Dazai's Cub Raising Journey in Another World

"I'm sorry for being so presumptuous to bother you." After sitting down, Dazai looked at the other party apologetically, "Because the child's grandmother was not very good at communicating with people, and few people know about her. I heard you I have been friends with her for a while, so..."

Shigeru Fujiwara smiled gently: "It's okay. What is that person's name?"

"Her name is Natsume Reiko."

"Natsume Reiko?"

"Ah, she may look a little weird to others, such as talking to empty places, or doing some strange behaviors, so she is always alone. Probably like this." Dazai referred to Natsume as much as possible. described in detail.

The man put his chin down and pondered for a while, then replied: "I remembered, when I was young, there was indeed such a person living nearby."

"Great." Dazai shook Kishi's hand with joy in his eyes, and then looked at the man sincerely, "Then, can you please tell us about her?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. However, because I haven't had much contact with her, and I don't remember some things very clearly, I may not be able to provide much help."

"It's okay. Even the smallest things are precious to us."

Seeing Dazai's insistence, Shigeru Fujiwara nodded: "Okay. The first time I met her was when I was a junior in our country..."

When the young Zi was distressed because he couldn't reach the baseball that fell on the branch, a girl kicked the trunk handsomely, looked at the height of the tree and said, "Come again."

As soon as the words fell, the baseball fell and hit the boy on the head.

The two got to know each other through this incident.

Reiko would wave a branch to fight back beautifully when someone threw a stone at her. She would happily wave a broom by herself as if fighting something. No matter how bad the other person said, she would never care free and easy appearance.

Because no matter when they meet each other, the other party is always alone, so when they meet, Zi will try to say hello to Reiko, and they have gradually become familiar with each other, and occasionally they will talk about some things together.

Until one day, after learning that strange graffiti appeared on the door of her house, various strange things began to happen, Reiko proposed to go to Zi's house to play.As a result, when he went to serve tea, the girl ran upstairs and broke the paper door and sliding door of the room for some reason.

From that day on, the strange things never happened again, but since then, Zi seldom saw her again, even if she met occasionally, Reiko would run away with a smile when she saw her.

"Although it is indeed a bit strange, she feels like a gentle person. This is all I remember about that person."

"Gentle..." Dazai smiled slightly, "Thank you for being willing to tell us this."

"It's good if I can help you a little bit." After finishing speaking, the other party was a little puzzled, "Although the reason is not very clear, isn't it more effective to ask relatives about such things?"

Seeing Dazai's distressed expression, Zi hurriedly said: "It's okay if it's not convenient for you to tell me about this outsider. I'm just asking casually."

"It's not impossible to tell you. It's just..." He glanced at the child sitting beside him with some embarrassment.

"Children, here are the snacks we just bought. Let's enjoy them while watching TV in the living room. Don't disturb the two of them." Tazi stood up, holding a tray and said gently to the children.

"Thank you." Dazai thanked the other party in a low voice, and then looked at Levi and the others, "This uncle and I have to talk about other things, so you can follow this aunt to the side and rest for a while."

After the children had left, Dazai said with some melancholy: "You know, this child's grandmother has no parents, and has been dependent on others. Because of her weird personality, relatives regard her as a burden, and they don't want to talk about it at all. There was something about her, and she died so young that even her daughter didn't know much about her."

"This child is the same as his grandmother. His parents passed away when he was young, and now he is being pushed around among relatives like a plague. Of course, I can't say anything as an outsider, but seeing such a young child I am alone every day, not to mention the injuries on my body, and it seems that I have never had enough food, so I feel really unbearable."

"Aren't you a relative of that child?" Zi Zi was a little surprised.

"Yes. I only settled down at the shrine in Sagara Village some time ago."

"Are you a priest?"

"It's just doing some exorcism." Dazai replied with a smile, and then looked a little sad, "Although I found a suitable reason to take care of this child temporarily, but after all, I am just an outsider, and it is impossible to protect him all the time. So We can only make the child have as few bad memories as possible."

"It's the same this time. The child heard that his grandmother had a similar experience with himself, so he wanted to know more about her. Because he didn't want to see the child disappointed and lonely, he accidentally learned that you and the child's grandmother After getting in touch with the news, I just came here uninvited. If there is any offense, I hope you can understand."

"Where, you are too polite."

Zi quickly waved his hands, and then sighed as if he couldn't understand: "That child looks so cute and cute, I can't think of such an encounter... By the way, what is the child's name?"

"Natsume Takashi."

"Natsume Takashi?" The other party repeated in doubt, "Who is his father?"

