Tsunayoshi Sawada didn't know that in the distance there was a bad-tempered black cat venting its anger.
After the initial contact between him and Yosano, he was caught in a strange scene where the other party, who had become a reliable older sister, looked at him with strange tenderness and kept feeding him with snacks that were originally bought for Ranpo Edogawa (Ranpo: Hey!).
No...I can't eat anymore, he really can't eat anymore!
Besides, why was he being fed by Yoseno Akiko like a five-year-old baby? Does he have hands?!
——Before the boy raised such a protest, Yoshinori, who had gradually become a reliable presence, lowered his eyes, his black eyelashes fluttering like a small fan, revealing a rare sense of loss.
"Don't you like this, Tsunayoshi? Yes, after all, we have been apart for so long, I am just a stranger to you... It doesn't matter, I don't mind."
——And, he said something without any instruction, which made Edogawa Ranpo Cat's eyes widen.
Sawada Tsunayoshi covered his head with his hands in pain, and his eyes fell on the young man who was pouring tea for him and Xie Ye.
The other party seemed not surprised by his behavior and blinked her beautiful eyes.
Sawada Tsunayoshi: …
"I understand." He sighed, ate the food that Xie Ye had given him, and smiled at him. "It doesn't matter. You can make sure I'm still here anytime you want."
He is always gentle and tolerant.
But Yosano Akiko withdrew her hand.
"I always feel like you're embracing me," she said, "but I'm the adult... How can a little kid behave like this?"
After saying this, she actually laughed, as if she was still in the snack shop in her hometown.
Actually, Yosano Akiko hadn't been back to the snack shop in her hometown for a long time, but she heard that the snacks there were delicious, so Edogawa Ranpo went there when he was on a "business trip". When he came back, he told her not to worry, as both his parents were in good health.
Logically, after being released from the government detention facility, Akiko Yosano and I should have returned to our parents.
However, the gulf of time has long been crossed between them. Moreover, Akiko Yosano is different now. She is no longer an ordinary person who stands with her hands on her hips and greets customers in the store, but a person with special abilities.
People with special abilities are not considered glamorous in this society, not to mention that Yosano Akiko herself has registered with certain government departments.
Therefore, if she goes back, it might bring disaster to her parents who are ordinary people.
But the desire for family affection is something that runs in our blood no matter what.
After experiencing the past, when I saw Sawada Tsunayoshi again, he was no different from the one in my memory. In addition, it has only been three to five years since the other person's real "birth day".
Therefore, when they met again, although she was comforted by Yuno Tenko at first, Yosano Akiko was not a weak woman who waited for others to save her. She soon took the initiative and took care of Sawada Tsunayoshi as if he were her younger brother.
Although this age may be younger than Sawada Tsunayoshi's appearance, it is closer to his "actual" age as known to Yosano Akiko.
Tsunayoshi Sawada felt like he was being treated like a three-year-old baby, except for a bib: …
He can really eat by himself, oh no, eat snacks, really.
Hearing his rebuttal, Yoseno Akiko said, "That Tsunayoshi is really great."
Then continue feeding.
Sawada Tsunayoshi couldn't help but reveal his mask of pain.
While eating, she did not forget to communicate about recent events. Facing the concerned Yoseno Akiko, although she was still treated as a junior by the other party, Sawada Tsunayoshi looked at her with a look, so she could not help but be gentler and gentler, just like an old grandfather.
He said that people would definitely be worried about him now that he is outside Morio, so Sawada Tsunayoshi cleverly changed the existence of the Port Mafia. He briefly said that he was in another organization that accepted people with special abilities and had found important "family" before changing the subject to another story, talking about the story of how he was taken away by Homer to travel after the war.
I have never left Japan with Akiko Yosano.
I was previously detained in an institution, and was released from there only in the past year.
Although Tachihara has taken her to many places in order to "make up" for the time she spent there, due to their identities, the two of them can only travel within Japan. After witnessing the prosperity of Kyoto, the enthusiasm of Osaka, and the snow in Hokkaido, they returned to Yokohama and became a member of the Armed Detective Agency.
So naturally, I was quickly attracted by the customs described by Sawada Tsunayoshi.
