The whole of Yokohama thought we were together

"It's hard work, Odasaku...it's really hard..."

"Why...can't you help me?"

When the young man said these words, his expression was sad, but his eyes were extremely calm, as if at this moment, his whole body was torn apart, half expressing fierce hope, and half having completely given up struggling, letting hopelessness swallow him up .

The light of the bar turned from warm yellow to dazzling red at some point, as if it merged with the scarf around the other party's neck, gradually swallowing up all the colors in his eyes.

Oda Sakunosuke opened his eyes.

The red gradually dissipated in the white ceiling, Oda Sakunosuke blinked wearily, but his consciousness was still in the dream just now, a little trance.

It wasn't until a figure flickered in the corner of his eye, and someone's probe appeared in his line of sight, that his consciousness gradually came back, and he slowly recognized that the person in front of him was... Kunikida Doppo from the Armed Detective Agency.

[…Where am I now? ]

"Yo, finally woke up, Oda." Kunikida Doppo seemed relieved, "How do you feel?"

Oda Sakunosuke's eyes were blank, he sat up, moved his lips, and after a while, he asked a question that was enough to shock the other people present: "...what's wrong with me?"

"Oh..." Miyazawa Kenji looked at Kunikida Doppo and said in surprise, "Mr. Oda seems to have been hacked by Doctor Yosano!"

"Freeze said!"

Kunikida Doppo immediately stopped him, but after saying this, he also felt a little bit kicked in his heart, and he couldn't help hesitating and asked Kenji Miyazawa: "...are you really stupid?"

Yosano Akiko who just came in from the door: "..."

"He's just not sober," she said helplessly, "Besides, even if he's stupid, I can still perform a supernatural power for him again, so he can be healed~"

Kunikida Dobubu: "..."

[Dr. Xie Ye, if you say this, it will make me think that you are deliberately treating him stupidly. ]

For the sake of the few honest people in the detective agency, Kunikida Doppo decided to personally rescue Oda Sakunosuke before fighting with Yosano Akiko.

So, he reminded: "You, Dazai and Akutagawa went to the banquet of the supernatural beings on the cruise ship before, remember?"

As if a ray of light split through the chaotic mind, Oda Sakunosuke's thoughts suddenly became clear, but the moment he recalled what happened, his face changed and he was about to pull the quilt and get out of bed.

Kunikida Doppo hastily said, "Wait—"

"Dazai jumped into the sea!" Oda Sakunosuke said instantly.

Kunikida Doppo was stunned for a moment, but there was no panic on his face, and he didn't seem surprised: "I know, when the detective agency's plane arrived near the cruise ship, the cruise ship had already sunk halfway. Dazai and you, and you were the one who dragged Dazai onto the plane, have you forgotten?"

Oda Sakunosuke paused when he heard the words, and frowned, a little confused: "...me?"

Speaking of it this way, he seemed to have a little impression of this scene in his mind, but he couldn't recall more details.

"Yeah," Kunikida Doppo sighed, expressing his understanding, "But you passed out immediately after you took him on the plane, probably at the limit, and now I can't remember what happened at that time. Within common sense."

Speaking of this, he seemed a little angry again, and couldn't help but scolded: "I said you two are really serious, jumping off the cruise ship is only a few floors high, even if it's the sea, wouldn't the impact be small! Haven't you thought about falling to your death? If you were not on the plane with Dr. Xie Ye, do you think you would still be alive with your injuries? You really..."

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, looking at Oda Sakunosuke's expression seemed to be able to swallow him alive in the next second, so that he could remember it long.

However, after hearing these words, Oda Sakunosuke didn't have time to feel ashamed and apologize, but thought of another thing.

If his condition at the time was such that he had to be treated with Dr. Yosano on the spot, then... what about Dazai?

His abilities... do not allow the help of Dr. Yosano.

Thinking of this, he directly interrupted Kunikida Doppo's voice and asked, "Where's Dazai?"

The other party was silent as expected.

Several people present looked at each other, as if hesitating whether to say it or not, and finally, amidst the slightly changed expression of Oda Sakunosuke, he and Yosano Akiko sighed and spit out five words:

"ICU."

-

The visitation requirements in this place are extremely strict, resulting in few people in the corridor. In addition, the single-room intensive care unit is used. In the entire corridor, only people from the detective agency can be seen, scattered outside the ward, and everyone has a look on their faces. It's ugly, and occasionally when the line of sight touches the figure in the glass, the heaviness in the eyes adds a little more.

When Oda Sakunosuke came here, everyone in the corridor looked over almost at the same time, as if they were worried about the patient's family members who might collapse in the next second.

