Chief Okita in Taisho

"Complete the task: Winding [-], Winding [-]."

"Salvation value: +40000."

Mafia headquarters, cadre office.

Okita Souji stood by the window, staring at the street scene outside the window.

Osamu Dazai came over, "Is it over?"

Director Okita nodded: "Then I..."

He turned his head while talking, but his eyes were attracted by the things that Osamu Dazai held in his hands, and his voice stopped suddenly.

The dark purple pupils widened.

Osamu Dazai held a sword in his hand.

The blade is long, slender and thin, and the handle is engraved with sixteen-petal chrysanthemum patterns representing the royal family.

Just putting it there, there is an ancient and majestic momentum.

——【Chrysanthemum Yiwen Zongzong】

"Do you like it?" Osamu Dazai smiled, "I gave you this."

Souji Okita stretched out his hand involuntarily.

There is no samurai who does not love swords, and he used to flaunt his stability to people.

Okita Souji drew out his sword and looked it over carefully.

The Kikuichimonji Zongzong is a sword from the Kamakura period. At the end of the Tokugawa period, it was already a national treasure. It is a thin-edged sword and is not suitable for actual combat. It is more suitable for swords like Kiyomitsu Anding.

Having said that, samurai still longed for the precious sword as a "symbol of glory".

Okita Souji also possessed this sword briefly when he was young, and later, the whereabouts of this sword is unknown.

You can even get a single word from a chrysanthemum... Is it really Dazai?

Okita Souji put the sword back into its sheath and looked up at Osamu Dazai.

"I can't have such an expensive knife."

Osamu Dazai didn't reach out to take it.

The air pressure around him dropped suddenly, but a smile appeared on his face.

"Then you can throw it away."

"What I send out cannot be taken back."

The leader of Hong Kong gangsters showed a trace of displeasure.

Okita Souji sighed inwardly.

"But I didn't give you a gift in return."

"No need. Didn't you give me two swords, this is the other one in return."

Okita Souji: "..."

Forget it.

Think about it later.

He changed the subject: "How is the matter in Zhongye?"

A few days ago Zhong Yuan Zhong also admitted that he wanted to join the mafia and find out his background.Okita Souji agreed.

Under the recommendation of Osamu Dazai, Nakahara Chuya's strength was recognized by Mori Ogai and he officially joined.

"Almost." Osamu Dazai replied.

Next, just wait for the little dwarf to discover the truth at Lantang himself.

Osamu Dazai took out a book from the drawer and handed it to Souji Okita.

"This is for that little pig—" "It's about his mother, as recorded by the followers of the Bliss Cult."

Okita Souji took over.

"How long do you have to change back?"

Osamu Dazai calculated the time, "One day."

"Will Dazai from the past stay in the Mafia?"

"probably."

"Then you and Zhong should take care of each other."

Osamu Dazai pouted where the other party couldn't see.

I don't want it.

The answer was: "Don't worry."

Chuya and Dazai have settled down, and Inosuke wants to follow Chuya, and they have a very good relationship.

Souji Okita calculated one by one.

The task of the hound has also been reported.

Everything is in order.

"Then I almost also..." It's time to go back to Taisho.

Now the redemption value is extremely high, as long as you kill the ghost king, you can return to the end of the curtain.

fulfill his last wish.

As if knowing what Souji Okita was going to say, Osamu Dazai spoke first.Just like being awakened from a nightmare, he changed his usual forbearing and quiet appearance, and his breathing and tone were rarely rushed.

"Do not--"

Okita Souji stopped talking and looked at him.

Osamu Dazai concealed his gaffe, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

"You don't need to go back, just stay here."

"Is it bad here?"

There are no ghosts or Shinsengumi enemies here, so you don't have to worry about that anymore.

Anyway, you have obtained a human body, so you can just live like this, as a newborn ordinary person, just like Komaji Renyuki.

I can give you everything you want.

Even though Osamu Dazai didn't say it, Souji Okita, who had been watching the other party, knew what he meant.

"It's nice here, but..."

[I will go back to the past after all. 】

Okita Souji didn't know why, what he could easily say in front of the young Dazai when he crossed over, but now he couldn't say it, as if he was blocked by something.

