[Wen Ye] Do caged birds dream of butterflies?

, an orange-haired teenager in a long black coat.He walked towards you and Mori Ogai, and stopped a meter away.When the door closed behind him, you saw him take off his hat and press it on his chest, bowing his head respectfully to Mori Ogai and saying hello, "Mr. Mori."

After he finished speaking, he looked at you sharply: "Then, is this the leader?"

Wary eyes, provocative tone.So much fun!Do you think, is this the Central Plains Chuya?What did Mori Ogai tell him that he could gain such a loyal subordinate?

——Yes, at this moment, anyone can see that the boy was notified of your identity in advance, and he doesn't know how Mori Ogai introduced him, so that he is like a hound protecting the master, facing you, PortMafia The titular supreme leader bared his menacing fangs.

How many episodes of love, hate, and hatred is this?

You look at him, then at Mori Ogai, you find it very interesting: "Mr. Mori, are you showing off?" If so, it would be too childish.

Loyal Dog's gaze became menacing for a moment, he seemed to take your words as a provocation, as if he was going to pounce on you in the next second and grab your throat.

This reaction makes you feel more interesting.

As if entertained by the atmosphere between you two, Mori Ogai laughed out loud. "Hahaha, Nakaya-kun, you don't need to do this." He smiled and put his hand on your shoulder, "Let me re-introduce you, this is Ms. Tomie, the daughter of the predecessor, and the current boss of PortMafia. My accomplice. We have witnessed the last words of our ancestors together, and we are completely trustworthy people."

When he heard the word "accomplice", the boy's eyes shook a bit, and when Mori Ogai finished speaking, he had completely put away the sharpness in his eyes, replaced by slightly surprised, understood, respected, and even There is also a faint apology.

"Boss." He bowed his head solemnly to you, "I misunderstood just now, I'm very sorry."

"No need." You finally understood why Mori Ogai smiled like that - the boy had very beautiful cobalt blue eyes unlike anyone you've seen so far.Thorough, clear, sharp and firm—that is the magnanimous gaze of a person who has a clear heart and a strong will, and walks on the path he has chosen.

This person chose to follow Mori Ogai with his own will.

But one month is really amazing, Mr. Mori.You applauded Mori Ogai from the bottom of your heart, and then smiled at the boy who raised his head again: "You can call me Tomie when there are no outsiders around. Boss is just a name for appearance. Nakaya-kun, "You learn to call him Mori Ogai, "Please keep in mind that Mr. Mori is the only 'leader' of PortMafia."

*Original text of Rimbaud's "Color Paintings"

**Ms. Nakahara is called "Rimba of Japan", and Mr. Asagiri should play this stalk.

09

09

Osamu Dazai did not appear until more than half a month later.It was a sunny afternoon, and you were drinking tea in your study and in the Central Plains.

At that time, you had been tea friends for almost two weeks.

It is very interesting to become a tea friend with Zhongyuan Zhongye.For you, it can be described as "unintentionally planting flowers".

The first time he came to you was the day after you first met.When the guard reported to you that Nakahara Nakahara, Ozaki Koyo’s subordinate, asked for an interview, you were actually not very surprised—it was probably because Rantang’s death made some old masters think that they had found the material for Wamori Ogai’s arm wrestling. During a period of time, their minds are a little active, and they will come to you to "connect with each other" every now and then.This is annoying.So after sending away a certain old man who is naughty and talkative for the Nth time, you can't help but contact Mori Ogai and ask him to send a shield quickly. I can't speak freely when I come.

It's just that he didn't expect that what he sent was Zhongya Chuya.

However, it doesn't matter to anyone.Thinking about this, you ordered the guards to open the door, and in the next second, you found that things were more interesting than you thought—the boy standing at the door with the brim of his hat lowered, obviously he came to find you on his own initiative, but he was covered in scribbles. full of embarrassment.

"Mr. Zhongye?"

"Ah... Boss," the boy took off his hat, "Sorry to bother you."

"No, it's okay." You signaled the guard to close the door, and gave the boy a seat by the coffee table.When the sound of the door closing came, he put on his hat again and put away the respect he had just shown.

Noticing your gaze, he explained, "Mr. Sen ordered you to be called that except when you are alone, and your attitude should not be contemptuous."

You nodded, "Nakaya-kun did the right thing." Saying that, you put the teacup in front of him.