Although he was once a loser who failed Chinese, he had gone through the destructive (cut off) training of his tutor, and he was a best-selling (?) light novelist, so Sawada Tsunayoshi's descriptive ability is still not weak.
After a while, even Ranpo Edogawa, who was rocking on a chair and biting a lollipop, came over and listened to Tsunayoshi Sawada's story about a child who was chased by a dog and climbed onto a telephone pole in Italy.
The detective scoffed loudly.
"Hahaha, you're such an idiot. I would never do such an embarrassing thing." He turned his head to look at Sawada Tsunayoshi. Although he didn't say anything, he turned his head to the other side, making a "puff" sound.
——Although he didn't say it out loud, no one present could understand what he meant, and Sawada Tsunayoshi's expression also became strange.
"Don't think about impolite things behind people's backs."
The brown-haired boy said quietly.
Ranpo Edogawa bit his lollipop so hard that it made a crackling sound and he looked puzzled.
"Is this a failure?" He narrowed his eyes, with pure, undisguised confusion on his face, "But weren't you the one who was afraid of dogs before?"
Observing Sawada Tsunayoshi's expression, the black-fur cat meowed mischievously.
"Large dogs, medium dogs..." He looked at the Godfather's expression, which he tried his best to hide, and laughed unabashedly, "Wow, you are afraid of even small dogs?!"
Edogawa Ranpo laughed wildly: "Hahahahaha Yosano—Look at Yosano, he's afraid of small dogs… He won't even be afraid of teacup dogs, right? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!"
Tsunayoshi Sawada has never found this young man, who seemed cute just now - mainly because the black-haired boy basking in the sun really looked like a cat - so annoying.
He coughed, and faced with the teasing looks from Xie Ye and Tachihara, he couldn't help but turn his head away.
"Teacup dogs... still can't do that."
He muttered softly.
The room that would be labeled "Armed Detective Agency" in the future was silent for a moment. Then, everyone started laughing so loudly that the brown-haired young man couldn't help but blush.
When we parted, I was still reluctant to leave Akiko Xieno.
Tsunayoshi Sawada concealed the fact that he was working as an undercover agent in the port mafia, and only told her that he was in a certain organization. Later, under the other party's "torture", he intentionally or unintentionally borrowed Chuuya's "sheep" and said that he was temporarily here.
Even if Yoseno suddenly remembers to go to Yang to look for him, Chuuya will secretly inform him and help keep it secret.
I don't know why, but Sawada Tsunayoshi always has the illusion that he is looking for some vixen outside without the wife's knowledge... Well, it must be an illusion.
He held two large bags in his hands, one on each side. One of the bags was the snacks that Yosano bought with Cat Boy and Sawada Tsunayoshi in order to compensate Ranpo Edogawa who was temporarily requisitioned.
Sawada Tsunayoshi also followed along and got to know the world beyond the port mafia.
Unexpectedly, Yokohama during the day already looks like the outside world.
Thanks to the government's efforts, people don't seem to be rushing around in a hurry or panicking as they do in the dark.
Although there are still some bad things happening in the shadows, it is much better than the chaotic state that was once called "Sin City".
According to Xie Ye's introduction, their armed detective agency exists to stop this gray area.
In this way, both "daytime" and "dusk" have their own place.
Fukuzawa Yukichi, who was in charge of entertaining him while others went to buy ingredients, introduced him to a plan his mentor had once had called the "Three Quarters Concept" in a vague manner. It sounded like an idealistic and strange plan, but it was suitable for a city like Yokohama.
——At least, from what he could see, the city was growing at an astonishing speed from a ruin full of suffering to a modern city.
...night...?
While sitting on the train back to the Port Mafia, Tsunayoshi Sawada looked out the window and couldn't help but let out a breath.
After the train passed a certain station, there were fewer people on it.
This is a well-known chaotic area. Not only the port mafia, but also large and small organizations are all here. Leibo Street and the slums are almost in the same direction. Therefore, ordinary Yokohama citizens will not go in this direction unless necessary.
Tsunayoshi Sawada got out of the car under the driver's strange and frightened gaze. Two large bags of snacks were his sweet burden. Fortunately, he saw members of the port mafia who were patrolling after taking a few steps.
——In this area, there are also normal residential and commercial areas.
The only difference from some shops outside where safety is guaranteed by the government is that the ancient residents here pay protection fees to the port mafia - or some other organization - in exchange for protection.