Is it because of the lingering breath of the 22-year-old Dazai?

Or is it because... my heart has been changed?

Souji Okita closed his eyes, and shook his head slightly in his heart.

No way.

He is a samurai and the captain of the first team of the Shinsengumi.

It is to die on the battlefield with the Shinsengumi - this is the end of my own supremacy.

Isn't everything done so far to make up for the regrets at the beginning?

Seeing the change in Okita Souji's eyes, Osamu Dazai knew that he couldn't persuade him.

"I will go with you."

"That's not OK."

Souji Okita, who lost his smile, looked extremely serious.

Except for the two knives, he didn't plan to bring anyone back to Dazheng.

The world of ghosts is too dangerous.

Souji Okita turned around, and the two stood shoulder to shoulder, but looked in two different directions.

"Take care of yourself, Dazai."

The door is closed.

Only Osamu Dazai was left in the office.

He maintained his posture and stood by the window for an unknown how long.

The atmosphere is quiet.

It wasn't until the setting sun spread all over that Dazai Osamu realized that most of the day had passed.

Sojiro should have returned to Taisho.

Osamu Dazai covered his face with his hands and smiled softly.

You want me to take care of myself, you want me to live.

Even if I do it again, I still can't keep you.

This is the only... world where you can possibly live!

"..."

Putting down his hands, Osamu Dazai's expression returned to indifference.

He walked into the inner room, casually took off his white suit and threw it on the ground, and changed into the original outfit.

Black trench coat, red scarf.

Walking out of the cadre's office, Osamu Dazai took the internal elevator and went straight to the roof of the Ganghei Building.

No one dared to stop him.

Pushing open the door of the rooftop, Osamu Dazai narrowed his eyes slightly as he was dazzled by the warm golden light.

Today's sunset is exactly the same as that day.

The wind howled.

Like a warm invitation.

***

On the streets of Yokohama.

"Qingguang, An Ding..."

"What's wrong, Okita-kun?"

The two swords walking in front turned their heads, looked at Souji Okita in puzzlement, and waited for his next words.

The affairs of Nakahara Chuya and Zuihei Inosuke have been settled. Next, they will find a place to turn on the system by themselves, and then they can return to Taisho.

Obviously everything went well...

Okita Souji draped Saizo on his shoulder, frowning slightly.

He didn't know how to describe this sudden feeling, his heart was throbbing, and he felt a little empty, as if he had forgotten something he hadn't done yet.

His eyes fell on the third knife in his arms: "..."

"!"

Dazai? !

"Okita-kun?!"

Kakashi Kiyomitsu and Yamato Morita watched in astonishment, and Okita Souji suddenly threw Kikuichimon Norimune to them, and then ran wildly in a certain direction, almost throwing Saizou off his shoulder.

"Wait for me here!"

Hope his hunch is wrong.

The cold wind from the sea brushed across his cheeks and trachea, bringing pain like a knife.

Okita Souji gasped for breath and kept walking.

Step by step.

Osamu Dazai stepped onto the edge of the roof.The king of the dark empire looked down on the city indifferently.

He once used strategy to weave a large net to cover the city, and every point and every thread is under his control.

But until the end, he was still alone.

Turn the direction.

Rushing through the last corner, the mafia building is close at hand.

The gate can already be seen ahead of the straight street.

Souji Okita's pupils shrank into needles.

A figure falling from the roof of the building was reflected in the pupils, like a black bird whose wings were brutally broken off.

"!!!"

Souji Okita frantically called the system in his heart.

"Save him! Save him! Save him!!!"

"Is there any way--"

"I want to save him!"

"No matter what the cost—"

"Dazai!!!"

Hearing this heart-piercing call, Osamu Dazai opened his eyes suddenly, as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on his head, and the joy of death was instantly filled with chills.

He thought Soujiro had left.

He thought Soujiro would not see this scene.

Moreover, even if he dies, the teenage Osamu Dazai will return when the bazooka time is up.

Yes, only the future Dazai Osamu died.

Dazai covered his face with his hands.

