Retired savior rehired daily

"Because the ones who went to arrest people were not members of the military police or the Supernatural Secret Service Division at all."

Edogawa ranbu ate the last bit of thick dim sum in one bite, and sighed looking at the empty packaging bag - he weighed yesterday and was found to have gained six catties, so Fukuzawa Yukichi strictly limited his Daily snack intake, this is his last share of rough snacks today.

Why can't I realize the freedom of crude dim sum even though I am a detective?

Is this reasonable?

The detective puffed up his cheeks dejectedly.

Sitting in front of the computer screen, Kotoko Iwanaga, who had already typed large paragraphs of text in the memo and was always ready to launch a counterattack against Sakuragawa Rokka, heard the sound, and glanced over there curiously, and saw Atsushi Nakajima The white-haired boy is standing in front of Ranpo Edogawa with a girl named Izumi Kyoka in a red kimono, ruthlessly(?) supervision.

Iwanaga Kotoko: ...

However, although.

Are the people in your Armed Detective Agency too relaxed? !

From you guys, I really can't see the slightest sense of tension about the approaching battle, hey!

Yan Yongqinzi's eyes were dead.

In stark contrast to the overly relaxed, even joyful atmosphere in this half of the room, it was in the other half of the room that the door of the detective agency was suddenly knocked not long ago, announcing, "According to the agreement, I'm here to see you! ", the long-haired youth who calls himself Sigma.

He was looking sad at the moment, and he seemed to be ashamed——

"So, I'm just a creature created by the [book], not even a real 'person', but a supernatural creature?"

He asked with a wry smile.

"Uh..." Doppo Kunikida and Akiko Yosano, who were sitting opposite to Sigma, exchanged glances - about the life experience of the young man in front of them, they had just heard from Qiao Wen and Osamu Dazai together with the person concerned Yes, although I really want to say something to comfort the other party, but for a while, I really can't find any suitable words...

The two of them were speechless for a moment.

But Osamu Dazai, even after hearing such a story that could be called "tragic" no matter what, the smile on his face still hasn't changed at all——

"So what if it's a human being, so what if it's a supernatural creature?"

While talking, the black-haired young man stared intently at him with those eyes that were clearly smiling, but made Sigma feel chills in his heart, as if there were some monster-like eyes hiding in the depths of those iris-colored eyes. look at him:

"Mr. Sigma! Do you think that human beings are born as human beings, or that the fact that human beings are alive is meaningful?"

Although he was very uncomfortable with the gaze of the young man named Osamu Dazai, if possible, he even wanted to run away from him immediately, as an honest person, Sigma answered this inexplicable question honestly:

"Of course there is."

As a result, the young man in front of him happily snapped his fingers——

"Wouldn't that work?"

The other said in a carefree, energetic voice.

"No matter how you were born, no matter whether you are a creation of [book] or not, you are now living in this world as a living 'human being'—this is already an unchangeable fact."

Therefore, the existence of Sigma does not need anyone's approval, let alone anyone's "permission".

If you feel lonely, find a companion who matches your heart.

If you want a "home", create one yourself.

Why stick to where?

Since you think it is meaningful for people to live, why not find the meaning of your own life?

"—Am I right, Qiao Jun?"

As Osamu Dazai said, he turned his eyes full of smiles to Qiao Wen who was standing aside and kept quiet all the time.

Qiao Wen: ...

Barrage:…………

The barrage is boiling:

"You told me this is Dazai?! That suicidal maniac Dazai?! That black mud spirit Dazai?! He can say such a thing?! Sorry, I am the first senior chef not to believe it! "

"Although, being lively and cheerful is indeed the character design of Wu Zhenzai, but being lively and cheerful is outrageous for this sake, let me tell you!"

"If I'm not wrong, Dazai is unlocking Sigma? And it's not cynicism, it's a normal kind of unlocking??"

"Why are you getting fat, little brother? Did someone wear it?"

"Just... Sigma's character design doesn't seem to be special, everyone? This treatment... how is it so close to us? Akutagawa is probably going to cry right after seeing it!"

"Isn't the big living person created by the [book] special?"

