King of 25 Cubs

In order to help Akutagawa recover his memory as soon as possible, when there is no mission, I will take him wandering around Yokohama.

"This is the place where you and Xiaoyin used to live, do you have any impression?"

Akutagawa lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then showed hesitation: "It seems that you were poor before you left?"

"Yeah, struggling to survive, fighting dogs for food, almost all the children here are like this."

I sighed.

"If you are lucky or have strong abilities, you may join a big organization like you and Xiaoyin, and work part-time for a living; those who are unlucky or don't get a good card, most of them will die halfway."

Speaking of this, I suddenly thought of Chuya Zhongyuan.

It is said that before he entered the port of Mafia, he lived with a group of children on a similar street.

With Nakahara Chuya's abilities, he shouldn't be doing too badly, but I don't seem to have heard him mention his former companions.

Just when I was thinking, Akutagawa and I were surrounded by hostile organizations.

"Hey, you are the black dog and guerrilla leader of Mafia port!"

The leader's tone was quite arrogant.

I ignored them, and turned to look at Akutagawa: "Black disaster dog, your nickname is very domineering. But why is there only a job left when I come to me?"

Damn, I really want to have a nickname like "Colorful Cat"!

"I don't remember any black evil dog."

Akutagawa replied solemnly.

I asked the leader again: "Aside from the guerrilla captain, don't I have a better nickname?"

The other party really recalled a moment: "The guerrilla leader who 'Da Qi' was born early? The guerrilla leader who cuckolded cadres? The guerrilla leader who lives next door to the Gravity Envoy's house?"

I:"……"

This stepping horse must have come from inside the port Mafia!

"You guys should call me the guerrilla captain." I cleared my throat and said seriously, "I don't know what you are doing here to intercept it?"

"We have a long history of grudges with Mafia, the port. The two of you finally placed an order. Of course, your heads will be removed and sent back to your leader."

The leader waved his hand: "Take them down, life or death!"

I looked at these ignorant guys with sympathy.

It doesn't even have a gun, it is obviously a small organization that is not up to the grade, no wonder it only ambushes the two of us who are alone.

Don't talk about me, even Akutagawa won't pay attention to them... Wait, Akutagawa has lost his memory, he even forgot how to use his abilities!

I tilted my head to look at Akutagawa, whose lips were tightly pursed, and who looked like he was facing an enemy, and suddenly came up with an idea—if he was besieged, would Akutagawa burst into a small universe and remember his own abilities?

If the ability can be restored, then maybe all memories can be restored just around the corner?

Immediately, I finalized the battle plan and patted Akutagawa on the shoulder.

"Did you know Akutagawa, the lioness will push her cubs off the cliff, and the eagle will break the wings of the young eaglets."

I showed him an encouraging smile: "Come on, you are my mother's favorite child, I believe in you!"

After finishing speaking, I pushed Akutagawa behind, and my feet slipped with oil.

I found an excellent "viewing spot" on the roof to see how Akutagawa was reborn after being beaten.

"This time should be a left uppercut, idiot! Hurry up and trip... Oh, the opportunity is fleeting!"

"It seems that we need to strengthen physical training in the future. Before, we relied too much on supernatural powers."

I suddenly felt something was wrong: "Wait, Akutagawa is not my apprentice, why am I so concerned about his training?!"

Maybe she is used to wearing a small silver belt, but sometimes she can't help treating her brother like her own child.

Seeing that Akutagawa is struggling under the siege of the enemy, I think his head will really be removed if this continues, so I decided to join the battlefield.

As soon as he took two steps, he was stopped by someone.

"Don't go yet."

"Dazai?" I looked blankly at the person holding my wrist: "Why are you here?"

Dazai let go of my wrist, and answered the irrelevant question: "Don't try to save him."

I was silent for a moment, and said, "I know what you think, but if you don't go now, Akutagawa may die."

"Then let him die."

Dazai said coldly.

I frowned.

