The Magician's Skyfall

Recently, the days of Akamatsu Ryu have rarely returned to calm.

But London has become a complete mess, but this kind of chaos is controllable. It looks like a mess on the outside, but in fact, magicians and people with supernatural powers have always followed a tacit agreement.

In the turmoil and conflicts in London, those who died were foreign spies, London underground gangsters and terrorists, and those who died on the side of the magicians were some wandering magicians who refused to obey the commander and orders of the clock tower, as well as black magicians and cursers. Basically not involving ordinary people.

The Templar Church has been silent.

The church has two strongest combat divisions, one is the burial organization that attacks vampires and dead disciples, and the other is the Eighth Secret Society that collects the mysteries of sages.

On weekdays, it is basically the priest of the Eighth Mystery Society who confronts the magician, because both sides are pursuing the mystery, and the Church of the Holy Church has always been the strongest blow to the magicians who profane and even use mystery. It seems that the relationship between the two sides is incompatible.

Having said that, magicians can change careers to become priests, and priests can also change careers to become dead disciples. The relationship between the two sides is very messy.

For example, Heine, whom Akamatsu met, left his family and went to the Holy Church to become a priest.

The reason is simple. Heine has a cheerful and sunny personality, which is not compatible with dark and twisted magic. He also has a younger sister. It is said that his sister's talent is better than his, so Heine ran away coolly.

However, Akamatsu Ryu heard the news recently that Heine's sister seemed to have something wrong, and she was looking for a medical practitioner to recuperate her body.

It is not easy for a magician to inherit the family's magic seal.

The magic seal is a living mystery, similar to transplanting an organ with its own consciousness. If the adaptability is too poor, the recipient is prone to rejection.

Akamatsu doesn't want to recall the offense he suffered when accepting the magic seal, and because he knows the pain involved in it, he can see the essence of Osamu Dazai more clearly.

The self in another world was forced to take the initiative to dig out the magic seal, which shows how far Osamu Dazai pushed the other self.

If Osamu Dazai can do this kind of thing once, he can do it a second time.

Akamatsu Ryu doesn't want to be forced to dig magic seals for Osamu Dazai in the future.

But speaking of Osamu Dazai...

Akamatsu Ryu's expression was somewhat indescribable.

Ever since Osamu Dazai said that we copied the clock tower's old story together, Osamu Dazai has been visibly busy.

Nakahara Chuya or Fren drove regularly every day, and Dazai Osamu went out early and returned late, like a social animal who went to work.

Osamu Dazai paid a lot of bodyguard commission, and he didn't care about having an extra pair of chopsticks for cooking, so Ryu Akamatsu asked in a very indifferent tone on the first day if he wanted to prepare dinner for Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai immediately put on his face and said he wanted it, every night he would go home for dinner, and if he couldn't come back by dinner time, he would have supper.

Akamatsu Ryu: ...That's right, I really regret asking this question.

Since Osamu Dazai was going home for dinner or supper, there must be breakfast in the morning.

For a while, Chisongliu had to set the alarm clock to remember to go to the kitchen to cook when he was studying the gemstone sword every day, which made him feel a little absurd.

Is there something wrong with this division of labor configuration?

If it wasn't for Akamatsu Ryu knowing what Dazai Osamu has done - Dazai Osamu is indeed working hard and unswervingly doing things - Akamatsu Ryu really has the urge to break the contract.

He is not a cook!

But it is undeniable that because of the meal, Akamatsu Ryu and Dazai Osamu communicated more.

Osamu Dazai will reveal some opinions and speculations about the future situation at the dinner table when he eats. He will complain to Akamatsu Ryu that the clock tower wants to take advantage of him, but he does not want to pay. There seems to be a new change in the nuclear power plant investment that he agreed .

"They thought I didn't know, ha! Fedya has already leaked the news."

On this day, Osamu Dazai said to Akamatsu Ryu while eating fried cod: "Clock Tower wanted to contact the organization of supernatural beings in the United States, hoping to introduce American capital to control me, but they did not expect that the situation in the United States would be even worse. confusion."

Akamatsu nodded silently. If there is a place in the world where the research on modern magic is the most in-depth, it must be the United States, where modern magic is most prosperous.

