Chapter 54: One's own flowers need one's own land to care for them

The moment he saw Hayana Takanashi, Dazai Osamu smiled happily: "Hasana! You're late. Chuuya just beat me up without mercy."

It was a coquettish tone, a joking complaint.

Nakahara Chuuya just wanted to roll his eyes at this guy who lied without batting an eyelid and retorted angrily: "If I hadn't shown mercy, you would be speechless now."

As the top-ranked taijutsu master in the Port Mafia, Chuuya Nakahara wasn't joking.

If he hadn't restrained the force of the punch he threw at Dazai Osamu's abdomen, he would have probably knocked him unconscious.

"That hurts too." Looking at the black-haired woman who walked in front of them, Dazai Osamu said pitifully: "What should we do, Hayana? Your lover was beaten up."

Kotori Hayana thought for a moment, then took the hand of the person next to her and said, "Hula, hula, the pain flies away~"

She read it in a dry voice, like chanting a spell, and it was obvious that this was her first time doing such a thing.

Osamu Dazai: "..."

Nakahara Chuuya: “…”

The soft and gentle touch patted on the back of her hand. Nakahara Chuuya's whole body tensed and stiffened, his cobalt blue eyes were blank, as if he was stunned, letting her do whatever she wanted.

"That's too much," Dazai Osamu came closer, his tone even more resentful: "It was me who was beaten."

Hayana, this was definitely intentional.

Is she angry? Angry that he became her lover not because he was attracted by her wallet, but because he wanted to eliminate other people who had the status of lover.

Hayana Takanashi looked at the aggrieved Dazai Osamu. He looked as if he had been caught in the rain, and he looked wilted and pitiful.

Seeing her looking over, the young man pointed at the scars on his face and said impatiently: "Hey, this, I got punched in the stomach too."

I thought I would be comforted, but she worriedly said, "That's too much! What if I damage my abdominal muscles?"

"It hits me straight to the core! It's like there's a hemp rope hanging around my neck, and I can't breathe..." Dazai Osamu exaggerated his heartache and asked in disbelief, "Could it be that in Hayana's heart, abdominal muscles are more important than me?"

When Dazai Osamu shows weakness, he is particularly pitiful, and I'm afraid no woman can refuse him.

But Hayana Kotori was completely unmoved, and even said seriously: "It won't work if you only have a face but no figure."

"But my face is also in bad condition now. If it gets injured, my appearance will be greatly reduced."

Sure enough, he was angry, Dazai Osamu confirmed this.

Hayana Kotori asked, "The wound on your face was caused by Akutagawa, right?"

When she came to the dungeon, she met Akutagawa Ryunosuke in the lobby on the first floor. He had an angry and broken expression and looked like he was about to cry.

When he saw her, he subconsciously put his right hand, which he had been staring at, behind his back.

Considering the injuries on Dazai's face, it's easy to infer.

Hearing her ask this, Dazai Osamu stopped acting funny and was not angry because Akutagawa Ryunosuke beat him. Instead, he had a look of faint relief on his face.

"Yes, he finally learned it." He sighed.

Seeing Dazai Osamu's expression, Hayana Kotori could imagine how he provoked Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Perhaps it was through a combination of praise and criticism that he made the boy, who had always respected Dazai Osamu and regarded him as the reason for living, lose control.

This is an educational method that can be considered the ultimate form of mental suppression.

"Are you worried about Akutagawa and think I'm too harsh on him?" Dazai Osamu asked Hayana Takanashi who suddenly fell silent.

Hayana Kotori looked at him, a smile on the young man's handsome face, but it was so fake that it seemed as if her words could break it.

"Are you stupid? Why would I think that?" She said, "I just thought of a sentence."

"What?"

"A diamond needs to be polished by a diamond."

As soon as the words fell, silence fell in the dungeon filled with the smell of damp blood.

After a while, Nakahara Chuuya said in an obscure tone: "That's what the leader said."

"Yes." Dazai Osamu didn't seem to be lost in the past at all. He said softly, "Mr. Mori, it's been a long time since we last met. I hope we can meet again soon."

