Group Pet Career in Yokohama

The aroma of minor tunes and curry floats in the air, music and smells intertwine and blend in this small storefront, and the warm yellow lighting creates a particularly peaceful and gentle atmosphere.

The three who hadn't seen each other for a long time gathered in "Zi Zi Xuan" again.

In the open kitchen, the boss is smiling and mixing the crab sauce, and the three people at the table are enjoying the curry seriously.

"Hmm." Satisfied, Osamu Dazai pushed the plate forward, "The original curry is the most delicious."

"It's because you can't bear the taste of spicy curry, right Odasaku?"

"Well, yes." Oda Saku was eating the curry with all his attention, apparently only answered subconsciously.

"Everyone bullies me~" Dazai Osamu said pretending to be wronged, his rosy lips were slightly pursed.

"...You're the best at 'bullying' people, right?" Hill scooped up a mouthful of ice-cold pudding with a spoon, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"The members of the Hong Kong gangsters who were assigned to you were so frightened that their hairs stood on their heads when they saw you. Well, the look of wanting to escape but not daring to escape - obviously some martial arts physique and physical skills can easily knock you down, But you look pitiful when you see a natural enemy... What did you do to them?"

Ever since Osamu Dazai revealed his intention to be interested in the Mafia, Mori Ogai began to let him get involved in the affairs of the Mafia intentionally or unintentionally. Some time ago, he let him lead a small team - under the age of 15 , which is unprecedented.

It is conceivable that the members assigned to him will not be convinced, and there will be many small tricks and troubles.But within a week, they were all subdued by Dazai, telling them to beat the dogs and dare not chase the chickens.

"It's just an ordinary training of subordinates, but the result is not satisfactory..." Dazai Osamu flicked the glass boringly, making a clear "ding--", "I can only obey orders but completely If you don’t use your brain, it’s better to raise a group of sheepdogs, at least they are more loyal.”

Hill: ...what can a collie do?Do you help Dazai herd the sheep?

She couldn't help fantasizing Dazai Osamu who was wearing a tattered straw hat and walking a group of sheepdogs on the grassland to herd sheep.

"Secret crab sauce." The boss brought the sauce with a smile on his face. "By the way, the crab is provided by Oda Saku-chan. I invite everyone to curry today. Happy birthday Dazai-kun."

Hearing this, Hill took a deep look at the indifferent Odasaku.

I became friends because of a meal of curry, but after learning about Dazai's birthday, I did my best to prepare for it. Although I only met once or twice, I treated my friends with sincerity regardless of the distance of the relationship.

What a straightforward and pure person, Odasaku.

"Thank you, Uncle! The curry is delicious~" Osamu Dazai responded with a smile, "Ah, is this how ordinary people are treated on their birthdays? Surprisingly good."

"Dazai, birthday present." Odasaku wiped the corners of his mouth, and took out the wrapped present from behind, "I don't know what you like, but I learned from Hill that you like crab and sake, so I found a winemaker who is proficient in brewing techniques." The owner of the bar bought the sake he carefully brewed."

"Ah, that's great, Odasaku!" Dazai Osamu took it with sparkling eyes, "Crabs and sake are a perfect match."

"This is Hill's." Saying that, Odasaku took out another gift.

"Huh? Do I have it too?"

"Since there is Dazai, there must be Hill. We can't favor one over the other." Odasaku replied seriously.

"Oh, I'm being treated like a child! Little Hill~"

Dazai Osamu, who has seen through Odasaku's inner thoughts, laughed lightly.

"...shut up and eat your crab."

"I have a gift for you too~ Oda Saku!" Hill pretended to be mysterious and took out three bound books from the bag he had prepared earlier.

"What is it?" Oda asked suspiciously.

"You'll know when you open it, you'll absolutely love this gift!"

While talking, Hill looked forward to opening Oda as a gift for her, and found that it was a black-cat doll with excellent fluffy feel, about [-] to [-] centimeters high, just right to hold in his arms, with a sly look And cute, also solemnly wearing a small black suit.

Hill rubbed against it, it was so soft and comfortable... It's just that the whole body is pitch black, and it seems that it needs some color embellishment.