"Let me say something! Although I don't know what kind of wind Dazai is, Sigma is really a little angel! It's very out of place to mix in the five declines of heaven and man! If it wasn't for being fooled by Tuosi so that I lost my mind, I would I don't believe what he will become!"

"+1. Compared with implementing any terrorist plan, Sigma actually just wants a home, a real place to return to. Although it cannot be said that he is completely a good person, he was brainwashed and used by Tosi to a large extent. ..._(:з)∠)_”

"Ah...although it is not advisable to wash white, but I have to admit that the previous friends are right. Compared with the other four of the five declines of heaven and man, Sigma is really saved! Otherwise, Qiao Xiaoer would not I will contact him individually with 'Tian Ting Kong Luo' to 'persuade him to surrender'."

"One thing to say, Ghost Dao is really easy to use. If 98 doesn't like to play the setting of literary love, I really YYDS!"

"Stop talking about ghosts first (although I really want to), isn't the point now about Dazai's abnormal behavior? Can anyone tell me why this guy suddenly became a caring little padded jacket?"

"The caring little padded jacket is okay 233333"

"I always feel that Dazai is planning some kind of conspiracy...→_→"

"...No, don't look at people with colored glasses! Couldn't it be that Dazai showed kindness for a while, and simply wanted to save the lost lamb Sigma?"

"God is kind..."

……

The barrage is endlessly debated.

Qiao Wen is also a little confused about Osamu Dazai's thoughts, but there is one point that the barrage is right—although Sigma is also a member of [Five Decays of Heaven and Man], he is not a bad person in nature.

It's just that his luck is really not good, because he is an existence created by the [book], so he has no "past". After he was born, he naturally has no memory of the past. In such confusion and helplessness, I have never met a good person, and I have been coerced and used by others, and as a result, I can no longer trust anyone.

The worst thing is that he finally met Dostoevsky.

The other party knew of his power and origin from nowhere, and was tightly pinched. Sigma, who is actually very simple in essence, how could he escape the palm of Mr. Demon, the master of worrying?

Therefore, although Sigma has been fighting for the "home" he has always longed for and the only home he can have, the Sky Casino, it is his persistence that has made Dostoevsky's plan come true. an essential part of.

——It's heartbreaking to think about it.

But this time...

"Really... do you think so..." Sigma's dull long hair seemed to be a little shiny because of Dazai Osamu's comfort (?), and he murmured: "Actually, I You know, with that Miss Liuhua, me and my supernatural powers are no longer 'must' for Dostoevsky."

Rather than having to, it means that it can be discarded at any time.

In Dostoevsky's original plan, Sigma would take the shot, using his ability to "exchange the information he most wants to know with the information the other party most wants to know" I got information about [Book] from the officer.

But the appearance of Sakuragawa Rokka gave Dostoevsky another idea.

This assumption has nothing to do with Sigma.

Although the other party said that the plan would not change, he promised that Sigma's "home" would definitely be delivered to him.

He even described his follow-up plans to Sigma, emphasizing how the presence of Sky Casino was integral to his plans.

But at that moment, Sigma suddenly understood.

— This man is deceiving him.

There will be no more sky casinos.

There is also no plan for the ruin of a detective agency.

As long as there are Sakuragawa Rokka, Dostoevsky can easily do things that would have taken a lot of effort to do.

like-

"Miss Liuhua is starting to move!!"

Kotoko Iwanaga, who has been standing in front of the computer screen and always paying attention to various discussions about "dense fog" on the forum, suddenly made a sound.

When everyone heard the words, they all turned their eyes to her.

I saw the blond girl sitting upright, with an indescribably serious expression on her face——

"As you expected, the preparations are almost done, and she finally started serving the 'main course'..."

……

Yokohama local forum.

Regarding the strange dense fog that has frequently appeared in Yokohama recently, and various disappearances that have been reported from time to time along with the dense fog, countless high-rise buildings have been built on the homepage of the forum, and every minute and every second, all major hot posts are on the Internet. The speed visible to the naked eye continues to add new floors.