The members of the port mafia in this team are currently on patrol.
Sawada Tsunayoshi had just walked a few steps when he ran into them. The team leader, who was coming out of a store with a cigarette in his mouth and his hands in his pockets, looked like a gangster. When he suddenly saw Sawada Tsunayoshi standing under the street light and flexing his wrists, he thought he was seeing things. After rubbing his eyes, he looked at the brown-haired boy with his eyes wide open, and hurried over in two or three steps.
"Your Excellency... Ahem, Your Excellency Tsunayoshi!" He spat out the thing in his mouth, rubbed his hands, and rushed to Sawada Tsunayoshi's side, as if there was a tail wagging behind him. "Why are you here? Did you go out to work? It must be hard work! Are you tired of doing all these things?"
After saying that, he turned around and yelled, "Hey, what are you doing! Come and get something for Mr. Gangji!"
It's as if I learned how to change my face in a place with iron beasts.
Tsunayoshi Sawada found this scene familiar and was not surprised at all... After all, when he was in Vongola, he had a guy who was even more outrageous than this port mafia member, and for a long time he was almost always nice to him.
He originally wanted to carry the snack bag himself. After all, it sounded absurd to let the ferocious member of the port mafia help him carry the snack bag.
However, the excuse for refusal was rejected by the team leader, who said, "This was the last one just now," and hinted with his eyes that I should "snatch" the belt from him. He walked beside him with a smirk, and his mouth seemed to be full of chatter and couldn't stop.
By the time Sawada Tsunayoshi had finished his response, they had already reached the downstairs of the port mafia.
Under the money ability of the newly minted cadre Mr. A, the port mafia building that looked shabby in the morning has been repaired. There are still workers with unnatural expressions walking around, but it has already taken shape of its original appearance.
Under the flattery of the young captain beside him, even Sawada Tsunayoshi was a little overwhelmed. He could only frown, quicken his pace, and just want to get away from this guy as soon as possible.
With such good eloquence, why would he be a port mafia? His best choice would be to debut as a comic artist.
But he couldn't say that, after all, the Crown Prince (not) of the Port Mafia was a cold guy.
Therefore, the brown-haired young man walked past quickly, leaving behind only his dark back and a cold expression. He looked imposing, making people unable to help but be attracted to him, but at the same time, they dare not look directly at his facial expression.
It is definitely a presence above the cadre level.
——Even those who didn’t know him suddenly had this thought in their minds after the boy passed by.
Later, I recalled that this was the "Crown Prince" that they often joked about in the forums, and I couldn't help but sigh: Like brother, like brother; like father, like son (?).
Tsunayoshi Sawada finally got rid of that extremely noisy guy.
He was sitting in an elevator where he could see out the window. It was already dusk, and the lights outside the window had already been turned on, reflecting into the young man's eyes, causing him to breathe a sigh of relief.
When I came up just now, I met Dazai Osamu. The black-haired young man still looked unhappy, and I didn't know if he had recovered from his illness.
But before Sawada Tsunayoshi could say hello to him, he saw the other person walking around the corner, followed by Nakajima Atsushi, who seemed particularly nervous today for some reason.
There seemed to be a familiar figure flashing by in the dark crowd behind the other party, but Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't see them clearly and hurried past, looking very hurried.
So he didn't approach her.
Therefore, at this time, Tsunayoshi Sawada was alone in the elevator.
He seemed to have thought of something, but also seemed to have no time to think of anything. When his thoughts were racing, he reached the top floor and heard the elevator make a "ding" sound.
Sawada Tsunayoshi took a step forward.
Mori Ougai was waiting for him in the office.
Although he didn't know what his younger brother was going to do, as a seemingly considerate "brother", Mori Ougai still made full preparations for the other party's arrival.
At this moment, he was sitting in his boss chair, and it was unknown what he was thinking about in his red eyes.
Sawada Tsunayoshi knocked on the door, heard Mori Ou's response, and walked in.
"Mr. Mori, what do you think "organization" is?"
After exchanging useless pleasantries, Sawada Tsunayoshi asked again.
The pair of red eyes that seemed to be planning and strategizing suddenly widened for a moment.
After a while, Sawada Tsunayoshi heard his answer.
