Leader Zai and Despair Raids the World

Dazai didn't feel any extra pain at this moment.

He was just quiet...very quiet.He quietly heard the blood gurgling in his veins, and his heart throbbed weakly but steadily in his chest.He didn't even have a big change in the frequency of his heartbeat, but he suddenly realized: Ah, it turns out that I, Dazai Osamu, also has a heart.

Because of this unexpected discovery, Dazai smiled slightly again.

——His smile is extraordinarily large today.

"It'll be all right."

Dazai said softly.

Of the two questions, he avoided the other, choosing to answer the easier one.

"It'll be fine. Believe me...that's the plan from the very beginning. There won't even be a routine pursuit," Dazai said softly, "If Akutagawa-kun can come out of there alive."

Apparently, 'there' refers to the Port Mafia headquarters building.

Oda Sakunosuke understood the meaning of this sentence.He was already standing at the door of Lupin when he accidentally obtained another memory. After he went to the Special Agents Section with Ranpo to steal the confidential information, he had no time to stop. His keen ex-killer instinct told him that he had to hurry up, not hurry up, He used the fastest speed to contact the backhand who was accidentally connected to the port mafia, an informant in charge of the vault, trying to instigate this person to seize the handle of this behemoth that controls the dark world.All of this is for Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who kills the port mafia regardless, biting everything like a fearless beast.

However, it was not like this last time.

Last time, because "Shuji Tsushima" deliberately delayed time at the armed detective agency, and because "Osamu Dazai" sent armed forces to the longhouse, Oda Sakunosuke had to run around on both sides, and the hostility towards the port mafia also reached its peak.

But looking back at this moment, Oda Sakunosuke has to admit:

The world that these two people have intentionally changed is actually more perfect than the status quo, like an utopia that fits all fantasies.

The most obvious difference is Akutagawa,... the heartless dog who was led to the final plan by his sister's photos and has not yet learned to love others.

Thinking of Akutagawa, who was being called "revenge" by the port mafia, but actually killed wantonly, Oda Sakunosuke couldn't help but tighten his fingers on the gun handle.

But...but.

His eyes were uncontrollably focused on the young man beside him.

This person was no different from the last time.Still with the same pale and beautiful facial features, still sitting in the innermost position, still waiting...waiting forever.At a certain moment, Oda Sakunosuke felt that he was clumsy, like a child who didn't know how to take the initiative and had his fingers burnt by flames and was timid ever since.

And there was still a faint smile on that face.

If you were someone else, you would definitely believe that the lives and conspiracies of countless people were buried under this smile, and your subordinates would be terrified and trembling in front of this smile: I don’t know how many bloody orders came from this smile. Promulgated by mouth.

And Oda Sakunosuke saw it, and judged it almost without any effort:

It seems that the leader has no memory of the last time.

However, under the premise of not knowing this, the leader of the port mafia actually said the same words as "Shuji Tsushima" who wore a paper bag on his head and won the trust of all members of the armed detective agency.

"It will be fine."

— Said the Dazai.

Oda Sakunosuke keenly grasped this abnormality, and took it as his breakthrough point.

He didn't know why the man "Shuji Tsushima" didn't appear in the armed detective agency this time, but isn't there a "Osamu Dazai" with the same appearance in front of him?

Oda Sakunosuke thought about it.After all, he didn't ask the doubts that he didn't understand last time, and he gave up questioning the "two port mafia leaders".He seems to focus on the target through a scope, only focusing on the breakthrough point placed in front of him without any disguise, and expresses his doubts like pulling the trigger:

"You said 'it will be fine'," said Oda Sakunosuke, "because you already guessed what would happen."

His voice was as steady as a hand holding a gun, unshaken by the sharpness of the question itself.

Dazai almost smiled at this: it's good that his friend is always so fearless in times of danger.He drooped his eyelashes slightly, and took another sip of the dry martini. In fact, he couldn't taste it right now, he could only vaguely feel the cold liquid sliding down his throat.It's time to get to this question, Dazai thought, next sentence, Odasaku needs to find a way to confirm the safety of Akutagawa-kun. ……so good.Dazai couldn't help repeating in his heart: It's great to meet a good senior, Akutagawa-kun.

Odasaku's voice then sounded on the right, and Dazai almost missed it because of an untimely distraction, but luckily his brain was still working.But when Dazai restored the content of the whole sentence through the undissolved ending, he almost choked on the wine.

Oda Sakunosuke did not go to pave the way for Akutagawa.he asks:

"—How did you know this in advance, Dazai?"

Oh My God.

This question... how should he answer it?

At this moment, Dazai really wanted to tell Oda Tsukuru everything, saying how painful it was for him to receive the memories of thousands of parallel worlds, and hastily took over Mr. Mori's position due to his age. How exhausting.He has done the best that Osamu Dazai can do, turning his world, his Yokohama into an iron wall... But all of this is nothing compared to a funny smile on the page.

