Because I'm too afraid of pain, it's worth all the looks

Different from Tokyo and Yokohama, Osaka is more lively. Although a large part of the reason is that the New Year is coming, it is not always possible to meet street chatter everywhere, but in Osaka you can encounter such a situation, such as " Come out to play", "How are you?" greetings one after another, as if they were just ordinary travelers visiting the city.

The two of them wandered around Osaka for several days, and took the electric train to many scenic spots, such as Tsutenkaku and Osaka Castle. After walking around for several days, Ming Qiu finally understood why Oda Sakunosuke was in the book Such a capitalized close-up of Osaka is really a warm and warm city, which is completely different from Tokyo and Yokohama.

The last stop of the two was Hozenji Temple. It was already night, and the two of them should be preparing to return to Yokohama the next day. They wanted to find some delicious food near Namba, so they came out at night.

Maybe it was because of the New Year, people around were wearing traditional costumes, only the two of them, one in a windbreaker and one in a long skirt, looked a bit out of place in such a traditional scene.

In the past few days, Ming Qiu deliberately brought Oda Sakunosuke's novels with him, as if he was accompanied by everyone, even if he just came out for supper tonight.

When entering the Fashan Temple, the man who took care of the temple was a little surprised and said, "I didn't expect someone to come so late."

Ming Qiu apologized: "I'm sorry, I was just thinking of trying my luck, but I didn't expect to disturb your rest."

The manager smiled and said, "This is how the New Year is, it's normal to be busy all night, please."

After speaking, he picked up the wooden bucket and refilled it with water, put it in front of Ming Qiu and Osamu Dazai, and gave them two wooden spoons.

Fashan Temple enshrines a statue of Fudo Myoko, who holds a Wisdom Sword in his right hand and a Vajra Sash in his left hand. It is said that it can protect the health of the body and is very effective.

This statue is made of wood, and moss grows due to the perennial watering. As long as you pour water on it with a wooden spoon, your wish will come true.

Ming Qiu put down the Lezhu coin first, then picked up the long-handled water ladle and poured water on the statue.

She lowered her head slightly, closed her eyes, and made a wish very sincerely.

I hope everyone is safe and healthy.

Osamu Dazai watched her movements, then picked up another water ladle, and poured it on Fudo Myoko's heart.

The caretaker next to him asked curiously: "Does this gentleman have some kind of heart and chest disease? Fudo Mingo will bless you, but you still have to go to the hospital."

Ming Qiu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and looked at Dazai Osamu with a teasing attitude.

Osamu Dazai said very seriously: "It's not me, I'm praying for someone."

someone?

Caught off guard, Ming Qiu met his gaze, and immediately said in a disguised manner: "Let's go."

The person who took care of the temple warned: "The two boys are to protect the marriage, don't forget them."

"Ah, we..."

Dazai Zhi's movements were much more flexible than Ming Qiu's. He immediately took Ming Qiu's hand to pick up the water ladle, and said, "Children need to be watered more to grow taller."

Holding his hand, Ming Qiu couldn't help complaining: "How could a statue grow taller... Do you think it's a fairy tale? It will miraculously grow taller immediately after watering~ It's impossible! Let me go ah!"

Osamu Dazai didn't care about her sarcasm at all, he just said, "Come on, come on."

Under the coercion of Osamu Dazai, the two of them poured out all the remaining water in the bucket before leaving Fashan Temple. Ming Qiu couldn't help but say with disgust: "You, you idiot! What were you doing just now!"

Osamu Dazai put his arms around his chest and said proudly, "Haven't Qiu not rejected me either."

"Obviously you forced—"

The temple caretaker just came out and was about to close the door. Hearing the conversation between the two, he smiled and joked: "The relationship is really good. Judging by their age, they should be a couple, right? Why don't you go to the Yufu shop in front for some snacks?" Their family's 'Couple Shanzai' tastes very good, it is the most suitable for couples like you."

Ming Qiu automatically ignored the fact that the other party called them "couples", but asked a little strangely: "'Couple is good'? Isn't that a store name?"

Oda Sakunosuke wrote a lot of delicacies in his novels, and most of their travels revolved around these delicacies, and the "Couple Shanzai" that Ming Qiu said was also the name of a shop she saw.

"I've never heard of this." The other party replied: "But their red bean rice cake soup is called 'Couple Shanzai', and many couples eat it."

Novelist Sakunosuke Oda's most important and only readers looked at each other at this moment, Osamu Dazai asked, "Is it near here?"

