32 Chapter 32

The New Year's decorations were taken off and the winter vacation was buried.

As students, Bailibian and Nakajima Atsushi both experience the melancholy of starting school. At this time, the out-of-school youth Dazai Osamu becomes the most out of place.

As the school opening date draws closer, Nakajima Atsushi's worries about Dazai Osamu grow a little more - can such a... troublesome brother Dazai really stay at home alone?

What if something unexpected happens?

At this time, Nakajima Atsushi was like a mother who had left her child for the first time. She was afraid that the curious baby Dazai would play with fire, water, and sockets. She was also worried that the baby Dazai, who lacked the ability to take care of himself, would be useless and starve to death.

Such a look made Dazai Osamu feel cold all over, and his resistance reached its peak when Nakajima Atsushi tried to tell Dazai Osamu not to touch the socket with his wet hands.

He, Dazai Osamu, decided to go out and find a class to attend.

Under the guilty gaze of the new housewife Nakajima Atsushi, Dazai Osamu, determined to prove himself, walked out of the room, left his home in Bailibian, and went to report to his new workplace, the Armed Detective Agency.

The letter of recommendation provided by Taneda Santoka had no expiration date. Even though Dazai Osamu was more than half a month late, Fukuzawa Yukichi still accepted him despite his unknown background - of course, the entrance examination was still necessary.

Let us cheer for Mr. Kunikida - with Oda Sakunosuke, who joined the company half a month ago, to share the burden, he no longer has to bear the heart attack from Dazai Osamu alone.

After a day of anxious study, Nakajima Atsushi happily received the news that Dazai Osamu had joined the Armed Detective Agency. He felt relieved - Dazai-kun no longer had to stay at home alone.

Exhausted after a day of study, Yumeno Hisasaku was devastated to hear the news that Dazai Osamu had joined the Armed Detective Agency. The huge stone in his heart turned into a mountain - why was Dazai Osamu here!

As a glorious elementary school student, Yumeno Hisasaku finishes school much earlier than the Armed Detective Agency's closing time.

So, he bravely returned to the Armed Detective Agency alone this year.

So, he was extremely desperate and ran into Dazai Osamu, a newcomer of the Armed Detective Agency today.

Yumeno Hisasaku thought he would never forget such a rare evening—late winter, early spring, still a bit chilly. The sun was setting, but the sunset hadn't yet appeared. It was on such a day that he finally, like an ordinary elementary school student, walked alone back to the Armed Detective Agency.

The excitement and excitement turned into pride the moment he pushed the door open, and he couldn't wait to see everyone.

"You're back, Hisaku!" Yosano Akiko praised without hesitation, "That's fantastic."

"Is there any accident? Do you have a lot of homework today?" Kunikida Doppo also expressed his concern.

Yumeno Hisasaku, who was surrounded by people, failed to notice the presence of another person in time. It was only when the crowd dispersed that he saw the figure in his dream.

"This, this, this is..." The person in front of him was so unfamiliar that Meng Ye Jiusaku was a little hesitant to recognize him.

Kuniki then remembered that he hadn't introduced the new employee to Yumeno Hisasaku. But before he could say anything, Dazai Osamu greeted his old acquaintance.

"Long time no see, Hisaku. I'm Dazai Osamu, the new employee joining today."

"Dazai Osamu..." Yumeno Hisasaku couldn't help muttering this familiar name.

The nightmares that I had worked so hard to put behind me seemed to be remembered at this moment.

Seeing Yumeno Hisasaku looking troubled and increasingly uneasy, Kunikida suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Kunikida took a step forward and placed a hand on Yumeno Hisasaku while asking Dazai Osamu, "Have you two met before?"

Dazai Osamu nodded without hesitation, as if he had no intention of hiding his and Yumeno Hisasaku's identities and backgrounds. But just before he was about to speak, Yumeno Hisasaku spoke first.

He spoke quickly and anxiously, as if afraid that Dazai would steal the show. "When I was very young, he bullied me."

Kunikida turned around and asked Dazai Osamu for confirmation. He got the Dazai cat-looking-up-at-the-sky look.

So that's it, the neighbor brother who once played a prank on him? Kunikida thought of Yumeno Hisasaku's origins and couldn't help shaking his head. That was such a shame. He still remembered him after all these years. They must have gotten along very well in the beginning.

After dispelling Kunikida's suspicion, Yumeno Hisasaku took Dazai Osamu away from the Armed Detective Agency.

In the dim alley, Yumeno Hisasaku asked Dazai Osamu bluntly: "What are you going to do!"

Yumeno Hisasaku is well aware of Dazai Osamu's abilities and is even more familiar with Mori Ogai's style. He doesn't want the Armed Detective Agency to be threatened by the Hong Kong triads because of him.

But, he absolutely, absolutely did not want to return to the Port Mafia...

"Work," Dazai Osamu said with a frank smile, "I'm Dazai Osamu, who just joined the Armed Detective Agency today."