Among them, the most eye-catching one is a post titled "Discussion on the Truth of the Fog, and Another Interpretation of the Serial Disappearances" that has been floating on the homepage, because of the various wonderful speeches of the host himself and many big bosses in the building , and has always attracted the attention of Yokohama locals and well-known netizens from all over the country.

On this day, the Yokohama fog that had disappeared for a week reappeared. Although it did not last for a whole night as before, it only existed for a short 10 minutes, but in this short 10 minutes During that time, in the dense fog, at least three people were reported missing.

"This is too scary! Three people disappeared at the same time! This is something that has never happened before!"

There was a moment of panic in the forum.

Even a netizen who was in the fog-shrouded area at that time uploaded his personal experience in the post with fear. In the description, he wrote:

"...the police car came with long sirens, sealed off the scene, and left in a hurry. The neighbor who lived next door to me was declared missing. The caller was from his hometown who was talking on the phone when the thick fog appeared. Because she is worried about her son who lives in Yokohama, that aunt has been asking him to go back to his hometown to live for a while, so as to avoid this weird incident, and my neighbor also agreed. Last night, the mother and son were in Discussing about the return journey, but halfway through the phone call, the mother found that there was no voice on the other side, and she couldn't get a response no matter how much she called, so in a hurry, she called the police station in Yokohama."

"Result?" The netizen who squatted to reply asked with a bad feeling.

"Then the police came to the door and found that my neighbor had 'disappeared'. Like any missing person before, everything in the room was intact, there were still packed suitcases in the living room, and the neighbor's mobile phone dropped Under the sofa, a slipper was left next to it, but my neighbor himself has disappeared from the room..."

"Oh my god, it's so scary!!" Someone downstairs replied, "My friend on the 1978 floor, are you okay? They say they are neighbors... Doesn't that mean they probably live next door to you?"

The netizen on the 1978th ​​floor continued to reply: "Yeah...it's next door to me. He is a very sunny and cheerful little brother. He is a sophomore in college this year. He is very nice. He usually helps my grandma carry things upstairs. My little friend also likes to go to the next door to play with him, who knows..."

Other netizens who squatted and posted were a little depressed by this too-daily description.

Another person posted: "Don't mention it. I heard that the missing people lived alone or were alone at the time of the accident. For this reason, there have been more people living in groups or in groups in Yokohama recently. But among the three people who disappeared this time, apart from the neighbor on the 1978 floor, there was also a couple who had lived together since before the dense fog incident. When they disappeared, it was said that they were also staying in the same room. In the end, they disappeared together..."

——In other words, even if you are not alone now, you may be "disappeared" in the dense fog!

This means that more and more people are being forced to lose their sense of security.

Even if you are in your own home, even if you are accompanied by other people, it is very likely that after a burst of thick fog, it will become another new number on the missing person report...

Unknowingly, a huge panic began to spread rapidly among the crowd——

"Damn it! What are those policemen doing!! This is already the eighth, ninth, or tenth person who disappeared this month?! Why can't we find any clues? The announcements are always those who seem inexplicable It’s still creepy, but it’s useless rubbish under closer inspection! Could it be creating panic!!”

"There is also an armed detective agency! Didn't it mean that someone entrusted an armed detective agency to investigate this disappearance case? If the dense fog incident this time was really caused by a supernatural person, how come the detective agency has not been able to catch the criminal yet?" Tail?"

"That's right! Isn't the detective agency very capable? I heard that there are many powerful people in it!"

Someone is trying to point the finger at the detective agency.

But soon, other theories popped up:

"Don't be too busy blaming the police and the armed detective agency, how about thinking about it from another angle? What if this thick fog incident was not done by ordinary criminals, and even the criminals were not supernatural beings?"

"How could it not be a supernatural person? Ordinary people who have the ability to create such a thick fog, and still make people disappear in the fog without anyone noticing? This is something only a supernatural person can do?!"

"...No, think about it carefully, it seems that there are other things that can be done..."

"You mean..."

"No way? It's really an urban legend again? Like Nanase Hana Rin before???"

"'Every night, when the fog falls, the lord of the fog will look for sacrifices from the fog. Is it your turn to be a sacrifice tonight?'—Is that so?"

