Salvation equals death

It's useless to escape but it must be comfortable.

Vera, who was surrounded by dozens of people, hid behind him with her scorched waist in her arms, and was so frightened that the cat ears and tail ran out.She didn't know everyone present, only Hong Jiaodong relied on a photo to increase Vera's favorability.The kitten, like a white paper at birth, imprinted on Hong Jiaodong without hesitation. It doesn't matter whether he regards him as a father or a mother, but what is certain is that Vera currently has the highest affection for Hong Jiaodong , and the one who trusted him the most.

But what happened next, even the hero Jiao Dong, one of the Big Three, might not be able to withstand it.

"Excuse me, Akashi Seijuro, I want to see Ms. Fukuzawa...ah, it's Hero Shukaku, is she here?"

"This is the headquarters of the Hunter Association, and I'm Zero Cone..."

"Hello, I'm Tetsuya Kusakabe, the general manager of the Nishiki Foundation. Our chairman wants to see Miss Shuguang. Is it convenient for you..."

"Hey, this is Vongola, our Judaimu... what?! Are you looking down on the Mafia or the Judaimu?! You're looking for death! Believe it or not, I'll blow you up!"

As more and more calls were made and more and more people arrived at the police station, Vera only felt that her living environment was getting worse and worse. She felt like the last little hamster in the world, being put on display in the exhibition hall, There were fiery and compelling gazes coming from all directions, but in her heart there was nothing but bewilderment.

She doesn't remember these people at all, and the words of these people who claim to be the students of her brother, younger brother, adoptive father, uncle, and uncle are inconsistent, and she doesn't know who to believe.

"Well, let's sort out the timeline, shall we?" Vera interrupted their dispute with some headaches, picked up a pen to write and draw on the paper, "First of all, I was in the Jingu clan before I was five years old? Five-year-old When I was in Zhesi Kindergarten, I met Mr. Hongjun, Lugu and Mr. Baohao; then I lived with Mr. Zhongyuan when I was about seven or eight years old. The party joined the Armed Detective Agency; at the age of 12, he entered the Heroic Academy and transferred within less than a year."

"Then I worked as a maid at Skylark's house, served as a disciplinary committee member at the Black Lord Academy, and became a teacher of Vengley and the Generation of Miracles. During this period, I died several times...Is that so?"

Vera finished processing the timeline, stopped writing, and said with complicated emotions: "...Am I so busy?"

Everyone was silent, not knowing whether to nod or shake their heads for a while.

"That's not right." Edogawa adjusted his glasses at random steps, his eyes narrowed instantly, "Your calculation method is wrong, because what changes is not time, but your own destiny."

Fukuzawa Yukichi raised his eyelids slightly, and his green eyes, which were calm in the ancient well, swept across the crowd with different thoughts, and said calmly, "Dazai."

"Hi, hi." Dazai Osamu stepped forward, snapped his fingers at everyone, and showed a confident and flamboyant smile, "Then, let me explain to everyone."

"I think everyone should have a certain understanding of supernatural power, some call it 'power', some call it 'personality', whatever you want to call it, but I think everyone should know I found something strange about Xiaoqian." Dazai walked around behind the sofa with a smile, and nodded Vera's head, "There is more than one 'personality' or 'power' in her body."

Dazai Osamu drew everyone's attention with a few words, and even Vera herself couldn't help listening to his analysis attentively.

"But we speculate that Xiaoqian should have a special ability at first, and this ability is the main cause of her death and resurrection again and again."

Osamu Dazai dropped a bomb, smiled lazily and said, "I'll call this ability 'nine-tailed cat' for now."

"It is said that the nine-tailed cat has nine lives. It is easy to understand if it is brought in. Her original ability may allow her to have multiple lives. In each pure white life, she can learn and have different abilities. Power system, and integrate them into his body." Osamu Dazai pressed Vera's head, wishing he could just turn her into a silly cat, "But as a price, she will completely forget about her past self, um, just Like now, become a little idiot."

Osamu Dazai pressed too hard, Vera patted Osamu Dazai's hand away with some displeasure, and held her head, wanting to refute the idea of ​​"becoming an idiot".

