[Bungo Stray Dogs] Abilities Creatures Encyclopedia

When Oda Sakunosuke finished his work today and headed to his residence, it was already mid-moon.

Thinking of what happened to Ango, the young man's heart sank slightly.

Ango has already found it—as a double undercover agent of the Mimic and the Supernatural Secret Service.

The friendship between him, Ango and Dazai is missing a corner.

The 24-hour convenience store not far away was still lit. Oda Sakunosuke decided to buy some snacks and toys, and went to visit the five children who were protected the next day.

He saw the convenience store, and of course he saw the shadows beyond the streetlights in front of him, who seemed to be waiting for someone's girl.

Even if you wait for your boyfriend, it's too late...

"Miss, it's not safe at night, you'd better go home early."

The young man couldn't help reminding him kindly.

The girl looked up, beautiful, but ordinary enough.

Oda Sakunosuke's vigilance from encountering a lonely girl who seemed to have problems in the middle of the night suddenly disappeared.

"Did you quarrel with your family?"

"No, I don't have a family." The girl said her life experience plainly, "Does Mr. Odasaku have a family?"

Oda Sakunosuke thought of the five demon kings he had adopted, and couldn't help but curl his lips: "Yes..."

Then the smile froze.

"Why do you know that name?"

Oda Sakunosuke, whose surname is Oda, is known as Sakunosuke.

Being called Odasaku is just a friend's joke, except for Dazai and Ango, no one should know it!

"Is family important to you, Odasaku-san?"

the girl asked again.

"...What happened to them?!" Oda Sakunosuke's expression became panicked.

However, the girl still had that expressionless face, and asked again: "Is family important to you?"

As if the topic cannot be continued without answering this question, Oda Sakunosuke suppressed his uneasiness: "Of course they...are important."

"Is it important enough that you would give your life for them?"

The young man's expression darkened.

However, the girl seemed to be just waiting for his answer.

Oda Sakunosuke realized that something had happened that he had to face.

He didn't know whether the girl who suddenly appeared here, who looked like a human NPC, was an enemy or a friend and what purpose he had. He could only answer the other party's questions in order to get the clue that was crucial to him.

"...Of course, I will do my best to protect them."

"Do everything you can?"

"Yes."

"Even if you give up your ideal of writing a novel and press the trigger to take human life again?"

In the darkness, the girl's eyes were dark, reflecting the faint light not far away.

Oda Sakuzhi's assistant's feet were cold, and his whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave: "Why, you will know...!"

Of course Huali knows.

In the beginning, it was just because he saw the information about Oda Sakunosuke as a professional killer. After he found out that the other party had contact with the quasi-cadre Dazai, he "met" the other party and entered his personal illustrated book. Mr. Natsume Soseki's teacher.

If it is the guidance of that Natsume teacher... Huali is still looking forward to this man's ability to write novels.

It's a pity that the other party didn't start writing, but stubbornly maintained a life of not killing people.

Huali has never torn up this person's personal illustrated book, so she can directly stop him on his way home now.

She doesn't expect Dazai who likes to make trouble.

Compared with Dazai, it is better to directly contact the sensible Oda Sakunosuke himself.

"If it's an important but weak family member, it's better to stay by their side. You may have been used to a life of peace and contention, but this world is full of obsessions in your heart, so crazy that you want to bring the whole world to hell Mr. Odasaku, you and Gide will have a battle of life and death."

Oda Sakunosuke is not stupid.

He just didn't realize that the enemy's boss would be obsessed with himself as a "little guy".

If it is true as the girl said...

Oda Sakunosuke's heart sank.

"who are you?"

"I just want to return a favor to Dazai." The girl raised her index finger, "Within 24 hours, you will understand the importance of my presence here to you. But some things cannot be avoided—if you feel owed As a favor, please keep these matters a secret from Dazai until the matter is over."

"Why do you want to treat Dazai..."

"Because I can't predict his actions, and he never cares about the life and death of an insignificant person like me."

【I want to return favors, so I came to help you, but I'm afraid of being killed by that bastard. 】

Oda Sakunosuke clearly understood this point, and suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

"If it's true...thank you."

Huali nodded.

"Please hurry up." The girl finally showed a gentle smile, "If you decide to fight, I hope you will be fully prepared to face the dangerous enemy."

"..." Oda Sakunosuke fell silent.

Then he went on to the convenience store - but he didn't need tomorrow morning, he decided to go to the place where the children were tonight.

-

At dawn, the attack of the gray ghosts started silently.

This is a company near the sea, a safe house specially arranged by Dazai.

But at this time, those mimics came in with impunity——

The young man on the night shift who was still greeting himself last night had lost his life.

Odasaku's heart that had been worried all night and hoped that nothing would happen suddenly went cold.

Then came an uncontrollable rage.

If he didn't kill, these people would kill the kids in the room behind him.

"Odasaku..."

"Don't come out!"

Oda Sakunosuke locked the door, and the young professional killer buried in his heart woke up again.

He squeezed the trigger.

The air mixed with the smell of blood and death poured into his chest like a cold blade.

He could no longer write novels after all—without losing everything.

The author has something to say:

Huali: Mr. Oda, it’s fine if you don’t write novels. Really, my roommate has almost changed from short hair to bald... Sorry, happy birthday.

Odasaku: ...not very happy.