Yumeno Hisasaku stood there in a daze. Only then did he remember that Dazai Osamu had defected.

After a moment of daze, Yumeno Hisasaku continued shouting, "So what! Do you think I'll believe you're joining sincerely?"

That’s Dazai Osamu, a guy whose blood is even black. How could he possibly want to do good things?

Dazai Osamu laughed softly, then stopped smiling, stared at Yumeno Hisasaku, who looked like he was facing a great enemy, for two seconds, then walked out of the alley.

At the moment they passed each other, he said in the tone that Yumeno Hisasaku was most familiar with, "So what? Q. Besides, shouldn't you thank me?"

grateful……

What a joke!

Yumeno Hisasaku stood alone in the alley, turned around, and watched Dazai Osamu's figure disappear at the corner of the street that was emitting golden light under the setting sun.

When he returned to the detective agency, facing other people's questions, Yumeno Hisasaku said nothing.

"That's too much, isn't it, Odasaku?"

Inside Lupin, Dazai Osamu shamelessly complained to Oda Sakunosuke and Sakaguchi Ango about his unhappy life. It seemed that he had been suffering from some cruel torture these days.

Due to the two years of whitewashing, Dazai and his three companions had not been together for a long time. Back at their old place, Dazai talked to Sakaguchi Ango and Oda Sakunosuke about his recent life.

Faced with the talkative Dazai Osamu, some people remained as calm as ever, while others were already losing their guard.

"Stop talking nonsense, Dazai!" Unable to bear Dazai's nonsense, Sakaguchi Ango slammed the table and stood up. "Eating on time, keeping a regular sleep schedule, and not disturbing others' sleep are all just basic common sense!"

"Ahhh, as expected, it's Ango. Have you betrayed me? Odasaku, you will definitely stand by my side, right?" The pitiful Dazai Osamu tried to get Odasakunosuke's approval.

"I think," Oda Sakunosuke said, looking at the indignant Sakaguchi Ango and the pitiful Dazai Osamu, "Bayori-kun is a good person."

"Don't be so natural, Oda." Sakaguchi Ango tried to get Oda Sakunosuke to pay attention to the main point of the topic. "Didn't you hear what Dazai just said?"

Being rejected for pranks in the middle of the night, being prevented from entering the kitchen, and randomly changing the position of the owner's home furnishings...each of these actions is a huge challenge to the owner's psychology.

"Damn it, you don't even stand on my side! Is it because Baili helped Odasaku that Odasaku is so biased?" Dazai Osamu tried to gain approval for himself.

"Baili Jun sent me a greeting card."

One sentence made Dazai Osamu break down on the spot.

"When did it happen?"

"How could I not know!"

"You actually did something so outrageous behind my back!"

Oda Sakunosuke told Dazai Osamu and Sakaguchi Ango about the greeting card, and the fate behind it shocked Sakaguchi Ango.

As for Dazai Osamu...

He felt a little complicated.

In Dazai Osamu's eyes, Bailibian is a unique and strange person.

Possesses powerful strength, a strange personality, and unreasonable pursuits.

Especially the other person's personality is so interesting.

Dazai Osamu had never seen a person who respected and disregarded life as much as Bailibian. The more he got along with him, the more curious he became about Bailibian's origins.

What kind of place can produce a guy like Bailibian, who looks down on everyone and appreciates all life.

The man seemed to be born to live on a peak that soars into the clouds, and was also trapped outside the world.

Everything under his feet was of equal value, so every time he lost something, he felt a slight regret, just like a pedestrian who found out how many ants he had stepped on along the way. After the shock, there was nothing else.

He wouldn't even feel sad about it.

Even if it involves himself, the only thing he cares about is whether it will be troublesome to deal with.

Baili Bian is a crazy defender of his own interests, but the interests he defends are too few.

Dazai Osamu even had no doubt that if one day the interests he defended brought him trouble, he would abandon them without hesitation.

This is why Dazai Osamu is willing to communicate with Bailibian.

He had never seen such a strange person.

He is both arrogant and law-abiding. He is both greedy and selfish, and cautious and timid.

Although getting to know Bailibian was a task assigned by Moriomi, Dazai Osamu preferred or always regarded Bailibian as his personal treasure.

Yes, treasure.

An interesting, unique treasure that belongs only to him.

Just like he was the one who informed Hyakube of the existence of Oda Sakunosuke and Sakaguchi Ango, he also believed that he was the one who took the initiative to inform Oda Sakunosuke and Sakaguchi Ango of Hyakube's existence.

Everyone has a desire for exclusivity.

No one wants his best friend and his best friend to surpass him to become his best friend.

Even if it is just a treasure map, pirates will never allow it to fall into the hands of others, even if they just take a look at it.

In a depressed mood, Dazai Osamu packed his bags and moved into the dormitory of the Armed Detective Agency without saying goodbye.