Chief Okita in Taisho

"but--"

Okita Souji changed his voice and showed a cheerful smile.

"Don't worry about it too much, just one ghost, the redemption value of the ghost is far more than the sum of all the ghosts before!"

It's a good deal, isn't it!

Therefore, as long as you kill Ghost Mai Tsuji, things will turn around.

He can still return to the end of the shogunate.

Staring at the other party's smile, Osamu Dazai nodded.

"……Um."

Osamu Dazai walked around the underworld a few times, holding Okita Souji's hand the whole time.I noticed the other party's intention to retract several times, and immediately held it with greater strength.

Okita Souji had no choice but to let him go.

"The scenery of Huangquan Hirasaka is better than I imagined."

Osamu Dazai rested his free hand between his eyebrows, looking from a distance: "Where is the Santu River and the ferryman?"

He came here with the chief executive, can it be understood privately that they died in love together?

This is the happiest time of his life.

The youth looked so relaxed, as if all burdens, pretense and defenses had been removed, and he had returned to his original self.

"Has the scenery here always been like this?"

"...almost," Souji Okita said, "there will be a difference between day and night. During the day, the ferryman and the river crosser will disappear, and the red Bana will turn blue."

"What did you say?!"

Okita Souji glanced at Osamu Dazai strangely, repeated, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"...No, it's fine."

Osamu Dazai pursed his lips, feeling a little amused in his heart.

He understood why the ghost dance Tsuji Wumi and the ghosts couldn't find the blue flower of the other side for hundreds of years.

This is not a flower that blooms at night!

"Ah, it's almost time."

After Okita Souji finished speaking, the barrier disappeared, revealing the street outside.

Osamu Dazai looked left and right, and pulled Souji Okita into the alley next to him.

"This way."

Like peek-a-boo, the two poked their heads out of the alley towards the road.

The downstairs of the Mafia building was full of noise.

"What's going on, just now I saw the Dazai officer jumping off the building—"

"People, where are people?!"

"Why did it suddenly disappear, go find someone!"

"Contact Mr. Sen—"

Osamu Dazai curled his lips.

For the rest, let Mr. Sen take care of his headaches alone.

He's going to Taisho with Soujiro!

The two slipped away from the other side of the alley, and came to the place where Okita Souji and Kiyomitsu Andada agreed to meet.

When the two knives saw their holding hands, their eyes straightened!

"Let go of Okita-kun!" They said in unison.

"It doesn't seem to work," Osamu Dazai smiled, "After all, Soujiro took the initiative..."

Swah——

Two silver lights flashed.

After reacting, Osamu Dazai saw two knives on his neck, one on the left and one on the right in an "X" shape.

California Qingguang and Yamato Shou'an said every word: "Let go, open, Chong, Tian, ​​Jun."

Can you do anything wrong if you take the initiative? !

Dazai blinked.

"……Eh?"

"Pfft-"

The corner of Okita Souji's mouth loosened, and he couldn't help laughing.

Afterwards, when Dazai Osamu was present, California Kiyomitsu and Yamato Mamoru Anding would stand beside Okita Souji on the left and right, looking as if they were facing an enemy.

Dazai Osamu: "..."

Is this necessary?

A group of people returned to Dazheng.

At this time, Dazheng, it has been more than three years since they left.

***

Jingxin Mountain.

"Ihei—"

"No Ichiro, Ichiro!"

"Butterfly--"

"Jingzi!"

California Qingguang probably turned around and returned to the living room.

"Everyone is gone."

Where did it go?

The house is clean and tidy, and he should not have been away for too long.

Yamato Shou Anding came over with a stack of newspaper envelopes, and put them on the table with a "hey": "There are so many newspapers at home."

On the top is a brown paper bag with a slightly darker color, which is obviously different from the others.

"Huh? This is...?"

Okita Souji picked it up and took it apart.

Osamu Dazai always thought this envelope looked familiar: "!"

He remembered!

"Wait Soujirou, don't look at—"

He wanted to grab it, but it was too late.

pat.

The paper bag fell to the ground.

California Kiyomitsu and Yamato Mori Anding turned around, only to see the back of Souji Okita rushing out the door.

"Okita-kun?!"

what happened?

Kami Kiyomitsu picked up the fallen paper, and Yamato Mamoru went over to have a look——

[The last samurai of the Shinsengumi, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitoichi died. 】

"?!!!"

It belongs to Okita-kun...

……

mountain road.

"Soujiro!"

No matter how Osamu Dazai shouted, the figure in front of him didn't slow down.

The long purple hair that was tied up high swayed with the steps, and the white feathers fluttered.

Osamu Dazai knew that at this time, it was impossible for the other party to slow down.

