The False Protagonist and the True Demon King[Comprehensive]

The autumn wind was bleak, and there were not a single leaf left on the tree, bare to welcome the arrival of the cold winter. Osamu Dazai put his hands in his pockets and looked up at the tree, not knowing what he was thinking.

The wind blew up the corner of his clothes, Dazai Osamu shivered a bit, it seemed that he was still cold.

"Dazai, what are you doing?" Shen Xi stood at the door and looked at him.

"I'm thinking about life." Osamu Dazai jumped on the spot twice, "But it's so cold, I can't take it anymore."

As he said that, Dazai ran all the way into the building, and as soon as he stepped in, the warmth without the slightest cold wind made Dazai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Shen Xi walked in, "Dazai, how do you think about life?"

"I can't think about it at all. The only thought is that Yokohama at seven o'clock is really too cold." Osamu Dazai rubbed his hands, "It's already winter, Shen Xi, are you right?"

Shen Xi shrugged, "Isn't it because you have to go out at seven o'clock?"

"That's not it!" Osamu Dazai grabbed Shen Xi's hand, looking as if he wanted to stimulate Shen Xi, but the moment he caught Shen Xi's hand, he sighed, "Shen Xi, your hands are so cold, why are you so cold? colder than me."

"I don't know." Shen Xi looked at his hands, "My body is always cold, it's fine in summer, but when the temperature drops in winter, my whole body is cold."

Holding Shen Xi's hand tightly, Osamu Dazai dragged him upstairs step by step, "Then let's go to the detective agency first."

"So why did Dazai get up so early to come to the detective agency? Isn't the detective agency working hours at eight o'clock?"

"I just always feel that something is going to happen." Osamu Dazai said in a flat voice, "I didn't fall asleep last night, my mind was full of messy thoughts, so I planned to come and have a look."

Shen Xi looked at Dazai Zhi, "Dazai can't sleep because of worry?"

"if not?"

But to be honest, Shen Xi didn't believe it, and Osamu Dazai didn't look like he didn't fall asleep all night. Shen Xi felt that he was just talking casually, probably because he sensed something would happen.

Stepping up to the third floor, Shen Xi didn't realize that there were already people in the detective agency until he walked to the door of the detective agency. Osamu Dazai opened the door, and the room was brightly lit. Almost all the members of the detective agency were there. They stood around with serious expressions.

Among them is a woman with big golden wavy hair, but the black roots prove that it is just dyed hair. She has fair skin, bright red lipstick, and beautiful big eyes full of horror.

"What's going on?" Osamu Dazai walked in.

Oda Sakunosuke glanced at Osamu Dazai, and then continued to stare at the young lady.

"About six o'clock in the morning, I was woken up by a phone call from the owner of the coffee shop. He said that there was a woman here crying and looking for a detective agency. No matter what, please ask the detective agency to come over immediately."

Osamu Dazai sat on the chair, "So what's going on?"

"I don't know." Kunikida Doppo pushed his glasses, "I quickly called all the members of the detective agency, and everyone came over one after another, but this lady didn't say a word for an hour."

"Even with a lot of panic but just not uttering a word."

Osamu Dazai nodded, "So that's the case."

The woman stared at Osamu Dazai. At that moment, everyone saw her tears falling from the corners of her eyes, but even so she didn't dare to reach out to wipe them, and just sat trembling all over.

"Hold me, I'm sorry, but please help me, please help me..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they all looked at the woman, some not understanding why she suddenly chose to speak.

Her voice was hoarse and crying.

"Miss, speak slowly."

The woman was sobbing, she slowly unbuttoned her coat, a time bomb was tied to her abdomen, and the bright red countdown was flashing.

Everyone was silent, and then it seemed like a pot had exploded.

"Is it an attack?!"

"No, the countdown will take a long time, it doesn't look like an attack."

Dazai Osamu walked over and took a look, "Indeed, the countdown is about 30 hours, which is more than a day. Well, this doesn't look like an attack. The time is a bit too long. Anyway, let's ask this crying girl."

"Help me, please help me." The girl was still crying, "Someone tied me up, tied a bomb to me, and then asked me to come over, saying that he wanted me to bring something. If I didn't obey, he would directly Detonate the bomb, I... I don't want to die."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally all looked at Osamu Dazai.

If the members of the detective agency couldn't make her speak within an hour of their arrival, it was obvious that this woman was not waiting for them, but Osamu Dazai and Shen Xi.

Osamu Dazai narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then, did the person who attacked you ask you to bring anything?"

The girl fumbled and took out an envelope from her coat pocket, and handed it to Osamu Dazai tremblingly.

