The media on the TV were still broadcasting various details about today's bomb incident. Surrounded by the whispers of the diners, Kamidai Kiyawa filled a bowl of soup and took a sip without knowing the taste.
…Who abducted his cat?!
After careful screening, Dazai’s social circle is not large, and there are only so many people coming and going.
Those who are over the age limit, such as Ogai Mori, are eliminated first; followed by the most likely peers.
Let’s assume the age difference is no more than 5 years.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa: A classmate, an orphan from Raibo Street who was picked up by Dazai. He is a fanatical fan and his brain circuit is relatively incapable of turning. He is devoted to Dazai and is so enthusiastic that Dazai often avoids him;
Atsushi Nakajima: Classmate, born in an orphanage, sincere and kind-hearted, a bit timid, regards Dazai as a respectable senior, and has the ability to transform into a big white tiger with smooth fur;
Zhongyuan Zhongye: Classmate, the king of sheep in Leibo Street, cheerful and lively, powerful in force, has many younger brothers, he is trustworthy
A leader, but due to his irritable personality, impulsiveness, and lack of brain power, he is often teased by Dazai, and he always quarrels with Dazai when he meets him. Recently, Dazai found out that he is a non-human being.
——Then the question comes:
...Akutagawa, Atsushi, and Chuuya, who is most likely to be the one Dazai likes?
etc.
It seems that I forgot something.
...How old is Odasaku?
Kamishiro Kiyokazu pulled out the character card and took a look, Odasaku is 21 this year.
——Although he is only five years older than Dazai Neko, Odasaku's old father's aura is too obvious around him, and he had subconsciously considered him to be of the same generation as Rando.
Kamidai Qinghe confessed for three seconds.
If Odasaku is added to the mix, the situation becomes even more confusing.
ah.
He almost forgot about himself.
I don’t know if it was a narcissistic filter, but after including himself in the options, Kamishiro Kiyokazu instantly felt that he had surpassed the others and stood out, becoming the brightest star among the five——
He sandwiched a piece of carrot cake and kept silent. The detective and the suspect were both the same. Is it necessary to continue this reasoning?
——It can be seen that the system of avoiding suspicion is very reasonable.
"This is delicious, try it."
Dazai Osamu smiled and gave him a shrimp dumpling. He looked very happy. Kamidai Kiyawa immediately put down those tangled thoughts and smiled, "Yeah."
Then automatically and consciously help the friends peel the crabs.
——Think about it later.
the other side.
Space has stopped collapsing.
"The fight is over? Who won?"
Zhongyuan Zhongya raised his eyes and looked into the distance, standing on tiptoes to see the battle situation in the distance. Then he realized that he had asked nonsense.
——Since they are still in the subspace, Lan Tang has not lost.
This is indeed the case.
Rando's calm voice came: "Odasaku, Xiaoqi, please wait a moment. Chuuya, come here."
Nakahara Chuuya: "I..." How to get there?
Before he finished speaking, he was moved.
Light gold room.
Different from the emptiness in other places, the furniture here is fully furnished and looks like a small living room. Verlaine, who had been cleaned up by his partner, was standing warily in the corner farthest from Lan Tang. When he saw Nakahara Chuuya
, he immediately smiled subconsciously, and the movement of his muscles affected the wounds on his face, causing him to hiss lightly.
Zhongyuan Zhongya: "..."
Lan Tang sneered, returned to his gentle look, and greeted, "Zhongya, sit here."
The orange-haired boy sat obediently on the love seat.
Perhaps due to some kind of sensitivity to the sinister atmosphere, he had his legs together, his hands on his knees, and his sitting posture was particularly obedient.
Lan Tang said coldly: "Paul."
Verlaine looked at Nakahara Chuuya, his voice was frighteningly gentle and full of strange emotions: "Zhongya, my brother, we finally meet."
This is undoubtedly an outstanding man.
He stood there, with his long blond hair hanging down naturally, and his blue eyes as mysterious as the ocean. After a battle, he looked a little embarrassed, but this embarrassment added a touch of astonishing handsomeness to him. Zhongyuan Zhongya never thought that
Never had facial features that were somewhat similar to mine could be so... amazing.
"Hello, Paul Verlaine."
Zhongyuan Zhongya looked up at him, "I heard that you are my brother?"
"certainly."
Verlaine approached and sat on the sofa opposite, "There is no need to doubt or worry, we are unique brothers in the world."
There was a gentle smile in his eyes, "And I came here to save you, my brother."
Zhongyuanzhong also opened his mouth.
——Amber eyes appeared in front of his eyes, and the black-haired boy's casual voice echoed in his mind: "Verlaine will probably say that he is here to save you. His brain circuit is different from that of normal people. In short, you need to listen to his long speech first.
, even if your mind is distracted, your face should look like you are listening carefully, and the main thing is to highlight the politeness."
"save?"
"Rimbaud told you, we are not human." Verlaine looked distant, "Where should I start?"
ah.
It's really... so long.
Zhongyuan Zhong also recalled that he was once curious and sat in the back row of Class A to listen to half of a math class. The feeling of trying so hard but still not understanding it was really addictive.
But what Verlaine said is not as difficult to understand as Class A mathematics.
The tall man talked about the human form, and said that his personality was just a string written by researchers to deceive superpowers, a 2383-line program...
——Still in that lazy voice, Kamishiro Kiyokazu told him: "Once Verlaine talks about secrets you don't know, don't believe them all. Think about it, how smart can a brother who can steal his brother's papers be?
