Dazai's girlfriend Natsume

"Don't sit down,? Try dessert?"

Izanami didn't seem to care what she looked like in their eyes, she happily invited them to sit down, like a hospitable host entertaining her guests.Yebisu warned them in a low voice, "Don't eat the things in the underworld, otherwise they will be left here forever."

Osamu Dazai quietly retracted his gaze. In the eyes of Natsume Chiaya, Yato and Ebisu, the sweet dessert exuded fragrance, but in his eyes were wriggling centipedes and maggots.Just like Natsume Chiya saw Aunt Toko, Yato saw Iki Hiyori, and Ebisu saw Aunt Olive House, but what he saw was a rotten and terrifying skeleton.

This is the eternal/immortal queen of hell, Izanami.Everyone who sees her will see the appearance of the closest woman in her heart. As she said, no one will dislike her.

Even if he knew clearly in his heart, what he saw at that moment was a false and distant lie,? But... Osamu Dazai thought almost emotionlessly, how many people would not be moved?

He lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on the hands he and Natsume Chiaya held.Because holding hands,? The two of them sat next to each other.The warm temperature spread from Natsume Chiaya's palm to his fingertips, making it impossible not to yearn for such warmth.It's like boiling a frog in warm water, and before you know it, you've already fallen into it.

Natsume Chiaya felt that Dazai Osamu was unusually quiet after entering the underworld.However, all her mind was focused on how to get out of Huangquan, and she had no time to be distracted.She asked Yato who was sitting on the other side in a low voice: "Mr. Yato, what are you doing in Huangquan?"

"Ask this guy if you want to ask. My father asked me to come to Huangquan to rescue a warlock, but after catching up with him, he refused to leave." Yetou pointed at Ebisu, and said angrily: "He insists on seeing him. I went to Izanami,? I saw it now, but I don’t know how to go out. And,?” He looked at Natsume Chiaya, then at Dazai Osamu, and said, “You two humans, come to hell to compare Liang Saka, do you want to die?"

"Mr. Yato hasn't helped me find that monster yet, I have to let you fulfill your promise." Natsume Chiaya said.

"You..." Yato said "you" for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "I was wrong, you are just like Reiko."

Over there, Ebisu has already proposed to Izanami the purpose of his trip - the song of the underworld, a prop that can be used to drive demons.

Izanami took out a wooden box, inside which were three brushes neatly placed.There is still a blank space, and it can be seen that there should have been four Songs of the Underworld here before.In fact, it is true.According to Izanami, Ebisu was the second person who came to claim the Song of the Underworld.

Holding the song of Huangquan, she smiled and asked Ebisu: "If I give this to you, would you be my friend?"

Izanami...the writing brush...the mastermind of the Mihuacho serial murder case!

Natsume Chiaya's memory was suddenly awakened.She hurriedly asked: "Sorry to interrupt, I would like to ask Lord Izanami, who was the first person to ask you for the song of the underworld?"

"Huh?" Izanami looked at her and asked, "If I answer you, would you be my friend?"

Natsume Chiaya was slightly taken aback by such an eager tone.She looked around, this was the inside of Huangquan, cold and lonely, gloomy and damp.No one will enter Huangquan Hirazaka for no reason, only Izanami has been indulging in darkness for thousands of years.

Natsume Chiya said softly: "I don't know exactly what Izanami-sama defines a friend, but as long as you want, I think we can be friends."

Izanami's eyes lit up immediately, and a childlike innocent smile appeared on his face: "Then you stay with me, okay? I will treat you well, and I can give you whatever you want. As long as you stay Come down with me," she graciously handed the Song of the Underworld to Natsume Qianling: "They all want this, do you want it? I have three more, and I can give them to you!"

Natsume Chiaya's tone was more gentle: "No need, Lord Izanami. Friends don't need to exchange anything."

"Then are you willing to stay with me?" Izanami was about to stick herself in front of Natsume Chiaya, her eyes full of anticipation.