"Matilda, in fact, you also understand, right? With Little Silver's current strength, she has no way to become independent in the port of Mafia. She has been using your power to survive in the guerrillas all along."

Dazai's words are cruel, but they are indisputable facts.

"Organizations don't support idlers, and you don't do charity. If Akutagawa remains as useless as he is now, then sooner or later, the brother and sister will be abandoned by the port of Mafia."

"You're right, but—"

I lowered my eyes and spoke calmly: "If it were me, I would still hope that someone would reach out and give me a hand when I was stuck in the quagmire."

"Even if the hand handed over is just a slender and fragile straw, I can crawl out of the quagmire."

I suddenly stopped talking, shook my head, and thoughtfully said: "No, I don't even need straws, as long as the person reaches out to me, no matter how far away, I have the determination and courage to climb out of the quagmire."

Dazai suddenly opened his eyes wide and froze on the spot, as if he panicked for a moment.

I listened to Dazai's words, and instead of saving Akutagawa, I put my hands together by my mouth:

"Akutagawa, Mr. Dazai is watching you here! He said, if you can defeat these enemies, he will take you home for dinner!"

Akutagawa, who was breathing hard, stiffened his slightly arched back, and then slowly straightened up.

He didn't look back, and it was too late to look back.But I think, at this moment, there should be light in his eyes.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

He slammed away his enemy who was "biting" like a wolf, and his fighting movements became much smoother.

"I... I will definitely get your approval, please take a good look at me!!!"

A miracle happened.

The hem of the boy's windbreaker exploded suddenly, turning into thousands of sharp blades sweeping across the battlefield. Under the bloody setting sun, the black beast opened its huge mouth, crushing the life of the enemy fiercely.

"It's so sad. I took Akutagawa around for so many days, but he didn't recover a bit of his memory. Mr. Dazai, just standing here, he remembered how to use the ability."

I said dryly: "Maybe this is the power of faith."

Tsk, I'm so jealous!

"Mr. Dazai, I saw a sentence somewhere before - it's not that he has light on his body, it's that you see the light in his eyes."

I pointed my chin in the direction of Akutagawa: "Did you see that? When this silly boy faces you, his eyes are always bright."

Although there is a bit of straightforwardness in this light from time to time.

"And you know what? When you look at that slug, there's a light in your eye too."

I froze for a moment, then looked back at Dazai.

"Is it because he reached out to you?"

Dazai looked at me fixedly, his smile was so faint that it was almost invisible.

I thought for a moment and denied Dazai's statement.

"Mr. Chuya is not the only one who stretched out his hand to me, but the moment he stretched out his hand, I was most moved."

At that moment, Zhongyuan Zhong, who wanted to take me home after traveling through thousands of mountains, also made me feel that in his heart, I could become the most important existence in this world.

I admit that I am greedy, and "devils" are greedy.

I smiled and said: "If anyone regards me as the most important little baby, then I am willing to give everything for him, except all my love and life."

"Then... where does Matilda like Zhongye?"

I scratched my head: "This kind of thing is hard to explain clearly. A variety of factors are combined. If you also have someone you like, you will understand this feeling."

"there is."

"Huh?!!" I turned my head to look at him with a dazed look on my face: "What? Someone I like?"

"Well, but I'm not with her." Dazai closed his eyes slightly, and said in a soft voice, "I lied to her, and made her cry for a long time."

I thought about it, the women who were deceived by Dazai and shed tears could probably circle around Yokohama hand in hand.

So I didn't really care who that person was, I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Don't you think you're very heartless when you see girls crying like that?"

When Dazai heard this, he showed that childlike expression as if he was about to cry.

"I think, but if you choose to be with her, then you are really heartless."

I thought about it for a while, and then said: "Actually, you might as well try—"

"Look, they're done fighting!"

Dazai interrupted me suddenly, and raised his finger in the direction of Akutagawa.

Akutagawa, who had eliminated all the enemies alone, coughed repeatedly, and walked over staggeringly.