The other party kindly reminded: "Yes, just walk ahead. It should be very lively at the moment. If you go early, you can still queue up. There are many people going to drink red bean soup during the Chinese New Year recently."

"Thank you."

After the two thanked each other, they walked side by side to the snack street not far from Fashan Temple. Ming Qiu said quietly, "I thought you knew everything."

Osamu Dazai explained: "Of course I didn't expect Oda to use a pseudonym. This is understandable."

The implication is that if he hadn't used a pseudonym, he would have known it [-]% a long time ago.

Such a tone is particularly uncomfortable.

Ming Qiu snorted softly, and then specially emphasized: "We pay the bills separately."

Osamu Dazai responded like a good-tempered teacher who patiently treats bad children, "Yes, yes."

This snack bar called "Yu Fu" is indeed very lively, because the store is relatively small, so there was already a small queue in front of the door in a short time, Ming Qiu immediately ran over in a hurry, afraid that he would be left behind , By the time I went in, it was completely sold out.

Waiting was really troublesome, Ming Qiu stood there, looking eagerly at the diners in the store, while holding tightly the bag containing the novel.

Osamu Dazai stood behind her, lined up obediently, and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to catch up."

Ming Qiu looked at the customers in front of him and the happy and smiling people in the store, and couldn't help muttering: "I hope so..."

But being able to see such a warm scene is also a happy thing, even if you can't eat "Couple Shanzai", it doesn't matter.

Finally it was Ming Qiu's turn, Osamu Dazai raised his hand and said, "Can the two of us share the table?"

The clerk was a little surprised and asked, "You two know each other?"

Ming Qiu immediately said bluntly: "I don't know."

"The table sharing..."

You can't let Osamu Dazai watch her eat.

Ming Qiu could only let go and said, "It doesn't matter..."

After all, the store is too small, and if you want to entertain as many customers as possible, you need to maximize the use of space.The clerk showed a thankful expression, and then warmly greeted the two of them to come in and sit down, and then handed the menus to the two of them respectively, introducing the special dishes in the store and so on in detail.

Especially the famous "Couple Shanzai" - I heard that after drinking the red bean rice cake soup called "Couple Shanzai", couples will be more harmonious, and single people will soon usher in a happy marriage, so it is very popular among diners , but it doesn't make much sense to people like Ming Qiu who simply want to eat desserts.

Osamu Dazai asked curiously, "Are there any crabs here?"

Ming Qiu on the opposite side stared at him with a speechless expression, and then said: "I want a 'Couple is good'."

"Okay." The clerk hurriedly responded, as if feeling very lucky that there was at least one normal customer.

Osamu Dazai continued, "I want to be exactly the same."

The clerk took down the food for the two of them, and then quickly ran to the back kitchen to spread the word.

Osamu Dazai rested his chin on one hand, and said, "It was the same way before Qiu, I was a waiter at the curry rice boss before."

Ming Qiu put the bag on the table and said, "Yes."

Suddenly there was a loud noise from the back kitchen not far away. It seemed that the boss was reprimanding the waiter. Osamu Dazai joked, "But the boss should be reluctant to scold Qiu, right?"

Ming Qiu answered him seriously: "Sato-chan won't get angry. He has the best temper. Sometimes even if he gets angry, he just talks about it. He never said a single harsh word."

"so good."

During the conversation between the two, the clerk came over and said apologetically to Osamu Dazai, "Excuse me, sir, there is only one copy of 'Couple is good' left, would you like to change it to something else?"

"Hey--"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, there are too many people coming in the New Year..."

Osamu Dazai leaned on the back of the chair and said aggrievedly: "I came here specially to eat that, isn't it a famous dish? Why is it suddenly gone?"

Probably because he had never seen such a gentle and clumsy customer, the clerk looked like he couldn't handle it and was about to cry, Ming Qiu really couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Give him a share of mine." She turned her head slightly, gritted her teeth and said, "The two of us will do it privately."

"That one serving of soup is served in two bowls..." The clerk seemed relieved, and then said gratefully, "Miss, let me give you a private discount, [-]% off..."

Ming Qiu waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I just want to taste it."

After the clerk left, Ming Qiu looked at Osamu Dazai, and said indifferently, "What were you doing just now? Do you think it's so fun for others?"

Osamu Dazai looked at her with a smile, and instead of answering the question, he said, "I knew that Qiu treated me best."

Ming Qiu was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that he had given him his own dessert just now, no wonder he would suddenly say such sweet words.

