——My name is Nakajima Atsushi. I was kicked out of the orphanage and almost starved to death by the river. Fortunately, I met a kind person at that time. After experiencing many things, I officially joined the organization called [Armed Detective Agency].

"Atsushi, here are the documents related to this commission." A young man with red curly hair came over holding a file bag. He looked at Nakajima Atsushi who was alone with some doubts and asked, "Why are you the only one here? Where is Tanizaki?"

"Excuse me, Mr. Kobayashi." Nakajima Atsushi fumbled with the file bag and explained, "Well... he seems to have other things to deal with..."

Kobayashi Masaaki nodded, then looked at Nakajima Atsushi who was still not used to it, and said with narrowed eyes: "Just call me Kobayashi."

Kobayashi Masaaki is a clerk in the Armed Detective Agency who handles clerical work. He has no special abilities, but is said to have joined the agency for a long time and is considered one of the earliest members.

After handing over the information, Kobayashi Masaaki was about to leave, but he noticed that Nakajima Atsushi looked a little strange. He stopped and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Nakajima Atsushi was stunned, as if he didn't know how to answer. He hesitated for a long time before asking, "Mr. Kobayashi, do you know who is in that photo?"

"What?" Kobayashi Masaaki didn't understand for a moment.

Having finished the first sentence, the rest of the conversation naturally became easier. Nakajima Atsushi blinked his golden eyes and recalled: "It was like this. When I was about to get off work yesterday, I had something to ask Mr. Ranpo..."

Because of work, when he was about to get off work, Nakajima Atsushi wanted to look for Edogawa Ranpo, but when he knocked on the door, there was no response, and the door was not locked, so he said lightly, "Excuse me..." and pushed the door open and walked in.

Ranpo Edogawa likes snacks very much, so after being in the detective agency for so long, Nakajima Atsushi often sees Ranpo Edogawa holding snacks as long as he is there. Similarly, Ranpo Edogawa's personality is also quite self-willed, and he will never take the initiative to deal with the packaging bags of those snacks by himself.

Although he had expected the other person to be gone, after seeing the messy decorations, toys, and snack bags on the table, Nakajima Atsushi looked a little helpless and instinctively chose to clean it up.

Just when he was tidying up the desk, Nakajima Atsushi noticed a photo frame that was overturned on the desk. It was not out of curiosity, but he subconsciously put it back in place while tidying up.

Then he saw the photo in the frame. It was a photo that looked quite old and yellowed. In contrast, the frame looked like it was newly bought and had not been used for long.

This photo looks like a candid shot, and the lens seems to be stained with something sticky like butter, but the four people in it all look relaxed. The background also looks familiar. Judging from the walls and decorations, it is obviously the current detective agency office, but many places are different from now - the most obvious point is that there will never be an oven in the current office.

Mr. Ranpo sat in the middle, holding a cake in his hand, looking vaguely at the camera. The door behind him was pushed open, and the president, who was dressed the same as now, still had his hand on the door handle, looking steady, and a piece of cream passed in front of his eyes, forming a very beautiful arc.

In addition, in front of them, Dr. Yoseno, who looked much younger than she is now, was wearing a rather unpleasant pink apron. She was running, with her hands stained with obvious cream, and her eyes were obviously a little panicked, as if she noticed the door was opened.

Judging from the angle of the cream cake in front of the president, it was most likely thrown by Dr. Xie Ye. However, Dr. Xie Ye's expression was still fierce as he directed it at the white figure that appeared in the corner.

The white figure was very blurry, with only half of the face showing in the corner. He had white hair and white skin. Although it looked like there were hundreds of layers of blurry filters, Nakajima Atsushi could use his tiger vision to confirm that he had never seen this person in the detective agency.

"Because he seems to have a good relationship with Ranpo-san and the others, I am a little curious about who that gentleman is..." After saying this, Nakajima Atsushi embarrassedly stroked his silver hair, and then suddenly seemed to realize that it might not be a good idea for him to inquire about this information, he immediately waved his hand, "Of course, I am not..."

"——I do know that person." Kobayashi Masaaki interrupted Nakajima Atsushi's speech. He lowered his head slightly, and his red bangs covered his eyes that were filled with a complicated expression.

"...Mr. Kobayashi?" Nakajima Atsushi was used to reading people's facial expressions. He learned this after spending so much time in the orphanage, so he immediately noticed that something was wrong with Kobayashi Masaaki's expression.

When Nakajima Atsushi called out his name, Kobayashi Masaaki seemed to come back to his senses. He smiled gently again, "Ah, that... the person in the photo..."

Kobayashi Masaaki felt his breathing and voice slowed down, as if he was afraid of breaking something. He felt as if he had returned to his teenage years, as if he had returned to the moment when his life was hanging by a thread. He would never forget the golden eyes that he met at that time, which were as cold as a blade, yet also gentle.