Every year, the Modern Magic Research Information Sharing Conference is held in California. Although the Clock Tower scoffs at this, Weber pays close attention to the research results of American magicians on modern magic.

Akamatsu said implicitly: "I heard that the government over there is even secretly planning to form a special forces team with magic circuits."

Hearing what Akamatsu said, Osamu Dazai's expression changed slightly, he really didn't know about it.

"Really? Most of the people with supernatural abilities in the United States have joined the group. Now the group is split, and Fitzgerald and Mark Twain are fighting each other. If they encounter the government's forced recruitment and the secret hunting of magicians... "

Osamu Dazai lights up Fitzgerald.

What a free America, infighting every day.

Akamatsu Ryu was more concerned about another matter: "Are you and Fei Jia reconciled?"

Weren't these two enemies before?

"It can only be said to be mutually beneficial."

Osamu Dazai gloated and said, "Who made him more famous than me? Magicians are staring at him. Some things can only be handled by me."

Osamu Dazai was in charge of the negotiation process in the front, and Fyodor hid behind and started a bloody storm. The two worked together, and there was still a little bit of a sense of harmony, which made both Dazai and Fyodor a little disgusted.

Akamatsu Ryu was noncommittal.

Weber complained to him several times in private. He complained that Osamu Dazai, whose pseudonym was Melos, was too useless, and complained that Fyodor deserved to be the author of Crime and Punishment, and his methods were too vicious.

Everyone is prepared for Fyodor's performance. After all, you can understand crime and punishment.

But Osamu Dazai's performance completely exceeded Clock Tower's expectations.

Osamu Dazai not only purchased nuclear power plants in the UK and entered the energy industry, but also received news from Italy and France.

Italy's underground king Pengo Lie intends to start a new round of negotiations and cooperation with Osamu Dazai.

Two years ago, Osamu Dazai took advantage of the deadly battle between Vongola and Bailan, jumped out and became a fisherman, and took advantage of Prynne's territory and technology. If Osamu Dazai hadn't been in a hurry to use the Marley ring to tear open the space, Vengola would have followed at that time It's over.

After nearly two years of recuperation, Pengo Lie has completely recovered from the turmoil, and began to try to control the underground forces throughout Italy once again.

And the port organization that annexed the power and technology left by Bai Lan became a problem that Pengel had to face.

In France, the capable members of the Paris Commune sent a message to Dazai through the puppet regimes of some small African countries, expressing that they wanted to update the mining agreement on certain mineral resources and oil resources in Africa, etc.

Even Fitzgerald of America had a personal connection with Osamu Dazai.

When Osamu Dazai no longer concealed it, not only the clock tower was startled by this Melos from the Far East, but even the clock tower was a little embarrassed-they made Osamu Dazai a consultant, did they make a bad move?

Even Weber, a magician, can see that the clock tower is relying more and more on Osamu Dazai in terms of strategy.

In fact, Weber can understand the choice of the clock tower.

Among the members of the clock tower attendants, those who have some ability and strength are mostly writers, and the clock tower is located in the UK, so it naturally stores many novels and anthologies of foreign authors.

In other words, in the eyes of the group of magicians in the clock tower, the ability users of the clock tower attendants are almost transparent in terms of character and ability.

Otherwise, Clock Tower would not use Osamu Dazai and Fyodor as foreign aid and let them participate in the negotiations between the two sides.

But it's a dangerous thing to do.

Weber told Akamatsu Liu through the familiar: "The power of Melos is terrible. I never thought that there would be such a character in the Far East. It is said that Osamu Dazai's works are very sad, and he committed suicide. Why did Osamu Dazai explode his liver? Be like a social animal?"

It is not difficult to find out the identity of Osamu Dazai. Although he used a pseudonym, Osamu Dazai invested in the British energy industry and cooperated with the Clock Tower. The government departments in the Far East will naturally give support.

Taking advantage of Osamu Dazai stirring up wind and rain at the Clock Tower, the Special Affairs Division in the Far East continued to strengthen its connection with the port mafia, Koyo Ozaki had afternoon tea with Chief Taneda every other day.

After checking through Dazai Osamu's channel, the clock tower naturally learned of Dazai Osamu's real name, as well as Dazai Osamu's representative "No Longer Human".

