The feeling that Oda Sakunosuke gave Rai was magical, the kind of magic that cannot be described in detail.

——He can actually get along with Dazai Osamu naturally.

Especially after changing into clean clothes, Dazai Osamu looked at the cantilever beam on the roof and made a comment out of habit, "This cantilever beam looks very strong. It should not be unable to bear the weight of a person and break midway.

Bar."

Oda Sakunosuke put down the hot tea served to them, followed Dazai Osamu's gaze and looked upward, and said thoughtfully: "It shouldn't be possible. There have been minor earthquakes here before and they survived intact."

Osamu Dazai's eyes lit up, "Wouldn't it be perfect to hang yourself here?"

Dazai Osamu said this because he had already tried the idea of ​​hanging himself at the clinic that Mori Ogai opened on Raibo Street before. Unfortunately, it was an illegal building and had not been repaired for a long time. He usually did not

There is no problem if you touch it, but after hanging a person's weight on it, it will break within a few seconds.

This man had clearly just experienced a huge baptism of shock to his outlook on life, but at this time he was still talking about a refreshing way to commit suicide like nothing had happened. Rai looked at him inexplicably, and when he saw the familiar look on the young man's face,

After revealing his sinister smile that could scare people away, Rai instantly understood——

The most important thing is not to commit suicide. Dazai Osamu has an inexplicable malice towards all human beings. Many times when he says those strange words, he actually looks at the changes in other people's faces towards him with a clown-like attitude.

.

...There is no doubt that this person is sick.

"I have never experienced this kind of thing."

The expression on Oda Sakunosuke's face did not change, he was calm and natural, as if he was discussing something as simple as "Have you eaten yet?" He seemed to be the kind of person who answered questions asked by others without hesitation.

Osamu Dazai didn't show a trace of perfunctoryness in asking the troublesome question, and expressed his feelings seriously and honestly, "I can't answer you in this regard."

Osamu Dazai was speechless for a moment, while Rai was in awe of Oda Sakunosuke. She looked at him with admiration, "Where did Mr. Oda work before?"

"...I used to be a killer."

On this question, Oda Sakunosuke hesitated for a while, and finally gave the real answer. Obviously, he should also know that his former profession was a bit too acceptable for ordinary people.

"However, please don't be afraid. I no longer do the job of killing people. I am just an ordinary employee of Ideal House now."

Ordinary people would probably feel scared after hearing someone who said he had been a bad person say, "I will never do bad things." However, the two people present who heard Oda Sakunosuke's strange assurance were not normal.

That's it for the child.

"It turns out that Mr. Oda used to be a killer, but now he has given up his life and worked as a nurse in an orphanage. Something terrible must have happened to make Mr. Oda feel so conscious.

Contributing to charity in this society sounds so cool.”

For Rai, who betrayed the killer family and decided to move forward on the road to good, it was like finding similar people in a vast sea of ​​people. She had to sigh that Yoshida Shoyo always seemed to be able to bring some extraordinary people to life.

Digging it up.

"This is not an extraordinary act, and nothing extraordinary happened in the middle. The reason why I will no longer be a killer... is actually because of a book."

Oda Sakunosuke seemed to have no secrets that he had to keep tightly. He told the young girl about his previous experiences.

To put it simply, a professional killer with a bit of literary background was led into a pit one day by an unfinished book. He wanted to know the subsequent fate of the protagonist in the story, and then a mysterious man appeared.

I gave him unscrupulous author quotes such as, "Why don't you just write the follow-up to this book yourself?"

... Rai felt like he was listening to a philosophical story. Oda Sakunosuke listened to the man's advice, but felt that as a killer who ended his life, he was not qualified to write other people's stories, so he stopped being a killer.

.

Later, Oda Sakunosuke met Yoshida Shoyo. The two were in a park. Because of the beginning of the story Oda Sakunosuke gave, they had a great conversation. Under Yoshida Shoyo's enthusiastic invitation, Oda Sakunosuke came to the ideal place.

Home.

Dazai Osamu looked at Oda Sakunosuke with inquiring eyes. He was really a strange person.

Rai applauded, shocked by Oda Sakunosuke's move to turn from darkness to light.

"Songyang, he went out for something. It's getting late outside now, why not stay here for the night?" Oda Sakunosuke said.

"Okay, I haven't seen those children for a long time."

Rai stood up, "I'll go find them first, Dazai, how about you?"

Osamu Dazai didn't say anything, he just looked at Rai with eyes that looked like he was looking at a scumbag who abandoned others to live happily alone.

"...Don't look at me with that look."