If it wasn't still in the store, she really wanted to hang Osamu Dazai on a tree to dry.

"Here comes your dessert."

The hot red bean rice cake soup was served on the table, which is very in line with the New Year's atmosphere in winter.It should be said that the amount of dessert is indeed not much, but fortunately, the price is very reasonable.Because it was divided into two portions, at first glance it still felt like the plate was full, and an extra piece of kombu was given to prevent the taste of red bean soup from being too sweet.

Ming Qiu nodded at the other party, and then pushed the other copy in front of Osamu Dazai.

Osamu Dazai suddenly asked, "Can you take a photo for us?"

The clerk was taken aback by his sudden opening, but fortunately he didn't make any excessive demands this time, so the clerk breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Of course."

Ming Qiu looked at him inexplicably, and said, "Do you have a camera? Why didn't I see it?"

Osamu Dazai reached out to unzip the bag, took out a Polaroid from inside and held it up, saying, "It's in Qiu's bag. I put it in secretly, but Qiu really didn't notice it!"

Ming Qiu: "..." No wonder it's so heavy!

The clerk looked at the two of them dully, and asked cautiously, "That... do you know each other?"

Ming Qiu immediately and flatly denied it: "I don't know him!"

"Then let's get to know each other again." Osamu Dazai stretched out his hand and said, "My name is Osamu Dazai, Osamu Dazai, Osamu Dazai, and my hobby is suicide. What about you, Miss?"

Ming Qiu blinked, met the eyes of the shop assistant who didn't know the truth, and stammered: "S-Stop doing such strange things..."

As if aware of the unusual atmosphere between the two, the clerk smiled "I already understand", then took the Polaroid from Osamu Dazai's hand, and said, "Let me take pictures for you two."

Ming Qiu couldn't help raising his hand to his forehead, and in the end obediently accompanied Dazai Osamu to play this house-like game, smiling at the camera.

The clerk took several photos in a row. Dazai Osamu looked very happy holding the photos, and generously praised: "The photography skills are really good. Every photo is very clear and can be collected."

If you continue to let it go, Osamu Dazai may have some new strange requests. Ming Qiu immediately filled a spoonful of red bean soup and stuffed it into his mouth, saying: "You must be thirsty after talking so much? If it tastes good, drink more point."

"Uuuuuu-"

After seeing off the clerk, Ming Qiu concentrated on tasting the rice cake and red bean soup in the bowl.

It's just an ordinary red bean soup with rice cakes. It tastes sweet, but there is nothing special about it.

Thinking like this, Ming Qiu put down the spoon in his hand, wanting to see what kind of expression Dazai Osamu would show, but when he turned his head, he realized that the other party was staring at her, not intending to taste the food.

She said in a daze, "Why are you looking at me..."

"It's nothing."

Ming Qiu was silent for a moment, then said: "You always say half of what you say and leave half of it, it's really annoying."

"Hmm..." Osamu Dazai sat up straight, and asked very seriously, "Have you heard what I said just now?"

Ming Qiu couldn't help but wanted to pick up a spoon to hide his expression, but then remembered that he had already drank all the red bean soup in the bowl, so he could only say, "I heard...why?"

Osamu Dazai said affirmatively: "So we have re-acquainted now."

Ming Qiu blinked, changed the subject and said, "The red bean soup is getting cold, drink it quickly."

Osamu Dazai didn't continue talking, but obediently picked up the bowl, and drank the rice cake and red bean soup bit by bit. When Ming Qiu was about to feel relieved for his success in fooling the past again, Osamu Dazai put it down. Spoon, put the empty bowl back on the dinner plate, let the two bowls stand side by side, and then said:

"Qiu and I are together, it doesn't matter if we are entangled by misfortune, the important thing is who we are with."

Ming Qiu looked at the bowls placed together, and said, "But... only this time is different, it's different from everything in the past." Her light purple eyes quietly stared at Osamu Dazai, as if There is a kind of magic, she said: "It's too late for you to do anything."

The voice had already thought ahead, and Osamu Dazai replied: "The contract is concluded, and I will not do anything again."

He looked at Ming Qiu in some surprise, and then he roughly understood that this was the so-called "hint" in magic.

Ming Qiu smiled at him, and said: "Thank you. But... this is the final revenge." She paid the bill under the arrangement of the clerk, then picked up the bag and left without looking back.

And Dazai Zhi could only sit there until Ming Qiu's figure completely disappeared, and the power controlling his body gradually faded away.

"Sure enough, it will become like this..."