Osamu Dazai's ability is nullified, which makes the magicians who tried to do magic under Dazai's rule feel sorry for them. No wonder the bell tower attendant asked Osamu Dazai to come forward, this guy is immune to magic!It is simply the sky of a magician!

Although the works of Osamu Dazai are not preserved in the clock tower, there are always people who have seen them—there are still many magicians studying abroad from the Far East in the clock tower—it is said that disqualification in the world is a relatively sad story, and Osamu Dazai himself has become a romantic man. Sex, and finally drowned with lover to death.

...and Osamu Dazai in front of him are completely different people.

Akamatsu Ryu didn't know what to say after hearing Weber's complaints.

His statement was more euphemistic: "Dazai is really mourning, maybe because the clock tower is so interesting, he thinks it's better to mourn with everyone than to die alone."

Weber demurred: "I don't think so, maybe he was sad before, but he seems to have found some fun recently, obviously enjoying it."

Otherwise, why so publicized?People like Osamu Dazai must have a purpose in everything they do. The port organization, which has always been low-key, suddenly showed a ferocious look. Why?

Weber had some speculations in his mind, but he wasn't sure.

Speaking of this, Weber reminded Akamatsu: "By the way, after half a month of observation, Virgilaire, I think if you want to find a branch of the magic seal, you should work hard on Dazai Osamu."

Akamatsu-ryu cheered up: "How do you say?"

Weber: "Leaving aside the so-called impressions of novels, as far as I can see, Osamu Dazai is a very smart person. Because of his innate wisdom, he is arrogant and conceited. In his opinion, there are few people who can keep up with his thinking, so he I will trust my own judgment and choices extremely.”

Known as the discerning eye, Weber said in a very positive tone: "How could such a person hand over the branches that check and balance you to others for safekeeping? What you are looking for must be in Dazai's hands."

Chisong Ru was a little dazed after hearing this.

Osamu Dazai lived at home, and Akamatsu Ryu didn't find any clues on Osamu Dazai's clothes. Osamu Dazai did carry a lot of gadgets with him, such as wires for unlocking locks, bandages and so on.

However, Akamatsu Ryu's house has set up a magic formation for detection. When Osamu Dazai takes a bath, his belongings will be placed on the cabinet outside. At this time, the detection magic can take effect.

Akamatsu Ryu can be sure that there are no magic seals in those belongings.

But Weber also swore that Osamu Dazai carried a magic seal with him, so there is one and only one answer.

Osamu Dazai hid the sapphire in his body.

A normal person hiding a gem the size of a little finger will definitely have health risks after a long time, but Osamu Dazai is undead, so there is no such problem.

The question is, where did Osamu Dazai transplant the gem?

Akamatsu Ryu's expression is a bit complicated, is he going to invite Dazai Osamu to soak in the hot spring?Come for a full body health care?

No, that's too much trouble.

Akamatsu Ryu hesitated for a moment, and asked the familiar to send a message to Fyodor.

Meanwhile, Osamu Dazai goes to El-Mello's house by car.

Zhong Yuan is also the driver.

Through the rearview mirror, Nakahara also saw Osamu Dazai playing with an earphone.

Recently Osamu Dazai went to work as a consultant for the clock tower. The meeting place was very large, and most of the participants would wear earphones. Osamu Dazai wore them for a long time, and he would not take them off even after leaving the meeting, which was not intrusive.

When the car stopped in front of Weber's apartment, Osamu Dazai suddenly said: "Chuya, I put something in the earphone, you put it away first, and give it to me when you get off work tomorrow."

Zhong Yuanzhong was also startled, he didn't ask any more questions, just took it and put it on his ear: "I see."

Osamu Dazai got up and left the car, and he said, "Go back and ask Fren to pick me up in two hours. You may be attacked on the way home this time. Let Fren take his fortune-telling knife. I hope you can get away quickly and safely." go home."

Zhong Yuanzhong also complained: "You gave K so much money, why didn't you let him pick you up?"

Osamu Dazai said with a smile: "Money is a good thing, and it can play different roles."

Osamu Dazai thought, if I hadn't spent money to stabilize Akamatsu Ryu, Akamatsu Ryu would have packed up his things and ran away, how could he still prepare breakfast and dinner at home every day like now?

Osamu Dazai flipped his wrist, and there was an extra candy box. He played with the sugar-coated sapphire inside, and then ate it with a smile.

