After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

When Okiya Subaru asked this sentence, there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he looked more serious than before.

Hikaru Ueno nodded and introduced to him: "This is Shuji."

He told Okiya Subaru about his younger brothers, and the other party can be seated by name.

Compared with the last time we met, Osamu Dazai has changed a lot.

The figure became even taller. The young man who only reached his chest back then was not much shorter than him now.

Hikaru Ueno looked at Osamu Dazai quietly, and raised his hand to straighten the young man's messy hair.

Okiya Subaru was also looking at the lovely and pitiful brother "Shuji" opposite him.

He tried to match the vicious former cadre of Mafia in his memory with the very smart and cute kid described by Hikari Ueno.

That is to say, except for the point of "smartness", the others are completely out of line.

The plan was made extremely carefully, and several hostile organizations were wiped out overnight, talking and laughing in the sea of ​​corpses and blood, the devil who killed without blinking an eye.

A small cut on his hand hurts so much that he is about to cry. At night, because of nightmares or insomnia, he will come over pitifully and beg for a hug.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like something that the same person can do.

But Hikaru Ueno and Osamu Dazai knew each other too early.

If from that time on, this young man had a plan for Hikari Ueno to make those illusions.

That child named "Xiu Zhi" back then was too scary.

Okiya Subaru thought about it, and his vigilance towards Osamu Dazai grew deeper in his heart.

At the same time, the lovely and pitiful big friend Shuji was also secretly looking at Okiya Subaru.

A young man who appeared next to his brother out of nowhere and seemed to know him very well.

He is currently not very good at judging how close the relationship between these two people is.

After all, this person showed a very familiar appearance, and Ueno Hikaru often had a cold appearance.

Osamu Dazai stretched out his hand quietly, pinched the corner of Ueno Hikaru's clothes, made a look of insecurity, raised his eyes to look at the other party, his eyes showed cautious temptation.

"Brother, who is this...?"

Ueno Hikaru naturally noticed the young man's small movements. He glanced down at Osamu Dazai's hand holding the corner of his clothes, and naturally held the young man's slender wrist.

The young man's wrist can be fully grasped with one hand.

As soon as I grasped it, I felt clear bones, and the young man's flustered heartbeat could be heard from the fingertips.

Hikaru Ueno lightly rubbed his fingertips on Dazai Osamu's skin twice, his brows furrowed unconsciously.

too skinny.

I was so thin when I was a child, but now that I have grown up, I still feel that there is not much change.

He obviously became a lot taller, but he still felt a little weak.

He seems to have had a bad time in the past few years.

Ueno pursed his lips.

Osamu Dazai moved his wrist and moved closer to him, his voice became more cautious, and he asked again: "Brother, who is this?"

Ueno Hikaru suddenly came back to his senses, let go of the opponent's wrist, and introduced to him: "Okiya Subaru."

He paused, and continued under the young man's curious gaze: "My neighbor now."

Neighbor?

Osamu Dazai's gloomy eyes brightened a little.

Ueno Hikaru was looking at Okiya Subaru, not noticing this change in him, and went on to say, "Helped me a lot."

is a good man.

So when he didn't pay attention at all, that little bit of light went dark again in an instant.

Osamu Dazai laughed, and said softly without distinguishing between emotions and anger: "Really."

Hikaru Ueno looked at him and tilted his head: "?"

Osamu Dazai didn't answer his question, instead he grabbed Hikaru Ueno's hand with his backhand, looked up at Okiya Subaru, politely but still alienated: "Thank you for helping me take care of my brother these two days."

The arc of Okiya Subaru's mouth deepened a little, as if he had discovered something interesting.

He shook his head, politely replied "No trouble", pushed down his glasses again, and continued: "After all, we are relatively close, and we should take care of each other more."

Sure enough, the eyes of the young man on the opposite side became darker again, and the hostility in the sight he cast became more naked/naked.

Will the murderous mafia show his emotions like this?

He twisted the handle of the shopping bag in his hand and chuckled.

Feeling, found a very interesting person.