Damn.

After a long time, it took me a while to remember—this kraft paper bag was specially used by him to pass information about Shinsengumi and Okita Souji with the newspaper office when he was a teenager.

The two people mentioned in the intelligence—Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitoichi—are the only two high-ranking members of the Shinsengumi who survived the Taisho period.

Nagakura Shinpachi, three years older than Okita Souji, the captain of the second division of the Shinsengumi, usually takes good care of the Souji.When Okita Souji was seriously ill, the first team was managed by Nagakura Shinyachi.

Saitoichi, who is two years younger than Souji Okita, is the captain of the Shinsengumi's [-]rd team. It is said that he is also the only wizard who can compete with Souji Okita in swordsmanship.

In January and September of the same year of Taisho, the two died of illness successively.

Okita Souji, who was in the form of a spirit body, also went to see the two of them, and left after seeing that they were doing well.

Unexpectedly, during the time when he went to Yokohama to hunt down the second and third of the first string, the two last teammates passed away.

……

Osamu Dazai chased after him, feeling restless in his heart because things got out of control a little bit.

Mainly because he was worried about Souji Okita. On the other hand, out of selfishness, he didn't want the other party to be too immersed in the past.

As the most senior social animal in Hong Kong and black who has been sitting in an office for four years and can't sleep well, Osamu Dazai's physical strength is of course not as strong as the general manager Okita who has been killing ghosts all year round.After crossing a few mountains, he felt exhausted.

For the first time, I felt that what Zhongyuan Zhongye said "you should exercise more" made sense... Ah bah, he doesn't want to be like a dwarf with muscles all over his head.

Okita Souji didn't know the situation behind.It should be said that even if he knew, he was not in the mood to bother.

I don't know how long I ran, how much time I spent, and my breathing was trembling at the end.

He finally came to the cemetery.

The rain, I don't know when it started to patter and fell to the ground.

Okita Souji's hairband fell to the ground, his long hair and white clothes were soaked by the rain, and water was dripping from the corners of his clothes.

He walked past the tombstones one by one, and finally found the tombstone of the deceased.

"..."

Mr. Okita knelt down in front of the tombstone, his fingertips lightly brushed over the words on it, and then slid down again.

The vase with flowers in front of the stele fell down for some reason, and the petals scattered all over the ground.

Souji Okita stretched out his hand, straightened the vase, and inserted the surviving flowers into it.

The time for chasing him has passed, and he is the only one in the cemetery.

The world is gray and white, so quiet that only the sound of rain remains.

The rain stopped suddenly.

Someone put an umbrella over his head.

"..."

"..."

Osamu Dazai stood behind Souji Okita, with the paper umbrella completely covering the opponent's head, half of his body was soaked.

Dazai didn't speak.

He knew that the other party needed time to say goodbye to the past.

Someone has entered the cemetery.

Seeing Souji Okita and Osamu Dazai, he twitched his lips.

"Hey, are you here to mourn the Shinsengumi?"

Seeing that the two ignored him, the young man spoke more forcefully, full of malice and sarcasm.

"Hey, you actually helped up the vase that I knocked over?"

"It's interesting that the running dogs of the shogunate came to pay their respects. What do you have to do with them? Even the government doesn't want to mention it. This kind of murderous organization should be completely dead!"

"No—" he sneered, "It's best not to die!"

"I remember that Tianjian Okita Souji died of a terminal illness. And their chief Isamu Kondo was beheaded directly. Hijikata Toshizo was also shot in the back... This is what happens to dogs!"

Suddenly, the chill hit his face and gripped the young man's whole body!

"..."

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

His whole body was tense because of the murderous aura, and he couldn't move.

The eyeballs trembled and moved down.

A cold light lay across the neck, and the thinnest and sharpest blade had pierced a little.Lines of blood flowed down mixed with the rain.

After seeing clearly, the young man suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck.

He finally realized—

Just a little - just a little bit, and he was dead!

The face in front of her was between a teenager and a young man, her face was pale, her hair was soaked in her face, and it was wet from rain or tears.From the messy hair, the young man could see the pupils of the other party shrunk into needles.

Full of killing intent.

The look in his eyes made him feel like he was dead.

He can live because...

The young man's knees couldn't help trembling, and he looked over tremblingly, only to find that the swordsman's wrist was held by another black-haired man.

The paper umbrella fell to the ground.

"Sojiro."

Osamu Dazai said calmly, "Don't do anything."

After stopping the other party's sudden movement, Osamu Dazai slowed down his tone, and said calmly and somewhat reassuringly, "Calm down."

Okita Souji glanced at him through his hair: "..."

