After the thick fog cleared, the city center had become a pile of ruins.

Ordinary people who woke up in the early morning didn't know what happened last night, but they accepted the reality very calmly.

After all, living in Yokohama, seeing anything is not uncommon.

Terrorist attacks, battles with supernatural powers... Which Yokohama resident has not experienced them a few times?

After the confusion and shock, everyone continued their ordinary lives in an orderly manner.

"Mr. Dazai, take good care of your injuries!" Nakajima Atsushi chased after Dazai.

"You just got out of the hospital a while ago and you put yourself in danger. Now you are the only one in the detective agency. Your injuries are not healed yet. Don't run around!"

Everyone else can be healed by Yosano's ability, except for Dazai who can negate the ability.

He is the person who is most likely to die, but he always does the most dangerous things.

The most seriously injured person in the detective agency was not Dazai, but he was the only injured person.

He sneaked into the enemy camp to interfere with their plans and was nearly stabbed to death.

"But I heard that there's a fireworks display here today." Dazai continued shopping nonchalantly.

Nakajima Atsushi has seen through him, so he won't be fooled easily: "Don't make excuses. If you continue like this, I will go find Mr. Odasaku to arrest you!"

Not to mention the big fuss last night, whether today's large-scale event can be held as scheduled.

Just looking at today's weather, it seems impossible that there will be a fireworks display, right?

"This is too much. Atsushi-kun has learned bad things from them and even uses Oda to threaten me." Dazai complained but did not stop.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Dazai back, Nakajima Atsushi had to find another way:

"Then Mr. Dazai, go back and rest. I'll go and grab a seat. If there's a fireworks display, I'll definitely let you know."

“I, don’t, want to.” Today’s Dazai is the stubborn Dazai.

"Mr. Dazai..." Nakajima Atsushi had no choice but to follow Dazai closely.

Nakajima Atsushi had previously thought that Ranpo was the most willful person in the detective agency, but now it seems that Dazai is just as childish.

Are all these smart people like this?

As they walked, the street scenes around them became familiar.

In front of me is the sword cafe. Tsurumaru and the others haven't come back yet, and the ones who are busy are still those short swords.

There weren't many people in the store, probably because the long-haired young man sitting next to the floor-to-ceiling window looked difficult to mess with.

"Mr. Dazai, and... Atsushi!" Rantoshiro waved at them from the door.

"Long time no see, Atsushi." Rantoshiro came over and held Nakajima Atsushi: "That's great, I'll treat you to a new dish."

Nakajima Atsushi felt a little uncomfortable, after all, he had always treated Rantoshiro as a girl.

But he thought, as long as Dazai didn't run around, and went to the cafe to sit, Dazai should be able to settle down, right?

"Mr. Dazai, how about we just sit here and wait?"

Without waiting for Dazai to agree or not, Randoshiro spoke first to persuade Nakajima Atsushi: "Okay, okay, Mr. Dazai might want to go for a walk by the river."

Dazai glanced at Rantoshiro, then smiled and nodded, "Yes, Atsushi-kun, just stay here and help. I'll go for a walk by myself."

After saying that, while Nakajima Atsushi was being held back, Dazai turned around and walked towards the river.

Nakajima Atsushi is going crazy.

It would be fine under normal circumstances, but Dazai is injured now. If he goes into the water again, the wound will become inflamed and infected!

Nakajima Atsushi wanted to pull his hand back. He looked at Rantoshiro embarrassedly and said, "Sorry, I can't do that today. I have to look after Mr. Dazai today."

"Okay then, remember to come over when you have time." Rantoshiro didn't force them and waved goodbye.

A cool breeze blew off the river, and a light mist filled the air.

The dark clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, and passers-by are walking in a hurry. I guess there will be a rainstorm in a while.

Nakajima Atsushi stared at Dazai closely, not daring to relax for a moment, for fear that Dazai would jump into the river if he wasn't paying attention.

Luckily, Dazai was relatively well behaved today and just took a walk along the river bank.

