Drowning in a sea of ​​moonlight

The sea outside the window is a clear blue, the full moon hangs between the sky and the sea, and the surface of the waves is silver marks like fish scales.

The lights in the room were not turned on, Dazai sat on the bed with his legs crossed, and looked sideways out of the window.

He unconsciously caressed the moonstone on his neckline—he didn't wear his usual shirt today, the structure of the neckline of the dress was different, and the position of the moonstone also changed.

So he often needs to touch it to confirm that it is there - feeling the familiar touch from his fingertips, and then sighing softly.

In two days, the cruise ship will reach its final destination.

At that time, the journey is completely over.

People who meet on this boat will also fly away like duckweed and return to their original lives, just like two straight lines that go farther and farther after an intersection.

But he won't let that happen.

He will make these two straight lines completely become one.

Then overlap, intertwine, stretch into eternity.

After quietly fascinated by the moonlight for a while, he picked up the jacket that had been thrown aside casually, and his eyes fell on the damaged cuff.

Then, covering his eyes with his arms, he slowly fell back on the bed.

——At that time, with the castration of that dagger, the captain would have died on the spot.

He himself was still immersed in the words of the demon and did not come back to his senses, while the distance from the others was too far to respond in time.

So Dazai jumped out, watched the dagger come towards him, and closed his eyes.

Then he laughed silently.

...Indeed, no matter when, the feeling of being on the side of saving people is much better.

You will be very pleased.

Oda work.kid.

But he heard the faint sound of the wind, the distant and grand sound of the wind, tens of thousands of air molecules vibrating restlessly, as if responding to someone's anxiety.

Then in the next second, the dagger was embedded into the wall next to his arm by a tiny margin, and when he raised his head, he saw that extremely cold and extremely bright golden color.

... such a feeling.

No matter how dangerous the situation is, no matter how close to death, there is never anything to worry about, and no matter how close you are, you will never be hurt.

As long as this person is by my side.

...Ah, why.

Why did my eye sockets get sore just thinking about it.

Obviously, he doesn't want me anymore.

Dazai could smell the narcotic—it’s strange, now that everyone else is here, even if he or the captain gets stabbed, or inhales the narcotic, it won’t do them any good, and with Majin’s style, there’s absolutely no need to do so— Then the field of vision gradually dimmed.

He tried his best to fight against the drugs, but his consciousness was still gradually stripped away. He could only lean against the wall weakly, watching the two Russians sing together.

...and then, when the captain called out the name of the new clown, he understood.

The reason why the devil's actions are unreasonable this time is because he acquiesced to another person to decide the direction of the incident.

Therefore, their goal at the beginning was only the unfortunate deceased.

After finding out that the detective agency was also on board, the devil probably just wanted to leave himself a small gift with the disgusting mouse logo painted on it before a port call, and then say hello to himself, that's all.

The reason why the situation has become like this is that Mr. Clown decided to instigate the first officer and the others to confront the captain in such a radical way, and then the devil was forced to help him by remotely brainwashing called persuasion. .

His ability to confuse people is indistinguishable from his own, and only he can make these sailors do things that are not in line with their own justice.

I should also really thank Mr. Clown, if it weren't for him being so free-wheeling, I wouldn't have seen the wonderful expression of the mouse that was beyond expectation.

Although he saw a lot of his own jokes, if the mouse in the basement spent a day with so many honest, kind and noble detective members, it would be like putting mud in the sun, it would dry out.It is also hard work for him.

He watched the high-profile departure of these two people with a mocking smile, and completely gave up resisting, allowing his consciousness to be dragged into the darkness.

But a second before that, I saw Ludwig standing up and staring at the place where the Russian left, his eyes were as cold as a moon like a blade.

His right hand is extended to his waist.

It was a gesture that Dazai was most familiar with.

—The gesture of his little friend drawing a knife.

In an instant, it was as if the bottle of five flavors had been overturned in my heart. In my blurred vision, the figure that was already somewhat unfamiliar and the person who was drenched in blood a few years ago, but still blocked me with a horizontal knife without hesitation, just like that slowly. Land, unmistakably, overlapped together.