"However, we all know that the nine-tailed cat's tail can fulfill wishes, so she sacrificed her own tail, it must be because of some kind of 'wish' or 'something that has to be done'."

"A force that can be called 'fate' or something else is driving events, but the final direction is all leading to the ending we know. Simply put, the world is an incomplete program, If you want to maintain the operation, you must put on a patch, and the tail of the nine-tailed cat may be this kind of opportunity. She came to fulfill the wishes of all beings, so it will often become a turning point of a major event, and everyone present A person who will shake the whole world with his feet, it is only natural that the fate of the nine-tailed cat will be entangled with you."

"But none of us can stop it. We can only watch the nine-tailed cat once and again, repeating our fate."

Osamu Dazai spoke a lot eloquently, but Vera felt that the atmosphere was very stagnant, and something very heavy was spreading in the room.

Vera didn't like that heavy thing, but she could feel the aura gradually spreading from Dazai's body.

The aura was so distorted, like a powerful and unresistable hand, pressing heavily on everyone's hearts.

Imposing a secret, creepy chill.

This kind of feeling that everyone knows, only she is covered in the bones is not very good, so that the cat ears on Vera's head fell limply again.

"So——" Dazai glanced at the silver-haired girl, was silent for a second, then suddenly raised his head and showed a bright and bright smile, "Oh, I was just joking! Everyone, don't be so serious!"

Everyone: "..."

Fuck, this devil has two faces!

"Compared with those unimportant things, don't we have a more important thing to discuss right now?" Dazai's upright body softened as if his bones had been taken out suddenly, and he spread like a bear On the back of the sofa, one finger was still restlessly curling the end of Vera's hair, "About the custody of the kitten—"

The atmosphere became tense again.

Everyone fell silent, either smiling calmly or with a cold face, but without exception, they all revealed a tough attitude that would never give in.

"Oh, I also know that everyone is unwilling to give up easily." Dazai stood up straight and smiled, "Come on, let's battle against each other!"

...Do you think you are playing games? !

"Since there is no way to choose from them, let's use the simplest method of elimination!" Dazai smiled innocently, "First of all! Akashi-kun who has a purely 'coach-student' relationship, Vongola who was not present, Everyone in the Hunter Association and the little heroes who are "classmates" are collectively eliminated! You are all in the ranks of "outsiders" in terms of emotion and reason, is it okay?"

grass!Bakugo jumped up from the table, but was held down by his friends in a hurry: "What nonsense are you bastard!!!"

"Forget it, forget it, Bakugo, forget it!" Kirishima Lvgu and others hurriedly smoothed the hair skillfully...

Lang Mie Xin said in a manly voice: "I can already get married at the age of 16. Xiong Ying has always been her home, and her teacher Aizawa Shota is also fully qualified for the position of guardian."

Dazai beat him to death with a stick: "But if there are better options, we won't consider 'teacher' such a heart-rending guardian, right?"

Can't refute.Worry made silence.

Hong Jiaodong, who originally wanted to refute, was also silent. Although they have such an intimate relationship as "boyfriend and girlfriend", they are not considered family members after all, and naturally they have no right to fight.

But...it's really disappointing.

"Okay, then start the second elimination." Dazai said enthusiastically, "The 'uncle' who is a distant relative and the 'brother' who is not related by blood can also be eliminated, right?"

"Ao mackerel, you're looking for death!" Chuya jumped up almost instantly, and Dazai immediately hid behind Vera, making Chuya throw a mouse attack.

"So a slug is a slug." Dazai curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "There is another reason for eliminating you, that is, do you think Xiaoqian's current situation is suitable for living in the mafia?"

Zhong also became quiet for an instant. He looked at Vera, his eyes were struggling, and his cobalt blue eyes were full of hesitation.

If possible, of course, Zhong Ye also hopes that he can be with his sister forever, but the former sister is strong and reliable, loves light but can tolerate darkness, so no matter whether she is in Hong Kong Hei or Butei, Zhong Ye feels very happy rest assured.But now... facing her sister who is as white as paper, wouldn't it be better to give her a brand new life?