That was a very "Mori-Ogai" answer, so when Sawada Tsunayoshi heard it, he felt strange but was not surprised at all.
Perhaps he knew deep down that Mori Ougai was such a person.
But compared to a few years ago, Mori Ougai has undoubtedly made progress.
The former chief of the Mori Health Department loved his country so much that he was determined to protect it from collapse even if it meant using inappropriate means.
Later, the failure of facts told him that the decision he made was wrong, and he went from being a promising health section chief to a penniless person.
Even when he brought Akiko Yosano out of the special facility and wanted to use her abilities to change Yokohama again, this person remained unchanged.
But now it is different.
He has grown up compared to before.
Sawada Tsunayoshi heard the man smile bitterly.
Although he knew that this was a fake, the most clever fakery often contained some truth... and coincidentally, he was very good at discerning the truth.
"There's no way," he heard Sen Ouwai say helplessly, "I'm just organizing a slave."
——Slave|Slave.
Sawada Tsunayoshi chewed on this word in his mind.
"You're right," he said, rubbing the area where his thumb would normally be, with a decorative ring for the guys who popped up from time to time to kiss his thumb.
"The so-called leader is nothing more than a slave of the organization." He said softly, "Since you have accepted their support and gained the possibility of becoming a leader from them, then in order for them to continue to survive, it is not a pity even if the boss loses his life - the relationship between the so-called boss and the organization is so simple and natural."
The Godfather stood in a dark corner with a not-so-kind smile on his face.
There seemed to be a golden-red light flashing in his eyes, carrying a kind of destructive power that made people tremble with fear and yet also delighted.
Mori Ougai waited for the reply he expected.
He took every step carefully, luring the little god into the game and revealing the truth that had never been revealed to anyone else.
That is something that "Mori Owl Outer" absolutely cannot tolerate. If he reveals even a little bit of himself, this scheming guy will be so uncomfortable that he can't sleep, not to mention revealing all his secrets in front of others.
However, as the "leader of the organization", this is inevitable and is one of his few bargaining chips in the face of the existence of Sawada Tsunayoshi.
As we all know, what people trust most are their own eyes and their own perception.
Therefore, he and the little god tacitly understood each other's "loss of memory", and still let the other party enter their organization.
His port mafia has an unparalleled appeal to creatures that pray for sunlight in the darkness.
Incarnate darkness, become darkness...but still yearn for light.
While joining the Mori Owl Outer Dominator Organization, he was also tamed by the "Port Mafia".
Now, he wanted to repeat the same trick, as if he had been tamed by the "port mafia", and let the sun in the sky lower a corner of the curtain.
Just a little bit is enough.
Beneath the elaborate conspiracy, it is actually just a humble desire.
Just when he realized that the sun was stepping into the light and approaching dusk, and thought that he would not be able to keep it, the golden-red sun rushed back.
"Become darkness, and then destroy darkness... I have received your courage." He heard the sun that could tear through everything say, "Let us become the strongest mafia in Yokohama together, Dr. Mori."
Mori Ou's red pupils contracted, and then he covered his face. He clearly wanted to laugh, but he was so overwhelmed by ecstasy that he couldn't make any sound.
Until the end, he answered with a hoarse voice.
"Okay, Tsunayoshi-kun." He said nonchalantly, "Would you like to be Bosa, Tsunayoshi-kun?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi gave a strange look for a moment.
He sighed silently.
"Don't force yourself to say impossible things." He raised his eyes, and there seemed to be some golden-red light flashing.
Knowing that the other party was a suspicious person, Sawada Tsunayoshi tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"If we have to say, we are the one," the Godfather took two steps forward, speaking in a gentle tone, with a refreshing tone of finally making a decision.
As he said this, the young man's leather shoes stepped on the ground. The soft soles of his shoes gradually separated from the floor from back to front, making a clear sound on the empty black floor.
Finally, he stood in front of the leader of the port mafia.
His tone was smiling, but his expression was calm and even indifferent, which made people feel fearful, but at the same time, there was a certain secret desire stirring in their hearts.
The Godfather lowered his eyes, his expression calm and indifferent, setting the tone for their ambiguous relationship.
"We are just using each other," he said. "We are just using each other."
——How could this not make him...overjoyed.
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