Seeking the Law of Summoning in Taisho

〖Eh... on a business trip? 〗

Osamu Dazai and Sakunosuke Oda looked at each other again, and then Osamu Dazai turned his gaze back and touched his chin. He seemed to understand something, nodded after a while, and said lazily with a drawn-out tone: "I just came back."

"Really, it's really a coincidence that we can meet here." Said Ango Sakaguchi, and handed over the bag in his hand, "Since I met you, I will give this to you, so that I don't have to make a trip in vain. At first I thought this was…”

The following words were abruptly stopped by him, Osamu Dazai looked over meaningfully, the other party's gaze behind the lens dodged slightly, and then lowered his gaze.

Oda Sakunosuke took the bag over and opened it, with a look of surprise on his face.

"what? What?"

Osamu Dazai leaned over to watch with him, but before he could see clearly, he heard the person next to him ask: "Is it canned crab meat and... curry sauce?"

"Eh——" Even Dazai Osamu was a little surprised at this time, he took out a can from the bag, and without looking carefully, he knew that it was indeed a type he often ate, "Is Ango going to visit us?"

The word "visit" was a bit strange, and Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help turning his head to look at him, but Dazai Osamu didn't explain, and just focused his eyes on Sakaguchi Ango.

The other party was silent for a moment, then nodded: "...Yes."

"Is that so..."

Osamu Dazai threw up the can in his hand and caught it again, his face thoughtful.

Seeing his appearance, Oda Sakunosuke guessed what he might be planning, and couldn't help saying: "Dazai?"

"Odasaku," Dazai Osamu said quickly, "shall we go to a bar?"

Not only Oda Sakunosuke, but even Sakaguchi Ango was stunned.

"It's rare that all three of you are here, so let's not go home. Anyway, even if you don't go to work tonight, it doesn't matter to Ango, right?" Osamu Dazai took the arms of the two of them and dragged them forward, "Oh~ I haven't been to Lupine for a long time, the bar owner must miss us!"

Although Ango Sakaguchi had rejection written all over his face, his body was being taken forward honestly.

He and Sakunosuke Oda followed behind Osamu Dazai side by side. Hearing this, the sarcasm in his body was finally aroused, and he couldn't help but say, "The boss is just glad his bar is finally quiet, right?"

"Hey—Ango is too much! Do you think I'm such a noisy person?"

Osamu Dazai turned around, kept facing them, and kept walking, Oda Sakunosuke's eyes moved from the opponent's face to the opponent's feet, in case there were any obstacles that would trip him up.

Even though Osamu Dazai had a look of dissatisfaction on his face, Ango Sakaguchi did not spare him, and still said straightforwardly: "That's it, didn't Dazai-kun realize that every time you are in the bar, the other guests are annoyed Did you leave?"

"Then how could it be because of me! It's obviously because Oda Saku doesn't know how to complain, which makes the bar full of 'not complaining' atmosphere, and those customers left because they couldn't stand it." Osamu Dazai turned his finger on another person , "That's what Ango said."

Hearing this, Ango Sakaguchi also looked at the other person, as if he had an old father's expectation on his face, although he didn't know what he was expecting.

Suddenly becoming the center of gaze, Oda Sakunosuke paused: "This..."

He thought for a while, and suddenly a look of enlightenment changed on his face: "So it was because of me? I thought it was because it was too late and they wanted to go home to sleep, so they all left."

Osamu Dazai: "Look, Oda Saku himself admitted it."

"...Don't push your responsibility to Mr. Odasaku." Sakaguchi Yasugo sighed with a headache, "And Mr. Odasaku, you believe everything Dazai-kun says, it will be terrible if this continues."

Oda Sakunosuke: "But you said what Dazai said."

Ango Sakaguchi: "...So don't believe everything Dazai-kun said, I never said the second part!"

"Humph."

Osamu Dazai ran to Sakunosuke Oda, hugged him, and then made a face at Ango Sakaguchi.

"Actually, you're just jealous, Ango? Jealous of Odasaku's trust in me!"