Dazai stopped and looked at Nakajima Atsushi helplessly: "Atsushi-kun, it's going to rain soon, how about you go buy an umbrella?"

Nakajima Atsushi hesitated a little: "How about Dazai-san come with us? We can do it next time if we want to take a walk."

The river was right next to them, and to be honest, Nakajima Atsushi didn't dare to let Dazai out of his sight.

But if Dazai were to get caught in the rain, it would be no different from falling into water.

Dazai didn't answer, but looked towards the road ahead.

Every pedestrian was quickening their pace, trying to find shelter before the heavy rain fell.

“…Then let’s go together.” Dazai turned his toes toward the block.

Nakajima Atsushi breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally managed to persuade the man to stop.

A few raindrops fell to the ground, and then the heavy rain fell unstoppably.

Pedestrians ran in panic, but they still got soaked.

But there were also some people who had the foresight to prepare umbrellas.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, umbrellas of various colors were opened, like flowers blooming in the rain.

Dazai took off his coat to block some of the rain, but accidentally pulled the wound on the back of his chest.

The pain made his eyes go dark, and in a trance, he seemed to see a black umbrella of fine texture opened by the river bank.

Nakajima Atsushi was panicking: "Oh no, oh no, oh no! Mr. Dazai, you can't get wet in the rain now, can you run..."

There were people running all around him, and Nakajima Atsushi suddenly realized that he had lost sight of Dazai.

The rapid and dense raindrops hit the surface of the river, splashing out chaotic ripples.

People without umbrellas are overwhelmed by the heavy rain, while those with umbrellas can leisurely enjoy the rain scene.

"Sure enough, we still can't see the fireworks." Qinghe was a little disappointed.

She wanted to watch the fireworks again before going back, but it seemed that she was not destined to do so.

Qinghe was about to go home when a figure suddenly appeared under her umbrella.

Even though Dazai had a coat on his head, it didn't seem to be of much use.

His hair was hanging down wetly, and he looked very disheveled.

"What a coincidence." Dazai greeted Haruka first, without any embarrassment: "Can you lend me shelter from the rain for a while?"

Haruka held the umbrella higher so that Dazai didn't have to bend down.

Dazai pushed all his wet hair back so it wouldn't block his view: "Looks like I won't be able to see the fireworks today, what a shame."

The raindrops hit the umbrella, and the noisy sound almost covered up Qinghe's voice.

Although she just responded softly: "Yeah."

She had no intention of continuing the conversation, and the atmosphere under the umbrella soon became dull.

Dazai was thinking, what should he say next? Where should he start?

It seemed that he had said something too harsh before, and she seemed to have taken it seriously.

"Have you been avoiding me for some time?" Dazai found a not-so-good entry point.

He felt that the rain might have confused him, so he tried to make amends before she answered: "I mean, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you busy?"

He never met her when he went to the coffee shop, but he did meet her when he accompanied Oda on a field trip.

But she didn't say a single positive word to him.

Qinghe did not hide anything and answered his two questions: "It's okay, we just avoided meeting each other."

He was right, she was indeed avoiding him.

While Dazai was stunned, Haruka continued, "I have thought carefully about what you said."

What does love look like? I don't understand.

But since he thinks it's not, then he can't feel it.

Because it is something that does not exist, he cannot feel it.

"I think you're right, although I don't quite agree with it for the time being." Qinghe felt that he still needed to adapt.

“…Actually, that’s not quite right.” Dazai was thinking about how he should change his previous words.

Qinghe didn't lie to him this time, she really thought about it carefully: "Besides, isn't Dazai unhappy every time they meet?"

It should be said that he was angry every time we met.

That time in the backyard of the coffee shop, that time downstairs of the detective agency, that time in front of the coffee shop, that time in Maple Village, and on the subway...

And this time.

Every time, every time, he was very unhappy.

"Seek benefits and avoid harm, seek good fortune and avoid disaster."

It's human nature to stay away from people and things that make you feel painful, and Qinghe can understand that.

She thought very clearly: "Since meeting each other is a torture, let's not meet again."

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