Chief Okita in Taisho

The Mimic event came to an end.

Without the help of Oda Sakuno, the Port Mafia was commanded by Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuya was the main force, and finally succeeded in defeating Mimic.

This incident also allowed Osamu Dazai to secure the position of leader.

Mr. Okita left.

He returned to the end of the Bakumatsu, back to the Shinsengumi he had devoted his whole life to, put on the light blue Yamagata haori, and wielded his beloved swords Anding and Kiyomitsu.

To die on the battlefield is the long-cherished wish of a samurai.

No one can keep him.

Even if you join the battle, the ending doesn't have to be death.

Okita Souji can survive.After witnessing the ending of the Shinsengumi and fulfilling the wish, live on.

But that was just a fluke—everyone knew that Okita Souji had no plans to live in the future.

He views himself as a "living undead".

How can a person who goes to the battlefield with this kind of thinking allow himself to survive.

No one can be redeemed.

……

Osamu Dazai was walking in the corridor on the top floor of the headquarters.

The floor-to-ceiling windows were all closed, and the entire passage was pitch-black, with only the dim light from the wall lamps.

The noble and gloomy temperament of youth makes people dare not look directly at it.

The men in black on both sides bowed their heads humbly throughout the process.

Osamu Dazai's eyes fell on one of them.

Oh, it was Atsushi Nakajima that he picked up in the orphanage not long ago.

He goes indoors.

"You go out first, Chuya."

The people in the shadows were displeased: "Are you kidding, what if a dangerous situation happens?! In case someone attacks when I'm not around—"

"I won't see anyone during this time," Dazai interrupted impatiently, "get out."

Zhongyuan Zhongye: "..."

"What's the matter, are you going to disobey the leader's order?"

"whispering sound!"

Zhong Yuan also gritted his teeth and walked away with heavy steps.

Osamu Dazai clearly mentioned no less than [-] ways to retain Souji Okita, but in the end he did nothing.

He watched the other party leave.

Heck, he's still a coward in the end.

Zhongyuan Zhong also cursed in his heart.

Since Souji Okita left, this guy has become more moody and unpredictable.

Damn, you're like this... That person will be worried if he finds out!

The door is closed.

It was dark in the room.

The retro desk lamp on the table casts light, barely able to see things.

Osamu Dazai sat down behind the table, took out the [book] and notes, and opened them.

It records everything about Okita Souji——

In the words of the game he used to play, it is 【One Week】.

Osamu Dazai's personal experience: On his 14th birthday, he met a man wearing a red scarf, ran away from home, crossed on the way, came to Taisho, was picked up by Okita Souji in the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara, and came to the Demon Slayer Squad as an acting protagonist for half a year .

After the incident was exposed, Mr. Okita took him away from the ghost killing team and killed ghosts for a period of time as a free ghost hunter.

Traveling back to Yokohama, "Unfortunately" was hit by Oda's bazooka and went to the future.Learned all about it in the future, came back and joined the port mafia.Okita Souji returns to Taisho to kill King Oni.

Osamu Dazai was in the port mafia, and for about three years, he became the top five cadres and then the leader.

When he became the leader, he happened to be experiencing a Mimic battle. Souji Okita, who killed the Oni King, came over, met him for the last time, and then left.

——So far, all of Osamu Dazai's experiences have been like this.

But in fact, this is already [Two Weeks].

Before that, they had another life.

***

[One Week] is a story of love at first sight.

【One Week】Time——

Around the age of 18, Osamu Dazai just picked up the [book].

At that time, he felt the mysterious and majestic power of this thing, but he didn't expect how it would rewrite his life.

In the dead of night, Osamu Dazai opened the [book] and browsed through the world lines one by one, just like an astronaut traveling in the vast universe, feeling miraculous and amazed.

Years of boring life finally has a little bit of fun.

But only a little.

Nakahara Zhong also looked at him strangely.

"What do you do every night?"

Mr. Mori even said to him: "Dazai-kun, I know that at your age, you will inevitably have some irresistible impulses...but young people, you must exercise restraint."

"Look at you, I'm a little out of spirit recently."

"..."

Dazai was indifferent.

He didn't want to talk too much with these two guys.

This kind of life continued for a while, until Osamu Dazai fell into one of the world lines——

The end of the Shogunate, Edo.

Because of the influence of the [Book], Osamu Dazai temporarily lost his memory, and was momentarily stunned when he landed.

He... where is this?

where is he?