That figure standing under the moon looked like a god... no, that adult was originally like that.

God's mercy was reflected in his body, and the moonlight was reflected in his eyes. The god, who should have represented death, suddenly showed a sly smile in front of him. His golden eyes were as bright as a child's, and his bony fingers were raised in front of his mouth, making a gesture to keep quiet.

"Tsk——this is a secret between us, right?"

It was because of this secret that Kobayashi Masaaki survived the encirclement and suppression mission of the Hong Kong gangs at that time.

Although he eventually broke his promise to Tsurumaru and returned to Yokohama... Kobayashi Masaaki smiled very gently and winked at Nakajima Atsushi, "——It's a secret."

Nakajima Atsushi was stunned and said unconsciously: "Mr. Kobayashi's smile just now... looks very similar to the gentleman in the photo."

Hearing this, it was Kobayashi Masaaki who froze. He exhaled, and the smile on his face looked even gentler. "Is that so?"

"If you are really curious, A-Dun..." Kobayashi Masaaki thought for a moment, "You can go ask Tanizaki."

"Eh? Does Mr. Tanizaki know him too?"

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Masaaki pinched his chin and replied, "Actually, I don't really understand it either. It would be better to ask the person himself, right?"

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"Ah... Are you asking Mr. Tsurumaru?" Tanizaki Junichiro took the information handed over by Nakajima Atsushi. After hearing Nakajima Atsushi's question, he thought there was nothing to hide, so he answered, "In fact, there is only one side... To be precise, it's a two-sided relationship, and he is my savior!"

Nakajima Atsushi obviously hadn't expected this answer and exclaimed, "Huh?!"

Tanizaki Junichiro smiled and said, "It was several years ago... If it weren't for Mr. Tsurumaru, Naomi and I wouldn't have been able to return home so easily."

When he said this, Tanizaki Junichiro looked around and made sure his sister was not there before saying this. Although Naomi might not still remember... No, Naomi had never met him before, but that incident did cast a huge shadow on his sister.

"A-Dun, you probably don't know that a few years ago, there was a serial murder case where the murderer specifically targeted brothers and sisters." Recalling the bad things, Tanizaki Junichiro's expression became gloomy, "Naomi and I were also targeted--"

"But I didn't know what happened at that time. I just came to my senses and Mr. Tsurumaru opened the door where I was imprisoned with a key, and handed me the key that imprisoned Naomi."

"How should I put it... Mr. Tsurumaru was like a god, descending from the sky." Tanizaki Junichiro seemed to realize the strangeness of his wording and laughed, "Mr. Tsurumaru only spoke two sentences to me at that time."

One was when he accidentally bumped into something, and she told him to be careful. Another was when she later opened the door and told him that his sister was next door.

"I didn't even have time to thank him before Mr. Tsurumaru disappeared right before my eyes." Tanizaki Junichiro's expression turned a little regretful. "I only learned Mr. Tsurumaru's name when I joined the detective agency and found relevant information while checking the files. Then Mr. Ranpo told me about him."

"Although it may not be nice to say this, if Tsurumaru-san had not taken action at that time, I would have definitely dragged the murderer to hell. Anyone who hurt Naomi - I will never let him go!"

Seeing Tanizaki Junichiro's expression once again become ferocious and terrifying, Nakajima Atsushi could only smile dryly and change the subject, "So what kind of person is Mr. Tsurumaru?"

"Ah... what kind of person?" Tanizaki Junichiro thought for a moment and didn't know what words to use to describe him. "How should I put it? He seems to be a very handsome... person?"

"...Actually, it doesn't look like a human at all." Tanizaki Junichiro muttered to himself.

Before Nakajima Atsushi could ask, a long-drawn voice appeared behind him, "So you don't know, Tanizaki?"

The voice was slightly amused. Nakajima Atsushi was so frightened that he turned his head sharply. He was completely furious when he saw Dazai Osamu lazily lying on the back of the sofa and the red-haired young man walking towards them with the door closed. "Mr. Dazai——?!"

"Good afternoon, Mr. Dazai, Mr. Odasaku." Tanizaki happened to be facing the door, but he was not scared. After greeting, Tanizaki Junichiro asked in confusion: "Mr. Dazai, do you mean...?"

After Dazai Osamu sat down, Oda Sakunosuke ordered a bowl of curry and sat next to them, asking casually, "Dazai, are you talking about the fact that Tsurumaru was not originally a human?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Junichiro Tanizaki's head.

Author's comment: I wrote a chapter from Dazai and his friends' perspective, but found it difficult to grasp and ooc, so I hesitated and changed it to the third person's perspective.

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