Ango Sakaguchi: "...Are you a child, Dazai-kun?"

He was quite speechless, "If you want to say that I'm jealous of you asking for dish soap from the bar owner but never being beaten, this sentence is more believable."

"Dishwashing liquid..." Osamu Dazai's attention was instantly diverted, "Ah! Let's ask the boss for a cup this time, maybe the boss has already put it on the shelves after so long!"

Ango Sakaguchi: "...let the boss go."

--

The dimly lit bar was the same as before, whether it was the decorations in memory or the light-colored smoke that could be vaguely seen when stepping on the steps, they were all exactly the same as in memory. They were all a little surprised, saying that it had been a long time.

"That's right~ even the boss still remembers us," Dazai Osamu turned his head to look at the person beside him, and said jokingly, "It turns out that Ango didn't seem to know us when we met, it's really sad~"

Ango Sakaguchi: "...I just didn't expect you to appear suddenly. How could I forget such a thing?" He walked to the leftmost seat and tilted his head when he sat down, as if deliberately avoiding his sight, " ...you will never forget it for the rest of your life, okay?"

Oda Sakunosuke looked at each other quietly, the next moment, a hand on his shoulder suddenly interrupted his gaze.

Osamu Dazai supported his shoulders and hopped onto the bar stool, then smiled and extended three fingers to the boss, "Boss, three cups—oh no, we can do as much as we can tonight, we don't—drunk—no— - Return!"

Ango Sakaguchi looked at him in horror: "Dazai-kun, you didn't say you wanted to fight wine before you came!"

"What's the matter? Ango," Dazai Osamu leaned on the bar, approached him, and said in a low voice, "Only for tonight, you understand?"

Sakaguchi Ango's face froze, his eyes fell on him, and he didn't speak.

Osamu Dazai smiled again and got up and looked at the person on the right, "Oda Saku doesn't have any objections, does he?"

"... Ah." Oda Sakunosuke was noncommittal, "Anyway, no matter who is drunk among you, I will send you home."

Osamu Dazai: "You underestimate me, Odasaku! My drinking capacity has improved a lot in the past few years. Just wait and see, I will definitely be the final winner!"

Oda Sakunosuke didn't question him, but just asked "Really" in an extraordinarily calm manner.

However, it is this kind of tranquility that is most likely to arouse the fighting spirit of others. Osamu Dazai put down the harsh words of "I will definitely drink you down", and after the wine was served, he-

Put the attack on Ango Sakaguchi.

Although this is not considered a wine fight in the orthodox sense, it’s just a way to pass the time while chatting and drinking, but Ango Sakaguchi looked at Osamu Dazai who was about to clash with him for the third time, and couldn’t help but hold the wine backwards. Hidden away, looked at him defensively: "... Dazai-kun, your intention to get me drunk is too obvious."

"Eh——" Osamu Dazai paused, "Did you find out? You are really getting more and more cunning, Ango."

Ango Sakaguchi: "Don't use words to describe yourself to me, Dazai-kun!"

"Since it has been discovered, there is nothing to do."

Osamu Dazai sat upright in his seat, and raised his wine glass upright in front of him: "Then let's toast together, the three of you!"

Ango Sakaguchi breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his wine glass: "Is it still for the wild dogs?"

"It doesn't matter what it is for, but if you want to say it, this sentence is more in line with the current environment?" Osamu Dazai said.

"Yeah." Oda Sakunosuke smiled and picked up the wine glass.

"clang!"

The crisp sound of glass crashing echoed in the quiet bar, and the three of them laughed and said that overly familiar sentence.

"For the wild dogs."

The moon hanging in the sky tended to fall, and the night gradually deepened.

The guests in the small bar came and went, only three of them were still sitting in front of the bar, talking about the exciting past, drinking a glass of wine.

After the conversation about drinking at the beginning was over, none of the three of them deliberately tried to get the other two drunk, but shortly after that, to the surprise of Osamu Dazai and Sakunosuke Oda, it was Ango Sakaguchi who got drunk first .

