Another World Bookstore in Yokohama

After some fun, Ayatsuji pedestrians and Edogawa Ranpo dined in a private room of a restaurant, and there was a gentle and pleasant lady sitting opposite.

It is also Edogawa Ranpo's mother who has passed away.

The woman looks at the decorations around the room and knows that always looking at people will arouse the disgust of the boys, which is impatience to put it mildly.So she tried not to look deliberately, looking for other things in the room that could attract attention.

Even though it has been an afternoon, she is still very nervous now.

"Why don't you guys talk?" Just after swallowing the balls in his mouth, Edogawa asked in disorder.

Don't you feel uncomfortable in this weird quietness?

"Then what are you talking about?" Ayatsuji Pedestrian continued, "I thought you guys had finished talking."

"is it?"

"This is what I thought, after all [why my mother chose to come here instead of looking for me], [how did the dead people come here], [the time spent together and the various past experiences] have all been talked about That’s right. Oh, by the way, there’s another question [Why didn’t you hug me when we first met], I’ve talked about this too.” Ayatsuji pedestrian said in a general way.

Edogawa Ranpo:  …

Ayatsuji pedestrian smiled, "Oh, look at why this face is red?"

"Don't sum up, don't look back, ah, what a shame!"

The boy covered his face in shame and anger.

At that time, the woman said that she got the idea when she received a letter from Edogawa Ranpo over there, because her husband is a detective, and she usually prefers rational thinking.And with concern for her son, she began to find ways to find those who had also received letters from here.

I found a man with short red hair (Oda Sakunosuke), and bought him a small thing that can reach this world.

That's why I'm here.

"Probably we can only stay for another two hours." The woman said with emotion.

But she never thought that when she finished speaking, the scene fell into a brief silence.

Edogawa Ranpo and Ayatsuji pedestrians on the opposite side stopped their chopsticks.

"..."

"This is, the first time I know about it." Looking at the speechless Edogawa Ranpo, Ayatsuji pedestrian said lightly.

"It's because I didn't make it clear to you at the beginning. However, it can be regarded as a very happy time." As she said, the woman looked at the boy in front of her, "Hey, Luanbu, are you happy?"

"...Happy." The boy said awkwardly.

Then it seemed that looking at the woman's eyes felt that what he said was not convincing enough, so he started looking for reasons again.

"How can you be unhappy~ I saw my mother in front of me, and I also know that my father is still happy every day. In the afternoon, I went to places of interest with my family and friends..." Edogawa yelled , Seriously began to list the top ten reasons why I am happy today.

The other two couldn't help but blushed a little because they were mentioned in that way.Ayatsuji Xingren coughed twice, "Okay, okay, I know you are very happy."

"That's needless to say~" The corner of the boy's mouth curled up, "Do you know what I am?"

"what?"

"Treat him in the same way!" Edogawa Ranpo pointed to the pedestrian Ayatsuji next to him, with a proud expression on his face.

Tell this person to talk about me just now, it seems that he is also like this, heh heh~

Ayatsuji pedestrian: ...

childish ghost.

***

in a warehouse at the port.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa staggered and bounced from wall to wall.

He was nervous about Verlaine's attack.

The cause and effect have been set, is there any possibility of a breakthrough?Just like life, is there any possibility of surpassing the life that has been set?

Osamu Dazai thought as he looked at the boy on the top.

Akutagawa, maybe this is your battle of transcendence, maybe you can learn some thoughts about your own life from it.

The opponent is the god who dominates cause and effect at this moment. Is it possible to win the battle between man and god?In the case of gods not releasing water.

This is of course no, this is not a level fight.

Only God can defeat God.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa looked at Paul behind Verlaine.

This man is a flaw

"Hey, Mr. Paul." At this moment, Dazai Osamu suddenly called out, hearing the sound, the man turned his head and tilted his head strangely.

On the way here before, Mr. Zhongyuan briefly told him about some of this person's abilities.In addition to the natural perversion of force, it is also necessary to pay attention to the other party's ability to adjust cause and effect.

He also knows the supernatural power related to cause and effect.For example, the Ayatsuji pedestrian who had been staying in Mr. Lin's shop some time ago was set as a special A-level supernatural being by the Supernatural Special Affairs Department only by virtue of that supernatural power and his own wisdom.And with such supernatural powers, even if Mr. Dazai touches the other party, the previously established cause and effect will not change.

And judging from the results of his observation just now, this man also belongs to that kind of smart person.

But there are always gaps.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke secretly buried a corner of his clothes in the wall, and while avoiding and attacking Verlaine, he expanded the length of the corner of his clothes in the wall, and gradually extended until it was under Paul, and then broke open in one breath. The ground, inserted into the man's body.

Suddenly, Akutagawa was in a trance for a while, and then realized that the corner of his clothes had been retracted to his side.

And Mr. Paul at the bottom has already closed his eyes and fell behind Verlaine.

-

The boy was still dodging back and forth in the air.

The people below all stared blankly.

He thought that although Verlaine suffered some light injuries from the boy's action just now, it was actually insignificant, and the other party was still moving happily.

So next, here's what to do.

Kunikida Doppo suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Suddenly, Akutagawa Ryunosuke conjured a sword out of nowhere, and then the boy took the hilt of the sword and pointed the sword at the void between him and Verlaine.

"Heart Purification Curse."

"Boundary broken!"

"!" Verlaine's pupils shrank suddenly.

He could feel that in some invisible space, there were many cracks popping up in some places.

Seeing that this side was still unable to break through, Ryunosuke Akutagawa clicked his tongue and shouted to Atsushi Nakajima below: "Human tiger!"