Osamu Dazai took the envelope, which was empty. He opened the envelope and took out the letter paper inside. There were only four words on it.

"Don't come in the way."

It is his own handwriting, that is to say, it is the ruler of this world, the current leader of Hong Kong gangsters.

Oda Sakunosuke took the letter paper, and he frowned slightly when he saw it, but he couldn't tell anything about these four words, Kunikida Doppo read it and continued to ask the girl, "Do you remember what that person looked like? "

"There's no need to ask." Edogawa walked over with a yawn in disorder, "This handwriting belongs to Mr. Dazai."

Everyone was stunned.

"It's not Dazai." Shen Xi explained to them in a flat voice, "It's Dazai Zhi, the leader of Hong Kong gangsters. He seems to be planning to do something that needs to be stopped, so he came here to warn us not to make trouble."

"But, why did you come here to remind me?" Tanizaki Junichiro scratched his head strangely.

Shen Xi sat on the table shaking his feet, he seemed to have no desire to answer this question, Edogawa jumped onto the table and sat with Shen Xi, and then explained slowly, "Of course it's because there is also a Mr Dazai."

"The same person has the same way of thinking, isn't it easy to guess what he wants to do?"

Shen Xi looked at Edogawa Ranpo, and after a while he took out a handful of candy from his pocket, "Mr. Ranpo, do you want candy?"

"Huh? Why is there candy in your pocket?" Edogawa Ranpo looked at the candy in his hand, "It's still a limited number of candies."

"Limited edition?" Shen Xi tilted his head, "Dazai bought it, I just carried it for him."

Edogawa sighed in disorder, "You dote on him too much, this guy can do anything with you as his backing, you should restrain him a little bit."

"Is there?" Shen Xi thought for a while, "Dazai would have done it without me."

"Okay." Edogawa Ranpo peeled off the candy wrapper and threw it into his mouth, "So, Mr. Dazai, since you know yourself so well, do you know what he's going to do? He threatened him with a bomb."

The girl was still crying, her face was full of tears, and her eyes were full of pleas for help.

Osamu Dazai sighed, "I can guess that he probably wants to go to the outside world."

"Go to the outside world?"

"It's the world outside the book." Osamu Dazai said firmly.

They don't know much about the so-called books, and they can only listen to Osamu Dazai at this time. As for this woman, Kunikida has already called professionals, and she will definitely be able to save her when the time comes.

"That is to say, I knew it would turn out like this..." Osamu Dazai sighed, his kite-colored eyes were filled with helplessness when he sat next to Shen Xi, "I know myself, I just catch a little fire Someone who can put all their eggs in one basket and never let go."

Shen Xi looked at him, "Really?"

"Finding that the memories I acquired are not complete, and the outside world is better than here, of course I will feel unwilling." Osamu Dazai looked up at the ceiling, "I spent all my luck in this life to meet you, but he... ...there is no way out."

As a cadre of Hong Kong gangsters, Osamu Dazai can defect, clean up, or join other organizations, but once he becomes the leader of Hong Kong gangsters, he must work hard for this organization.

The gangsters are a ferocious beast that will destroy unscrupulously once no one controls them. There must be one person standing at the top to suppress them. Therefore, in their world, even if they hate Mori Ogai Dazai, they never attack.

Standing in that position, there is no other way but to die.

Oda Sakunosuke frowned slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "If we say we don't care, will there be any serious impact?"

"Who knows?" Osamu Dazai said in a flat voice, "Books are things that no one can understand until now. They are higher than supernatural powers and will not be affected by them. But Oda Tsukuru, this world is just a part of the book. world."

"Once there is a problem with the book, the possibility of disappearing with the world cannot be ruled out."

Everyone froze in place.

Miyazawa Kento tilted his head, "In other words, the whole world will disappear? Whether everyone in the village or the detective agency will disappear together?"

"Are you kidding me!" Akutagawa Ryunosuke's face was ferocious, "I haven't found my sister yet, how can I just disappear like this!"

"Don't he think it's too much?" Tanizaki Junichiro was very hard to understand, "Isn't this the reality? Why go to other worlds to find the reality?"

Edogawa Ranpo lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

"What you said before, is the so-called deal with the Supernatural Secret Service just to get close to the book?" Oda Sakunosuke looked at them, "So you actually had guesses at that time."

Shen Xi raised his head, "No, I'm just guessing, my understanding of Dazai has not reached this level yet."

Osamu Dazai spread his hands, "Compared to this, let's rescue this lady first, and then we can discuss what to do."

"Yeah, we need to discuss it carefully, and we must find a way."