This person has never been a bad drinker, and from the very beginning, he has been prepared to guard against Dazai Osamu's intoxication. Logically speaking, he is unlikely to be the first to get drunk, but this is the truth.

Looking at the young man who couldn't even hold the wine glass firmly but was still pouring wine into his mouth, Oda Sakunosuke showed a worried expression on his face: "Is there any problem, Ango?"

It seemed that the other party took a while to realize the meaning of his words, propped his chin and turned his head, and replied slowly: "...It's okay, Odasaku..."

Osamu Dazai: "Wow, I don't even call you by honorific title~"

Ango Sakaguchi: "...Mr."

Oda Sakunosuke: "It should just be speaking slowly."

Osamu Dazai seemed to be quite interested in Ango Sakaguchi in this state, so he stopped drinking and just stared at him up and down, left and right.

At this time, Ango Sakaguchi's eyelids were half closed, and with one hand resting on his flushed cheeks, he quietly let Osamu Dazai look at him. He unbuttoned the collar of his shirt by himself, and his usual upright temperament and desire to complain seemed to disappear at this moment. no trace.

Osamu Dazai stretched out two fingers and put them in front of his eyes, "Ango, how much is this?"

The other party rolled his eyelids lazily, and then - rolled his eyes elegantly and precisely.

"Dazai-kun...Although I'm drunk, I can still work...don't treat me like a child like you..."

Dazai Osamu was a little disappointed, he looked at Oda Sakunosuke: "Ango actually treats me like a child, I am already an adult..."

This tone sounded full of grievance and dissatisfaction, so Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help but patted his head like a comforting child, and Osamu Dazai's dissatisfaction dissipated a lot in an instant.

"However, Ango is still working too hard." Oda Sakunosuke said, "Even if he is drunk, he will miss work, so he must not take a lot of rest."

"After all, Ango is a workaholic. Apart from work, he has no other interests." Osamu Dazai continued.

Ango Sakaguchi, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly tried to open his sleepy eyes after these words, and then said seriously: "Apart from work, I will still go to see the sea."

Osamu Dazai was stunned: "Huh?"

Oda Sakunosuke also looked at him.

"Because it's too late today, the shop selling curry has long been closed, so I had to buy sauces."

What he said seemed to be incoherent, but Dazai Osamu and Oda Sakunosuke understood what he wanted to say in an instant.

Ango Sakaguchi's eyelashes fell again, before that, the light shone on his face, and a look of loneliness flashed through his eyes behind the lenses very quickly.

"Unlike Dazai-kun who always likes to give Odasaku-san his favorite canned crab meat, I will give Odasaku-san hot and spicy curry, although Dazai-kun will definitely throw it away if he sees it ..."

Oda Sakunosuke looked at Osamu Dazai: "Did you throw away my curry?"

Dazai Osamu: "..."

"But no one will do this again this time..." Ango Sakaguchi seemed to be stuck in his own thoughts, and didn't hear what they said, "On the contrary, I will bring an extra serving of crab meat in addition to the curry What about canned food?"

"It's too much, you two..."

He slowly lay down on the table, buried his head between his arms, "Dazai-kun especially... I know, he let me see the contents of the 'book' in the end, but I couldn't save you... It's also a kind of revenge..."

"only……"

"If I accept...can you come back?"

The last voice of the young man was mixed with sighs, and together they slowly disappeared in the quiet night.

After this sentence, no one made a sound.

He finally passed out on the bar counter, completely asleep.

--

The warm wind in the morning blew the gauze curtain by the window, and when the morning sun made a dazzling stroke at the foot of the bed, the person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

The result of too much movement is that his eyes are black, and his head seems to be filled with several catties of undigested distilled wine, because of his swaying movements just now.

〖……liquor? 〗

Ango Sakaguchi sat quietly on the bed with his dizzy head supported, his briefcase and suit jacket were scattered on the floor beside the bed in the bedroom, and there was nothing else besides that.

There is no shopping bag from the convenience store last night.