"Hey? Hey! What are you doing?!"

Atsushi Nakajima, who was suddenly cueed, was very confused.

"Are you just watching? Come and help!" As he spoke, the boy threw a sword down.

It was given to him by a man in a black dress in the bookstore, who said he was going to hand it over to Atsushi Nakajima.

"Use what my master taught you to help!" Akutagawa Ryunosuke roared, the man's bewildered look really made him very uncomfortable.

"What, what should I do?" Atsushi Nakajima ran to pick up the sword.

He was at a loss.

"With so many basic moves, there is always one that can be used. At worst, I can use the one I just used. Hey! Give yourself a heart-cleaning spell first."

"oh oh!"

In fact, it's not that boys can't, but they just don't understand. He hasn't learned the actual combat, and he's stuck at a so-called bottleneck (he can skip it first anyway).And rejected Xuan Yin's request to take him to practice elsewhere.

This time, he used the move Akutagawa Ryunosuke used just now, and immediately released a stronger spiritual power than Akutagawa's - completely shattered the "barrier", and the tip of the sword broke through the gap between them and Verlaine The "void" cut straight to the man's neck.

And just when the sword pointed at Verlaine's neck, Osamu Dazai suddenly shouted:

"Stop!"

The arms of the two people froze for an instant, and then they watched the person in front of them suddenly fall from the air and fell on the rock where he was sitting just now.

"Mr. Dazai, why?" Akutagawa Ryunosuke turned around and looked strangely at Osamu Dazai not far away.

"I thought you wanted to kill him."

"I think so."

"So."

"However, if it is really necessary to kill like this, our armed detective agency, the port mafia, and even the Japanese government will all be blamed by the French authorities." Osamu Dazai said calmly:

"After all, the opponent is still the treasure in the palm of the French side~ I think you will be very annoyed if you do this to this extent. If you continue..."

it is more than words.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke blinked his eyes.

Ah, it seems that I just said that I would take Yokohama or something, but in less than a day, I caused a trouble...

... Hiss, why are your ears red!

We must make up for it in the future!Akutagawa Ryunosuke swore inwardly.

The boy landed slowly, took two steps when he stepped on the ground, and then walked towards the central area step by step.

Finally, he went to Verlaine lying on the stone.

"Ahem," the man said with difficulty, covering his head, "Hiss, me, you guys."

"What else do you want to say?" Akutagawa Ryunosuke said coldly.

"Oh, don't talk like that, Akutagawa-kun, you're making us look like villains."

"Is it?"

"Uh-huh!"

Kunikida Doppo stared at this side closely.

The man's words disappeared, and the body that had just stood up fell down again.

Hearing a muffled hum suddenly came from his ear, Akutagawa Ryunosuke turned around.Seeing the man almost fainted, he looked at each other in blank dismay with several people in the warehouse.

"Ah, what should I do?"

"We, did we get into trouble..." Atsushi Nakajima walked in, a little at a loss seeing Verlaine's appearance.

Osamu Dazai breathed out his hand.

"Alive."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I heard Osamu Dazai continue to say in a faint voice: "But in the end, we have done a little too much. If there is no accident, you broke his spiritual power protection barrier, and the other party's supernatural powers will basically be unable to use for the rest of his life. There is a high probability that the French government will question us."

"That,"

"So, next, either send it to Ms. Xie Ye for treatment, or destroy the body."

Atsushi Nakajima pursed his lips: "Anyway, it's too..."

"Well, and it's quite difficult to implement." Osamu Dazai sighed: "Verlaine is the focus of the French government's attention. If there is a slight mistake, it may be discovered. When the time comes, the other party will have another reason to criticize us."

——In the end they decided to send the man to Ms. Yosano for treatment.

However, during the transportation, a very unexpected thing happened.

"But after all, you guys are forgetting too much." Verlaine laughed.

"Oh......"

The man reached out and groped in one direction, and finally pressed his hand on the unconscious Paul.

Then the man under that person's hand suddenly collapsed into scattered light spots, and then merged into his body.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, Verlaine sat up slowly, his red hair was loosened by rubbing, the rubber band that tied his hair fell to the end, and the whole hair swelled.

As if he just woke up, the man yawned lazily.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Verlaine blinked, stood up and stretched.

"Wow~~"

The others looked at Osamu Dazai in confusion.

How is this going?What are you doing?

"He's still integrating memories."

Osamu Dazai said: "Retreat one after another, the opponent has no intention of attacking yet, but be careful."

Nakajima Atsushi and Akutagawa Ryunosuke put on a guarded gesture.

They could feel that there was a stronger spiritual power expanding from this person than before, and gradually diffused and merged with the air to wrap around them.

If they attack again this time, they will definitely lose.

"It seems that something happened, hiss, my head hurts. It seems that you have done something serious to this guy." The man said lazily, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

Why are you still laughing.Akutagawa Ryunosuke frowned tightly.

Is there anything else he can do—

The boy clenched his fist.

"Don't think too much, I won't do anything, and, it's time to say goodbye."

"?ha??"

In short, it is very ignorant.

"What do you mean? No, why??"

Verlaine snorted, "The things you have done have already made me want to kill people. After all, if I don't have the hole cards, I would probably be mentally handicapped by now. It really annoys me just thinking about it."

"But it's okay," the man sat down, "I'm in a good mood, and [Verlaine will not kill again] is the creed I have set in life. I will not violate it."

"So, I can only take back the idea of ​​doing it, lest I can't take it back later."

Atsushi Nakajima's eyelids twitched.

Then they watched the other party snap their fingers and disappear in front of them.

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I'm so bald——