Chief Okita in Taisho

Stalemate -

The Water Lily Bodhisattva was crushed, torn apart, and countless ice cubes fell, covering everyone's sight.

Snapped.

Tong Mo's twitching fingertips touched the space-time coordinates.

The situation he imagined teleporting to the infinite city did not happen.

Okita Souji's ability belongs to the space system. Although it was invalidated by Osamu Dazai, the legacy of space instability in this area has not dissipated. In addition, the blood ghost technique activated by Tong Mo also belongs to the space system. The two forces collided , space-time chaos.

Cracks appear.

The powerful suction sucked everyone present——

Tong Mo and another black shadow were also sucked into it.

"Ah, am I going to be eaten!"

Zuihei Inosuke hugged Chuya Nakahara like an octopus, crying bitterly.

Veins popped out of Nakahara Chuya's forehead one after another.

"stop fighting!"

Seeing Zuhira Inosuke's pitiful look, he softened his heart again, and said with a sense of responsibility: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

"Clear light!"

"stable!"

In the hurricane, the two knives immediately held hands tightly, and looked for the figure of their master everywhere.

"Okita-kun—"

Didn't see anyone, were they scattered...

……

In the torrent of time and space.

After the storm passed, the surroundings slowed down, and there was a strange scene, and the passage of time seemed to slow down countless times.

Based on Okita Souji's experience of traveling through many times, after this scene, he can reach another world.

The system sound came——

"Congratulations!"

"Complete the staged task: kill half of the string."

"Acquiring special reward 1: System expansion: In addition to swords, you can also see the mood values ​​of other people around you."

In other words, if other people are in a good mood, can they see it too?

Feeling good.

"Get special reward 2: ●●."

……Eh?

Seeing the reward 2, Souji Okita was slightly taken aback.

"New mission: capture the second and third of the upper string who fled to another world."

"Salvation value: +40000."

In other words, is the black shadow just now the third episode?

It seems that the two ghosts must be found out quickly.

There are only him and Osamu Dazai here, and everyone else has been washed away.

Okita Souji stretched out his hand: "Dazai?"

Osamu Dazai didn't take it.

He stood where he was, as if he was suppressing something under his cold expression.Like a child who did something wrong, holding a sigh of relief, knowing that he was wrong but refusing to admit it.

"..."

Director Okita was silent for a moment, then withdrew his hand, "What's wrong?"

"Why did you touch me," Osamu Dazai said, "Aren't you worried about being erased by me?"

"It's good to erase it and reappear."

Souji Okita said: "But if you disperse, you may be in danger."

Dazai laughed lightly.

He lowered his head, his expression was hidden in the shadow of bangs, only the sharp jaw line and pale lips could be seen, which were slightly opened and closed.

"You've always been so gentle..."

But ruthless.

He raised his head and looked directly at Souji Okita.

"You want to touch me, but your tenderness is pitying me, not because you want to get close to me from the bottom of your heart."

"..."

"What is your ability?"

"I heard from California Kiyomitsu that it's the scene of the Underworld." Osamu Dazai made a sighing voice, "It's so good, I want to see it too...I've been looking forward to the Underworld for a long time."

He looked at his palm.

"But, I can't see it."

Because of this anti-supernatural ability.

The space on the other side dissipated the moment the edge touched Osamu Dazai.

No one spoke for a while.

The colorful torrent of time flows silently.

Okita Souji spoke softly.

"I'm very sorry."

Dazai shook his head.

He didn't want to hear such gentle but distant words.

Souji Okita still has one thing on his mind.

"Have you really become a ghost?"

To deal with Tong Mo just now, with the strength of ordinary people, it is impossible to blow the opponent's head away with a fan.

Osamu Dazai defaulted.

"It seems to be true."

"Why did you do this," Okita Souji said calmly, "tell me the reason, Dazai."

It's billing time.

In front of Tong Mo, he can show his complete trust in Dazai.But when there were only the two of them, he had to ask clearly.

Perhaps a lesson should be given as well.

Okita Souji: "This kind of thing shouldn't happen a second time."

Yes, the second time.

It's not the first time that Dazai has turned into a ghost——

More than half a year ago, the current lord Sanyashiki Yoya fell into a coma. [Mysterious Samurai] gave Okita Souji a letter with Ubuyashiki's seal, asking him to go to Aokigahara Tree Sea to find someone who can act as the lord.

Mr. Okita is looking for Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai did not deny it at the time.

However, after half a year, there were signs that Okita had found the wrong person.

[Mysterious Warrior] It wasn't Dazai who asked him to find him.

It stands to reason that a samurai should apologize for such a mistake that affects the entire organization.But Okita Souji couldn't die even if he cut seppuku—he was already dead.

In order to be responsible for his mistakes, Okita Souji chose to take Dazai Osamu to leave the team.