Keeping to stop Souji Okita, Osamu Dazai turned his head and glanced coldly at the young man.

--roll.

The young man's legs gave way, and he sat down on the ground, ignoring the muddy body, and ran away like hell.

Osamu Dazai stared deeply at the back of the other party, and withdrew his gaze.

It's not that the general manager can't kill people now, but it will be very troublesome.

The new government has issued a ban on knives, and it is illegal to carry a knife.A country whose laws and regulations have been rectified is no different from the chaotic Bakumatsu, and the absence of individuals will inevitably lead to investigation.

Cutting life by hand will definitely cause a huge psychological burden. The Shinsengumi is long gone, and the reborn Okita Souji no longer needs to bear those burdens.

don't kill.

You are the salvation of mankind now.

I'll take care of the troublesome things for you.

Dazai let go of his hand.

Okita Souji turned sideways.

Accompanied by the friction sound of the knife and the scabbard, the sword was sheathed.

Okita Souji in a murderous state, once only Hijikata Toshizo could stop him, but now there is another Osamu Dazai.

"..."

"..."

There was silence, and no one spoke for a while.

Moments later, Osamu Dazai spoke.

"The thing Guiwu Tsuji Wumi is looking for is the blue Bigan flower. With it, the ghost king can be fished out."

"Beheading the ghost king is useless, he has five brains and seven hearts..."

With a deep voice, the black-haired man recounted the most useful information he had obtained.

It's like a farewell, and it's like the last exhortation before the farewell.

Wasn't the information agency established just for this moment?

"To deal with Onimai Tsuji, either use the Penetrating World and the Breath of the Sun to cut off his brain and heart all at once, or drag it until sunrise."

"Be careful with Naruto, Oni Wu Tsuji will promote her to the new winding place. Her space system's blood ghost art is very tricky, it's best to get rid of her from the beginning. If she separates the ghost killing team, the situation will change. It's going to be a little troublesome."

Dazai paused, "If it were me, I would do this."

"By the way, don't be slashed by Kimai Tsujimu during the battle, his blood is poisonous. If you are really worried about other people in the team, just... entrust Miss Zhushi."

That's pretty much all said and done.

"at last……"

Director Okita's slightly empty eyes moved slightly, watching Osamu Dazai suddenly bend down and pick up the umbrella that fell on the ground.

Osamu Dazai put the umbrella between the two of them to cover the rain, and his voice was soft and gentle.

"Love your body."

It's hard to be alive and healthy.

Osamu Dazai originally wanted to take off his coat and put it on for the other party, but thought that his own coat was also wet, so he gave up.

"It's almost time for the swap, I'm going back to Yokohama first."

"I……"

Osamu Dazai's eyes caressed the other's face, and finally settled on the trembling lips.

He lowered his head slightly and slowly approached...

Okita Souji stood where he was, without moving.

No rejection, no response.

……

In the end, Osamu Dazai still didn't dare to place the kiss where he wanted to.

He stuffed the umbrella into Souji Okita's hand, turned around, and disappeared into the rain.

"The Shinsengumi is in the past."

In front of you now is the "Demon Killing Squad".

Make no mistake.

……

Okita Souji stood alone in the cemetery, like a lonely soul left in the world.

After an unknown amount of time, his lips moved slightly.

"Dazai..."

Mr. Okita raised his hand involuntarily, and caressed his eyebrows, the soft and cool touch seemed to be still there.

How could it not be noticed.

He is such a delicate person.

When did Dazai start?

It was shortly after being picked up by him that he eliminated himself for the first time.

But Okita Souji only has the Shinsengumi in his heart, and he can only go back to the end of the Bakumatsu.He had already set himself the end of fighting to death, and he was destined not to respond to anyone.

He couldn't bear to hurt Dazai's feelings, so he pretended he didn't notice anything.Dazai would understand this kind of gentle and silent rejection.

But Mr. Okita overlooked one point: how can a person who has been struggling in the dark for a long time give up the light in his heart so easily.

When Fallen Hime saw Dazai disguising himself as a woman for his "innocence", Okita Souji felt helpless and amused.

It was also in the alley that Dazai forced Okita Souji to face up to this feeling for the first time.Whether in the flower streets or in the space-time tunnel, Dazai showed possessiveness and saw through his disguise, which caused him to suffer unprecedented shocks.

Dazai could see his pretense and weakness.

He could see Dazai's fear and shrinking.

They understand each other.

When playing the piano in the mafia chief's room, through the reflection of the piano body, Okita Souji saw the scene where Osamu Dazai kissed his hair.

He was short of breath.

Facing the courtship of the other party who did not say it but showed it in his eyes and actions, Okita Souji didn't know what to do.

