Third Dad

In Oda Sakunosuke's house, he gave his room to Dazai Osamu and Koro.

The two people, who were actually father and daughter, stared at each other in bewilderment.

Dazai Osamu stared at the little girl lying on the bed, looking aggrieved, who was also staring intently at him. An eerie atmosphere filled the air.

How strange! It's really strange! Why did he come back with Oda Sakunosuke? He should have run away then!

Should he be thankful that Oda Sakunosuke didn't actually make him feed Xiao Luo the medicine?

The little girl lay on the bed, looking aggrieved and pouting. "Brother, you didn't keep your promise. You didn't give me any ice cream."

Dazai Osamu remained silent for a long time before replying somewhat stiffly: "...Nobody agreed to that."

"No?" Xiao Luo exclaimed in shock. "Then Xiao Luo's medicine was wasted!"

"...Aren't you sleepy?" Dazai Osamu really didn't know how to respond to this question, so he awkwardly changed the subject with a blank expression.

He really didn't know how to talk to children. This everyday atmosphere made Dazai Osamu feel uncomfortable all over, and he wished he could hang himself right now to calm down.

Wait, why is he holding back? Dazai Osamu suddenly fell into deep thought. The boy stroked his chin, pondering. In fact, he could have easily brought the atmosphere into a space he was familiar with.

Having thought that way, Dazai Osamu did just that.

Little Luo stared intently at Dazai Osamu's actions at the room door, her round eyes wide, and asked curiously, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Dazai Osamu casually tied a tight knot, then enthusiastically stuck his neck through it, saying cheerfully, "This is my self-created neck-hanging health method, which can be very effective in treating our necks!"

"Really?" The little girl's eyes lit up instantly as she watched Dazai Osamu swing back and forth like a swing.

If it were Armed Detective Dazai, after the meeting outside the coffee shop, he would definitely realize something was wrong and shut his mouth.

Unfortunately, this one is Dazai Osamu, who is still in the mafia. The boy hung himself up and nodded cheerfully: "Really, really, little girl, do you want to try it?"

In fact, almost no one would believe Dazai Osamu's treatment. A few fools might believe it, but they wouldn't dare to try hanging themselves, which could easily lead to death.

Dazai Osamu had invited her like this many times; he could guess what the girl would say without even listening…

"Yay!" The child on the bed happily climbed down, her bare little feet pattering as she ran to Dazai Osamu's side. The little girl excitedly swung Dazai Osamu's dangling legs, "Brother, come down quickly, let Xiao Luo try it on!"

Dazai Osamu:......

"Help! Help!" His neck is about to break!

Dazai Osamu was already in a half-dead state, his entire body weight causing the rope to strangle him. Now, with the addition of this unruly brat, Koro...

The child grabbed Dazai Osamu's trouser leg and started shaking it vigorously, as if he wanted to jump up and shake with Dazai Osamu's body.

It's despicable to die at the hands of a child. Isn't it too shameful to die like that?

Dazai Osamu struggled to get the child down, but the suffocating feeling around his neck prevented him from making a sound.

"Brother, I'm up here!" The little girl looked at the rope around Dazai Osamu's neck and thought it wouldn't matter if another little girl was hung up too.

The little girl thoughtfully told Dazai Osamu, and seeing that he didn't object, she clung to Dazai Osamu's body and prepared to climb up.

Dazai Osamu:......

Forget it, I might as well just die like this.

Little Luo happily climbed onto Dazai Osamu's chest, preparing to find a way to shove her neck in. The little girl's soft little hands tugged hard on the rope, reminding Dazai Osamu, "Brother, I'm up here!"

The brother, who was unable to speak, listened to the creaking sound of the ropes rubbing against the roof and swayed his body in despair.

Seeing that Dazai Osamu didn't object, the child happily grabbed the rope, ready to hang himself up.

But the support he was on (Dazai Osamu) suddenly swayed, and the child lost his grip and fell to the ground with a "thud".

What could Dazai Osamu do but let the little brat fall headfirst from such a height? He'd be crippled if he didn't die.

In desperation, he managed to break the rope tied to the roof beam, quickly grabbed the child, and used his hands as a cushion.

"Ouch...it hurts..." The boy gasped, his cheeks puffed out in pain, and he blew hard on his arm, which was covered in a large bruise.

“Brother…” Xiao Luo blinked, her body still numb from the pain, her mind still fogged up and she hadn’t quite processed what was happening. She stared blankly at the broken rope on the roof, her voice sad, “Your gym equipment broke.”

“…Shut up.” Dazai Osamu couldn’t utter a single word; who could he blame for that?

He dared to say it, and she actually believed it! What a brainless idiot.

Although Dazai Osamu wished he could get rid of her, the girl's absolute trust also annoyed him.

Clutching his wrist, Dazai Osamu, with a grim expression, lifted the child from the cold ground into his arms and began to ponder how to deal with this unexpected presence.

In the silence of the room, the door opened, and Oda Sakunosuke politely knocked and entered: "Dazai, I heard a thud outside. What happened... Dazai, are you trying to commit suicide?"

Dazai Osamu:......