Drowning in a sea of ​​moonlight

"Ready? I'm going to start."

I say.

Weird laughter came from all directions, and someone said, "Even if you can't see, are you still so confident?"

I didn't speak any more, just faced the darkness and took an offensive posture.

"Ahahaha! What a courage!" Then let you taste the pain! "

The sound of such an announcement echoed, and several figures attacked me at the same time.

"Have you taken it yet?"

Suppressing the last person, I took off the blindfold panting, and said.

"Dissatisfied!"

"You're just lucky!"

"Come again!"

I grinned: "Yes, I'm lucky—then it's also my luck—"

As I said that, I threw the person in my hand high, and when he rose up with a desperate and frantic scream, stopped in the air for a second, and then fell crazily waving his hands and feet, I caught him again.

Although small babies will get sensory stimulation in such sports and feel unprecedented freshness.

So very exciting, but for someone with some life experience, the fear of heights should already be formed.

——To put it simply, because of my actions, he should feel the fear of doubting the level of life.

It is the effect I want.

I watched the child turn pale in my arms, panting in shock, and smiled kindly and said, "I'll ask again. Are you convinced?"

The child trembled and said: "I don't accept it! Throw me again if you have the ability!"

But there is no fear in the eyes, full of eagerness and excitement.

Well, failed.

So, when Oda heard the screams and came up to check, what he saw was the scene of me picking up the five children he had adopted in turn, and the excited, ghost-crying and howling yells could be heard endlessly for a while.

"...Children, you seem to be very happy. I learned it, and I will try it next time."

Oda sincerely thanked me for expressing such emotion.

I put down the child in my hand, waved my hand, and felt the ear-piercing screams still echoing in my ears: "...It might be a little noisy, you have to expect it psychologically."

"I will."

Since Oda and I exchanged contact information more than a month ago, we have exchanged ideas about raising children every now and then.

Not long after, he introduced to me his adopted child who was deposited on the second floor of the Western Restaurant.

After those children heard that my skills were not bad, they first expressed sufficient contempt, and then proposed to compete with me.

After many times, I couldn't help but agree.

There is just the scene.

Oda and I sat downstairs in the western food restaurant. I ate the omurice specially made for me by the boss, which was not in the recipe, and was not spicy at all (because everything in the recipe was spicy), did I have a match with him? Chat together.

"How are you getting along with Dazai recently? No more fights, right?"

"...No. Don't worry, Oda-san."

Actually not before.After all, it was someone who shot me unilaterally, and there is no such thing as a fight or a fight.

But recently, Dazai's attitude towards me seems to have softened abnormally, whether in front of Akutagawa or not.

"That would be great. When Dazai told me this before, I felt that from his one-sided point of view, I'm not sure from your point of view, whether he would feel that there are still conflicts between him and you, so I thought Make sure again."

...Sure enough, he also feels that Dazai's brain circuit cannot be treated the same as ordinary people.

Speaking of which, whether it is Chuya, Gin, or Oda, why are there so many angel-like figures around Dazai...

I think I'm a bit redundant, but if this is the case, is he still thinking about suicide all day long?

Oda continued speaking sincerely.

"...Actually, many times, I also want to ask why he wants to commit suicide. But I don't think friends should interfere too much with each other, so I haven't asked.

"Now that you are by his side and take care of him, to be honest, I feel a lot more at ease with him."

...It turns out that it is because you are too angelic, so you are willing to respect everything about the other party.

I was in awe and said, "Don't worry, I will try my best to ensure his safety. Moreover, you don't have to feel guilty at all. I just want to influence him in my way because I don't have your consciousness. Boldness has been preventing him from committing suicide. I think Officer Dazai will be very grateful for your attitude."

"Really, that's good. Thank you." A little smile appeared on Oda's expressionless face.

"...Speaking of which, Oda-san."

I stirred the rice in the bowl, hesitated for a second, and said.

"I heard from the children that you don't seem to be in a good mood today. What happened?"

Oda was silent.

After a long time, he let out a tired sigh.

"...I didn't intend to tell anyone. But Dazai will tell you sooner or later."

"Please don't worry, I won't tell anyone else." I looked solemn.

"It's not because of this. It's because I don't want to tell others."

He looked down at the curry rice in front of him, and after a while, he spoke.

"Someone is missing. You also met that day, Ango Sakaguchi. The leader asked me to take charge of it."

It seems that it was Sakaguchi who Dazai asked me yesterday.

He should have discovered some clues before Oda was called away by the leader today.

However, even if it was his friend who disappeared, it would be unreasonable for him to be found by a low-level person.

While doubts gradually arose, there seemed to be a vague idea flashing through my mind.

"...What bad news. I understand how you don't want to tell people. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Oda smiled wryly.

"Thank you. Not yet. The leader just told me about it this morning. I just have a little idea now, and I plan to start investigating in the afternoon."

I was thinking about it when suddenly Dazai's voice came from the communicator.

"Little friend, there is a case to be solved. Come and find me at the port at three o'clock."

The communicator is not an ear-hook type, and Oda also heard it: "Then there is no other way, you go and prepare, and you are welcome to come back when you are free. The children like you very much."

I agreed and was about to get up when Oda suddenly said as if he remembered something.

"Speaking of which, Ango has been missing for a while, and Dazai doesn't know how he will react. Please take care of me too.

"Although I also know that Dazai is very capable, and even the leader joked that he might be able to sit in his position in a few years, but I don't know why, but I still feel a little worried."