"What do you want to do to the leader?" Nakahara Chuuya asked alertly.

Dazai's mind is full of twists and turns, and even he and Hayana combined can't figure it out, plus there's the hostile relationship between the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency.

It's hard not to think wrongly about what he said.

"Don't worry, he won't do anything to the leader." It was Hayana Kotori who answered. Her black and white eyes looked at Dazai Osamu: "If the leader is gone, I'm afraid no one will be able to contain us crazy beasts."

By then, Yokohama might return to the bloody situation during the reign of the previous leader.

With Mori Ogai around, the Port Mafia will not do anything that is detrimental to Yokohama. Compared with the previous leader, the current Mori Ogai is simply a treasure. It is because he knows that this man deeply loves Yokohama that the chief of the Special Ability Agent Department made such a decision.

This is also the reason why Hayana Takanashi became an undercover agent and put the protection of Ogai Mori first.

Dazai Osamu: "Saana, you're very supportive of Mr. Mori."

Then I was glared at.

The glare she gave him probably meant: I told you that if you wanted to stay, I would fight the leader for you, but you still left!

"If you're okay, I'm leaving." Before leaving, Hayana Kotori suddenly remembered and asked, "Kyoka, she went to catch a tiger. Will there be any problems?"

Dazai Osamu said cheerfully: "No problem."

"Maybe I can become happy."

After leaving the dungeon, Hayana thought about Dazai Osamu's last words, which might make her happy. Does that mean - will Kyoka leave the Port Mafia?

If that happens, Sister Hongye will be furious.

…

A few days later, he found out that his beloved Jinghua was cheated away by the Armed Detective Agency.

Ozaki Kouye's face immediately turned black, and the handle of the teacup in her hand was almost crushed by her.

"Are you angry?" Hayana Kotori, who was enjoying afternoon tea with her, put down her teacup.

The elegant smile on her face could not hide her cold rose-red eyes caused by anger. Sister Hongye looked really scary when she was angry.

"You're definitely angry." Mori Ogai, who also had time to have afternoon tea together, had an elegant smile on his lips. He raised a finger with his white-gloved hand and expressed his opinion to the black-haired woman.

"Listen up, Hayana. Hongye is probably feeling the same way right now as if her lovely daughter, whom she had carefully raised, was just out for a trip and suddenly got kidnapped by a white-haired boy."

"If you were faced with this situation, what would you do?"

Introducing the plot, Hayana Kotori said with a dark face: "Kill him."

"That's a good decision, Hayana." The teacup and the tea tray made a crisp sound, ethereal and pleasant. Ozaki Kouyo couldn't control the murderous intent at the corner of her lips: "How dare you steal my treasure, that white-haired boy..."

"Mr. Ogai," she said, looking at Mori Ogai, who was sitting on the sofa across from her, "I'd like to personally lead the attack on the Armed Detective Agency."

Mori Ogai readily agreed: "Approved, Momiji."

"At such a critical moment, sending a cadre to suppress the enemy is also a good policy."

Is it really okay?

After watching Ozaki Kouyo walk out of the leader's office, Hayana Takanashi turned her gaze back to the cloud scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

The black lizards were not strong enough, Ryunosuke Akutagawa was seriously injured, and Chuuya, as the trump card, was ordered by the leader not to move without instructions. And she had to protect Mori Ogai closely at such a dangerous and serious moment. If she sent out the remaining capable men at this time, or went out alone, she always felt that she would be captured by the enemy.

What's more, there is a [Group] that suddenly appeared and is eyeing them covetously.

"[Group]." Mori Ogai said elegantly, looking at the clear tea in the cup: "A foreign supernatural organization suddenly appeared in Yokohama. If we engage in a war, can we suppress it?"

"We've already been at war with them," Hayana Kotori pointed out.

Just two days ago, the leader went out in person. On that day, all the cadres and middle-level managers of the Port Mafia went out to eliminate the assassin sent by the [Group] to assassinate the leader.

The assassin's tragic death also indicated that the [Combination] was facing off against their [Port Mafia].

