The strongest scum after me

She felt the light.

The surroundings were filled with bright and soft light, and she hadn't felt so relaxed for a long time, as if her whole body was immersed in warm spring water, and her tired body and mind were gently healed for a long time.

Before losing consciousness, her last memory was to destroy [Puppet Contract], and she was ready to annihilate her soul along with it.

Shimizu Sakura doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, nor does she believe in what happens after death, but why is she still conscious now?

Is this heaven?

Is there really a heaven after death?

She slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was a vast and endless sea. Seagulls hovered under the blue sky. At the end of the sparkling sea water was the rising sun. taste.

Shimizu Sakura lowered her head, only then did she realize that she was standing on the beach with bare feet. The sand did not rub her feet, but was very soft. When the sea tide was high, the waves slapped her ankles from time to time.

Icy cold.

"cherry."

Someone is calling her name.

The voice was gentle and smiling, calm and familiar, Shimizu Sakura looked in the direction of the voice, but the moment she saw the other party clearly, she slightly opened her eyes in astonishment.

Under the slightly curly black hair are delicate kite-colored eyes. He really has an extremely good-looking appearance, which makes people unforgettable.

It's Osamu Dazai.

But it wasn't the Osamu Dazai she was familiar with.

The familiar Mr. Dazai in her memory is a mysterious young man with a heart as deep as the sea. He is in his 20s and has always acted as the image of a guide on the way of her growth.

But Osamu Dazai who appeared in front of her was a handsome young man only about thirteen or fourteen years old. Although he was smiling, his complexion was a little too pale.

【Mr. Dazai...how did he appear here? 】

Only now did Shimizu Sakura have time to review all of this carefully. Her arrangements in the spiritual realm were carried out almost according to her plan, except for Osamu Dazai.

A long time ago, even longer ago, he had clearly committed suicide. Her script did not arrange his plot. Why did Mr. Dazai appear in the spiritual realm?

Why is he here again?

More importantly, the [Puppet Deed] has been broken, shouldn't her soul disappear along with it?

Why is she still conscious?

Shimizu Sakura had too many questions to ask, but before she opened her mouth, Osamu Dazai reached out and stopped her unspoken words.

He put his hands behind his head and said in a relaxed tone: "It's rare to have such a leisurely time, so don't ask those boring questions, how about watching the sunrise with me?"

Maybe it's because of his thirteen or fourteen-year-old appearance that he looks a bit youthful, and people can't help but follow him when he's playing tricks, Shimizu Sakura can only put aside her doubts in her heart, and stand obediently by his side Watch the sunrise with him.

For a while, only the sound of tide, wind and seagulls could be heard.

While he was not paying attention, she turned her head and glanced at him.

The black-haired boy looked at the rising sun at the end, with no sadness or joy on his face, his fair face had a sense of transparency that was about to disappear under the golden sunlight.

Even if she was standing beside him, this sense of transparency could not be erased.

It was as if the whole world was so lonely that he was the only one left.

Shimizu Sakura can see through the hearts of many people, and can guess the thoughts of many people, but she has never seen him clearly, she has no chance.

...No, maybe there was a chance.

On the evening before she finished her studies and left, Osamu Dazai sat alone at his desk for a long time.

The lights in the room were not turned on, and the sun had already set, only a faint light came in from the window, as if he wanted to merge with the darkness.

At that time, she was standing in front of the door, perhaps stepping forward, she could step into the darkness.

But in the end she did nothing and turned to leave.

That was the last time she saw him, and any news about him after that would be the news of his death.

Shimizu Sakura was momentarily stunned when she heard the news, and she suddenly remembered asking him why he wanted to study psychology.

He said that he wanted to try to dissect the essence of human beings.

So have you come to a conclusion?

she asked him.

He lowered his eyelashes, his voice was extremely soft, and the boredom in his tone was almost uncontrollable.

He said, I am very disappointed in human beings.

Later, Shimizu Sakura was too busy, she had too many things to plan and care about, and she couldn't allocate much space in her mind to the dead, so she seldom thought of him later.

But when he said that sentence, the gloomy and dead air remained deeply in her heart.

During the long time with him, Shimizu Sakura always felt that he was a ghost floating in the world, a lonely ghost, even if she smiled or talked to her, there was always an unreal feeling, as if he never Not really living in this world.

"You are really reckless, you can think of a way to invade the [Puppet Contract] with spiritual power and then die together... Well, did I teach you like this before?"

The boy Dazai complained half-truthfully.

Shimizu Sakura remained silent.

Maybe he could think of a better way, but the ubiquitous surveillance, the plight of being alone and helpless, the environment of unpredictable people... She really tried her best.

If she could choose, of course she wouldn't want to die, so it's not that she didn't consider other candidates, but the invasion of [Puppet Pledge] requires extremely high mental strength, and she must be smart, cautious and adaptable, and this person must be willing to sacrifice Never waver yourself—is it easy to find candidates who meet these three criteria?

Except for herself, Shimizu Sakura doesn't trust anyone to complete this task.

