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At the moment when the bright orange-red beam of light shot up into the sky in the direction of the port, everyone who was affected by the situation tonight was startled.

The monitoring room of the Secret Service Ability Section, the monitoring room of PortMafia, and the computer screens in front of Osamu Dazai and Rimbaud on Pengo Lie’s special plane, and on the retinas of Kusaku Yumeno, the dazzling orange burst out at the same time. Gone is the breath of all beholders.

Taneda Shantouhuo stood up abruptly.Accompanied by the sound of glass shattering, Zhong Yuan's whole body glowed red, and he rushed out of the headquarters building.Rimbaud's mind went blank, but the next moment, he was shocked to find that the sound of breathing beside him had disappeared.The young man turned his head, only to see Osamu Dazai staring at the screen, his face pale.There was nothing in the kite-colored eyes, and the pupils expanded to the extreme.

"Dazai!" the young man shouted sharply.Hearing his voice, Osamu Dazai was shocked, and gasped violently as if awakened from a start.

"Calm down! You must not mess up now!"

"...Yes, you are right. I still don't know what's going on..." Dazai Osamu muttered as if trying to convince himself, and he quickly calmed down.However, in Iemitsu Sawada's view, something creepy is spreading in that tense calmness.

At this moment, a sharp child's voice suddenly rang from the phone that was still connected.

"Dazai!" It was because he was too emotional, and his voice sounded like a scream, but his words made Rimbaud and Dazai's eyes suddenly light up.

"That man is dead! Mom must have killed him! That's Mom's [light]! Mom must be alive!"

At this moment, no one would doubt the authenticity of Yumeno Hisakuzuo's words.

Rimbaud yelled almost before the boy's words fell: "Chuya! Did you hear that?"

"I heard it!" Chuya Zhongyuan's voice came from the other mobile phone amidst the shrill wind.

And Osamu Dazai had already dialed another number with the spare phone he had already prepared.

"Dazai?"

"Ango!" Osamu Dazai said very quickly, "Listen, I don't care who you notify or what method you use, now, I want you to bypass the supernatural agent class and bring Yosano Akiko to PortMafia as quickly as possible Headquarters!"

The breath on the other side of the phone suddenly stagnated: "This can't be—"

"Ango!"

The opposite party suddenly fell silent, and then it was not known whether he felt something from Dazai Osamu's words, or was shocked by his urgent tone. After two or three seconds of dead silence, Sakaguchi Ango's voice appeared again.

"……it is good."

These words made Dazai Osamu's eyes flash brightly.He hung up the phone and focused his attention on the screen of the monitor again.

In the special plane that had calmed down again, the time became extremely long in an instant. I don't know if it was 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, maybe 10 minutes?

Just when Sawada Iemitsu was almost driven mad by the suffocating silence - there is no news from his wife now - when.Two completely different voices came from the messy mobile phones on the table.

"Dazai! The president rescued Nana! She's fine! We're rushing to join Shibusawa!"

——It's Ranpo Edogawa.

"Dazai! Rimbaud! I saw Alice!"

——And Central Plains Chuya!

And, after the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, it was accompanied by the sound of rapid breathing and the sound of messy fabric rubbing. It was slightly hoarse and panting. It was not as clear and lively as usual, but it was still so gentle that it made people want to cry. sound.

"Azhi, Rimbaud...cough cough..." The girl was weak and hoarse, and laughed, "Don't worry, that Verlaine...cough cough, I'm absolutely dead this time."

***

The moment the phone was hung up, Sawada Iemitsu's eye circles turned red quickly, and the man didn't even have time to say hello, so he got up and rushed into the bathroom.

Osamu Dazai raised his head and closed his eyes tightly.

Rimbaud leaned heavily on the back of the chair as if he was exhausted. At this moment, the cold sweat and violent trembling just came - the young man was stunned, and suddenly remembered the evening of the rainstorm a few years ago. Silver Akutagawa outside the operating room.

Ah... so at that time, she was in such a mood...

Dazed and frightened, grateful and frightened, Rimbaud tried to move the corners of his mouth, but in the end his eyes were as red as Sawada Iemitsu.His lips trembled twice, and he made a low, dry voice.

"Dazai...do you know what I'm thinking?"

"...What?" The boy's voice was no better than his.

"I thought about it a lot before..." Rimbaud finally smiled as he looked at his trembling fingers, "...but now...I just want to hug her."

***

The roar of the helicopter propellers shattered the darker night, and on a certain floor of the PortMafia building, the medical floor with a completely different decoration from other places was brightly lit.

The smell of disinfectant filled the nostrils, and the bright lights shone on the white walls, reflecting a white light that was so clean that it was almost dazzling.The black suit with the gun has already guarded the entire floor. At this moment, there is a guard almost every meter in a corridor.At the end of the corridor, the door of the operating room was closed, and the bright red lights showed the busyness inside.