At this time, a bandaged hand stretched out from the side, and stuffed the peeled and sauced crab leg meat into Hill's mouth. The sweetness of the crab meat and the sauce were not too strong but different The stimulating taste instantly filled the mouth.

It's delicious... The fresh and tender crab legs are very plump. Before Osamu Dazai stretched out his hand, he bit the crab meat in front of him one bite after another.

Chewing the crab meat in his mouth, Hill's eyes suddenly lit up, and he picked up the scissors used to handle the crabs, grabbed the hand without any explanation, untied the bandage and cut off a long section.

Then he hurriedly wrapped the bandage around the head of the cat doll.

"Look! Dazai—meow!!" Hill raised both hands of the cat doll whose eye was covered by a bandage to Dazai.

"Meow~" Osamu Dazai meowed subconsciously, and after he realized it, "Eh?!"

Then he blinked his iris-colored almond eyes blankly, touched the doll again, and said as if giving up: "Well~ Xiao Xier is happy." His expression was soft and doting.

I'm in a good mood, Dazai... Then this cat will be called Dazai Meow from now on!

Appreciating Dazai for a while, Hill found that Oda Saku hadn't made a sound for a long time, she raised her head, and saw him caressing the cover of the book silently and with special care, as if he had opened it carefully What will disturb.

"Odasaku?"

"...So your name is Ming and An." He murmured.

"Speaking of which, the author who helped me find this book in the bookstore was its author—Mr. Natsume~" Hill picked up a crab leg, and cut it awkwardly.

"..."

The teahouse after the rain appeared again in Odasaku's mind. The heavy rain washed the whole dark world like glass, and the bearded man with the top hat suddenly appeared.

He finally remembered... the first time we met, the man introduced himself as Natsume Soseki.

——It has the same name as the author of this novel.

"That's really an interesting bookstore." Hill said with emotion, and of course the people he met were also very interesting...

So he told the two audiences about the bookstore.

"The changes you made were only out of a desire to change...follow your own heart...?" Oda Saku listened to Natsume Soseki's words conveyed by Hill, lowered his eyelashes thoughtfully, and gradually Get lost in your own thoughts.

"It's a very convenient ability." Before Hill could express his approval, Osamu Dazai showed a smirk, "If I go...will this bookstore disappear? I really want to try it."

"..." Hill looked directly at Odasaku, "I'll take you with me next time, isn't Odasaku going to learn to write novels? It won't work if you don't improve your reading. The collection of books in this bookstore is not only rich but also rich. Affordable, you can find rare copies of writers from all over the world."

"Okay." He raised his head and eased his slightly tight brow.

"Hey - I want to go too."

Osamu Dazai, who was thrown aside, spoke lazily and drawn out, dissatisfied like a child who was isolated by his friends.

"It's not that I won't bring you, but I'm afraid of causing trouble to the owner, Mr. Honda." Hill said helplessly.

Although the book is an entity that will not disappear, it will cause trouble to the operation of the bookstore. After all, Osamu Dazai is essentially a self-propelled ability elimination machine.

"Alas, drink, drink, Odasaku." Under Hill's refusal, Osamu Dazai gave up that bad idea on the whim, poured a glass of sake for Odasaku, and took a sip, "The expensive sake in this bottle The brewed wine is very mellow."

"It's really good." Odasaku took a sip, then raised his glass, "Happy birthday, Dazai."

"Then let's drink to Dazai's birthday!"

Saying that, Hill also raised her glass of sparkling water.

"...Okay."

"Ding--"

The crisp sound of glass colliding is also integrated into this relaxed air. None of the three of them came from daily life, but at the moment when they are together, ordinary people are usually doing relaxed and ordinary things.

Human emotion rises upwards like a swift river, grows and howls like a storm in high places, develops and evolves, and goes down with the current. Even if the water flows gently, or the dark tide is turbulent, or it is so calm that the wind can't move it, but there is always a certain moment. There will be a brook that sings softly.

This peaceful and beautiful atmosphere made Hill feel emotional.

... Even if you can't keep this fleeting fragment.

Looking at Dazai Osamu and Oda Saku who are chatting happily, watching the boss humming along to a ditty and cooking curry in a brisk manner...

——We must also keep these people who are happy at the moment.

Thinking of this, she showed a gratified and sweet smile, and her goose yellow pupils were extremely soft with the rising mist.