He has also observed a lot of "love", including Mr. Shannan and Mingli Huakui, Xiaotie and the little girl Sha Ye... He watched with a smile and gave blessings, but he stayed out of it.

He has not experienced it.

No, not never.

At that time, Mr. Kondo's adopted daughter had confessed to him, and there was also a girl named Yingying in Kyoto.

"Sorry, I'm still practicing."

At that time, Okita Souji replied like this.

He had never even felt a heartbeat.

Then now...

Okita Souji held the umbrella in one hand, put the other hand on the tombstone, and closed his eyes.

The sound of the rain pattered, as if he was having a conversation with his past companions in the dark.

Kondo-san, Hichikata-san...what should I do.

"Everyone... I didn't expect the Shinsengumi to be left alone in the end..."

"Boss."

"Give me a good life, you boy!"

"That guy wasn't bad just now, wasn't he?"

A familiar voice came to my ears.

"!!!"

Okita Souji turned his head, but there was no one behind him.

"..."

He looked at the rain curtain, lost in thought.

***

Osamu Dazai did not return to Yokohama immediately.

He came to the intelligence agency of Tokyo Prefecture.The person in charge recognized that the other party was the president, and immediately found the information the other party wanted about the young man in the cemetery.

The young man's name was Tanaka, and his ancestors were from the Choshu Domain, who died at the hands of the Shinsengumi.

Osamu Dazai closed the information, and slowly unfolded a cruel smile.

……

Tanaka realized something was wrong today.

When I got home, my wife and daughter who were supposed to be at home at this point were nowhere to be found.Tanaka wanted to go out to find someone, but he was knocked unconscious by a sap as soon as he left the house.

When he woke up, he found himself in a dark room.

His hands were tied behind the back of the chair and he couldn't move.Someone clamped his tongue out with pliers, and the knife was hanging on the protruding tongue, which was about to fall.The nerves had already tasted the pain, Tanaka was dripping with cold sweat, and his saliva was dripping uncontrollably.

what happened? !

"Huh, huh?!"

He struggled hard, but in vain.

"It turns out that you are still a senior executive of a newspaper."

A cold voice came from the front.Only then did Tanaka realize that there was another person in the room.

The other party was dressed in black, sitting on the chair in front of him with one leg crossed, his fingers crossed, revealing a sense of dignity.His face was hidden in the dark room, only the white jaw line could be seen.

The other party was looking at him with great interest, with a somewhat relaxed expression.

"I heard that you used your power to secretly spread a lot of remarks to discredit the Shinsengumi..."

"Since you love to gossip so much, why don't you cut off your tongue?"

Osamu Dazai smiled brightly, and said in a discussing tone.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!"

Tanaka suddenly turned pale, his eyes twisted.

"With the scale of your newspaper, it's easy to annex it," Osamu Dazai thoughtfully, smiling, "You can also attribute the reason to you."

"Think about it, if you lose your job because of this, what will your president, colleagues... what will they think? 'It's all this guy's fault', 'This guy made everyone lose their jobs' and such remarks will accompany you for the rest of your life. , the look in your eyes will also be full of hatred and malice... How does this taste?"

"Huh? Do you have anything to say?"

Osamu Dazai snapped his fingers, and the strong man let go of the pliers.

Tanaka finally regained the ability to speak.

"You, what do you want?!"

"Don't worry, I prefer a win-win situation to defeating my opponent."

Dazai laughed.

"Please put away what you said in the past, apologize and admit your mistakes, and say more good things in the future."

"For one bad word you said in the past, make up for it with a hundred good words."

Tanaka showed resentment and resentment.

"Promise, promise, I will let you go."

"Otherwise..." Osamu Dazai imitated Tanaka's words, smiling like a devil, "'All dead' is not bad, isn't it?"

The daughter's voice came from the side door.

"Mom, I seem to hear Dad's voice."

"Be good, be good, don't be afraid..."

Tanaka slipped in cold sweat!

"I-I know..."

"Please don't do it, I will do it..."

The shackles loosened.

Tanaka fell to his knees, trembling all over.

"Don't make small moves, I can see it clearly."

Osamu Dazai didn't talk to him any more, got up and walked out the door, the leather shoes made a rattling sound on the ground.

Tian Zhong was filled with anger and fear, and a certain question was also getting louder and louder in his heart.

Finally, he couldn't help but question Dazai Osamu loudly.

"Why do you want to help the Shinsengumi?!"

"That's a group of villains who kill without batting an eye!"

Osamu Dazai snorted lightly, originally he didn't want to answer.Turning around, seeing the stubborn expression on the man's face, he finally sighed and said.

"I don't care about the good and the bad..."

"I just know that the person I love is there."