〖So...is it really just a dream? 〗

Ango Sakaguchi slowly put his hand down, and an inexplicable exhaustion swept over him, he closed his eyes again, and threw himself on the bed again.

However, at the same time, there was some movement outside the bedroom.

"No, not here, Odasaku, Ango's house is even more empty than my apartment, this refrigerator has not been used for several years, it is full of dust..."

Ango Sakaguchi suddenly opened his eyes again, but unlike before, this time he fell off the bed directly, before he even had time to put on his shoes, rushed to the door of the bedroom like a gust of wind, and opened the door——

However, it was dark again, and he half-kneeled on the ground while leaning on the door frame.

"Oh~ Why did Ango give us such a big gift so early in the morning?"

Dazai Osamu's joking voice sounded in front of him, and when the darkness in front of Ango Sakaguchi gradually faded, the first thing he saw was a hand stretched out to him.

"Okay, even if we plan to cook for you, you don't need to thank you so seriously—not to mention that your family doesn't have any ingredients that can be used for cooking."

Ango Sakaguchi was quiet for a moment, passed his hand over, and got up following Dazai Osamu's strength, but to be honest, he hasn't recovered yet, so that he complained that the radar failed, and he didn't respond to Dazai Osamu's words.

The bag from the convenience store was placed on the dining table, and the sauce and canned crab meat inside were taken out. It was obvious that they were going to be used for something important. The red-haired young man in the kitchen was carefully inspecting the utensils inside, but after a while , he turned around helplessly, announcing that the breakfast failed this time before it even started.

"The seasoning is not very complete." He looked at the person at the door of the bedroom, "Ango, don't you usually eat at home?"

"Well, it's all resolved in the Supernatural Secret Service Division..."

After Ango Sakaguchi replied subconsciously, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. It seems that now is not the time to say this!

"Wait, wait!" He turned and went back to the bedroom, picked up the glasses on the bedside table and put them on, before walking back.

Then he took a breath imperceptibly, and after realizing that the two people were really not hallucinations, he hesitated and asked, "You... When did you come back?"

Oda Sakunosuke: "Last night."

He paused, and then said: "After we sent you home drunk, Dazai proposed to make breakfast together, so the two of us didn't go back—do you mind?"

Ango Sakaguchi shook his head: "No, this kind of thing—it's better to say that I am more puzzled about how the three of us managed to reach my house."

"You haven't deliberately hidden your home, have you? I've always known~" Dazai Osamu took over, "As for unlocking, it's easier."

Sakaguchi Ango: "..."

〖Almost forgot, this guy is called "Yokohama Lockpicking King". 〗

"Speaking of which, Ango thought it was a dream last night..." Osamu Dazai couldn't hold back his laughter, "So what kind of dreams are you usually doing to confuse dreams and reality like this, hahaha too Funny!"

Ango Sakaguchi: "It's not because Dazai-kun, you have been misleading me!"

"Hey~ I don't have one." Osamu Dazai pointed to the person in the kitchen, "Otherwise you let Oda be the judge."

"Forget it, when you usually say that, you are sure Mr. Odasaku will help you, right? I'm not going to make fun of myself." Sakaguchi Ango replied to him, then turned around, "I'll find my phone and solve the problem. Our breakfast question."

Ango Sakaguchi went back to the bedroom again, and the sound of footsteps receding from the living room sounded. It seemed that Osamu Dazai had gone to the kitchen, and then there was a vague conversation between the two of them. Tian Sakunosuke's three or two sentences are completely doting and agreeable.

Ango Sakaguchi sighed secretly, feeling that these two people haven't changed at all...

Thinking of this, he paused, and then slowly squatted down.

He covered his eyes with his right hand, laughing silently and presumptuously in the darkened vision.

However, soon, crystal teardrops slid down from the corners of her upturned mouth, reflecting a glimmer of light in the morning sun.

〖That's great...it's really great...〗

Although he knew about Dazai Osamu's commission from the detective agency, before today, he didn't dare to expect the other party to come back, because he also understood the loneliness that lingered around that person and his longing for death.