Hearing his laughter, Osamu Dazai suddenly withdrew his gaze, approached Ueno Hikaru as if a little wronged, and said, "Brother, shall we go home?"

The young man's eyes were slightly bright, looking at him with bright hope in his sight.

He bit his lips, looking a little embarrassed: "Can I... go to my brother's house to live for a while?"

Hikaru Ueno's frown, which was already slightly frowned, tightened even more: "Don't you have a place to live?"

"Hmm... temporarily." Osamu Dazai blinked, bent over to take the shopping bag from Okiya Subaru, "It's a little complicated, I'll explain it to my brother when I get home?"

While trying to grab the shopping bag, he still looked at Hikari Ueno, still cautiously probing.

At a certain moment, the young man's gaze passed him and glanced behind him.

Hikari Ueno noticed his change and followed him to look behind him.

There were three or two people waiting behind with shopping bags, their expressions were very unhappy.

The three of them standing here really blocked the door tightly.

Hikaru Ueno instantly understood why Osamu Dazai wanted to go home and talk again, and why he was cautious.

These years, his own life may have been difficult, but he has still firmly become a good boy who is considerate and considerate of others.

Hikaru Ueno looked at the cut hole in Osamu Dazai's windbreaker, and felt even more distressed.

"Let's go," he squeezed the young man's hand and whispered softly, "Let's go home first."

Osamu Dazai let out a "huh" and didn't move.

In this voice, there was a rare bit of stubbornness.

Hikaru Ueno was slightly startled, and looked down with some doubts.

Two friendly young people who seemed to be standing up straight and smiling were naively fighting over a shopping bag.

The shopping bag lay between them, looking like it was about to be torn apart.

Hikaru Ueno: "..."

He asked suspiciously, "What are you doing?"

Dazai Osamu: "..."

Okiya Subaru: "..."

The two of them were a little flustered at the same time, and subconsciously let go at the same time.

The shopping bag fell to the ground with a "snap".

Hikaru Ueno: "...?"

Okiya Subaru pushed his glasses, and spoke first: "I just think my brother is still very weak, so I can do things like carrying shopping bags."

In fact, he was very wary of this mafia, and wanted to further confirm the opponent's purpose and harmfulness.

After all, in the current Mihua Town, the police, FIB, and black organizations are fighting against each other, plus that extremely smart boy.

It is really not suitable for another force to add chaos.

And if this person does join in.

I'm afraid it's not just a matter of having an extra "party force".

According to relevant information provided by the FBI.

Where there is Osamu Dazai, there will always be bloody storms.

And his former partner.

If that person also followed, the situation would become even more troublesome.

So he smiled and said gently: "After all, this shopping bag is not breezy."

Osamu Dazai also showed a decent smile, with a hint of reserved grievance.

"I just feel that Mr. Okiya has already helped us a lot, and I feel really sorry for continuing to trouble him."

One is more gentle, kind and considerate than the other.

"How come, it's just a small matter, and I'm happy to help."

"You really don't need to bother, I can still move this little thing."

While talking, the two men bent down again, trying to seize control of the shopping bag before the other did it.

Even secretly working hard halfway.

It seemed that what they were grabbing was not a shopping bag, but the controller of a very powerful lethal weapon.

Then when the hands of the two danced back and forth in mid-air, a third person came in between them.

The third person directly passed them and picked up the shopping bag.

The two looked up at the same time.

Holding the bag, Ueno Hikaru glanced at them, his tone was very calm, but also very decisive: "No need to grab it, I'll come."

Okiya Subaru: "..."

Ueno Hikaru opened the curtain and left them a sentence: "Go home together."

Dazai Osamu: "..."

In short, it seems that the goal has been achieved, but it has not been achieved.

The impatient guests who had been waiting in the back walked around the two of them muttering, opened the curtain and came out one after another.

The last old man didn't buy anything, he walked over slowly with his hands behind his back, stopped in front of the two of them, looked around at them with his mouth curled up, and laughed: "You are so grown up, you guys, you are not childish."

The uncle shook his head resentfully, opened the curtain and walked out.