?It’s unclear whether the secrets he knows are real secrets. At least from Lan Tang’s description, I think he is quite easy to deceive.”
Zhongyuanzhong also thinks it makes sense.
The orange-haired boy listened politely and felt it was time, so he asked his own question: "Lantang told me that you had a disagreement back then because you didn't want to take me back to France and wanted to hide me.
Growing up as an ordinary kid in a remote village, right?"
Verlaine nodded.
"That's actually how I am now."
Zhongyuan Zhong also sat up straighter and said seriously, "Brother Wei... I don't know what would have happened if I had been taken back to France, but I don't want to be experimented on. I feel that my current life, as it is now, is ordinary and fulfilling.
I am very satisfied with my life and live happily every day.”
Cobalt blue eyes stared at the man in front of him. The orange-haired boy thought he would feel numb, but the words came out smoothly. He smiled unconsciously, "——You have saved me."
Verlaine looked at him movedly: "Zhongye."
The tall man walked around the sofa, came to him, knelt down on one knee, and hugged him.
Against the background of the light golden light, you can see Paul's unguarded, soft eyebrows, and Chuuya in his arms, who seems to be out of breath.
Lan Tang watched this scene quietly, feeling extremely peaceful in his heart.
"..."
The Central Plains is about to start smoking!
Hug, hug so tightly, is this brother’s hand too strong?!
However, is this considered a success?
——He thought of what Kamidai Kiyawa solemnly confessed last night, "Everything else is empty, there is only one important point, playing the emotional card."
"Verlaine considers himself an alien. No matter how many people gather around him and no matter how kind they are to him, he is still lonely. As a fellow person and as his younger brother, it is no surprise that the recognition and positive emotions you give him are
What touched him the most."
Kamishiro Kiyowa gave the opportunity face-to-face, "French people are accustomed to being enthusiastic and bold, and they may not necessarily understand reserve. You must not be reserved tomorrow. First, knock him unconscious with praise, and then when he asks to take you away, just act coquettishly."
,This is the younger brother’s privilege, isn’t it?”
——What stage are you at now?
Finally breaking free from Verlaine's arms, Zhongyuan Zhongya's face turned red, half because of being hugged and half because of embarrassment.
Acting like a baby or something...
He really doesn’t know how!
The orange-haired boy looked towards Lan Tang for help.
Lan Tang showed an encouraging smile.
"..."
Nakahara Chuuya adjusted his breathing, "I want to stay in Yokohama."
Lan Tang's expression changed slightly.
Under Verlaine's increasingly penetrating gaze, Nakahara Chuya remembered Kamishiro Kiyawa's suggestion, "The reasons for staying should have nothing to do with the specific person." He said the reason he racked his brains for, "I, my English pronunciation is terrible.
!I can only speak Japanese! I-I won’t understand anything when I go abroad.”
The more he talked, the more he felt it was right. He said pitifully: "Really, I may not have any talent for languages."
Verlaine narrowed his blue eyes, "Zhongya, I haven't said I want to take you away yet."
Nakahara Chuuya:!!!
He seemed to be hallucinating Dazai's cynicism in his ears. Nakahara Chuuya tried hard to come back, but couldn't think of any way. He was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, and he said nonchalantly: "That, that, is because..."
Verlaine had noticed something.
Different from the previous eloquent talk, this lack of fluent expression seems to be more in line with the King of Sheep in the intelligence.
He almost laughed angrily: "Who taught you this? Who is making the plans behind you?"
"'Nothing is wrong with others.'"
Lan Tang said quietly, "These are the child's exact words. He told me that if Zhongya reveals his secret, if you want to find him, you will be waiting for him at any time."
"child?"
"Two years older than Zhongya. Based on apparent age."
Port mafia building. Chief's office.
Kamidai Kiyokazu looked up from the document and looked at the people stepping out of the subspace without surprise. He caught Xiao Qi who was flying towards him with a "quacking" cry, and casually said: "Why are you back... have you eaten?"
Oda Sakunosuke: "No."
Dazai Osamu blinked, "I ate with Seiwa, and I packed a lot of them for you and put them in the dining room."
He added, "It's light Chinese food and tastes good."
The dining room is of course not in the office area.
Rando and Kamishiro Kiyoka looked at each other, first opened the door on the wall and walked to eat, he took away Nakahara Chuuya who kept looking back; Oda Sakunosuke followed, and he took away Xiaoqi——
Dazai Osamu ignored the eyes of his friend asking him to find a reason to leave. He stood next to Kamishiro Kiyokazu and said coldly: "This uninvited gentleman, do you need me to tell you the etiquette of guests?"
Verlaine ignored him.
I ignored this classmate who often affected my younger brother's emotions.
It would be better to say that ever since he saw Kamishiro Kiyowa, his attention has been entirely on him.
Verlaine's expression was like metal attracted by a magnet, filled with strange emotions. His voice was very soft, as if he was worried about disturbing something:
"Hello, I am Paul Verlaine."
Such an attitude...
Dazai Osamu quickly thought of something, and his eyes cast a gloomy shadow.
He restrained his gaze from looking at Qinghe, fearing that Qinghe would discover something from his reaction, but he also knew that this was just self-deception.
——Qinghe cannot be hidden.
——Verlaine’s performance is too obvious.
"Hello, I am Kamishiro Kiyokazu."
Kamishiro Qinghe's voice was steady, with a polite smile, "It's our first time meeting you, please take care of me."
It was also speculated from Verlaine's reaction that he might not be human, but there was no disturbance in his heart.