Looking around, it is a courtyard somewhere.

His appearance startled the young man who was reading a book under the eaves of the porch, and the other party stood up with a hesitant look on his face.

"you……"

who is it?

Why did it suddenly fall from the sky?

The young man was dressed in white, with long purple hair hanging over his shoulders, holding an open book page in his hand, and a whining pink little piglet in his arms.

The cherry blossoms in the yard are blooming just right, and the wind blows, and the petals and the young man's long hair flutter together.

There is a kind of beauty in the moment when the tranquility is just disturbed.

Just like the wind just blows, the water is lightly wrinkled.

"..."

Osamu Dazai was hit in the heart by this picture.

Before he could react, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps.

"Is there an attacker, Captain Okita?!"

Five or six strong men surrounded Osamu Dazai, pointing their spears and swords at him.

"Um……"

The young man showed a thoughtful and funny look, "I think... there shouldn't be such a stupid assailant?"

The team members discussed in a hurry.

"His clothes are strange, is he a foreigner?"

"It may also be a secret agent of the Changzhou Clan..."

"Leave it to Mr. Hijikata first!"

Osamu Dazai was taken away.

Turning around, the young man in white was standing under the tree, looking up at the cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Osamu Dazai, a master in Hong Kong and black interrogation.Those who Ozaki Hongye's interrogation team couldn't get out were thrown to Osamu Dazai for first trial.Even if he loses his memory, his skills will not decrease at all.

Hijikata Toshizo, the "Deputy Chief of the Devil" of the Shinsengumi, is good at using torture. He was the one who interrogated Ikedaya's news before.

The two had a fierce confrontation.

I don't know what method Dazai Osamu used. In the end, he was imprisoned for a period of time, and the suspicion was successfully cleared, and Hijikata Toshizo was impressed.

It happened that the Shinsengumi was expanding its enrollment and there was a shortage of people, so Osamu Dazai became a temporary civilian staff of the Shinsengumi.

But how could Osamu Dazai work hard?

What he does every day is to run to Souji Okita, chat with each other, hold his chin and watch each other smile.

Everyone is amazed that Osamu Dazai can be appreciated by the devil's deputy chief, only Souji Okita understands the confusion in Osamu Dazai who has lost his memory.Only by the side of Okita Souji can Dazai Osamu calm down.

Similarly, the appearance of Osamu Dazai also comforted Okita Souji.

He was seriously ill and could hardly go out to battle. He was ordered by Hijikata Toshisan to go to another courtyard to recuperate. He could only read books and talk to Saizo every day.

Boredom is second, and it is more sad that I can no longer play for the Shinsengumi.

Osamu Dazai freed him from this emotion.

The other party seemed to know everything about everything, and when he was with Osamu Dazai, the time of convalescence was no longer so boring.

As long as Osamu Dazai is willing, he is a very suitable person to talk to.

Seeing that the general manager was happy, Hijikata Toshisan just turned a blind eye.

"Hey, do you remember a little?"

The two sat side by side under the eaves of the verandah. Hearing Dazai Osamu's words, Okita Souji showed joy.

That's a good thing.

"Some pictures flashed from time to time," Dazai Osamu put on the kimono of this era, and described the scene in his mind to Soji Okita, "There are very tall buildings, and cars that can move by themselves. The energy of 'electricity' makes the streets bright and prosperous..."

Osamu Dazai skipped the scene of the hail of bullets.

Okita Souji listened carefully, a childlike longing appeared on his face.

"I thought, I might be from the future, Soujiro."

Finally, Dazai said.

"The future..."

Okita Souji put his hands on his sides, looked up at the sky above the courtyard, and sighed softly.

"If possible, I would really like to see it."

The future you describe.

There is a future with you.

But he has no future.

This point, they are well aware.

Okita Souji smiled and took the initiative to avoid the topic.

"Dazai must be a very powerful person."

"I can see that, the blood entangled in your body... There are also dark clouds that have been accumulating on you."

Although he also wanted to help the other party get rid of this state as much as possible, it seemed that it was not that simple.

"Is it better now?" Okita Souji asked sideways.

Dazai nodded.

"……Um."

At least when I'm with you, I feel that the world is no longer such a terrible existence.

The two of them have also done things together——

Holding the famous "Feng Yu Fa Sentence Collection", I read it aloud and studied it.

