[Bungo Stray Dogs] With the Light and the Dust

"Verne?" John lowered his head and thought about it carefully, then said hesitantly, "I seem to have heard it somewhere."

But the embarrassing thing is that he can't remember where he heard it.

Verne smiled without hesitation, "It's okay, I'm not a celebrity in the first place, so it's normal that I can't remember."

Just at this time, a member of the guard shouted from a distance, "John, we have to go to the next place to search, have you asked?"

"Come right now!" John responded and turned to the three people, "I have to go. The island may be a little chaotic recently. Be careful and try not to go out."

"Understood—don't worry, go to work, John." Osamu Dazai waved his hand.

"There are so many people working hard to protect this island..." The young man named Verne watched John's back and sighed softly.Then he turned his gaze to Dazai Zhi and Bei Chenguang, and asked unhurriedly, "There's a nice cafe over there, do you want to sit down together, both of you?"

Osamu Dazai was a little surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood why Verne invited them.Verne, who claimed to be just an employee, was actually the guardian of the island. Everything that happened on the island could not escape his eyes, so he smiled and replied: "It is a great honor to invite you."

"Where's this lady?" Upon receiving Dazai Osamu's reply, Verne looked at Bei Chenguang next to him, and didn't ignore her opinion because she didn't make much noise, but asked her again specifically.

"can."

In a small cafe next to the central garden, the three of them sat down by the window. After asking the two of them their preferences, Verne familiarly ordered three cups of coffee from the boss.

The boss is obviously familiar with him, he only asked Dazai Zhi and Bei Chenguang's request for the two cups of coffee, and asked Verne's own, "The same?"

"same as usual."

After ordering the coffee, Verne returned to his seat, and then sat there quietly, staring at a meaningless place without speaking.This made Osamu Dazai, who was waiting for him to say something, almost think that he was wrong, this person might really just want to invite them to drink coffee.

"You are not from the island, are you? I have never seen you on the island."

Just when Osamu Dazai thought he would not speak anymore, Verne suddenly spoke again, without any tact or tact, but without hostility, as usual—you went to the library to borrow books, and he just picked them up from the bookshelf. After the management staff came out, they asked you what book you want to borrow:

"What are you here for?"

"Why did you come here..." Osamu Dazai recalled the reason why he first thought of Standard Island, spread his hands, and said confidently, "Believe it or not, Ms. Guang and I really just want to settle here."

Verne stared at them quietly without speaking, his light-colored pupils were mild and non-aggressive, but they gave people a very penetrating feeling, as if something had been seen through.

It's the truth.

After confirming this, he blinked very slowly, then looked away.

However, when he put his eyes on the coffee cup, Osamu Dazai suddenly leaned forward, crossed the table and put his hands on Verne's shoulders, and then said, "I am Fujii Ichiro."

Verne: "?"

"It's useless, then... I'm Osamu Dazai."

"What are you doing?" Verne, who didn't like physical contact with strangers, frowned and brushed off his hands on his shoulders, leaning back.

"Let's do a test." Osamu Dazai sat back and raised his hand innocently, "Can Mr. Verne tell whether my name is Ichiro Fujii or Osamu Dazai?"

"You..." Verne was about to answer, but found that when this person pressed his shoulders and said the two names just now, he didn't immediately distinguish which one was his real name, "The ability is invalidated." ?”

"It really is a supernatural power." A strange smile appeared on Dazai Osamu's face, "Because the feeling of being [seen through] when Mr. Verne stared at me was too strange, so I tested it a little. Mr. Erna is good at reading micro-expressions, and has the ability to [see through truth and lies]. "

Verne raised his eyes in silence.

"But if the effect of the ability is similar to mind reading, it won't work on me, so your ability is..."

"Analyze whether it's true or false based on other people's micro-expressions." Verne was not angry because Osamu Dazai revealed his power, and even continued calmly, "Actually, it's a pretty useless Even ordinary people can reach this level through exercise. But because I am not good at observing words and emotions, this ability is quite suitable for me."

Unexpectedly, it was a more troublesome type than the Jules Gabriel Verne who he saw in the future of this world through the [book].

Although Osamu Dazai knew that the Gabe he met later in the Armed Detective Agency was Verne's supernatural personality, but he had no idea that the actual deity turned out to be the kind of natural personality that was the most difficult for him to deal with.

"So, is your name Fujii Ichiro or Dazai Osamu?"

Verne still remembered the question that was posed in the first place.

"It's Osamu Dazai." He answered very simply.

"Then this one...?" Verne looked at Bei Chenguang, who was sitting next to Osamu Dazai and watched quietly, with almost no sense of presence.

"My name is Bei Chenguang."

she replied.

The sense of existence, which was as thin as blending into the air, suddenly became obvious after she opened her mouth, as if the fog surrounding her had dispersed.

This kind of characteristic that you can't feel when you don't pay attention, but once you pay attention, it's hard to ignore, think about it carefully, just like her name.

is the property of [light].

"Lumière (Light in French)?" Verne read it softly, showing a quiet and elegant smile with a little nostalgia, "It's a very good name."

"Quandon voit la lumière, on peute spérer. (If you can see the light, you can have hope)"

The author has something to say: Zai:? ? ?Wait a moment!what's wrong with you? !

In fact, the more natural Verne and Guang will be able to chat better [Smiling gradually rampant]

And Verne used to be a quiet, somewhat introverted teenager, probably slightly socially phobic?I even started to amuse myself and make up the daily life of the little friends of [Seven Betrayers].

Verne, who finished dealing with Dazai today [hugs his knees and crouched in a corner]: Today I socialize too much, I am autistic.