark after the question mark.

"??"

The Caesar cipher I use is set in the "Navier-Stokes equation".This equation was originally used to calculate the rate of change of particle momentum in a fluid as a function of pressure and dissipative viscous forces inside the liquid.After all, this is a known equation, and it can be solved by applying it, so I deleted it a little.

Is there a change in plans?

Or what happened?

Just give a question mark, I can't understand.

I have to say, I was a little puzzled.

This is of course later.

……

Now I follow Osamu Dazai back to the Butei Club. I don't understand what Osamu Dazai is trying to do by saying "I study hard".

When entering the elevator, Dazai suddenly asked me a question.

"What zodiac sign are you from?"

"Libra."

After Dazai heard this, the corner of his mouth slanted, showing a strange smile: "I suggest you not to check the compatibility of Gemini and Libra online."

"Don't worry, I won't."

If I don't investigate this matter, I also know that it is definitely "seeing each other and hating each other".