That's why those of the Demon Slayer Squad who have fought with Hua Zhu so far can't bear it——

Hua Zhu, as a veteran of the Ghost Killing Team, has contributed a lot to killing ghosts in the past.And...Although Osamu Dazai is not the person [Mysterious Samurai] asked to find, he has also led the ghost killing team to a new height in the past six months, including expanding the business of production house, setting up vest identities in various fields, and helping ghost killing operations .

In fact... Master Huazhu and the surrogate protagonist can stay, no one will say anything.

However, in fact, Okita Souji resolutely took Dazai Osamu to leave the team for more than this reason.

Another reason is known only to them.

- Dazai is a ghost.

After leaving the team, Osamu Dazai confessed to Souji Okita what happened: more than half a year ago in the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara, before Souji Okita came, he witnessed several ghosts and humans fighting.Thinking about it now, that person should be the surrogate protagonist that the Ghost Slayer Squad is really looking for.

The man succeeded in killing the ghost, but he also died under the claws of the ghost.

Osamu Dazai committed suicide in the sea of ​​trees at that time, and there happened to be a wound on his body, and ghost blood splashed on it.

Not only drinking ghost blood, but splashing ghost blood on wounds can also turn people into ghosts.

But fortunately [Disqualification in the World] is also effective for ghost blood.Osamu Dazai broke away from Onimai Tsuji's control, and there was no ghost on his body, so he was not noticed by the Demon Slayer Team.

A few months later, he was still discovered by Okita Souji who was closest to him.

Osamu Dazai still remembered the appearance of the other party at that time.After being stunned, Okita Souji's usual smile disappeared without a trace, his face looked like the surface of a lake that had just frozen in winter, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Are you angry?

He must be angry, after all, he has been lying to him for so long.

Osamu Dazai seemed to hear the sound of a sword being drawn.

At last it was coming, his long-awaited death——

If I could die under Seta-kun's hands, I would definitely, it would be a very happy thing.

But Mr. Okita did not let Osamu Dazai get what he wanted in the end, he just led people away from the Demon Slayer Squad.

Only then did Osamu Dazai confirm that Souji Okita had no real feelings for the people and things around him.

So he's always laughing, so he's always forgiving.

No one is special to Souji Okita.

But what the other party cares about and yearns for is the nihilistic past that he can't reach with his outstretched hands.

How sad.

Dazaiji's lips fluttered, and his voice was so small that it was almost inaudible.

"I'm just for..."

Okita Souji listened intently, his words were tougher than ever before.

"for what?"

"It's so sad..."

Osamu Dazai raised his head suddenly, as if suddenly out of breath, his face was contorted, his pupils constricted, and he seemed to be fighting something invisible. *

"For half a year, I used this time, which was so short that I didn't even have enough sleep, to walk step by step in a completely unfamiliar world, treating everything in sight as an enemy, building an organization, going deep into the high-level, collecting intelligence, and even sneaking into the enemy's camp. It's all about-"

For you! ! !

Osamu Dazai's voice suddenly froze, as if he was forcing himself not to speak out, and suddenly ran away, and then, more emotions surged out.

"—Didn't you tell me that you are Okita Souji?!"

"!"

Souji Okita's pupils shrank slightly.

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere was silent again.

Only the crumbs of condensed feelings are stubbornly floating in the air.

a long time.

"you're right."

"Maybe I really didn't get close to you, or anyone in this world, from the bottom of my heart."

Okita Souji turned sideways and did not look at Osamu Dazai.

This was the first time he opened his heart to people in this world, even the pillars who fought together had never done so.

Why Dazai?

Okita Souji himself didn't quite understand.

"The system requirement is 'I can't take the initiative to reveal my identity', but you are very smart and discovered it by yourself..."

"Since you discovered it yourself, it won't affect me. But why don't I want to tell you?"

Okita Souji looked at his palm.

"'Okita Souji' for me is a name that lived in the [past]. All my life, feelings, and beliefs were dedicated to that time. And you, there is no need to know."

"If one day it is destined to leave, it is better for both parties to have less ties. Dazai, I believe you understand this truth."

The light of time shone on his face, and Director Okita smiled slightly at Osamu Dazai.

Cruel, yet gentle.

"Dazai, I'm just a living undead."

Osamu Dazai's hands hanging by his sides clenched into fists and then loosened.

"Forgive me for saying something strange, Soujiro—"

His face was calm and pale.

"Let's hope [now], everything is fine, look forward to what may happen, and then we will find something..."*

"Are you desperately killing ghosts just because you want to go back to the past? Don't you have the desire to protect your companions and fight against evil spirits?"

"Isn't it because of your tenderness and kindness to this world that you saved Yihei and Butterfly?"

"Aren't these -- aren't your feelings for [now] from the bottom of your heart?"

"..."

Okita Souji's expression was shaken for a moment.

"Whatever you do..."

Knowing that the last sentence was a bit cruel, Osamu Dazai paused and spoke.

"—The past is the past after all."

Doomed ending.

Can not change.

"..."

The light in Okita Souji's pupils shattered for a moment.

After a few breaths, he calmed down, and the momentary gaffe seemed to be an illusion.