Zhong also thought for five seconds.

"Go to hell, Qingmao! A man who stands upright, I won't be able to protect my sister, you bastard!" Chuya, who suddenly reacted, kicked Dazai mercilessly.

"Tsk." Dazai couldn't cheat, so he smiled and turned to Yoya Miyayashiki who was drinking tea calmly, "Then uncle, you should have no objection, right?"

Yaozai, who suddenly had an older nephew, blinked, and suddenly gently curled the corners of his lips: "I respect Huashui's choice, you must know, she should be free."

Fuck, that's a werewolf too.Everyone here thought so.

"Of course, I'm just helping Xiaoqian analyze the pros and cons, but in the end it's Xiaoqian who makes the decision." Dazai responded flexibly, avoiding the gentle slash of Miyashiki Yoya, and asked with a smile, "Then Xiaoqian, what do you think?" What? Who do you want to live with more?"

Vera was silent for a while, then weakly raised her hand and said, "I think it's good to be a stray cat..."

"Okay, let's continue to analyze!" Dazai interrupted Vera's words, pointed at Fukuzawa Yukichi with emotion, and said, "Let me introduce to you our president, in his 40s! No wife and no children Gentle and stable! Very caring! I especially like cats! There is an armed detective agency under my name, and the salary is generous, more than enough to raise a child!"

Everyone can't understand Dazai's smug look, and they really want to say that an old man in his 40s without a wife and no children is very wrong when he thinks about it, but facing the simple and decent Fukuzawa Yukichi, they Again speechless.Because the other party looks very reliable no matter how you look at it, even the Hong Kong gangster cadres who are Butei's deadly rivals can't find faults in the other party's character...

"I have already arranged a foster father for Vera." Jiu Lanshu spoke at this time, he was extremely graceful and luxurious, and his tone had the unique and elegant rhythm of pure blood, "Don't worry about it, Your Excellency."

Jiu Lanshu's posture is very calm, he seems to believe in the bond between himself and Vera more than anyone present, and he is so confident that he is almost proud.

Dazai blinked, he vaguely realized something, couldn't help showing a subtle but malicious smile, but he still looked so innocent and pure.

"But are you really going to pull her into your world again?"

——Let her be smashed to pieces again?

Jiu Lanshu's expression turned cold, and he looked at Dazai like a sharp knife, but Dazai just rested his chin on his arm, showing a clean and pure smile like a child.

Red eyes, ancient phrases, walking avoiding the sun, pale and transparent skin... The moment Jiu Lanshu appeared, he was thoroughly analyzed by Osamu Dazai and Ranpo together.

This is why Fukuzawa Yukichi brought Edogawa Ranpo and Dazai Osamu over here.

They're here to back up the little girl.

Edogawa Ranpo is the incarnation of the reasoning technique of the Armed Detective Agency, and Dazai is the pinnacle of the worrying technique. With Fukuzawa Yukichi's force to control the field, no one in this world can be presumptuous in front of them.

They all knew very well why the little girl ended up in such a miserable situation several times.

——Those “wishes” that were entrusted to her, that were too heavy but that she was unwilling to live up to.

She bears the weight of other people's lives and carries the burden all the way forward.

Dazai was thinking quickly about how to make Jiu Lanshu retreat, but Vera, who had been maintaining a "dumb" expression, suddenly raised her head and looked at Jiu Lanshu.

The moment they met her eyes, the coldness in the eyes of the pure-blooded emperor melted instantly, and the almost paranoid love and poisoned tenderness hidden deep inside were revealed without concealment.

"Vera—"

He knelt down on one knee and gently held the silver-haired girl's hand, but she patted his head instead.

Jiu Lanshu met a pair of clear but calm golden eyes.

"If you don't entrust your life to others, you can't go on?" She asked.

"...Hmm." Jiu Lanshu responded in a low voice.

If he hadn't met Vera, he wouldn't have wanted to live long ago.

After she turned into the core of the furnace, he lingered until now because he didn't want to live up to her sacrifice.