Dazai's eyes flickered undetectably, and he replied: "The child's father is..."

Since I stayed at Fujiwara's house for a long time, it was already late when I returned to the shrine.

Because there will be classes tomorrow, after a simple dinner, the children went to bed early under Dazai's urging.

It stands to reason that he should be very tired after walking for such a long time, but for some reason, he lay in bed for a long time, but he couldn't fall asleep anyway.

Not wanting to disturb the children, he desperately suppressed the idea of ​​turning over and lay there straight, staring at the ceiling in a daze.After enduring it for a long time, he got up quietly and walked out lightly.

The night was already deep.

The cold moonlight shrouded the shrine, looking hazy and quiet.

He walked forward quietly for a while, and then sat down on the steps, holding his chin and staring at the woods in the distance, which seemed to be barking its teeth and claws.

After a while, there were extremely subtle footsteps behind him.

The footsteps stopped not far from him, and then Levi said in a flat tone: "You plan to hand over Guizhi to that couple."

is an affirmative sentence.

"I've been discovered~" Dazai pretended to be relaxed and smiled without turning his head.

"It's too obvious." Levi didn't poke him, but continued, "You didn't bring a gift the first time you went there, and you didn't buy it until the second time. You won't forget such a thing , You obviously brought fruit when you visited Aunt Carula before. The reason why you did this is because you were sure that she was not at home from the beginning."

Dazai felt that carrying those things all the time was too tiring, so he omitted this link.It seems that some lazy people can't steal it.

"What happened later was too much of a coincidence. Whether it happened to meet at the aquarium or to eat at the same restaurant, it seemed like a deliberate arrangement after investigating the other party's whereabouts in advance."

"When I came back, I asked Xie about it, and he told me what you asked him to do. After connecting with your series of actions today, I came to this conclusion."

"I didn't expect Levi's observation skills to be so keen!" Dazai praised with a smile.

"It's just that I don't understand why you made such a decision. You clearly know that once you leave, you will never see him again." Levi walked up to Dazai, frowned slightly and looked straight at him, "Even so, is it okay?"

Dazai stared into the distance silently, after a while, he smiled and looked at Levi: "Levi, don't you think this is the best choice?"

"You can use your abilities very well now, and you can live a normal life like ordinary children. Although the Fujiwara couple are only distant relatives of Guizhi, they are so gentle and have no children of their own. Through today's contact , the two obviously like Guizhi, and I believe they will take good care of him in the future."

"Although I do like Guizhi very much, I am not his real relative after all, and there are some things that I cannot give him. Especially, no matter how hard I try, I cannot give him the warmth that belongs only to blood relatives." He focused Looking at his empty palm, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "Although I don't get along very well with my family, I know this well. Because, that's what I long for..."

"Most importantly, I'm not sure the days ahead will be as secure as they are now."

"I don't have the confidence to replace Kishi's blood relatives, and I can't guarantee that I can give him a stable life. Instead of following me like this, it's better to live happily and safely beside the Fujiwara couple like ordinary children. Don't you think so? ?”

Levi didn't answer.After a long silence, he opened his mouth: "I don't know. Although the future may indeed be dangerous, I don't think you can impose it on others just because you think it's good. Didn't you give the right to choose to the other party before?" Why? Why are you so arbitrary this time?"

"Why...?" Dazai looked at the night sky in a daze and said softly, "Maybe it's because he is too dazzling. He has endured so much suffering, whether he treats humans or monsters, but he always has kindness in his heart, as if the whole person They are all glowing, and people can't help but want to keep this light a little longer, and a little longer."

"So you decided to arrange everything without telling Kishi, and then lie to him about seeing you again in the future?"

"Oh, Livi even guessed this." Dazai smiled with crooked eyebrows, "Although this may be a little too much, but one day Takashi will understand."

"Didn't you ever think that Guizhi might want to be with you more than a stable life?" Levi looked at the back of the temple and asked seriously.

"Levi, as I said, this is the best choice, whether it's for Guizhi or us. You probably don't want to see Guizhi get injured or even die." Dazai stopped his smile and looked serious Looking at each other intently, "So, even if I don't give up, even if I don't understand, even if I get blamed, I will continue."

Levi took a deep look at Dazai, and raised his voice, "Takashi, did you hear that?"

? !

Dazai turned around in astonishment, and then felt something rushing into his arms.

"Mr. Dazai is an idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!" the boy cried, beating his chest with his hands desperately, "You clearly said that we are family members, are you lying to me? Why did you leave Me? Do you hate me?"