Natsume Chiaya was about to answer, but her palms were clenched tightly.Following her strength, she looked at Osamu Dazai: "Mr. Dazai?"

"She's not your Aunt Toko, Qianling." Maybe it's because the light in Huangquan is too dim, it's the first time that Natsume Chiling found Dazai Osamu's eyes so cold and deep, like a black hole that can't be seen to the bottom, even the tone of voice is rare Seriously, the title has also become serious.

Natsume Chiaya comforted, "I know, Mr. Dazai."

She can clearly distinguish the boundary between reality and fantasy, not to mention that she agreed to Izanami not because of Aunt Tazi's face.

Whether it is a human or a monster, as long as the heart wants to contact others, it is the same existence. It will feel lonely because of loneliness, and it will also be afraid to take the first step. [note 1]

And like Izanami, perhaps because she has been alone for too long, Izanami is more afraid of continuing to be lonely than she is afraid of taking the first step.Natsume Chiaya has seen too many such lonely existences, including Grandma Reiko, the same is true.How thick the account of friends is, how lonely Grandma Lingzi was back then.

Izanami gave Dazai Osamu her eyes, and she smiled: "You don't like me? Or don't you like me being close to her? Jealousy makes you look really ugly."

"Really?" Osamu Dazai didn't dodge, looked directly at the hollow eye sockets of the skeleton, the corners of his mouth curled up in a harmless arc, but every word he said pierced his heart: "It's better than a rotten bone like you. Do you really think that you can replace someone by putting on a layer of nothingness?"

Izanami's smile froze bit by bit, she stared at Dazai Osamu, and said coldly: "Human, don't think that you can destroy my enchantment, and you won't die here. Coincidentally, my tea party is still short Great meal."

Seeing that Izanami was enraged, Natsume Chiya pulled Dazai Osamu's hand, motioning him not to speak.She sincerely said to Izanami: "If I judge you only by appearance, I am not worthy to be called your friend. If friends are reduced to being defined by vain appearance, they cannot be called friends." It's a friend."

Izanami was dazed for a while, and asked softly, "You really think so?" Liar...all those who have seen her real appearance ran away.

"Is it true? Wouldn't it be good to let Chiya-chan see it with her own eyes?" Osamu Dazai said lightly.He reached out and touched Izanami.

Izanami could clearly see that there was a frenzied yet calm malice in this human's eyes—like revenge for her words.She was taken aback and didn't have time to escape.

In an instant, all illusions disappeared like bubbles.The dense white bones are piled up around, the dark cave has no light, maggots are crawling, and goose bumps are shaking all over your body.

And Izanami, under the large and gorgeous kimono, is a skeleton.The skeleton was so rotten that it turned black. She let out an ear-piercing scream, and the long hair hanging behind her stood on end: "Human, human!"

Both Yato and Ebisu were stunned by such a sudden change.

Natsume Chiaya was startled reflexively, and then she took a step forward and held Izanami's hand: "Wait!"

The cold temperature touched by her palm made her shiver subconsciously. Natsume Chiaya still did not let go, looked directly into Izanami's eyes, and said, "I'm sorry, Izanami-sama, I apologize to you on behalf of Mr. Dazai. He just You are worried about me, please don't be angry."

"Aren't you afraid of my real appearance?" Izanami's long hair behind her gradually returned to its original shape, and her angry voice softened again: "Your name is Qian Ling, right? As long as you stay, the three of them can get out of here safely. Huang Quan left. I can give them the song of Huang Quan they want."

She looked at Osamu Dazai, Yato and Ebisu with a smile: "This deal is a bargain, isn't it?"

"It's a good deal!" Yato gritted his teeth and snorted, glaring at Dazai Osamu: "You bastard, what the hell are you doing! It's all right now, Qianling is being targeted by that old woman."

Osamu Dazai did not answer Yato.He stood up unhurriedly, his whole body immersed in the shadows, talking to himself so small that only he could hear: "Why?"

Why not be deluded by falsehood?Why was he the only one attracted by the fleeting phantom?How could there be such an unfair thing?