Okiya FBI Ace Investigator Subaru: ...

Dazai, former cadre of Port Mafia, Zhi: ...

Under the skin of Okiya Subaru, Akai Shuichi, who has always been known for his coldness, cracked a little.

It doesn't mean anything else, just, they also want to know what they were doing just now.

……

After returning home, the three of them sat down in the living room of Ueno Hikaru's house, a little awkward and reserved with each other.

The three of them occupy a sofa, feeling that they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

Okiya Subaru coughed lightly and stood up: "I'm going to prepare some coffee."

When he was shopping in the supermarket just now, he also took a bag of coffee beans by the way, which just happened to come in handy now.

Osamu Dazai watched him enter the kitchen with a smile on his face, and then turned his gaze back to Hikari Ueno.

He looked at the house and asked, "Has brother been here for a long time?"

Hikaru Ueno shook his head: "I also just arrived yesterday."

He paused, then asked Osamu Dazai again: "Why do you..."

"Ah." Dazai Osamu laughed, patted his clothes, and showed a relaxed smile.

"Actually, my life is not as bad as my brother thought."

The young man leaned over with a smile, sat next to Ueno Hikaru, bent down and smoothed his unconsciously frowned brows.

Hikaru Ueno raised his eyes and looked at Osamu Dazai, his black eyes were full of disbelief.

"Really." Osamu Dazai blinked innocently, and sat down next to Hikari Ueno.

"I'm working in a detective agency with Ranpo now, and the salary is pretty good."

"This time it's just because..." His explanation just started, but he hesitated and stopped.

Hikaru Ueno raised his eyebrows and asked, "Because of what?"

Osamu Dazai seemed to find it difficult to speak, he turned his head and didn't dare to look at him, and said in a low voice: "...I came to Mihua on a business trip, and I met a robber on the way...so, that's how it happened."

Okiya Subaru, who just came back, just happened to hear his words, and made people laugh directly.

Fortunately, he still has a bit of professionalism, so he didn't laugh outright.

A man who is almost the dark symbol of mafia, looted by ordinary robbers?

The robber will cry when he hears it, okay?

But Hikari Ueno, who was bewitched by this demon, Thaksin.

He pitifully rubbed his poor brother's drooping head, and asked without hesitation: "Shall I help you get it back?"

Osamu Dazai froze for a moment, then quickly shook his head.

He looked at Hikari Ueno, showed a innocent and harmless smile, and said, "No way... It's not easy for everyone."

A good one is "it's not easy".

Okiya Subaru put the plate on the table with a crisp sound.

He put two cups of coffee in front of the two, squinted and smiled, and met Osamu Dazai's eyes.

Osamu Dazai happened to be watching him too.

The gentle and kind young man blinked innocently, smiled kindly at him, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Okiya."

"You're welcome." Okiya Subaru maintained a smile, sat down on the sofa next to the two, and picked up the coffee, "It just so happens that I am also very interested in your experience."

He glanced at the coffee in the cup and smiled: "Mr. Ueno often mentions you to me."

"but……"

Okiya Subaru paused, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened a little,

"I didn't expect that the 'Xiuji' he was talking about turned out to be you, Mr. Dazai."

Osamu Dazai narrowed his eyes, the killing intent stabbed quietly again, and then dissipated in the next moment.

Ueno Hikaru was a little surprised: "You know each other?"

"It doesn't count as acquaintance," Okiya Subaru explained, "It's just that I simply heard Mr. Dazai's name."

Osamu Dazai suddenly laughed twice, and took his words: "It's all thanks to Ranpo. If it weren't for Ranpo, the detective agency wouldn't be so well-known."

Okiya Subaru was talking about his reputation as a mafia, but Osamu Dazai cleverly turned it into the popularity of the entire detective agency.

As expected, Hikaru Ueno didn't notice anything unusual, he was stunned for a moment, and asked a little happily, "Is Luanbu so powerful?"

Osamu Dazai was not stingy in his praise: "After all, he is the pillar of the detective agency."