Oda Sakunosuke ignored them, his eyes went straight through the glass window, and fell on the person who was wearing a ventilator and sleeping peacefully inside.

The young man's eyes were closed, his black hair was disheveled, and if it wasn't for the ups and downs of his chest, such an unusual quietness almost made Oda Sakunosuke think that the person had left.

He watched for a long time, until there was a sound of footsteps beside him, and Junichiro Tanizaki's voice sounded immediately.

"...The doctor said that if Mr. Dazai has no problems tonight, then the dangerous period will pass."

He paused for a moment before he continued, "The doctor gave me this when he came out just now, saying that it fell out of the palm of Mr. Dazai during the operation...Mr. Oda, do you recognize this thing? ?”

When Tanizaki Junichiro was halfway through speaking, Oda Sakunosuke turned his eyes to look over.

The other party's fingertips were wrapped around the thread at the top, and the pink amulet below was shaking back and forth in the suspension. Because it was soaked in water, the amulet looked wrinkled at this moment, and even the cherry blossoms on it had changed a little. At first glance, it looks a little ugly.

For a second or two, Oda Sakunosuke felt as if he had forgotten how to breathe, he held his breath almost subconsciously, his eyes were looking straight at the guard, but his mind was blank.

He didn't think about anything, and he didn't know how to react at this moment.

"... Mr. Oda?"

Until Tanizaki Junichiro called him again.

"..."

Oda Sakunosuke looked away at him, but still didn't say anything, but slowly took the Omori over, and looked at it carefully again.

Tanizaki Junichiro was a little at a loss, and Kunikida Doppo who came with him waved to the people present, telling them to stay away from here with him.

Today's place probably doesn't need so many people to look after it.

The deliberately light footsteps gradually faded away, and Oda Sakunosuke sat down on the bench opposite the glass window, leaning his head against the white wall behind him, and just looked into the ward.

Or rather, stare for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt someone sitting down on the other end of the bench, but he didn't turn his head, and even his peripheral vision was too tired to look at it.

The corridor was quiet for a long time again, and the daylight outside the window seemed to be fading a little bit, turning from harsh light to soft orange.

At this time, that person finally opened his mouth softly.

"Akutagawa learned from Mr. Kunikida's words that it was Mr. Dazai... who saved us."

"If Mr. Dazai hadn't sent the location and distress signal to the detective agency in advance, I'm afraid no one would have come to rescue in such a timely manner, and no one would have known that the cruise ship had sunk... and we would all be buried here."

He seemed extremely tired. After saying these two sentences, he lowered his head, then arched his body, covered his face with his hands, and took a deep breath hard.

But thanks to his words, Oda Sakunosuke's brain, which seemed to have been rusted, started to function again.

[Dazai... When did he send out the positioning and distress message?There is obviously no signal on the cruise ship...]

Thinking of this, Oda Sakunosuke suddenly remembered the news the two of them had received from the crew, as well as Osamu Dazai who appeared on the top floor of the cruise ship the next morning.

——"This ship has left Japan long ago, and its final destination will not be Asia."

[...Did you confirm that there was a signal transmission in the cockpit with this sentence?The explosives everywhere in the cruise ship were also buried at the same time, right?but……]

"but why?"

The voice in his heart coincided with the voice of the person next to him, and Oda Sakunosuke finally turned his head to look over.

Atsushi Nakajima buried his entire face in his palm, his expression could not be seen, only broken and bitter voice came out from the gap.

"But why is it still like this?! All of us are fine, only him... only Dazai-san..."

[It's still... like this...]

Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help asking: "What was the reason for him to commit suicide...at that time?"

Atsushi Nakajima's heavy breathing suddenly stopped.

After a while, he let go of his hands and straightened up, looking straight at the glass window, but he didn't answer his question, but asked him in a certain tone: "Mr. Dazai, did you jump off by yourself?"

Oda Sakunosuke subconsciously clenched the hand holding Mimori, he turned his head, lowered his eyes and remained silent for a while, then replied: "...Yes."

Atsushi Nakajima expected it: "I don't know what kind of thoughts Mr. Dazai had in mind when he jumped down, but there is one thing I know very well——"

He turned around and looked at Sakunosuke Oda: "If Mr. Dazai really wants to leave, no one can stop him."

He lowered his head and said softly as if talking to himself: "I want to help Mr. Dazai no matter what... but none of us can help him."

——"Why...can't you help me?"

The words of the young man in the dream rang in his ears again, Oda Sakunosuke stroked the cherry blossoms on the guard with his fingertips, raised his head and leaned against the wall again, frowning.

[But Dazai... how can I help you? ]

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-04-3022:55:42~2021-05-0117:00:53期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 30 bottles of Mizuki Issen;

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