Rai turned to Oda Sakunosuke, "Mr. Oda, I am also a volunteer at the Ideal Home. I want to take a look at the children who have been treated by me. So, can I leave Dazai with you first?"

"I have no problem, but..." I still need to ask for my opinion on this kind of thing.

In the end, Rai managed to run out alone. She breathed a sigh of relief, and she admired Oda Sanosuke even more in her heart. He could actually talk to Osamu Dazai as a friend.

——

The arrival of Rai was unanimously welcomed by the children in the orphanage. In their hearts, the gentle and reliable director is their first favorite person, and the only one who can rival him is this beautiful and gentle doctor sister... Maybe

Also a sister.

In addition to some of these homeless children whose parents died unexpectedly, some were abandoned by their biological parents because of physical disabilities.

If Shoyo Yoshida is their reborn parent, then Rai, who has medical skills as powerful as supernatural powers, is the angel who rebuilds a healthy body for them.

"Sister Ley, this is the kitten doll I made."

Rina's face turned red with embarrassment. She held her handicraft, her eyes bright, and looked at Rai expectantly, "Can you accept it?"

"This doll is so cute, thank you, Rina."

Rai accepted it with a smile and touched Rina's head.

"And mine, sister Ley!"

"I also want Sister Lai to touch my head!"

"Ley, come play with us, you haven't been here for a long time."

"..."

The younger children boldly stuck to Ley's side, taking advantage of their innocent age to act coquettishly to her.

Some older people could only look at these children with envy from a distance.

Lai's sharp eyes saw the child hiding in the corner. She smiled at him and said, "Ryuunosuke."

The children who were still excitedly hanging around Rai could not help but stiffen when they heard the name, and the air fell into a strange silence.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke clenched his fists, biting his lower lip, with a sad look on his face. He turned around and fled from this place that could not accommodate him.

Rai looked at the group of children, hoping that one of them could come out and explain to her, but they all felt guilty and did not dare to meet her eyes.

"——It's the power of going berserk."

Yoshida Shoyo, who came back from outside, answered Rai's question.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa and his sister were picked up from the slums by Yoshida Shoyo and brought back to their ideal home two years ago. At that time, this boy, who was only two years younger than Rai, was filled with the ferocity of a wild dog.

He looked so fierce that everyone wanted to take a bite out of him.

His sister was very well-behaved, and would blush shyly when Rai touched her head.

Because of his childhood experiences, Akutagawa Ryunosuke was extremely wary of outsiders. In the beginning, Yoshida Shoyo also spent a lot of effort to take over the siblings.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa's health is not very good. He has severe asthma, is weak and pale, but even so, he still lives a strong life with his sister in the slums with this attitude.

When he first performed a physical examination on the siblings, Rai was surprised by Gin Akutagawa's physical and mental health. If Yoshida Shoyo didn't explain it and said that Gin Akutagawa was a child from an ordinary family, Rai would believe it.

...He is a good brother who can protect his sister so well.

Rai's affection for the Akutagawa brothers and sisters increased in his heart. While treating his brother's body, he unconsciously showed more care to the two brothers and sisters.

Although except for his younger sister, Akutagawa Ryunosuke always seemed to be aloof from others, fortunately after Yoshida Shoyo's long-term influence and Rai cured his disease, the Akutagawa brothers and sisters still managed to integrate.

An ideal home.

"Ryuunosuke awakened his supernatural power a month ago - why are you telling me now?"

Rai put her hands on her hips and looked at Yoshida Shoyo with disapproval.

"I can't leave everything to you to solve..."

Yoshida Shoyo said with a helpless smile: "Although Ryunosuke Akutagawa has awakened his supernatural power, it has not harmed anyone yet. Oda and I can suppress Ryunosuke when he cannot control his supernatural power.

, everything is still within control.

...However, there is one thing that is more difficult to deal with. Ryunosuke destroyed a lot of public property when he went on a rampage with his supernatural powers. Many children saw it, and it is inevitable that they will be scared."

Rai finally understood the strange way the children looked at Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "...he must be sad."

If he didn't have a sense of belonging to a group, an untamable wild dog like Ryunosuke Akutagawa wouldn't try to fit in and learn the rules that he originally scorned.

Rai still remembered the warm smile Akutagawa Ryunosuke gave her while standing in the sunshine more than a month ago.

"Actually, I originally wanted to tell you this."

Yoshida Songyang said: "I can see that the child likes you very much. With your enlightenment, he will be able to accept himself quickly... However, it was Ryunosuke who begged me not to tell you this.

It’s something.”

Yoshida Shoyo let out a helpless chuckle, "That child doesn't want to see the same repulsive expression as other children on the face of his favorite doctor sister."
To be continued...