Today marks the second week since Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of the orphanage and became a wanderer.

He wandered the streets, penniless and with nowhere to go.

Even if you finally find a part-time job, you will soon be fired for some reason.

I'm so hungry, I want to eat a bowl of rice soaked in tea...

Nakajima Atsushi didn't have the strength to walk anymore, so he just sat down at the edge of a flower bed.

After he sat down, he realized that the seat was terrible.

The flower bed is adjacent to the backyard of a store where a barbecue party is being held.

His stomach was rumbling in protest, and Nakajima Atsushi even began to consider whether he should go in and kneel down to beg for some food.

In order to survive, dignity can be temporarily abandoned, right?

Nakajima Atsushi stood up. He was about to convince himself, but his reason controlled him to stay away from here.

The stomach made a loud protesting sound: "Gurgle, gurgle--"

No, I can't stay here any longer. Nakajima Atsushi walked in another direction with a dull look in his eyes.

Where to go next? Ah, I'll leave it to fate.

"Do you... want to come in?" A gentle voice called out to Nakajima Atsushi.

Nakajima Atsushi turned around slowly and saw a girl with long orange hair lying on a wall covered with vines.

The girl smiled gently and waved to Nakajima Atsushi: "We are having a party, come and join us, there will be lots of food."

When Nakajima Atsushi heard the invitation, he was so moved that he almost cried.

He felt that the girl in front of him was like an angel who had descended to heaven.

"Can I? Will it disturb you?" Nakajima Atsushi really wanted to nod and agree immediately.

Rantoshiro jumped down from the wall and prepared to open the small door to the backyard.

His voice came from behind the plants: "No, everyone has discovered you for a long time and they all welcome you."

The door was opened, and Nakajima Atsushi walked towards Rantoshiro with tears in his eyes: "Thank you so much, I..."

He was just about to say something thankful.

"Roar——" a low roar sounded.

This is... the roar of a tiger!

Nakajima Atsushi's face turned pale. He took a few steps back and fled in panic under the puzzled look of Rantoshiro.

"Hey? What's wrong with you?" Rantoshiro tried to stop him from behind.

However, Nakajima Atsushi, who had been running unsteadily just now, soon ran out of Rantoshiro's sight with all his might.

"What a strange person."

Rantoshiro was confused. He locked the small door to the backyard again and returned to the party place.

"What a mess! Isn't that person coming?" Others were also confused.

The man just now seemed to be almost starving to death outside, so how come Rantoshiro, who was invited, came back alone?

Rantoshiro spread his hands slightly, smiling helplessly: "I don't know, he suddenly ran away in a panic."

He turned his gaze towards the tiger frolicking in the yard and guessed, "Maybe he was frightened by the tiger's noise?"

After the Five Tigers' depolarization practice, his five little tigers all turned into big tigers. Just looking at their appearance, they were indeed scary.

"I'm sorry, Tiger, it didn't mean it..." Wu Hutui was already trying his best to keep an eye on his tiger, but he didn't expect that it could scare people away even at home.

Hasebe, who was grilling skewers, remembered the recent rumors and reminded the Five Tigers to retreat: "I heard that there are man-eating tigers recently. Tui, keep an eye on the tigers and don't let them be caught by mistake."

"Well, I'll send the tiger back to Honmaru temporarily later."

Wu Hu Tui felt that the current world was not suitable for raising tigers. Not only would it scare outsiders, but the tigers would also not be free.

Qing Country is still better. It has a large range of activities, and tigers walking on the streets will not cause panic.

Yakiri Hasebe added, "Also, I have compiled a handbook of precautions for Yokohama, everyone remember to read it."

This port city is controlled by the mafia, and there are also people with magical powers. As outsiders, they'd better not cause trouble.

Kashuu Kiyomitsu held up the thick book in his hand and couldn't help but exclaimed: "This? There are so many things. Hasebe is really capable."

"Let me see..." Kashuai Qingguang flipped through the precautions booklet: "Wow, there are so many wanted posters."

Yakiri Hasebe explained, "The information was purchased from a local organization. The people on the wanted list are those we need to be careful of."

