My vest is beautiful

Ishikawa Woodpecker left the detective agency politely. After walking out of the old red brick office building, he raised his eyes slightly, just in time to meet Shi Wu who was lying on the edge of the roof in a daze. .

But it is obvious that this staring is only one-sided by Ishikawa Takuboku.Shi Wu once again fell into a daze.

"Mr. Ishikawa, is it over?" Hearing this familiar voice, Ishikawa Woodpecker withdrew his gaze, and the smile on his face became a lot more real.

Ishikawa Woodpecker called the black-haired young man with glasses who came over in an affectionate tone: "Have you been waiting for me here, my guardian?"

"...Please don't call me that, Mr. Ishikawa."

"Okay, okay, Kyousuke, my friend, my creditor--" Ishikawa Woodpecker teased his friend he had known since elementary school.

"Mr. Ishikawa, the money you owed me has been settled in this entrustment. I am no longer your creditor." Kindaichi Kyousuke reminded honestly.

"My name is not wrong, because I was planning to ask you to borrow money again, Kyousuke." Ishikawa Woodpecker hooked Kindaichi Kyousuke's shoulder, "How about we go have a drink? My treat!"

Kyosuke Kindaichi looked helpless, but he did not reject the proposal. On the way to the izakaya, he asked curiously, "How is the commission completed? Mr. Ishikawa."

"Of course it's done perfectly~ Ishikawa-sama is out, do you need to worry about anything?" Ishikawa Woodpecker smiled, but couldn't help thinking about what happened in the detective agency just now.

In fact, he rarely accepts this kind of entrustment—memory abilities, which can also be classified as mental abilities in a sense.

As for those with mental abilities, basically their own mental state is very problematic. Even if they don't have it originally, they will be abnormal due to their abilities.

Reading other people's memories is equivalent to being trapped in this memory and emotion.Ordinary people might be better off, reading the memories of amnesiacs—even if they have amnesia, they can still remember the emotional feelings, how strong it is... Ishikawa Woodpecker will inevitably be affected to a certain extent.

Ishikawa Woodpecker pushed open the door of the izakaya very familiarly, showed a frivolous but gentle smile to the proprietress, and sat in the box in the old place with Kyosuke Kindaichi.

He poured himself a glass of sake, and his thoughts wandered again.

As he said, his ability is not just to read photos, because he does not intend to hurt the other party, and does not want to cause irreparable damage to Shi Wu's brain, there are not many parts he can do, but there are not many .

In addition to the three necessary "emotional photos", he can also use "video recording" to read the most impressive recent memory of the other party.

Ability is causal and unscientific.Even if the other party has amnesia and can't remember it, it doesn't prevent Ishikawa Woodpecker from getting that memory.

But the amount of information contained in that memory made Ishikawa Woodpecker realize how uneconomical it was for him to accept this commission.

It's better to continue to owe money!Anyway, Kyousuke won't let him pay it back!Ishikawa Woodpecker felt that he had a toothache.

——Back to half an hour ago, the detective agency.

After Ishikawa Woodpecker turned over the three photos, the meaning represented in them made the entire detective agency lose the ability to speak.

The phrase "before dying" - before death, when death is approaching, what their "Mr. Ranpo" still thinks in his heart is to protect others.

Mr. Detective, who is respected and adored by the entire detective agency, and that child who is doted on by all of them, what has he experienced to use such a tone to force himself to persevere!

It is obvious that it is not an easy picture!

Is there no one to protect "Mr. Ranpo"!Is there no one around "Mr. Ranpo"?How could they put "Mr. Ranpo" in such a difficult situation!

... They didn't even dare to think deeper.

Yosano Akiko even recalled the first time he met "Mr. Ranpo", in order to try to treat his eyes, he blurted out "afraid of pain" at that time...

Dazai Osamu and Edogawa Ranpo understood something deeper than they were only aware of the superficial truth.

Ishikawa Woodpecker waited for a while, and the room remained eerily quiet—it didn't mean they were really calm, it was just the calm before the storm.

But no matter when the storm will come, Ishikawa Woodpecker doesn't want to be caught in it, so he can only take the initiative to say: "So, are you still going to continue to understand?"

"Continue." It was Akiko Yosano who spoke, her eyes were a little red, but her expression was calmer and more serious than usual.

"...All right." After confirming that no one objected, Ishikawa Woodpecker shrugged, "In order to avoid damaging his brain, I can only randomly select a memory for you."