After listening to his words, it was like lightning flashed across my mind, and a thought that I could not catch before suddenly flashed in my heart.

——About why the leader chose to summon me at that point in time.

His words and deeds.

There was always a faint sense of disobedience.

All, I understand.

For a moment, my heart was bright, but my whole body was cold.

——If he summoned me out of his own curiosity, it would be too casual to act.

It can only be that he saw the potential in me, or the possibility that he could use it, so he wanted to win me over and test me at the same time.

Then why, after I saved Dazai and showed my skills, he still doesn't think I can be used by him?

- very simple.

——Because he doesn't trust Dazai.

In other words, in the current situation, the port mafia is not Dazai's backing.

Although what I just discovered is actually not particularly subtle, but if you are used to the mindset of serving the leader and seeing the Mafia as an organization you can rely on, even Dazai may not be able to perceive this.

——And the leader suddenly summoned Oda and handed him over this matter that he should not be responsible for, why?

I turned my head involuntarily and looked at Oda.

He was wearing ordinary clothes, sitting there with a slightly hunched back, a little bit of curry sauce remained on his slightly stubbled face, but he didn't look sloppy at all, but full of a kind of "daily life" the warmth.

I looked into his tired eyes and thought of the way he looked at those kids.

Like a truly boundless ocean, it is gentle, tolerant, broad, and upright.

——So I made up my mind.

Then, I smashed the two bugs on my cuffs and coat.

"Mr. Oda. There is something I want to tell you."

He looked up in surprise, and I looked straight into his eyes.

"Next, please don't tell the third person about this conversation between us."

He showed a slightly surprised look, but still nodded: "Okay."

"Thank you," I said, and took a deep breath.

"The leader's words are probably not a joke."

"To sum up."

I told him my analysis, and watched Oda's expression become more and more serious.

"I hope you don't tell cadre Dazai about our conversation today. After all, we don't have evidence. If it's just in case, the leader really doesn't have that kind of thought, and after hearing what we said, cadre Dazai becomes suspicious. Disagreement, and if the leader notices it, it will make the bad situation that can be avoided come true."

"I will pay more attention to Officer Dazai. Let me tell you, the main reason is that I want you to be more careful. Please take care."

"Thank you. I will."

Oda looked at me and thanked me solemnly.

Then, I started thinking about ways to protect the children.

It needs to be foolproof, but it can't startle the snake.

...Sure enough, there is no way.

I looked up at Oda: "Mr. Oda, maybe I'm worrying too much, but during this time, it might be better for the children to avoid the limelight in other places."

After that, I started to look through the address book in the chat room in my head.

A private chat between "When Breath Turns into Air" and "Light Shadow of the Far Mountain" (Note: Etsuko Ishiguro, leader of the third action team)

When breath becomes air: Miss Etsuko, excuse me. .....

Yuanshan Danying: Ah, Kalanish, what's the matter?

Each of our five action groups has very distinct strengths.

If our group has the highest "mobility", then the third group has the highest "wisdom".

This title is not because their special abilities are the most suitable for IQ warfare, but because each of them has extraordinary strategic abilities and is a veritable think tank.

This is probably like attracting birds of a feather.

Among them, Etsuko Ishiguro, the team leader, is the most exhaustive and impeccable. Her "Distant Mountain Pale Shadow" is not outstanding in lethality, but it is terrifying in that it has no flaws and has an extremely wide range.

It will constitute a perfect illusion, and the five senses of people will be completely changed according to her settings. As long as she doesn't voluntarily order it to be released, there is no way to get out of it, no matter what way.

She herself is a very gentle woman, and she has a kind of tolerance and accommodation for those of us who are relatively junior in seniority that a pseudo-menopausal person like the vice president does not have.

That's why I dared to take up her precious time.

When breath turns into air: ...that's it, it's really troublesome, Miss Etsuko.

Yuanshan Danying: It's only a matter of a few seconds, you're welcome.

Yuan Shan Dan Ying: It's you, I'm more worried.But I think Donna and Alisha must have given a lot of instructions, so I don't need to repeat them.

Yuanshan Danying: As for how to deal with Bairijiao, I already have a preliminary idea.It's going to be a bloodbath.

However, you don't have to worry about it, just do what you want to do.If I need you, I will tell you naturally.

When breath becomes air: Good Miss Etsuko, thank you Miss Etsuko.

When breath turns into air: May your luck be prosperous!

Light shadows from distant mountains: Prosperous martial arts, Kalanish.

After repeatedly asking Oda to pay attention to his own safety, I set off for the port, where I saw the bodies of members of the port mafia who had been killed by people from outside organizations.

...No matter where it is, it is always raining.

The author has something to say:

The decryption chapter is here.

In fact, what the leader said to Dazai also has its own set of logic, but it is not as natural as today's distrust of Mori. Dazai fell into the stereotype of thinking and failed to see through it.The same is true in the original book.

As for today.Well, Sen is not afraid that he will see through it. After all, the game has already been decided, and it is just waiting to enter the urn.

If Oda Tsukuru can't go, he will also consider using Dazai as bait to force Jin Jin to go, and see how he plays.

After the temptation described, after confirming that today is only for Dazai and useless to me, I completely treat him as an abandoned child, and saying that I want to test his true ability is just perfunctory for Dazai, pretending that I am very interested in this moment, so as not to He was suspicious.

I have to say that the real face of the vice president of "Pseudomenopause" will surprise everyone.

I can say responsibly that he is the one I have written so far and has the most sense of CP.Maybe including Dazai.