[Bungo Stray Dogs] With the Light and the Dust

The day after meeting Verne, Standard Island was in chaos.

Because someone died on the island.

If the search the day before was just a small matter, then after the body of the deceased was found, the island completely entered a full-scale martial law.

The body was found under the clock tower in the center of the island.That tower is a tall tower that can be seen anywhere on the island. It is not only an observation facility, but also a symbol of the island. The murderer killed the dead under that tower, which can be regarded as a provocation against Standard Island.

A few tourists who got up early and went out for a walk saw the body of the deceased before the scene was blocked, and they were talking loudly in the hotel at this time. In their excessive guessing, this island is about to become some kind of strange survival game The venue is up.

"Did you really see the dead body?" When the few people were talking about it, someone questioned it.

"Of course, there's no need to lie about this kind of thing!" The commentator with a strange accent from an unknown country who was interrupted looked unhappily at the questioner.

It was a young man with an obvious oriental appearance. He was wearing a well-made high-end suit, but he didn't wear a coat properly, but draped it on his shoulders casually. From the slightly open neckline of his shirt, he could still see the part of his neck that was wrapped around his neck. bandage.

"It's just a little strange." The young man just smiled, and he easily focused everyone's attention on him, "When a normal person sees a corpse at first glance, not to mention being afraid, at least they will have trouble sleeping and eating. But you can talk here without any difference after a while, if you don't really see the corpse, you are used to seeing the corpse."

After he finished speaking, he added with a smile when everyone looked at each other, "Or, maybe you killed him?"

Others looked at them wrongly.

The commentators jumped up anxiously, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I just said what I think is wrong. It would be better if you can refute for yourself." The young man shrugged.

"That's because..." Those few people were eager to defend themselves, but when they recalled the scene of seeing the corpse, they discovered the place that they had subconsciously ignored before, and suddenly their voices seemed to be Like pinched off.

"Because the corpse's appearance is not scary, it is lying there neatly dressed, and even has a very calm expression," one of them murmured, "If it wasn't for the fruit knife stuck in the back, people might think it was him Suicide by taking drugs..."

But if you think about it carefully, being able to keep the dead person calm while killing a person is more frightening than killing a person after a fierce fight.

"Calm?" The young man—that is, Dazai Osamu was thoughtful, "Can you describe the appearance of the deceased?"

"If you want to say it, it's a bit like that child..." Pointing to Chiyejiu who was walking down the stairs.

It was Chiye Zeshu who died.

Osamu Dazai asked what he wanted to know, pulled his coat and was about to go out, when passing by those people, a person raised his head and asked him eagerly:

"Are you a detective?"

There was a faint look of hope on the face full of fear.

Osamu Dazai stopped walking, turned his back to the crowd and remained silent for a while, lowering his eyes and showing a faint smile.

"right."

Then amidst the questioner's murmur of "That's great", he raised his voice, "Mr. Chiye, let's go, let's find the murderer who killed your cousin."

Chi Yejiu, who just came down and didn't know anything: "?"

"It's foggy outside." Bei Chenguang looked at the clock tower in the distance that became faint in the fog.

After the fog spread over here, the noisy voices gradually disappeared, and the hotel that was crowded with people just now suddenly became empty.

People without supernatural powers disappeared in this mist.

Osamu Dazai pushed open the door and walked out of the hotel. When he saw the area covered by fog, he sighed with an "uh" and said, "This time he moved quite quickly."

"Chiye-kun's ability should have been separated."

Before Dazaizhi finished speaking, Bei Chenguang pulled Chi Yejiu to avoid a knife stabbing him from behind.

The assailant immediately changed the direction of attack when he missed a hit, and swiped his knife towards Chiyejiu's neck with a short body.Then he was surprised to find that the attacker looked exactly like himself, except for a strange crystal inlaid on his forehead, "What is this?!"

"It's your ability." Osamu Dazai put his arms around his chest and explained calmly, "It was separated from your body under the influence of this mist, and has the same abilities and behaviors as you, but it drives There is only one thing he does, and that is to kill the owner of the ability, which is you."

The boy-like supernatural body kept attacking tirelessly. While avoiding it, Chiyejiu heard Osamu Dazai still say slowly, "The only way to get back the supernatural power is to defeat him. Come on!" Chiye-kun, Miss Guang and I are waiting for you to catch up in front of the final boss~"

"Wait...!" Before Chiyejiu finished speaking, he squatted down suddenly, and the knife scraped across his scalp, cutting off a few hairs.

When I went to look again, the figures of Dazai Zhi and Bei Chenguang had disappeared into the thick fog.

"Really, I don't know what happened at all." Chi Yejiu complained in a low voice, and just squatted down to find out the small blade hidden in the sole of his shoe, and fixed his eyes on the alien who was exactly the same as himself. energy body.

What counts as a defeat?For [Duansheli], killing is impossible, so try it... Break that strange crystal on your forehead?

On the other side, Dazai Zhi and Bei Chenguang ran into another person not far away.

Verne.

When Verne saw them, his expression didn't change. He just said hurriedly, "Let's go", and then flashed into the alley beside him with an agility that didn't match his appearance.

Chasing Verne was quite a large group...a ​​group of supernatural beings?

Osamu Dazai saw it from a distance and immediately dragged Bei Chenguang into the alley where Verne ran in.

They quickly caught up with Verne who stopped in front of him and gasped for his knees.

"There are so many supernatural beings, maybe they are all..." Dazai Osamu's expression was a little subtle.

"Let me introduce myself formally. My name is Jules Gabriel Verne. I am the guardian of this island and one of the 'seven betrayers'." They said, "My ability is named [Mysterious Island], and I use the territory of the entire island as the scope of the ability, which can absorb the abilities of the dead on the island."

"Those supernatural bodies are all formed by the supernatural powers I absorbed."

The author has something to say: I finally wrote this stalk!Others were only hunted down by one supernatural body, while Verne was hunted down by hundreds of them, what a miserable man hahahahahahaha!

Are you a detective?

Boss Jae: No, I'm just a mafia boss (although not what I want to be).

Regardless of other factors, if given the opportunity, would Chief Jae choose to help others?He still has a little...nostalgia (this description is inappropriate, but I can't think of a description) for Butei, right?