"Miss, don't cry, the experts I contacted will be here soon, and you will be saved then."

Shen Xi looked at Osamu Dazai, there was no fluctuation in his dark eyes, it seemed that he was just watching. Compared with Osamu Dazai who was good at disguising, no one could see what Shen Xi was thinking in his heart.

If the eyes are the windows of the soul, Shen Xi's heart is like a pool of stagnant water, too calm and calm for people to be sure of his thoughts.

It wasn't until the professionals came to successfully dismantle the bomb on the girl's body that she left gratefully. Osamu Dazai said that he hadn't eaten breakfast, and took Shen Xi away, walking out of the floor, and Shen Xi called him.

"Dazai?"

"Huh?" Osamu Dazai looked back at him with his hands behind his back.

"What's the matter with going to the outside world? Also, why did you send a letter? It's so strange." Shen Xi said: "The Osamu Dazai I know never gives warning before doing something."

Osamu Dazai came over with a smile and took Shen Xi's arm, a gust of wind blew, and Shen Xi's black hair was lifted by the wind.

"Shen Xi doesn't believe it?"

Shen Xi shook his head, "He said before that this is the only world where Oda Saku is still alive and writing novels, and it needs to be well protected, and there must be no accidents. He is very firm in what he said."

"Really?" Osamu Dazai pulled Shen Xi forward, "Did he tell you that he was lonely and in pain."

Standing in the darkest place, looking at the people in the sun, but unable to take a step, this feeling is more empty than life and death.

"So you lied together?" Shen Xi looked at Osamu Dazai, "Dazai?"

Osamu Dazai didn't reply, nor did he react, but there was a bit of surprise and relief in the kite-colored eyes.

Sure enough, how could Shen Xi not see it.

"Do you want to eat curry rice together? Ramen is also fine." Osamu Dazai changed the subject.

Shen Xi stared at him for a while, "Let's pull the noodles."

……

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows looking at the endless sky, Dazai Osamu stood on the Hong Kong headquarters building. This autumn day was extremely cold and dry, as if standing in the wind would dry out and shatter into pieces.

"Chuya, how is the communication with the Supernatural Secret Service Division?"

"They have agreed to meet and discuss." Nakahara Zhongya stood behind him, "So what are you thinking about?"

Osamu Dazai didn't answer Nakahara Chuya's question, he just looked out of the window with a smile on his mouth, as if he was looking at some beautiful event.

"Chuya, what do you think of this world, this Yokohama?"

Zhongyuan Zhong also looked out the window, the cold wind was howling, and countless people were walking in the wind. Even in the cold weather, they were still working hard and living hard.

"Great."

Osamu Dazai laughed, "Is it good?"

"What's so funny? Isn't that for sure? Yokohama isn't very important to us?"

"That's right." Osamu Dazai sighed, "It's the city we love."

Nakahara also looked at Osamu Dazai hesitantly, "Hey, you won't come up with any strange suicide methods again, please, you are the leader of Hong Kong gangsters, don't always do these messy things."

"No, no." Osamu Dazai closed his eyes, "It's not time to leave yet."

"Really, I'm saying things that others don't understand every day. I'm gone, and there are still some things that haven't been done."

"Well, let's go."

Osamu Dazai looked at Yokohama as if looking at the whole world.

"So, so be it, for all this, for this world..."

……

The ramen was delicious, but it was a little salty. Osamu Dazai had already drank a few glasses of water, but he still felt hoarse and wanted to cough.

Compared to him, Shen Xi didn't seem to feel anything. He was sitting on a chair and flipping through a book. In the book was a picture of a happy smiling little girl sitting on a swing. Got a gift there.

"Candy is delicious." Ranpo Edogawa said so.

The book is a mystery novel, with meticulous thinking and details that may be overlooked everywhere. After Shen Xi got this book, he read it enthusiastically, as if he had transformed from a gamer to a literary youth.

What the detective agency meant about this matter was to contact the Supernatural Secret Service Section first, but Edogawa Ranpo believed that they had no evidence, and subjective guessing could not make them give up the deal.

This is really the biggest problem.

"But you can't just ignore everything, so what if the world disappears, Mr. Ranpo? Do you have anything to do?"

Edogawa randomly bit the candy in his mouth, "It's just a possibility, Kunikida, don't be so excited."

"But, if this is the case, what shall we do?"

"According to Mr. Dazai's theory, they are the same person, and they can know what the other is thinking. Then the leader of Hong Kong gangsters must know that we will not stand by. Maybe let alone stop him, he has already laid a trap for us to pass."

"The possibility is very high." Dazai Osamu said with a smile: "After all, if it were me, I would do it."

