Drowning in a sea of ​​moonlight

Today is Chuya's birthday.

After his birthday, he will go on a business trip to distant Europe. Today is the birthday party held by the port Mafia for him.

Standing in the corner of the hall with a glass of my sweet sparkling white wine, I thought he was really cute.

Look, this is a small but low-key and luxurious banquet hall. Look, the people who come and go, except those who stay here for dinner and those who know him well, all come to put down their gifts, bow to wish him a happy birthday, and then leave. There is an endless stream, shoulder to shoulder.

Akutagawa was probably invited here because I belong to Dazai's direct subordinate, but Gin is not there. He is sitting at the tea table in the corner, drinking from a teacup, as if he has entered the land of no one. , It is incompatible with the surrounding Gongchoujiao.

Standing in the center of the small hall was Chuya, at this moment Dazai swayed past, whispering something in his ear, I only saw the veins on his forehead bulging, but it was probably because it was not easy to have seizures in public places, so I had to Swallow your breath.

I watched the situation getting more and more serious, and when I was thinking about whether to forcibly drag one of them away, I found Mori Ogai walking towards them slowly with a drink.

I was breathing a sigh of relief when I suddenly felt a faint fragrance floating behind me, and a figure stood quietly behind me.

I turned around and saw a figure in a vermilion kimono, so I stood up straight and bowed: "Officer Ozaki."

Ozaki smiled and said: "There's no need to be polite, kid." In the past few days, my concubine has also heard about you.Originally, I wondered if it was Dazai-kun's new trick to play tricks on him, so I had many doubts about you.

"But the concubine is mistaken."

As she spoke, she saluted slightly.

"Based on your care for Zhongye these past few days, I have to thank you."

I hurriedly replied: "You are serious, Officer Ozaki! I just occasionally drink with Mr. Chuya, and I really didn't do anything. You are breaking me like this."

After listening to my words, Ozaki straightened up, and after looking at me carefully for a while, there was a look of nostalgia or melancholy in his eyes, like a misty mist: "...he is a good boy just like Kazuya."

"Miss Hongye!"

I turned around and saw that Zhongya was holding the wine and walking towards this side, his cheeks were flushed, as if he was a little drunk.

"Chuya. Happy birthday."

Ozaki said with a smile that her smile has completely changed at this time, like spring water blowing over cold ice and melting, it is a smile reserved only for her family.

She took out a box from her sleeve, opened it, and it was a bottle of perfume.

"A present for you, I think this taste matches you very well."

"Thank you, Sister Hongye, I will use it when I get back! Thank you for your care all the time."

After being drunk, Zhong was also much more honest than usual. He opened a pair of blurred but still so clear eyes, glanced over and said, "Hey, you are here now. How about it, do you still like this wine? "

I had already guessed that this wine was specially prepared for me by him.

I smiled and said: "I like it very much, thank you." Then I took out the small box in my arms, "I saw this the other day, and I thought it was as dazzling as you, so I bought it. Happy birthday, Mr. Nakaya .”

It is a folding fan with sandalwood ribs and a large area of ​​red maple embroidered on the fan surface, which is so red that it is wanton and vivid.

——When I see it, I think of his smile.

The tips of Zhongye's ears were a little red again, -- it's so funny, -- then he said, "Thank you, I will cherish it. I wanted to introduce you to Sister Hongye, but it seems that you have already met."

Ozaki glanced at me, covered his mouth with his sleeve, and said to Chuya with a chuckle, "At first I thought he was the same child as Dazai-kun, but now it seems that Chuya has a better eye for making friends than he imagined. I am a concubine. Come and see you, you little devils, go and play."

There is also some dissatisfaction in the middle: "Eldest sister still says that, I am not young anymore—"

Ozaki laughed loudly: "Let's save this for a few years, you're underage."

Then he said to me: "I'll leave it to you to watch Chuya drink, kid."

I answered straight away: "Yes."

Before the official start of the dinner party, other people who came to the port Mafia to celebrate their birthdays walked around, and those who stayed were basically high-level or directly subordinates of Zhongye.

The dishes were served like water, and Zhong was already drunk. He stood up, stepped on the chair, and shouted at the whole hall.

"I have been in the port mafia for three years, and I have basically worked with everyone present here. I have also received a lot of care from you along the way. I would like to offer a toast to everyone.

"The Port Mafia is the organization I have devoted my life to, and it is my home. Everyone here is my family. From now on, everyone will take care of each other and work together to add glory to the Port Mafia!"

"Glory again!"

There was a uniform response from many people, and the crowd was passionate.

Dazai held the cup on the side, didn't make a sound, but had an expression as if he had swallowed a raw fugu.

Akutagawa seemed to be a little excited when he heard it.

Mori Ogai smiled like an old tree blooming, his eyes were full of love and comfort, while Ozaki was more reserved, but his eyes were full of pride.

I looked at the high-spirited Chuya, and thought it was really good.

