Special investigation report from Yokohama

Zhongyuanzhong never came again, and their life completely calmed down.One month passed quickly, and the vegetation of the shrine was dyed with autumn colors in the blink of an eye.Hong Yao took Yin to see the children.She thought about bringing the children here, but the children lived at the Toki Government and could see Sakunosuke Oda every day, so of course she couldn't think of leaving.

Although the space over there was small, the conditions were not bad, so Hong Yao went with them, only occasionally taking Yin to see them.Imaken couldn't leave this world, so naturally he was looking after the house with Osamu Dazai and Grandma, but Granny has asked for leave these days, and there are only Osamu Dazai and Osamu Dazai in the shrine.

So when Osamu Dazai fell into the creek from a tree behind the shrine that day, what he saw when he opened his eyes was a pair of bright red and clear eyes of a child.

Ah... oops.Osamu Dazai lay in the stream that couldn't submerge his temples, letting the broken noose drift away, subconsciously thinking.

Hongyao dotes on this unidentified child named "Jinjian" very much. That kind of doting is not caring and accommodating to him, nor is it caring and guiding Akutagawa Yin, nor is it respecting and polite to grandma.It was a closeness from the heart and a bond that no one could get in, as if only this child lived in the same world with her, and they were all just passers-by in her life.

This is by no means an illusion, because of this child, the red medicine became angry for the first time.That happened shortly after Chuya Nakahara left. Osamu Dazai stared at the torii that day and commented on a whim: "This beam looks very suitable for hanging."

Before he finished speaking, Hong Yao held his shoulders and pressed him against the wall. This was a rather ambiguous gesture, but Osamu Dazai didn't have the slightest desire to flirt.Hong Yao's eyes were very serious, she lowered her voice, and said in a bad tone: "Tom-san respects him very much—the teacher committed suicide in front of him, using his short knife."

is that so?The kid looked cheerful and lively, not like he had been through such a thing.Osamu Dazai's eyes widened unconsciously, and she continued to say in a tense and shrill voice: "I don't care about your living habits, but in front of Imaken—don't mention the word suicide again!"

He nodded obediently, before Hong Yao let go of his hand, took a deep breath, and calmed down, "Sorry, I lost my composure."

After thinking about it, she seemed to feel that it was too cold and hard, so she added: "At least don't make fun of such words, even if you know that you can't die by talking about it, people who care about you will be afraid."

Does that include you?Osamu Dazai asked in his heart.How cunning, she was already laying the groundwork for her departure.

"My lord, Dazai hall?" Jin Jian's voice broke his fugue, and the child was standing under the moon with a sliced ​​watermelon, his eyes were clear and carefree.

"Isn't Dazai Hall coming up? It's autumn, and it's easy to catch a cold." The same voice recalled Dazai Osamu's thoughts, and he put his hand on the hand that Imaken extended. It was a child's hand, and it was also a child's hand. The hand that only holds the knife has thin calluses on the palm and strong fingers.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something similar to sorry, but it was an earth-shattering sneeze.Imai seemed to have been prepared to hand over a towel, and Dazai Osamu turned around and saw that he was still holding a piece of clothing in his arms.

"I saw Dazaiden fell into the water, so I went to get it," Jinjian sat on the stone and explained to him, "It was clothes hanging in the yard, and they didn't go into Dazaiden's room."

His look was not unexpected, it was obviously not the first time he had witnessed his suicide scene.Osamu Dazai suddenly didn't know what to say. He could talk with adults, but when he treated this child—even if he wasn't a child in the true sense, he still had the appearance and character of a child—he didn't know what to say. How to explain your behavior.

Or there is no way to explain it at all. This child's eyes are as clear as a mirror, and he can see clearly only when he looks at himself in the mirror. He is nothing more than a monster in human skin.Its so-called "behavior" may not be understood in the human category.

Of course, Jinjian doesn't need any explanation from him.This is a sweet kid who never puts people in a difficult situation.Osamu Dazai silently lowered his head to wipe his hair, and Imaken also stayed quietly aside, only looking at him with his eyes through the towel without blinking.

"It's so sweet, Xiao Jinjian." In order to avoid embarrassment, he took the initiative to break the silence.

"Yes!" Jin Jian's mood didn't seem to be affected as Hong Yao expected, but he responded happily, "After all, I am the master's sword!"

Although the lord has a lot of short knives, and he can fight a lot, but he is the first forged knives!It is also the only one beside the lord right now!

"'Pocket knife'..."

The name made him lose his mind for a moment.However, his name of "Huaidao" is not comparable to Jinjian. Anyone can see that Hong Yao has 100% trust and love for Jinjian.

So he said, "That's great."

Imaken naturally took his wrung out towel and spread it on the stone, and put his clothes on it politely, obviously not intending to watch him change.Even so, he didn't leave for a while, so Osamu Dazai asked: "Is there anything else, Imaiken?"

"My lord..." Jin Jian stopped in the middle of speaking, his expression was a bit tangled, as if he didn't know whether he should continue or not.

In Imai's eyes, Koyaku and Osamu Dazai are completely different stories.

Although it's rude to say so—Imaken didn't really care much about Dazai Osamu's behavior at first.The man was suicidal, he knew it, but that was all.Because he is a friend of the lord, he chose to treat him politely; because the lord didn't want me to see his suicide scene, so he avoided it in time-this is the logic of Imaiken.

I really noticed him on the second day when Hong Yao lost his temper with Dazai Osamu. Dazai Osamu was not in the shrine, but Hong Yao mentioned him when he was playing with him.