Hikaru Ueno nodded, patted his head, and praised: "You are also very good."

Okiya Subaru: "By the way, what work do you have here? I've been living here and I'm familiar with it. Maybe I can help you."

"Hmm." Osamu Dazai's attention was drawn back, he pondered for a moment, and said, "I want to find someone."

"Find someone?"

Osamu Dazai bent his eyes, and there was a little deep meaning hidden in his eyes: "Yes, he is a high school detective named Kudo Shinichi."

"He hasn't shown up for a long time. His friends are worried about him. Please ask the detective agency to help him find news about him."

Okiya Subaru was stunned for a moment, and then smiled nonchalantly, as if he was unaware of the young man's temptation and the hidden warning.

He put on a look of surprise and said, "It just so happens that I live in Kudo Shinichi's house now."

Osamu Dazai showed just the right amount of surprise.

"However, I don't know the information about that teenager. His parents lent me this house temporarily."

Osamu Dazai took advantage of the situation and asked, "Mind if I take a look?"

Okiya Subaru readily responded, "Of course."

The Kudo house has been thoroughly "cleaned up" long ago, and nothing that shouldn't be left has been left behind.

What's more, they can just take this opportunity...to have a private chat.

So Osamu Dazai turned to Hikaru Ueno and asked expectantly, "Do you want to be together, brother?"

Hikaru Ueno stood up and nodded.

……

The size of the Kudo house is similar to that of Hikari Ueno’s house, but the interior layout is a little different. Osamu Dazai and Subaru Okiya went to investigate in other rooms, leaving Hikari Ueno alone to “visit at will”.

And Dazai Osamu and Okiya Subaru who entered the study were not hiding like before.

They already knew each other's identities well.

In this kind of occasion where there is only each other, it is a waste of time to engage in those who have nothing.

The two went straight to the point: "FBI investigator?"

"Former cadre of port mafia."

Osamu Dazai smiled: "Don't say that, I've already left there."

"I'm just an ordinary citizen now."

"On the contrary...Mr. Akai, it will be very bad if your identity is exposed."

He was smiling, but what he said made people shudder: "After all, you seem to be doing something very important now."

Okiya Subaru was also smiling, but there was no smile in those green eyes that were rarely opened, as cold as if deep in a well.

"Do you really think it doesn't matter if your identity is exposed?"

He laughed, tugged on his high-necked shirt, and his tone changed immediately.

Green eyes looked towards the door, revealing a deep expression, with a hint of sex in it.

"If someone outside really knows your 'former' occupation, I'm afraid there will be a big problem."

The two fell silent suddenly, looked at each other for a while, and then laughed at the same time.

Osamu Dazai: "Why don't you... make a deal, how about it?"

……

I don’t know if I have collected any information after wandering around Kudo’s house, but according to Ueno Hikaru’s observation, the two probably had a good chat.

The original tense atmosphere had completely disappeared when they came to the living room to look for him.

Although there is still a trace of dislike and wariness between each other, it is much better than before coming here.

Hikaru Ueno expressed his relief.

If Osamu Dazai really comes here to live with him one day in the future, it is very necessary to have a good relationship with his neighbors.

He hopes that someday the two will become true friends.

Just like the kids used to be.

In the eyes of the "former" Mr. Reaper who has lived for hundreds of years, these people, although they appear to be adults, are actually children.

Between children and children, of course we must live in peace.

He bent his eyes and said with a smile: "We must get along well in the future."

Osamu Dazai pursed his lips, and pushed him away from Kudo's House, muttering about having dinner in his mouth.

"Okay." Ueno Hikaru answered with the corners of his mouth raised, took Dazai Osamu's hand and walked home, asking him, "What do you want to eat?"

“Braised Crab!”

"Ah."

“Crab Roe Sushi!”

"it is good."

"Tempura!"

"no problem."

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"Don't leave this time."

"Don't go."

"If brother leaves again, I will use extreme measures."

"Don't worry, I won't leave."

"Really?"

"real."

"Then... don't want any other brothers."

"Well."

"elder brother!"

"Okay, no more."