Swallowing the candy, Edogawa Ranpo continued to say weakly: "And isn't it strange? Why did he send the letter? If he didn't say anything, he could keep doing it without being known. I think Mr. Dazai also I won't suddenly stop it."

Osamu Dazai nodded, "Mr. Ranpo is indeed very powerful."

"Of course, I'm the best detective in the world, so...why does he insist on getting someone to send the news."

"Because he wants someone to stop him." Shen Xi looked at the book and casually inserted a sentence.

"Huh?" Everyone froze for a moment.

Shen Xi turned the page of the novel, "Osamu Dazai is a rather awkward person. He clearly knows that he will win 100%, but he still hopes that someone can break this possibility and let him lose."

"Hey..." Osamu Dazai looked at him helplessly, "I'm right here."

"So? Isn't it?" Shen Xi quickly finished reading a paragraph, "But if he really doesn't stop him, he will be disappointed, but he will still do it."

Osamu Dazai had an expression that he really couldn't do anything about you, "Shen Xi, you can just talk to me about this kind of thing alone."

"But Dazai, if you are always like this, no one will know what you are thinking." Shen Xi looked away from the page, "Whether you are happy or sad, you always hide it so deeply, no one else but me can not see."

"Isn't it difficult for you to expect humans who can't see your thoughts to do things that meet your desires?"

Osamu Dazai shook his head, "Shen Xi, no, you've overlooked a little point here, even so I have you, you can see what I'm thinking and know what I want, but he can't, he's in a...no A place where people can understand."

At the top of solitude, there are pavilions and pavilions where no one imprisons freedom.

Osamu Dazai even felt sorry for himself...

"Okay." Shen Xi continued to read the book.

Edogawa Ranpo looked at them with a new candy in his mouth, as if he was watching a drama.

"So? Mr. Dazai, can you do anything?"

Osamu Dazai looked at Ranpo, "Why does Mr. Ranpo think that I have a way?"

"Since we all hope that someone will stop him, won't there be loopholes?"

"There is still a way." Osamu Dazai raised the corners of his lips slightly, his kite-colored eyes were full of helplessness, "Go ahead and find out when he will meet with the Supernatural Secret Service."

Osamu Dazai turned his chair and looked out the window, the sky began to rain lightly, making the already cold weather even more severe.

This is the best world and the worst world.

Oda is alive, he joined the detective agency, was safe with the orphans, and even wrote novels, but other people, whether it was Atsushi Nakajima, Ryunosuke Akutagawa or Osamu Dazai, they all Live in pain.

It is not easy to get rid of their pain.

Just like what Akutagawa said, there is a beast living in their body, and this beast carries a ferocious sin, destroying their hearts all the time, and the belief is not enough to last for such a long time.

In the world outside the book, Akutagawa never lost his sister, Aton never killed the dean, and Osamu Dazai would not be the leader of Hong Kong gangsters.

When returning home at night, Osamu Dazai was still thinking about what to do, how to get rid of this established fact, this beast that exists in his heart.

"So, Dazai, are you still struggling?" Shen Xi looked at him holding the book.

Osamu Dazai sighed, with a bit of helplessness in his voice, "Because I can't find a way to achieve both, I always feel regretful no matter what."

"Well, then choose the one you want to do. Mr. Ranpo once told me that if both choices are tragic, then choose the one you want to do. After all, there is no difference, right?"

Osamu Dazai froze for a moment, "Is it okay?"

"Of course." Shen Xi stood in the open space holding a transparent umbrella, "Dazai is a selfish person, that's why he feels sorry for himself in this world, but in fact, whether it's Aton or Akutagawa, their tragedy is Dazai Osamu Caused."

"Only he walked this sad path by himself."

The raindrops hit the umbrella, Osamu Dazai suddenly laughed, even the sound of rain could not hide his laughter.

"you're right."

"There is a beast in everyone's heart, its name is emotion and desire, Dazai, do you understand?"

Osamu Dazai looked at Shen Xi with tenderness like water in his kite-colored eyes.

"Shen Xi, I love you so much..."

Shen Xi tilted her head, "Huh? Didn't you love me before?"

"I love you more now." Osamu Dazai walked over and held Shen Xi in his arms, the transparent umbrella fell on the ground and was blown far away by the wind.

"I know what to do."

This world is not their world, and there is no need to interfere, and the so-called beasts don't need him to eliminate them, they are just outsiders who met by chance.

Because, the so-called beast will always be controlled one day, and everything will be better.

None of this has anything to do with them.

This is the path he chose, and it is also the path they chose. All the sadness and loneliness on the road are the price they should bear.

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