Before completely losing consciousness, he thought, I really miss you.

Even if you don't want me anymore,

I also still... want to try again, try again, can you...

......stay with me......

He had a dream, in which there were scorching ginkgo, intoxicating warm fragrance, and a shiveringly hot temperature.

There was everything he had wanted for so long, so long.

Dazai walked up to the top of the dance hall with the help of the spiral stairs, and when he lowered his head, he saw the figure standing by the dance floor waving a wine glass.

The man was dressed in a straight black dress, his eyebrows were handsome and cold, his expression was still so sharp and careless, but he lost all his usual approachability.

At this moment, he was dressed in full costume and drinking wine, as if he were a monarch sitting on the throne, overlooking the crowd at his feet.

High above, out of reach.

Dazai lay on the railing, stared at him for a while, then got up, wanting to go down to find him.

I saw the person who claimed to be his mentor, holding a slender black cane, leisurely walked in front of him, stood still, and then tapped the cane.

Now they raised their heads in surprise, and they walked into the dance floor holding hands together.

Even a fool can understand their relationship, the dance is like a work of art that has been carved countless times, every detail is perfect.

They were still chatting and laughing in low voices, and the instructor looked disgusted but also smiled happily, and now he was like a child who succeeded in playing a prank, leaning into his ear, talking from time to time, and the smile on his face was so tacit. It's like a secret that only the two of them know.

......look.This is true intimacy.

I'm afraid that even if I really keep him, I won't have such a relationship in this life.

But it was already doomed.

How can something like this match someone like me?

Dazai twitched the corner of his mouth silently, feeling a little, just a little, hollow somewhere in his heart.

They spun to the very center of the dance floor, and at that moment it seemed that the light in the room was focused on them.

But the mentor looked around imperceptibly at this moment, and then looked straight in his direction, meeting his gaze.

Very rarely, Dazai couldn't make out his eyes.

Those eyes are so bright and so cold, just like a mirror, when you look at him, you seem to see the reflection of your heart reflected in it, clearly and without hiding.

The instructor just looked at him like that, his eyes seemed to have no emotion, and seemed to have a clear understanding of everything.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he calmly withdrew his gaze.

When the music ended, they saluted each other.Dazai thought they would continue, but the mentor waved his hand nonchalantly, turned around, picked up his cane and left.

Liu Jin stood there with a helpless smile, like a treasure that everyone covets.

The people around rushed over, and among them was a young woman standing in front of him, wanting to invite him.

Jin smiled at her now, the smile was different from the formulaic politeness, with a bit of jumpiness and playfulness, but it was more lively and dazzling.

For some reason, he felt that the scene in front of him was so dazzling.

The woman hesitated and was about to speak, but her gaze crossed the present and looked at him.

Then he realized that he had involuntarily walked down the steps and was standing in the middle of the ballroom, and the people around him were also looking at him.

—No, he wasn't ready, he couldn't just—

Just when he felt a little flustered rarely, and wanted to turn around and run away.

Now following the line of sight of others and looking over, their eyes met.

At that moment, all the surrounding sounds disappeared, everything turned pale, and the world seemed to freeze at this moment. They looked at each other from a distance in the crowd, and only had each other in their eyes.

At that moment, he knew that he had made up his bet.

I will give my all to keep you here.

Even if it is wishful thinking.

Even if it's a desperate attempt.

The melodious music reverberated in the ballroom, and while spinning among countless blooming skirts, Dazai quietly looked at the person in front of him, at his meticulously folded red silk scarf around the collar, at his clean and slender knuckles, Look at his smiling golden pupils.

He was really much taller than before, and he had to raise his head slightly to meet his gaze.

When I was held in his arms again, I really didn't know how to feel.

There is no room to feel any more, his breath surrounds him, his body temperature is close at hand, and the heat of his palm is the same as before, warmer than everything in this world.

When you're with him, you don't have to worry about anything.Don't think about anything.

