Chapter 8 Black Explosion

"Mmmmm...it's cold."

There was a big hole in the roof, and the people inside muttered to themselves: "It seems to be even colder now that the ventilation has improved..."

"I really want to stay in the wind-proof soil like a cicada chick..."

There was a raging fire burning in the fireplace and the air was very stuffy, but a man sitting in front of the fireplace, wrapped tightly, was still complaining of the cold.

"This is truly a disaster, Mr. Lantang."

Dazai Osamu held Nezuko in his arms and walked behind the man called Randou.

"That's right, that's right!" Dazai Osamu thought of something, put Nezuko down, took something and threw it at Randou.

Nakahara Chuuya was shocked: "??!!!"

"Here you go~ You can throw this log into the fireplace and burn it."

Lantang took it without turning back, "Thanks for the help, Dazai-kun."

"Luckily this house has a fireplace, otherwise I would probably jump into the fire to keep warm."

Nakahara Chuuya: "Hey - Bandage bastard, where did you get that piece of wood from? Where did you put it before?"

Osamu Dazai: "!"

Dazai Osamu extended his index finger and pointed upwards: "From the beams of this house."

Nakahara Chuuya: “…”

Dazai Osamu looked around and picked up a piece of paper from the pile of books around Randou: "I roughly know why Mr. Randou was attacked."

Lan Tang tilted his head slightly.

"It's because of that rumor—Mr. Randou was never taken seriously during the previous leader's time, and was only promoted to a cadre candidate when Mr. Mori became leader. The former leader's faction believes that Mr. Randou betrayed them."

"If Mr. Lantang of the Mori faction was killed in a bombing, everyone would probably think so."

"'He angered the former chief' or something."

Dazai Osamu threw the paper in his hand and said, "But no matter what, this is a poorly disguised crime. Even being able to create a black explosion is really amazing—"

Dazai Osamu said this and clapped his hands insincerely.

Nakahara Chuuya whispered, "Black explosion..."

Lan Tang turned around completely this time: "The black explosion means..."

"Ah, it might be made with some kind of chemical equipment. I'm not sure what it is exactly, I'll investigate it later."

"In the end, not only did we fail to eliminate Mr. Lantang, but the GSS disguised attack force was also counterattacked." Dazai Osamu sneered.

Nezuko was already walking around the house while they were talking, jumping over a corpse as she passed by and ignoring it.

Finally, he walked to Lan Tang and looked up at him.

Lan Tang glanced over.

Nezuko: Stare—

Lan Tang: “…”

He looked away as if nothing had happened and picked up a few books and threw them into the fireplace.

Nezuko took the opportunity to climb on top of him and sit down.

Randou's body stiffened, but he finally hugged Nezuko.

Nezuko controlled the temperature of her blood to rise, and Rantang suddenly felt like he was holding a small heater in his arms.

"So GSS disguised himself as Aramatsu and attacked that old man in order to cause internal strife within the Mafia."

"That should be it."

"The mastermind behind this is the GSS boss?"

"Hmm, I think it's very likely."

"Huh—the GSS leader has a deep connection to that rumored North American 'group.' If we want to go to war with them, we must be fully prepared..."

Lan Tang felt much less cold, and his voice was no longer so trembling.

Only then did Nakahara Chuuya notice that his sister was actually in someone else's arms.

"Ah! Nezuko, why did you get there?!"

Nezuko turned around and glanced at Nakahara Chuuya.

“Mmmmm—”

"Hey - I'm so sorry, I'll be more careful next time. Get off me right away!"

Nezuko came down as she was told. Although Lan Tang was a little reluctant, he still let go of her hand.

Dazai Osamu was confused: "Why can you understand what Nezuko-chan said?"

Nakahara Chuuya: "Ah? We are brother and sister and grew up together. Are you stupid?"

Osamu Dazai: "..."