"Wow, don't take horror as fun upstairs! And there are really many people who disappeared in the thick fog! Do you have a conscience to make jokes about this kind of thing?!"

"Compared to any urban legend, I still think it's more likely that a person with supernatural powers will commit a crime. After all, it's in Yokohama..."

"Yeah, it's that Yokohama after all..."

"Speaking of dense fog and supernatural beings... I don't know if you have heard of it. Anyway, I have been working and living in Yokohama for almost ten years. I can't say the nature of my work, but occasionally I can come into contact with some information about it. I really listen to it. I said that there is such a person, the ability has something to do with the dense fog..."

"Eh? Could it be that the boss upstairs is Mafia at the port? Or a member of the government who can handle affairs related to supernatural beings?"

"It doesn't matter what TA does, tell me quickly, what's going on?"

There was a group of urging voices below, and the netizen who "revealed the news" was also unambiguous, and directly replied again:

"I don't know if any of you have heard of the name 'Shibusawa Tatsuhiko'. When talking about dense fog, this person is the first thing I think of."

"But you didn't say it before? The thick fog didn't just appear recently, it has always existed since the beginning. Why did you say it now?"

"Because... Shibusawa Tatsuhiko, this person is dead. Under normal circumstances, who would associate recent events with a dead person?"

"what?!"

"Hey, hey, doesn't this push the story a little further towards the horror urban legend..."

……

The reply below was an uproar.

And in the office of the Armed Detective Agency, the members of the detective agency surrounded by Iwanaga Kotoko saw this, and they all understood what Iwanaga Kotoko meant when he said that Sakuragawa Liuhua "made a move".

"The atmosphere rendering and foreshadowing in the early stage have been done enough, and the soil for 'Shibusawa Ryuhiko' to return from the underworld has been accumulated rich enough, so she is going to do it in one go, guiding people's cognition towards 'Shibusawa Ryuhiko II' Did you get closer in the direction of Returning for the Second Time?"

Kunikida Doppo pushed his glasses, his tone was a bit dignified.

"At this point, the disappearance incident in dense fog has escalated again, which has aroused national attention and heated discussions. The post we are browsing now seems to have become not only the Yokohama locals, but also people from all over the country to understand the progress of the case. At the same time, it is also one of the most important 'places' and channels for communicating with those who are closely related to the missing."

Yan Yong Qinzi said in a deep voice.

"In this way, it becomes very difficult for the Supernatural Secret Service Division to use official power to delete posts or block news."

Because no matter how many posts are deleted, the keyword Shibusawa Tatsuhiko and its "just right" time of appearance have made many island country netizens who are paying attention to the Yokohama dense smog incident not easily ignore and let go of this important clue .

"Miss Liuhua's 'story' has been half-finished. Now the Supernatural Secret Service can't stop her from officially pushing the real protagonist of this urban legend—'Shibusawa Tatsuhiko' onto the stage."

"...Is there no way to stop it?"

Although I knew that things would probably turn out like this, and it was because of this that Iwanaga Kotoko was invited here, but seeing the layout of Sakuragawa Rokka take shape bit by bit, they were unable and powerless to interrupt it, and everyone still felt heavy in their hearts - especially considering that the disappearance incident itself is not the main point, but just a "cover" to draw more attention to the incident. It is difficult to judge whether those missing people are still alive or not, and if they are only for Each of the "preconditions" and each of the "necessary numbers" to achieve this urban legend...

Once this kind of thought starts to circulate in the mind, it can no longer be stopped.

Iwanaga Kotoko glanced worriedly at Kuro Sakuragawa next to him.

Things have developed to this point, I'm afraid the saddest...is Kuro-senpai.

If Miss Liuhua really regards those missing persons as "sacrifices" necessary to achieve her own urban legend, if the disappearances this time are regarded as "necessary processes" that push the incident to an irreversible climax ...

No matter how distorted senior Jiulang's ideas are, the relationship between him and Miss Liuhua may never return to the past.

Although this is good news for her.

but……

The girl let out a small, small breath.

"Since I already know Miss Liuhua's purpose, it is impossible for me to let her succeed so easily!"