Yamato-no-mori Yasuda took down one of the pages in the manual, his eyes full of confusion: "I understand the rest, but why is there a portrait without a face?"

Using a picture without a face as a wanted poster? That's a bit too much.

Yakiri Hasebe put down the skewer in his hand and reached out to take the page of paper.

Apart from the red hair, it is hard to tell whether the person in the portrait is a man or a woman. It must be a mistake.

He took a look and thought there was only one possibility: "Maybe someone from the Armed Detective Agency put the graffiti in there accidentally."

The party here continued to go on lively, while on the other side, Nakajima Atsushi, who was scared away by the tiger's roar, had already fled to the river.

I have no strength left.

Nakajima Atsushi fell on the river bank, gasping for breath. While he was grateful for surviving the disaster, he was also a little scared.

It was terrible that the man-eating tiger was still chasing him.

"wrong……"

Nakajima Atsushi suddenly thought, he escaped, but the tiger didn't catch up with him, so the people in the yard wouldn't be in danger? !

He thought of the gentle orange-haired girl and quickly got up from the ground.

He can't be so selfish, he has to go back and lure the tiger away!

"GuluGulu——"

Everything started to go dark in front of his eyes. Nakajima Atsushi was so hungry that he had to work hard to stand up.

"Ah, ah, ah."

The cry of crows caught Nakajima Atsushi's attention.

In the river in front of him, a pair of legs slowly floated down from upstream.

A floating corpse? A drowned person?

Nakajima Atsushi was caught in a dilemma: on one side was the orange-haired girl who might be in danger, and on the other side was a person who might drown.

Who should he save first?

"Ah! Never mind!" Nakajima Atsushi gritted his teeth and jumped into the river.

If he rescues the people first and then rushes back to the yard, he should be able to make it in time.

After pulling the man ashore, before Nakajima Atsushi could perform artificial respiration, the man's eyes suddenly opened and he sat up abruptly.

Nakajima Atsushi stepped back subconsciously. Oh my god, what did he save? How scary!

The young man in a beige windbreaker and black hair made a disdainful sound.

"Is that you, the one who prevented me from entering the water?"

What a rude person. Nakajima Atsushi was angry at the man's reaction. He was kind enough to save someone but was still despised?

"I just wanted to save you, eh? Go into the water?" Nakajima Atsushi reacted belatedly.

"It's suicide." The young man looked righteous.

"But what I wanted was a suicide that wouldn't cause trouble for others. Since you saved me, thank you very much."

The warm sunset cast a soft glow on the young man, and his iris-colored eyes were like the twinkling stars at night.

It was the first time that Nakajima Atsushi was stunned by a man.

"I'm Dazai, Dazai Osamu." Dazai looked at Nakajima Atsushi with a smile: "Young man, what's your name?"

Nakajima Atsushi answered stupidly, "Nakajima, Atsushi."

"Tai! Zai!" A roar came from the other side of the river: "You bastard!"

"Oh, Kunikida-kun, what a coincidence." Dazai responded calmly.

Kunikida Doppo's fists were stiff. If there wasn't a river between them, he would definitely beat Dazai up.

"What a coincidence! You bastard who suddenly jumped into the water when doing a commission, you better reflect on your mistakes!"

Dazai waved his hand perfunctorily: "Alright, alright."

"Gurgle, gurgle--" Nakajima Atsushi's stomach growled again.

Dazai was stunned for a moment, then he smiled softly, "Are you hungry? Very good, then let Kunikida-kun treat us to a meal."

"Hey! Why should I treat you to a meal?!" Kunikida tried to resist.

Nakajima Atsushi came back to his senses. If it were half a day ago, he would definitely be happy to eat for free, but he now has more important things to do.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Sorry, I have something else to do. I have to leave first."

"Is there anything more important than filling your stomach?" Dazai was curious.

Nakajima Atsushi ran in the direction he came from without looking back: "A man-eating tiger has appeared. I'm going to lure it away."

Dazai and Kunikida looked at each other across the river. A man-eating tiger? Isn't that the target of their commission?

"Dazai, hurry up and follow."

"Understood~"

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