However, the fact is that not only Dazai Osamu is back, but also Oda Sakunosuke is back, and what makes him even more unexpected is that they even get along as close friends just like before, as if the four years apart, as if death and death. Hostility never occurred.

〖Unbelievable...but...〗

Ango Sakaguchi lowered his head, tears slid down his face and dripped onto the scattered clothes on the ground, a small piece of fabric was soaked and the color became darker.

〖God...〗

he thinks.

〖If there is a god, even if it is a dream, let it wake up slowly. 〗

〖Because I really... miss them very much. 〗

--

"Does Dazai's house have few things?"

Unexpectedly, the other party would bring up this topic, Osamu Dazai was stunned for a moment, and felt a little embarrassed suddenly when he thought about his apartment that could almost be called "a house with four walls".

Because I have never had any nostalgia for this world, so I have never carefully dressed up my so-called "home".

The salary of the detective agency is no better than that of the Mafia, and the furniture in the apartment is pitifully small, and Osamu Dazai hardly spends money for the family. If you think about it this way, let alone Oda Sakunosuke. The house, will also feel that there is no trace of popularity.

Such a "home" is just a black box, how can there be inspiration to create?

Thinking of this, Osamu Dazai rested his knuckles on his chin, pondered for a moment, ignored the question asked by the other party, and said directly: "Odasaku, we are going to buy a house."

Oda Sakunosuke was taken aback: "...Huh?"

"Don't you like a house near the sea?" Osamu Dazai planned enthusiastically, "We will buy a house like that, which belongs to the two of us. When you write novels by the window, I will watch you write novels."

He leaned against the cabinet and tilted his head to look at him: "What do you think?"

The young man's eyes were shining brightly. At this moment, in his eyes, Oda Sakunosuke saw the real light of what he was looking forward to.

Maybe it was the same as when he decided to write a novel.

The fog of confusion dissipated, and this lonely child finally grasped something that allowed him to ignore the attraction of death and keep walking.

Oda Sakunosuke took a step forward, kissed the other person on the forehead, and said solemnly as promised: "Okay."

Osamu Dazai curled his lips into a smile, and was about to hug him back, when there was a sound from the bedroom door.

The two looked over together, and saw Ango Sakaguchi, who was dressed neatly, gestured to them with the mobile phone in his hand.

"Breakfast is ready, the boss said he will deliver it himself."

Osamu Dazai was a little curious: "What did you order, the boss's service is so good?"

"Of course." Ango Sakaguchi pushed down his glasses, "because I ordered a hundred servings of spicy curry."

Dazai Osamu and Oda Sakunosuke who were walking past stopped at the same time, and then the former said in disbelief: "Ango, are you finally mad at me?!"

Ango Sakaguchi said calmly: "I didn't, I just used this method to test whether this is a dream or not."

"What a dream! This is reality! Be sober, Ango! How can you finish eating so much curry! And it's as spicy as magma, do you want to go to the hospital?!"

"I am not sleeply."

"If you are really sober, call the boss to cancel the order! And why is it all my crab meat in curry!"

"Isn't there canned food?"

"Why can I only eat cold canned food! It's too much, Ango!"

"It's okay to take a little revenge on Dazai-kun's deception last night, right?"

"Why not! It's a big problem!"

Oda Sakunosuke leaned against the dining table, quietly watching the two friends chattering sentence by sentence.

After a while, he lowered his head and smiled.

It doesn't matter if it's curry or crabmeat, it doesn't matter if it's a serving or a hundred, the most important thing is who you eat it with, right?

But having said that, [-] servings of curry is still too much, let's share it with Dazai and Ango's colleagues when the curry arrives.

...Oh, by the way, Zhong Yuan of the mafia also likes spicy curry very much, so I will send some there and let Zhong Yuan share it with colleagues.

Come to think of it, they will be very happy.

After all, that's the best spicy curry in the world!

Episode [-] [Dream and Reality] End