Outside the window, the white mist had receded—for everyone in PortMafia who had been told that the white mist was the ability of hostile superhumans, this should have been relaxing news.But at this moment, the corridor is full of suffocating chill and depression.

Zhong Yuanzhong also knew that it was because of himself.

The small orange-haired boy was leaning against the wall, his hat was pulled down deeply, covering his expression.At the end of the corridor opposite him is the closed operating room.And on his side, spider web-like cracks spread on the snow-white wall, two French windows were shattered, the windows were opened, and the floor was full of crystal shards of glass.

This is what he did.

Although Alice persisted until he arrived, she immediately passed out because she relaxed.Zhong also didn't dare to recall how he felt when he saw the girl covered in blood, and he didn't even remember what support he relied on to calmly wait for the helicopter that arrived later.And after the helicopter arrived, he didn't even have time to wait for the elevator and the first aid team, and he directly took Alice by gravity and jumped off the helipad on the top floor.

The two glass windows in front of him are the result of "entering" the girl with him.At this moment, the unique strong wind of high-rise buildings is constantly pouring in from the window with the chill of the night.Even though it is the late spring season, this is still a temperature that can make people get goosebumps.

However, Zhong Yuanzhong, who was almost blown directly by the cold wind, only felt a flame burning in his chest.

The negative emotions that were forcibly suppressed when Alice's safety was unknown, all surged up the moment the door of the operating room was closed.At this moment, Nakahara Chuya exuded a killing intent that seemed to be substantial. Under the shadow of the brim of his hat, his cobalt blue eyes were like the surface of a stormy sea, swirling with anger and tyranny that would destroy everything.

——However, there is no one to vent to.

Alice did it all by herself.

The young man's thin lips were tightly pursed, and the air pressure around him became even lower.

He knew that he shouldn't be angry with Alice, and no one had the right to be angry with Alice.In the face of extreme disadvantage and without any outside intelligence, no one can do better than her.Alice didn't know their plan, and of course it was impossible to cooperate with their rescue...

——No, even if she knew about his and Dazai's plans, with Alice's character, it was impossible to wait for him to exchange hostages.

Thinking this way, the boy was startled, and then, like a ball pierced by a needle, his shoulders leaned heavily against the wall.

He covered his face with his hands.

Yes, in the character of Alice.How could she do nothing when the other party threatened her family?

"...it's...too messy..." A deep, bitter and thankful voice said, "Tell us not to mess around, and you end up..."

Then, the voice was tinged with cold killing intent.

"...If I find the person behind the scenes..."

If, as Dazai said, this matter is really operated by someone behind the scenes...

Zhong Yuanzhong also took his hand away, his eyes were blood red, and he twitched the corner of his mouth coldly: "We must definitely take them—"

"Lord Zhongyuan!"

At this moment, Chuya Chuya's soliloquy was interrupted by a hasty shout.Nakahara Chuya suddenly raised his head and heard the sound, and saw Ango Sakaguchi dragging a black-haired woman out of the elevator and running towards him.The black-haired woman was handcuffed behind her back, and Ango Sakaguchi held a gun in his hand, and tried to point at the woman's heart while running.No matter how you look at this scene, it is hijacking or kidnapping. However, there is no fear on the woman's face. On the contrary, she is more anxious than Ango Sakaguchi.

"Where is Alice?!" The young woman with the golden butterfly hair ornament on her short black hair seemed to confirm at a glance that Zhong Yuanzhong was also in charge. As soon as she saw him, she rushed over and asked.

Instead, Ango Sakaguchi was staggered by her, "Akiko!"

"Don't call me Akiko! You idiot!" The woman turned her head and scolded him angrily, then immediately turned to Zhongyuan Zhongya, "Didn't you come to me to save people?! Let this idiot let me go! "

"Who are you?" Chuya Nakahara, who was not informed by Osamu Dazai, frowned.

"She is—" Sakaguchi Ango hurriedly wanted to explain, but was trampled on by the woman's high-heeled shoes.

"I'm Yosano Akiko!" The beautiful eyes of the self-conscious woman who was not held hostage at all were steadfast and bright flames, "He is the one who came to save Alice!"

***

Alice, who was lying in the operating room, didn't know that she was about to be resurrected with full blood by her former colleague who hadn't seen her for several years.

At this moment, the consciousness of the girl who was pushed into the operating room and then received anesthesia after her heartstrings loosened and passed out because she finally saw her family members was floating in blank white.

Perhaps because of the anesthesia, her brain was blank, who she was and where she was now, Alice's consciousness seemed to be cut off from the server that loaded the memories, she didn't know anything, and couldn't remember anything.

The girl floated in a daze.Until a hazy white, it seems that there is something sounding.

【"Miss, if you don't do it again, ahem, I'm really going to die."】

With the sound, the messy picture flashed in her mind like a black and white movie on a shattered screen.