Why am I only now finding out.

How could this person harm me?How could it be possible to have any intentions against me?

When I met him, I should be grateful to the fate that usually only plays tricks on people.

So when he said "don't force yourself" nowadays, he didn't even have the mood to deny, to deny, to put on the mask of that hippie smiling face.

I listen to you.I listen to everything.

So can you not go?

But now, after listening to his answer and looking at him, with such a warm smile, he said very softly, "I'm relieved".

At that moment, there seemed to be some kind of emotion called "relief" in his eyes, which made Dazai's blood run cold.

He was so anxious that he wanted to shake his head vigorously, and wanted to drag Jinjin and say that you can't rest assured, are you stupid, if you leave, will I be okay?

If you feel relieved and leave me,

Then you should never worry about it.

The feeling that could be simply called "dependence" at one time, after more than two years of loneliness, and thousands of dreams of being alone, may have settled into something that even he himself did not understand.

But it doesn't matter if you don't understand.Everything is fine.

All he knew was that the incomparable warmth in front of him,

He will hold fast,

Never let go.

When he made up his mind to gamble, he knew it was a big gamble.

When that mentor appeared, no matter how much he deceived himself that the three of them might just have seen a lot of scenes and could do many things as they wished—for example, the rich kids who directed their encounter two years ago—was useless. .

This kind of master-student relationship, as well as the tacit companionship between the three people before, can only be formed if they belong to the same organization.There is only one explanation.

Therefore, he also shoulders other responsibilities.

In that case, the original idea of ​​pestering him to soften his heart would not work.

If it was him alone, he would definitely soften his heart.Most definitely.That's the kind of person he is, he's so nice, that's why he was deceived by people like himself.

But now, it may be too small for him to turn his back on the position of his own organization and stay with him.

The only way left is to do the opposite and make him lose control of his emotions.

In that case... there is still a small chance of success.

That's right.

There is only one way.

...If I do that, he will be super angry.

But, it must be all right.

His flaws are too obvious, he must be able to see it soon, and he won't be angry for too long.

A moment, as long as a moment of loss of control is enough.

Just let him... admit the past of the two of them.

Then, use this as a breakthrough.

I will do my best to stay here for you and never leave again.

The author has something to say:

Big heartbeat scene.

When these two people dance, they just watch each other go crazy.When I saw each other for the first time tonight, I saw the feeling of destiny. (And they feel that each other is really welcome hhhh)

And our Zai finally understood (actually, he had understood it a long time ago, and only admitted today) that he will not be harmed now, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations.

"I had a ginkgo dream" means that when Zai was unconscious, he felt that he was by his side now.

(Compared with the previous chapters, this chapter will have a special flavor. Many of the psychological activities slaughtered here, as well as the glance of Mr. Ellery, were foreshadowed at that time~)

Now... I can't see it psychologically, after all, there is a certain amount of sand sculpture in his core.

But his mentality is actually that of an absolute strongman, which is reflected in the fact that no matter how big the danger is, in his eyes, it is not much different from playing around. After all, as long as he takes a shot, he will definitely be able to solve it.

What he was worried about was always how to cover up his true strength.

(So ​​there are a lot of concerns in front of Zai, after all, Donna's ability has no effect on him.)

When he saw Jin unconsciously holding the knife, Zai was completely sure of his identity.

(In fact, I knew it subconsciously before, and I was just trying to lie to myself.) So I wanted to shrink back into my shell at first, but I got out tremblingly again, and I wanted to try again for the last time.

(Originally he changed his address to the present to "Ludwig". It only appeared once. But it was changed back immediately after that hhh)

Here, Mr. Ellery's purpose of staying on the boat is firstly to observe Zai, and secondly to tell him indirectly that there is an organization he belongs to now.It can be regarded as him to give Zai an explanation for today.

Today is so good, that's why I was cheated by you?

......No.Because it is you, so he will be cheated.

The title is "All or Nothing."

The next chapter begins.

There are two chapters of swords in total.

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!