She spoke again calmly.

"Do all we can to stop Miss Rokka's 'Shibusawa Tatsuhiko Return Operation'! This is the first step of our action!"

As she spoke, she put both hands on the keyboard, without any hesitation in her movements, and quickly tapped on it.

……

……

Yokohama local forum.

After the name "Shibusawa Tatsuhiko" appeared in one of the most popular discussion posts, this information seemed to grow wings, and was simultaneously spread to every place on the Internet through netizens from all over the country who were talking about it. The corner of the Yokohama dense fog incident.

"How could the dead person be the real criminal who caused the dense fog incident? The 2057th floor who broke the news probably lost his mind?"

"No... don't say it, it's really possible..."

"??? The pause upstairs makes people feel very subtle... Could there be something else going on inside?"

"Insiders or not... Different people have different opinions. In short, do you remember that there was a city-wide riot in Yokohama before?"

"You mean a lot of people are walking/driving a car/eating/talking with their family members/taking a bath...then they close their eyes and then open their eyes, and then they suddenly find themselves falling down/on a pillar/ The car accident/his face buried in the rice bowl/almost drowned in the bathtub... the Yokohama riot?"

"...Although the description upstairs is a bit hilarious, don't take it seriously for outsiders. It's the truth. I just remembered that I was doing my homework while listening to the song. In the end, I really closed my eyes and opened it. The sky outside It was all on, and when I looked down, my phone was out of battery, I hadn’t finished my homework, the alarm clock was about to ring, and it was time for me to go to school... You can’t even imagine the feeling of collapse at that moment..."

"...So? This outsider still missed the point."

"So, in other words, it is said that this great turmoil was caused by the 'Resurrected Shibusawa Tatsuhiko', because that night, the 'thick fog' formed by Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's supernatural power enveloped the entire Yokohama, and all non-human beings In that thick fog, the supernatural beings "disappeared" as if they were sent to "other dimensions". They didn't return to their original place until the fog cleared—how? Does that sound familiar? familiar?"

"It does sound familiar, but! 'Resurrection' is the point, right?"

"What's the matter with you supernatural beings? Are you resurrected after death? Is it true or false? Is there such a good thing?"

"I don't know what happened to the others. Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's 'resurrection' is officially recorded. I can only say so much at most, and there is a risk of being fired if there is more."

"So the upstairs is really a big shot in the secret department of the government?"

"That kind of thing is fine, so what is it now? According to some people, this supernatural being named Shibusawa Tatsuhiko has been resurrected again?"

"No way... This is too out of common sense! Even a supernatural person can't play with life and death like this... I can't believe it."

"You have to figure it out, it's not a question of whether we believe it or not, it's the fact, and it won't change because it's not accepted by outsiders."

"Really?" An ID who had never said anything before joined the discussion here. "Is it possible that someone knew the existence of this 'Shibusawa Tatsuhiko', and happened to have the ability to achieve the 'dense fog' effect that looks very similar to his ability, so he used this similarity to disguise The revived Shibusawa Tatsuhiko committed this crime?"

……

In a hidden hotel room somewhere.

The gloomy light of the computer screen reflected on the snow-white face, Sakuragawa Rokka raised the corners of her mouth, revealing an incomprehensible smile:

"Oh? Did you finally make a move? Qinzi?"

She smiled, and tapped the keyboard with her fingers——

The author has something to say: Ranbu: Is this reasonable? [Maomao sighs

Qinzi: ... The mentality of the people in your detective agency is really good... →_→

Liuhua: I finally waited for you, luckily I didn’t give up

Tuo Si: Come on, come on, the time has come to throw scripts at each other!

Ranpo & Dazai & Qiao Wen: ...Huh? [Cat alert

I still stubbornly stick to the Saturday without saving the manuscript! 【Cover your liver and cry silently...

Don't worry everyone, it won't be broken, it will block the dignity of my handicapped party! [? ? ?

感谢在2021-01-2010:34:44~2021-01-2110:45:15期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: Sitting on 180 bottles of Sanriyue; 2574909719 bottles; 11 bottles of Muziyan;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!