[A man with black hair and red eyes.Bloody wounds.Like a snake staring at a frog, cold and cold like a reptile, but as if soaked in a viscous, creepy blood, the eyes are ambitious and must be won. 】

【"Miss is a doctor, right? If it's a doctor, is it really okay to ignore death like this?"】

【Blood is continuously gushing from the wound on the man's chest. The turned flesh and exposed bones are the severe pain and serious injury that all bystanders can feel.But even so, his tone remained extremely calm and stable, and even the soft words could not be described as "mild" too much. 】

——Who is this...?

【However, the young woman kneeling beside him only felt broken.Her eyes were wide open, and her face was not so much panic and fear as she was suddenly facing unreasonable shock and madness. "So, what do you want me to do?! You fired the gun yourself! Ask me to save it now?! How do you save it?! Are you out of your mind?!"】

--this is me?

【The seriously injured man suddenly laughed in a low voice, holding the pistol/gun steadily with one hand, the muzzle of the gun was pressed against the woman's temple, and the index finger was on the trigger.The other hand grabbed the woman's wrist. 】

【"It's very simple." The corners of his lips curled up, and the bottom of his eyes shone with a strange, chilling brilliance, "Miss, please use supernatural powers on me."】

——Ability?What superpower...?

The picture suddenly shattered, and then emerged an old man with silver hair and black clothes, a majestic figure like a lion.

【“The [Different Ability] is also something that comes out of the [root] of this world, and to some extent it represents a person’s [essence].”]

【"It's your origin. Your [origin] is [fusion]."]

His voice is like a bell, carrying many echoes, as if reaching the soul.

【"You have the qualifications to become an extremely evil person, or to become the savior of the world..."】

--me?

"But at this moment, you don't need to think about it."

The old man laughed.With his smile, brilliant gold bloomed on the girl's chest, and in the light, a book-like quadrangular object could be vaguely seen.The girl's eyes widened suddenly. She seemed to have remembered something, and looked at the old man in front of her in disbelief.However, in the next second, a sharp pain shattered the pure white surrounding her and everything in front of her eyes.

There was a blank in my mind, and all the pictures evaporated without a trace like morning dew.Alice twitched in pain, shook her whole body, and opened her eyes suddenly.Then, he was hugged tightly in a warm embrace.

The warm body temperature and the aroma of jasmine came, and then the young woman yelled: "Alice! Are you an idiot?!"

this voice?Alice, who was suddenly embraced, was at a loss for a while, blinked her eyes, and after a long time, said uncertainly, "...Akiko?"

"I want to call you sister!" There was a heavy knock on the forehead. The black-haired woman—who had been separated from Yosano Akiko for several years, and who had always been regarded as her sister's former colleague, took a step back and carefully looked at her blond hair With the blue eyes, after a long time, he finally showed a smile.

"Long time no see. Alice. You've grown up." Yosano Akiko frowned, "I'll save the reminiscences for later. You should comfort that kid outside first." She said He picked up the thin blanket from one side and threw it to Alice.Then he turned around and walked a few steps quickly, and opened the door of the operating room.

"Hey! Who is that! You can come in!"

The orange-haired boy who had been waiting for this sentence for a long time rushed in, went straight to the hospital bed, and grabbed the girl's hand.

"Alice!"

Ango Sakaguchi, who was waiting in the corridor outside the operating room, looked at the boy's back and picked up the phone in his hand.

"Dazai, it's alright."

Heavy breathing came from the other side of the phone, and then the boy said hoarsely, "Ango, I owe you a favor."

"It doesn't have to be like this." Ango Sakaguchi raised his hand and pushed his glasses. For a while, he thought of a lot, such as the importance of PortMafia's stability, such as Sen Alice is the key figure in maintaining the three-hour concept, or Dazai Osamu is not If he directly contacted Chief Farming, he should also be able to call Yosano Akiko—at most, it would take some time.However, what he finally said was words that were completely different from his identity and position.

"...we are friends."

On the plane thousands of miles away from Yokohama, Osamu Dazai's eyes widened.Then, for the first time since the incident, his expression softened.

"Yes." He lowered his eyes, "We are friends."

"what."

"Ango, thank you. I will tell you the details when I go back."

"You're welcome. Be careful on the road. Wait for you to come back."

"it is good."

Osamu Dazai reached out and hung up the phone.Then, Rimbaud's voice was heard.

"It's dawn," said the French youth in a young voice.

Osamu Dazai followed his gaze, and at an altitude of [-] feet, outside the porthole of the plane flying over the western hemisphere was the dark night as usual.However, his gaze seemed to penetrate the night, seeing places thousands of miles away.

Now, it’s past 4 o’clock in the morning in Yokohama. On the sea surface of that port city, far to the east, a brilliant orange-red should be breaking through the blockade of the clouds, tearing apart the night, and slowly rising.

The young man narrowed his eyes, as if reflecting the warm morning light in his kite pupils, he nodded slightly.

"Well, it's dawn."

Although there are still many doubts that have not been solved, and although there are still people behind the scenes who have not been found out, at least, this night that was too long for Pengo Li and PortMafia—even for everyone in Yokohama, is finally over.

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