"The situation is getting difficult," Mori Ogai said in a low voice. "It's not just the Detective Agency. We're also facing the [Combination] now. We have to find a way to defeat them all."

"If Hayana says so, can we crush it?"

Kotori Hayana thought for a moment and said, "It depends on which side we're dealing with."

"How do you say that?"

"As for the [Combination], their strength is unknown, and there's even no information on their members' abilities. However, if they're fighting without restraint, they can all be suppressed."

Knowing the deeper meaning behind her words, Moriogai raised the corners of his lips in a gentle arc: "If I send you into battle, I will of course arrange the rear. As a leader, I will not allow my subordinates to fall into a dangerous situation after suppressing the enemy and becoming exhausted."

"So, what if it was the Armed Detective Agency that assigned you to suppress it?"

Looking at the unpredictable clouds outside the window, Hayana Takanashi looked distressed: "There are no worries, but it's not easy to deal with."

"Is it because of Dazai-kun's special ability?" Moriou's expression was gloomy.

Dazai Osamu joined the Armed Detective Agency after leaving the Port Mafia, which was something he had never expected.

The ability to restrain all supernatural powers undoubtedly adds absolute help to the Armed Detective Agency, not to mention that Dazai-kun also possesses an extraordinary and intelligent mind.

"Come to think of it, before Dazai-kun left, Hayana and he had a very good personal relationship."

"Yes."

"What now?"

"He is my lover now."

Hayana Takanashi said something jaw-dropping in a calm voice.

His eyes widened slightly, and Mori Ogai, who was trying to figure out a solution to the complicated situation, didn't try to hide his surprise: "Lover?!"

"Yes, lover."

"It's strange that Dazai-kun agreed to this even though we're not officially dating."

"I thought you would blame me for having a secret affair with the enemy." Kotori Hayato complained about the leader's focus.

He will find out sooner or later. Rather than being suspected of being loyal at that time, it is better to speak frankly now and show your loyalty.

"I've always known that Hayana clearly distinguishes between public and private matters." Mori Ogai was very confident about this.

It was also because he knew that the person sitting across the table from him would absolutely protect his personal safety.

Now that Motojiro Kajii has developed a drug to relieve the pain of lung disease, she is even more dependent on the Port Mafia.

"No way." Mori Ogai sighed.

Kotori Hayato didn't understand: "Didn't you say you absolutely trusted me to keep my work and private lives separate? Now you're saying no."

"Because I'm a staunch Chuuya supporter!" Looking at his subordinate across from him, Mori Ogai revealed a childishness unbecoming of a leader, and said something absolutely: "I've always secretly supported Chuuya-kun. If Hayana chooses Dazai-kun, it will make both Chuuya-kun and me sad."

"It's okay, but why are you so upset?"

"If the couple we longed for never become a couple, I might just become devastated and lose interest in my work. Now, Hayana, you don't want to be the culprit behind the downfall of the Port Mafia, do you?"

"It's too late. Dazai has already taken my card and become my lover."

"If you're not officially dating, it's easy. Just dump him and be with Chuuya-kun."

"With the powerful combined forces of you and Chuuya-kun," Mori Ogai said seriously, "Our Port Mafia will remain invincible no matter what storms we face."

"Is the combination of Chuuya and I more powerful than the team of Chuuya and Dazai?" she asked.

She had never expected the leader to have such expectations of her.

Mori Ogai decisively said: "No one can replace Dazai-kun's position and role, and this is especially true for the partnership he and Chuuya-kun form."

Hayana Takanashi: "..."

Although I know it's the truth, but, Chief, can't you just admit that you regret Dazai leaving?

That's enough of being so arrogant.

She said directly: "Then isn't the current relationship between me and Dazai just right?"

"Maybe you can be more talkative when necessary."

"No, I already told you I'm on Chuuya's side! Hayana, your leader supports Chuuya-kun."

Mori Ogai was remarkably firm. "It's okay to play around with the Armed Detective Agency guys, but don't take it too seriously. You have to understand that you have to nurture your own flowers with your own land."

“This is the truth that can bring happiness.”