She is not afraid of death, she is only afraid that even if she dies, she will not be able to achieve her goal.

...But why didn't her consciousness die?

To successfully destroy the [Puppet Pledge], one must have at least one level of mental power. Besides her, who else in the spiritual realm——

No, there is one more person!

Shimizu Sakura suddenly raised her head, tears streaming from her eyes: "Mr. Dazai..."

The sun has completely broken away from the retention of the sea water, separated from the reflection in the sea, and at the moment when the sun rises completely, his figure is gradually fading and disappearing.

Osamu Dazai smiled and stretched out his hands to rub her hair: "Don't cry, strictly speaking, I died a long time ago, and now I just disappeared a little more completely... But whose death doesn't completely disappear? It's nothing So sad."

"But, but...why..."

Shimizu Sakura was so sad that she almost couldn't say a complete sentence.

"Sakura." He gently called her name one last time.

"You are different from me, you still have nostalgia and expectations for this world."

"Look, you are still so young, and you still have a lot to do. The future belongs to you."

Shimizu Sakura weakly wanted to say something to keep him: "You are also very young, everything is in time, as long as Mr. Dazai is willing, there are many things that can be done!"

He bent his eyes and looked at her tenderly and indulgently.

"But the generation that belongs to me has come to an end."

His voice was light and ethereal, and together with his almost transparent figure, it was shattered in the sea breeze.

The world is falling apart at this moment.

At the moment when the spiritual realm collapsed, a lot of information flooded into her mind, and Shimizu Sakura finally had the opportunity to glimpse the secrets that she might never know in her entire life.

[Puppet Deed] The original intention of the initial research was to provide a stable spiritual realm to heal those groups whose mental power was damaged and would have sequelae for the rest of their lives.

Osamu Dazai was only eight years old when he proposed this plan. Being too smart and precocious, he studied with Lin Shimizu since he was a child. He is indeed a genius, and many of the methods he conceived are groundbreaking, making this impossible project a success. possible.

However, at the end of the research, he found that to successfully make the [Puppet Deed] and make it run stably, a large amount of continuous spiritual power is required.

But this is impossible, because the spiritual power will only gradually collapse after being separated from the source of human beings, so how can it be continuously provided?

It was already impossible to continue this project, but Shimizu Rin really wanted to succeed, so——

She made the soul of Osamu Dazai, who was only eight years old, into the material of [Puppet Contract].

With the strength of his mental strength, he can indeed continuously provide the energy needed by [Puppet Contract].

In order to prevent his resistance, Qingshui Lin set up an unchangeable operating logic for this from the very beginning.

He was imprisoned in an untouchable world and became a real "puppet".

Osamu Dazai was born in a big family, the family had once been brilliant, but recently it has become more and more down and out.

But no matter how poor he is, his father still loves this extremely clever son very much, so he tried his best to tell his father about his current situation in order to seek the possibility of rescue.

The father successfully learned the truth, and after knowing the tragic event of the child's soul being turned into material, his father was very sad and indignant - after he used this as a threat to ask for enough benefits, he no longer pursued it, Feng Qing Yun Dan forgot about this son.

The name Dazai Osamu has also become an existence that will never be mentioned again in the family.

A hundred years have passed, and the family has finally risen to the top. Perhaps it is God's will in the dark. The youngest son of the patriarch of this generation also happens to be called Dazai Osamu. He is born with mental defects, ignorant and straightforward. Nearly dry, ordinary hospitals diagnosed him as brain dead, but his parents refused to give up, and sent him to Qingshui Institute for treatment with the last hope.

More than a month later, the child who was diagnosed as brain dead was completely cured, and the parents happily welcomed back a bright, precocious, almost genius son.

……

He single-handedly planned his own destruction, so long that he was the only one in the eternal world. Even after he had limited freedom, he never thought of saving himself.

What kind of person he used to be, what kind of existence he would be if he grew up smoothly, and how many shocking achievements and researches he would make... These questions will never have answers.

Just like why he chose her at first glance, there will never be an answer.

Shimizu Sakura closed her eyes tightly, tears fell from the corners of her eyes, she refused more information pouring into her mind, and couldn't bear to read his unknown life like flipping through a book.

【enough. 】

[Here... is enough. 】

The author has something to say: Zai Zai has some complicated feelings for Yingmei, but before it takes root, there will never be a chance.They are the kind of people who want to do things far more than their own feelings, it is impossible to put love first, and what Zai needs is someone who loves him very much, but Ying is not that kind of person.Just like the last time Yingmei met Zai, the dark room with no lights on, if Sakura walked in at that time, maybe Zai's ending would be different, but she chose to leave.If this is an otome game, this option will cause the slaughter route to be completely closed...

Ying Mei and Zai Zai are not in love with each other, and Ying has never been moved by love. She will cry and grieve because of Zai Zai. In addition to the relationship between teachers and students, it is more of a kind of seeing beautiful things completely broken and destroyed. A feeling of powerlessness that cannot be undone.