Okita Souji: "'Face to face, the heart is like a mirror of clear water'...Huh? I don't understand it."*

Osamu Dazai: "'When a plum blossom blooms, it is still a plum blossom. A few plum blossoms bloom, and it will not become something other than plum blossoms'...???"*

What the hell?

Perhaps it was because of too much contempt in his eyes, Director Okita couldn't help defending: "Believe it, this sentence must have a deeper meaning!"

Osamu Dazai pretended to agree: "Yes, there is a deeper meaning."

"what is this?"

Director Okita pointed to the next sentence: "'If you do it, you will be confused, if you don't do it, you will be confused'... Poof—hahahahaha——"*

He finally couldn't help laughing out loud, mixed with a few suppressed low coughs.

Infected by the other party, Osamu Dazai also laughed.

The two are still reading aloud in the team.

The end of being too presumptuous is to be found by the furious deputy head of the devil.

That's right, these specious words were all written by Toshizo Hijikata.

"Return the things!!!"

Hijikata Suisan was furious in a rare way, "It seems that I have indulged you too much—you two, spank your ass a hundred times, and you are not allowed to eat dinner!!!"

Dazai Osamu: "..."

When they were little kids?

Although this approach is very childish, yes...

If the "accomplice" was Nakahara Chuya, Osamu Dazai would have dumped the blame without hesitation, but the other party was Soujiro, and he couldn't bear it.

So the end result -

Both of them pointed at Cai Zang together: "This pig brought Mr. Dojikata's sentence collection!"

Caizang:? ? ?

How innocent!

Can bully pigs not talk? !

Hijikata Toshizo: "..."

Are you kidding me? !

This teasing temperament is exactly the same!

……

Occasionally, Osamu Dazai would act like a baby to Souji Okita.

After all, he is just an insignificant figure in the Xinsen team, but the other party is the captain of the first team, the assistant of the deputy chief, and the swordsmanship instructor...the right to speak is much heavier than him.

"Sojiro~"

"I want to eat crab."

Soujiro was called by Osamu Dazai by Okita Souji.

Two days later.

A large casserole was added to Osamu Dazai's small dining table, and when the lid was lifted, the smell of crab came out.

"The captain of the first team specially asked someone to buy it for you," the person in charge of the food said to him, "remember to keep it secret."

Kyoto is located inland, and seafood is specially transported from the nearby port of Osaka Prefecture.

"What a lucky fellow."

The person in charge was envious and couldn't help muttering.

Osamu Dazai likes to eat crabs, and Souji Okita likes to eat sweets. Even if he is ordered by the doctor to eat less, he still asks Osamu Dazai to secretly go to the street to buy Kopei candy for himself.

"Just this once, okay?"

Souji Okita put his palms together and prayed.The pain made his cheeks thin, giving him an extra cold and fragile feeling.

The light in the pupils is shining brightly.

"Look, my sweets are halved compared to the past, and I will die if I don't eat any more sweets."

"The medicine prescribed by Dr. Matsumoto is really bitter!"

Dazai Osamu: "..."

Hold on!

Can't promise him!

Don't be fooled by beauty!

Osamu Dazai was by Okita Souji's side, more to take care of him.Later, Mr. Okita became ill and often vomited blood, unable to exercise vigorously, and had to drink medicine every day, and the bitter taste lingered around him.

That memory is also bittersweet.

The good thing about Osamu Dazai taking care of people is that no matter what happens, he can not change his face, and then find a way to deal with it.

When Souji Okita coughed up blood badly, the blood would drip down his fingers, onto the snow-white kimono, and onto the bed sheet.

Osamu Dazai would silently wait for him to recover, wipe off the remaining blood on his palms and corners of his mouth, hand over the medicine and a cup of warm water, and then replace all the blood-stained things.

People who knew Osamu Dazai didn't believe that he was still a person who could take care of others meticulously and thoughtfully.

If Zhongyuanzhong also saw it, I'm afraid my eyes would be out of frame in fright.

To be honest, even Dazai himself didn't quite believe it.

Every time at the end, Okita Souji would say to him: "Sorry."

Let you take care of a patient like me.

Osamu Dazai shook his head, but said nothing.

Okita Souji still feels unwilling——

In the Youxiaolu Incident, the settlement of the Xinsen Group was attacked by the enemy.The active team members are all outside, and the sick and wounded stay inside.

Okita Souji couldn't be found anywhere, running on the road, Osamu Dazai thought of this.

After all, the opponent is such a strong swordsman, but he couldn't step forward to fight when something happened to the Shinsengumi.

I must be unwilling.