Ebisu pondered for a moment, and quickly made a decision: "I'll stay. Izanami just wants someone to accompany her. Yatoshen, please help me take the song of hell out of here."

Yato: "Don't even think about it!"

Yato is going crazy.Two human beings broke into Huangquan Hirazaka recklessly, and one of them was Reiko's granddaughter.There is another god, who, as the Seven Gods of Good Luck, wants to suppress disasters by controlling demons—how come no one around him is normal!

Just as Yato was clenching the artifact in his hand and getting ready to fight Izanami, Osamu Dazai stepped forward, pulled Natsume Chiaya behind him, and chuckled softly, "Chiya-chan won't leave I will accompany you in Huangquan."

Not to mention the offsetting effect of his disqualification in the world on the power of the gods, even if Natsume Qianling really stayed in Huangquan, he could still call her name and bring her back.However, since he held Natsume Chiaya's hand and fell into Huangquan Hirazaka together without thinking about it, and since she personally told him "don't let go", then he would definitely not let her stay.

Izanami was also smiling: "Human beings, don't think too much, greed will swallow you up. This is my friend, a friend who will not run away."

She stretched out her hand to Natsume Qianling, and said softly, "Qianling, come to me."

Natsume Chiya pressed Dazai Osamu's shoulder, poked her head out from behind him, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Izanami-sama, I can't stay in Huangquan, there are still people waiting for me to go back."

Izanami's smile froze again, and Natsume Chiaya spoke faster: "But, I think, if we are friends, it's normal to visit each other, right? As long as you don't mind, I can visit you often."

She curled the corner of her mouth, her phoenix eyes were full of sincerity.

"I swear on my name. Izanami-sama——no, Izanami, can we be friends?"

The name is the shortest mantra.The promise sworn to the gods by name, if not fulfilled, will suffer backlash.

Izanami looked at Natsume Chiaya silently.The girl's eyes are so bright, and the crystal clear amber is open and frank, without any dodge.

After a while, she asked, "Qianling... when will you come next time?"

"..."

Walking out of Huangquan Biliangzaka, Yato still couldn't recover.

He couldn't help looking at Natsume Chiaya again, and murmured: "I was wrong, I was really wrong, you are indeed Reiko's granddaughter." friend?

Natsume Qianling smiled: "It's not as scary as you think, she's just too lonely."

Yato wanted to say something, but he heard a familiar call from a distance: "Yato! Miss Natsume! Mr. Dazai!"

Yiqirihe and Xueyin ran over, followed by Xiaofu, Daihei and Bishamonten's artifact Zhaoma.Yiqi Rihe looked them up and down, and heaved a long sigh of relief: "It's great that you're all fine..."

Natsume Chiya watched their reunion with a smile, and suddenly heard Dazai Osamu's low voice: "Chiya-chan, are you angry?"

"Eh?"

Natsume Chiya looked back in amazement, and saw Osamu Dazai drooping the tails of his eyes, his disheveled black hair falling down, half covering the corners of his eyes, making people feel like a big cat causing trouble for no reason, pitiful and cute.

"Because I angered Izanami, Chiya-chan made such an oath..." Perhaps because of guilty conscience, his voice became weaker and weaker.

Natsume Chiya smiled, and interrupted him: "Mr. Dazai, are you worried about me? Worrying that I really see Izanami as Aunt Toko, and I will be deceived by that layer of disguise. Concerned about it, chaos, this kind of mood, I don't mind The same goes for Dazai-san. So, why are you angry?"

"On the contrary," Natsume Chiya was still holding Osamu Dazai's hand, she folded her hands together and wrapped her palm: "I want to thank Mr. Dazai for catching me without thinking when I fell into hell, thank you Mr. Dazai, Willing to accompany me into Huangquan Biliangzaka."

"Mr. Dazai and I are also friends, right?"

It was already late at night when they came out of Huangquan Biliangzaka.Sparse starlight and bright moonlight staggered and fell on the girl's face, which was pure and peaceful.

--I've mispoken.he thinks.