"I understand." Vera said very calmly, "Then entrust it to me, I can bear it."

"Starting today, live for me."

— she said so.

The tiredness and listlessness in Jiu Lanshu's eyes were swept away, and there was a light and gentle smile in his wine-red eyes, like a spring breeze.

He said, "Yes, my little princess."

……

Dazai was furious.

Without hesitation, he reached out and pinched the cat's ears, and folded the cartilage tissue inward: "Stupid cat!"

"!" Vera, who no longer had a heart made of steel like before, rolled to the ground in pain and turned into a cat, holding her two ears with her paws in aggrieved way, "Meow!"

"Dazai what are you doing?!"

"Stop you green mackerel!"

"Don't be so rough!"

Dazai was outraged by the crowd, and they beat him up.

Just when the scene was in full swing, a clear and magnetic voice came from outside: "Ah, excuse me."

The blond boy with two three-colored cats in his arms stood quietly at the door, his gaze fell on the little white cat, both gentle and sad.

"I'm Natsume Takashi." He said in a flat tone, and one of the three-colored cats in his arms had jumped out of his arms nimbly and landed on the ground.

Fukuzawa Yukichi glanced at him, nodded towards him, and said, "Takashi, come here."

The three-colored cat that fell on the ground passed through the crowd and came to the little white cat, biting her back of the neck, picked her up, and put her in Fukuzawa Yukichi's outstretched palm.

Then the three-flowered cat slammed into a middle-aged man with a cane and hair full of silver hair.

"The old man Natsume Soseki is this child's grandfather, Kishi's great-grandfather."

Saiki Kusuo, who said he didn't want to have anything to do with the troublesome savior, but had been observing the situation with clairvoyance, slapped himself on the forehead.

Although he knew that the fusion of the world lines would automatically make up for some logical deadlocks, but he really didn't expect that there would be such a sequelae.

Natsume Takashi became the great-grandson of Natsume Soseki who "had bid farewell to his family and devoted himself to the cause of maintaining the safety of the inner world", and Vera became the granddaughter of Fukuzawa Yukichi who was adopted for the purpose of protection.

As soon as Natsume Soseki's name came out, the noisy room suddenly fell silent. Everyone here is not ignorant of the inner world. The status of Natsume Soseki's name in the inner world is equivalent to that of Orr Same as Matt.

"I think you are all unwilling to break the bond with this child, and this old man believes that if this child still has memories, he must have the same feelings as you." Natsume Soseki's words were full of human warmth, "This old man has the audacity to beg here—entrust this child to us, this child Yukichi will become a very good father."

"You can get along with this child in the way you are used to. I also know that you are eager to make up for it, but please understand—"

"She's still a kitten who won't walk and needs guidance."

"She is free, but we can't let her repeat the same mistakes. I don't think any of you here are more suitable as a guide than Yukichi."

Although cruel, Natsume Soseki was telling the truth.

This is indeed a best-of-both-worlds approach.

"Besides, in terms of bonds, our armed detective agency will not be inferior to any of you, right?" Dazai said with a smile, "Ms. Natsume's transformation into a cat, and the president's sword-drawing technique, Xiaoqian's subconscious is best at and most accustomed to using it. It can be seen that for her, these traces also represent her most unforgettable past, right?"

The flame that had gradually subsided was picked up again, and Luanbu glared angrily at Dazai, the black mud who was afraid of chaos, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the little white cat.

"The world's greatest detective, stop arguing with you about these meaningless things! Xiao Ai, let's go, I'll take you to have some snacks!"

The detective, who is 26 years old in appearance but three years old in mind, happily ran out. Natsume, who was not at ease, also hurriedly hugged Mr. Cat to keep up, so as not to lose the little white cat again.

The most important core person is gone, and the people who have been suppressing forcibly and can only insinuate suddenly reveal the appearance of warmth, fighting on their own, which instantly makes the atmosphere tense.

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense."

Dazai stood up straight again, with half-lidded eyes, his hands in his pockets, a creepy, blood-like coldness brewing in his kite-red eyes.

"The poor nine-tailed cat has only the last tail left. You all know what this means, right?"