Osamu Dazai watched Yamazaki Suyoko approach the unconscious Souji Okita, who looked particularly thin.

Yamazaki Takashi is a ninja. He used to be a scout in the team. Later, he studied medicine with the imperial doctor Matsumoto Yoshinori and became a doctor within the Shinsengumi.

"He killed all the enemies who broke into the garrison by himself." Yamazaki frowned slightly, hesitant to speak, "It's true, he is so sick and so brave..."

If it wasn't for him piercing the acupuncture point on the back of the neck to make people unconscious, would he have to kill him while vomiting blood?

"Is Soujiro injured?" Osamu Dazai asked.

"No."

Yamazaki Tsumura handed over Okita Souji to him.

"I'll wake up in less than half a minute... I have to take care of the other wounded, so I'll leave it to you, brother Okita."

Osamu Dazai walked back step by step with Souji Okita behind his back.

Tonight is bound to be a restless night.

The Yukoji incident was an internal struggle of the Shinsengumi, which lasted until dawn, with constant shouts and killings, and one part of the sky was dyed red.

Osamu Dazai had already seen the undercurrent surging, so he kept the gun hanging on his waist.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Perhaps because of his sensitivity to the crisis, the person on his back woke up shortly after, and then coughed uncontrollably.

Osamu Dazai felt a burst of damp heat on the back of his neck.

After calming down a bit, Chief Director Okita was as angry as a spring.

"Feel sorry……"

"Blood... stained the clothes."

"It's okay." Osamu Dazai said calmly.

Okita Souji leaned weakly on Dazai Osamu's back, closed his eyes, and spoke in a soft voice that could be blown away by a gust of wind. "Blood……"

"So much blood...so dirty..."

"I who can't fight...are I useless?"

do not be like this--

Take care of me quickly.

Cherish me quickly.

Crying and saying it’s not my words.

"Nothing like that."

The voice came from the front.At this time, the calmer you are, the more firm your heart will be.

"If it wasn't for you, it wouldn't work." Osamu Dazai said.

Only you can do it.

I only want you.

"...!"

Okita Souji opened his eyes suddenly.The trance made his pupils slightly blurred, and he opened his lips, but he couldn't say a word.

The temperature coming from the back in front is so vivid.

Souji Okita put the sticker on it imperceptibly, and closed his eyes again, with a little tear in the corner of his eye.

"Dazai..."

Osamu Dazai replied in a low voice: "Yes."

……

The oil Koji incident is over.

The Shinsengumi returned to tranquility.

But those who know this history know that this is just the calm before the storm.After that, the Meiji Restoration began, the shogunate collapsed, and the Shinsengumi subordinate to the shogunate came to an end.

Less than a month after the Yukoji incident, the Shinsengumi was preparing to leave Kyoto.

"Don't act with us again."

Okita Souji said to Dazai.

"The next thing will be very dangerous, I..."

Powerless to protect you.

A trace of desolation flashed across Okita Souji's pretendingly cold face.

Dazai didn't say anything.

It's not that he is greedy for life and afraid of death, but just feels the [book], the original world is calling him back.

His memory has been fully restored, it is time to go.

Mr. Okita was dressed in white and sat under the eaves of the corridor. Except for his thinner figure, he was exactly the same as when we first met.

Osamu Dazai walked to the front of Souji Okita, squatted down, and looked up at him with sincere eyes.

It wasn't until this moment that Osamu Dazai realized that what attracted him to the person in front of him was not gentleness, but strength.

You can only be gentle with others if you are strong in yourself.

"Sojiro—"

Osamu Dazai said solemnly and calmly.

"If there is an afterlife, in a world where there is no Shinsengumi, no shogunate, no Choshu clan and the Banbaku faction..."

Don't worry about these turbulent world affairs anymore, and don't need to implement the so-called "sincerity" morality of the samurai...

"Would you like to be with me?"

It's a confession.

You can't ask for a future from someone who doesn't have a future, it's cruel to them.

But what if... an afterlife?

"..."

Director Okita was slightly taken aback.

Osamu Dazai was frightened and wanted to look away and run away.

I want to know the answer, but I am even more afraid of being hurt by the answer.

Another force prompted him to continue squatting there, waiting for the other party to issue the final judgment.

This man before him was all his courage.

a long time.

Osamu Dazai saw that Okita Souji smiled and nodded to him.

The author has something to say: *Mr. Hijikata's haiku comes from "Shinsengumi Odd Records".