"Now, look at how round the moon is today!"

"...That's not the moon, Chuya, that's the headlights. Also, you don't want to sit in your subordinate's car, do you want to walk back with me?"

In fact, he also proposed to take me for a ride on a motorcycle, but I strictly prohibited it.

Zhong Ye stared at me, but his eyes were a little out of focus: "I don't ride in a car! Walking on the road - how comfortable! Look at the wind!" He raised his arms, making the classic "Titanic" posture.

— the wind.

Speaking of which, I was indeed a little drunk, and the hot warmth flowed through my limbs.

It's another beautiful day, my loved ones are here, my new friends are here, everything is going well, the days are long, and the future is bright and bright.

--and.

Probably this time when I come back from a business trip, I won’t see me again.

At that time, no matter whether I complete the task or not, I will return to the Moonlight Club.

This is the last time we drink together.

I looked at him, and suddenly an idea came to my mind. I couldn't help being ecstatic and excited for no reason. My mind was steamed with alcohol, just like I scraped down tens of thousands of cherry blossoms in Tokyo on a whim many years ago. It seems omnipotent joy and frivolity.

"Chuya!" I said.

"Do you want to fly?"

Chat room "brain goes blank" (3 people)

When breath becomes air: Please, dear Donna.

An offering to nothingness:  … poof.

Secret History: ...ah.

Secret History: I have made a lot of progress compared to the past, at least I knew it and asked in advance.Forget it, if you like it, just do it, anyway, you may not see him in the future.

After receiving the pardon, I couldn't help laughing out loud: "Turn on your supernatural power, Zhongye!"

In fact, I don't need him to activate the ability, I just put on a show.

Zhong Ye was still looking at me blankly, maybe he didn't understand what I meant, but he took my hand and obeyed obediently.

At the same time that I felt a red light all over my body, so light that I could float off the ground.

——The supernatural ability "When breath turns into air", activates.

Every air molecule around me is under my control at this moment, moving with my mind.

I took a few deep breaths, and felt refreshed after a long absence, like a warrior who has not used a sword for many years and grasped the hilt again. Every cell in my body gave out a signal of excitement because of this familiar feeling.

Then, he held his hand back, and a gust of wind blew from under our feet, causing me and Zhongya to float into the air in an instant.

"Wow! Is it so windy today!" Zhong also expressed surprise.

The land under my feet gradually receded, and the lights of thousands of houses in Yokohama appeared in my vision, and they were gradually shrinking, just like the galaxy pouring down from the sky.

The wind surged non-stop, blowing people's forehead and hair and the corners of their clothes fluttering together, as if they wanted to ride the wind and go to places that were usually out of reach.

"Yeah!" I laughed, "Are you happy?"

"Happy!" Zhong also laughed.

——I know that Donna's "Secret History" has also been activated.

At this moment, the fact that I have used the power here will not be known to anyone, just like this event has been erased out of thin air in the world, all other people's memories will either be erased, or will be changed, infinitely rationalization;

Whether it is bugs, surveillance, or even satellites, all physical devices will not be able to record accurately, their data will be corrected by invisible forces, and everything will change to the reality of "this thing didn't happen".

So at the end of our short friendship, I can take him and travel in the sky together.

It can be regarded as leaving a vivid and indelible memory for this time together.

It has risen to a height similar to the top of the Mafia building in the port, and the stars above the head seem to be within reach.

My ears are filled with the noisy wind, I can't even hear my own breathing, only the person holding hands with me is in my eyes.

His bundled hair was blown by the wind, flying brightly in the air, just like the day when he stretched out his hand to me in the rain.Although in the dark night, it is still like the dazzling sun.

Chuya, thank you.Nice to meet you.

I said in my heart.

The author has something to say:

Um.A chapter of Zhongye's home court.

That's why there are so many scenes in the previous chapters, even slightly more than Zai, because he is about to go offline.

Now I thought it was a farewell, because of the confidentiality of the mission of the Moonlight Society, it was impossible to keep in touch after leaving the port of Mafia.

In fact, he didn't want to have a good relationship with Zhong Ye before, so as not to be sad when he left, but he felt that he was too angelic, and he couldn't bear to be cold-hearted, and then they were too compatible as friends, and their mutual affection could not stop has been rising.

Of course, everyone can guess that this is not a farewell.No knife!

Donna's "Secret History", supplementary information:

It is simply a terrifying reality-altering ability like "Book".The only nemesis is the nullification type of ability, such as Dazai's "Disqualification in the World", but it is limited to not being able to change his memory;

There are also other worlds/multiple realities like Alisha's "Offer to Nothingness", after all, the evidence left in other worlds cannot be changed.

And the object can be "a piece of history".

This is why you can just drink a medicine at will, because the fact that "this child is a fake" has been erased, and even the DNA left by him during this period will automatically become the child he pretended to be. .

But that's why he still needs to drink medicine, because Dazai is likely to have an impression of the previous child.