"Cough cough cough... Dazai-san, I did it..."

Before he finished speaking, a shaky figure got up behind Akutagawa and raised his pistol.

"careful!"

Seeing that the exhausted Akutagawa might not be able to escape, I ran over a few steps, pushed him, and kicked the attacker away.

Looking back again, Akutagawa's frail and small body could not be pushed, not only fell on his head, but also knocked the back of his head on the stone, making a "bang" sound.

The unlucky child passed out directly.

I looked at the unconscious Akutagawa, touched my nose, and said awkwardly, "Ah... sorry."

Dazai probably made the call, and the rescue from the guerrillas was long overdue. Xiaoyin was startled when he saw his brother lying in a pool of blood.

"Brother, wake up! Why is your head injured again?!"

Xiaoyin was in a hurry: "Originally, my brother was a bit stupid, but after losing his memory, he became even more stupid, and now his head is injured again, will he be so stupid?"

I:"……"

This is definitely my sister.

I was a little guilty, I just wanted to blame Dazai, but when I turned around, I realized that he was gone!

"..." I rushed to Akutagawa's side, and shouted with pain on my face, "Akutagawa, I haven't been watching you for a while, why did you get attacked? How can your fragile head be hurt again and again! Which bastard is this cruel to you! I want to avenge you!"

In the end, Xiaoyin and I sent the fainted Akutagawa to the hospital.Feeling guilty, I originally planned to stay in the hospital, but Xiaoyin said very understandingly that he would take good care of Akutagawa.

"Master Matilda, go to rest, you have already helped us a lot."

Looking at Xiaoyin's pure eyes, I felt even more guilty, so I hurriedly said goodbye and left the hospital.

On the way, I received an email from Odasaku——

[The new book is ready, do you want to read it? 】

[My strongest Matilda in the universe: I want it! 】

We made an appointment with time and place, this time not at Uncle's western restaurant, but at a bar called Lupin.

I also wondered why I made an appointment at the bar this time. I didn’t understand why I made an appointment here until I passed through the kerosene lamp with brass grids, pushed open the door of the bar, and saw who was sitting inside.

Probably waiting to read the new book.

When he saw me, Yasugo Sakaguchi sprayed tomato juice on Dazai's face.

Dazai: "..."

"Ahem, ahem... I'm sorry Dazai, I really didn't mean to."

Mr. Ango handed Dazai a tissue, then turned his head and asked me in a daze, "Why are you here?"

I spread my arms and said innocently, "It was Oda Saku who asked me to read the new book."

"No, I mean... what the hell did I miss? When did you guys become so close?!"

Mr. Ango, who seemed to have missed several episodes of the TV series and couldn't catch up with the plot, was a little bit devastated.

"Matilda is very popular, and knows a lot of people." Empress Dazai leaned back and showed her head: "Isn't it, Matilda-chan~"

I snorted coldly and turned my head: "Mr. Dazai, in view of your sneaking behavior today, I don't want to talk to you now."

I sat down next to Odasaku, and said to the boss, "A cup of Coke, put three goji berries, thank you."

"Wait, why put goji berries in Coke?"

Ango Sakaguchi seemed to have a headache: "If you think Coke is unhealthy, you can drink tomato juice like me."

I said disapprovingly, "I've come to the bar, why drink fruit juice?"

"Then I've come to the bar, why do I still drink Coke!"

"He likes to drink Coke, so let him drink it." Oda Saku said gently: "Although Matilda stole my neighbor's underwear before, in the final analysis, he is only a 15-year-old child."

"Mr. Odasaku, aren't you being too lenient in your definition of children? And why didn't I know about stealing underwear?! This is a crime!"

Ah, I haven't heard Mr. Ango's complaints for a long time, and I really miss it; especially when I heard Mr. Ango's split index entered into the account, I miss it even more.

But the purpose of coming here today is Odasaku's new book.