"As for what kind of memory and when it happened, I can't be sure."

Even knowing that Edogawa Ranpo could tell, Ishikawa Woodpecker still lied habitually, and did not tell the truth about his abilities.

Edogawa Ranpo didn't bother to expose it at the moment, but just stared at Ishikawa Woodpecker so coldly.

The silver-haired young man sighed, and moved his right hand above the three photos, and the golden sand appeared again—but this time, they did not dissipate quickly, but projected a video that only an old camera would show on the top of the photos picture.

It is said to be a video, but it is actually the same as a photo, without any picture, because "Mr. Ranpo" is blind, which is not surprising.

What the video possesses is only unclear and intermittent sound.

However, it was... Atsushi Nakajima's voice that rang out.They realize it.

【"I don't know who the person you see in your eyes is..."

"Mr. Dazai, your plan has never failed, I thought I would never have the chance to see you again—"]

Osamu Dazai?Everyone's expressions froze for a moment, they never thought that they would hear the conversation between Osamu Dazai and Atsushi Nakajima in the memory of "Mr. Ranpo".

【"But, but..." There was an uncontrollable trembling in the voice exactly like Atsushi Nakajima, and there was an imperceptible trace of hope: "You protected this fragile world for that person, and you said that your regret is I have never read a novel written by that person...! Even for him, for that novel...!"

"If it's because of the 'book' - I would like to exchange the opportunity you left behind!"】

[The originally clear and clear voice of the young man became hoarse, and he almost squeezed out each word from his throat: "...that novel must be very exciting."

"Would you like to stay for a while...? Even if it's just for that novel you've been looking forward to for a long time and haven't read yet..."】

The amount of information is too much - this is a direction they have never thought about.

Even Ishikawa Woodpecker, who was completely a bystander, became at a loss.

Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of Osamu Dazai, but they unexpectedly saw an expression completely different from his usual expression on the face of this man who had always acted frivolously.

Dazai Osamu's kite-colored pupils were a little helpless, and at this moment, he looked like a child who had let go of all his defenses.

As if he had just noticed everyone's gaze, he even closed his eyes in embarrassment. In the next moment, the calm expression on Dazai Osamu's face made them wonder if what they saw just now was their own illusion.

"Why... Dazai and Atsushi appear in the memory of 'Mr. Ranpo'?" Someone asked so softly.

But the answer is obvious, because at that time, "Ranbu" was beside them, listening to their conversation.

The playback of the video is still going on, and in the background of the video, that "Atsushi Nakajima" almost collapsed, and his emotions even infected them across the world——

【"Dazai, sir...!!"】

This is the memory of "Edogawa Ranpo", which means that "Edogawa Ranpo" was absolutely present at that time.

But why...from the beginning to the end, "Mr. Ranpo" didn't say a word...?

Whether it's broken or sad, "Dun" can at least shout out, cry out, and vent his emotions.But throughout the whole process, "Mr. Ranpo" was like a bystander who had nothing to do with it, without revealing the slightest emotion.

——Ah, that must be because "Mr. Ranpo" understands better than anyone else that he can't stop "Osamu Dazai".

So I can only accept this ending in such a silent manner, and "watch" the partners I know go to death.

Because he is the number one detective in the world, he understands better than anyone else what death means to "Osamu Dazai".

It was in such an atmosphere that Ishikawa Woodpecker put away the three photos and left the detective agency quietly.

—Back to this moment.

Ishikawa Woodpecker's face was covered with a drunken blush, he spoke to his extremely strict friend, and forgot the confidentiality agreement he had promised before.

"My friend, do you know?" Ishikawa Woodpecker hiccupped, took out the photo from his pocket, and put the black one on the table, "This is the first time I read black."

"My ability has never been able to read dead people—"

"Do you know what this means?" Ishikawa Woodpecker said dizzily, "He forgot his own death and appeared in this world for unknown reasons."

"Ah, this entrustment is really not worth it!"

"Once he regains his memory, it means—" Ishikawa Woodpecker stuffed the black photo into Kindaichi Kyousuke's arms, "I don't want to see this photo! Keep it for me, Kyousuke!"

"Once he recovers his memory, it means that I personally killed him again!"

——No matter who completes this commission, it means that they killed a person with their own hands.

The author has something to say:

Shi Wu: But I'm already dead.

Kyosuke Kindaichi, Japanese linguist.Waka artist Ishikawa Woodpecker was a good friend when he was in Daiichi High School.I often lend him money.