Osamu Dazai walked into Weber's apartment and murmured, "It's great that El Mello is short of money."

Weber didn't take it seriously when he received a visit from Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai has come to see him often recently.

Mrs. Inolay, a democratic monarch, asks Shakespeare to drink tea every day, and a neutral person secretly contacts Fyodor. Naturally, Weber has sufficient reasons to meet Osamu Dazai.

The three major factions of the Clock Tower tacitly divided the people with different abilities equally.

Although on the bright side, aristocraticism only came into contact with Osamu Dazai, it seems to have suffered a bit.

However, considering that aristocraticism and Fyodor also cooperate, and that the aristocratic magician is actually not willing to expose the mystery, and does not want to have too much involvement with government departments and organizations of supernatural powers, then the one from the Far East It is quite normal for Osamu Dazai to maintain a normal communication relationship.

Weber took the opportunity to observe Dazai Osamu carefully, and told Akamatsu Ryu the conclusion he had drawn, but he didn't know that Dazai Osamu was also observing Weber.

Osamu Dazai knew Weber very well. As a third-rate magician with ordinary talents, Weber could become the acting monarch of El-Melloi, except for the push of Lynis, but Weber could get the reluctant respect of other monarchs, naturally because of his extremely Excellent ability.

For example, discerning eyes.

Weber's level of magic is very ordinary or even mediocre, but Weber has a pair of special eyes. These eyes are not magic eyes, but many magicians are afraid of them.

Through observation, Weber can distinguish and even analyze the magic formula that a magician relies on to survive, which is tantamount to digging someone's ancestral grave.

Because Weber could see this, he was uniquely accomplished in teaching.

The success rate of his students is the highest, the more difficult it is to educate or the students with ordinary talents, they can find their own way of magic in the El Mello classroom.

With such an ability to see through the essence, Weber will definitely observe Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai understood Weber's forensic vision ability, so he naturally noticed Weber's observation of him.

Recently, Fyodor is using various methods to test Dazai Osamu. Dazai Osamu knows that this is the commission of Akamatsu Ryu, and even Fyodor himself realizes that Dazai Osamu already knows, but the two are still playing happily. Playing the game "You know I know it too".

Now that it is known that Fyodor is looking for the magic seal, will Weber know about it?

Osamu Dazai tended to Weber to know.

So will the two team up?

No, Osamu Dazai speculates that Ryu Akamatsu is the middleman, and Weber and Fyodor have their own jobs.

Weber came to observe, and Fyodor started.

As for how to persuade Fyodor to do it, Osamu Dazai thinks it is not difficult for Akamatsu Ryu.

Seeing the essence through the phenomenon, Fyodor's purpose has always been straightforward, he wants to subvert the world.

For this, Fyodor needs 【Book】.

But the [book] is in the hands of Osamu Dazai.

However, because of Dazai Osamu's omission, Akamatsu Ryu had a book page in his hand. If Akamatsu Ryu used the book page as a reward to let Fyodor retrieve the magic seal, Fyodor would definitely agree to the deal.

Osamu Dazai believes that Weber can guess the location where the magic engraving is hidden. Osamu Dazai also believes that Fyodor will definitely seize the opportunity. Osamu Dazai believes that with the ability of Akamatsu Ryu, he can definitely come up with such a deal and plan.

And those who speculate on these, of course, have to prepare in advance~

When Osamu Dazai stepped into Weber's study, he was in a great mood.

Nothing could be happier than cheating Akamatsu and Fyodor all at once, and making Waver owe him a favor.

Dazai Osamu was already looking forward to Akamatsu Ryu's annoyed and irritable look when he was having dinner at night.

When Weber saw Osamu Dazai coming in through the door, he took a deep breath and concentrated on preparing to continue discussing some cooperation documents with Osamu Dazai.

Money is very important to magicians. Magic research is a gold-eating beast. Dazai Osamu bought properties in the UK, which naturally attracted many magicians who needed investment.

Osamu Dazai took the opportunity to hire El Mello as his business agent on the grounds of identifying the value of cooperation.

For the sake of money, Weber really helped Osamu Dazai screen a lot of business.

For example, this item in his hand: "The Monarch of the Astronomy Department also has a project on nuclear power plant investment. Although this amount of money is nothing to the Animsfia family, as long as there is cooperation, there will be in-depth exchanges in the future." Chance, I think it's a good thing for you."