"Does the master want me to stay by his side?" Jin Jian asked directly.As Fusangshen of the second appearance, he also borrowed the power of this world in his appearance, and could not exist independently of this world.This means that he can accompany Hong Yao only a short month before Hong Yao left.

As for asking Hong Yao to give up her job and stay with him—Jian Jian never thought about it that way.Not to mention that only a god judge can logically make a contract to pay the mourning god, his lord is a leader who wants to be invincible on the battlefield, and it is impossible to stop for a sword.

Then how to live in this world after Jinjian is a problem.Although he can be completely independent, but after all, he still looks like a child, so it is more convenient to have a guardian.There are not many people who can entrust Hongyao in this world. Both Oda and Gin are going to the government of time. The previous two detectives have almost forgotten about her. After thinking about it, the only person who can be entrusted is Nakahara Chuya, who will never forget the red medicine as a god, and Dazai Osamu, who has been staying at the shrine.Jinjian could roughly guess that Hong Yao planned to entrust herself to this person.

So he replied directly: "I don't care."

Hong Yao shook her head: "I will find someone I can trust to take care of me, but now that the sword is revealed, I have to be happy with it. If you don't like Osamu Dazai, I will entrust it to Fukuzawa Yu before I leave. Mr. Ji—he is the president of the Yokohama Armed Detective Agency, and he is also a noble swordsman.”

In fact, even if Imaken voluntarily stays with Osamu Dazai, Koyaku intends to write to Edogawa Ranpo in the name of entrustment just in case.She also planned to recommend Osamu Dazai to the Armed Detective Agency. At that time, Edogawa Ranpo and Gin asked Oda Sakunosuke to be a member of the agency, but she abducted him into Toki no Government. It made up for it.

But Jinjian couldn't think of so much.He followed Hong Yao, and he had also met that Fuzedian, and he was indeed a rare and noble person.As a candidate for "entrustment", he is definitely a thousand times more reliable than Osamu Dazai.

My lord must have something else to say, but the unspoken words are hidden in Osamu Dazai.

It was from this day that Imai began to observe Dazai Osamu carefully—this person who seemed to him to be a bit strange.My lord, what do you want him to see from this person?

Imaken said four words and stopped talking. Dazai Osamu has seen Oda Sakunosuke coaxing children, so just wait patiently at this time.Sure enough, after a while, he opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind, but his eyes wandered to one side: "I have seen a person I respect commit suicide, and my lord is always worried about me, but I can understand his pursuit, so Even if it's too much, I can forgive it."

"But it's still very sad." Osamu Dazai said, "Miss Hongyao is also worried about this."

"Yes. But at that time, there was no one else around him. Some of the people who cared about him didn't care anymore, and some died. So no one was sad for him." Jin Jian said.

Osamu Dazai guessed something, subconsciously looked at Imai's waist.The young man had already untied the dagger at his waist, and held it firmly in his hand, as if trying to draw courage from it: "I'm not as smart as my lord, and I don't know what the Dazai Palace is looking for. But..."

He raised his head, looked at Dazai Zhi seriously with red eyes, and said softly, "Mr. Bandage will be very sad when Dazai is dead."

Dazai was stunned.When he came back to his senses, Jin Jian had disappeared as quietly as when he appeared.A towel was spread on the bluestone at the feet, and a neatly folded blue striped kimono was placed on the towel. Everything was the same as before. The difference was that there was an extra short knife on the kimono. Wide ribbon of gold with dark stripes.

He knelt down and picked up the dagger.After all, it is metal, and it is quite heavy in the hand. Although it is nothing to an adult, it is hard to imagine a child holding it and swinging it for a long time.

It is also hard to imagine that such a cold metal will be born with such warm and soft eyes that are more like human eyes than the lost ghosts wandering in the world.

Mr. Bandage... ah.

He held the dagger, and the traces of leather on the hilt were imprinted in his palm, giving him a distinct sense of presence due to the force.Not painful, but not too pleasant to the touch.Osamu Dazai seemed to confirm something, and laughed with a sigh: "Mr. Bandage...ah."

Even if you know that "the utensils have been placed for a hundred years so there is a Fusangshen" is not just a legend, this title still has a naive childishness.Osamu Dazai sat down against the bluestone, not caring about making his clothes soaked in water even more dirty. Then, he held the hand holding the dagger in front of his eyes, and the wet bandage on his wrist quickly wiped the bandage covering his eyes Soaked too, as if the bandages actually wept.

It seems that it will shed tears for everything that is destined to happen in this remote mountain village.

So he smiled towards the sky: "You will be happy then."

"With such a bright new owner, I no longer need to try my best to cover up my ugliness..." He smiled as if chatting, "Even Mr. Bandage will be happy."

The author has something to say:

Jinjian, little angel

In the four years after Hongyao left, Jinjian was basically accompanying the prime minister. This decision was made because I had discussed with my friends the compatibility between Honmaru's sword and Wenye, and I felt that Yao Zong and Jinjian were the two most compatible with the prime minister, especially Jinjian.But thinking about whether the slaughter is not Alu and sama has little influence, what Jinjian cares about is that his master is powerless in front of his death. It's not that he can't bear the word "suicide" at all. On the contrary, because he has witnessed it, He should understand the weight of life better.

From another point of view, experiencing the death of important people, doubting one's own existence, a child-like god and a god-like child... Maybe these two people can still get along very happily (especially with Wu Jingzai