No, he doesn't want to do this, don't, don't!

He didn't want to be seen by Soujiro, and he fell into a mess.

Only Soujiro——

The surrounding scene changed suddenly.

The back that touches the ground first is not the hard ground, but something softer.

Osamu Dazai fell into the thickly piled sea of ​​flowers on the other side, and the splashed petals were like blood.

"..."

Osamu Dazai blinked ignorantly, sat up quickly, and looked around.

This is... Soujiro's enchantment?

Why can I enter here?

what happened? !

Not in the mood to enjoy the scenery of the underworld more, Osamu Dazai looked at the person who was walking towards him step by step, his eyes dodged for a while, and his face was pale and guilty.

"Sojiro..."

Souji Okita stood still in front of him.

All the smiles were wiped off his face, and he stared at him calmly.

After rebirth, Okita Souji felt his own strong mood swings for the first time.

In such a stark, strong, poignant way.

But Dazai wasn't taking revenge on him.Okita Souji knew.

Dazai will not take the extreme way of dying in front of the person concerned.

Just like the kittens and puppies raised at home, once they know that they will die soon, they will quietly find a corner to meet death, so as not to make human beings sad.

He is such a gentle person, if he wants to die, he must leave quietly without affecting others.The city is full of traffic and bustling, and the bustling is still there. No one in the world knows that a leader of Hong Kong gangsters is leaving at this moment.

You win, Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai was sitting in the sea of ​​flowers, not daring to speak, his expression was tense, his eyes were fixed on a Bana flower bent by him at his feet, but he didn't want to look at Souji Okita.

He couldn't figure out what Souji Okita was thinking this time.

From Okita Souji's point of view, all he could see was a bandaged fluffy head.

He snorted.

"How long do you want to sit in the flower, Princess Dazai?"

"!"

Osamu Dazai looked up in astonishment.

Eh?

Aren't you... mad at him?

Okita Souji took a petal from Dazai Osamu's hair, squatted down in front of Dazai Osamu, eyes level.

With a soothing nature, warm and cool hands covered the back of Osamu Dazai's.Osamu Dazai was taken aback, and then turned his hand back, holding Okita Souji's hand tightly.The force was so strong that even Souji Okita felt pain.

"I really can't help you."

Director Okita breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had let go of all his strength, his smile was sincere and helpless, "I still can't agree to stay, but..."

"Just let you go with me."

"..."

Osamu Dazai's pupils suddenly widened.

Seeing that the other party didn't speak for a long time, Director Okita motioned around, "Do you want to take a look here? If you don't look at us, go out."

As he said that, he wanted to stand up, but his hand was grabbed by Osamu Dazai.

"What did you pay for?"

Osamu Dazai's face was calm, and it could only be seen from his pale, trembling lips that this calm was forcibly made.

How could he be saved so easily.

His [Disqualification in the World] can nullify all supernatural powers, and the strongest supernatural beings are powerless in that situation.

The moment you jump off, the ending is doomed.

"All redemption value so far."

Okita Souji replied softly.

It was also Shangxian Zhisi who was killed by him during the style period.

The winding team killed at the station.

One of the upper strings killed by Fuji Shiyama.

The Winding Land that was killed by the Bliss Cult.

Yokohama killed the second and third winding.

——All of these were used in exchange for Osamu Dazai's "birth".

"Why... do you want to do this to this extent..."

"I hope you survive." Okita Souji said.

That's it.

The author has something to say: "Xinsengumi Odd Records Hino Chapter": When I was young, the chief executive met a big man who was holding a chrysanthemum. If you beat me, I'll give you this knife, but the chief executive really beat him (...) The big man couldn't regret it, and felt that he had lost face, so he sent killers to the Hino area to ambush him and take back Ju Yiwen.The chief executive's parents were also killed.

In the end, the killers were dealt with by the chief executive and the earthworker, and Ju Yiwen was smashed by the earthworker.

Historical data: Both the director's parents died of tuberculosis.At that time, Ju Yiwen was already a national treasure sword, and the possibility of the headmaster possessing it was slim.

Here is a private setting combining the two.