He walked in a certain direction: "Please don't say such things."

"Sojiro—"

Osamu Dazai stretched out his hand, but didn't grab the other person.

The fluctuation of time struck again and scattered them.

***

When Osamu Dazai regained consciousness, he found himself lying on a slope of a river embankment, with fluffy green grass beneath him.

There are a lot of pedestrians overhead, students who have just finished class, a lady walking a dog, an old man with a cane... In the distance, five black buildings stand majestically.

The sound of car horns may be long or short, and the distance and distance are staggered.

A modern and peaceful scene.

Osamu Dazai didn't get up immediately, and kept lying on his back. His eyes moved and he saw the road signs on the nearby bridge.

"YOKOHAMA... Yokohama?"

It looks like the world he used to live in... has he come back?

Before thinking about the next step, he wanted to clear his mind for a while.

No matter how smart he is, Osamu Dazai is still a boy under the age of 15. He is still very young, doesn't know how to hide, and will be confused and confused by his feelings.

A shadow suddenly fell over Osamu Dazai's face.

The red-haired young man bowed his head, holding a piece of paper in his hand. From Dazai Osamu's perspective, he could only see the white back. He guessed it was a photo, because the other party was comparing him with the photo.

"...?"

Osamu Dazai looked lazy, but he was secretly looking at the young man.

Was it someone from my family who came to find me... It's unlikely.

When he left home, Osamu Dazai made sure that he had severed ties with his family.

He looks about 20 years old, has calluses on his fingers, and seems to often hold guns. Judging from his habitual movements, he should be an extraordinary killer.

Just like Okita-kun, his figure as a swordsman is always fresh and upright... What was Okita-kun like when he was 20 years old?

His eyes were no longer those of a killer, they were calm and harmless, although they seemed a little dazed...has anything changed him?

Has Okita-kun been changed by something?

The unshaven stubble is so uncomfortable to look at, I really want to buy this man a new razor.

Okita-kun always keeps himself clean.

...Ah, why do I always think of Okita-kun!

The red-haired youth finally spoke.

"Excuse me……"

"Yes, yes," Dazai waved his hands lazily before the other party finished speaking, "What do you need from me?"

The other party has a cautious personality, and he should have never made a mistake as a killer mission. Since he opened his mouth, it means that it has been confirmed.

Then ask him what he is doing.

The young man paused for Dazai's attitude, but continued to ask: "Are you Dazai?"

"you guess?"

The young man nodded with a paralyzed face, "This answer seems to be yes."

Osamu Dazai: "?"

No, I don't know you at all.

What happened to this man.

Afterwards, Osamu Dazai watched the young man pull out a purple cannon barrel from behind.

"Great, the last commission can finally be completed."

The young man raised the cannon barrel high with both hands, and the black muzzle was facing Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai finally felt a sense of crisis.

"Wait, what are you doing—?!"

boom!

A pink smoke billows—

The smoke dissipated, and a young man in a black windbreaker appeared.

"Yeah~"

"Long time no see, Odasaku."

His voice is much more mature than that of the boy, but the ending is slightly raised, and he seems to be in a good mood.

"As expected of a killer with a zero error rate, it really won't make mistakes if I entrust it to you."

...Odasaku?

Forget it, I raised an objection last time, and it seems that the other party will not change it.

"I am no longer a killer." Odasaku reminded.

"I know I know~"

"I was the last commission completed by Odasaku. Thinking about it, I'm really honored."

As the young man said, he took out a kraft paper bag from the inner pocket of the windbreaker and handed it over.

"Here are the letters of recommendation, that organization would be a good fit for you."

He tilted his head and laughed, his bangs moved slightly, revealing the bandage around one eye.

"—Armed Detective Agency."

This is the content of the transaction: Oda Saku found him eight years ago on this day, and exchanged it with a bazooka.He offers a new job to Odasaku who wants to resign himself.

The bazooka is the work of a mafia family in Italy. It can be exchanged with the future self. It was originally ten years, but he asked to transform it into eight years, and the duration of the exchange has also been greatly extended.

Of course, he also stuffed enough checks in it to support more than a dozen children for a lifetime, and he couldn't tell the other party, otherwise Odasaku wouldn't accept it.

"Open it after you go back."

Although confused, Odasaku nodded.

Watching Odasaku leave, the young man stretched and sighed.

"Finally...it's here."

"Then, time is precious~"

The youth stepped onto the embankment.

Some passers-by gave this person a strange look, and then focused on their own affairs as if nothing had happened.

He blended into the crowd, his red scarf and black skirt fluttering in the wind.

The author has something to say: The young Zai is the leader Zai.

*From Wenye's novels "beast" and "Dark Ages".

感谢在2020-09-1722:00:00~2020-09-1923:20:53期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: 2 moxibustion; 1 Ninger;

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of waiting for the opportunity, Suiye; 5 bottles of rolling MIA; 2 bottles of Lachesis; 1 bottle of boon, Jicheng Wangan;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!