Osamu Dazai snorted, he sat on the sofa, flipping through the documents that Weber handed over.

He has a strong interest in making money recently, Akamatsu Ryu spends money like water - he is studying gemstone swords - Dazai Osamu even has a rare sense of victory because of this: he wants to use faster speed to make money, let Akamatsu Ryu spend more money more!

Osamu Dazai quickly finished reading the document.

"No problem, I will send someone to contact the agent you mentioned."

He smiled and looked at Weber: "El-Melloi II is so reliable, no wonder El-Melloi can continue to this day."

Weber was about to say a few words of modesty, when Osamu Dazai said with a smile: "So Virgilaire also trusts you very much, and even entrusts you with the most troublesome things, I really envy you."

Weber's heart trembled, and an incredible guess arose.

Osamu Dazai knows!

Wait, if Osamu Dazai knows, then his observations may be misguided!

For a moment, Weber wanted to spread the news to Akamatsu, telling Akamatsu to not act rashly, the magic engraving is probably not on Dazai Osamu!

But Weber didn't do that.

The more tense, dangerous and no way out, the more he must face the crisis with his head held high. This is the way of survival shown to him by the king he served.

Weber lowered his head slightly, and took out a cigar. He didn't light it, but just played with it for a few seconds, calmed down his thoughts a little, and then said: "I have known Virgilaire for many years, so I dare not say that I know everything about him, but I can roughly guess what he's thinking."

Weber looked up at Osamu Dazai, and he went straight to the point: "It's the wrong way for you to pursue him like this."

There was a slight crack in the smile on Dazai Osamu's face.

Ah, did he show it?No, is his disguise so easily seen through?

Wei Bo heaved a sigh of relief, that's great, his unreasonable guesses and delusions were actually right!

Weber, who had regained the right to speak, put the cigars back into the box, and said seriously: "Since you know what you took away is so important, don't threaten Virgilaire with it."

"Until you return the things to him, or in other words, until he takes back what belongs to him, he will never regard you as a friend, but only as an enemy."

He said, "But you don't want that, do you?"

After hearing this, Osamu Dazai didn't take it seriously. How could such a smart person not know about Akamatsu Ryu's attitude?

Ever since Akamatsu said that you still have more presence in black clothes, Osamu Dazai has completely understood one thing.

Magicians are a distorted group. Magicians who have magic circuits and see the hidden truth of the world have arrogance over ordinary people.

Even Akamatsu Ryu is no exception.

Osamu Dazai understands this kind of thinking, because he is also such a person.

Because I have seen the truth that ordinary people cannot see, learned the truth that ordinary people cannot touch, and is in the crisis vortex that ordinary people are far away from, a kind of arrogance of "I am the one who sees the truth of the world" will naturally arise in my heart And disdain, and even feel that the whole world is rotten and uninteresting.

If the mystery is really solved, magicians who see through the essence of the world will be like Osamu Dazai, full of doubts and annoyance about being alive.

For this reason, the only people who can truly treat Akamatsu Ryu with an equal attitude are the enemies who can threaten Akamatsu Ryu, except for those who also have the profession of magician.

Thinking along this line of thought, Osamu Dazai came to a conclusion.

——Only when he becomes the enemy of Akamatsu Ryu, will Akamatsu Ryu really see his existence.

Dazai Osamu showed his strength unscrupulously, and kept a close but safe enough distance with Akamatsu Ryu, just to let Akamatsu Ryu observe and evaluate him carefully.

Osamu Dazai said to Webber: "I am looking forward to Virgilaire's performance. If he can really take what he wants from me, if I really lose to him, this can only be explained. Put it in his heart to ponder and research."

Dazai Osamu's tone was very brisk: "He has been seeing me all the time, I think this day should not be too long."

Weber was dumbfounded, and he hissed, always feeling that Chisong was a pill.

He considered his words: "I think it's very difficult for you to pursue this method successfully."

Osamu Dazai said confidently: "I think I will definitely succeed!"

Weber was silent for a long time, and when Osamu Dazai showed a puzzled look on his face, Weber coughed lightly, and he said: "Children will intentionally cause trouble for adults, and use this to judge whether they are taken seriously. You ..."

"How old is this year?"