Dazai and I got into a fight to see who was the first to watch. Unexpectedly, the snipe and the clam fought each other for the fisherman's benefit. When we were fighting, Mr. Ango was taken advantage of.

"Mr. Odasaku, your novel is very good!"

Ango closed the handwritten manuscript, took a deep breath, and commented: "Although it is not a particularly beautiful story, it is better in terms of humor and language, and it is very down-to-earth. I don't think there is any problem publishing it in a popular magazine. .”

"Really? Actually, I don't have much confidence."

Oda Saku paused and said, "Since it's not a very good story, let's tell it in a lively and interesting tone... I think so."

"No, please be more confident, it's really great!"

Dazai complained in a long voice, "Wow, Ango is so cunning!"

In order to fight for the second look, Dazai and I competed in boxing again, and the result was that I lost!

I watched helplessly as Dazai got the manuscript, but he turned his hand back and handed the manuscript to me.

"Let's watch Matilda first." He said with a very good-natured smile, "You can see it anyway, it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later."

Mr. Anwu couldn't help complaining again: "Then why didn't you be humble just now? You have to fight and guess punches!"

"Oh, no matter where you are, you have to win or lose, Ango."

"I feel like you've said something amazing... No, why do you put your winning and losing heart in such a place?!"

In the background sound of the two gagging, I opened the manuscript of Oda Saku.

Since it was a short story, I finished it in 10 minutes.

"very funny!"

I handed the manuscript to Dazai who had been waiting for a long time, and looked at Odasaku with burning eyes: "Although Odasaku can't complain, the article is full of complaints, it's amazing!"

Ango Sakaguchi pushed his glasses: "Yes, and the angle of the complaint is very strange, giving me a feeling that I am worthy of Mr. Oda Saku."

"Wow, don't spoil it!"

Dazai yelled angrily.

Mr. Ango and I had no choice but to shut up.

While Dazai was reading the novel, I received a call from Xiaoyin: "Master Matilda, brother has woken up, and his memory has recovered!"

"What, Akutagawa has recovered his memory!"

I beamed.

Could it be that he recovered because he hit his head?

I suddenly felt that I wasted a lot of time. If I had known that I could recover this way, I might as well... Cough, anyway, Akutagawa is too miserable.

"Matilda can go to Chuya now."

Dazai suddenly said without raising his head.

"Wait, what does Akutagawa's recovery of memory have to do with Zhong Yuanzhong?"

Ango Sakaguchi began to lose his composure again.

"Because Matilda likes Chuya."

Dazai said slowly, "Mr. Mori said that if Akutagawa recovers his memory, Matilda can go to Europe to find Chuya on business."

Sakaguchi Ango's expression twisted for a moment.

"Who... who do you like?"

Odasaku was also taken aback.

"I remember that the person you have a crush on is my neighbor?"

It suddenly occurred to me that when I first entered the port of Mafia, the reason I gave Mr. Ango was to "observe rivals in love".

So from Mr. Anwu's point of view, does this count as a rival in love turning into a lover?

I drank the Coke in one gulp and cleared my throat: "What... I'm going home to pack my luggage, you guys continue chatting~"

When I got home, I received a call from Mr. Ango: "Well... Matilda, don't you like Takaho? Don't you like it now?"

"Like it."

Ango Sakaguchi's tone became more complicated: "Who do you really like?"

"I suddenly felt that my rival was very cute." I said confidently, "I like both of them, can't I?"

Sakaguchi Ango: "..."

The author has something to say:

Oda Sakunosuke's sentence "Since it's not a very good story, let's tell it in a lively and interesting tone..." was said by Oda Sakunosuke, and it should refer to the novel "Couple Zenzai".

And, the second part of the official novel "Dazai and the Dark Age" uses Oda as the first perspective. It's not that he doesn't know how to complain, he will complain in his heart, and the angle of complaint is very strange.

For example, when Dazai said he wanted to hit tofu to kill himself, he thought in his heart that he must be deficient in calcium (probably meaning, I forgot the original sentence)