"Please have some tea."

"Thank you."

"Then, what's the matter with Mr. Chuya coming to see me?" You see he took the teacup obediently, suddenly got a little funny, and asked this on purpose.

Then, you really got a different script.

According to Nakahara Chuya, after knowing that he has met you, Ozaki Koye, who is now leading him, said, "Anyway, you are just familiarizing yourself with the situation recently. If you have time, go and spend more time with Boss. I have no shortage here." People." With such excuses, he forced him into the elevator regardless of his protest.When he gets out of the elevator, he will be facing the door of your study at the end of the corridor.The corridor was full of guards with guns at three steps, one post at five steps, and one post at five steps. The moment the elevator door opened, everyone's guns were aimed at him.

"In this case, it's impossible to turn around and walk back, right?" The young man holding the teacup muttered in a low voice, with his soft hat lowered, probably because he was alone with you for the first time, and his expression was a little uncomfortable.

"Indeed." You put the refreshments on the table with a smile, "And you can't say you went wrong." Because this floor only has your room.

"So I can only come in after giving my name. Tsk."

"Nothing, I am also very happy to see Chuya-kun again." By giving different information to people with different positions and personalities to stimulate their different "initiatives", this is Mori Ogai.As you think about it, your smile remains unchanged, "If you don't mind, Mr. Zhongye can come here often. I don't usually have anyone here."

This is the truth, after all, besides Mr. Dazai, this is Mr. Nakahara whom you like the most.Compared with anyone else, if you can choose, you are naturally more willing to chat with Sensei Nakahara—of course, this kind of affection and love for Sensei Dazai are incomparable.

As if he didn't know how to respond to your invitation, he was silent for a moment, then looked around as if looking for a topic, "Well, even though it's a study, you have too many books here, right?"

Because it takes up most of the floor, your study is actually surprisingly large, which is why the rows of bookshelves stand out all the more.Since you don't need to consider the cost, what you buy are just ordinary literary books, not high-priced out-of-print collectibles, so the accumulated quantity is amazing.

"Isn't that what the library is all about?" At first, it was probably just looking for something to say, but after a few serious glances, Nakahara Chuya showed real shock on his face.

"After all, it is the accumulation of more than ten years."

"Over ten years?"

"Well, I have been reading since I was very young." You poured tea into your cup and casually invited, "Although there are only literature books, but if you are interested, you can read books at any time. I want to borrow them back No problem."

"I'll think about it." The boy nodded.The tone was unexpectedly serious and serious, you couldn't help being slightly surprised, you stopped your hands and raised your eyes to look at him.

"What's wrong?" He raised his eyebrows.

"No, I just didn't expect Zhongye-kun to really like reading."

"...I don't really like it." As if embarrassed, the cobalt blue eyes avoided your sight.But he didn't hide it, so you heard a story about "a boy with a supernatural ability in the slums became interested in books because of an unending story and looked for books everywhere after fighting".

"I just want to know more things." Nakahara Zhong also told you that he hopes to find answers from others—from the book, which is a carrier of other people’s thoughts—to many questions that he cannot answer.

"This is what I like." You are a little happy.In your opinion, it is a good sign that Teacher Zhongyuan in this world likes to read books.You put down your glass and stood up, walking towards the nearest bookshelf, "Let me see what I have here. Novels, essays, poetry collections, Mr. Chuya, what subjects are you more interested in?"

"Ah, you don't have to..." He seemed to be frightened by your enthusiasm, and stood up, but you didn't intend to give him a chance to refuse.After thinking for a while, you took out two books from the bookshelf, walked quickly back to the coffee table, and stuffed them into his arms.

"Considering that Mr. Chuya still has a job, a shorter one might be more suitable." You pointed to the cover of the watercolor painting, and you saw that it was a complete set of books to introduce to him, "Both are prose poems, but they have different styles. I quite like them." Yes, Chuya-kun can read it."

The authors of these two collections of poetry are well-known symbolist poets in the world's literary circles, and their later works are obviously Dadaist - of course, in this world, this style does not have this name.

Generally speaking, in your opinion, it is a very suitable book to recommend to Chuya Nakahara.

Probably because your gaze was too earnest, he opened his mouth, but finally gave up and refused.Holding two books in his hand, the boy sat back down again.