Can he say it?Can he say it?If you say it, you have to explain why a Dazai wants to give up suicide and squeeze yourself to such an extent. If you say it, you have to explain the death of Oda Sakunosuke...and the five innocent children who died.Dazai couldn't say it, but at the same time rejoiced: Although I don't know how Oda Saku suddenly got a memory of the parallel world, but at least it is not the one in the main world.

Speaking of which, the so-called "'Shuji Tsushima' who went undercover to the Armed Detective Agency"?Which world's Dazai Osamu is so idle?

Dazai smiled thinking about it.He still had that smiling face on his face, but now the smiling face was a little tighter than before.He tilted his head, a few strands of fluffy black hair fell on the bandage, making Dazai's innocent expression more real:

"Of course it is—I planned everything in advance."

Said the head of the port mafia.His voice is deep and soft, and he doesn't need to be too deliberate to create the aura of someone in power: after all, these four and a half years have left an indelible mark on him.If there was an enemy in front of him when he said this, he would have knelt down with cold sweat dripping down his knees.

"..."

Dazai paused after saying this.To be on the safe side, he should have said a few more words to add a few fresh touches to his stigma, lest Odasaku have any unrealistic expectations of the port mafia.But he was still a little greedy after all, with a small wild hope in his heart: if after three hours, the news of someone's death was spread by the wind of the night, if someone would stop because of this... there is no need to mourn, no need to be sad, just because "" We used to drink together" and stopped... Thinking of this, Dazai didn't continue talking, just smiled quietly.

I don't know if Oda Sakunosuke believed it.He looked at Dazai thoughtfully, and changed the subject:

"So, what is the reason for inviting me here?"

Dazai smiled and said, "It's to say 'goodbye' to you."

He vaguely predicted that Oda Saku would ask "Why did you say 'goodbye'", but he didn't expect Oda Saku to ask: "Why me?"

What an incredible man.

Dazai felt a little funny thinking about it, but he didn't feel offended at all, and only replied with a brighter mood and a smile on his face:

"In another——the original world, you and I are friends. We are drinking in this bar and chatting about boring things to pass the time." *

Because it was too absurd, I was able to speak out.

Because no one will believe you, you will be able to speak your true words.

After saying this, Dazai slightly bent his index finger and flicked the wall of the glass, and listened to the crisp sound of the wine glass, his face was almost intoxicated by the aroma of the wine.

At some point, the jazz singing about parting came to an end.

Only the remnant piano sound is still hovering in the air.rise.circling.

"...I'm also quite drunk, to talk such nonsense." Dazai smiled, and waved his hand casually, "It's just crazy drinking talk, you forget it after listening to it."

He seemed to take this sentence as the conclusion and was about to stand up as if he was satisfied——

"It's not nonsense." Oda Sakunosuke said abruptly, "You are telling the truth, but you want to cover it up with lies. What a weird man, you bastard."

After saying this, Oda Sakunosuke seemed to relax a lot, and even let go of the gun he was holding tightly.On the contrary, Dazai's smile cracked slightly as if someone had punched him in the face.

Taking advantage of the momentary aphasia of the port mafia leader, Oda Sakunosuke continued to speak frankly.He was never dull, just kept artificially out of the game.But now, the man he called "Shuji Tsushima" and also "Taken Dazai", the backhand he had planted in Zhoumu finally played a role.

"Thinking about it now, there are many suspicious things. First of all, if it is a criminal, it is impossible for the president to allow him to join the club; and even though it looks like that on the surface, neither Akutagawa nor the children will Something's going on'... If that's the case," Oda Sakunosuke asked flatly, "Is there a trap in Lupin's bar this time?"

The rest of this passage caused Dazai to fall into an unstoppable brainstorm, and when he heard this sentence, he opened his eyes slightly like a conditioned reflex: "How?" Falling into a trap?!"

"..." Oda Sakunosuke paused, and actually put the pistol back into the holster.

He picked up the glass of 'screwdriver', and the transparent wine reflected the dim light, and it was also stained with an amber-like luster.

"You——" Dazai stammered for a while, and blinked repeatedly in disbelief: "Odasaku?"

Oda Sakunosuke didn't say anything more, just shook his glass. "Come or not?"

Of course, there is only one answer to this question——

Dazai felt his heart light as a feather, and felt like a stupid child who had given up, but a Christmas gift fell from the sky.He controlled himself not to laugh too stupidly, but couldn't help but frowned happily: he also picked up his own wine glass.

"What are you respecting?" Oda Sakunosuke asked.

"Respect..." Dazai tilted his head and thought for a while, then replied with a smile, "Respect for the 'long farewell'."

--"cheers!"

--"cheers!"